Yellowknife Music Festival 2012
The Festival will run from MAY 1-9, 2012 and will offer competitive and non-competitive performance opportunities in piano, voice, woodwinds, percussion, brass, recorder, handbells, strings, choir and band. The Festival culminates in a Festival Showcase concert featuring top performers as chosen by the adjudicators and will be held at the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre Wednesday May 9, 2012. Admission is by donation.
NEW FOR 2012:
There will be a Choral Festival Showcase concert at NACC at 1:30 on Monday, May 7 featuring all participating choirs.
There will be a Band Festival Showcase concert at NACC at 1:30 on Wednesday, May 9 featuring all participating bands. The public is welcome to attend. Admission to all Showcase concerts is by donation at the door.
The Festival Schedule is now available for all classes. Click on “Festival Schedule” to your left to access the information.
Donations are welcome and will be used to support future festivals and continuing education scholarships. Donations will be gratefully accepted at the door at all sessions of the Festival, or contact ykmusicfestival@gmail.com.
OUR HISTORY
The Yellowknife Music Festival was founded in 2009. It was through the support of the membership of Classics on Stage Yellowknife led by Susan Shantora that the Festival came into being. As a member of the Alberta Music Festival Association we offer classes that will lead to performance opportunities at the Alberta Provincial Music Festival. Many thanks go to our sponsors: City of Yellowknife, First Air, BHP Billiton and the Chateau Nova Hotel Yellowknife for their support of the 2011 events.
Our Festival celebrates the journey of learning through music performance. For everyone the journey is different and will start at any age or level. Our Festival celebrates the talents of the musicians who work hard to perform at a superior level, the teachers who guide the musicians on their path of learning, the parents and friends who support the performers in their journey, the colleagues who will be looking to join them in music endeavors in the future and the community who are invited to enjoy the music and encourage the musicians as their talent blossoms. Through the thoughtful and astute comments from the very knowledgeable adjudicators, it is our hope that all participants will grow musically and personally.
