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Honour Groups Information

Meet Our Conductors

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Dr. Shelley Axelson

2025 Honour Band Conductor | Bio

Registration

 If you have received the 2025 acceptance letter from your coordinator, Congratulations! You will need to fill out the registration as well as remit payment in 2 easy but separate steps.

Please register and remit payment  no later than June 15, 2025. 

Audition Requirements

Applicants will be considered between

March 15 - April 15, 2025

 

The Honour Groups Programs are accessible to all Saskatchewan students enrolled in Grades 9-12 at the commencement of the school year in September 2025. Applicants should demonstrate proficiency at a high school level or above in all musical aspects. The assignment to a band or choir Honour Group is subject to the discretion of the auditioning adjudicators. Auditions will be conducted anonymously, and any auditions containing "identity indicating" speech of any form will not be tolerated.

Participation in 2025 Saskatchewan Honour Band will be accepted through blind audition, the Saskatchewan Honour Choir participants will be accepted through recommendations. All applicants will be notified regarding the outcome of their recommendation within approximately 1 month of deadline.

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Rehearsal &
Performance Dates

October 30 - November 1, 2025

Honour Groups will be held at the 

Living Hope Alliance Church

3800 Green Falls Drive, Regina, SK S4V 3T6

Final Concert will be November 1, 2025 at 4:30pm

Investment

The fee for the 2025 season will be $225.00.

This fee covers the musical experience as well as covering the costs of adjudication, venue as well as our highly acclaimed guest conductors. 

If you have questions about your fee or are inquiring about financial assistance, please contact smea@sasktel.net.

 

SMEA Refund Policy for Honour Groups

Withdrawal on or before August 1st:
1.    Full refund minus a $50 administrative fee 

90 day or less before

Honour Groups will result in no refund with the following exceptions: 
1.    Death or compassionate reason
2.    Severe illness accompanied by a physician note

Please note, a conflict with another event will not be eligible for a refund. 

 Concert Recording

The Honour Groups' concert recording will be available to purchase on Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify, in the Spring following the November concert! The albums will be available for a period of one year.

For more information

Please contact smea@sasktel.net, for more information or questions about your audition submission  or see Troubleshooting audition uploads.

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