Saskatchewan Junior Honour Band
The Saskatchewan Junior North Honour Band (Grades 8-9) provides an enriched music experience for exceptional band students in Saskatchewan. This program is an initiative by the Saskatchewan Music Educators Association to promote music education in the province of Saskatchewan. This year for the North Junior Honour Band students are eligible if they live north of Davidson, SK. Students will enjoy working with a guest conductor over three days and experiencing sectionals and full band rehearsals. The format will be a Thursday afternoon registration and rehearsals at Aden Bowman Collegiate in Saskatoon, SK, and all day Friday, ending with a grand finale public performance at the same venue as the JNHB rehearsals This is a wonderful opportunity for students to network and develop an appreciation for an audience while receiving high-level instruction from our guest conductor and sectional clinicians.
Student Eligibility
Educators are encouraged to recommend students who are currently in Grade 7 or grade 8 by no later than June (15th) who are motivated and looking to achieve a new level of musical excellence. Each band program area may recommend up to five (5) students for participation and a maximum of one (1) student per instrument. We will make every effort to accommodate all students recommended, due to space constraints and in consideration for balanced instrumentation, all students may not be selected to participate. A recall will be issued if additional participants on certain instruments are required. The Junior North Honour Band is striving for a 65-piece band with balanced instrumentation.
Recommending Students
Educators will distribute a letter of recommendation (see sample) to their prospective students. The letter will provide instructions for parents to complete the registration online if they are interested in their child applying. Participants will be notified by the start of the July 15, 2023 whether or not they have been accepted, music will be distributed in the beginning of September, and the event will be held on October 19-21, 2023 at Aden Bowman Collegiate in Saskatoon. The refund policy is as follows: any withdrawals for any reason may be reimbursed up to September 15, 2023 minus a $25 administration fee. Any withdrawals from this program after September 15, 2023 will not be able to refunded.
Student Registration
PARENTS: if your child has received a letter encouraging them to participate in the Junior Honour Band program, please complete the online application form below. A $125 registration fee is required with your application. If your child is not selected for the program, you will receive a full refund. Thank you for allowing your child to participate and for encouraging music education development opportunities for your child.
2023 Conductor
Scott Adelman is originally from Moose Jaw. He obtained his Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree from the University of Saskatchewan as a trumpet major in 1995. His 28 years of teaching experience in Saskatchewan began in the towns of Grenfell, Wolseley, Balcarres, Lemberg, and Neudorf. From 1999 to 2005, he taught band at Weyburn Junior High School and in 2006, Scott moved to Regina to teach grades 6-12 band for the Regina Catholic School Division. In the Winter Semester of 2010, Scott was an interim-conductor of bands at the University of Regina. He was also an assistant conductor for the University of Victoria Wind Symphony, and completed his Masters in Education from the University of Victoria in 2006. His Masters project focused on exemplary teaching in beginner band. Scott moved to Saudi Arabia in 2011 to teach music for Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company. In 2012, he moved back to Regina and has taught grades 6-8 band for the Regina Public School Division for the past 12 years. Scott continues to adjudicate music festivals throughout Saskatchewan and in 2018 was guest conductor for the North Saskatchewan Intermediate Honour Band in Saskatoon. Scott is excited to be working with the students selected for this year’s North Saskatchewan Junior Honour Band!
