Halifax Boys Honour Choir
This is an auditioned choir made up of boys entering grade 4 to grade 9 with unchanged voices. They rehearse at the Halifax Music Centre (lower floor of Oxford School) on Wednesdays from 4:00 – 5:30 pm. Contact Pam Burton pburton@gnspes.ca for more information.
Lighthouse Boys Choir
This is an auditioned choir made up for boys entering grade 3 to grade 8 with unchanged voices. They rehearse on Mondays from 6:00 - 7:30 pm in the music room at Five Bridges Junior High School (Bottom Floor). Please contact Katrina Mills Pecknold (choir@gnspes.ca) with any questions.
Giucantes Choir
This is an auditioned Choir made up of girls entering grade 4. They rehearse at the Halifax Music Centre (lower floor of Oxford School) on Monday from 4:00 – 5:00 pm. Contact Katrina Mills Pecknold halifaxgirlshonourchoir@gnspes.ca
Giocosos Choir
This is an auditioned Choir made up of girls entering grades 5-6. They rehearse at the Halifax Music Centre (lower floor of Oxford School) on Wednesday from 4:00 – 5:30 pm.Contact Katrina Mills Pecknold halifaxgirlshonourchoir@gnspes.ca
Vivace Children’s Choir
This is an auditioned choir made up of girls entering grade 4 and up.
Rehearsals are Mondays from 6:30-8:00 pm at Kingswood Elementary in Hammonds Plains. Contact Maria Bartholomew mbartholomew@hrce.ca for more information.
Starlight Children’s Choir
This is a non-auditioned choir made up of boys and girls entering grade 3 and up.
Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30 pm at Elizabeth Sutherland School. Contact Louisa Donelan ldonelan@hrce.ca for more information.
Orffestra Kingswood
This is an ensemble for students entering grade 5 to grade 6. The Orffestra provides a challenging musical experience through Choral, Movement, and Recorder as well as Mallet (xylophone) and non-pitched percussion instruments. Orffestra rehearses on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00 at Kingswood Elementary. Contact Laura Johnston klaura_johnston@hotmail.com for more information.
Orffestra Fairview
This is an ensemble for students entering Grade 5 to Grade 6. The Orffestra provides a engaging musical experience combining Singing, Movement, and Recorder as well as Mallets (xylophone) and other percussion instruments. The Fairview Orffestra rehearses on Monday from 4:30pm-6:00pm at Fairview Heights Elementary School. Please contact Jennifer Cleveland at jennifer.cleveland@hrce.ca for more information.
HRA Fiddlefax
This is an ensemble for students entering grade 6 and up. To play in Fiddlefax you must be recommended by your violin teacher. Fiddlefax students explore Celtic and Maritime fiddle styles in a fun atmosphere. Rehearsals are Monday from 4:00-5:00pm at the Halifax Music Centre. You must be in your school violin group and you must be able to read music. Sight reading exercise will be given. Contact Nathan Beeler nbeeler@hrce.ca for more information.
HRA Symphony Orchestra
This is an auditioned symphony orchestra made up of wind, brass, percussion and string students from grades 9-12. This orchestra rehearses Tuesday afternoons from 4:30-6:30 at the Halifax Music Centre on Oxford Street. Nathan Beeler conducts this ensemble, which is the only high school symphony orchestra in Nova Scotia. Contact Nathan Beeler nbeeler@hrce.ca for more information
HRA Junior High String Orchestra
This is an auditioned junior high school orchestra made up strings from grades 7-9. This ensemble rehearses on Wednesdays from 5:00-6:30 at The music centre. Susanne Brown and Colin Jeffery conduct this ensemble. Please contact spbrown@gmail.com for more information.
HRA Honour Violins
This is an auditioned violin ensemble made up of students from grades 7-12. Honour Violins rehearse on Thursday nights from 4:30-6:30 at the Music Centre. Contact Katrina Mills Pecknold kpecknold@gnsespes.ca for more information.
HRA St. Margaret’s Bay Honour Band
This is an auditioned concert band made up of students from grades 7-12. The St. Margaret’s Bay Honour Band rehearses on Thursdays from 6:30-8:00 at Five Bridges Junior High School. Contact Ken Foote kdfoote@gnspes.ca for more information
HRA Wind Ensemble
Are you in grades 7- 10? Do you love band music and making new friends? Do you enjoy a challenge on your instrument? Then come and join the HRAW Wind Ensemble! This group is directed by Kate Gillis (Instrumental music director at Citadel High School) and will be an excellent place for you to grow as a musician. We love exploring new music, helping each other learn new skills, and performing! The Wind Ensemble will rehearse from 4-6 pm on Thursday afternoons. Location will be at the HRA Music Centre. No audition is required, simply sign up on the HRAW registration page and wait for your confirmation message. See you soon!
HRA Senior Jazz Ensemble
This is an auditioned jazz ensemble primarily made up of students from grades 10-12. This ensemble rehearses on Wednesdays from 4:00-6:00 at the Music Centre. Contact Ryan Froude ryan.froude@hrce.ca for more information.
HRA Brass Ensemble
This is an auditioned brass ensemble primarily for students in grades 9-12. This ensemble rehearses on Mondays from 6:00-7:30 at the Halifax Music Centre. Contact Bob Nicholson rnicholson@hrce.ca for more information.
Halifax Youth Honour Choir
This is an auditioned choir made up of girls in grades 7 and up. They rehearse at the Halifax Music Centre (lower floor of Oxford School) on Tuesdays from 4:30 – 6:30 pm. Contact Laura Beth Smith Laura.Smith@hrce.ca for more information.
Soundtrax Choir
Soundtrax is an auditioned choir featuring sopranos/altos from grades 10-12 and tenors/basses from grades 9-12. We meet once a week on Thursdays from approximately 4:30-6:30 to explore a wide array of music, focusing on three key components: excellence, community, and joy. If you love to sing, love connecting with others, and love having fun, this choir is for you! To find out more about this ensemble or to schedule a placement interview, please contact Frances Farrell at ffarrell@gnspes.ca
Jazz Voices
Jazz Voices is an auditioned chamber choir that meets once a week from approximately 4:30-6:30 on Tuesdays. Singers in this soprano/alto/tenor/bass (SATB) group focus on jazz and pop music, microphone techniques, and improvisation and will often have had significant choral experience at the SATB level. Teamwork, a strong commitment to excellence, taking risks, and a genuine love of singing are fundamental aspects of choristers in this group. To learn more about this ensemble or to schedule an audition, please contact Frances Farrell: ffarrell@gnspes.ca
Bedford Voices
This is an auditioned choir made up of girls and boys from grades 7-12. Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 6:00-8:00 at in at Rocky Lake Elementary School. Contact Maria Bartholomew mbartholomew@hrce.ca for more information.
This is an auditioned choir made up of boys entering grade 4 to grade 9 with unchanged voices. They rehearse at the Halifax Music Centre (lower floor of Oxford School) on Wednesdays from 4:00 – 5:30 pm. Contact Pam Burton pburton@gnspes.ca for more information.
Lighthouse Boys Choir
This is an auditioned choir made up for boys entering grade 3 to grade 8 with unchanged voices. They rehearse on Mondays from 6:00 - 7:30 pm in the music room at Five Bridges Junior High School (Bottom Floor). Please contact Katrina Mills Pecknold (choir@gnspes.ca) with any questions.
Giucantes Choir
This is an auditioned Choir made up of girls entering grade 4. They rehearse at the Halifax Music Centre (lower floor of Oxford School) on Monday from 4:00 – 5:00 pm. Contact Katrina Mills Pecknold halifaxgirlshonourchoir@gnspes.ca
Giocosos Choir
This is an auditioned Choir made up of girls entering grades 5-6. They rehearse at the Halifax Music Centre (lower floor of Oxford School) on Wednesday from 4:00 – 5:30 pm.Contact Katrina Mills Pecknold halifaxgirlshonourchoir@gnspes.ca
Vivace Children’s Choir
This is an auditioned choir made up of girls entering grade 4 and up.
Rehearsals are Mondays from 6:30-8:00 pm at Kingswood Elementary in Hammonds Plains. Contact Maria Bartholomew mbartholomew@hrce.ca for more information.
Starlight Children’s Choir
This is a non-auditioned choir made up of boys and girls entering grade 3 and up.
Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30 pm at Elizabeth Sutherland School. Contact Louisa Donelan ldonelan@hrce.ca for more information.
Orffestra Kingswood
This is an ensemble for students entering grade 5 to grade 6. The Orffestra provides a challenging musical experience through Choral, Movement, and Recorder as well as Mallet (xylophone) and non-pitched percussion instruments. Orffestra rehearses on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00 at Kingswood Elementary. Contact Laura Johnston klaura_johnston@hotmail.com for more information.
Orffestra Fairview
This is an ensemble for students entering Grade 5 to Grade 6. The Orffestra provides a engaging musical experience combining Singing, Movement, and Recorder as well as Mallets (xylophone) and other percussion instruments. The Fairview Orffestra rehearses on Monday from 4:30pm-6:00pm at Fairview Heights Elementary School. Please contact Jennifer Cleveland at jennifer.cleveland@hrce.ca for more information.
HRA Fiddlefax
This is an ensemble for students entering grade 6 and up. To play in Fiddlefax you must be recommended by your violin teacher. Fiddlefax students explore Celtic and Maritime fiddle styles in a fun atmosphere. Rehearsals are Monday from 4:00-5:00pm at the Halifax Music Centre. You must be in your school violin group and you must be able to read music. Sight reading exercise will be given. Contact Nathan Beeler nbeeler@hrce.ca for more information.
HRA Symphony Orchestra
This is an auditioned symphony orchestra made up of wind, brass, percussion and string students from grades 9-12. This orchestra rehearses Tuesday afternoons from 4:30-6:30 at the Halifax Music Centre on Oxford Street. Nathan Beeler conducts this ensemble, which is the only high school symphony orchestra in Nova Scotia. Contact Nathan Beeler nbeeler@hrce.ca for more information
HRA Junior High String Orchestra
This is an auditioned junior high school orchestra made up strings from grades 7-9. This ensemble rehearses on Wednesdays from 5:00-6:30 at The music centre. Susanne Brown and Colin Jeffery conduct this ensemble. Please contact spbrown@gmail.com for more information.
HRA Honour Violins
This is an auditioned violin ensemble made up of students from grades 7-12. Honour Violins rehearse on Thursday nights from 4:30-6:30 at the Music Centre. Contact Katrina Mills Pecknold kpecknold@gnsespes.ca for more information.
HRA St. Margaret’s Bay Honour Band
This is an auditioned concert band made up of students from grades 7-12. The St. Margaret’s Bay Honour Band rehearses on Thursdays from 6:30-8:00 at Five Bridges Junior High School. Contact Ken Foote kdfoote@gnspes.ca for more information
HRA Wind Ensemble
Are you in grades 7- 10? Do you love band music and making new friends? Do you enjoy a challenge on your instrument? Then come and join the HRAW Wind Ensemble! This group is directed by Kate Gillis (Instrumental music director at Citadel High School) and will be an excellent place for you to grow as a musician. We love exploring new music, helping each other learn new skills, and performing! The Wind Ensemble will rehearse from 4-6 pm on Thursday afternoons. Location will be at the HRA Music Centre. No audition is required, simply sign up on the HRAW registration page and wait for your confirmation message. See you soon!
HRA Senior Jazz Ensemble
This is an auditioned jazz ensemble primarily made up of students from grades 10-12. This ensemble rehearses on Wednesdays from 4:00-6:00 at the Music Centre. Contact Ryan Froude ryan.froude@hrce.ca for more information.
HRA Brass Ensemble
This is an auditioned brass ensemble primarily for students in grades 9-12. This ensemble rehearses on Mondays from 6:00-7:30 at the Halifax Music Centre. Contact Bob Nicholson rnicholson@hrce.ca for more information.
Halifax Youth Honour Choir
This is an auditioned choir made up of girls in grades 7 and up. They rehearse at the Halifax Music Centre (lower floor of Oxford School) on Tuesdays from 4:30 – 6:30 pm. Contact Laura Beth Smith Laura.Smith@hrce.ca for more information.
Soundtrax Choir
Soundtrax is an auditioned choir featuring sopranos/altos from grades 10-12 and tenors/basses from grades 9-12. We meet once a week on Thursdays from approximately 4:30-6:30 to explore a wide array of music, focusing on three key components: excellence, community, and joy. If you love to sing, love connecting with others, and love having fun, this choir is for you! To find out more about this ensemble or to schedule a placement interview, please contact Frances Farrell at ffarrell@gnspes.ca
Jazz Voices
Jazz Voices is an auditioned chamber choir that meets once a week from approximately 4:30-6:30 on Tuesdays. Singers in this soprano/alto/tenor/bass (SATB) group focus on jazz and pop music, microphone techniques, and improvisation and will often have had significant choral experience at the SATB level. Teamwork, a strong commitment to excellence, taking risks, and a genuine love of singing are fundamental aspects of choristers in this group. To learn more about this ensemble or to schedule an audition, please contact Frances Farrell: ffarrell@gnspes.ca
Bedford Voices
This is an auditioned choir made up of girls and boys from grades 7-12. Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 6:00-8:00 at in at Rocky Lake Elementary School. Contact Maria Bartholomew mbartholomew@hrce.ca for more information.