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NOT FOR PROFIT, BUT FOR LOVE OF THE ARTS

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The Board and the Participants of the Regina Music Festival announce our Festival Sponsor

The G. Murray and Edna Forbes Foundation

The Regina Music Festival Association gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the G. Murray and Edna Forbes Fund at the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation. The South Saskatchewan Community Foundation (SSCF) is a public foundation that serves the people of southern Saskatchewan. It invests in long-term impact in the community through legacy (endowment) funds.

WELCOME!

The Regina Music Festival Association is a registered charitable organization, run by dedicated volunteers. As a charity, we offer income tax benefits to our financial supporters. Volunteers play an essential role in the festival, serving as secretaries to the adjudicators and assisting as door personnel. Our board members are also volunteers who generously dedicate their time outside of their regular jobs to organize this annual celebration of the arts.


The Regina Music Festival Association relies on the support of local organizations and the generosity of individuals like you to continue our long-standing tradition of hosting this important cultural event.


IT TAKES OVER 1750 VOLUNTEER HOURS TO PRODUCE THE REGINA MUSIC FESTIVAL EACH YEAR.

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The Regina Music Festival thanks the supportive work of the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation (SSCF).


In 2024, they have facilitated grants from the following funds:

  • G. Murray and Edna Forbes Foundation Fund
  • Donald and Claire Kramer Foundation Fund
  • Lyn Goldman Fund
  • Community Services Recovery Fund (management overview)
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  • SPONSORS

    FESTIVAL SPONSOR

    • G. Murray and Edna Forbes Foundation Fund (at SSCF)

    PROVINCIAL SPONSORS

    • Saskatchewan Music Festival Association
    • Canada West Performing Arts Festival
    • Sask Lotteries
    • SaskTel
    • SaskMusic
    • University of Saskatchewan
    • University of Regina

    VENUE SPONSORS

    • University of Regina
    • Conservatory of Performing Arts 

    SUSTAINERS ($1000+)

    • Kramer Foundation
    • Lolo Shroud Foundation
    • Luther College
    • Prairie Skies Medical Imaging
    • Virtus Group

    FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL ($1-999)

    • Kinsmen
    • Kiwanis
    • Kevin and Lorie Punshon

    DISCIPLINE SPONSORS

    • Brass, Woodwinds & Percussion: Greg Kraushaar
    • Choral: John Davies
    • Musical Theatre: Gord Kerfoot & Brenda Ziolkowski
    • Piano 1 and 2: Dianne & Greg Swanson
    • Pipe Organ: John Davies
    • Strings: Joanne & Bryan Hillis
    • Vocal 1 and 2:  Dr Renatta Varma

  • DONORS

    Every year, we receive financial support from scholarship donors. Thank You!


    SCHOLARSHIPS SPONSORS


    Baker, Ball, Beta Sigma Phi, Bintner, Bridge, Brunet, Buchholz, Burns, Burrows, Chinese School of Regina, Contemporary Showcase, Crawley, Dolata, Durst, Farenick, Frandsen, Goldman, Gyro Club, Hart, Hillis, Hillman-Weir, Hingley, Hopkinson, Kyle, Lewchuk, Lumbard, Mahood, Matthews, McIntyre, Mitchell, Nicholls, Nurse, Oddie, Penniston, Plouffe, Purdy, Purse, Regina Musical Club, Regina Philharmonic Chorus, Ricker, Runge, Ruschiensky, Sarnecki, Sawatzky, Skidmore, SRMTA, Sternadel, Stuart, Swales, Swanson, Tinani, Triple Links Rebekah Lodge, Ursan, West Landing Dental, Weist, Wilkinson, Woolrich.

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERS

    • Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers Association - Regina Branch
    • Regina Musical Club
    • South Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra
    • Regina Symphony Orchestra
    • Darke Hall
    • Access Communications
    • Cecilian Chamber Series
    • Northern Lights Canadian National Conservation of Music
    • St. John’s Music
    • Do it with Class Young People’s Theatre
    • Luther College High School
    • Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
    • Prairie Cello Institute
    • The Tyler Group Financial Services and Peak Investment Services
    • Regina Summer Strings

BECOME A SUPPORTER

Did you know you can also support us through the SMFA and SARCAN?

The Drop & Go feature at SARCAN allows customers to drop off beverage containers for recycling without waiting in line. SARCAN staff will count your beverage containers and you can choose to donate your order to the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association (SMFA).


Using the key phrase "Funds for Festival," friends and family from across the province can support festival by simply entering this key phrase when using SARCAN Drop and Go. Drop off your containers, tag your bags, and go – it's that simple! Payments are received directly to the SMFA PayPal account.


These donations support SMFA programs and services – including us! Thank you for your support. 

Saskatchewan Music Festival Association is funded through the Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation. The SMFA shares financial support with the RMFA from the following donors.

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Working a total of 35 days deciding upon available scholarships of $27,750.

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The members of the Regina Music Festival Association are dedicated to presenting an exceptional festival each year for your enjoyment. We continually strive for improvement and value your insights. If you have suggestions to enhance next year’s festival or you are interested in volunteering to help make it a success, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact us.


The RMFA maintains an office throughout the Festival at our primary Festival site, the Conservatory of Performing Arts on College Avenue. Our office will be open daily during the Festival for questions and comments.

Regina Music Festival Association

President’s Message

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Welcome to the Regina Music Festival 2024! We are most grateful to the G. Murray and Edna Lloyd Foundation and the Saskatchewan Community Foundation for our presenting sponsorship.


We are now back to a full in person Music Festival and we are thrilled to see more entries this year. What a joy to see so many musicians making and sharing their music with an audience of their peers! This year we are again in the beautiful Conservatory of Performing Arts as well as the newly renovated Darke Hall. We hope you will all come to our final competitions in this magnificent space. 


I would like to thank the students and of course their teachers and parents, for continuing to put in the countless hours and dedication it takes to participate in the Regina Music Festival. You are all winners! I hope you will make friends and contacts that will last into the future. Perhaps next year you can enter a duet or chamber group with someone you competed against this year. You might hear new pieces you want to play or learn new techniques. Please take pictures, have fun and share your experiences with us at our selfie station. We have new social media accounts and invite you to join us on Instagram and Facebook. Our Website is also updated and improved and we urge you to explore it thoroughly. 


The RMFA would not exist without the wonderful volunteers, board members and sponsors who so generously offer their time and resources. Our sponsors and advertisers are more fully listed on the website. I thank you all and look forward to enjoying the product of your work. We are also indebted to the SMFA for their leadership and for hosting the Provincial Competitions, in which many of our entrants will participate. 


May I wish you all the best in your performances and your musical studies. I know that parents, relatives, teachers and peers and will greatly enjoy what you present! And please let us know what you liked about the Festival and what we might do to improve your experience. 


Joanne Hillis, Regina Music Festival President

Saskatchewan Music Festival Association

President’s Message

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Welcome to another music festival season! It's a busy, but exciting time for students, teachers, and most of all our District Festival planning committees and the SMFA staff. 


On behalf of the SMFA Board of Directors I would like to thank you for your hard work and dedication to ensure a successful music festival for all. If you aren't on a committee, consider joining! Most of all, be sure to thank your local committee members for all that they do! 


Music and spoken word will be filling our venues this spring. Good luck to all participants, and thank you for working so hard to prepare. Audiences across the province are ready to support your endeavors. Adjudicators are ready to encourage and guide you on your journey. 


I am so proud to be part of this organization. Saskatchewan has the best music festival system in Canada! 


Have a great festival season! 


Jeri Ryba, SMFA President 

Regina Music Festival Association

President’s Message

Welcome to the Regina Music Festival 2024! We are most grateful to the G. Murray and Edna Lloyd Foundation and the Saskatchewan Community Foundation for our presenting sponsorship.


We are now back to a full in person Music Festival and we are thrilled to see more entries this year. What a joy to see so many musicians making and sharing their music with an audience of their peers! This year we are again in the beautiful Conservatory of Performing Arts as well as the newly renovated Darke Hall. We hope you will all come to our final competitions in this magnificent space. 


I would like to thank the students and of course their teachers and parents, for continuing to put in the countless hours and dedication it takes to participate in the Regina Music Festival. You are all winners! I hope you will make friends and contacts that will last into the future. Perhaps next year you can enter a duet or chamber group with someone you competed against this year. You might hear new pieces you want to play or learn new techniques. Please take pictures, have fun and share your experiences with us at our selfie station. We have new social media accounts and invite you to join us on Instagram and Facebook. Our Website is also updated and improved and we urge you to explore it thoroughly. 


The RMFA would not exist without the wonderful volunteers, board members and sponsors who so generously offer their time and resources. Our sponsors and advertisers are more fully listed on the website. I thank you all and look forward to enjoying the product of your work. We are also indebted to the SMFA for their leadership and for hosting the Provincial Competitions, in which many of our entrants will participate. 


May I wish you all the best in your performances and your musical studies. I know that parents, relatives, teachers and peers and will greatly enjoy what you present! And please let us know what you liked about the Festival and what we might do to improve your experience. 


Joanne Hillis, Regina Music Festival President

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Saskatchewan Music Festival Association

President’s Message

Welcome to another music festival season! It's a busy, but exciting time for students, teachers, and most of all our District Festival planning committees and the SMFA staff. 


On behalf of the SMFA Board of Directors I would like to thank you for your hard work and dedication to ensure a successful music festival for all. If you aren't on a committee, consider joining! Most of all, be sure to thank your local committee members for all that they do! 


Music and spoken word will be filling our venues this spring. Good luck to all participants, and thank you for working so hard to prepare. Audiences across the province are ready to support your endeavors. Adjudicators are ready to encourage and guide you on your journey. 


I am so proud to be part of this organization. Saskatchewan has the best music festival system in Canada! 


Have a great festival season! 


Jeri Ryba, SMFA President 

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