Bursary Program

the fire within...
the desire to sing.

Halifax Camerata Singers
welcomes you to 2011/2012,
their 25th Anniversary Season.

The Halifax Camerata Singers' Board of Directors commemorated the choir's 20th anniversary in 2007 by establishing a bursary fund for young singers to participate in the music programs organized by the Nova Scotia Choral Federation.

The bursaries complement the choir's innovative Youth Mentoring Program, which was established in 2000 to offer young singers the opportunity to prepare and perform a concert with the Halifax Camerata Singers.

The Halifax Camerata Singers provides four bursaries valued at $100 each for accepted participants to the Nova Scotia Youth Choir.

criteria:

Applicants must be accepted into the Nova Scotia Youth Choir 2011 Program.
Applicants must complete the Application Form, stating their music experience, what they hope to achieve, and how a bursary would help them.
Preference may be given to singers with choral experience.
Financial need will be a consideration.
A reference is required from a music teacher, choir director, or other music leader.
Deadline for applications: June 15, 2011

Application Forms (pdf)

top choral awards for Halifax Camerata Singers

The Halifax Camerata Singers have won the top prize in the 2010 National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs.

The prestigious Healey Willan Grand Prize is awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts for the best performance and overall musicianship, technique and program. The award was presented to Camerata's artistic director, Jeff Joudrey, at the Association of Canadian Choral Communities (ACCC) biannual conference, held May 20-23, 2010 in Saskatoon.

Camerata also placed first in the mixed voice chamber choir category, winning against finalists L'Ensemble Vocal Ste-Anne Singers of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC and St. Bamabas Choir, Ottawa. Camerata was the only Nova Scotia choir to make it to the finals in the competition.