2023 Music & Speech Arts Festival

Lethbridge & District Music & Speech Arts Festival

Festival Dates: March 20 – April 1, 2023

 

FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE

WEEK ONE – MARCH 20 – 24, 2023

Monday March 20:

Senior Piano – CASA Community Room 1pm-4pm & 6pm-9pm

Woodwind/Brass Solo – St. Augustine’s Church Sanctuary 1pm-4pm

Tuesday March 21:

Handbells – St. Augustine’s Church Sanctuary 9am-12pm, 1-2:30pm

School Band – Southminster United Church Sanctuary 9:15am-12pm, 1pm-3:30pm

Senior Piano – CASA Community Room 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm

Contemporary Voice – The Owl Acoustic Lounge 6pm-8pm

Wednesday March 22:

School Band – Southminster United Church Sanctuary 9:15am-11:30pm & 12:30pm-3:30pm

Senior Piano – CASA Community Room 9:15am-12pm

Musical Theatre – CASA Community Room 1pm-4pm

Composition & Percussion – CASA Community Room 6pm-9pm

Thursday March 23

Contemporary Voice – Sterndale Bennett Theatre 9-12 & 1-4

School Band – Southminster United Church Sanctuary 9:15am-11:30am & 1pm-3:30pm

Musical Theatre – CASA Community Room – 9:15am-12pm & 1pm-4pm & 6-8:30pm

Friday March 24

School Band – Southminster United Church Sanctuary 9:15am-11:30am

Pipe Organ – St. Augustine’s Church Sanctuary 1pm-4pm

 

WEEK TWO – MARCH 27 – 31, 2023

Monday March 27

Classical Voice – St. Augustine’s Church Sanctuary 9:15am-12pm & 1pm-4pm & 6pm-9pm

Junior Piano – CASA Community Room 9:15am-12pm & 1pm-4pm

Tuesday March 28

School Choral – Southminster United Church Sanctuary 9am-11:30am & 1pm-2:30pm

Junior Piano- CASA Stephure Hall 9:15am-12:00pm & 1pm-3pm

Classical Voice – St. Augustine’s Church Sanctuary 1pm-4pm & 6:30pm-8pm

Speech – St. Augustine’s Church Hall 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm

Wednesday March 29

Speech – St. Augustine’s Church Hall 9am-12pm

School Choral – Southminster United Church Sanctuary 9:15am-11:35am & 1pm-2:30pm

Guitar – CASA Community Room 1:15pm-4pm

Guitar Ensemble – U of L Fine Arts Building W480 – 7pm-8pm

Chamber Music / Strings – CASA Community Room – 6pm-9pm

Thursday March 30

School Choral – Southminster United Church Sanctuary 9:15am-12pm & 1pm-2:30pm

Strings – CASA Community Room 9:15am-12pm & 1pm-4pm & 6pm-8:30pm

Community Choral – Southminster United Church Sanctuary 6pm-9pm

Friday March 31

School Choral – Southminster United Church Sanctuary 9:30am-11:30am

 

CONCERTS
We are thrilled to announce THREE sponsored festival concerts this year.

$5.00 at the door (children 5 and under are free), or FREE with your “all access” Festival Program

Festival Kickoff Concert presented by Telus
Wednesday March 22, 2023 – 7:00pm – Southminster United Church
Join us for a night of Choral Music with five incredible choirs that will be participating in this year’s festival

Musical Theatre Showcase presented by Telus
Saturday March 25, 2023 – 2:00pm – Southminster United Church
It’s back! Our esteemed Musical Theatre adjudicator, Karen Charlton will select outstanding performers of all ages to gather for a celebration of Musical Theatre

Stars of the Festival Showcase presented by Macs & Custard
Saturday, April 1, 2023 – 2:00pm – Southminster United Church
It’s no April Fool’s Joke! To wrap up our festival, we will hear from outstanding performers from ALL disciplines.