Hunter Ruel, a member of the Estevan Comprehensive School band program, has been selected for the Saskatchewan Provincial Honour Band.
The band boasts 60 members from across the province in Grades 9 to 12 who were chosen following an audition in May.
Ruel is a Grade 12 student. Playing the clarinet, he has participated in many ensembles and solos during the Estevan and District Music Festival. Last spring he was chosen to play at the provincial festival in Saskatoon.
The Saskatchewan Music Conference will be held Oct. 27 and 28 in Regina at Martin Collegiate and the Delta Hotel. Members of the honour band, honour choir and honour orchestra will be engaged in intensive rehearsals preparing for the concert.
The program showcases the finest auditioned high school musicians in Saskatchewan, under the direction of three directors. Dr. Gillian MacKay, who is a professor of music at the University of Toronto, will be at the helm of the Provincial honour band.
The honour groups’ concert will be presented on Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m. at Living Hope Alliance Church in Regina.
The concert is open to the public.
