State Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP) Program Information 2021 Program:
North Queensland
Dates: Rehearsals and concert
5 - 7 March
Rehearsal Times:
Friday 4 – 8pm; Saturday 8.30am – 4pm, Sunday 8.30am – 2.45 pm (includes concert)
Venue:
St Mary's Catholic College
Cost:
$280
Accommodation & Travel:
Students/Families attending the program are required to organise their own transport and accommodation (if applicable) throughout.
Food:
We will be providing pizza (meat, vegetarian gluten and dairy free) on the Friday night. Students will need to provide their own food for the Saturday and Sunday of the program
What is the Honours Program? The State Honours Ensemble Program is an educational program for music students that helps extend and encourage their pursuit of musical excellence. Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s State Honours Ensemble Program has grown from relatively modest beginnings in 2001 to now include more than 4000 participants in twelve programs throughout Queensland. SHEP is now a firmly established aspect of music learning in Queensland, bringing together young people from all over the State, in regional centres and Brisbane to share their passion for making music. Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University in partnership with local schools, presents five Secondary School programs - SHEP Capricornia (Rockhampton), SHEP North Queensland (Cairns) SHEP Darling Downs (Toowoomba), SHEP Queensland (State-wide) and the Australian Honours Ensemble Program (Brisbane); six Middle School programs in Bundaberg, Cairns, Mackay, Rockhampton, Brisbane (South-East Queensland, and Townsville and two primary programs in Brisbane and Maryborough. Since first commencing in 2001 SHEP has seen over 25,000 students attend the SHEP programs throughout Queensland, from more than 2000 schools; with many of these students progressing from the middle-school programs through to secondary. A select number of participants have also joined the international arm of SHEP, Pacific Honours Ensemble Program, which tours to Seattle each year. Since 2001 more than 300 nationally and internationally acclaimed conductors have led the SHEP ensembles to presentations of musical excellence. 2018 saw the inaugural Australian Honours Ensemble Program (AHEP) run concurrently with SHEP Queensland - with a wind orchestra, string orchestra and vocal ensemble - making this a truly national program. AHEP is an extension of the State Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP).
The Honours Program gives students the opportunity to: • Work in an intensive environment of musical excellence with their peers offering a unique opportunity to extend and develop their musical skills • Work with a team of eminent Conductors from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University • Represent their Schools (in full uniform) in a Grand Finale Concert on the Sunday of the Program • Receive a Certificate of Participation and Honours Program T-Shirt
Nomination Criteria: Instrumental Music/Vocal Teachers are asked to nominate their most outstanding young musicians from 7 – 12 with approximate AMEB grade 4 and above or equivalent for this program. Placements are available as follows: String Ensemble: Winds Ensemble: Vocal Ensemble:
violin, viola, cello, double bass flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion Soprano, Alto, Baritone, Tenor
Nomination Outcome: All students who are nominated for this program will receive an email from SHEP (shep-conservatorium@griffith.edu.au) within 3 weeks of the nomination deadline to confirm the nomination and will then receive an email shortly after this with the result of nomination. Please note that not all students who are nominated can be offered a place in the program. Click here to visit our webpage