Strathmore Performing Arts Festival
"Encouraging the Arts in Strathmore"
You can watch the Strathmore Performing Arts Festival 2021 Showcase Concert here, and the program is available here.
The Strathmore Performing Arts Festival is a non-competitive music festival that takes place in Strathmore, Alberta,
from March 26th - April 2nd, 2022. The festival includes performance areas in Voice, Musical Theatre,
Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Classroom Music, Piano, and Instrumental solos, duets,
& small ensembles.
The Strathmore Performing Arts Festival uses the Alberta Music Festivals Syllabus and is committed to providing a safe, creative, and positive performance environment for the audience, adjudicators, and performers.
The Strathmore Performing Arts Festival boundaries span east to west from highway 56 to Calgary's eastern city limit, and north to south from highway 9 to the Bow River. SPAF is dedicated to encouraging the arts in and around Strathmore, and while we are happy to welcome performers from outside our boundaries at our festival, we will give the first opportunity for performance to local performers. The Strathmore Performing Arts Festival reserves our awards and scholarships as well as Provincial Recommendations for performers and students of teachers from within our boundaries. Due to COVID-19, large ensemble classes will only by available to schools and groups from within Strathmore for the 2022 Festival.
You can watch the Strathmore Performing Arts Festival 2021 Showcase Concert here, and the program is available here.
The Strathmore Performing Arts Festival is a non-competitive music festival that takes place in Strathmore, Alberta,
from March 26th - April 2nd, 2022. The festival includes performance areas in Voice, Musical Theatre,
Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Classroom Music, Piano, and Instrumental solos, duets,
& small ensembles.
The Strathmore Performing Arts Festival uses the Alberta Music Festivals Syllabus and is committed to providing a safe, creative, and positive performance environment for the audience, adjudicators, and performers.
The Strathmore Performing Arts Festival boundaries span east to west from highway 56 to Calgary's eastern city limit, and north to south from highway 9 to the Bow River. SPAF is dedicated to encouraging the arts in and around Strathmore, and while we are happy to welcome performers from outside our boundaries at our festival, we will give the first opportunity for performance to local performers. The Strathmore Performing Arts Festival reserves our awards and scholarships as well as Provincial Recommendations for performers and students of teachers from within our boundaries. Due to COVID-19, large ensemble classes will only by available to schools and groups from within Strathmore for the 2022 Festival.
Registration Opens
Saturday, January 1st, 2022
Registration Closes
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
Festival Dates
March 26th - April 2nd, 2022
The Aheer Family Showcase Concert
7 pm on April 6th, 2022 at Hope Community Covenant Church
Festival Locations
Strathmore Alliance Church
Strathmore High School
Strathmore Civic Centre
Board Members
President: Carolyn Steeves
Vice-President: Loralee Laycock
Secretary: Bryan Allsopp
Awards Chairperson: Melissa Wiley
Treasurer: Sarah Haughey
Festival Operations Manager: Audra Anderson
Adjudicator Chairperson: Rose Schmaltz
Members at Large: Lisa Homan, Lisa Kiernan, & Heather Russell
Marking System
90% or above - SUPERIOR
85-89% - DISTINCTION
80-84% - HONOURS
79% or below - MERIT
Saturday, January 1st, 2022
Registration Closes
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
Festival Dates
March 26th - April 2nd, 2022
The Aheer Family Showcase Concert
7 pm on April 6th, 2022 at Hope Community Covenant Church
Festival Locations
Strathmore Alliance Church
Strathmore High School
Strathmore Civic Centre
Board Members
President: Carolyn Steeves
Vice-President: Loralee Laycock
Secretary: Bryan Allsopp
Awards Chairperson: Melissa Wiley
Treasurer: Sarah Haughey
Festival Operations Manager: Audra Anderson
Adjudicator Chairperson: Rose Schmaltz
Members at Large: Lisa Homan, Lisa Kiernan, & Heather Russell
Marking System
90% or above - SUPERIOR
85-89% - DISTINCTION
80-84% - HONOURS
79% or below - MERIT
