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Weyburn Rotary Music Festival to begin on March 10

The 67th annual Weyburn Rotary Music Festival will begin on Monday, March 10 at the TC Douglas Centre. 
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Benjamin and Judah Sawatzky rehearsed their duet for the annual Weyburn Rotary Music Festival. Both piano students are taught by Gail Murray

WEYBURN - The 67th annual Weyburn Rotary Music Festival will begin on Monday, March 10 at the TC Douglas Centre. 

There are 292 entries this year! The piano session will begin on Monday and will end on Thursday evening with a duet night. Their piano adjudicator is Lori Potter from Regina.

The vocal session will begin Sunday, March 16, with adjudicator Spencer McKnight from Saskatoon and conclude on Tuesday evening with musical theatre selections. 

The band session, with adjudicator Mark Zawerucha from Yorkton, will begin on Wednesday March 19 at St. Michael’s School and then sessions will be held at the Weyburn Comprehensive, Assiniboia Park, Legacy Park and the TC Douglas Centre 

The full program can be accessed at https://weyburnmusicfestival.com.

“Weyburn is extremely supportive of our music culture in Weyburn and we are proud to be having music festival here for the 67th year!” said Heather Sidloski. “The high calibre of music is a reflection of dedicated teachers and students who have invested a lot of time to prepare their performances for adjudication.”

The music festival appreciates the Weyburn Rotary Club for its continued sponsorship, Saskatchewan Music Festival Association for their support, SaskTel and Sask Lotteries who are major sponsors, Prairie Sky Co-operative Association for donating fruit baskets to the adjudicators, the Weyburn Young Fellows for tuning the pianos, Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast Cornerstone School Division for using its facilities, Coast Hotels for hosting our adjudicators, Whitecap Resources for allowing us to keep our entry fees low, and all the volunteers who help throughout the festival.

Come out and enjoy two weeks of wonderful music performed by the youth in our community. A silver collection will be taken at the door. 

The Stars of the Festival will take place on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 7 pm at the Weyburn Comprehensive Cugnet Centre and their annual general meeting is on April 10, 2025 at the Credit Union Community Room at 7 pm. This festival is run by volunteers. Please help keep this 67-year-old tradition alive and consider volunteering.

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