February
13, 2006
Halifax
Play Hard (2006 JUNO Awards)
To
Leave Legacy In Nova Scotia Schools
27
Nova Scotia school band programs get financial injection
Many
of the hottest names in Canadian music got their start in school
band rooms and gymnasiums. As Halifax gets ready to host the 2006
JUNO Awards, Halifax Play Hard, the host committee for the 2006
JUNO Awards, has teamed with Musicstop to launch Musicstop Music
In Schools, a program designed to potentially raise $135,000
dollars for 27 school band programs across Nova Scotia.
Musicstop
Music In Schools is a raffle program that will give 27
schools in Nova Scotia the opportunity to sell 1,000 tickets each
on a "WEEKEND FOR TWO AT THE 2006 JUNO AWARDS.”
All proceeds from the sale of the tickets will remain in the school
for the band program.
The
exciting prize package includes hotel accommodations for two nights
(April 1st and 2nd), two wrist bands to JunoFest, two tickets
to Juno Fan Fare and two tickets to the 2006 JUNO Awards show,
live at the Halifax Metro Centre (total value $1,250). There will
be one draw for each of the 27 schools for this prize package.
The top-selling student in each school will receive a Rogers Pay-As-You-Go
cell phone. (See list of participating schools below)
Stuart
Jolliffe, Chair, Halifax Play Hard host committee, stated: “The
host committee is exceptionally pleased to take the celebration
of music and culture and convert that into a legacy of ongoing
music education within the school system.”
Brian
McConnell, representative of Musicstop, said: “We believe
deeply in the positive impact of music making and our public school
systems provide a tremendous opportunity to encourage and nurture
future music makers. With that in mind, Musicstop is honoured
and delighted to participate in the Musicstop Music in Schools
program.”
Draws
will take place on March 8th. Each winner will be notified by
telephone. A formal presentation will be made during the Bringin
it Home concert in your area. Prize packages will be delivered
after March 13th.
Bringin'
it Home is a provincial concert series designed by Music
Nova Scotia and the Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage.
It presents a varied line-up of Nova Scotia musicians in locations
throughout the province that may not otherwise have exposure to
them. The concert series will travel to 27 communities in Nova
Scotia with 21 of today’s hottest Nova Scotia music makers.
For more information and a list of performing artists, visit www.musicnovascotia.ca
The
legacy of the Musicstop Music In Schools program will foster and
develop the future of music in Nova Scotia. For more information
on the program and on Halifax Play Hard events, visit the website
at www.halifaxplayhard.com
The
35th Annual JUNO Awards will air on CTV Sunday, April
2nd, LIVE from the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
For ticket information visit www.juno-awards.ca
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Participating
Schools
Bridgewater
Junior High, Bridgewater - Caledonia Junior High School, Dartmouth
- Central Spryfield School, Halifax -Centre Consolidated School,
Centre - Chedabucto Education Centre, Guysborough - Cobequid Education
Centre, Truro -Dalbrae Academy, Mabou - Drumlin Heights Consolidated,
Argyle - East Richmond Education Centre, St. Peters - EB Chandler
Junior High, Amherst - Ecole Secondaire de Clare, LaButte - Graham
Creighton Junior High, Cherry Brook - Hants East Rural High School,
Milford Station - John C. Wickwire Academy, Liverpool - Malcolm
Munroe Junior High, Sydney River - Memorial High School, Sydney
Mines - Middleton Regional High, Middleton - Musquodoboit Rural
High, Middle Musquodoboit - New Glasgow Junior High, New Glasgow
- North East Kings Education Centre, Canning - SAERC, Port Hawkesbury
- St. Andrew Junior High, Antigonish - St. Mary's Academy, Sherbrooke
- West Hants Middle School, Brooklyn - West Kings Rural High School,
Auburn - West Pictou Consolidated School, Lyon’s Brook -
West Richmond Education Centre, Evanston
