News
Elvis is in the building!
Summer Strings On-Stage is coming! Thursday July 4th at 7:30pm ShuBox Theatre, Riddell Centre, U of Regina Our fantastic faculty performs a dazzling program including Elvis Everywhere for String Quartet and recorded track by Michael Daugherty....
New RSS Hotel Partner!
RSS is pleased to announce our new partnership with Regina's wonderful Atlas Hotel. Less than 10 minutes away by car from the Riddell Centre where RSS takes place, only 15 by bus, or a healthy 30 minute walk, the hotel is ideally situated for our out-of-town participants. Relax in the...
June 10th - New Application Deadline!
There are still some spots open for participants in the 2024 program so the deadline for application has been extended to June 10th. Sign up...
New 2024 Poster
RSS 2024 is ready to go! Our new poster is out and we're all set to welcome our wonderful participants for another summer of inspired music. Don't miss...
Dates are up for 2024
RSS will run July 2nd - 6th 2024. Plan to include the RSS experience in your...
Meet the Cuarteto José White
Join us and meet RSS international guest artists the Cuarteto José White - Wednesday July 5th at 2:00 in the U of R Riddell Centre Shubox Theatre. Hear some gorgeous string quartet playing of both Latin and classic European music, and learn about life as one of Latin America's most...
RSS welcomes Cuarteto José White
We are excited to welcome the Cuarteto José White to RSS 2023. One of Latin America's foremost string quartets, the CJW has been performing and touring the world, for over twenty years. Enthusiastic educators and wonderful people, the CJW brings the unique dynamic of a dedicated chamber...
More Music Shapes Lives
Bassonist Mike Macaulay discusses the advantages of a musical education to his newfound profession as IT guy....
Music Shapes Lives
Music Shapes Lives - Katie Newman - cellist and litigator, describes the benefit her musical education brings to her chosen professional life in the latest in our irregular series of videos from important figures in our community....
RSS welcomes participants from far and wide!
Summer Strings welcomes students from outside of Regina! We offer private, single room/shared bath, accommodation to our out-of-town participants at the Luther College Residence. This is a beautiful University residence building directly on campus and an easy walk from the Riddell Centre...
2022 fees now all at the Earlybird rate
Registration fees for RSS 2022 are now all to be held at the Earlybird rate. This means you can sign up and still pay the reduced fee of $400. Deadline is June 1st so why wait?...
A message from MLA Meara Alexander
Music shapes lives. Here's our first video from a public figure who benefited from a musical education but chose success in another profession. Thank you Saskatchewan MLA, lawyer, cellist, and singer Meara Alexandra. You enrich our community and we are grateful for all you do....
Guest Faculty for 2022
Karley Parovsky is a musician, a lifelong student of the violin, and a ‘curious teacher’. She explores the challenges of learning a musical instrument, enjoys the opportunities presented through her teaching, and shares the successes found in playing outside the lines. Karley has travelled...
Guest Faculty for 2022
RSS welcomes Professor Veronique Mathieu to our faculty. Véronique is Professor of Violin at the University of Saskatchewan where she holds the David L. Kaplan Chair in Music. She previously served on the faculty at State University of New York in Buffalo, and the University of Kansas. Dr....
Guest Faculty for 2022
RSS welcomes distinguished professor Mr. Simon MacDonald of the Victoria Conservatory. You may remember Mr. MacDonald as the former Concertmaster of our own Regina Symphony Orchestra. So happy that we could entice him back to share his energetic and inspiring teaching style with us. Go here...
Welcome to RSS at the Riddell Centre!
RSS is very excited to announce a new partnership with the Music Department at the University of Regina. We will be relocating to the wonderful, modern, facility of the Riddell Centre on the main University campus. Excellent spaces for all our masterclass, chamber music, and orchestra activities...
Field Trip!
We took a short break from our musical activities for a field trip to make our donations to the nearby Community Fridge. The generosity of our students, parents, and faculty was heartwarming and we were able to give back something to the community enabling our work this week....
We have a new poster!
RSS has a bright, new poster! Look out for it around the city and share it on your favorite social media. And of course, don't forget to join the wonderful group of students and faculty already signed up for this dynamic...
New Venue for 2021
RSS 2021 will be taking place at Trinity Evangelical Church at 1909 Ottawa St. We are very grateful to Pastor Sarah Dymund and the Church Council for the use of this beautiful facility. Here we will be able to offer all the wondeful features of Summer Strings that we have come to expect...
Good News!
Summer Strings 2021 is a Go! We are planning all the regular features of the program that have made it such a favorite for young artists and faculty. Join us July 5th-10th this summer for that special RSS...
Sad News
With much regret the 2020 edition of RSS has had to be cancelled. Despite our best efforts to find work-arounds to make the program viable this year, the uncertainty surrounding the Province's Phase 4 start date coupled with the cancellation of venue bookings (and any available,...
Summer Strings COVID-19 Update
We have had our doubts as to whether we can offer the popular RSS program this summer, but with recent news relaxing the restrictions imposed to combat the crisis, and Saskatchewan's success in generally 'flattening the curve', we feel we should make every effort to proceed as intended. We...
RSS welcomes new RSO Principal 2nd Violinist HengHan Hou
Regina Summer Strings 2020 is proud to welcome newly appointed Principal 2nd Violinist HengHan Hou to our city and to our Faculty. Hailing from Taiwan, violinist Heng-Han Hou's musicality and sensitivity have firmly established him in the music scene in Canada. Heng-Han performs regularly as...
RSS welcomes RCMF guest artists
Regina Summer Strings is excited to welcome the wonderful guest artists of the Regina Chamber Music Festival as guest faculty for our program. Violinists Kerry DuWors and Catherine Cosbey, violist Catherine Gray and cellist Cameron Crozman are all contemporary superstars and will offer...
String instrument repairer in residence at Prairie Cello Institute 2019
Well-known Luthier Natanael Sasaki will be setting up his workshop in Regina as resident luthier to the 2019 Prairie Cello Institute. Natanael will be offering instrument and bow repairs, bow rehairs and advice on how to look after our instruments. Famous for his work on the Bullet Cello,...
