The Greystone Singers, currently conducted by Mr. James Hawn and accompanied by Deborah Buck, is a mixed-voice choir open by audition to all University of Saskatchewan students from all Departments and Colleges who love singing and enjoy learning challenging and varied repertoire.

This ensemble places a high value on collaborating with musicians near and far, cherishing the connections we have made with other ensembles and choral conductors. We celebrate Canadian composers and the commissioning of new and challenging repertoire from local, national, and international composers. Since 1958, when the choir was first organized, thousands of young adults have sung with this award-winning ensemble.

Rehearsing twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-3:50 pm in Quance Theatre, the music ranges from traditional and classical to sacred and secular, in a variety of languages and styles. This past season we were fortunate to perform all of our scheduled concerts, including the Brahms’ Requiem in collaboration with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and Aurora Voce.  This year we expect to celebrate the return of choral performances on an even larger scale with exciting events planned for this ensemble.  As is our tradition, each term the choir partners with the University Chorus for a choral collaboration concert at Knox United Church.  This season our concert dates are scheduled for November 24, 2024 and March 23, 2025.   In addition, we hold a retreat once each term at the beautiful Queen’s House Retreat & Renewal Centre where an intensive experience of singing and socializing set the tone for an enjoyable and rewarding semester.

Highlights of the Greystone Singers’ performances include: singing with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra (SSO) and Aurora Voce in Brahms’ Requiem (2022) and Rebecca Dale’s Materna Requiem (2020) and Mozart’s Requiem (2019); the SSO and the  Canadian Chamber Choir in The Armed Man (2018); the SSO and University Chorus in The Golden Harvest (2017); the Saskatoon Chamber Singers in a Double Treat (2017); the SSO and University Chorus in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (2016); The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, Dee Daniels and Fred Stride in Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival (2016).

2024-25 Season

Thank you for your interest in auditioning for the Greystone Singers! Please download and print the audition form that applies to your situation. Don't forget to register in PAWS for either the 0 cu or 1 cu Greystone Singers course in both terms.

U of S Student Participants can register for the zero credit course:
Undergrads: MUAP 121.0 (01)
Grads: MUAP 801.0 (01)

or the FOR CREDIT course:
Undergrads: MUAP 203.1 (01)
Grads: MUAP 813.1 (01)

• 2024-25 Audition Form: New Singers
• 2024-25 Audition Form: Returning Singers

Stay tuned for event and concert announcements as the year progresses!

Scenes of Plains Peoples

Scenes of a Prairie Peoples is a piece commissioned by the University of Saskatchewan in 2017 to commemorate Canada’s sesquicentennial, and the 110th Anniversary of the University of Saskatchewan. This 3-movement piece is a celebration of the land, and, of the different peoples that have inhabited it.

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