NSYWE 2025-2026
Season Schedule
FALL 2025
Rehearsal Weekend I September 5, 6 & 7
HORTON HIGH SCHOOL
75 Greenwich Rd S, Greenwich NS
Rehearsal Weekend II October 3, 4, & 5
AVON VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
225 Payzant Dr, Windsor NS
Concert Weekend October 17, 18 & 19
COBEQUID EDUCATION CENTRE
WINTER 2026
Rehearsal Weekend I January 9, 10, 11
NORTH NOVA EDUCATION CENTRE
343 Park St, New Glasgow NS
Rehearsal Weekend II January 30, 31 & February 1
DALHOUSIE ARTS CENTRE
6101 University Avenue, Halifax NS
Concert Weekend February 13, 14, & 15
WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL
Each season, the NSYWE meets for three weekends in the late summer and fall, including boot camp, and present a fall concert. The team re-groups in the new year for three more weekends and presents a winter season finale concert during the third weekend.
Approximately 60 musicians play in the NSYWE. Prospective members submit recorded auditions in the spring and those who are accepted into the ensemble are invited to attend a weekend boot camp in late summer.
The NSYWE is fortunate to have an ongoing relationship with the Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy, and will collaborate with them on our winter concert. Their leadership and role models create an exceptional partnership and environment for hands-on learning and skill development.