Grade 10 students and their supporters thinking about university are invited to an info session on admissions, financing their education, and advice on how to start preparing for university.
While the spotlight is often given to their cellist colleagues, double bassists never shy away from a feature since the instrument’s rich timbre makes for a delightful acoustical treat. KW Symphony stand-mates Talia and Ian, supported by Guelph key and law expert Elliott, present music from a variety of eras, bass music and transcriptions, familiar and obscure. The audience will even discover how a group of French composers in the 19th century created their own “fake news”…
This intriguing concert features the following performers. It will be released as a Youtube Premiere on February 9 at 12:30pm. Join us and enjoy the chat.
Judith Davenport, viola
Peter Shackleton, clarinet
Anna Ronai, piano
Water challenges are complex and require innovative solutions. The application of nanotechnology in the water sector offers real opportunity for breakthrough innovations that will contribute to the more sustainable use and management of water.
Dr. Gerard Yun, shakuhachi (Japanese Zen Buddhist Vertical flute)
Nathan Stretch, acoustic and electric guitars
Music of living plants in real time (plant sonification by PlantChoir, Kingston, Ontario)
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Amy Pruden, W. Thomas Rice Professor, University Distinguished Professor, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA will present: Harnessing 'Omics to Inform Strategies to Mitigate the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance as a One Water Challenge.
Programme:
Oh Lady Be Good - George Gershwin
Just Friends - John Klenner
Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk/ Cootie Williams
Queen Bee - Sammy Nestico
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Traditional
The End of Term concert for this term is being recorded,
and will be released on Monday, December 13 at 7pm. Please join us for the Premiere. We are pleased to present a wide range of pieces, from an Mendelssohn octet to a Koechlin Trio, performed by eight different groups.
For details, see the program list below. The highlighted movements are the ones included in this video.
Wendy Chun, Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media, will have an in-person discussion with Waterloo faculty and students about her new book, Discriminating Data: Correlation, Neighborhoods, and the New Politics of Recognition (MIT Press, 2021). This event is the second installation of Critical Tech Talk (CTT), a series designed to promote responsible innovation on campus and beyond. CTT is sponsored by every faculty on campus, in addition to the Office of Research and Communitech. The event will also be live-streamed.
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Taher Kahil, Group Leader of the Water Security Research Group at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria, presents "Global water security under changing socio-economic and climate conditions."