Every two years the Orchestra@uwaterloo has a Concerto & Aria Competition, where the first prize is to play a solo with the orchestra. We are catching up on the pre-covid pandemic winners, and are delighted to present the first Runner-up from the 2020 competition, Garnet Zhao. Garnet will be performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18.
Please join us for a celebration of the diversity of church song in the Voices Together Hymnal, complete with congregational singing. Sing hymns and worship songs from German Mennonite, African American, Laotian, Ethiopian and other Christian traditions along with other lovers of church song.
“When our students think about the future, climate change is their single greatest concern,” noted Conrad Grebel University College President Marcus Shantz. “Grebel must respond in ways that generate hope and inspiration for our students.”
On the first weekend in November, some Grebel students led by Centre for Peace Advancement Director Paul Heidebrecht, along with President Marcus Shantz and Director of Advancement Fred W. Martin, will be in Lancaster to attend the MEDA convention. We want to take this opportunity to gather Grebel alumni, parents, and supporters from Pennsylvania to an informal reception on:
Today, Scotland’s patron saint, Andrew the Apostle, anchors Scottish national identity in an annual holiday on his feast day. But in the century leading up to the Scottish declaration of independence, the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, Saint Andrew’s significance expanded from that of a local saint to become the central figure in the foundation of Christianized Scotland. This lecture will feature the performance of medieval liturgical music made at the Cathedral of St Andrews to celebrate Saint Andrew’s relics, showing how liturgical music shaped history. The music will be performed by renowned counter-tenor, Daniel Cabena.
You're invited to join the Board of Governors for Grebel's Annual Meeting (and dessert!) on Tuesday, October 4 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM in Grebel's new dining room. You'll learn about the last year at Grebel and look to the future with the launch of a new three-year Strategic Plan. This meeting is open to anyone who is interested in the life and work of the College.
Join us for our launch of Richard Lougheed's book, Menno's Descendant in Québec, following a meeting of the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario. You are warmly welcomed to attend this meeting, starting at 1:30, or arrive in time for the launch itself at 2:00. A light reception will follow.
This event has been postponed.
What language did Amish Mennonites speak when they began migrating to Southern Ontario from dialectally-diverse regions in German-speaking Central Europe?
Last month, the Theatre of the Arts at the University of Waterloo was brimming with thrumming beats, haunting voices, layered melodies, and a unique blend of electronic cello and traditional Indigenous music. As part of the Indigenous-Mennonite Encounters conference organized by Conrad Grebel University College, Indigenous and Mennonite musicians offered a concert that addressed relationships, beauty, nature, hope, and betrayal.