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Scotland's most celebrated composer, Sir James MacMillan will be the 2016 Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar. His musical language is flooded with influences from his Scottish heritage, Catholic faith, social conscience and close connection with Celtic folk music, blended with influences from Far Eastern, Scandinavian and Eastern European music.

Professor Troy Osborne speaks on

"The Bottle, the Dagger, and The Ring: Church Discipline and Dutch Mennonite Identity in the Seventeenth Century."

Join the MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement in celebrating their Fall 2015 Grebel Gallery exhibit. Hear from the artist, Shannon Moroney, about her journey through trauma toward hope and from Chris Cowie, Executive Director of Community Justice Initiatives, about how he sees resilience in his work at CJI.

2015-2016 Lecturer:
Dr. Janneken Smucker​

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Lecture and Dinner to support the Mennonite Archives of Ontario and Mennonite Studies at Conrad Grebel.

Tickets are $75 ($45 Charitable receipt).  Contact Alison Enns (519) 885-0220 x 24217 or aenns@uwaterloo.ca

This is a "must hear" event for anyone interested in "World Music".  This percussion ensemble will perform a selection of very intricate pieces from the Island of Bali, Indonesia.  Directed by Dr. Maisie Sum, with Artist-in-Residence I Dewa Made Suparta.  All ages welcome.  This concert is also an International Education Week Event.

Join us in exploring music of inspiration and peace, a collection of traditional and not-so-traditional choral works with guest vocalists and musicians sharing some of their most beloved music with us. Seasonal selections include excerpts from world-famous works including Hodie by Ralph Vaughan Williams and A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten. These will be contrasted with modern works including sections of The Requiem For Peace by Larry Nickel and Snow Angel by Sarah Quartel, and high-energy works such as Celtic Mouth Music and others. 

Come join us for two lovely evenings of classical music.  Six different ensemble groups will play a selection of pieces, three on Sunday and three on Monday. Selections include pieces by Beethoven, D'Indy, Schumann, Mozzart, Glinka, and Poulenc.  We even have a brass trio this term.  Ben Bolt-Martin, the principal cellist for the Stratford Festival Orchestra, is the director.  Free admission, with a

Join us for a delightful afternoon of jazz classics, directed by Michael Wood and performed by the UW Jazz Ensemble.  Reception to follow in the downstairs atrium.

Pärt's rarely performed composition frames the Gospel of John from the New Testament in a meditative, almost hypnotic style. It was inspired by medieval music and the minimalism for which he is famous.  This concert is part of a celebration fo the ​80th birthday of Arvo Pärt, so well loved and admired by listeners worldwide.