Join us for Grebel's Annual General Meeting to hear "Stories from the Grebel Table" in the Great Hall.
Refreshments, music and stories will be part of this important yearly marker.
In celebration of the International Day of Peace, Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to be organizing Peace Week - a week of events to acknowledge and raise awareness for several peace related issues.
This term we have three different chamber ensembles, playing pieces by Beethoven, Khachaturian, and Bruch respectively.
Come join us for a wonderful Sunday evening concert, with delicious Grebel refreshments to follow.
Featured pieces:
Beethoven Piano Trio I, Op 1, No 1
Bruch Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 5
Khachaturian Trio for Clarinet, Violin, & Piano
The World Beloved: Bluegrass & Beyond
Bluegrass Music, also known as "Old Time Music" or "Old Folk Music," is a North America indigenous music founded by immigrants in the early 20th century. Bluegrass incorporates influences from black spirituals, blues and jazz into Maritime traditional songs, fiddle and dance music. Carol Barnett's The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass is the featured piece.
The UW Gamelan Ensemble, directed by Dr. Maisie Sum and featuring Balinese guest artist I Dewa Made Suparta, will play a selection of Balinese gamelan pieces.
Free Admission. All are welcome.
Please join us for an exciting presentation by Conrad Grebel’s Dean, Dr. Trevor Bechtel!
Speaker: Trevor Bechtel, Conrad Grebel University College, UW
Date: Thursday March 26, 2015
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: AL 211
Refreshments will be provided.
What: “Journeying Towards Reconciliation: Reflections from a post-TRC South Africa
Who: Andrew Suderman, Director of the Anabaptist Network in South Africa (ANiSA)
Where: Community Education Room, Conrad Grebel University College
When: Thursday February 26 2015, 7-9pm
The University of Waterloo Department of Music presents a Music Symposium to all students (current and prospective), staff, faculty and members of the community. The department has invited Dr. Joshua D. Pilzer and Dr. Trichy Sankaran to give a keynote presentation and a lecture demonstration.
This is an opportunity to attend various open events including classes, rehearsals and student performances.
For more information, please refer to the symposium website.
Together with the Grand Philharmonic Choir and the KW Symphony, the UW Chamber Choir will perform Bach's St. Matthew Passion at the Centre in the Square. First performed in Leipzig on Good Friday in 1727, the St. Matthew Passion is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of sacred classical music. This Good Friday performance has become a cherished tradition in Waterloo Region. Mark Vuorinen is both the director of the UW Chamber Choir and the Grand Philharmonic Choir.
Each Instrumental Chamber Ensemble consists of two to seven players, playing selected pieces from great composers. Sometimes we have classical guitars or brass groups, but the most common grouping is stringed instruments with a piano accompaniment.
We have the Schubert String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden", Brahms clarinet trio op. 114, Boccherini piano quintet No. 6 "The Night Watch in Madrid" and Florent Schmitt's Sonatine en trio.
Come join us for a delightful Sunday evening concert, with delicious Grebel refreshments to follow.