Conrad Grebel University College

Hello Grebel!

Please join the UW Chamber Choir at 4:15 on Tuesday November 29 in the Atrium for a short CD release event.  There will be food and drink provided and the Chamber Choir will perform a short selection of pieces from their current repertoire.  Please come and join in recognizing the work of these students. 

On the island of Bali, Indonesia there is a plethora of musical ensembles called gamelan, the local term for a set of instruments made primarily of bronze or bamboo. The UWaterloo Department of Music at Conrad Grebel University College is home to a gamelan semara dana consisting of bronze gongs and metallophones, drums, and bamboo flutes. 

Reaching out: a unique exploration of cross-cultural and inter-cultural community song.  The University choir will sing works from within our own community, originating in Estonia, Iran, Senegal, New Zealand, and Bali. Join us for a unique choral experience.

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.

Directed by Dr. Maisie Sum and Artist-in-Residence I Dewa Made Suparta, the UW Gamelan Ensemble will perform a selection of pieces that illustrate this type of "world music".  

Canadian soprano Leslie Fagan is a regular at Carnegie Hall, and well known to local audiences.  She and pianist Lorin Shalanko will be performing together.