The Music of Sir James MacMillan

Sunday, March 6, 2016 3:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

James MacMillan
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.

The Music of Sir James MacMillan

​Sunday March 6, 2016 3:00 pm 
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Kitchener
​Choir 21, University of Waterloo Chamber Choir, Grand Philharmonic Choir
Sir James MacMillan, conductor

Tickets available for purchase at Conrad Grebel University College and online at GrandPhil Ticket Sales
Limited number of tickets available at the door as well.
Adults - $30, Under 30 - $14, Children and Youth - $5

Sir James MacMillan at Conrad Grebel University College

Details for the public lecture on March 1, 2016

About Sir James MacMillan

Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar Lecture 

Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky
The Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar Lecture was established in 2004 to honour Rodney’s tenure and Lorna’s involvement at Conrad Grebel University College.

Dr. Rodney Sawatsky joined the faculty of Conrad Grebel in 1974, teaching in the areas of History, Religious Studies, Mennonite Studies, and Peace and Conflict Studies. He served the college as Academic Dean from 1974-89 and as President from 1989-94.

Sawatsky provided inspiration and impetus for the development of the College’s graduate program in Theological Studies. As Dean and then President he significantly shaped the strong faculty that defined Grebel’s distinctive academic profile for more than three decades.

Rodney and his wife Lorna were key figures at Conrad Grebel, the University of Waterloo, and in the local community. Since Rodney’s death in 2004, Lorna has continued to support and advocate for causes that were important to them both.

In keeping with Rodney Sawatsky’s own academic interests, the Sawatsky Visiting Scholar is awarded to renowned scholars, practitioners and performers — representing a wide range of academic and creative disciplines — who bring their expertise to the Grebel community.

Contributions to the endowment fund that supports the Sawatsky Visiting Scholar are welcome. See Director of Development, Fred W. Martin.