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orchestra@uwaterloo
Thursday, April 4, 2019 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

German and Austrian Masterpieces: orchestra@uwaterloo

Repertoire includes the Brahms Piano Concerto #2 in Bb major, with Soloist Eric Liang (winner of the 2018 UW Concerto Competition) and Von Suppé ‘s Poet and Peasant Overture plus Bruckner’s  Overture in G minor.

Every two years, orchestra@uwaterloo holds a Concerto and Aria Competition that is open to University of Waterloo students and recent graduates, and is judged by a panel of professional musicians. Winners perform as soloists with the orchestra in a public concert.  The contest is sponsored by Prof. David Taylor. 

Free Admission, tickets available at the door.

Grebel Convocation 2019
Sunday, April 14, 2019 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Grebel Convocation

Conrad Grebel University College honours graduates who have lived and studied at Grebel while completing their University of Waterloo degree programs. This special Convocation takes place several weeks prior to the University of Waterloo Convocations where the official degrees are conferred. Faculty, staff, students, families, and friends celebrate this significant accomplishment together.

We welcome friends and families to this celebration on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 2:00 pm in the Humanities Theatre, Hagey Hall, University of Waterloo.

Groundbreaking for Grebel's Kitchen and Dining Room Expansion
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 4:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Groundbreaking for the Kitchen and Dining Room Expansion

Groundbreaking for Grebel's Kitchen and Dining Room Expansion

You are invited to join the Grebel community as we officially break ground for our Kitchen and Dining Room expansion project! Hear from Grebel President Marcus Shantz and a Board representative, as well as a word from our architects. You'll have a chance to speak with students involved in the project and learn how the renovation and expansion will increase their quality of living at Grebel.

New Fraktur exhibit
Monday, May 6, 2019 8:30 am - Friday, October 25, 2019 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Grebel Gallery Exhibit | New Fraktur

Meg Harder is an interdisciplinary artist working and living in the Grand River Watershed. Harder graduated with a BA in Fine Art from the University of Waterloo, which included a six month exchange at Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem. She studied under Paula Wilson at Haystack Mountain school of crafts in 2018. She was the 2015 Eastern Comma Artist in Residence at Rare Charitable Research Reserve and at Vermont Studio Centre in 2018. She has exhibited at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Contemporary Art Forum of Kitchener and Area, and The Museum, Kitchener.

orchestra@uwaterloo
Monday, May 6, 2019 9:00 am - Tuesday, May 21, 2019 10:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Spring 2019 Ensemble Auditions: Open for registration

orchestra@uwaterloo
Spring 2019 Ensemble auditions are open for registration. See Ensemble page for details. 
In Spring term we offer the Balinese Gamelan, Instrumental Chamber groups, orchestra@uwaterloo, and the University Choir.
The orchestra needs 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, & 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, and a tuba
Timpani, percussion, harp, and strings.

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Thursday, May 9, 2019 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Launch Reception | New Fraktur at the Grebel Gallery

Join us for a reception celebrating the new Grebel Gallery exhibit, New Fraktur, on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 7:30pm. Register here. Meg Harder’s recent work considers the social history of fraktur, an imaginative, densely detailed, and symbolic illuminated folk art practiced by early Mennonite settlers in the region. 

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Friday, June 14, 2019 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert

Balinese Gamelan EnsembleThe Balinese Gamelan is meant to be heard outdoors, so please join us at Waterloo Town Square for a terrific evening concert.  Free admission.  This ensemble is directed by I Dewa Made Suparta, a noted Gamelan composer, and Dr. Maisie Sum.  Stay after the concert to try out an instrument or two.

University Choir
Saturday, July 20, 2019 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Voicescapes: University Choir Concert

University ChoirThe human voice is an incredible instrument, not only capable of carrying text, but also showcasing many different sounds to convey emotion or create atmosphere. Voicescapes will explore some of these capabilities, featuring music by composers such as Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Stephen Hatfield, Morten Lauridsen, and Sarah Hopkins. 

orchestra@uwaterloo
Thursday, July 25, 2019 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Fairy Tales & Legends: orchestra@uwaterloo concert

orchestra@uwaterlooA moving concert of vocal and instrumental music inspired by magical tales and legends.  The music ranges from the enchanting "Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty" ballets by Tchaikovsky to arias from Mozart's "Magic Flute" and Massenet's "Cinderella", as well as orchestral music from Gounod's "Faust" and the great Can-Can from "Orpheus in the Underworld".