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Sunday, March 29, 2015 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Instrumental Chamber Ensemble Concert

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.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Balinese Gamelan Concert

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.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: The Western Collective

The Western Collective is a group of faculty members from the University of Western Ontario.  They will be performing the Trio by Rochberg, and a selection of other pieces.  Members include:

Jana Starling, Clarinepiano keyst
Ron George, French Horn
Sharon Wei, Viola
John Hess, Piano

Friday, April 3, 2015 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Chamber Choir Concert: St. Matthew Passion

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.

Thursday, June 11, 2015 6:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Ralph and Eileen Lebold Leadership Training Fundraising Banquet

Rudy BaergenThis year’s banquet will feature a talk on Multicultural Learning by Rudy Baergen, interim pastor at Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church.

Tickets are $50 (with $25 charitable receipt) and can be purchased through MCEC's website on line or in person at reception at Conrad Grebel. 

Punch at 6:30 p.m. – Dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 18, 2015 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

University Choir Concert: Bluegrass & Beyond

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.

Sunday, July 26, 2015 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Instrumental Chamber Ensemble Concert

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.

violin

Featured pieces:

Beethoven Piano Trio I, Op 1, No 1 

Bruch Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 5

Khachaturian Trio for Clarinet, Violin, & Piano

Monday, August 24, 2015 1:34 pm - 1:34 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert:

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".  

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Earth Voices

This earth-themed concert features Earth Voices, a performance piece by Carol Ann Weaver for readers, soundscape, and visuals, with texts by 24 Mennonite writers from North and South America, Middle East, and Africa.  The soundscape is based on Carol's compositions, on-site field recordings, and visuals, which frame and synergize with the spoken word.  This piece seeks to find voices which can lead us into a deeper knowledge of the earth and our relationship to it.