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Annual General Meeting Invitation
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

AGM and Strategic Plan Launch

You're invited to join the Board of Governors for Grebel's Annual Meeting (and dessert!) on Tuesday, October 4 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM in Grebel's new dining room. You'll learn about the last year at Grebel and look to the future with the launch of a new three-year Strategic Plan. This meeting is open to anyone who is interested in the life and work of the College.

Taste of Grebel
Saturday, October 29, 2022 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Taste of Grebel

Friends and family of Grebel residents and associates are invited to share the day with us. We are planning a host of activities and events that will give you a sample of the student experience at Grebel. This, of course, includes a great meal and an opportunity to connect with students, staff and faculty.

Alumni gathering
Friday, November 4, 2022 8:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Grebel Alumni & Friends Gathering in PA

Inviting Grebel Alumni and Friends to gather in Pennsylvania

On the first weekend in November, some Grebel students led by Centre for Peace Advancement Director Paul Heidebrecht, along with President Marcus Shantz and Director of Advancement Fred W. Martin, will be in Lancaster to attend the MEDA convention. We want to take this opportunity to gather Grebel alumni, parents, and supporters from Pennsylvania to an informal reception on:

open house invitation
Saturday, November 5, 2022 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Fall Open House

Come visit Grebel and the University of Waterloo in person!

On Saturday, November 5th, our doors will be open to prospective students to learn about our faculties, programs, and student life.

Register through University of Waterloo.

Plan your visit

Free Parking

Grebel has free parking all day! Grebel's parking entrance is off of Westmount Road North. Look for the red Grebel banners! 

A stack of hymn books in the Grebel Chapel
Sunday, November 20, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Voices Together: A Celebration of Church Song

WK United Mennonite Church Hymn Festival

Please join us for a celebration of the diversity of church song in the Voices Together Hymnal, complete with congregational singing. Sing hymns and worship songs from German Mennonite, African American, Laotian, Ethiopian and other Christian traditions along with other lovers of church song.

UWaterloo orchestra performing
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Music from the Cold: Orchestra End of Term Concert

Orchestra @ Knox

Every two years the Orchestra@uwaterloo has a Concerto & Aria Competition, where the first prize is to play a solo with the orchestra.  We are catching up on the pre-covid pandemic winners, and are delighted to present the first Runner-up from the 2020 competition, Garnet Zhao.  Garnet will be performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18. 

Closeup of Gamelan instrument keys
Friday, November 25, 2022 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble End of Term Concert

Balinese Gamelan Concert

Please join us for the end of term concert at Knox Presbyterian Church on Friday, November 25 at 7:30pm.  Gamelan ensembles are primarily percussive instruments made of bronze and bamboo  but  may include drums, flutes, strings, and voice. An oral tradition taught and learned collectively, repertoire is transmitted in a group setting without the use of sheet music. Directed by Balinese artist I Dewa Made Suparta since 2014, the students experience a communal process of creating music while also learning about the culture of Bali. See a brief interview with I Dewa Made Suparta explaining the Gamelan.

A golden Christmas ornament hanging on Christmas tree
Saturday, November 26, 2022 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Wintertide: University Choir End of Term Concert

End of Term Concert

Come and join the University Choir as they explore themes of winter through works by G.F. Handel, Randall Stroope, Edward Elgar, Randall Thompson, and many more.  Whether surrounded by the joyous runs of For Unto Us a Child is Born or the whistling wind of Rajaton's Pakkanen, there is sure to be a piece for everyone.

A snow-laden Christmas tree with red ornaments on its branches
Sunday, November 27, 2022 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

A Light of Song: Chamber Choir End of Term Concert

The fall Chamber Choir program explores themes of light and night in music that spans five hundred years, written by composers such as Palestrina, Josquin and Victoria of the Renaissance and Eric Whitacre, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Sarah Quartel of our own time.
The Choir will be accompanied by  Madeline Weber, piano and a string quartet:
Karen Fu (violin), Frank Wang (violin), Ewan Simms (viola) and Robert Choi (cello)

Colourful instruments side-by-side with the word Jazz below
Sunday, December 4, 2022 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

The Canadian Connection: Jazz Ensemble End of Term Concert

Jazz Ensemble - End of Term Concert

Directed by Michael Wood, the 20 member Jazz Ensemble will present a concert featuring Canadian compositions and their composers.