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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.

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.

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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.

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Friday, September 25, 2015 10:00 am - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

High School Peace Day - "The Art of Peace"

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This interactive, day-long workshop will explore creativity as a tool for working against oppression. Through historic, global and personal case studies, students engage with the concept of peace building as an “art” that often calls for a creative approach.

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

Noon Hour Concert: Factory Arts String Quartet

Dark Tales: Caplet, Debussy, and Louie

The Factory Arts String Quartet will be playing with guest artist Lori Gemmell, who is a well known local performer and the Principal Harpist for the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. 

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Monday, October 5, 2015 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Exploring resilience through the artwork of Shannon Moroney exhibit reception

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Join the MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement in celebrating their Fall 2015 Grebel Gallery exhibit. Hear from the artist, Shannon Moroney, about her journey through trauma toward hope and from Chris Cowie, Executive Director of Community Justice Initiatives, about how he sees resilience in his work at CJI.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour concert: Suprising Shostakovich, Epic Tchaikovsky

A piano trio comprised of Miriam Stewart-Kroeker on the cello, Marcus Scholtes on violin, and Heidi Wall on the piano will be performing the Shostakovich Trio No. 1 and the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A Minor.

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