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Rempel Reception
Grebel Alumni and Friends are invited to a reception hosted by John Rempel and the Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre (TMTC)
Featuring Al Armstrong’s "Big Al, Proprietor" and special guest Big Rude Jake
Spirituality & Aging Seminar
Spirituality, Friendship, and Community in Late Life
Conrad Grebel Great Hall
Guest Speakers Dr. Susan & Rev. John McFadden
Spirituality and Aging is a program area of the Research Institute for Aging. Its two-fold purpose is to promote research in the field of spirituality and aging that will enhance the the well-being of older adults, and to be a resource to students, community clergy, chaplains, and caregivers through university classes, public lectures, and workshops.
Book Launch - "Seeking Places of Peace" (Global Mennonite History- North America)
Come celebrate the book launch of "Seeking Places of Peace: Global Mennonite History - North America" by Royden Loewen and Steven M. Nolt. Overseen by historians John A. Lapp and C. Arnold Snyder, this North American Mennonite history book is the fifth and final volume in the Global Mennonite History Series sponsored by Mennonite World Conference.
Arnold Snyder will provide a short overview of the project. Royden Loewen will also be in attendance.
Copies will be available.
"Seeking Places of Peace" - 400 pages, paperback, $11.95
East-West Concert
Gerard Yun, director
Together with the Menno Singers
Waterloo North Mennonite Church
100 Benjamin Road, Waterloo
Free admission
Mennofolk Concert
Patio Set
3:15 Dan Kruger
4:00 Quiet in the Land
Great Hall Set
3:45 Jeff Gundy
4:30 Bryan Moyer Suderman
5:15 Songs of Place
Patio Set:
Sonic Convergences
Orchestral Music by:
- Larry Warkentin
- Janet Peachey
- Carol Ann Weaver
- Caroline Bordignon
with Waterloo Chamber Players (Orchestra)
- Ben Bolt-Martin, conductor
Multimedia Music
"Earth Songs" by Cecilia Kim with Korean traditional players and projected visuals
Kalahari Journey
Music, Sounds and Visuals from Africa
African traditional songs
- Festival Choir with Mark Vourinen, conductor
- University Choir with Gerald Yun, conductor
African-influenced music
- Carol Ann Weaver and Rebecca Campbell
Keynote Address
"Hearing Songs from the Earth - Kalahari Soundscapes and Visuals"
by Gus and Margie Mills
Dawn Concert
with music on the lake by R. Murray Schafer
also music by Jennifer Butler and Emily Doolittle
Featuring
Choral Concert
Waterloo Inter - Mennonite Children's Choir
Carolyn Neumann VanderBurgh, conductor
Rockway Collegiate Concert Combo
Marlys Neufeldt, conductor
TACTUS Choral Ensemble
Catherine Robertson, conductor
Grebel Gamelan
Maisie Sum, conductor
Festival Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor