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Make a Difference Market Flyer
Saturday, November 28, 2015 10:30 am - 2:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Make-a-Difference Market

On Saturday, November 28 from 10:30am to 2:30pm, Grebel students are hosting the Make-A-Difference Market. Come and enjoy local and fair-trade vendors, music, and food! Conrad Grebel University College Atrium, 140 Westmount Road North. peace@grebelife.com

Make a Difference Market Flyer

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Saturday, November 28, 2015 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Inspiration and Peace: University Choir

Join us in exploring music of inspiration and peace, a collection of traditional and not-so-traditional choral works with guest vocalists and musicians sharing some of their most beloved music with us. Seasonal selections include excerpts from world-famous works including Hodie by Ralph Vaughan Williams and A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten. These will be contrasted with modern works including sections of The Requiem For Peace by Larry Nickel and Snow Angel by Sarah Quartel, and high-energy works such as Celtic Mouth Music and others. 

Sunday, November 29, 2015 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

UW Jazz Ensemble

Join us for a delightful afternoon of jazz classics, directed by Michael Wood and performed by the UW Jazz Ensemble.  Reception to follow in the downstairs atrium.

Sunday, November 29, 2015 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Instrumental Chamber Ensemble Concert

celloCome join us for two lovely evenings of classical music.  Six different ensemble groups will play a selection of pieces, three on Sunday and three on Monday. Selections include pieces by Beethoven, D'Indy, Schumann, Mozzart, Glinka, and Poulenc.  We even have a brass trio this term.  Ben Bolt-Martin, the principal cellist for the Stratford Festival Orchestra, is the director.  Free admission, with a

Conchies Speak Exhibit
Thursday, January 7, 2016 12:00 am - Friday, April 21, 2017 12:00 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Conchies Speak: Ontario Mennonites in Alternative Service

Conchies Speak Exhibit

Until April 2017

New Exhibit at the Mennonite Archives of Ontario:

“Conchies Speak: Ontario Mennonites in Alternative Service.”

During the Second World War, 2,600 Ontario Mennonite men served in conscientious objector work camps. Through archival records, this exhibit recovers their voices and stories.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Sounds Like Canada

Everett Hopfner, pianistEverett Hopfner, well known pianist from Manitoba, will be playing a selection of Canadian pieces. 
Pieces include:
Piano Sonata No. 1; L. Enns
The Arrow of Time; E. Enman
Preludes & Afterthoughts: D. Finch

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Music of the Future

Composer Eric Ross will be playing an instrument called a Theremin, accompanied by video art designed by Mary Ross.  To hear a sample of this eerie music, click here.Eric Ross on theremin

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Straight, No Chaser

The Michael Wood Trio will play a selection of jazz classics.  Michael Wood on vibraphone, Ted Warren on drums, and Mike McClennan on bass.
Michael Wood Trio

For more information on Michael Wood see his website.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Timepoints

Founded while its members were still students, the Toronto Percussion Ensemble has been amazing and delighting audiences since 1980 with its unique combination of collective virtuosity and relaxed stage manner. A Toronto Percussion Ensemble concert brings together music of the distant past with music of the here and now, global music with local traditions, and the familiar with the wonderfully exotic.
John Brownell, David Campion, Mark Duggan, and Beverley Johnston are appearing for the 5th time at a Grebel Noon Hour concert.

Sir James MacMillan
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Public Lecture: The Spiritual in Music with Sir James MacMillan

Scotland's most celebrated composer, Sir James MacMillan will be the 2016 Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar. His musical language is flooded with influences from his Scottish heritage, Catholic faith, social conscience and close connection with Celtic folk music, blended with influences from Far Eastern, Scandinavian and Eastern European music.