Gerard Yun, director
Together with the Menno Singers
Waterloo North Mennonite Church
100 Benjamin Road, Waterloo
Free admission
Join us Sunday, September 21, 2014 for an interactive community celebration for all ages at the NEW MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement!
Where: Conrad Grebel University College (140 Westmount Rd N, Waterloo)
Time: 2-5 pm; Welcome and introductions at 3:00 pm
Known for the passion and brilliance of their performances, Duo Concertante (Nancy Dahn, violin, and Timothy Steeves, piano) will be performing two Schubert pieces and Incarnation, a specially commissioned piece by Chan Ka Nin.
See the Duo Concertante website for more details about these amazing performers from St John's, Newfoundland - who made their Carnegie Hall
debut in February 2013.
Stephanie Kramer, soprano
Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo soprano
Magdalena Tomsinska, renaissance lute & baroque guitar
Renowned local musician Kevin Ramessar plays classical guitar. Music from classical, jazz, folk & popular idioms, re-imagined for six strings. See the Ramessar website for more details about his music, including his newly released CD, Snow on Snow. 
Well known local performers Mary-Catherine McNinch-Pazzano (jazz vocalist) and Mike Grace (bass) will perform a selection of classic jazz music. See Mary-Catherine's website for more information on their performances.
Well known South Indian percussionist Dr. Trichy Sankaran will perform some classic Indian music. He will also talk about the subject of ‘time keeping’ and ‘time marking’, giving a number of examples from diverse music cultures from across the world. See his website for more information on his work: Trichy Sankaran
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.
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.
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".