To celebrate Grebel's 60th Anniversary, all three of our choirs will join in song. Two pieces by Grebel alumni have been specially commissioned for this event.
Catherine He, the winner of the 2023 Concerto & Aria Competition, will play Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor with the orchestra.
The University of Waterloo Chamber Choir will join the Grand Philharmonic Choir at Centre in the Square to sing the Mozart Requiem.
Flutist Wendy Wagler, pianist Beth Ann de Sousa, and Cathy Anderson will present a selection of classical works..
Mahler's Quartet in A minor
Faure's Quartet No. 1 in C minor
Presented by members of London's Magistera Soloists.
Soprano Rebecca McKay and pianist Jodie Van der Heide will present a selection of pieces by women composers. Some are well known such as Alma Mahler and other composers not so much, namely Katerina Gimon. However, all will be delightful pieces.
This concert presents European composers in 20 century with variety of compositional style. Violinist Jung Tsai, violist Judith Davenport, and cellist Rebecca Morton are the featured musicians.
Please join us for a special noon hour concert with pianist Mike Janzen. Janzen’s most recent release is The Psalms Project: Volume I & II (2021), a double album of original songs reflecting on the Psalms. Described as “salve for the soul” (John Bailey, JUNO-winner for mixing), this album comprises 19 songs written and composed while recovering from a debilitating concussion just a few years prior.
A concert of mixed American and Canadian Jazz Compositions. Included in the this performance the music of Duke Ellington, Rob McConnell, Pat Metheny, Thelonious Monk and Dave Young.
Stop the Clock is a concert which brings the audience on a walk through nature in the Riviera Maya, Mexico. Please join us for our first Noon Hour concert of the Fall 2023 Term.