The UW Choir invites you to come to hear a wonderful evening of song and celebration. Selected music spans 4 centuries, with something for everyone's musical preference.
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This term the 3rd place winner from the 2023 Concerto competition will play Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Math and Jazz Music Connection
The connection between music and math is well established, particularly in the Jazz Ensemble at UWaterloo. Every term the ensemble reforms, with over 50% of the players coming from a Math field of study. See article from Waterloo News, courtesy of Melodie Roschman and the Math faculty. If you are interested in joining the Jazz Ensemble next term, here is the link: Jazz Ensemble
Full House Brass are five versatile and creative brass players: two trumpets, one French horn, and two trombones.They play a variety of musical styles ranging from Classical to Jazz, that is both eclectic and entertaining.
The KW Wind Quintet will present a concert for all ages, with a mix of familiar melodies and sprightly new tunes.
The trio of Annette Barbara Vogel (violin), Tom Landshoot (cello) and Mehdi Ghazi (piano) will perform Schoenfield's Cafe Music (hence the title) and Mendelssohn's Trio No. 1 in D minor.
Violinist Jung Tsai, accompanied by pianist Anna Ronai, will perform works by Eugene Ysaye, Karol Szymanovski, and George Gershwin.
Mezzo-soprano Caroline Schmidt will perform songs by Canadian women composers, accompanied by pianist Christine Klaver-Schmidt. These works delve into a variety of aspects of life through song: the beauty of nature and love, but also the pain that makes all of our lives bittersweet.
Andromeda Trio was recently awarded grants from Canada Council for the Arts and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund to commission, workshop and record a piece by Canadian composer, Karen Sunabacka, which will explore Métis-Mennonite relations in Canada, which reflects the ancestries of our ensemble.
An adaption of the Iliad in song, written and performed by Joe Goodkin. This is a sequel to his performance of the Odyssey, also by Homer.