Toronto based award winning violinist Subhadra Vijaykumar brings the unique sounds of her Carnatic (South Indian classical) violin to the Chapel at Conrad Grebel. Subhadra will explain Carnatic Music and how the Carnatic violin, while being identical to the western violin, still differs from it.
Amelia Grace Yates, D.M.A., is a pianist, adjudicator, and instructor from Ancaster Ontario. A recent graduate of the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Yates’s research focusses on the solo piano music of Canadian composer Ann Southam. She is passionate about researching and performing the music of contemporary Canadian composers. In addition to performing as a soloist, Dr. Yates also enjoys collaborating with others in chamber groups and working with large ensembles and choirs.
"We will be presenting a recital of English songs and duets by British, Canadian, and American composers, including Vaughan Williams, Barber, Finzi, Larsen, Raminsh, and Weill. Since the partnership between poetry and music is so essential to art song, we wanted to return to our linguistic roots by presenting songs written in our mother tongue.
KW Symphony stand-mates Talia and Ian, supported by Guelph key and law expert Elliott, present music from a variety of eras, bass music and transcriptions, familiar and obscure. The audience will even discover how a group of French composers in the 19th century created their own “fake news”
This lovely music is worth listening to more than once. Although all three composers are considered 20th century musicians, the pieces contain a lyrical sense that is smooth and rich.
This concert has sadly been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. It will likely be rescheduled in a different term. You can see previous concerts by choosing past events in the search field.
Dr. Gerard Yun, shakuhachi (Japanese Zen Buddhist Vertical flute)
Nathan Stretch, acoustic and electric guitars
Music of living plants in real time (plant sonification by PlantChoir, Kingston, Ontario)
Please join us for a wonderful end of term Ensemble concert series. These will remain posted until next term.
The University of Waterloo Chamber Choir sings a varied program including works by Indigenous composer Andrew Balfour, Indian-American composer Reena Esmail and Haitian-American composer Sydney Guillaume. Other composers whose works will be performed include Healey Willan, Rene Clausen, Benjamin Britten and Morton Lauridsen.
This choir is conducted by Prof. Mark Vuorinen, who also conducts the Elora Singers and the Grand Philharmonic Choir.
Please join us for a joint online concert with the University of Waterloo Balinese Gamelan Ensemble and the Grebel Community Gamelan. The video premiere will be released on Thursday, December 9 at 7pm, and will be posted on this website. The Balinese Gamelan Ensemble is directed by Dewa Suparta, a musician, composer, and teacher from Bali, Indonesia. Dewa Suparta is our Artist-in-Residence and has been at Conrad Grebel since 2014.