Well known local brass group, the Full House Brass, will be performing both classical and modern favourites. Group includes:
Debra Lacoste & Dave Manning - trumpet
Carolyn Culp and Susan Follows - trombone
Randi Patterson - French horn
Pianist Heidi Wall and soprano Natasha Campbell will be featured in this concert. Program includes a piano sonata by Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff's Op 21.
Websites: Natasha Campbell
Heidi Wall
The well-known Ménage à Six String Sextet from Toronto
will be playing the Korngold String Sextet. Although primarily known as a film composer, Erich Korngold also wrote many classical pieces.
Recognized for his talents as a gifted, emerging choral conductor, Professor Mark Vuorinen was awarded the prestigious Leslie Bell Prize on December 11, 2016. Vuorinen is Assistant Professor of Music at Conrad Grebel University College and the University of Waterloo, where he oversees the choral program, conducts the University of Waterloo Chamber Choir, and teaches courses in conducting.
Toronto, December 7, 2016 – The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) today announced Mark Vuorinen as the recipient of the 2016 Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting. He will receive the award at the Grand Philharmonic Choir’s Christmas Homecoming concert at Kitchener’s Centre In The Square on Sunday, December 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Please join the UW Chamber Choir at 4:15 on Tuesday November 29 in the Atrium for a short CD release event. There will be food and drink provided and the Chamber Choir will perform a short selection of pieces from their current repertoire. Please come and join in recognizing the work of these students.
If you would like a copy of A New Song, they will be on sale during the event for $15.
The UW Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Mark Vuorinen, has released a new CD entitled A New Song. It includes pieces by James MacMillan, Jeff Enns, and other well-known composers. Available for $15 in the Music Office at Conrad Grebel, Room 1103.
Three different student chamber music groups will perform pieces by Handel, Koechlin, and other composers. Free admission, reception to follow.
The UW Jazz Ensemble will have a fabulous term end concert, featuring the music of Rob McConnell, Sammy Nestico, Chuck Mangione, & more!
Soaring trumpet and sax solos will impress you.
