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Full House Brass consists of five versatile and creative brass players: two trumpets, one French horn, and two trombones. Members Deb Lacoste, Dave Manning, Randi Patterson, Carolyn Culp, and Susan Follows also play individually with local orchestras and other brass groups. This concert will feature arrangements of dance music, including waltzes, tangos, polkas, a soft shoe, and more.

No matter your program, no matter your year, anyone can participate in music ensembles at Conrad Grebel University College at the University of Waterloo! Joining an ensemble is an ideal way for any student to keep music in their lives, especially those who are studying another subject and are craving musical opportunities.

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Our Convocation Celebration will take place on YouTube premiering at 2 pm (eastern standard time) on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Winner Ashley playing with accompanist Anna Ronai

We regret to inform you that we have decided to postpone the February 2022 Concerto & Aria Competition to February 2023. The first Covid shutdown occurred shortly after the 2020 competition, so we have not had a chance for the winners from that competition to perform with the orchestra. Given the uncertainty surrounding the current covid situation, the Music Department in

END OF TERM CONCERTS are an important part of Ensembles that we have really been missing, so towards that end we are holding a virtual concert. The Balinese Gamelan Ensemble, Chapel Choir, Choirs@UWaterloo, Integrated Instrumental Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble will all be participating. Stay tuned for further details.

If you want to see a Grebel musical like no other, this is definitely your chance to do so. So many members of the community have come together to put together a show that will exceed what many would think possible during a pandemic.

Music plays an important role in the Conrad Grebel University College community, allowing audiences and musicians to share and experience stories told through song and the hearts of passionate artists. After a successful Noon Hour Concert Series@Home in the fall, Grebel’s concerts will continue in the same format this winter 2021 term. Grebel is very thankful to Staebler Insurance for sponsoring this series.

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Celebrate the release of the new Hymnal, Voices Together, virtually, complete with hymns and a presentation by Sarah Kathleen Johnson.

Starting January 27, 2021 and continuing through to March 24, recitals and interviews with professional musicians filmed specifically for our Noon Hour Concert series will premiere on the Grebel Youtube Channel at 12:30PM most Wednesdays. The series is free, and no registration is required. Simply subscribe to the Grebel YouTube channel for notifications, or follow the Grebel Facebook page for weekly reminders. See below for the concert schedule and video links.

This concert will feature Robert Schumann's Symphonic Etudes Op. 13. Robert Schumann began writing his Symphonic Etudes in 1834. It consists of a series of studies which are written in the form of variations upon a theme by Baron von Fricken. The lyrical theme is heard at the beginning, after which a very imaginative and virtuosic sequence of variations begins.

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Noon Hour Concert: Pandemic Polka with the Full House Brass (online)

Fall Term Music Ensembles Available for Everyone

Convocation 2021

Orchestra@UWaterloo Concerto & Aria Competition 2022

Online Ensemble Concert - Winter 2021

Big Fish Musical

Winter Noon Hour Concerts to Focus on Songs and Stories

Hymnal Celebration with Sarah Johnson

Noon Hour Concerts at Home: Winter 2021

Noon Hour Concert: Schumann's Symphonic Etudes Op. 13