Auditions for all ensembles are ongoing
Auditions for all ensembles continues next week. See website for details. All students welcome, you do not need to be a Music or Arts student. Love to sing, love to play music, check it out.
Auditions for all ensembles continues next week. See website for details. All students welcome, you do not need to be a Music or Arts student. Love to sing, love to play music, check it out.
Cynthia Hiebert has performed both traditional and contemporary harpsichord works in Canada, the United States and England. This concert will feature works from the time of Shakespeare to Jimi Hendrix.
Amy Waller Prince, a well-known local soprano, will be performing works from Verdi, Strauss, Dvorak, and Greer. Ms. Prince recently received a Doctorate of Music from Indiana University. She has performed many operatic roles, including Rosalind in Die Fledermaus, and Mabel in the Pirates of Penzance.
Jennifer Brimson Cooper and Mas Sugihara are an imaginative and intense duo that perform both original compositions for the sax and flute, as well as transcriptions of classical pieces. They have toured across the United States, and will be touring Canada this fall. For for more information see their website: The Awea Duo
The JUNO nominated Orchid Ensemble is Lan Tung on the erhu/Chinese violin, Xiao Mei Zhu on the zheng/Chinese zither, and Jonathan Bernard on percussion. The ensemble blends ancient musical instruments and traditions from China and beyond, creating a beautiful new sound.
This concert will explore chamber music repertoire by two Canadian composers: Seven Tableaux from the Song of Songs by Srul Irving Glick, and Selections from Trio, composed by Grebel alumna Erica de la Cruz, setting poetry by University of Waterloo Professor Sarah Tolmie.
Earth Peace, by Carol Ann Weaver, recently composed and compiled in South Africa and Namibia, tells global stories of conflict, pain, resolution and joy. The work contains choral music, string quartet, and readings which represent various troubled parts of our world.
Performers include:
Renaissance Singers, directed by Gordon Burnett
Factory Arts String Quartet
Cello student Vince (Tianren) Gao will be playing works by Ligeti, Beethoven, and Lalo. Free Admission, reception to follow.
Music Professor Kenneth Hull is leads a group of 16 on a 17-Day trip starting tomorrow (June 3) first to London, UK and then to Leipzig, Germany to experience the rich music history and culture in these cities. This trip is part of the Music 355: Music Culture and Travel course offered this Spring term.
Featured events in London include:
On June 9, a Concert of the Global Mennonite Peacebuilding Conference and Festival, will feature choirs, gamelan, and an original composition titled “Earth Peace” by Carol Ann Weaver, Professor Emerita of Music. See event page for details.