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Saturday, July 18, 2015 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

University Choir Concert: Bluegrass & Beyond

The World Beloved: Bluegrass & Beyond

Bluegrass Music, also known as "Old Time Music" or "Old Folk Music," is a North America indigenous music founded by immigrants in the early 20th century. Bluegrass incorporates influences from black spirituals, blues and jazz into Maritime traditional songs, fiddle and dance music.  Carol Barnett's The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass is the featured piece.

Discover unique and beautiful interpretations of bluegrass music by the UW University Choir!  Tickets are available at the door.

Sunday, July 26, 2015 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Instrumental Chamber Ensemble Concert

Each Instrumental Chamber Ensemble consists of two to seven players, playing selected pieces from great composers.  Sometimes we have classical guitars or brass groups, but the most common grouping is stringed instruments with a piano accompaniment.  This term we have three different groups performing.

Come join us for a wonderful Sunday evening concert, with delicious Grebel refreshments to follow.

violin

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Earth Voices

This earth-themed concert features Earth Voices, a performance piece by Carol Ann Weaver for readers, soundscape, and visuals, with texts by 24 Mennonite writers from North and South America, Middle East, and Africa.  The soundscape is based on Carol's compositions, on-site field recordings, and visuals, which frame and synergize with the spoken word.  This piece seeks to find voices which can lead us into a deeper knowledge of the earth and our relationship to it.

Friday, September 18, 2015 8:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Earth Music Concert

Music by 12 ACWC Composers (Association of Canadian Women Composers). Featured composers are Hildegard Westerkamp, Emily Doolittle, Gayle Young, Carol Ann Weaver, Jana Skarecky, Laura Pettigrew, Diane Berry, Carmen Braden, Joanne Bender, Caroline Bordignon, Katerina Gimon, and Emily Walker.  Performers include clarinetist Tilly Kooyman; vocalists Rebecca Campbell, Gord Burnett, Valerie Nunn; Laurier Singers conducted by Lee Willingham; Amaranth player Gayle Young; and many more.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Factory Arts String Quartet

Dark Tales: Caplet, Debussy, and Louie

The Factory Arts String Quartet will be playing with guest artist Lori Gemmell, who is a well known local performer and the Principal Harpist for the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. 

Harpist Lori Gemmell

Sunday, October 4, 2015 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Sing Fires of Justice Public Festival of Song and Word

Sing Fires of Justice Public Festival of Song and Word - 10th Anniversary

This concert will include both the UW Chamber Choir directed by Dr. Mark Vuorinen, and the University Choir directed by Dr. Gerard Yun.  Other featured choirs are the Maureen Forrester Singers, Laurier Singers and Concert Choir, as well as the Good Hearted Women Singers.
The speaker for this evening is John Milloy, from the Centre for Public Ethics at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary.

Thursday, October 22, 2015 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Community Gamelan Workshops

The Community Gamelan is a collaborative learning and music-making experience on an ensemble of bronze instruments from the island of Bali. Open to any interested community members, players participate in a satisfying group music-making experience and learn about another culture and its music at the same time.  These are a repeat of the Oct 15 workshops.
Register for workshops or join the Gamelan.