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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Balinese Gamelan Concert

The UW Gamelan Ensemble, directed by Dr. Maisie Sum and featuring Balinese guest artist I Dewa Made Suparta, will play a selection of Balinese gamelan pieces.

Free Admission. All are welcome.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: The Western Collective

The Western Collective is a group of faculty members from the piano keysUniversity of Western Ontario. They will be performing the Trio by Rochberg, and a selection of other pieces.

Members include:

Jana Starling, Clarinet
Ron George, French Horn
Sharon Wei, Viola
John Hess, Piano

Thursday, April 2, 2015 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert

The UW Gamelan Ensemble, directed by Dr. Maisie Sum, will play a selection of Balinese gamelan pieces.  If you have never heard this sort of percussion music before, you will find this fascinating.  This concert is part of the WLU series of noon hour concerts.

See WLU Concerts for additional events.

Friday, April 3, 2015 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

UW Chamber Choir Concert: St. Matthew Passion

Together with the Grand Philharmonic Choir and the KW Symphony, the UW Chamber Choir will perform Bach's St. Matthew Passion at the Centre in the Square.  First performed in Leipzig on Good Friday in 1727, the St. Matthew Passion is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of sacred classical music.

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.

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

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.
 

Friday, October 30, 2015 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: The Attacca Quartet

The world renowned Attacca Quartet will be performing the following pieces:

Haydn String Quartet Op.50 no. 6 "The Frog"
Haydn String Quartet Op. 74 no. 2

Attacca QuartetAmy Schroeder, Keiko Tokunaga - violin
Luke Fleming- viola
Andrew Yee - cello

The Attacca Quartet website

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Songs My Mother Never Taught Me

Canadian soprano Leslie Fagan is a regular at Carnegie Hall, and well known to local audiences.  She and pianist Lorin Shalanko will be performing together.
Leslie Fagan, soprano