Events

Our Convocation Celebration will take place on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 2pm. At the Theatre of the Arts, for all students who have or are completing studies, and plan to graduate, in Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022 or Fall 2022.

Please visit Grebel's official Convocation webpage below for detailed information on how to attend.

The orchestra@UWaterloo is delighted to present our first in person concert with a live audience in two years.  Members are from all six faculties, and this term we will have strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. 

The University Choir is directed by Liska Jetchick.  This term it will feature a wide range of pieces from around the world, including Baba Yetu, Shenendoah, and Flight Song.  

The UWaterloo Chamber Choir end of term concert featured Gabriel Fauré's Requiem, as well as a number of smaller pieces. Directed by Dr. Mark Vuorinen, this 30 voice choir includes many talented singers from multiple Faculties at the University, as well as music majors.

We are glad to report that Jazz Music is alive and well at UWaterloo. This ensemble is directed by Michael Wood, an experienced percussionist who performed at the Stratford Festival for many years. Members come from many different UWaterloo Faculties, Math in particular.  The music is lively and always fun. This term Ernie Kalwa, noted local sax player and Computer Science alumni, joined us for the Winter term.

The live concert took place on April 3, and was recorded to be released on the Grebel You-tube Channel on Monday, April 18th at 7pm.  

We have 7 different Chamber Ensemble groups this term, playing a wide variety of pieces.  

• Sammartini Trio Sonata
• Schubert Piano trio no. 2
• Thomas Arne Trio Sonata
• Brahms Piano trio op. 8
• Schumann Three Pieces for Two Violins and Piano
• Debussy Piano Trio
• Francois Couperin Apotheose de Corelli

An outdoor Farmer's market is the perfect location to enjoy the Balinese Gamelan Ensemble.  Please join us at the Hespeler Village Market at 5pm. Both the student Balinese Gamelan and the Community Gamelan will be performing. Audience members will be able to try out the Gamelan instruments after the concert.

The University Choir performs an eclectic range of music from around the world.  Directed by Liska Jetchick, the choir consists of students and alumni from all six faculties. This Spring term they will perform Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, composed in 1965.  

Please join us for the Spring Term orchestra@uwaterloo concert.  Directed by Daniel Warren, this orchestra includes students from across the University in all 6 Faculties. 

In order to help Engineering students gear up for final exams in Spring term, there will be a one hour Instrumental Chamber Ensemble concert in the Atrium of E7.  Two current ICE groups will be featured.  Please join us for a brief respite from your work.