This is the Student Jazz Ensemble End of Term Concert, directed by Michael Wood. Featured composers include Dave Brubeck, Chuck Mangione, and more.
Magdalena Tomsinska will play various plucked instruments originating between the 13th and the 17th century. Rebecca MacKay will sing period pieces that showcase the instruments.
Andromeda Trio was recently awarded grants from Canada Council for the Arts and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund to commission, workshop and record a piece by Canadian composer, Karen Sunabacka, which will explore Métis-Mennonite relations in Canada, which reflects the ancestries of our ensemble.
Mezzo-soprano Caroline Schmidt will perform songs by Canadian women composers, accompanied by pianist Christine Klaver-Schmidt. These works delve into a variety of aspects of life through song: the beauty of nature and love, but also the pain that makes all of our lives bittersweet.
Violinist Jung Tsai, accompanied by pianist Anna Ronai, will perform works by Eugene Ysaye, Karol Szymanovski, and George Gershwin.
An adaption of the Iliad in song, written and performed by Joe Goodkin. This is a sequel to his performance of the Odyssey, also by Homer.
The trio of Annette Barbara Vogel (violin), Tom Landshoot (cello) and Mehdi Ghazi (piano) will perform Schoenfield's Cafe Music (hence the title) and Mendelssohn's Trio No. 1 in D minor.
The KW Wind Quintet will present a concert for all ages, with a mix of familiar melodies and sprightly new tunes.
Full House Brass are five versatile and creative brass players: two trumpets, one French horn, and two trombones.They play a variety of musical styles ranging from Classical to Jazz, that is both eclectic and entertaining.
This term the 3rd place winner from the 2023 Concerto competition will play Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor.