Events

Come join us for two lovely evenings of classical music.  Six different ensemble groups will play a selection of pieces, three on Sunday and three on Monday. Selections include pieces by Beethoven, D'Indy, Schumann, Mozzart, Glinka, and Poulenc.  We even have a brass trio this term.  Ben Bolt-Martin, the principal cellist for the Stratford Festival Orchestra, is the director.  Free admission, with a reception to follow.

Nicole studies both Systems Design Engineering and Music at UW. Come and hear her final piano grad recital in the Conrad Grebel Chapel. All welcome.

She will be featuring the work of Chopin, Brahms, Gershwin, Stravinsky, and Scarlatti.

The Music of Sir James MacMillan

​Sunday March 6, 2016 3pm 
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Kitchener
​Choir 21, University of Waterloo Chamber Choir, Grand Philharmonic Choir
Sir James MacMillan, conductor

Everett Hopfner, well known pianist from Manitoba, will be playing a selection of Canadian pieces. 
Pieces include:
Piano Sonata No. 1; L. Enns
The Arrow of Time; E. Enman
Preludes & Afterthoughts: D. Finch

Composer Eric Ross will be playing an instrument called a Theremin, accompanied by video art designed by Mary Ross. Eric Ross Website

The Michael Wood Trio will play a selection of jazz classics.  Michael Wood on vibraphone, Ted Warren on drums, and Mike McClennan on bass.

Students frequently underestimate the importance of preparation for the post undergrad market.  Yamaha artist/educator Michael Wood explores the opportunities for career advancement in the arts.  The metrics of this master class encompasses: the art of selling, the marketing game, networking, business politics/ethics as well as the importance of effective writing and time management.

Founded while its members were still students, the Toronto Percussion Ensemble has been amazing and delighting audiences since 1980 with its unique combination of collective virtuosity and relaxed stage manner. A Toronto Percussion Ensemble concert brings together music of the distant past with music of the here and now, global music with local traditions, and the familiar with the wonderfully exotic.
John Brownell, David Campion, Mark Duggan, and Beverley Johnston are appearing for the 5th time at a Grebel Noon Hour concert.