Scotland's most celebrated composer, Sir James MacMillan will be the 2016 Rod and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar.
A trio consisting of Catherine Robertson (piano), Andrew Chung (violin), and Ben Bolt-Martin (cello), will be performing.
Scotland's most celebrated composer, Sir James MacMillan will be the 2016 Rod and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar. His musical language is flooded with influences from his Scottish heritage, Catholic faith, social conscience and close connection with Celtic folk music, blended with influences from Far Eastern, Scandinavia
Join our Music 260 Symphony class in hosting a panel discussion on "The State of the Symphony" with members of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony organization:
Edwin Outwater, Music Director
Catherine Copp, Chair of the Board of Directors
Sophie Drounin, long time Violinist in the orchestra
Moderator: Dr. Prof. Debra Lacoste
Kathryn Ladano, bass clarinet and Richard Burrows, percussion.
This is the final of the "68" Haydn String Quartet concerts. The title refers to the 68 string quartets that Haydn wrote over the course of his life. Each exhibits its own unique characteristics and compositional techniques. The members of the Attacca Quartet have been so captivated by these works that it felt only natural to feature a number of Haydn string quartets as an entire program, as opposed to the usual tradition of hearing only one as a concert opener.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Op 54, No 3
Op 76, No 5
Join us for Waterloo’s open house for applicants and admitted students.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
10 am to 4 pm
The Faculty of Arts Department of Music and Conrad Grebel University College invites you to come and see our facilities and hear first-hand from current students what's it's like to study here!
Come and hear Ingira Reimer (Joint Music and Psychology) perform her flute graduation recital for Music 428. Playing works by Piazzolla, Bach, Mozart, and Prokofieff.
Reception to follow.
Music students participating in the Winter 2016 Music Studio program perform music they have studied this term. 
Canadian tenor Colin Ainsworth has distinguished himself with his exceptional singing, remarkable diction, and diverse repertoire stretching from the Baroque to modern music. He very recently played Renaud in Opera Atelier's Armide, on stage in Versaille. For this concert he will be accompanied by William Aide on the piano. William Aide is a very well known Canadian pianist, known for both his solo work and as an accompanist.