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Thursday, March 22, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

UWaterloo Balinese Gamelan Concert

dancer & gamelanDirected by Dr. Maisie Sum and featuring Grebel Artist-in-Residence I Dewa Made Suparta, the UW Balinese Gamelan and the Grebel Community Gamelan will perform a mix of contemporary pieces and traditional classics.  Come find out why people who love music are fascinated by the gamelan.

Free admission, and a chance to try the gamelan yourself after the concert.

Saturday, March 24, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

University Choir: Gloria!

Gloria! Songs of Joy. Sometimes known as the Hymn of Angels, the Latin Gloria is one of the most exuberant and ecstatic of sacred texts. Join the UW Choir in a fusion of Medieval, Classical, Jazz, and Global Musics in an exploration of musical joy. Includes works by Bach, Mozart, Poulenc, Esenvalds, and a host of others. The perfect balm for the Canadian Winter blues.

University Choir with Dr. Gerard Yun

Sunday, March 25, 2018 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Jazz @UWaterloo Concert

The UWaterloo Jazz Ensemble will perform a mix of jazz standards from Gordon Goodwin, Count Basie, Wayne Shorter, Duke Ellington, and more.  Directed by well know percussionist Michael Wood, the ensemble consists of 20 UW jazz aficionados.  

Jazz Ensemble

Tickets available at the door, reception to follow.

Sunday, March 25, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Instrumental Chamber Ensemble Concert

Five different Chamber Ensembles, and sixteen talented musicians using 5 different instruments.  A lovely way to spend a Winter evening.  Directed by Ben Bolt-Martin.  Free Admission, reception to follow. Instrumental Chamber Ensemble

Thursday, March 29, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

orchestra@uwaterloo: Unfinished Business

Directed by Daniel Warren, students, staff, faculty, and alumni from all faculties join together to play beautiful symphonic music.

Selections include Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 (The Unfinished); Smetana’s The Moldau; Brahms’ "Academic Festival Overture"; Saint Saëns’ "Bacchanale" from Samson and Delilah;  Massenet’s "Meditation" from Thaïs (violin soloist Lila Huang); Mahler’s Adagietto, from Symphony No. 5.

Friday, March 30, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

UWaterloo Chamber Choir: Bach's St. John Passion

Dramatic, tragic and yet indescribably beautiful -- Bach's eloquent St. John Passion, with brilliant tenor Lawrence Wiliford as the Evangelist. Don't miss this Good Friday tradition! Presented by the Grand Philharmonic Choir and the UWaterloo Chamber Choir.  Directed by Dr. Mark Vuorinen.

For tickets see Centre in the Square website.

Chamber Choir

Friday, May 18, 2018 2:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert

In Bali, the Gamelan is traditionally played out of doors.  In that spirit, our Spring concert will take place at Waterloo Town Square.

Saturday, July 14, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Promise of Living: University Choir Concert

Music has long been a constant companion to many aspects of the human condition. It can invite people to dance or offer comfort in times of distress; it can be used in reverence of God, or offer commentary on life’s great joys and tribulations. Just as “there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens”, there is music to accompany it all. This semester’s program explores some of these “times” through classical and contemporary composers alike, including music by Mendelssohn, Haydn, Copland, McGlynn, and Emery.

Thursday, July 19, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Beautiful Wanderings: orchestra@uwaterloo concert

The music for this concert is a collection of enchanting and beautiful compositions from all over Europe and England.  The incomparable Beethoven wakes us to the evils of politics, dishonesty, and murder in his dramatic overture to Coriolan.  A fitting overture for an election year...