Violinist Jerzy Kaplanek & pianist Leopoldo Erice will be performing Schubert’s Grand Duo Sonata in A Major, and Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 1 in f minor.
Flautist Wendy Wagler, cellist Ben Bolt-Martin, and pianist Boyd McDonald together have formed the Springdale Trio. In this concert, they will perform "The Voice of the Whale", by American avant-garde composer George Crumb.
Well known and beloved by local music patrons, the Andromeda Trio consists of Marcus Scholtes, Violin; Miriam Stewart-Kroeker, Cello; and Heidi Wall, Piano.
Their repertoire for this concert will be Sergei Rachmaninoff's
Trio élégiaque in D minor, Opus 9.
Well known local composer and retired Grebel professor Carol Ann Weaver will launch her Songs for my Mother CD, playing a selection of songs along with soprano Mary Catherine Pazzano and Willem Moolenbeek on sax.
With music as a guide, this concert will examine what it means to be human in a world of remarkable technological advances. Composers include A. Vivaldi, K. Smith, and Z. R. Stroope.
Inspiring music by Tallis, Britten, Finzi, Gjeilo, Barnum and others to fill the soul. This 25 voice choir is directed by Dr. Mark Vuorinen. The choir will be accompanied by Ian Sadler, an organist of world wide renown. Student Daniella Kistemaker will also play her harp along with one of the pieces.
Tickets available at the door.
The UWaterloo Jazz Ensemble consists of approximately 20 jazz aficionados playing standard and non-standard jazz instruments. This concert will feature the music of Spyro -Gyra, Al Jarreau, Count Basie, Ernie Watts, and more. This ensemble is directed by Michael Wood. Tickets are available at the door, reception to follow.
Six different Instrumental Chamber Ensemble trios will play a lovely selection of classical music. Composers for this term include Brahms, Beethoven, and lesser known composers such as Von Call, Weber, Rheinberger, and Arensky. Chamber Ensembles are directed by Ben Bolt-Martin.
Reception to follow, Free Admission.
Come experience the polyrhythms and polyphony of Balinese gamelan music played by Waterloo’s two local ensembles: the UWaterloo Balinese Gamelan and Grebel Community Balinese Gamelan. Directed by artist-in-residence, I Dewa Made Suparta, students and community members gather over a 12-week period to learn traditional and modern pieces through listening, imitation, repetition, and memorization.
Repertoire includes the Brahms Piano Concerto #2 in Bb major, with Soloist Eric Xi Xin Liang (winner of the 2018 UW Concerto Competition), Brahm's Tragic Overture, Von Suppé ‘s Poet and Peasant Overture, and Bruckner’s Overture in G minor.