Events

Amanda Brunk, local performer, teacher, clinician, adjudicator, and founder/director of the Singer's Theatre, will present options for earning a living as a musician.  Presented by Music Living & Learning, admission is free.  Pizza and beverages are available after the presentation.

Music Department sponsors...

David Gueulette, President of the Ontario Music Educators’ Association, will be at Conrad Grebel to make a presentation about the OMEA and to answer your questions about a career in music teaching in the schools. This is a great opportunity to have your questions answered and to make a connection with the OMEA.

We will meet in Rm. 2201 (the Paetkau Seminar Room, near the main entrance of the College).  Feel free to bring your lunch.   All welcome: current and recent music grads.

The University of Waterloo Department of Music at Conrad Grebel University College invites all students, faculty, staff, and community members to join most of the eight ensembles that it sponsors and organizes.

Instrumental: Instrumental Chamber Ensemble; Jazz Ensemble; Orchestra; World Music Ensemble (Balinese Gamelan)

The seven Music Ensembles are open to all UWaterloo students, for credit or as a extracurricular activity.  Please see https://uwaterloo.ca/music/ensembles for details.  

Spring 2019 Ensemble auditions are open for registration. 

In Spring term we offer the Balinese Gamelan, Instrumental Chamber groups, orchestra@uwaterloo, and the University Choir.
The orchestra needs 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, & 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, and a tuba

See Ensemble page for details. 

Choral Ensembles are open to all University of Waterloo students.   You may take these for credit (.25 units on top of regular course load) or as an extracurricular activity.  See our Ensemble page for details, and to see which ensemble would suit your musical tastes and abilities.

https://uwaterloo.ca/music/ensembles

Auditions are open for Fall 2019 Ensembles.  You may take these for credit or as an extracurricular activity.  Ensembles are open to all University of Waterloo students.

Full details available on our ensemble page

Join us for a University of Waterloo Balinese Gamelan Ensemble mini-concert and demonstration on Friday, September 6th at noon.  The Peter Russell Rock Garden is a lovely place to enjoy even a few minutes of music.  Stay after the concert and try a few instruments yourself.  

This event is weather dependent.  Please check the website the day of the concert.

Auditions for seven different Music Ensembles will start the first week of classes. 

Are you thinking about which University is best for you?

Join us to learn more about the University of Waterloo!  Drop in for specific session or joing us for the entire time.

Saturday, March 19
9 am to 1:30 pm ET

For more opportunities to get to know Conrad Grebel in particular, including faciltiy and residence tours, specific music program info please visit our Experience Grebel page.