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Marina Gallaghar photoCongratulations to Marina Gallagher, Joint Honours Classical Studies and Music, on winning the Conrad Grebel The Dean's Pick essay contest.

Musicians in Waterloo Region have joined together to raise funds for earthquake victims in Nepal.

Under Grebel/UW professor Mark Vuorinen's baton, the Grand Philharmonic Choir, together with many community partners, including Grebel students, is organizing a free concert Sunday May 24th, 4 p.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 49 Queen St. N., Kitchener.

At the concert, audience members will be invited to donate to Mennonite Central Committee's Nepal earthquake relief fund. The federal government will match any donations made at the concert.

Maisie Sum with GamelanThe Conrad Grebel University College Board of Governors is pleased to announce the hiring of Maisie Sum as Assistant Professor of Music, in a tenure track position commencing July 1, 2015.

This past weekend (March 13-15) two prominent choral groups premiered works by Conrad Grebel University College faculty member Timothy Corlis. Elektra Women’s Choir in Vancouver, directed by Morna Edmundson, premiered and recorded a suite of 4 choral pieces entitled Heart Songs of the White Wampum. These are musical settings of poems written by the celebrated Canadian Poet E. Pauline Johnson. This commission was supported by a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. Acclaimed percussionist Beverly Johnston was the soloist for this commission.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Grant Us Peace

Mark VuorinenMusic Professor, Mark Vuorinen, director of the Grand Philharmonic choir is giving a concert on Saturday night titled, Grant us Peace. Three beautiful and contrasting works are on the program:

Haydn:  Lord Nelson Mass (also known as Mass in troubled times)

John Estacio: The houses stand not far apart (a Philharmonic commission)

Peteris Vasks: Dona nobis Pacem

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Choral Day for local high schools

On Friday, October 31, the University of Waterloo Department of Music hosted approximately 300 high school students from 8 different local high schools gathered to sing together in a Choral Day of workshops.  This is the second such workshops that ... 

The morning workshop included all students in a mass choir led by Professor, Mark Vuorinen held at the Humanities Theatre.