More than twenty choristers with ties, past and present, to Conrad Grebel University College’s Music program joined a cast of nearly 1000 for the Luminato Festival’s epic production of R. Murray Schafer’s Apocalypsis at Toronto’s Sony Centre on June 26-28.
Congratulations to Marina Gallagher, Joint Honours Classical Studies and Music, on winning the Conrad Grebel The Dean's Pick essay contest.
The Faculty of Arts has announced its Spring 2015 Convocation awards. See full list of awards.
Congratulations to Marina Gallagher for winning the following two awards:
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.
The 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.
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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.
Music 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
Assistant Professor of Music, Maisie Sum, was the recipient to receive the the Jaap Kuntz prize.
Instructor: Mark Vuorinen (mark.vuorinen@uwaterloo.ca)
Class Schedule and Location: Mon & Wed, 1:30-2:50pm, Conrad Grebel University College Room 1208