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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.

If you want an excursion to the Niagara area this Sunday, go to Bethany Mennonite Church in Virgil.  The Chamber Choir will be performing at their Sunday morning service.   website:  Bethany Mennonite

The new UW Student Portal is now on-line for Arts students!

This mobile-friendly portal will be a gateway for the information students need, just when they need it. Students can customize the widgets that appear in their portal, so they get the most relevant information.

A few examples of the portal widgets so far:

On Sunday, October 5th the Chamber Choir had an opportunity to sing with the Cardinal Consort of Viols in Toronto, at the Church of the Redeemer.  The selection of early English music, including works by Tallis and Holborne, was enthusiastically received by the audience.  

2 CDs can be ordered from the Sound in the Land 2014 conference/festival that took place this past June. 

• Friday Night - June 6, 2014
  Orchestra and Korean Earthsongs
• Sunday Evening -June 8, 2014
  Choral Concert

Each are $15, which includes shipping.  ($10 if picked up)

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With sadness, the Conrad Grebel University College community mourns the loss of Professor Wilbur Maust on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Bill Maust was Professor of Music at Grebel for 20 years until he retired in 1996.

WATERLOO, ON – Conrad Grebel University College is well into preparations for the third in a series of music festival-conferences from June 5 to 8.

Timothy Corlis has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Music at Conrad Grebel University College, beginning August 1, 2014. He will focus his teaching on Music Theory, stepping in after Professor Carol Ann Weaver retires in June, having taught at Grebel for 29 years.  Conrad Grebel is home to the Music Department at the University of Waterloo.

Spring Term auditions for the UW Choir and the Instrumental Chamber Ensembles have been scheduled.  
Please see https://uwaterloo.ca/music/ensembles for details.

The new Whole Note magazine features an article on the UW Gamelan Ensemble and Dr. Maisie Sum, the Conrad Grebel professor who is the director.  For the full article, see The Whole Note pg 29-30.