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February 2023
BU Orchestra in Performance
The Brandon University Orchestra will be in performance this evening featuring students from our jazz, classical, music education and music research areas. The ensemble will perform works by Gustav Holst, Amy Brandon and Darius Milhaud's La Creation du Monde. Directed by Dr. Leanne Zacharias Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $5 for 13-18, and free for under 12. No admission fee required for Music and Conservatory students. Rm. 1-20, Kinsmen Hall, School of Music
Find out more »STEP Solo Recitals, 2 Concerts
Suzuki Talent Education Program (STEP) presents a fun-filled afternoon of Solo Recitals with two concerts scheduled for 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. under the direction of Marla Winters. https://www.suzukibrandon.com/ Both concerts are free of charge and all are welcome! Venue: Lorne Watson Recital Hall
Find out more »BU Orchestra in Pembina Valley
The Brandon University Orchestra, directed by Dr. Leanne Zacharias, will travel to Pembina Valley on February 5, 2023 as the featured artists of the Southern Manitoba Concerts series with repertoire by Darius Milhaud, Gustav Holst and Amy Brandon. Morden Mennonite Church on Gilmour Avenue 2:30 p.m.
Find out more »Elin Rombo, lecturer-in-residence, February 7-13, 2023
Elin Rombo, soprano Elin Rombo Biography Schedule of Events: February 7 4:00-5:15 PM - Welcome Session and Q&A with Elin Rombo (Room 2-02) February 9 5:15-7:00 PM - Masterclass: Acting the Aria (Lorne Watson Recital Hall) February 9 7:30-9:00 PM - Opera Workshop: Working with Text and Movement (Room 1-20) February 11 7:30 PM - Pro Series Recital with Sharon Rogers, piano February 12 1:30-4:00 PM - Masterclass/Workshop: Making an Art Song into a Play (Lorne Watson Recital Hall)…
Find out more »BU Music Business Panel: Exploring Pathways
Industry professionals Claire Morrison, Jennifer Thiessen and Alex Sannie are presented in conversation with Professor Marika Galea, discussing their lived experiences as multi-faceted freelancers. We’ll talk income diversification, networking, balancing multiple roles, identifying the right opportunities for you and what three people who are decades deep into music making wish they’d known sooner. Our 60 minute discussion will be followed by breakout groups rotating through 15 minutes with each panelist for a more intimate Q&A experience. All are welcome to…
Find out more »A Room in This House featuring Claire Morrison
Brandon Chamber Players presents new music from Marika Galea, centring around the idea of “home”. This concert is an exploration of the home we come from vs. the homes we build, our relationship with stillness considering lockdowns and the new travel paradigm, the sacred ‘home’ we all return to inside ourselves when everything else is up in the air, and whether as child of distant migrations, home is ever a physical space at all - or an ever shifting feeling.…
Find out more »BU Symphonic Band & Guests in Concert @ the WMCA
Please join us for an afternoon of symphonic band music! The Royal Canadian Air Force Band under the direction of Captain Devin Sloos, CD in concert with The Brandon University Symphonic Band under the direction of Dr. Wendy Zander McCallum Also featuring the 2023 Westman Junior and Senior Honour Bands Mr. Michael Brandon and Dr. Wendy Zander McCallum LOCATION: Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium TICKET PRICING: Suggested Concert Contribution
Find out more »pro series: Elin Rombo, soprano & Sharon Rogers, piano
Please join us for an evening of wonderful music! The evening's program will feature art songs by four female composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, alongside operatic duets and arias in Italian by Mozart and Monteverdi. Works by Nordic composers Elfrida Andrée of Sweden and Agathe Backer Grøndahl of Norway will be followed by selections in French and German by Lili Boulanger and Clara Schumann. Elin Rombo, soprano & Sharon Rogers, piano with guest pianist, Robert Richardson Sr.…
Find out more »March 2023
2023 Brandon University Clarinet Festival
Please see the Clarinet Festival Page for more details.
Find out more »Clarinetfest 2023: Bridge and Wolak in Concert
Bridge and Wolak For over 10 years, Bridge & Wolak have been having a ball twisting up classical music, folk traditions, and improv comedy. Their Bach to Benny Goodman Tour (2022) made stops in 5 Canadian provinces and 15 US states. Equally dedicated to education, they founded the Bridge & Wolak Music Mentorship Program in 2020—an online program for high-schoolers to explore careers in the arts. As the only duo to fuse digital accordion and acoustic clarinet, Michael Bridge (accordions…
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