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• Recital series to showcase student talent

  Thursday, March 01, 2018 | By dtemprile

  

  Second-year violinist Jessica Tigchelaar takes centre stage at the Concordia Seminary Chapel on Friday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m.

  The stage is set for the stars of Brock’s Department of Music to shine.

  Student talent will be highlighted during a month-long recital series that begins Friday, March 2.

  The inaugural performance will feature violinist Jessica Tigchelaar, a second-year student, accompanied by Luis Molina on the piano. The show will take place at the Concordia Seminary Chapel on campus, where half of the recitals will take place. The remaining shows will happen at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in downtown St. Catharines.

  

  Fourth-year pianist Luis Molina accompanies Jessica Tigchelaar on stage Friday, March 2. Molina then has his own solo performance Monday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cairns Recital Hall of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.

  The series will feature Brock’s most talented performers, who enrol in recital courses for credit following a rigorous audition process.

  Details for the following performances are available at the respective links:

  •   Friday, March 2: Jessica Tigchelaar and Luis Molina
  •   Monday, March 5: Rebecca Heathcote and Karen Lam 
  •   Friday, March 9: Alyssa Shanghavi and Gary Forbes
  •   Monday, March 19: Ryan Baxter
  •   Saturday, March 24: Jesse Luciani
  •   Sunday, March 25: Eric Godfree
  •   Monday, March 26: William Sadler and Lesley Kingham
  •   Monday, April 2: Luis Molina

  Tags: Brock University, cairns recital hall, concert, Concordia Seminary Chapel, Department of Music, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Instrumental Students, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Student Solo Recitals
  Categories: Current Students, Events, Faculty & Instructors, Student Solo Recitals

• The Viva Voce! Choral Series welcomes back the Avanti Chamber Singers

  Wednesday, February 14, 2018 | By dtemprile

  

  The Avanti Chamber Singers performing under the conduction of Rachel Rensink-Hoff from a previous Viva Voce! Choral Series concert in 2017.

  

  Special guests, The Walker String Quartet, joins the Avanti Chamber Singers at the St. Thomas Anglican Church on Saturday Feb. 17. Pictured from left to right is Anna Hughes (2nd violin), Faith Lau (viola), Gordon Cleland (cello) and Vera Alexeeva (1st violin).

  The Avanti Chamber Singers come back “With Strings Attached” for another round with Brock’s Viva Voce! Choral Series. This time around they’re bringing special guests, The Walker String Quartet!

  This concert will feature Ola Gjeilo’s Dark Night of the Soul, Eric Whitacre’s Hebrew Love Songs and Telemann’s Laudate Jehovam, with other works of love and longing by Lassus, Pearsall, Hassler and contemporary composers Laura Hawley, John Butler, Jared Tomlinson and Jonathan Quick.

  The Chamber Singers will bring their signature sound to the St. Thomas Anglican Church, 99 Ontario Street in St. Catharines, Saturday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. The group is conducted by their Artistic Director, Rachel Rensink-Hoff, who is also Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music Education at Brock University.

  Advance tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, and $5 under the eyeGo program. They can be purchased at Thorold Music, 289 Glendale Ave., and Booksmart, 350 Scott St., or online.

  Tickets at the door will be $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students, and $5 under the eyeGo program.

  Visit the Department of Music’s Concert Series page for more information.

  Tags: Avanti Chamber Singers, Brock University, concert, Dr. Rachel Rensink-Hoff, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, music, St. Thomas Anglican Church, Viva Voce Choral Series, Viva Voce!, Walker String Quartet, With Strings Attached
  Categories: Events, Faculty & Instructors, Viva Voce Choral Series

• Jane Bunnett visits St. Catharines!

  Friday, February 02, 2018 | By dvivian

  

  The Department of Music presents Encore! Professional Concert Series

  CUBAN RHAPSODY

  with Jane Bunnett and friends.

  Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 , 7:30 p.m.
  Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,
  250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

  Jane Bunnett looks back and presents some of the most elegant music from Cuba’s rich musical history. Performing music from the beginning of the 20th century until the present, this evening explores the rarely heard European influences in Cuban music by great composers such as Lecuona, Valdes Cervantes, etc., melding European classical styles with Jazz and Afro Cuban Rhythms.

  Tickets: $28.50† adults; $22.50† seniors/students;
  $12.50† child (14 and under); $5* eyeGo program.
  General Admission.
  † Includes the $2.50 FOPAC Cultural Capital Improvement Fund (CCIF);
  other applicable fees and taxes are extra. *No CCIF applied; other applicable
  fees and taxes are extra.

  Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
  Box Office: 905-688-0722; 1-855-515-0722; firstontariopac.ca

  Tags: Cuban Rhapsody, Department of Music, Encore!, Encore! Professional Concert Series, Jane Bunnett
  Categories: Announcements, Encore! Professional Concert Series

• Music@Noon returns for the 2018 season!

  Saturday, January 20, 2018 | By dvivian

  

  Trumpeter Timothy White, and pianist Lesley Kingham perform on Tuesday Jan. 23 at noon in the Cairns Recital Hall. 

  The RBC Foundation Music@Noon Recital Series returns for the 2018 winter semester on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at noon, with a concert featuring Brock instructors organist Lesley Kingham and trumpeter Timothy White.

  Kingham is a professional accompanist with a number of appointments around the Niagara region. These include accompanying professional soloists, the Brock Choirs, Avanti Chamber Singers, and numerous Brock instrumental and vocal students.

  White has played in the Hamilton Philharmonic, Symphony Nova Scotia, and the Niagara Symphony. He also performs throughout southern Ontario as a soloist, freelance trumpeter, and clinician, and with his quintet, the Rondeau Brass.

  This series continues Tuesdays at noon during the academic year in the Cairns Recital Hall of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Keep updated with this semester’s Music@Noon dates through ExperienceBU.

  Tags: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Lesley Kingham, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, music@noon, rbc foundation, Timothy White
  Categories: Announcements, Faculty & Instructors, RBC Foundation Music @ Noon Series

• Music presents the first Choral Concert for 2018!

  Saturday, January 20, 2018 | By dvivian

  

  Avanti Chamber Singers

  Rachel Rensink-Hoff, Artistic Director
  Lesley Kingham, Pianist
  Guest Artists: Walker String Quartet

  With Strings Attached

  Featuring Ola Gjeilo’s Dark Night of the Soul & Eric Whitacre’s Hebrew Love Songs, with other works of love and longing by Lassus, Telemann, Pearsall, Dan Forrest, Laura Hawley and Jonathan Quick.

  Saturday, February 17 7:30 pm
  St. Thomas Anglican Church, 99 Ontario St., St. Catharines, ON

  Take advantage of a $5 ticket discount by purchasing tickets in advance from a choir member. avantichambersingers.com

  for more information about this concert on Saturday February 17, 2018

  Tags: Avanti Chamber Singers, choral, Choral Series, Department of Music, Dr. Rachel Rensink-Hoff, music, Viva Voce Choral Series, Viva Voce!
  Categories: Announcements, Current Students, Viva Voce Choral Series

• Our first Encore! Concert for 2018!

  Friday, January 19, 2018 | By dvivian

  

  The Department of Music presents the Encore! Professional Concert Series:

  JUMP

  featuring
  GUY FEW (TRUMPET AND PIANO)
  STEPHANIE MARA (PIANO)

  “Jump,” an energetic, cross-cultural program that hops across musical styles.

  Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
  Partridge Concert Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,
  250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

  Tickets: $28.50† adults; $22.50† seniors/students;
  $12.50† child (14 and under); $5* eyeGo program. General Admission.
  † Includes the $2.50 FOPAC Cultural Capital Improvement Fund (CCIF); other applicable fees
  and taxes are extra. *No CCIF applied; other applicable fees and taxes are extra.

  Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office:
  905-688-0722; 1-855-515-0722; firstontariopac.ca

  Tags: Department of Music, Encore! Professional Concert Series, Guy Few, Stephanie Mara
  Categories: Announcements, Encore! Professional Concert Series

• Final Music-at-Noon concert for 2017

  Monday, December 04, 2017 | By dvivian

  

  Guitar majors, Gavino Oresta (left) and Eric Godfree (right), as they performed for a Music@Noon recital in the 2016-17 season.

  Tuesday Dec. 5 will be the last RBC Foundation Music@Noon Recital for 2017.

  This concert will feature Brock’s piano and guitar students as they wrap up 2017 with the first half of the RBC Foundation Music@Noon Recital Series.

  But don’t worry, this series of performances isn’t going away for good! There will be many more performances to come in the new year, taking place at noon in the Cairns Recital Hall of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.

  Stay informed with the Department of Music events throughout the new year through at ExperienceBU.

  Tags: Department of Music, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, music@noon, student recitals
  Categories: Announcements, Current Students, Events, RBC Foundation Music @ Noon Series

• Music presents the University Wind Ensemble: A MUSICAL MONTAGE

  Monday, November 20, 2017 | By dvivian

  

  The University Wind Ensemble enjoys a rich heritage of musical excellence, bringing together both university and high school students as well as members of the Niagara musical community to explore and perform major symphonic wind band works, both original and arranged.

  The University Wind Ensemble Series conducted by Zoltan Kalman

  featuring a Canada 150 Performance of Suite Canadienne composed by Michael Kositsky

  Led by conductor Zoltan Kalman, the ensemble explores major symphonic wind band works, both original and arranged. Includes a Canada 150 performance of “Suite Canadienne”: A Medley of Canadian Folksongs, composed by Michael Kositsky.

  Folksongs to be included: I’s the B’y / Un Canadien errant / Black Fly / Four Strong Winds / North West Passage / J’entends le moulin / Springhill Mine Disaster / Something to Sing About.

  Tuesday, December 5, 2017
  Time: 7:30 p.m.

  Location: Partridge Hall, First Ontario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON

  Tickets: $12*; $5* child (14 and under); $5* eyeGo program. Free admission to current Brock students with valid student ID card. *No CCIF applied; other applicable fees and taxes are extra. † Applicable fees and taxes are extra.

  Available from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

  This is a special Canada 150 event.

  Tags: A Musical Montage, university wind ensemble, wind ensemble, Zoltan Kalman
  Categories: Announcements, Current Students, Events, Future Students, News, The University Wind Ensemble

• Music presents the Brock University Choirs: WINTERSONG

  Monday, November 20, 2017 | By dvivian

  

  The Viva Voce Choral Series features Brock’s student choral ensembles (men’s, women’s and mixed choruses).

  Under the direction of newly-appointed conductor Rachel Rensink-Hoff, these excellent choirs perform multiple concerts throughout the academic year. They have also engaged in community outreach, collaborated with choirs in Canada and the U.S., and produced CD recordings of works by Niagara composers.

  Viva Voce! Choral Series: Brock University Choirs

  conducted by Rachel Rensink-Hoff, featuring a Canada 150 Performance composed by Stephanie Martin

  Saturday, December 2, 2017
  Time: 7:30 p.m.

  Location: Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

  Tickets: $15* adults; $10* seniors & students; $5* eyeGo program. *No CCIF applied; other applicable fees and taxes are extra.

  Available from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

  This is a special Canada 150 event.

   

  Tags: Choir, Department of Music, Viva Voce Choral Series, Viva Voce!
  Categories: Announcements, Events, News, Viva Voce Choral Series

• Music presents the Brock University String Orchestra: OPENINGS

  Monday, November 20, 2017 | By dvivian

  

  For the first time in the Department of Music’s history, we are proud to present our newest ensemble. Under the direction of George Cleland, the String Orchestra combines university students and community members in the performance of standard masterworks and lesser-known gems of the string repertoire.

  Brock University String Orchestra

  George Cleland – Conductor

  Wednesday November 29, 2017
  Time: 7:30 p.m.

  The Brock String Orchestra’s first concert of its inaugural season will feature repertoire from English Masters and other seasonal favourites:

  St Paul’s Suite by Gustav Holst
  Chaconne in G Minor by Henry Purcell
  An English Suite by C. Hubert H. Parry
  Concerto Opus 6 number 8, Fatto per la Notte di Natale, (the Christmas Concerto)by Arcangelo Corelli
  Theme Song for String Orchestra by Mark Zuckerman

  Location: Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

  Tickets: $12*; $5* child (14 and under); $5* eyeGo program. Free admission to current Brock students with valid student ID card. *No CCIF applied; other applicable fees and taxes are extra. † Applicable fees and taxes are extra.

  Available from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

  Tags: cairns recital hall, George Cleland, Openings, String Orchestra
  Categories: Announcements, Events, News, The University String Orchestra