Walker Cultural Leaders Series

As part of the 2021-22 Walker Cultural Leader Series, the Department of Music is pleased to present a new virtual speaker series offered throughout the academic year. Welcoming artists and musicians to the MIWSFPA online, these lectures and workshops are free community events and open to the Brock community and general public (registration is required). For more information, please visit brocku.ca/music

Sept. 24, 2021 — 2:30 to 4 p.m. Creating Accessibility in Music Education with Erin Parkes

Nov. 5, 2021 — 2:30 to 4 p.m. E Hīmeni Kākou: The Place of Communal Singing in Actionable Equity with Jace Saplan

Jan. 28, 2021 — 2:30 to 4 p.m.Flipping the Switch - My Journey from Despina to Disney with Charlotte Knight

Feb. 4, 2022 — 2:30 to 4 p.m. Re-envisioning Opera Studies: Musicology, Dramaturgy, and Activism with Rena Roussin and Margaret Cormier

Feb. 11, 2022 — 2:30 to 4 p.m. Music, Creativity, and Flow with Kevin Lau

The Department of Music, part of the Marilyn I.Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts,prepares students for their musical career andproduces critically aware musicians with abroadly based musical education.

For information about Music programs, events and venues:brocku.ca/music905 688 5550 x3817music@brocku.ca

For information about all Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts events:905 688 5550 x4765brocku.ca/miwsfpa

Department of Music15 Artists’ CommonSt. Catharines, ON, L2R 0B5

Mailing address:Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing ArtsBrock UniversityNiagara Region1812 Sir Isaac Brock WaySt. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1

DEPARTMENT OF MUSICPERFORMANCE CALENDAR | 2021-22

Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes place most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in and livestreamed from the acoustically excellent Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides opportunities for artists to display their creativity. All performances will be available to view on the MIWSFPA YouTube channel. Please check brocku.ca/miwsfpa/music/concerts/ for live audience and ticket information updates.

Sept. 28, 2021 John Sherwood (piano), Kieran Overs (bass) and Terry Clarke (drums)

Oct. 5, 2021Gordon Cleland (cello) andErika Reiman (piano)

Oct. 19, 2021 Leanne Vida (soprano) and Erika Reiman (piano)

Oct. 26, 2021Timothy White (trumpet) andLesley Kingham (piano)

Nov. 2, 2021Vera Alekseeva (violin) andKarin Di Bella (piano)

Nov. 9, 2021Patricia Dydnansky (flute)

Nov. 16, 2021 Department of Music students

Nov. 23, 2021 Department of Music students

Nov. 30, 2021 Department of Music students

Dec. 7, 2021Department of Music students

RBC FoundationMusic@Noon

it’s a freecommunity event!

Feb. 1, 2022 Ohnia:kara Singers with a guest appearance from members of the Ol’ Child band

Feb. 8, 2022 Zoltan Kalman (clarinet) and Gary Forbes (piano)

Feb. 15, 2022 Walker String Quartet

March 1, 2022 Department of Music Students

March 8, 2022 Department of Music Students

March 22, 2022Department of Music Students

March 29, 2022 Department of Music Students

April 5, 2022 Department of Music Students

ENCORE!Professional Concert Series

Musical Kaleidoscope Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 — 7:30 p.m.

Peformed by the Cantabile Trio: Melissa-Marie Shriner (soprano)Zoltan Kalman (clarinet)Erika Reiman (piano) Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Mosaïque Project Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 — 7:30 p.m.

Sponsored by the FirstOntario Performing Arts CentrePerformed by Ensemble Made in Canada.Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Rondeau Brass Quintet – directed by Tim White Friday, March 20, 2020 — 7:30 p.m.Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Tickets: $29† adults; $23† seniors/students; $13† child (14 and under); $5* eyeGo program. General Admission. † Includes the $3.00 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 CentreBox Offi ce: 905 688 0722; 1 855 515 0722; fi rstontariopac.ca

All concerts in the Encore! Series takes place at the Partridge Hall and Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

The Department of Music, part of the Marilyn I.Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts,prepares students for their musical career andproduces critically aware musicians with abroadly based musical education.

For information about Music programs, events and venues:brocku.ca/music905 688 5550 x3817music@brocku.ca

For information about all Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts events:905 688 5550 x4765brocku.ca/miwsfpa

Department of Music15 Artists’ CommonSt.Catharines, ON, L2R 0B5

Mailing address:Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing ArtsBrock UniversityNiagara Region1812 Sir Isaac Brock WaySt. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1

DEPARTMENT OF MUSICPERFORMANCE CALENDAR | 2019-20

Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes place most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

Oct. 1, 2019Colin Maier (oboe) and Charles Cozens (accordion)

Oct. 8, 2019Tim Phelan (guitar)

Oct. 22, 2019Tim White, Paul Otway (trumpets) and Lesley Kingham (piano)

Oct. 29, 2019Piano, vocal and instrumental students

Nov. 5, 2019Christopher Dunham (baritone) and Erika Reiman (piano)

Nov. 12, 2019Walker String Quartet: Vera Alekseeva, Faith Lau (violins), Roman Kosarev (viola) and Gordon Cleland (cello)

Nov. 19, 2019Voice, guitar piano students

Nov. 26, 2019Instrumental students

Dec. 3, 2019Piano students

RBC FoundationMusic@Noon

it’s a freecommunity event!

Jan. 21, 2020Karin Di Bella (piano)

Jan. 28, 2020Zoltan Kalman (clarinet), Vera Alekseeva (violin) and Gary Forbes (piano)

Feb. 4, 2020Voice, guitar and piano students

Feb. 11, 2020Instrumental students

Feb. 25, 2020Gordon Cleland (cello) and Karin Di Bella (piano)

March 3, 2020Walker String Quartet

March 10, 2020Piano students

March 17, 2020Instrumental students

March 24, 2020Voice, guitar and piano students

March 31, 2020Piano students

Encore!Friday, November 4, 2016 ~ 7:30 pm

Brock University’s ChamberMusic Spectacular Experience exquisite masterworks by Brahms, Mozart andHaydn featuring the Department of Music’s clarinetinstructor Zoltan Kalman with the Walker String Quartet.

Professional Concert Series

Friday, January 20, 2017 ~ 7:30 pm

The Rondeau Brass Quintet with Laura Thomas, percussionDiscover the beauty and depth of brass – from the rhythmsof the English Renaissance to the streets of New York City –this concert has something for everyone. Enjoy the soundsof Italy, Russia and France as well as Leonard Bernstein'sWest Side Story. Our Canadian visit features MorleyCalvert's celebrated Suite from the Monteregian Hills.

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John Sherwood presents“The Canadian Jazz Scene” An exciting evening of music from our country’sleading musicians playing the music of Cole Porter,Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern and many others from theGreat American Songbook. This promises to be anunforgettable evening with some very special guests.

“…music that was beautifully constructed, brilliantlyexecuted and of deeply lyrical quality, and he swung mightily all evening long” –The Spectator

Video teaser: youtu.be/_kmBRCICXYk

Friday, February 10, 2017 ~ 7:30 pm

All Encore! Performances are held in Partridge Hall at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3M2Tickets: $25† adults; $20† seniors/students; $10† child (14 and under); $5† eyeGo high school program

† Applicable fees and taxes are extra.

Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

For more information about Music programs, events and venues, visit:brocku.ca/music

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The Department of Music, part of the

Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and

Performing Arts, prepares students for

their musical career and produces

critically aware musicians with a

broadly based musical education.

For information about Music programs,

events and venues, visit our website at:

For information about all Marilyn I. Walker

School of Fine and Performing Arts events,

please contact:

T: 905.688.5550 x4765

W: brocku.ca/miwsfpa

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Encore!. . . . . . . . .

Friday, March 10, 2017 ~ 7:30 pm

Anagnoson & Kinton, piano duo Recognized as one of the world’sfinest piano duos, their performancesare repeatedly met with criticalacclaim across North America, Europe,China, and Russia. Respected scholarsand performers, Anagnoson & Kinton’smusicianship defines the art of trueensemble playing.

“...an outstanding two-piano recital with formidable precision and panache”– The New York Times

Video teaser: http://bit.ly/28Lxxvz

The Rondeau Brass Quintet

Paul Otway | Brent Adams | Mike Polci | Timothy White | Timothy Lockwood

Laura ThomasGuest Artist

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Walker String Quartet

Vera Alekseeva | Anna Hughes | Gordon Cleland | Andrée Simard

Zolton Kalman

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Rachel Rensink-Hoff — Conductor

Zoltan Kalman — Conductor

George Cleland — Conductor

BROCK UNIVERSITY Choral Ensembles

The Brock University Choral Ensembles feature two choirs that perform multiple concerts during the academic year under the direction of Conductor Rachel Rensink-Hoff.

University ChoirUniversity Choir is a mixed voice ensemble for soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices and is comprised of members of the Brock community, including students, faculty and staff.

Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 — 7:30 p.m. (livestreamed concert, no live audience)

Saturday, March 26, 2022 — 7:30 p.m. (livestreamed concert, live audience to be determined)

Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts CentrePlease visit brocku.ca/music for ticket and audience information updates.

Sora Singers Sora Singers (formerly the Brock Women’s Choir) is an upper-voice ensemble for anyone with a soprano or alto voice and is open to the Brock community as well as the wider Niagara community.

Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 — 7:30 p.m. (livestreamed concert, no live audience)

Saturday, April 2, 2022 — 7:30 p.m.(livestreamed concert, live audience to be determined)

Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts CentrePlease visit brocku.ca/music for ticket and audience information updates.

The University String OrchestraGeorge Cleland — Conductor

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.

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 — 7:30 p.m. (livestreamed concert, no live audience)

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 — 7:30 p.m. (livestreamed concert, live audience to be determined)

Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts CentrePlease visit brocku.ca/music for ticket and audience information updates.

The University Wind EnsembleZoltan Kalman — Conductor

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. Led by conductor Zoltan Kalman, the ensemble explores major symphonic wind band works, both original and arranged.

Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 — 7:30 p.m. (livestreamed concert, no live audience)

Saturday, March 5, 2022 — 7:30 p.m. (livestreamed concert, live audience to be determined)

Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts CentrePlease visit brocku.ca/music for ticket and audience information updates.

Instrumental EnsemblesHUGH AND MARIE LOGAN Jazz Series

Through the immense generosity of Mrs. Norma Bassett, this series offers jazz lovers two unforgettable evenings over the concert season from the University Jazz Ensemble. All concerts honour the memory of Niagara-based jazz enthusiast and amateur musician, Hugh logan, and his late wife, Marie.

The University Jazz EnsembleZoltan Kalman — Director

Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 — 7:30 p.m. (livestreamed concert, no live audience)

Monday, April 4, 2022 — 7:30 p.m. (livestreamed concert, live audience to be determined)

Please visit brocku.ca/music for ticket and audience information updates.

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