Month: March 2011

BRANDON, MB — Last week, to help 128 Grade 2 to 4 students celebrate “I Love To Read Month”, eight basketball Bobcats volunteered to read stories, to participate in various kid-friendly activities and to lead the children on tours of the campus.
The students, who hailed from George Fitton, King George, Riverview and New Era Schools, spent an entire morning absorbing the university atmosphere.

BRANDON, MB — Vocal artist and School of Music faculty member David Playfair will be joined for a pro series recital by tenor Blaine Hendsbee, an associate professor at the University of Lethbridge.
With more than 50 roles in his repertoire, Hendsbee has appeared with most of the opera companies in this country and many in the United States.

BRANDON, MB — The Gender Frontiers Speakers’ Series, a showcase of people advancing today’s frontiers of women’s equality, gender issues and social justice, continues with a guest speaker from St. Thomas University. Dr. Deborah van den Hoonaard, the author of several books including The Widowed Self, will address two specific issues related to older adults during her visit to Brandon University.

BRANDON, MB — To mark International Women’s Week on campus, 22 Brandon University female students have been identified by their professors as exceptional in their area of study.
While these young women’s focus runs the gamut from fine arts to sciences, they have not only garnered scholarships and kudos for their academic endeavours, but have also made contributions within the community-at-large.

Brandon, MB – Building upon the successes of “Cosi fan tutte”, “The Mikado” and last year’s “Albert Herring”, the Opera Ensemble at the BU School of Music will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Gondoliers”
Often described as the compositional team’s happiest musical, “The Gondoliers” is a comic tale of love and mistaken identities recounted through Gilbert and Sullivan’s catchy music, clever lyrics, and topical humor.
Principal roles in “The Gondoliers” will be performed primarily by students in the School of Music’s Opera Workshop class – Jessica Armenti, Chelsea Chimilar, Kyle James, Connor Lavell, Sage Robinson, Kendra Thompson and Nicholas Urquhart.