While many eyes were on the Olympic athletes at Rio through mid-August, two Brandon students were among 55 of Canada’s best young musicians performing and competing at the National Music Festival in Edmonton.
Jammie Lee, on piano, and Kayla Solomon, on trumpet, are Brandon students who were among those chosen to represent Manitoba at the national competition.
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On Tuesday evening, August 9th, an authentically-restored, century-old grand piano with an intriguing local story will be featured onstage at Brandon University.
This rare Blüthner grand piano, made of exotic Rosewood, was built in Leipzig, Germany in 1905.
A talented collection of Brandon University (BU) School of Music professors will be joined by other superb musicians to delight audiences at this summer’s Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival.
The Festival will take place from July 21 to 24, with performances at Riding Mountain National Park, Erickson and BU’s Lorne Watson Recital Hall.
BRANDON, Man. – The relationship between music and community will be examined by a new research institute at Brandon University (BU).
The mission of the Institute for Research in Music and Community (IRMC) is to explore issues such as how communities develop around music, how music emerges from communities, and how communities use music to fulfil their needs.
BRANDON, Man. – Today is an occasion to celebrate for Brandon University’s (BU) newest graduates.
A total of 536 degrees were awarded at the 2016 Spring Convocation in two ceremonies at BU’s Healthy Living Centre.
Greg Gatien has been appointed Dean, School of Music at Brandon University.
BRANDON, Man. – Greg Gatien has been appointed as Dean, School of Music at Brandon University (BU).
Brandon University’s (BU) Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Dr. Steven Robinson as Vice-President (Academic & Provost) for a five-year term. Dr. Robinson will serve from July 1, 2016, until June 30, 2021.
BRANDON, Man. – One of Canada’s shining stars, Brandon’s very own James Ehnes, returns to his hometown for a pro series recital next week.
This special addition to the regular season of the pro series will take place the evening of Monday, May 16, when the much-lauded violinist graces the stage of the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium (WMCA).
The music of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and other significant Russian composers will resound in Brandon University’s Lorne Watson Recital Hall on Saturday afternoon, as pianist Dmitry Rachmanov makes his premiere appearance in the pro series. Currently the chair of the piano department at California State University, Northridge, Professor Rachmanov is a busy recitalist as well as soloist who has appeared in prestigious European and North American halls.
In a city where some of the world’s biggest stars draw huge audiences night after night, a group of Brandon University (BU) music students are taking up a five-day residency.
The BU Big Band will be playing downtown Las Vegas later this month, as the high-energy jazz ensemble meets with younger Las Vegas students at both a prestigious high school, the Las Vegas Arts Academy, and a creativity-based preschool and primary school, the 9th Bridge School.