An animated short film featuring the music of a Brandon University (BU) graduate is hitting all the right notes with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Julian Beutel was the composer and musical director for filmmaker Seth Boyden’s An Object at Rest, one of 10 entries shortlisted for the Academy Award in the category of Best Animated Short Film.
Category: Music
The Brandon University Chorale will present En Souvenir d’elles/In Memory of Them, a memorial performance on Sunday to help mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The concert will be held at St. Matthew’s Cathedral at 13th Street and Louise Avenue, beginning at 3 p.m.
By Eric Bell, Brandon Sun
Brandon University’s student population is climbing as the number of students applying to the post-secondary institution has reached record levels.
“Numbers are looking very strong,” said Tom Brophy, BU’s associate vice-president of student services and enrolment management.
By Eva Wasney, Brandon Sun
Good luck trying to find someone who will speak ill of Lawrence Jones.
The renowned local pianist and “retired” Brandon University music professor has earned a sterling reputation among colleagues and students during his 54-year career.
By Eva Wasney, Brandon Sun
ERICKSON —The Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary over the weekend with a program featuring some of the best classically trained musicians from Westman and around the world.
The five-day festival was founded by pianist and Brandon University Prof.
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Music manuscripts have long been a source of information on how composers work. Mozart appears to have written his music out perfectly the first time, while Beethoven and Brahms scratched things out or glued corrections over top of their initial ideas.
BRANDON, MB – The pro series 2014-2015 season’s penultimate recital will feature violinist and professor Charles Castleman on March 23, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. at Brandon University (BU).
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