Category: Music

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.

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.