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Conrad Grebel

Explore the many ways that music is meaningful in today’s world through a flexible program combining theory, studio, performance and history. Investigate the "edges" of music including relationships between music and technology, film, gender, or psychology. Travel to England or South Africa to experience and study music.

Grebel is home to the University of Waterloo's Music department and offers instruction in more than 20 instruments as well as vocal lessons.

In the Music Department you will find supportive environment for majoring in music or pursuing a variety of different program options combining music with other subjects. Students in all UW programs are welcome to take music courses and to participate in choirs, instrumental ensembles, and studio.

UW’s music graduates excel in a variety of careers including public, private, and post-secondary school teaching, performance, music ministry, and business. Many grads have pursued Masters and PhD degrees in music. Read More

Recent News

The new Chapel Choir CD The Spirit Sings (directed by Leonard Enns) is now available.  The CD release concert will be held on Sunday, November 1 in the Conrad Grebel Chapel at 3:00pm. CD's will be for sale for a special price of $15.00 before and after the concert.

Summer 2010 South Africa trip (Music 355 for credit or audit) from May 10-28 lead by Professor Carol Ann Weaver.

Winter 2010 Special Topics Course (Music 390/391), "Sounds of the Sacred: Global Sacred Musics" taught by Gerard Yun.

Nancy Kidd is the new director of the University Choir starting  in the Fall of 2009. Read More They will be performing their term end concert on Saturday, November 28.  Details

Waterloo Region composer Timothy Corlis is a finalist in the Classical Composition of the Year category for Notes Towards a Poem That Can Never Be Written. The large-scale choral piece was commissioned locally by Leonard Enns and the DaCapo Chamber Choir. Read More

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