Maroon. It conjures a colour, and an abandoned state. For Ariana Fig, it’s also the song that “started it all.” Born from a second-year English assignment, it’s now the title track of her new EP, coming out Feb. 3. She’ll be performing the …
Don Wright Faculty of Music
Alumna blends worlds together in her music
You’ll find Kara-Lis Coverdale where the old and traditional meet the new and eccentric. “I had the typical, classical upbringing, had my first organist position when I was either 13 or 14. I was an organist for many years; I’m still an organist. But I’ve always been...
Music Research Showcase takes centre stage
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University will host its annual Music Research Showcase from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Talbot College and Music Building. Throughout the day, faculty and graduate students will present research in diverse...
First sounds of the season
It was a full house last week at the Don Wright Faculty of Music as the Fridays @ 12:30 Series debuted in the brand-new von Kuster Hall. The audience was treated to three performances, including Chant du Ménestrel , op. 71, by pianist Marianna Chibotar-Rutkevich and...
Music Librarian’s life celebrated in song
Family and friends of former Western staff member Jane Baldwin will celebrate her life this weekend in the best way possible – through music. Baldwin began her career at Western Libraries as a cataloguer in the Music Library, then became the Music Reference Librarian....
New Horizons debuts in the ‘other’ London
About 60 members of the Don Wright Faculty of Music New Horizons Band – many of whom are Western employees or alumni – are traveling to Edinburgh, York and London, United Kingdom, July 1-11, to perform five free concerts, including one at Stirling Castle in Scotland...
Carriere: Extend understanding to others
“Our world is full of noises, but by organizing sound in a structured way, we can create sweet airs that give delight,” Berthold Carriere, composer, conductor and co-music director of the Stratford Symphony Orchestra, told graduates at the Monday, June 15, morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
Journey shows the power of ‘baby steps’
Debra Hawthorne’s transcript reflects a postsecondary experience more than three decades in the making. And when she takes the final few steps of that journey at Convocation next week, the Western staffer will stand as a testament to passion and determination. “It was...
Live among the village vanguard
Nothing better than some smooth jazz to study by – just ask those at The D. W. Weldon Library, including Education masters student Mark Henshaw, who were treated to a performance from the UWO Jazz Ensemble Tuesday, as part of the School for Advanced Studies in the...
Musical Theatre program takes to the summer stage
Calling all Glee geeks and Fame fanatics, musical theatre takes to the Western stage this summer. Presented in collaboration with Western, Musical Theatre on the Thames is a community-based program that will provide a one-of-a-kind professional and artistic experience...
Musicologist’s finding hidden in plain sight
James Grier didn’t see it. Until he did. Grier, an award-winning musicologist in Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music, spent years studying in the manuscript room at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Recently, he made a connection no one had made before. Looking...
Crawford: Honest, sincere thinking not cause for frustration
I understsand Gordon McBean's frustration with the Harper government when it comes to climate change and its lack of initiative. (Sharing his frustration around changing climate for science, Western News, Oct. 16.) On the other hand, some people read various sources...
Professor revisits painful past in ‘Jubilee’ resurrection
Even though it graced a stage only twice, a little-known 1970s operatic story of racial divide in the U.S. South had one more command performance left, thanks to Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Emily Ansari. Her article, 'Vindication, Cleansing, Catharsis,...
Alumna blends worlds together in her music
You’ll find Kara-Lis Coverdale where the old and traditional meet the new and eccentric. “I had the typical, classical upbringing, had my first organist position when I was either 13 or 14. I was an organist for many years; I’m still an organist. But I’ve always been...
Music Research Showcase takes centre stage
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University will host its annual Music Research Showcase from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Talbot College and Music Building. Throughout the day, faculty and graduate students will present research in diverse...
First sounds of the season
It was a full house last week at the Don Wright Faculty of Music as the Fridays @ 12:30 Series debuted in the brand-new von Kuster Hall. The audience was treated to three performances, including Chant du Ménestrel , op. 71, by pianist Marianna Chibotar-Rutkevich and...
Music Librarian’s life celebrated in song
Family and friends of former Western staff member Jane Baldwin will celebrate her life this weekend in the best way possible – through music. Baldwin began her career at Western Libraries as a cataloguer in the Music Library, then became the Music Reference Librarian....
New Horizons debuts in the ‘other’ London
About 60 members of the Don Wright Faculty of Music New Horizons Band – many of whom are Western employees or alumni – are traveling to Edinburgh, York and London, United Kingdom, July 1-11, to perform five free concerts, including one at Stirling Castle in Scotland...
Carriere: Extend understanding to others
“Our world is full of noises, but by organizing sound in a structured way, we can create sweet airs that give delight,” Berthold Carriere, composer, conductor and co-music director of the Stratford Symphony Orchestra, told graduates at the Monday, June 15, morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
Journey shows the power of ‘baby steps’
Debra Hawthorne’s transcript reflects a postsecondary experience more than three decades in the making. And when she takes the final few steps of that journey at Convocation next week, the Western staffer will stand as a testament to passion and determination. “It was...
Live among the village vanguard
Nothing better than some smooth jazz to study by – just ask those at The D. W. Weldon Library, including Education masters student Mark Henshaw, who were treated to a performance from the UWO Jazz Ensemble Tuesday, as part of the School for Advanced Studies in the...
Musical Theatre program takes to the summer stage
Calling all Glee geeks and Fame fanatics, musical theatre takes to the Western stage this summer. Presented in collaboration with Western, Musical Theatre on the Thames is a community-based program that will provide a one-of-a-kind professional and artistic experience...
Musicologist’s finding hidden in plain sight
James Grier didn’t see it. Until he did. Grier, an award-winning musicologist in Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music, spent years studying in the manuscript room at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Recently, he made a connection no one had made before. Looking...
Crawford: Honest, sincere thinking not cause for frustration
I understsand Gordon McBean's frustration with the Harper government when it comes to climate change and its lack of initiative. (Sharing his frustration around changing climate for science, Western News, Oct. 16.) On the other hand, some people read various sources...
Professor revisits painful past in ‘Jubilee’ resurrection
Even though it graced a stage only twice, a little-known 1970s operatic story of racial divide in the U.S. South had one more command performance left, thanks to Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Emily Ansari. Her article, 'Vindication, Cleansing, Catharsis,...