For the first time ever, a collaboration among current students and alumni of Western will look at the changes within the popular music industry, and what this means for young talent about to enter it. On Dec. 8, Western is hosting the first ‘Charti …
Don Wright Faculty of Music
Construction projects changing face, flow of campus
A new year brings new looks, as Western ushers in a fresh academic term with numerous changes – both completed and ongoing – across its campus. Topping the list, Western officials are encouraging commuters to turn off their ‘autopilots’ as a major change to how...
Adair: Embrace arts as a way of understanding the world
A solid background in the arts can prepare a person for success in life, Supreme Court judge Madam Justice Elaine Adair, BMus’73, MMus’78, told graduates at the Monday, June 16, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. Her studies in music and philosophy at...
Operafest 2014 takes to the stage
Operafest 2014 takes to the stage Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25, with student performances from the Don Wright Faculty of Music’s Canadian Operatic Arts Academy.
Sisters craft their own sound through studies
Not many students arrive to class with books and backpacks they made themselves. And then there’s Emily and Becky Shaw.
Alumnus’ tuxedo finds new life
Thanks to a loving husband, a tuxedo and the spirit of renewal, Susan Agranove and third-year Music student Dan Luong are strangers no more.
Bringing glorious noise to the community
Montcalm Secondary School’s music room looks like a scene from Jack Black’s School of Rock – electric guitars and Roland amps, cables and distortion pedals.
Bringing sweet sounds to the community
Irla Stewart lived in the small town of Goderich for 33 years. She had a community to be a part of. She had friends.
Western welcomes Berlin Quintet, Tafelmusik
The Don Wright Faculty of Music welcomes two of the world’s best to its stages and classrooms next week as the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet and Tafelmusik pay Western a visit.
What you play shapes who you are
Jonathan De Souza believes you are what you play.
UWOFA honours work of students
Each year, the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awards scholarships to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties at the university. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the university community. Winners were honoured at an event Monday in the Dr. David S. Chu International Student Centre, Western Student Services Building.
UWOpera brings Britten to the stage
UWOpera will stage Britten’s ‘Rape of Lucretia’ as part of Western’s Benjamin Britten Festival. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22-23, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in the Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College. Tickets are $25/$15 in advance from the Grand Theatre box office at 519-672-8800 or cash at the door.
Meighens encourage grads to help society, each other
Western honours Michael and Kelly Meighen for their generosity and dedication to philanthropy and public service.
Construction projects changing face, flow of campus
A new year brings new looks, as Western ushers in a fresh academic term with numerous changes – both completed and ongoing – across its campus. Topping the list, Western officials are encouraging commuters to turn off their ‘autopilots’ as a major change to how...
Adair: Embrace arts as a way of understanding the world
A solid background in the arts can prepare a person for success in life, Supreme Court judge Madam Justice Elaine Adair, BMus’73, MMus’78, told graduates at the Monday, June 16, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. Her studies in music and philosophy at...
Operafest 2014 takes to the stage
Operafest 2014 takes to the stage Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25, with student performances from the Don Wright Faculty of Music’s Canadian Operatic Arts Academy.
Sisters craft their own sound through studies
Not many students arrive to class with books and backpacks they made themselves. And then there’s Emily and Becky Shaw.
Alumnus’ tuxedo finds new life
Thanks to a loving husband, a tuxedo and the spirit of renewal, Susan Agranove and third-year Music student Dan Luong are strangers no more.
Bringing glorious noise to the community
Montcalm Secondary School’s music room looks like a scene from Jack Black’s School of Rock – electric guitars and Roland amps, cables and distortion pedals.
Bringing sweet sounds to the community
Irla Stewart lived in the small town of Goderich for 33 years. She had a community to be a part of. She had friends.
Western welcomes Berlin Quintet, Tafelmusik
The Don Wright Faculty of Music welcomes two of the world’s best to its stages and classrooms next week as the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet and Tafelmusik pay Western a visit.
What you play shapes who you are
Jonathan De Souza believes you are what you play.
UWOFA honours work of students
Each year, the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awards scholarships to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties at the university. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the university community. Winners were honoured at an event Monday in the Dr. David S. Chu International Student Centre, Western Student Services Building.
UWOpera brings Britten to the stage
UWOpera will stage Britten’s ‘Rape of Lucretia’ as part of Western’s Benjamin Britten Festival. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22-23, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in the Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College. Tickets are $25/$15 in advance from the Grand Theatre box office at 519-672-8800 or cash at the door.
Meighens encourage grads to help society, each other
Western honours Michael and Kelly Meighen for their generosity and dedication to philanthropy and public service.