Charlie Kramers (Submitted) On this first day of fall convocation, Don Wright Faculty of Music graduate Charlie Kramers is looking forward to his future and reflecting on his time a …
Don Wright Faculty of Music
Return to campus is music to professor’s ear
Call it the circle of life at Western for Aaron Hodgson. A graduate of the Don Wright Faculty of Music (BMus’04), the 28-year-old now finds himself back at the university – this time in front of the class.
Alumnus hopes listeners get the ‘Message’
For Jordan Mandel, this was his final message at Western.
UWOFA scholarships announced
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awarded 36 scholarships to students from 11 Western faculties. The awards, funded by the UWOFA membership, were handed out at an event on Wednesday, Dec. 5 in the Great Hall, Somerville House.
Campus Digest: Dean, alumnae named among influential women
Richard Ivey School of Business Dean Carol Stephenson, along with five Western alumnae, have been named among Canada’s most influential women, according to Women of Influence Magazine in the Canadian publication’s 2nd annual Top 25 Women of Influence list, released in its Winter 2012 issue.
Future of music
Often, we think of music as entertainment. We go to a concert, enjoy familiar tunes and go home hopefully feeling at least as good as when we arrived. However, for me, music has the potential to bring one into the realm of the unknown, closer to the unknowable, and finally, to a state of grace.
Future of performing arts health
Leon Fleisher’s focal dystonia. Pete Townshend’s hearing loss and tinnitus. Julie Andrews’ vocal strain and subsequent failed surgery. These world-class musicians had devastating, potentially career-ending, health problems related to their occupation abound.
The Merry Widow opens Friday
A battle of the sexes and a battle of wills: both set against the initial stirring winds of war. Franz Lehar’s frothy Merry Widow is given new resonance set just before the First World Ward in the latest Don Wright Faculty of Music’s production Nov. 16-18.
Adventure changes student’s heart, attitude
She was living in a hostel on a beach in Sydney, Australia with only $12 to her name. This wasn’t exactly the plan Kelsey Vicary had in mind following her Bachelor of Music degree from Western.
Carnegie Hall performance nets student honour
Worrying more about finishing an essay on time than finishing first in a competition, Cindy Zhang didn’t realize her name had been called from the podium at Carnegie Hall.
Student drops a beat on hip-hop careers
All things considered, hip-hop music, as a genre, is still relatively new – both in popular culture and in academics.
Music Wall of Fame honours diverse collection of alumni
Elaine Adair, Christopher Montgomery and Gerald and Marlene Fagan lead an all-star lineup of alumni to be inducted into the Don Wright Faculty of Music Alumni Wall of Fame at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Great Hall.
You don’t have to fall in love to write a great love song
Frazer Mac (BA’10) has a winning formula for songwriting. And last week, it nabbed the Popular Music Studies alumnus the Best Electronic artist title at the Toronto Independent Music Awards (TIMA).
Return to campus is music to professor’s ear
Call it the circle of life at Western for Aaron Hodgson. A graduate of the Don Wright Faculty of Music (BMus’04), the 28-year-old now finds himself back at the university – this time in front of the class.
Alumnus hopes listeners get the ‘Message’
For Jordan Mandel, this was his final message at Western.
UWOFA scholarships announced
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awarded 36 scholarships to students from 11 Western faculties. The awards, funded by the UWOFA membership, were handed out at an event on Wednesday, Dec. 5 in the Great Hall, Somerville House.
Campus Digest: Dean, alumnae named among influential women
Richard Ivey School of Business Dean Carol Stephenson, along with five Western alumnae, have been named among Canada’s most influential women, according to Women of Influence Magazine in the Canadian publication’s 2nd annual Top 25 Women of Influence list, released in its Winter 2012 issue.
Future of music
Often, we think of music as entertainment. We go to a concert, enjoy familiar tunes and go home hopefully feeling at least as good as when we arrived. However, for me, music has the potential to bring one into the realm of the unknown, closer to the unknowable, and finally, to a state of grace.
Future of performing arts health
Leon Fleisher’s focal dystonia. Pete Townshend’s hearing loss and tinnitus. Julie Andrews’ vocal strain and subsequent failed surgery. These world-class musicians had devastating, potentially career-ending, health problems related to their occupation abound.
The Merry Widow opens Friday
A battle of the sexes and a battle of wills: both set against the initial stirring winds of war. Franz Lehar’s frothy Merry Widow is given new resonance set just before the First World Ward in the latest Don Wright Faculty of Music’s production Nov. 16-18.
Adventure changes student’s heart, attitude
She was living in a hostel on a beach in Sydney, Australia with only $12 to her name. This wasn’t exactly the plan Kelsey Vicary had in mind following her Bachelor of Music degree from Western.
Carnegie Hall performance nets student honour
Worrying more about finishing an essay on time than finishing first in a competition, Cindy Zhang didn’t realize her name had been called from the podium at Carnegie Hall.
Student drops a beat on hip-hop careers
All things considered, hip-hop music, as a genre, is still relatively new – both in popular culture and in academics.
Music Wall of Fame honours diverse collection of alumni
Elaine Adair, Christopher Montgomery and Gerald and Marlene Fagan lead an all-star lineup of alumni to be inducted into the Don Wright Faculty of Music Alumni Wall of Fame at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Great Hall.
You don’t have to fall in love to write a great love song
Frazer Mac (BA’10) has a winning formula for songwriting. And last week, it nabbed the Popular Music Studies alumnus the Best Electronic artist title at the Toronto Independent Music Awards (TIMA).