Join us in welcoming Spring with a fresh series of concerts by our student Ensembles. Events will be taking place at the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Kailash Mital Theatre, and and . Admission is free, but seating is limited.

Full details for each concert can be found on our Event Listings page.

Chamber Music Ensemble

Directed by Nicole Presentey

7:30PM
Thursday, March 28
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

Fusion Ensemble

Directed by Wayne Eagles

7:30PM
Tuesday, April 2
House of Targ, 1077 Bank St.
Free admittance

Singer-Songwriter Ensemble

Directed by Kalle Mattson

7:30PM
Thursday, April 4
Red Bird, 1165 Bank St.
Free admittance

Roots Ensemble

Directed by Petr Cancura

7:30PM
Friday, April 5
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Artist in Residence Ensemble

Directed by Olivia Shortt

7:30PM
Friday, April 5
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University Choir

Directed by Antonio Llaca

3:30PM
Sunday, April 6
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

Saxophone Ensemble

Directed by Mike Tremblay

7:30PM
Monday, April 8
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

With special guests: Ecole Secondaire De La Salle Saxophone Ensemble, Ottawa Youth Orchestra Saxophone Ensemble, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University Saxophone Choir.

Jazz Ensemble

Directed by Ed Lister

7:30PM
Tuesday, April 9
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

West African Rhythm Ensemble

Directed by Kathy Armstrong

7:30PM
Tuesday, April 9
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

With special guest: Dominic Donkor.

Lyric Theatre Ensemble

Directed by Susan Blyth-Schofield

7:30PM
Wednesday, April 10
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

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ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Music’s West African Rhythm Ensemble is pleased to welcome visiting guest artist Dominic Donkorwho is working with the ensemble throughout the Winter term and will perform at their concert on April 9.

Donkor will also present a public hand drumming Workshop and Artist Talk on Sunday March 24^th from 3-5pm in the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Music Department Loeb A900.  The workshop is $15 for the general public and free for ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ students with ID (at the door). Instruments provided, and all welcome!

Register for the event here.

Dominic Donkor is a musician based in Montréal. Originally from Ghana, he plays several styles of percussion, sings, and has an extensive background in traditional music and dance styles of West Africa.  Before coming to Canada in 1990, Dominic toured extensively with the prestigious Ghana National Dance Ensemble. These tours took him to South America, Europe, South Africa & USA. Dominic has taught classes and workshops in a variety of settings, and was a regular guest artist with Ottawa’s Baobab Drum Dance Community.  He performed and toured for several years with Zab Maboungou and the Nyata Contemporary Dance Company. He also co-directed the Montreal based group, Keteke which performed traditional music from Ghana. Dominic is currently freelancing and was recently a roundtable panelist at the Society for Ethnomusicology’s Annual Conference in Ottawa.

Donkor’s visit is made possible through the which

provides support for projects that enhance and expand the experiential study of cultural disciplines from Africa and the African diaspora.  The fund serves students in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Music, and in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences more generally. Endowed in 2021 as a legacy project by Baobab Drum Dance Community and its supporters, this fund honours Baobab’s significant achievements in intercultural arts education, and provides new opportunities for current and future generations of students at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´.

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ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Music welcomes Spring with a diverse schedule of live performances, taking place at the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Kailash Mital Theatre and House of Targ. Join us for nine events, showcasing eleven groups of musicians. Admission to the Spring series is free, but seating is limited. Most concerts will also be live streamed live on our .

Full details for each concert can be found on our Event Listings page.

Please note that ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University’s COVID regulations and guidance apply to all Music events.

Chamber Music Ensemble

Directed by Nicole Presentey

7:30PM
Thursday, March 30
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University Choirs

Directed by Antonio Llaca

3:30PM
Saturday, April 1
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

Saxophone Ensemble

Directed by Mike Tremblay

7:30PM
Saturday, April 1
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

Intercultural Ensemble

Director: Hooshyar Khayam (Artist in Residence)

7:30PM
Monday, April 3
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

West African Rhythm Ensemble

Directed by Kathy Armstrong

7:30PM
Wednesday, April 5
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Roots Ensemble

Directed by Petr Cancura

7:30PM
Wednesday, April 5
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Jazz Ensemble

Directed by Ed Lister

7:30PM
Thursday, April 6
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Lyric Theatre Ensemble

Directed by Susan Blyth-Schofield

7:30PM
Wednesday, April 12
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Singer-Songwriter Ensemble

Directed by Kalle Mattson

7:30PM
Thursday, April 13
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Fusion Ensemble

Directed by Wayne Eagles

7:30PM
Thursday, April 13
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

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The is pleased to announce its inaugural project with visiting guest artist Benedictus Mattson, an African Popular Dance Specialist. Mattson will be in residence with ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Music’s West African Rhythm Ensemble throughout the Winter term and perform at their concert on April 5.

Mattson will also present an Azonto dance workshop and Artist Talk on February 27^th at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dominion-Chalmers Centre open to ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ students and the general public, in partnership with the . The ORI is an Ottawa-based tap dance community that creates opportunities for the growth, visibility, and promotion of tap dance and tap dance artists in the Ottawa region. Their practice is grounded in respect for tap dance as a rhythmically sophisticated art form, its roots deep in Black history and culture.

Benedictus Mattson is a Choreographer, Performer, and Researcher with interest in Ghanaian popular dances. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts from the University of Ghana. Benedictus served as an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Dance Studies, University of Ghana, where he taught popular dance, Choreography, African dance performance, dance forms of Ghana/Africa to both local and international students at the undergraduate level. He is currently a Cultural Studies PhD candidate at Queen’s University where he investigates the Mediatization of Ghanaian popular dance with primary focus on the Azonto dance’s presence on Instagram and how dancers’ interaction with/on the social media platform helps to transform, configure, and reconfigure the dance.

The Baobab Collaborative Arts Fund provides support for projects that enhance and expand the experiential study of cultural disciplines from Africa and the African diaspora.  The fund serves students in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Music, and in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences more generally. Endowed in 2021 as a legacy project by Baobab Drum Dance Community and its supporters, this fund honours Baobab’s significant achievements in intercultural arts education, and provides new opportunities for current and future generations of students at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´.

Registration

Questions?

Please contact Kathy Armstrong.

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ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Music is excited to announce the return of live Ensemble concerts to cap off the Fall 2021 term. Join us for five nights and one afternoon of programming at the Kailash Mital Theatre and the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dominion-Chalmers Centre. Members of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ community (students, faculty and staff) are invited to attend in-person. Admission to the fall series is free (with the exception of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´-OSO event), but seating is limited. Unable to attend? Most events will also livestreamed via our channel. Click the posters below for details.

Please note that COVID regulations apply to all ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ events. Attendees must have uploaded proof-of-vaccination completed a self-assessment through CU Screen.

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´-Ottawa Symphony
Orchestra Ensemble in Residence

With ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´-OSO Chamber Music
students

Learn more about the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´-OSO
partnership.

Saxophone Ensemble

Directed by Mike Tremblay

Fusion Ensemble

Directed by Wayne Eagles

Brass Ensemble

Directed by Keith Walton

West African Rhythm Ensemble

Directed by Kathy Armstrong

Jazz Ensemble

Directed by Ed Lister

Roots Ensemble

Directed by Petr Cancura

Lyric Theatre Ensemble

Directed by David MacAdam

Chamber Music Ensemble

Directed by Nicole Presentey

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Dates & Times:

Friday, March 19th – 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm Eastern
Saturday, March 20th – 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Eastern.

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Karen Fournier

Faculty at the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, where she is an Associate Professor of Music Theory and the School’s Director of Research.

Dr. Philip Ewell

Associate Professor of Music Theory at Hunter College of the City University of New York, where he serves as Director of Graduate Studies in the music department. His specialties include Russian music and music theory, Russian opera, modal theory, and critical-race studies.

Visit the following link for more information:

Zoom Details:

Please note: All conference proceedings will take place via the following Zoom link. Should there be an interruption with the connection at any point, please rejoin the meeting and wait to be readmitted.

Zoom Link:      

Meeting ID:     983 7741 8056

Passcode:        304952

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