The University Chamber Choir will premiere a new work by UWindsor alumna Shelley Marwood (BMus 2004) at the Spring Choral Concert on Sunday, March 25.
An emerging composer based in Toronto, Marwood has had works performed by the Vancouver, Winnipeg and Windsor symphony orchestras. Her composition, Elements, is based on a poem of the same name by her grandmother Ruby Mulcaster.
“Born into a farming family in the early 20th century, Ruby was unable to pursue a formal education past the age of 14,” says Marwood. “From that time forward, her personal studies were focused on the Bible and her poetry. Although Elements does not have an overly religious tone, it portrays the awe Ruby felt when she observed the wonder of God's creation.”
Sunday’s concert, set for 7:30 p.m. in Assumption University Chapel, is titled “From the Sacred to the Profane,” and promises works by Johannes Brahms, George Handel, John Rutter, Carl Orff and Eric Whitacre, along with songs from the spiritual tradition.
Besides the University Chamber Choir directed by Richard Householder, it will feature the University Singers under the direction of Bradley Bloom.
University Wind Ensemble to conduct galactic tour
Also on the calendar this weekend is the Wind Ensemble Concert “To Infinity . . . and Beyond!” on Friday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. at Banwell Community Church.
The program features the Mars movement from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” Lullaby from a Distant Star by Richard L. Saucedo, and the Canadian premiere of James Dooley’s The Mars Underground. The ensemble, directed by Ric Moor with guest student conductor Colin Michano, boasts more than two dozen musicians.
Banwell Community Church is located at 2400 Banwell Road, one block north of Tecumseh Road.
Tickets for either of these concerts are $10 with a student rate of $5, available at the door or in advance by phone at 519-253-3000, ext. 4212; or online at www.uwindsor.ca/music.