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Natasia Martin on Designing the 2017-2018 Music Mainstage Graphics

Natasia Martin, the designer of the 2017-2018 music mainstage promotional illustrations, kindly provided us with some insight into her creative techniques. Her approach to the design process began with listening to the repertoire for each concert, while sketching any images or words the music provoked. These inspired sketches were eventually transformed into this season’s brochure … Read moreNatasia Martin on Designing the 2017-2018 Music Mainstage Graphics

High School Honour Band – record number of students

The Winspear Centre saw a record number of high school students on it’s stage at this year’s High School Honour Band Weekend concert. On Sunday, February 5 more than 200 of the most elite high school music students gathered in Edmonton for a weekend of lessons, workshops, rehearsals and networking. Epic Photography was on hand … Read moreHigh School Honour Band – record number of students

Noon Hour Organ Concert: Rheinberger for Lunch

Guest post by Dr. Marnie Giesbrecht University of Alberta Organist In my position as University Organist I take pride in presenting alumni of our organ studies program as well as guests and enjoy taking part as a performer on the series. For the February 24th concert two amazing performers who are faculty members in the … Read moreNoon Hour Organ Concert: Rheinberger for Lunch

Video: Len Ratzlaff teaching to the choir

UAlberta chorus master talks about choir conducting, the Madrigal Singers and U of A Music’s 50th anniversary For the first in a series of video interviews celebrating the University of Alberta Department of Music’s 50th Anniversary, we caught up with Professor Len Ratzlaff. Video Credits: Grant Wang. Multimedia Technician, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta … Read moreVideo: Len Ratzlaff teaching to the choir

Massive Musical Undertaking

Arts Resource Centre’s Music Digitization Project A project to digitize around 1000 archival department of music recordings is underway right now in the Arts Resource Centre. Most of the recordings are from performances in Convocation Hall and span from around 1967 to the late 1980s. The majority of the recordings are reel-to-reel or cassette tape. … Read moreMassive Musical Undertaking