With the symbolic shift of a tassel from one side of their mortarboards to the other, nearly 600 Brandon University students became Brandon University graduates, receiving their degrees at today’s Convocation ceremonies. It was Brandon University’s largest graduating class in six years. The pair of ceremonies at BU’s Healthy Living Centre conferred degrees on 583 […]
BRANDON – Nearly 600 students will receive degrees on Friday as Brandon University’s (BU’s) largest graduating class in six years takes part in the Spring 2018 Convocation. Two ceremonies at BU’s Healthy Living Centre (HLC) will confer degrees on 583 graduates. The morning ceremony will begin at 10 a.m., with students from the Faculties of […]
Donate now Gifts in all amounts are gratefully accepted for this initiative. Yes! I will sponsor a key A brand-new grand piano for the Brandon University School of Music will provide quality music for students, faculty and the community for decades to come, and will permanently recognize the legacy of Dr. Elizabeth Grant at BU. […]
Next week’s Digital Strategies for Musicians conference at Brandon University will include two free evening presentations that are open to the public. Sponsored by BU’s Institute for Research in Music and Community (IRMC), with support from the new Digital Strategy Fund at the Canada Council for the Arts, the conference is designed to assist musicians […]
After a succession of superb concerts, the 2017–18 pro series closes the books on another memorable season with one final presentation. This Tuesday, March 27, faculty member and clarinetist Catherine Wood welcomes two musical friends — soprano Dorothea “Dory” Hayley of Vancouver and New York-based pianist Manuel Laufer — who will present an evening dedicated […]
Winners of the annual School of Music Concerto Competition will be featured as the Brandon University (BU) Orchestra performs its final concert of the academic year on Saturday evening. The concert will begin at 8 p.m., at St. Matthew’s Cathedral, at the corner of 13th Street and Louis Ave. in Brandon. Soprano Katherine Trussler (4th […]
BRANDON – The past and present Brandon University’s (BU’s) jazz program will be centre stage at this year’s Brandon Jazz Festival. With Brandon University celebrating its 50th year since receiving its charter, and the BU jazz program marking its 15th anniversary, School of Music professor Michael Cain and his band, Sola, will be among the […]
BRANDON – Brandon University (BU) will mark International Women’s Day by recognizing 15 outstanding female students. The students were nominated by BU faculty and staff for their accomplishments and contributions academically and in the community. They will be honoured during a reception on Thursday, March 8 at the Gathering Space of the John E. Robbins […]
BRANDON – Raise your voices and come together, anyone who has sung as part of the Brandon Conservatory Chorale: There’s a special reunion planned this spring for all members, past and present, to honour founding director Elizabeth Grant. “The Conservatory Chorale is one of Brandon’s gems, and it is absolutely inseparable from Liz Grant, who […]
BRANDON – The Brandon University (BU) Orchestra, Concert Choir, Chorale and Symphonic Band will be joined by students from local high schools to perform music by BU Professor T. Patrick Carrabré at a special concert on Sunday, March 4 at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium (WMCA). Honouring Carrabré’s significant contribution to Canadian music, 25 years […]
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