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Ensemble Spring 2013
Fiona Wilkinson’s career as a flutist was just taking off when it almost ended one night on Vancouver Island in 1980. Wilkinson, who had recently been hired as a music professor at Western, was getting ready to play her first concerto in front of an orchestra. (more)

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james grier

More than a teacher

James Grier has a passion for music you can feel. The shelves of his small Talbot College office are lined with CDs and books as an aging boom box sits on a corner shelf waiting to be used. (more)

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ruth wright

Impact of pop music in education and society

If you think popular music is the lower class cousin of classical, you may be interested in Ruth Wright's look at the gentrification of pop idioms. (more)

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norma

Why we love that 'punk rock thing'

Recalling powerful images related to music is natural for Norma Coates, who transformed her passion for music into a career as a popular music scholar. (more)

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miranda

Filling in the blanks with dance

The 28-year-old Miranda Wickett teaches a dance and rhythm class, blending tap, musical theatre, ballroom and Latin, all under music theory. (more)

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piano

Technical solutions to an off-key world

Don Stephenson sums himself up in seven words: “I like pianos and I like people.” That’s obvious when you enter his office, the walls cluttered with pictures of pianos and friends from all over the world. (more)

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Upcoming Events

May 11 - 8 p.m.
Centennial Hall
Scenes and arias from Italian operas presented by COAA, Orchestra London and Alain Trudel.
Tickets: Orchestra London
519-679-8778
boxoffice@orchestralondon.ca

May 24 - 7:30 p.m.
Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western
Staged scenes from operas directed by Simone Luti and JoAnn Kulesza.
Free

May 25 - 1:30 p.m.
Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western
Arias and opera excerpts performed by COAA with Orchestra London and Simone Luti.
Tickets: $15/$10 available at the door.

May 26 - 2 p.m.
Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western
Staged scenes from operas directed by Simone Luti and JoAnn Kulesza.
Free

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Talbot College, Rm 210
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7
519-661-2043
music@uwo.ca

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