• Performance Opportunities (Sign Up Online):
  • Get Into Character Costume Party! Student recital for all ages: Friday, October 27, 2023, 3:00 p.m. (Casa Community Room)
  • Festival Prep Recital: March 1, 2024, 3:00 p.m. (Casa Community Room)
  • Spring Fling Open Recital: Friday, May 31, 2024, 3:00 p.m. (Casa Community Room)
• Practice Challenge with prizes! Check back for more details!
• Mock RCM Exams - Preparing for an RCM exam? Contact us at music.conservatory@uleth.ca to set one up!
• Salon Night (for ages 16+): April 12, 2024, 7:00 p.m. (Casa Community Room) - Sign Up Online
• Masterclasses - These are wonderful opportunities for students to get a new perspective from another teacher and provide an encouraging environment to perform in front of peers. 
  • 2023-24 Masterclass Schedule (Sign Up Online):
    • October 23, 5 - 7 p.m. (Casa Community Room): Dr. Janet Youngdahl (Voice)
    • November 20, 5 - 7 p.m. (Casa Community Room): Dr. Deanna Oye (Piano)
    • November 21, 5 - 7 p.m. (Casa Community Room): Graeme Francis (Percussion)
    • February 1, 5 - 7 p.m. (Penner Classroom, Casa): Dr. Sandra Stringer (Classical Voice)
    • February 8, 5 - 7 p.m. (Penner Classroom, Casa): Dr. Sandra Stringer (Musical Theatre)
    • February 14, 5 - 7 p.m. (Casa Community Room): Dr. Brad Parker (Piano)
• Special Discounted Rates:
  • Podcast Studio/Practice Room Rental: $10 per session. Contact us at music.conservatory@uleth.ca to book.
  • Online Theory Course: $75 

Keys to Piano Workshop - March 1 & 2, 2024

The University of Lethbridge Conservatory of Music in collaboration with the Lethbridge Branch of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers' Association is hosting our 9th annual piano workshop on Friday, March 1 (5:00 - 7:00, Penner Classroom), and Saturday, March 2, 2024 at Casa (230 8th Street South). This workshop is open to any piano student and piano teacher in Lethbridge or area. Suzuki piano students and teachers are also welcome and encouraged to attend! Please note: the March 1 session is intended for Piano Teachers and advanced piano students.

Be prepared for a full immersion in everything to do with the piano! Featuring two very talented pianists, this day will include masterclasses, clinician-led talks, break-out sessions, lunch and a special performance by the clinicians.

2024 Featured Clinicians: Dr. Dale Wheeler and Derek Chiu

Half Day Program

The half day program (choose the morning OR the afternoon) is perfect for young piano students (all ages are welcome) or those who can not commit to the entire day. It includes an opportunity to perform in a masterclass setting, visit with other pianists over lunch, and listen to the amazing guest clinicians in a special noon hour performance.

Full Day Program

The full day program is designed for older piano students at an intermediate to advanced level, although younger students would also be welcome to register for the entire day. The full day will include an opportunity to perform in a masterclass setting, visit with other pianists over lunch, and listen to the amazing guest clinicians in a special noon hour performance.

Registration Options:

• Full Day (Participant/Performer): $50
• Full Day (Observe Only): $35
• Half Day (AM or PM): $35
• Teachers: $20*

*Teachers with students enrolled in the workshop can choose the "Teacher (FREE)" offering listed below.

Register

Sing for Joy & Incanto Singers with special guests Bridge Brass 
December 7, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Immanuel Lutheran Church (20 Rocky Mountain Blvd W)
$15 General Admission/$10 Senior & Students (tickets available for purchase from choir members, or at the door)

Conservatory Choirs: Children's Choir, Alegre Choir and Incanto Singers
December 9, 2023, 2:30 p.m.
Location: McKillop United Church (2329 15 Ave S)
Free to attend.

Ventus Women's Choir
December 9, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
St. Augustine's Church (411 11 Street S)
$20 Advance Tickets available: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ventus-presents-winter-songs-tickets-757307526197
$25 at the door (Children 12 and under are free)

Free Lunch & Listen Concert Series 

May 5 - FOURtitude (Brad Parker, Deanna Oye, Carolyn Herrington, Cheryl Emery-Karapita - 4 hands piano)
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. in Casa's Community Room

August 4 - Kid's Concert with Don Robb and Friends!
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. on Casa's Rotary Square Plaza

October 6 - David Mikuliak (voice) and Bente Hansen (piano)
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. in Casa's Community Room

November 3 - Christine Bootland (cello)
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. in Casa's Community Room

December 1 - Dale Ketcheson (guitar) with guest Celtic musician, Alec Chisholm
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. in Casa's Community Room
Dale and Alec will perform classical and Celtic music for guitar and small pipes. https://youtu.be/x5q5chF5ujM

*NEW* December 8 - Music at Noon Downtown Edition featuring Huu Bac (Pre-Recorded Concert)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Casa's Community Room
Composer and multi-instrumentalist, Huu Bac Quach founded his quintet in Montreal, skillfully combining his Vietnamese and Chinese heritages to Jazz music. Backed by a solid team of some of the most prominent musicians in the Montreal jazz scene, Huu Bac performs his compositions inspired by his numerous travels in Asia, Europe and South America. In concert, he charms public through the beauty and intensity of his musical pieces as well as through his playing of the dan bau (Vietnamese monochord), the erhu (Chinese fiddle), the quena (Andean flute) and the guitar.

Save the Date for our 2024 Concert Series!
12:15 - 1:00 p.m., Casa Community Room

• February 2
• March 1
• May 3
• June 7
• September 6
• October 4
• November 1
• December 6

Our Lunch & Listen Concert Series is funded by Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant through Opportunity Lethbridge and the City of Lethbridge.

Keys to Piano Workshop - March 1 & 2, 2024