{"id":6611,"date":"2017-10-17T09:18:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T14:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=6611"},"modified":"2017-10-16T16:38:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T21:38:21","slug":"cmu-community-orchestra-to-celebrate-the-reformation-at-special-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2017\/cmu-community-orchestra-to-celebrate-the-reformation-at-special-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"CMU, community orchestra to celebrate the Reformation at special concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

The public is invited to a concert at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) celebrating the Protestant Reformation.<\/span><\/p>\n

CMU, in collaboration with the Mennonite Community Orchestra, will present \u201cReformation 500\u201d this coming Sunday, October 22 at 3:00 PM in the Loewen Athletic Centre (500 Shaftesbury Blvd.).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students, and are available at the door. Children 12 and under receive free admission.<\/span><\/p>\n

The orchestra, under the direction of conductor Neil Weisensel, will perform Felix Mendelssohn\u2019s Symphony No. 5<\/i>, also known as the Reformation symphony.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Janet Brenneman, Associate Professor of Music, will lead a choir made up of CMU alumni, the orchestra, and soloists in performing J.S. Bach\u2019s Cantata No. 79<\/i> and Cantata No. 80<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soloists include acclaimed Winnipeg singer Rachel Landrecht, as well as three members of CMU\u2019s faculty: voice instructor Rose van der Hooft, political studies instructor James Magnus-Johnston, and music lecturer Matthew Pauls.<\/span><\/p>\n

The concert is a way for CMU to celebrate the 500<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> anniversary of the Protestant Reformation through music, says Dr. Dietrich Bartel, Dean of CMU\u2019s School of Music, who will host Sunday\u2019s concert.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Reformation was sparked on October 31, 1517 when Martin Luther sent his Ninety-Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences<\/i> to the Archbishop of Mainz.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy hope is that we can celebrate the Reformation as part of the story of the church, while also being careful to make sure that we also are critical of the story,\u201d Bartel says.<\/span><\/p>\n

He adds that the three musical pieces that will be performed are linked. Each significantly quotes \u201cA Mighty Fortress is Out God,\u201d one of Luther\u2019s best known hymns.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI always thought we should be putting our CMU choirs and the Mennonite Community Orchestra together,\u201d Bartel says of the collaboration, adding that the rehearsals for the concert have gone well. \u201cEverybody\u2019s pretty excited about how things are coming together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThings are sounding really great,\u201d he adds. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be grand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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About CMU
\n<\/strong>A Christian university in the Anabaptist tradition, CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus offers undergraduate degrees in arts, business, humanities, music, sciences, and social sciences, as well as\u00a0graduate degrees in theology,\u00a0ministry, peacebuilding and collaborative development, and an MBA. CMU has over 800 full-time equivalent\u00a0students, including those enrolled in degree programs at the Shaftesbury and Menno Simons College campuses and in its Outtatown certificate program. <\/em><\/p>\n

For information about CMU visit www.cmu.ca<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

For additional information, please contact:
\nKevin Kilbrei, Director of Communications & Marketing
\nkkilbrei@cmu.ca; 204.487.3300 Ext. 621
\nCanadian Mennonite University
\n500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB\u00a0 R3P 2N2<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The public is invited to a concert at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) celebrating the Protestant Reformation. CMU, in collaboration with the Mennonite Community Orchestra, will present \u201cReformation 500\u201d this coming Sunday, October 22 at 3:00 PM in the Loewen Athletic Centre (500 Shaftesbury Blvd.). Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students, and are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,5],"tags":[883,884,463],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6611"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6611"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6615,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6611\/revisions\/6615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}