Musical Activities

The Music Department presents numerous performances each year, including recitals by faculty members, students, and guest artists, and concerts by large and small ensembles. Our performances are held in several locations on campus including Brunton Auditorium, the 1500-seat Convocation Hall, the University Chapel, and the Owens Art Gallery. Our faculty and students also perform at other venues in Sackville and throughout the Maritime provinces.

Convocation Hall and Brunton Auditorium are also home to the The Mount Allison Performing Arts Series, where internationally renowned touring artists, including soloists, chamber ensembles, orchestras, and ballet companies provide outstanding performances. A brochure giving performance details and subscription prices is available each September.

We set aside an hour each Wednesday afternoon throughout both terms for our Collegia and Colloquia Musica. The former are free public concerts that provide frequent opportunities for our students to perform. They are a forum in which student performers encounter both the high standards and the rewards of the concert experience. We schedule special collegia for student compositions, chamber music performances, as well as our light-hearted Christmas Collegium, a favorite with both students and townspeople. The Colloquia Musica are lectures, presentations, and workshops by faculty members, students, and guests on a wide variety of musical topics.

Finally, we sponsor master classes and workshops on many aspects of musical study. These are often presented by artists from the Performing Arts Series or by master teachers whom we invite to visit us.