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OTTAWA, December 3, 2010  —  Below is a summary of activities taking place at the University of Ottawa from December 6 to 12, 2010. For more information, please visit www.media.uOttawa.ca. 

December 6, 2010

Concert: Chamber Music Ensembles
10 a.m., Pérez Hall, Freiman Hall, Room 121 (610 Cumberland St.)

A concert of chamber music ensembles, conducted by David Jalbert, will be offered by the School of Music of the Faculty of Arts.The programme will include Patrick Roux’s Alla Piazolla for Guitar Quartet; Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Opus 45, Movement III; Englund’s Sonata for Violin and Piano; Stravinsky’s Wind Octet; Crumb’s Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale); Prokofiev’s Quintet, Opus 39; Grieg’s String Quartet; and Schuman’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Minor, Opus 105. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5733 or at concerts@uOttawa.ca.

Panel: Access to Justice through Pro Bono Legal Services: Private Practitioners and the Public Good?
5:30 p.m., Tabaret Hall, Room 083 (550 Cumberland St.)

A panel discussion titled Access to Justice through Pro Bono Legal Services: Private Practitioners and the Public Good? will be moderated by Professor Robert Granfield of the State University of New York. This event is being presented by the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law. For more information, please contact Ginette Châtelain at 613-562-5775 or at hrrec@uOttawa.ca.

Music Recital: Emily McPherson, piano
8 p.m., Tabaret Hall, Room 112 (550, Cumberland St.)

The fourth-year piano recital by Emily McPherson is being presented by the School of Music of the Faculty of Arts.The programme will include Schubert’s Moments Musicaux; Schumann’s Arabeske in C major, Opus 19; Bach’s Partita No. 2 in C Minor, de ; and Ravel’s Sonatine. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5733 or at concerts@uOttawa.ca.

December 7, 2010

Concert: Chamber Music Ensembles
10 a.m., Pérez Hall, Freiman Hall, Room 121 (610 Cumberland St.)

A concert of chamber music ensembles, conducted by David Jalbert, will be presented by the School of Music of the Faculty of Arts. The programme will include Bartok’s Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin and Piano, Movement I and II; Schubert’s The Shepherd on the Rock; Chausson’s Chanson perpétuelle; and Poulenc’s Sextet for Winds and Piano. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5733 or at concerts@uOttawa.ca.

Concert: Chamber Music Ensembles
1 p.m., Pérez Hall, Freiman Hall, Room 121 (610 Cumberland St.)

A concert of chamber music ensembles, conducted by David Jalbert, will be presented by the School of Music of the Faculty of Arts. The programme will include Poulenc’s Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano; Saint-Saëns’ Septet for Trumpet, Piano, String Quartet and Double Bass; Beethoven’s Serenade for String Trio in D major, Opus 8; Beethoven’s Drei Equale for Four Trombones; Gordon Jacob’s Suite for Four Trombones; Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 4, Opus 18; and Piazzolla’s Lo Que Vendra for Two Guitars. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5733 or at concerts@uOttawa.ca.

Panel: Interfaith Conference: The Existence of God
7 p.m., University Centre, Alumni Auditorium (85 University Private)

A panel discussion titledThe Existence of God will be moderated by Professor Naomi Goldenberg of the Department of Classic and Religious Studies. This event is being presented by the Atheist Community of the University of Ottawa (ACUO). For more information, please contact Scott Keith at 613-816-7468 or at skeit079@uOttawa.ca.

December 8, 2010

Concert: A Musical Offering for Christmas
12 p.m., Tabaret Hall, Room 112 (550 Cumberland St.)

A concert by the University of Ottawa Choir, conducted by Laurence Ewashko, will be presented by the School of Music of the Faculty of Arts. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5733 or at concerts@uOttawa.ca.

Presentation: University of Ottawa Information Evening and Fair
5 p.m., University Centre (85 University Private)

The University of Ottawa invites high school and college students and their parents to an information evening and fair regarding the admission process, services and faculties of the University of Ottawa. To register and for more information, please contact the Liaison Office at 613-562-5779 or at liaison@uOttawa.ca.

Music Recital: Monica Botelho, soprano
7 p.m., Tabaret Hall, Room 112 (550 Cumberland St.)

A master’s recital by soprano Monica Botelho will be presented by the School of Music of the Faculty of Arts. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5733 or at concerts@uOttawa.ca.

For more information about upcoming sporting events, please contact Jacinthe Néron at 613-562-5800, ext. 2113 or visit www.gee-gees.ca.