The Haydn Hideaway

Last Thursday, January 30th, the Brandon University New Music Ensemble had the opportunity to travel to Winnipeg and perform in the Millennium Library Skywalk Concert series as part of the Winnipeg New Music Festival. It was a great day filled with learning and experiences that I wanted to share. We first set up our stage in the Carol Shield auditorium in the Millennium Library. Thankfully, this library has a large underground parkade, because we all know how terrible it is to find street parking in downtown spaces! It made it much easier for us to unload all of our gear. BUNME, after (finally) finishing set up Immediately after finishing set up at the Millennium Library, we had to quickly get to the Centennial Concert Hall, a few blocks away, to watch the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra rehearse for their concert the following evening. They were preparing for their show called "Metropolis Symphony" which featured Michael Daugherty's work based on the world of Superh...

Hello readers, I was eager to begin writing my new education blog. So much so, I decided to start writing as soon as my class was finished today. My name is Kayla Hay, and I am in my final year of the B.Mus/B.Ed concurrent music education program at Brandon University (Canada), with my teachable subjects being early years music and Native studies. I have been the principal bassoonist in the Brandon University Orchestra since 2014, and the Winnipeg Pops Orchestra since 2019. I regularly teach bassoon throughout Manitoba. I looked to join Brandon's School of Music because of the great playing opportunities it would bring me, but I have found (almost) more joy in teaching young children about music. My goal is to teach K-5 general music in the Winnipeg area after my graduation. Though I am passionate about music education, I also aspire to be a teacher-librarian someday. In today's digital world, it has become of utmost importance for youth (and adults...) to understand the ...