Homecoming


WONDERFUL REASONS TO COME HOME TO QUEEN'S:

·         Upcoming -Friday, October 14, 2011:  The class of 1981 will be celebrating their 30th year, and we hope to see many of you at the Showcase performance on Friday, October 14, 2011.  Alumni celebrating their 30-Year Reunion can contact: Bruno Cognyl-Fournier at  bruno@estavel.org who will be keeping a list of attendees.  Alumni from 1996 who will be celebrating their 15-Year Reunion can contact Renee Salewski at reneesalewski@me.com who will also keep a list.

·         A New Tradition – October Showcase Celebration:  In 2009, the class of ‘79 suggested that their year get together to celebrate their 30-Year Reunion on the weekend of the Showcase performance.  They enjoyed being back in Grant Hall listening to all of the ensembles performing, and just being in Grant Hall brought back a myriad of happy memories of years gone by.  This happened again in 2010 when the class of ’80 celebrated their 30th-Year Reunion, and as noted in the YouTube video below they also enjoyed the Showcase performance very much!  Gregory DeSouza BMus’80 was kind enough to design a presentation of their weekend back at Queen’s, and has posted it on YouTube.  To view this touching video, go to: http://www.youtube.com/use/Gregsfamilyvideo

·         Queen’s University (Mini-U and Spring Reunion):   This past May,  Queen’s University presented Mini-U & Spring Reunion the weekend and this university event offered something for everyone, from interacting with faculty members, opportunities for hands-on learning, and an insight into the most up-to-date research being done – all in a fun and friendly campus setting!  Guitar students with instructor Jeff Hanlon entertained alumni and friends during the scrumptious Saturday breakfast fit for a Queen!  The dates for Queen’s University - Mini-U and Spring Reunion for next year are: May 25, 26, 27, 28th, 2012.

 

Would you like to organize an alumni get-together?
Since the Showcase performance features all of the large ensembles all performing on one evening, it is a wonderful time to schedule an alumni get-together.

If you would like to organize a get-together with members of your graduating class, you are more than welcome to do the following:

1. Contact Shirley Roth at sr14@queensu.ca, to find out when we have scheduled the Showcase performance for the next year, and provide her with your graduating year. She will then provide you with a contact name from the Queen’s Alumni Office.

2. Queen’s Alumni Office would be happy to send out a confidential letter from you (in fact we now have a draft letter in our office) to everyone in your class. Once your classmates receive the letter - it will be up to them to get back to you.

3. The School of Music will be happy to: (a) arrange for complimentary seating in Grant Hall for the Showcase performance, (b) organize a small reception on the Saturday morning in Harrison-LeCaine Hall, and (c) make reservations for dinner at a local restaurant.