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The 69传媒Music Department is pleased to present soprano Sarah Jo Kirsch, winner the Eckhardt-Gramatt茅 (EGr茅) National Music Competition, on Tuesday, November 4 at 7:30 pm.

The EGr茅 is the most important annually held contemporary music competition for exceptional emerging Canadian performing artists in piano, voice, and strings. Since 1976, the Eckhardt-Gramatt茅 National Music Competition discovers, develops, and promotes exceptional young Canadian performing musicians who show artistic proficiency, knowledge, and keen interest in Canadian and international repertoire of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Sarah Jo Kirsch is a soprano/vocalist currently based in Winnipeg, Canada. She continues to make waves as a soloist with local ensembles - large and small - and maintains a continuing presence at the WSO New Music Festival, Cluster New Music + Integrated Arts Festival, and Groundswell, Winnipeg's new music concert series.

In the spring of 2014, Kirsch was awarded second-place in the WMC McLellan Competition and first-place in the Eckhardt-Gramatt茅 National Music Competition. Outside of Manitoba this season, Kirsch embarks on a cross-Canada tour with Winnipeg pianist Maddy Hildebrand this fall, and premieres Michael Matthews' new song cycle 'Solo queda el desierto' with L'Orchestre de Chambre de Montr茅al and performs Mozart's Gro脽e Messe in c-moll at the American University of Beirut and Ligeti's Mysteries of the Macabre and Berberian's Stripsody with Calgary's Land's end ensemble in spring.

Kirsch will be accompanied by pianist Madeline Hildebrand. Madeline's love for piano music has directed her path from the age of six, culminating in a Master of Piano Performance from the University of British Columbia under the tutelage of distinguished Canadian artist, Jane Coop, and is presently on the piano faculty at Canadian Mennonite University.

Tickets are $15 or $10 for students and seniors and are available at the door, online at , or in advance by calling (902) 566-0507. The recital takes place in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI.

The 69传媒 has announced that Susan Connolly has been appointed Associate Vice-President Human Resources after an extensive search process.

Susan is a native of Prince Edward Island and holds a BA (Hons) in Psychology (from Mount Allison) and a Bachelor of Laws degree (from Dalhousie). Called to the PEI bar in 2005, she has practised law with Stewart McKelvey since 2007.

Vice-President Administration and Finance Jackie Podger led the search process. 'A key factor in the University successfully fulfilling its academic mission is to attract and retain quality employees. We have a great team at UPEI, and need to ensure we have the right person leading the efforts to support the team in their work. Susan will be a tremendous asset to UPEI.'

Susan is a demonstrated leader who has significant experience in providing advice on complicated legal issues and in building relationships of trust with clients and colleagues. While her work is often adversarial, Susan is known for her success at building bridges, collaborating with others, and navigating and negotiating controversial situations with positive results. She has also worked on a number of files related to 69传媒and 69传媒Human Resources.

'I'm very excited to join UPEI,' said Connolly. 'I look forward to developing and strengthening the relationship between our employees and administration, as well as supporting and providing resources so that 69传媒can continue to deliver quality post-secondary education to our students.'

Susan Connolly will begin her new role on November 24.

After receiving the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Student-Athlete Community Service Award last week, fourth-year science student and 69传媒rugby player Shanda Mosher-Gallant attended the All-Canadian Rugby Gala in Guelph, Ontario this week where she was further recognized with the CIS national award. She is the first player from 69传媒to be honoured with the Student-Athlete Community Service Award since its inception in 2009. Mosher-Gallant is in her third year of eligibility with the 69传媒Women's Rugby Panthers and plays on the wing.

This past summer in western Prince Edward Island, Mosher-Gallant spearheaded the creation of a Rookie Rugby program, Rugby Canada's non-contact introduction to the game that is implemented in schools and communities across Canada for youth of all ages.

Mosher-Gallant, small but mighty, standing at five-feet tall, is originally from Wellington, PEI. She decided to take matters into her own hands as she single-handedly approached the City of Summerside to secure funding for Rookie Rugby. She also approached other local businesses to get them on board to financially support the program. Mosher-Gallant managed the bulk of advertising and marketing tasks, and contributed $500 of her own money to purchase necessary equipment for U10 and U12 rugby participants. Thanks to Mosher-Gallant, PEI was able to host its first-ever mini rugby game in late August.

Mosher-Gallant has her level one coaching certification and attended Rugby Canada's Rookie Rugby training session in Halifax in October.

'PEI has a small population of 145,000 and promoting and retaining rugby players here is very challenging,' 69传媒Women's Rugby Head Coach Shannon Atkins said in a news release. 'Shanda saw the need in her community to engage young athletes in this dynamic sport and jumped at the chance to offer children the opportunity to play a sport that has been so good to her. She is an innovator and giver. I feel that she is one of those great people that you get to have in your life.'

Congratulations, Shanda!

The 69传媒 will host the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Men's Soccer Nationals, November 6-9, 2014 at the 69传媒Turf field. The event will host the best male student-soccer athletes from across the country. 69传媒held the CIS Women's Soccer Championship in 2010.

Two teams will be selected from each CIS conference, for a total of eight teams who will play eleven matches in a single elimination, four-day tournament. The gold medal match will be held on Sunday, November 9 at 1:00 pm.

On Thursday, November 6, all former 69传媒soccer players are invited to attend the opening ceremonies of the tournament at 6:30 pm where a special recognition of UPEI's 1984 CIAU semi-finalist team will take place. Food and drink specials will be available from 4:30-6:15 pm, followed by the 69传媒Panthers' opening game at 7:00 pm. A post-game social will be held at The Wave for all alumni. Registration for this event is required to reserve a free day pass and special gift; please contact alumni@upei.ca or call (902) 566-0761 by November 3.

CIS Men's Soccer Championship Schedule

Wednesday, November 5
9:00 am-5:00 pm Practices
5:30 pm CIS All-Canadian Gala

Thursday, November 6
11:00 am Quarter-final #1
1:30 pm Quarter-final #2
4:00 pm Quarter-final #3
6:30 pm Opening Ceremonies
7:00 pm Quarter-final #4

Friday, November 7
11:00 am Consolation semi-final #1
1:30 pm Consolation semi-final #2
4:00 pm Championship semi-final #1
6:30 pm Championship semi-final #2

Saturday, November 8
11:00 am Fifth place - Consolation Final

Sunday, November 9
10:00 am Bronze Medal Game
1:00 pm Gold Medal Game

With our proud past, and bright future, join the 69传媒Panthers as we celebrate 40 years of 69传媒Men's Soccer! Go Panthers Go!

Heritage Canada The National Trust has honoured Dr. Edward MacDonald for his contributions to the study and promotion of Island history with the 2014 Lieutenant Governor's Award. Dr. MacDonald is a professor of History at the University of Prince Edward. Better known by his students as 'Dr. Ed,' Dr. MacDonald has served through his career as an editor, curator, teacher, policy advisor, heritage advocate, media resource, author, poet, and as an outstanding public speaker.

From the website of Heritage Canada The National Trust:

'Throughout his career, Dr. Edward MacDonald has understood that heritage conservation is about more than preserving bricks and mortar, it is about connecting the broader community to the history of streetscapes, landscapes, and the people who lived in them. As a historian, teacher and volunteer, he has devoted his career, and much of his personal time, to helping his community understand that heritage matters.'

The Lieutenant Governor's Award is one of the National Heritage Awards from Heritage Canada The National Trust for outstanding contributions to their fields. Dr. MacDonald and the other recipients were honoured at a recent ceremony in Charlottetown with The Honourable Frank Lewis, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island.

To read more about Dr. MacDonald's award, and to see photos from the ceremony and reception, see

For information:
Dave Atkinson
Research Communications Officer, UPEI
(902) 620-5117, datkinson@upei.ca

The 69传媒Wind Symphony is in concert this weekend as they head to Saint John, New Brunswick on Saturday, November 1 for a performance at Harbour View High School at 7:30 pm. The Wind Symphony will then perform the following afternoon in Summerside, PEI at Three Oaks High School at 2:00 pm. Dr. Karem J. Simon will direct the symphony who will perform an eclectic program, featuring both traditional and contemporary wind band repertoire.

"Fanfare for a Golden Sky," an intense and spirited piece by American Scott Boerma, will open the recital. This will be followed by Gustav Holst's masterpiece, "Suite in F," one of the landmark original works for wind band. Using English folk melodies, Holst's contrapuntal writing and use of instrumental colour creates a very engaging work. Soloist for this performance is fourth颅year trumpet major Laura MacLeod. She will be featured in "La Virgen de la Macarena," a bull fighting song made famous by the the trumpet virtuoso Rafael Mendez.

"Passamezzo Antico" by Paul Richards, the centerpiece of this recital's program, is a contemporary work written in Renaissance style with departures into contemporary counterpoint. Richards' brilliant scoring and craftsmanship is apt to appeal to the serious listener. Spanish composer Oscar Navarro's Downey Overture will close the program. It is a virtuosic work reminiscent of Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story.

The 50-颅member Wind Symphony has toured the Maritimes annually for the past nineteen years and is among the finest wind ensembles in the region. During the past sixteen years, the Wind Symphony has produced an annual CD featuring selected repertoire from each year's performances. Cathedrals, released in May of 2010 received the 2011 Music PEI Award for Best Classical Recording. In February 2011 the Wind Symphony released its O Canada CD, a project exclusively for PEI public schools. Its most recent CDs, Freebirds, Lord of the Rings, Four Horsemen and Rumpelstilzchen have been highly acclaimed.

The 69传媒Wind Symphony is delighted to collaborate with the Harbour View High School Concert Bands, under the direction of Ms. Lisa Sanderson; as well as the Three Oaks High School Concert Bands, under the direction of Ms. Krista Bryson, which will open the recitals. Tickets for these performances may be acquired at the admission desks. The public is cordially invited to attend.

For more information, please contact Dr. Karem Simon at (902) 566-0702 (office), (902) 892-5993 (home), or ksimon@upei.ca

If the present-day 69传媒Men's Soccer Panthers need any more inspiration to perform when they kick-off their CIS campaign Thursday evening, a look over to the sidelines where a number of the 1984-85 team will be cheering them on should give them an extra boost.

It was 30 years ago that arguably the most dominant team in Panther's soccer history made it to the semi-finals of the CIAU championships, following a year in which they had won the AUAA title after an undefeated season, took home all the major individual conference honours, had six players named to the all-star team, and had four of the squad named all-Canadian.

'It was a special group of players who came together so well,' remembers coach Gordon Wilson of the squad, that included a mix of Island talent with some outstanding recruits.

'We had won the division the year before, but when Alan Spink from Dartmouth joined us we went up another level, 'recalls Wilson, who remains the only Panthers soccer coach to win three conference titles.

Spink joined an already potent midfield of Islander Don MacKenzie and team captain Glen Smiley, and with the talented Richard Pierre-Gilles always likely to break a game open in combination with lethal striker Scott Neil, it was a nightmare time for opposing conference defenders. Even if they did mount any attacking threat, the steady Steve Polenz, and the goalkeeping duo of Trent Hayes and Jean Francois Painchaud were usually on hand to deal with the danger.

The team went 9-0-3 in regular season before defeating UNB in the final, securing a second straight trip to the CIAUs in Ottawa, where their hopes of winning the university's first ever national title were denied in controversial circumstances. In the semi-final against Carleton, a Don MacKenzie goal was harshly ruled out with the score still at 0-0, before the Ontario champions went on to win 2-0.

'The referee called a foul against Don on the goalkeeper that should never have been,' remembers Wilson, while MacKenzie himself recalls, 'that it was a very harsh decision. I don't like criticizing the official but I got there first, chipped the goalkeeper, and looked on in disbelief as the goal was called back. We had the balance of play and I am sure we would have gone on to win.'

Despite the disappointment of that one game, MacKenzie remembers the time with great fondness.

'That team really put soccer on the map on PEI. It was a great spirit and the community and student body really came together. We had great crowds, and there was wonderful excitement around the field. It was a lot of fun.'

The 1984-85 Panthers team has been named the Honourary Chair of the CIS Championships, and will be recognized at half time during the game between 69传媒and the Saskatchewan Huskies, which gets under way at 7:00 pm.

For information:
Nick Murray
Communications, 2014 CIS Men's Soccer Championships Organizing Committee
(902) 368-4547, publicrelations@sportpei.pe.ca

Come out and support your 69传媒Panthers (tonight) as they take on the Canada West champions, the Saskatchewan Huskies in the CIS Men's Soccer quarter-final match at 7:00 pm.

All former 69传媒soccer players, and the 69传媒community are reminded to attend the opening ceremonies of the tournament at 6:30 pm where a special recognition of UPEI's 1984 CIAU semi-finalist team will take place. A pre-game social will take place at The Wave where food and drink specials will be available from 4:30-6:15 pm, followed by the 69传媒Panthers' opening game at 7:00 pm. A post-game social will also be held at The Wave.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting or calling Panther Central at (902) 566-0368.

69传媒students get into the games free by showing their 69传媒student ID.

Ticket prices are listed below following the tournament schedule:

Tournament Pass
Adults: $30
Students: $15 (69传媒students FREE with valid student ID card)
Children (Under 6): Free

Daily Tickets
Adults: $10
Students: $5 (69传媒students FREE with valid student ID card)
Children (Under 6): Free

For more information and championship updates, click

In an exciting match last night that drew in over 1,000 fans, the 69传媒Men's Soccer Panthers defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies 2-0 in overtime play (quarter-final #4) of the CIS Men's Soccer Championship hosted by UPEI. The Panthers advance to the semi-finals at 6:30 pm (tonight) where they will battle the OUA Champions, the York Lions. Tyler Shaw, former Panther and Canadian recording artist will sing our national anthem.

69传媒fifth-year players Jared Murphy and Logan Dawson settled the overtime game as they each scored a goal in the 110th minute and 119th minute respectively, which secured the Panthers' spot in tonight's game. Dawson was awarded the Player of the Game for UPEI, while Garrett Peters earned the award for the Huskies.

Come out and cheer on your 69传媒Panthers tonight as they compete for a spot in the CIS finals!

Tickets can be purchased by visiting or calling Panther Central at (902) 566-0368.

69传媒students get into the games free by showing their 69传媒student ID.

Ticket prices are listed below following the tournament schedule:

Tournament Pass
Adults: $30
Students: $15 (69传媒students FREE with valid student ID card)
Children (Under 6): Free

Daily Tickets
Adults: $10
Students: $5 (69传媒students FREE with valid student ID card)
Children (Under 6): Free

For more information and championship updates, click

Congratulations to the 69传媒Men's Soccer team who earned the CIS bronze medal on Sunday, November 9, and made history as the first 69传媒Panthers soccer team to win a national CIS competition medal. The Panthers defeated the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al (UQAM) Citadins 2-1.

UPEI's player of the game was awarded to Jared Murphy who scored the second goal of the game to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Dylan Mackenzie, who assisted Murphy's goal, netted the team's first goal at 11:45. UQAM's player of the game award was granted to Maxime Leconte.

Eight of UPEI's players have played together for 14 years, and three players- Murphy, Dillon Wight, and Logan Dawson-all took last year off for the opportunity to play this season.

'The sacrifices made, when you have a year like this, makes it all worth it. You're creating memories with friends that are going to last a lifetime,' Murphy said to The Guardian with his tears in eyes. 'Taking that year off with Dillon and Logan, I think we'd all say we'd take 10 years off to have a weekend like this.'

69传媒congratulates the Men's Soccer team and is proud of their national accomplishment!

Go Panthers Go!