Convocation!

Last Thursday was John's Doctor of Music convocation. To celebrate this grand event, his parents arrived the weekend before. A party, hosted by dear friends of ours from Da Camera Singers, was held in John's honour on the Saturday evening, and then we enjoyed many family dinners and much fine wine and scotch for the remaining days leading up to the convocation.

The convocation day was filled with great joy - a luncheon at the faculty club with John's parents, Kathleen's mom and John's supervisor. After a few photos of John in his DMus robe and hood, the ceremony began at 3 PM, and lasted about 2 hours. Kathleen found out the day before that all convocation ceremonies would be webcast on the University webpage, and we were able to inform the rest of John's family from Ottawa, and to our, and their delight, they were all able to see John walk across the stage and receive his degree. It was a very joyous afternoon indeed.

No rest for the wicked though, We had to run off to the Winspear shortly after the ceremony for a concert with the Richard Eaton Singers, as they were performing their fall concert and CD release. John was to conduct nearly a third of the program, so it was a great way to get his acquainted with the audience and musicians as a Doctor of Music.

Some pictures of the convocation and concert are posted below: