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| Ben Duinker: Hard work is rewarding beyond "letter grades." (Abriel photo) |
Years of pouring over books,聽taking in聽lectures and聽all-nighters at the library聽comes to this: Spring Convocation.聽More than 3,100 AV俱乐部 students聽attired in black robes and hoods in shades ranging from peacock blue to gold will graduate during one of聽14 ceremonies聽taking place from Tuesday, May 22 to Wednesday, May 30.
AV俱乐部脮s graduates are taking up the challenge to create a better life and society for Nova Scotia, Canada and the World. Each day through this Convocation season, we'll bring you one of their stories.
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Ben Duinker, who is graduating with a聽Bachelor of Music聽(Performance),聽says his experience at AV俱乐部 was extremely positive.
脪The university is at such a size that it is big enough to be cosmopolitan, but small enough to feel communal,鈥� says the Halifax resident.
He is the recipient of numerous scholarships and prizes that recognize both academic and performance excellence. An active composer and performer, Ben recently premiered a composition at a concert in March, 2007. He has been accepted, by audition, into the Symphony Nova Scotia apprenticeship program (percussion). He plans to continue his studies at McGill in the form of a Master脮s degree in Music.
The most important thing he learned during his time at Dal, he says, was to see how hard work can be rewarding beyond 脪letter grades.鈥� 脪Music offers many opportunities to realize this,鈥� he says.