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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, M ay 26 ,2 02 2 | 4 LuckyMobile. Lucky Savings.™ luckymobile.ca • 1-833-88-LUCKY Get LuckyMobile at: One-time $10 SIM Card charge applies. Current as of May 16, 2022. Offers may change without notice. Taxes extra. Other conditions apply. For more details about plans and coverage, see luckymobile.ca. Abra-save-dabra withacheap phoneplan. Starting at 15/mo.$ An 18,000-square-foot expansion to Wilfrid Laurier University's music facul- ty will put its musicians at the forefront. "It's going to bring a glass atrium all the way out to the street at the gateway of our campus," said Jason Coolman, the school's vice president of advancement and external relations, who added the new space will be used for teaching, re- ceptions and performances, working in concert with the Maureen Forrester Hall. The exterior of the current music building, predominantly located at 75 University Ave. W, between King and Al- bert streets, is primarily composed of con- crete and grey brick. "Up until now, other than the fact it says 'Faculty of Music' on the building, you really wouldn't know that it's a music building," said Coolman. "It's really the gateway to Laurier's campus as well, and it's meant to be invit- ing and visible and open, and it really doesn't feel that way now." The expanded space will rely on natu- ral light with relaxed seating, sound equipment and a grand piano for im- promptu concerts and small community events. A second storey of glassed-in practise facilities will allow people to see students playing instruments from the exterior, NEWS Laurier's current music faculty as seen from University Avenue West. Bill Jackson/Metroland 'MAKING SPACE FOR MUSIC': INSIDE LAURIER'S EXPANSION See - page 5 BILL JACKSON bjackson@torstar.ca