Jazz on Wheels, the vision of Steve Kirby, director of jazz studies at the University of Manitoba, begins its sixth season on August 31.
The Street Corner Symphony, a group of great local jazz musicians, performs free concerts at community events and on August 31 they will play at Rossbrook House.
Kirby partnered with Jazz Winnipeg in […]

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Ruth Miriam (Babs) Asper, one of the great philanthropic leaders in this country, died suddenly this morning at St. Boniface Hospital, according to a statement released by her family. She was 78 years old.
“I am greatly saddened by the passing of Babs Asper,” said David Barnard, University of Manitoba president and vice-chancellor. “She was one […]

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The Contemporary Opera Lab, an annual three-week training course in new opera at the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music, celebrates its 10th anniversary this summer. Students from all across Canada and the United States have gathered together at the U of M to study acting, movement, yoga, singing, and staging under the guidance of […]

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The public is invited out to Hugh John MacDonald School tomorrow night, June 2, 2011, for a concert and celebration of community outreach programs running in the area.
The Bridge Program is an outreach initiative of the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music, led by Steve Kirby, which brings music instruction to underserved neighborhoods. The Bridge […]

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This year, the Alliance Française du Manitoba is partnering with the 6th Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival to promote storytelling and discourse on peace and justice.
The 6th Annual Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival will be held May 11 - 14, 2011, and the Honorary Chair of this year’s festival is Hannah Taylor, founder of The Ladybug Foundation.
For […]

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The Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of jazz trumpeter Derrick Gardner to the Babs Asper Professorship in Jazz Performance.
Mr. Gardner is internationally renowned as a performer and has an exceptional record as a dedicated and inspiring teacher at the post-secondary level. He brings to the Faculty over 20 […]

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Faculty and guests at the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music come together on April 8 to celebrate Dr. Michael Matthews’s 60th birthday by presenting this renowned composer’s works in a free public concert.
Matthews’s career dates back to 1972 with his first commissioned work. Since then, he has composed more than 170 pieces, varying from […]

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