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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In researching a story on U of M’s historic Taché  Hall residence, archival student and intern Andrea Martin came across this 1970s photo of, presumably, a shaving cream fight in the residence. The characters in the photo have an uncanny resemblance to members of the rock ‘n’ roll band KISS.
Gene Simmons, if you’re reading this, please note […]

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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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The Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music is host to a number of renowned trumpeters this month, and there are abundant opportunities to hear them toot their own horns.
The guest artists are candidates for the Babs Asper Professorship in Jazz Performance/Assistant Professor in Jazz Trumpet. They will each deliver a public lecture, as well as […]

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The Vancouver Chamber Choir, with conductor Jon Washburn, will present a concert on Wednesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m., with a special guest appearance by the U of M Singers (Elroy Friesen, conductor).
The concert takes place at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 525 Wardlaw Ave. & Nassau St. N. Tickets are available at McNally Robinson […]

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The winners of the Lawrence Genser Music Scholarship were announced at the final competition on Sunday, Feb.13, 2011.
Conrad Siebert, tenor, won first prize and a scholarship of $1,500, and Ivan Bartel, pianist, took second place and a scholarship of $900.
The audience was treated to an outstanding evening of performances by five finalists (selected in the […]

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The Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music Musical Theatre Ensemble presents one of their broadest spectrums ever at this year’s annual production on February 4th and 5th at the Gas Station Arts Centre.
Titled “Our Finest Dreams”, the evening features 33 students from five different faculties, including music, business, engineering, education, and science.
“Everyone is featured. The […]

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