6 / IN THE COMPANY OF BIRDS 2.30pm, Sunday, April 12 Crescent Arts Centre, 525 Wardlaw Ave. Winnipeg Sonora Voices Anne Manson and Valdine Anderson, conductors Nature sings in this evocative choral program with Winnipeg Sonora Voices, where birds, voices, and the turning of the seasons inspire new meditations on the rhythms of nature. Winnipeg [...]
2026 Canadian Jazz Composers Workshops: April 25, 2026 - with Chelsea McBride June 6, 2026 - with Daniel Hersog - GIVING THE ESSENTIALS: WRITING EFFECTIVE DRUM PARTS - Allison Au During this session, Allison will share select scores from her 2024 Juno award-nominated album "Migrations", written and arranged for a ten-piece chamber jazz ensemble [...]
7 / SONGS OF RIVER & FIRE 7.30pm, Thursday, April 30 Desautels Concert Hall, University of Manitoba Melody Courage and Marion Newman, vocals Anne Manson, conductor Themes of motherhood, loss, and joy emerge in a program that spans opera, Indigenous voices, and folk tradition, with song and spirit rising together like flame and tide. Métis [...]
Shadowy incorporeal timbres melt upon the skin as a dream of velvet sound unfolds, while liquid rhythms pulse through golden light of melting clocks. Experience this as UltraViolet performs music by Anthony Braxton, Mirela Ivičević, Larisa Vrhunc, Robert Lemay, and Zoltan Jeney Robert Lemay - Zones d'Ombre (Canadian premiere)' Mirela Ivičević - Car II Larisa [...]
Program Discover Mahler's mighty First Symphony as the Calgary Phil, conducted by Earl Lee, perform this orchestral epic that takes you from the joys of springtime — through rustic dances to an ironic funeral march — and culminates in victory over worldly despair. Before it, relish the rich, nostalgic poetry of Robert Schumann's eloquent Cello Concerto, [...]
Program Discover Mahler's mighty First Symphony as the Calgary Phil, conducted by Earl Lee, perform this orchestral epic that takes you from the joys of springtime — through rustic dances to an ironic funeral march — and culminates in victory over worldly despair. Before it, relish the rich, nostalgic poetry of Robert Schumann's eloquent Cello Concerto, [...]
Join us for a beautiful spring concert with our Novella, Canta, and Viva choirs. An afternoon of song: Earth, Fire, Wind and Water, premiering "Orange Skies" by Esther Ling. “Orange Skies”, is an exciting 4-part/SSAA piece with percussion and piano, commissioned by the Peace Region Girls Choir for the senior girls to sing. It is [...]
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN - DEADLINE MAY 31 - APPLY HERE Emerging Composers with a connection to Canada’s Prairie Region, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut are invited to submit their orchestral works to the CMC Prairie Region Emerging Composer Competition for Orchestra with a cash prize and performance by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) during the 2027 [...]
Edmonton, AB – JUNO Award-winning Pro Coro Canada, joined by guests Edmonton Young Voices (Lyndsey Olsen, director), proudly presents its final concert of the 2025-2026 season, Ice: Voices for a Frozen World. This timely program featuring innovative choral works invites audiences to reflect on their relationship to the earth and the impact of climate change [...]
Re-Zoning: Pigeon Breeders with Kate Stashko | Alicia Proudfoot – Perennial Date: Friday, June 5, 2026 7:30 PM Venue: Mile Zero Dance Space (9931 – 78 Avenue NW, Edmonton) The 15th edition of Now Hear This kicks off with an exciting collaboration between two of Edmonton’s leading experimental artists: Pigeon Breeders (Myles Bartel and Will Scott) and dance artist Kate Stashko. Their [...]