Desautels Faculty of Music News Archive

July 29, 2025 — 
It's a summer tradition at CBC Music: the annual classical "30 under 30" list, celebrating the achievements of Canada's emerging classical musicians - and the Desautels Faculty of Music's Ari Hooker has made it onto the list.

July 17, 2025 — 
Are you a new student? Looking for an elective to fill out your schedule? Never got a chance to try music, but always wanted to? This is your chance!

May 14, 2025 — 
On May 6, the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) hosted the Faculty Recognition Reception. The event honours recipients of teaching awards, community engagement awards, Merit Awards, and those granted Tenure.

March 25, 2025 — 
U of M Symphony Orchestra offers 'Reflections' on tragedy and healing

March 10, 2025 — 
Associate Professor of Music Theory and Head of Music Research in the Desautels Faculty of Music, Rebecca Simpson-Litke, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series at the University of Oslo on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

February 12, 2025 — 
Last summer, Desautels Faculty of Music student Feylin James received an Undergraduate Research Award grant to study the Japanese genre, City Pop, under the direction of musicologist Dr. Colette Simonot-Maiello. The University of Manitoba’s Undergraduate Research Award (URA) is open to undergraduate students in all fields and ranges of research, scholarly works, or creative activities.

February 12, 2025 — 
This Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Anishinaabe composer Melody McKiver, from the UofM Desautels Faculty of Music, will join award-winning Cree filmmaker and University of Alberta faculty member Tasha Hubbard (nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up, Birth of a Family) at 11:30am in 307 Tier Building in a conversation about their film Singing Back the Buffalo.

January 23, 2025 — 
Dr. Stephen Runge has been appointed as the new dean/director overseeing both the Desautels Faculty of Music and the School of Art.

January 15, 2025 — 
Every Freeze Is Different will provide an opportunity to experience music in new ways, incorporating multimedia, narration, visual art, and singing, outside the norms of traditional classical performance.

January 10, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephen Runge has been appointed to the dual role of Dean, Desautels Faculty of Music and Director, School of Art, effective May 1, 2025.