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Music faculty member Victoria Sparks plays the marimba in the new Desautels Concert Hall.

WATCH: The magic of the first note

August 27, 2024 — 
UM faculty members on teaching and performing in the new Desautels Concert Hall

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Artistic rendering of the new Desautels Concert Hall

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Classic 107: Curtains rise on a new era: Desautels Concert Hall is Winnipeg’s newest concert venue

August 22, 2024 — 
Curtains rise on a new era: Desautels Concert Hall is Winnipeg’s newest concert venue

Sophie Caron is an incoming student in the Desautels Faculty of Music.

WATCH: A new stage for creativity

August 20, 2024 — 
UM students look forward to the grand opening of Desautels Concert Hall

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An aerial look of Fort Garry campus buildings and people walking on walkways.

UM to formalize freedom of expression guidelines

July 31, 2024 — 
Community feedback and participation welcome

ASL Co-Founders Michael Park, Alison d'Amato, and Ray Hsu stand in a row smiling at the camera

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(art)Song Lab Brings Innovative Collaborations to Life in Winnipeg

June 20, 2024 — 
For more than a decade, Art Song Lab has been making an indelible mark on the landscape of contemporary classical song in North America. After ten summers focusing on composers and writers in Vancouver, BC, this year’s programming brings performer participants into the mix between June 24-29th in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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William Prince, holding a guitar case in his right hand.

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William Prince to headline the Desautels Concert Hall grand opening concert on Sept. 5

June 10, 2024 — 
The grand opening concert includes other great performances from the Desautels Faculty of Music.

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Group photo of faculty at the 2024 Faculty Recognition Reception

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) News

Recognizing faculty excellence

June 6, 2024 — 
On May 21, over 30 faculty were recognized for exceptional teaching, research and service at a reception held at Marshall McLuhan in UMSU University Centre.

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Tori Sparks and Catherine Wood look at a pile of mallets and clarinets.

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Classic 107: Von um vorið – a celebration of Icelandic culture and song

March 8, 2024 — 
The Desautels Faculty of Music and the Department of Icelandic Language and Literature at the University of Manitoba have partnered together to present two concerts celebrating Icelandic music and culture.  

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Classic 107: “Forward Unto Dawn”: UMSO performs music of Mendelssohn, Schumann alongside a world premiere

February 20, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra dives headfirst into a program of fiery, forceful and exciting German repertoire paired alongside a brand-new work by a student composer.  

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Illustration of an older man sitting at a piano.

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Samuel Weiner Distinguished Visitors, Dr. Linda Hutcheon and Dr. Michael Hutcheon, to deliver lectures on Collaborative Research and Aging and Creativity

February 7, 2024 — 
This year, the Desautels Faculty of Music is honoured to host Linda and Michael Hutcheon as the Samuel Weiner Distinguished Visitors. The purpose of this fund is to bring renowned scientists or scholars to the University of Manitoba to stimulate and encourage research at the University.

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