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Music by DFOM Faculty Member Melody McKiver Featured in Film by Tasha Hubbard, Singing Back the Buffalo

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.

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First place winner, Valentine Okoye Chukwukamike

St. John's College

Call for art submissions for the Third Annual Music & Art Competition

February 11, 2025 — 
In collaboration with the Desautels Faculty of Music, St John's College is once again providing a stage for student creativity with its 3rd Annual Music & Art Competition. This much-anticipated event invites students from across campus to showcase their artistic and musical talents, and compete for cash prizes. St. John’s College oversees the art component of the competition, while the Desautels Faculty of Music manages the music component. The two come together on April 7th at the St John's Chapel for a special celebration of the arts, where students' talents will be highlighted in a live showcase and awards ceremony. Last year, we had sixteen submissions with three finalists, including Valentine Okoye Chukwukamike, Guiliana DaCunha Maoura, and Emily Ramsay.

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Photo of Dr. Stephen Runge

School of Art

Classic 107: Stephen Runge announced as new dean of U of M music and art schools

January 22, 2025 — 
Dr. Stephen Runge joins U of M as Dean/Director of Music and Art, bringing decades of experience and a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Students

What we’re excited for in 2025

January 16, 2025 — 
The middle of winter may be described as “bleak” or “blue”, but this year, there’s many reasons to feel happy and hopeful.

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Desautels Faculty of Music

Every Freeze Is Different

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.

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Announcing UM’s new dean of Music and Art

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.

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Dr. Bonnie Buhler, centre, announced a $1 million gift on Sept. 14, 2017 to create an endowment fund to support outstanding graduate students in the Desautels Faculty of Music.

Students

UM remembers visionary, HD recipient, and generous philanthropist, John Buhler

December 22, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba community is deeply saddened by the passing of John Buhler, a visionary Winnipeg businessman, and generous philanthropist whose legacy will resonate for generations.

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Add joy with Desautels Faculty of Music end-of-term concerts

December 2, 2024 — 
Performances that will lift your spirits, from jazz to choral to orchestra

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Desautels Faculty of Music

Jody Stark part of team of top Canadian researchers honoured for their transformative contributions to society

November 26, 2024 — 
From enhancing cultural awareness in mental health for Indigenous populations, to applying lessons from Greek antiquity to modern democracies, to preserving the music and language of underrepresented groups, the winners of this year’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s (SSHRC) Impact Awards are shaping Canadian society in lasting ways.

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the percussion emsemble stands onstage - they are all dressed in black and smiling and looking at the camera. The names of everyone are listed in the caption from left to right

Desautels Faculty of Music

Rhythm and Community: University of Manitoba Percussion Ensemble Takes Center Stage at “The Space Between”

October 16, 2024 — 
Excitement is in the air as the University of Manitoba Percussion Ensemble prepares to showcase their talent at the upcoming conference “The Space Between,” hosted at Acadia University in beautiful Wolfville, NS. Invited by the Canadian Percussion Network, the ensemble will present their captivating session titled “Connecting the Threads: An Exploration in Community-Minded Rehearsal and Performance Processes.” This is not just an opportunity for performance; it’s a chance to dive deep into the essence of musical collaboration. Grouping the students in various quartets allows the students to explore a variety of musical, creative and leadership roles withing the traditional percussion quartet model. 

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