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Desautels Faculty of Music News Archive

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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Outstanding graduating students celebrate the educators who shaped their success

May 21, 2025 — 
For the past 33 years, the Students’ Teacher Recognition Reception has provided an opportunity for each faculty and school to nominate one outstanding graduating student, who in turn chooses two teachers—one from their K–12 years and one from their time at the University of Manitoba.

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Honouring faculty excellence at UM

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.

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University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra performance of Reflections

Desautels Faculty of Music

Classic 107: U of M Symphony Orchestra offers ‘Reflections’ on tragedy and healing

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

Desautels Faculty of Music

DFOM Music Theorist Dr. Rebecca Simpson-Litke: Guest Lecture at RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time, and Motion at the University of Oslo

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.

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Desautels Faculty of Music

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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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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