Desautels Faculty of Music News Archive
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First-day enrolment at University of Manitoba remains high
September 7, 2017 —
The number of students enrolled as of the first day of classes at the University of Manitoba was 29,185, the fifth consecutive year that first-day enrolment has exceeded 29,000 students
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Global News: How to pump out the best cheer during Banjo Bowl
September 7, 2017 —
Vocal professor Mel Braun explains how to create a powerful cheer for this weekend’s annual Banjo Bowl
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Prestigious honour for scholars
September 7, 2017 —
Historian Adele Perry and composer Michael Matthews have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada
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Concert series to raise awareness about suicide prevention, mental health
September 6, 2017 —
The Desautels Faculty of Music will present a free concert as part of Mysterious Barricades, a cross-Canada concert for suicide awareness, prevention and hope
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Homecoming Abroad: Bending ears and taking ferries
August 31, 2017 —
Alumnus Jari Piper [BMus/12] is part of a new wave of musicians pushing the boundaries of where music is performed
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Homecoming to unveil historic arts transformation
August 24, 2017 —
The story of Taché Hall is the story of a community that formed the heart of the University of Manitoba
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God can dance
August 14, 2017 —
How students from religion and music collaborated on a special interdisciplinary project
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Desautels Faculty of Music alumna exploring interdisciplinary approach to Music Theory
August 9, 2017 —
Desautels Faculty of Music alumna Bronwen Garand-Sheridan will begin the second year of her Music Theory Ph.D. program at Yale University this fall. Bronwen is taking an interdisciplinary approach to the way we think and talk about music.
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CBC: 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30, 2017 edition
August 8, 2017 —
Current student Paul Williamson and recent grad Gregory Lewis, both from the Desautels Faculty of Music, were named to CBC’s list of upcoming classical musicians
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Wpg Free Press: ‘Honoured and delighted’: Order of Canada welcomes six Manitoban appointees
June 30, 2017 —
Six Manitobans have been appointed members of the Order of Canada