Desautels Faculty of Music News Archive
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David Foster, 2017 IDEA recipient, to speak with students and faculty of Asper School, Desautels Faculty of Music
June 12, 2017 —
On June 13, David Foster will speak to students and faculty of the Asper School of Business and the Desautels Faculty of Music, sharing his story and vision and answering questions
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Ice storm leads to performance opportunity
May 4, 2017 —
Desautels Faculty of Music student, Gregory Lewis, enjoys rave reviews after performing challenging work on short notice.
![The 2016-2017 University Singers.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/University-Singers-2016-17_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Singing around the world
May 1, 2017 —
The Desautel Faculty of Music's University Singers have worked all academic year preparing for a busy trip to Europe
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Third-year pianist a four-time national award winner
April 3, 2017 —
Paul Williamson represented Manitoba at the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association National Competition, winning first prize and three other special prizes
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A Collegium Musicum
March 29, 2017 —
The Desautels Faculty of Music is set to take you back to medieval and Renaissance times with War and Peace.
![Desautels Faculty of Music students perform There's Gotta be Something Better in 2015. // Photo by Gary Barringer](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Musical-theatre_web-150x150.jpg)
Pandemonium on stage
March 15, 2017 —
The University of Manitoba Desautels Faculty of Music presents Life Is Pandemonium March 17 and 18th at the Gas Station Arts Centre.
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Wpg Free Press: Paying tribute to an unsung hero
March 15, 2017 —
"The most important requirement for a great collaborative pianist is an ability to listen — and not just to listen, but to play with your whole heart and body while doing so," Loewen says.
![DESAUTELS FACULTY OF MUSIC ALUMNI ELLIOT LAZAR AND COLLEEN FURLAN PERFORM IN "AMERICAN IDIOT" FROM WINNIPEG STUDIO THEATRE FEBRUARY 23-MARCH 5, 2017 // PHOTO BY CHRIS REID](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/elliot-lazar_colleen-furlan-150x150.png)
Desautels Faculty of Music
Sound-sational opportunities
February 28, 2017 —
Desautels Faculty of Music alumni are in the spotlight
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From pages to performance, concert based on A Prairie Boy’s Life debuts Saturday
February 21, 2017 —
A Prairie Boy’s Life, composed by U of M alumnus John Greer, is set for its world debut on Feb. 25
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A concert for the Prairies
February 17, 2017 —
Concerts explore work of John Greer, who’s inspired by Canadian folk songs and prairie poetry