Desautels Faculty of Music News Archive
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Jazzin’ up December
November 30, 2016 —
Desautels Faculty of Music presenting concerts throughout the month of December
![The University of Manitoba is presenting an event at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s first-ever Music of the Impressionists Festival.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Music-students_WSO-150x150.jpg)
Making an impression
October 13, 2016 —
Music students to perform at Centennial Concert Hall on Oct. 17
![U of M President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard, Susan Glass, Bill Kerr, Gail Asper, Michael Paterson and Chris Johnson.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Asper-gift_web-150x150.jpg)
$2M gift to U of M supports performing arts community
September 20, 2016 —
Gail Asper Performing Arts Hall dedicated to outstanding patron of the arts
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New appointments in voice
September 9, 2016 —
The Desautels Faculty of Music is pleased to announce the appointments of soprano Monica Huisman as an Instructor in voice, and soprano Tracy Dahl as the Desautels Faculty of Music Artist-in-Residence
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Music program changing lives
August 18, 2016 —
A special music program run jointly by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and two Winnipeg schools is making positive change in the lives of students.
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A growing passion for music
August 18, 2016 —
The University of Manitoba is helping children grow their passion for music through the Desautels Faculty of Music’s Prep Studies programs, which offers early childhood music lessons, musical theatre classes and private instruction
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Alumni part of fairy tale story
August 10, 2016 —
Shrek The Musical plays until Aug. 31 in Kildonan Park. The show features two University of Manitoba alumni in its ensemble.
![Gord Downie on stage with the Tragically Hip on Aug. 5, 2016 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. // Photo by Chris Reid.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Gord-Downie-150x150.jpg)
Op-ed: The Tragically Hip and Canadiana
August 4, 2016 —
Although known as the ultimate Canadian band because of the numerous references to Canada in their songs, the rock equivalent of Gordon Lightfoot and Stompin’ Tom, the roots of the band are clearly in post-punk indie or alternative rock and as such, their songs tend to have dark undertones
![Gregory Lewis, a rising star on the national and international stage, frequently plays with orchestras across Canada, and has graced the stage at Carnegie Hall twice in the past year.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Gregory-Lewis-150x150.jpg)
Scholarships get a $140,000 boost from donors
July 25, 2016 —
Student Support Matching Campaign to benefit both undergraduate and graduate students
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Music student makes Rainbow Stage debut
June 22, 2016 —
Rainbow Stage's latest production will be tinted with brown and gold starting June 23, 2016. Desautels Faculty of Music student Elena Howard-Scott has been cast in Ring of Fire. She will be taking over the umstudent Instagram account on June 23. Follow her throughout the day as she prepares for her Rainbow Stage debut.