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Desautels Faculty of Music

DFOM Student Feylin James Studies City Pop with the Undergraduate Research Award

February 12, 2025 — 
Last summer, Desautels Faculty of Music student Feylin James received an Undergraduate Research Award grant to study the Japanese genre, City Pop, under the direction of musicologist Dr. Colette Simonot-Maiello. The University of Manitoba’s Undergraduate Research Award (URA) is open to undergraduate students in all fields and ranges of research, scholarly works, or creative activities.

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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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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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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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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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Jody Stark with a plaid jacket standing on a rock that overlooks the ocean - she is smiling at the camera

Desautels Faculty of Music

Music Education for a Prairie Town: Decolonizing and Indigenizing School Music by Focusing on the Local

October 11, 2024 — 
Dr. Jody Stark has received just over $60 000 from the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to develop and pilot a local music pedagogy that responds to and incorporates various music scenes and ways people make and enjoy music in Winnipeg, Canada.

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Desautels Faculty of Music

New music courses available to all UM students

October 2, 2024 — 
Are you a new student? Looking for an elective to fill out your schedule? Never got a chance to try music, but always wanted to? This is your chance! At the Desautels Faculty of Music, we have a selection of courses that are available to all students at the U of M, regardless of your major. From history, production, and business, you do not need to be musically inclined to be captivated by the many areas that make up the study of music.

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St. John's College

Creativity shines bright as UM students look to showcase artistic talents

March 15, 2024 — 
In collaboration with the Desautels Faculty of Music, St John's College is proud to host the second annual Music and Art competition on March 22, 2024.

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Desautels Faculty of Music

CBC Manitoba: Using artificial intelligence to enhance music

January 19, 2024 — 
CBC Manitoba: Using artificial intelligence to enhance music

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Books for the break: To you, with love from UM faculty and alumni

December 21, 2023 — 
Delve into these top reads from UM alumni and faculty over the holiday break. Spark your imagination or get your mind ruminating on far off worlds, fiction close to home, true crime or a little history.

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