Mind, Body, Soul

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Tomorrow, Thursday, March 4th, at 2:00 at the Rady JCC the  Music and Maven ‘N’: Mavens concert and Lecture series, will present the fantastic Band Ego Spank

On May 15th , 2022 the Juno Awards will take place at the Budweiser Outdoor Stage in Toronto. This particular Juno Awards ceremony will be extra exciting, because, it is tentatively scheduled to be an in-person event. This will be the  first live-in-person ceremony in three years, since the beginning of the pandemic.

Classicaland Jazz Nominees, represent artists from  coast to coast to coast, and showcase the wide diversity of the Jazz and Classical scene here in Canda. So without further ado…here are the Jazz and Classical nominees for this year’s Juno celebrations…

On February the 4th 2022, the Grammy Award Winning Catalyst String Quartet released the second volume of their “Uncovered” series of recordings.

The “Uncovered” series as recorded by the Catalyst Quartet aims to showcase chamber music of Black composers, who sadly have not had the exposure and recognition that they so rightly deserve. Largely because of the color of their skin, and the biases taught at many Music schools even to this day.

This Tuesday, February 22nd at 2:00pm, the Rady JCC’s Music and Mavens Concert and Lecture Series will be offering their first concert of the series. This first concert will present two of Winnipeg’s finest Clarinetists. The Duo “Clarinet Summit” consists of outstanding Orchestral Player, teacher and repairman Naoum Gomom and Myron Schultz who is known for his amazing work with the Winnipeg Klezmer Band Finjan, as well as the group Black Sea Station.

Winnipeg ceramic artist Jordan Van Sewell has been a mainstay on the Canadian art scene for more than 30 years. His works can be found in prestigious art collections around the world. His truly original artistic take on the world around him, has been praised by many for its insightful look at the world we are living in now, and the world that many of us have lived through in the past.

2021 marked the 100th Anniversary of the great bandoneon virtuoso, composer and ambassador for Argentinian tango, Astor Piazzolla. What better way to mark this milestone, than with music by Piazzolla, and music inspired by him!

Mozart at 266: Celebrate Mozart’s Birthday with Classic 107

Tune in this Thursday, January 27, 2022 to Classic 107 as we raise a glass (or microphone) to celebrate Mozart’s 266 years of Mozart.

Mozart’s music will be front and centre on the station with full performances of two concertos, one symphony, and a full performance of Mozart’s uplifting Mass in C minor.

This coming Tuesday, January 25, 2022, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra will kick off their much anticipated annual New Music Festival. There are three concerts this year, with a limited, socially distanced seating capacity of 250 people, however you can also see the concerts online and all of the concerts from the comfort of your home.