Old tunes made brand spankin' new with Winnipeg's Ego Spank
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
Jeweller, Indigenous art curator among GG winners
Fredericton jeweller Brigitte Clavette and Toronto-based Indigenous art curator and writer Gerald McMaster are among nine winners of the Governor General's Awards in visual media and fine arts.
The Canadian Council for the Arts says Clavette won the Saidye Bronfman Award, which is given to an exceptional fine craft artist. The Canadian Museum of History, as is tradition, will acquire one of her pieces.
Clavette was lauded for work that "is especially innovative and memorable" while "advocating for others to succeed."
And the 2022 Classical and Jazz Nominees are....
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…
Hold on to your card! Some organizations to continue with vaccine requirements
As provincial health orders in Manitoba do away with vaccine requirements for entry into public places as of today, some venues are choosing to continue checking vaccination status.
Among organizations that will still be checking vaccination cards at the door are the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and True North Sports & Entertainment for entry into events at Canada Life Centre and the Burton Cummings Theatre.
Live music and online mavens
Music N’ Mavens, Winnipeg’s premiere daytime music and lecture series, has returned to the Rady JCC.
Met Chorus and Orchestra perform Ukrainian national anthem
Before the curtain rose on opening night of Verdi's Don Carlos, the prestigious Metropolitan Opera House in New York held a moment of silence in solidarity with Ukraine.
The silence was broken when the Met Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, performed a stirring rendition of the national anthem of Ukraine: "Shche ne Vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia" (Glory and Freedom of Ukraine has not yet Perished)
4-week long Southeastern Manitoba Festival kicked off Monday
Yesterday was day one of the Southeastern Manitoba Festival.
Because of the pandemic, the festival was cut short in 2020 and then never happened in 2021. But, President Sharon Guenther says they have a plan in place for this year's event.
Guenther explains the entire event will take place at the Steinbach Arts Centre. It kicked off on Monday with the junior piano discipline.
Music and messages in support of Ukraine
As the world continues to watch the war in Ukraine unfold, solidarity in support of the country pours in from across the globe.
In Winnipeg, a rally with an estimated 2,000 people in attendance took place on Saturday at the Manitoba Legislature with politicians of all stripes offering messages of support.
On Friday, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra shared their support in a post on Facebook.
RWB’s The Sleeping Beauty re-awakens online
After reigniting the Centennial Concert Hall stage to begin the 2021-22 season, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet returns to a digital presentation for their latest production: Marius Petipa’s iconic The Sleeping Beauty.