Arts & Culture

The Kanneh-Masons are a seven-strong set of siblings who have garnered attention for their outstanding musical abilities. Whether they’re playing as part of the family band or on their own, each musician’s talent is apparent and abundant.  

For many us the phrase Life imitating Art is often used an expression used to deal with a particular situation that seems so bizarre…out of the ordinary or unfortunate that it can only be described or understood through that context or prism.

But what happens when the reverse is true. Instead of life imitating art you get a piece of art that imitates life? And that piece of art could be used to help deal with some of the unfortunate situations people, particularly youth find themselves in?

On Monday, April 8th 2024 we here in Winnipeg will witness a partial solar eclipse. The eclipse will start at 12:54CST with the eclipse being at its maximum 2:01pmCST.

The new month is forecast to be a busy one at McNally Robinson Booksellers. 

Established in Canada in 1998 by the League of Canadian Poets, April is "National Poetry Month." The third Saturday of the month (April 20) also happens to be "World Record Store Day" and then, a week later, Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is marked on April 27.

Though we’re still waiting for buds and blossoms in the city, the spring portion of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra season has already started to bloom.  

After back-to-back weeks of splendid sopranos singing and outstanding orchestral offerings, Classic 107 sat down with MCO Executive Director Sean McManus for a mid-season check in! 

This Sunday at 2:30pm at St. Andrews River Heights United Church Virtuosi concerts is presenting a concert called Café Music. This concert will feature the fabulous Borealis Trio. A piano trio made up of Faculty from the University of Manitoba’s Desautels Faculty of Music.

Opening up the concert on Sunday as part of Virtuosi’s Young Artist Program will be pianist wonderful young pianist Georg Neuhofer.

This Sunday, April 7th at 7:00pm The Fort Garry Hotel in collaboration with Jazz Winnipeg will be presenting the outstanding jazz drummer Fabio Ragnelli.

Originally from Toronto, Ragnelli is a Juno Award winning drummer who has performed at the Montreal, and Monterey Jazz Festivals. He has also performed at some very prestigious venues including Koerner Hall, The Blue Note Jazz club in New York, The National Arts Centre, and Place des Arts.

Explore musical haunts at a free show at the Manitoba Museum this Friday.  

Featuring the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, “Music from Musical Ghosts” draws on the historical narrative prepared by Winnipeg musician, historian and author Owen Clark.  

Manitoba opera’s upcoming season will have audiences busting a gut and bursting into tears as they present both comedic and tragic offerings.  

On Sunday, April 7th at 2:30 at St. Andrew’s River Heights United Church, Virtuosi Concerts will be welcoming to the concert stage the Borealis Piano trio. Consisting of Oleg Pokhanovski on violin, Minna Rose Chung on cello, and Judy Kehler Siebert on piano, this fabulous trio are made up of three faculty members at The University of Manitoba’s Desautels Faculty of Music.

The concert on April 7th is called Café Music and will consist of concert music reminiscent of dance halls and the cafés of 1930’s Paris or perhaps Buenos Aries.