Arts & Culture

The Winnipeg Baroque Festival heads into its final weekend and there is no shortage of events happening: solo recitals, grand choral birthday bashes, HIP instrumentalists – a busy musical offering coming up over the

This weekend, Winnipeg’s baroque chamber choir Canzona celebrates 35 years – and they’re throwing a party!  

The last concert in the Winnipeg Baroque Festival lineup happens on Sunday when Canzona and their artistic director Elroy Friesen welcome back old friends, special guests and their founding conductor, Dr. Henry Engbrecht.  

This Saturday night, April 20 at 7:00 p.m. at All Saints Anglican Church, the Winnipeg Baroque Festival will be presenting the seventh concert in what has been so far an amazing week of performances.

Called Fidem in Fidibus or Faith in Fiddles, this concert will showcase Baroque chamber music from 17th-century Italy, Austria, and Germany.

It was a thrilling evening of music at Jubilee Place Auditorium. 

Three decidedly different finalists -- cellist Sam Nadurak, soprano Christina Thanisch-Smith, and pianist Jammie Lee -- performed alongside the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of maestro Julian Pellicano in the final round of the prestigious WMC McLellan Competition for Solo Performance. 

After a lengthy deliberation, the judges awarded the $10,000 top prize to pianist Jammie Lee for his performance of the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff. 

The Winnipeg Baroque Festival opened its run last Sunday with a pair of choral concerts.  

After a brief pause, the early music offerings are set to ramp up again with 7 concerts happening over the next four days, including one featuring a solo artist: violinist Karl Stobbe.  

The Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg McLellan Competition for Solo Performance finals is coming up quickly.  

Three young artists sharing their superb talents alongside the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, vie for $20,000 in prize monies awarded.  

On Wednesday, April 17th at 7:30 at The Crescent Arts Centre, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra will be presenting their eighth concert of their 2023-24 season.

Featuring music of Schubert, the wonderful Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, and the Canadian-Jamaican composer Ted Runcie, the MCO will be led by all-star Canadian conductor Jean Marie-Zeitouni.

One of the highlights of the concert is that the MCO will give the world premiere performance of a Cello Concertino by composer Ted Runcie for the Principal Cellist of MCO Desiree Abbey

The biennial WMC McLellan Competition provides emerging Manitoba-born or Manitoba-educated musicians the unique opportunity to perform alongside the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and compete for $20,000 in career funding.  

Presented by the Women’s Musical club of Winnipeg, the final round takes place at Jubilee Place Auditorium on Thursday, April 18.  

Ascension Vespers: All Saints Anglican present two masterworks as part of The Winnipeg Baroque Festival

This past Sunday, April 14th, the 3rd annual Winnipeg Baroque Festival kicked off. Founded in 2022 this momentous festival has proven to be a highlight of the month of April and the spring season. It has truly proven to be a glorious way to fanfare in the warm Winnipeg Spring weather.

This week, the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg welcomes three finalists to perform alongside the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in the WMC McLellan Competition for Solo Performance.  

The prestigious competition awards a total $20,000 in prize monies, providing career funding and performance opportunities to Manitoba-born and Manitoba-educated musicians.