Arts & Culture

We've been taking the words of Buddy the Elf to heart, lately. 

"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!" 

The Kelvin High School Chamber Choir did exactly that in the Classic 107 studio on Friday morning. 

Performing under the direction of Kim Brown, the upper voices group sang two numbers: "All Ye Who Music Love" and "The Holly and the Ivy."

Find the full conversation and performance below! 

There is no shortage of musical gifts being presented this time of the year.  

On the cusp of turning 102, the 50-member Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir has a decades-long tradition of celebrating the season. 

“For me... This is the kick-off to the holidays (and) the celebrations,” says longtime chorister and past WPC Board President Glynis Corkal.  

We’re just under a week away from Sistema Winnipeg’s Tannis M. Richardson Winter Concert, a celebration of music and achievement.  

The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra has packed up their sleigh and hit the town with a series of toe tapping, holly jolly free pop-up performances! 

Midway through their festive seasonal offering, the MCO's Director of Education and Community Engagement, plus MCO musician Boyd MacKenzie popped by the Classic 107 studio to let us know how the performances have been going -- and, more importantly, where to find them next! 

Classic 107 listeners were treated to a musical mashup Tuesday morning as Jingle Bells and the Pink Panther theme were performed live in studio! 

Nine members of the West St. Paul School Guitar Orchestra were led by guest instructor John Himes in the performance, accompanied by vice-principal Tammy Harder who joined in the conversation. 

On Friday December 1st the Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP) in conjunction with Bad Hats Theatre launched their production of Narnia.

Inspired by  C.S. Lewis’s classic book series known as “The Chronicles of Narnia,” MTYP and Bad Hats invites audience members to slip into the wardrobe and enter a world of fantasy; seeing Narnia through the eyes of the four Pevensie children. With the Lion Aslan acting as their guide and advisor while coming  head-to-head with the evil White Witch who rules Narnia in a state of perpetual  Winter where there is no Christmas.

This weekend, Virtuosi Concerts presents a mid-winter fundraiser featuring the Winnipeg Boys’ Choir and the celebrated soprano Monica Huisman.  

The intimacy of small-ensemble acapella singing presented by some of the most in-demand, seasoned choristers in town, makes Proximus 5 ones to watch – and, most especially, hear.  

On Wednesday December 13th at 7:30pm at the Crescent Arts Centre, Jazz Winnipeg will be presenting the phenomenal singer and pianist Laila Biali in a show called Winter Songs and Holiday Classics. This is sure to be marvelous a holiday concert that will feature not only the incredibly talented Laila Biali, but also the renowned Juno Winning and Grammy nominated Canadian saxophonist and flute player Jane Bunnett.