Arts & Culture

This holiday season, a troop of tubists and a union of euphoniums – maybe even a smattering of sousaphones – return to the Centennial Concert Hall to present some low-end good cheer.  

Manitoba Band Association’s “Tuba Christmas” takes place this Sunday, part of a broader brassy initiative.  

On Sunday, December 11, the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir presents “Christmas with the Phil” – exactly 100 years to the day from their first concert in 1922.  

On October 28th, 2022 Sony Classical released the latest recording from the exceptional Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. This latest CD features Antonin Dvorak’s rather unfamiliar thirteen piano pieces that are called his Poetic Tone Pictures.

A collection at the University of Manitoba Archives, which possesses the first edition of the King James Bible, now adds a new book copy owned by Marshall McLuhan.

"He was famous for sort of predicting the World Wide Web and the Internet before it physically existed," says Brian Hubner, Acquisitions and Access Archivist at UM Archives and Special Collections. "He was a philosopher and a communicator of communication technology. I mean, he's world-famous. He's probably the most famous person that ever went to the University of Manitoba."

As part of the initiatives surrounding their 50th anniversary season, Manitoba Opera has welcomed music students to serve as ambassadors over the coming year.  

An awe-inspiring masterpiece expressing both the mystery and majesty of the season.  

Marshall McLuhan is known for his media theories, and now the University of Manitoba Archives and Special Collections has added another one of his books to their shelves.

"He was famous for sort of predicting the World Wide Web and the Internet before it physically existed," says Brian Hubner, Acquisitions and Access Archivist at UM Archives and Special Collections. "He was a philosopher and a communicator of communication technology. I mean, he's world-famous. He's probably the most famous person that ever went to the University of Manitoba."

Today, December 5th, is our birthday! We look forward to celebrating with you throughout the day! 

It was the 5th of December in 2013, that Classic 107 - the only classical music station west of Toronto - was born. Add great jazz in the evening and you've got a very unique radio station we are very proud to call our own.

Thank you everyone for making these last nine years on the air such special ones!

With your support, we will continue to bring you the best in classical and jazz music for many years to come!

In this season of giving, why not gift the joy of a new read? 

The first Friday of the month, Chris Hall of McNally Robinson Booksellers pops by the Classic 107 studio with his picks in the "What to Read" feature. And this month, Chris has prepared a gift guide for the people on his list and, perhaps, on your list as well!