Arts & Culture

With days stretching out longer and longer in June, Classic 107’s Album of the Month stretches across days, years, and centuries to connect the present to the medieval.  

Campbell River pianist makes history at Cliburn International Piano Competition

Carter Johnson becomes first Canadian finalist in legendary contest’s 62-year history

Tonight in Fort Worth, Texas, the final round of one of the world’s most prestigious classical music competitions begins—and for the first time in its 62-year history, a Canadian is in the running for the top prize.

Two churches, two organs, one unforgettable concert with Isabelle Demers 

Two exhibitions join forces inside the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery at Canadian Mennonite University to address the challenge, grief and resilience of the climate crisis conversation.  

Cluster Festival 2025 opens with sonic rituals, immersive AV, and speculative soundscapes 

Cluster Festival is back—and it's bolder, wilder, and more wondrous than ever.

Winnipeg was well represented on the award stage at the Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto over the weekend, with one project putting Winnipeg in the spotlight.

Montreal is once again alive with song as the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) hosts its much-anticipated Voice 2025 edition. Running from May 25 to June 6, the competition is dedicated entirely to the art of singing—Aria and Art Song—and continues to cement its reputation as one of the world’s most prestigious platforms for young classical vocalists.

A Montreal Legacy

Brush Up Your Shakespeare: A Week of Bard-Inspired Music on Classic 107

All week long at 1 p.m., Classic 107 is diving headfirst into the world of iambic pentameter, mistaken identities, star-crossed lovers, and dramatic monologues… through music!

For artist Tim Schouten, the journey to document the places in Manitoba where the treaties between Indigenous and settler peoples were signed began over two decades ago when he first arrived in Winnipeg. 

“I was at a sort of transitional place in my work,” he explains. “I was shifting from the figure to the landscape as a thematic... and I started exploring the landscape around here.” 

Amidst final preparations for their spring concert Dream a World, the Rainbow Harmony Project is putting out the call to welcome new members to its youth choir, one of the only such groups that exists in the country.