WMC scholarship winners in belated virtual recital
They were all set to perform back home in Winnipeg over the winter holidays.
Then, over concerns of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg (WMC) made the decision to cancel the WMC Scholarship winners' in-person recital, opting instead to take the performance online.
Over $11,000 is presented in WMC scholarships to advanced Manitoba musicians pursing performance careers in all disciplines.
#SingWithUkraine: Grammy Award-winning ensemble joins chorus of support with help from a Winnipeg choir
For over three weeks, an unprovoked and brutal war has besieged the Ukrainian people. Millions have fled their homes, thousands have been injured and hundreds have died, though the true number of casualties is likely far higher.
Surprisingly rare instrument duo in ‘Serpentine Paths’ concert
On Sunday, Virtuosi Concerts returns with their first concert of the new year: Serpentine Paths.
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Playing for peace: violinists from across the world join together in music
From a basement shelter in the besieged city of Kyiv, violinist Illia Bondarenko plays a haunting melody between explosions.
As the video expands, he’s joined by nearly 100 violinists from more than 2 dozen countries united by their love of music and shared instrument.
In an Instagram post, violinist Kerenza Peacock explains: “I befriended some young violinists in Ukraine via Instagram and discovered some were in basement shelters but had their violins. So I asked colleagues across the world to accompany them in harmony.”
'The whole point of music is to be together': MBCI hosts first concert since COVID
Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute (MBCI) hosted their first concert with people in the audience yesterday since 2020.
Andrew Klassen teaches concert band and jazz band at MBCI.
"We're very excited," says Klassen. "Our jazz bands and vocal jazz ensembles did a concert called An Evening of Jazz at MBCI. What's exciting is that we haven't done this concert in two years. We were in preparation to go to the Brandon Jazz Festival but it shut down."
Another teacher that was a part of yesterday's concert was the vocal teacher at MBCI, Scott Riemer.
Virtuosi Young Artist Miona Milovanovic on Morning Light
The eagerly anticipated return of Virtuosi Concerts live, in person, takes place this weekend.
“Serpentine Paths” features violinist Robert Uchida and cellist Rafael Hoekman of Edmonton, with a program opening performance by Miona Milovanovic.
Kyiv Classic Orchestra performs in Maidan Square
As Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine approaches its third week, one group of musicians took to the central square in the capital, Kyiv, to perform.