Arts & Culture

You can expect plenty of musical treats sprinkled throughout the day on Winnipeg's Classic 107. 

Beethoven's otherworldly Ghost Trio makes an appearance in the 7 o'clock hour followed by Bach's immediately recognizable Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.

Those brave enough can also look forward to: 

A pair of Mexican-born, Winnipeg-based sopranos bring the heat in a celebration of art song. 

The Icons and Incense series returns to open the Winnipeg Singers’ 2023-24 concert season. 

Considered to be amongst the greatest of art forms, opera takes center stage globally on October 25 – the date dubbed "World Opera Day." 

Coinciding with the birthdays of George Bizet and Johann Strauss Jr. – two of the best-known contributors to the opera and operetta genres – the annual celebration aims to highlight the benefits and values opera adds to society, while advocating for the continued development and presentation of the artform.  

On September 29th the Pentatone Oxingale Record Label released a recording of Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann’s Cello Concerto featuring the world renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz.

This Sunday October 22nd at 2:00pm the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg (WMC) will be presenting a concert called “The Slavic Soul.” The Concert takes place at CMU’s Laudamus Auditorium and will feature two musicians that are very familiar to Winnipeg Audiences, cellist Paul Marleyn and Madeline Hildebrand.  

This week, soprano Zohreh Gervais and pianist Lisa Rumpel open the Skywalk Concert Series with a program inspired by the lasting impression music makes on the mind and the fascinating connection between the two fields.   

For 100 years, the Winnipeg Youth Orchestras (WYO) have been providing young, aspiring Manitoba musicians with the opportunity to play symphonic music.