Arts & Culture

This week, you’ll have not one but two opportunities to hear the guzheng – a beautiful and ancient instrument played by a celebrated virtuoso.  

Wu Fei is in Winnipeg to perform as part of the Winnipeg New Music Festival on Wednesday evening with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra followed by a solo recital presented by Virtuosi Concerts the following night. 

It will truly be a family affair February 1 - 3 at Buhler Hall in Gretna when the Penner Theatre Troupe presents the story, The 39 Steps by Alfred Hitchcock.

Brothers Scott, Ken, and Bruce Penner, along with sister Jan Funk, will be playing every single character in the production.

Tune in every day this week at 1:00pm as we mark Schubert’s 226th birthday with an exploration of the beautifully serene, melancholic, and dramatic sound world of Schubert’s late piano sonatas.

The 33rd annual Winnipeg New Music Festival launched this past Saturday, beginning a weeklong celebration of contemporary music and culture.  

Local audiences will have plenty of opportunity to get to know the music of this year’s distinguished guest composer: American powerhouse, Missy Mazzoli.  

Lauded for her innovative and inventive writing, the Grammy-nominated composer features in four of the five nights of the festival. 

On Monday morning, Missy popped by the Classic 107 studio for a sit-down conversation. 

The Scotties Tournament of Hearts host committee literally put the "art" into the competition, which just wrapped up on Sunday at the Access Event Centre in Morden, Man.

Chair Ernie Epp noted their theme "The Heart of Curling", was an intentional nod to Morden's passionate arts community.

From January 26th to February 4th  The Manitoba Theatre for Young People in collaboration with Brush Theatre is putting on a production that encourages young audiences to use their imagination to create and  explore new worlds and use their inherit inventiveness to solve problems.

An upcoming Prairie Theatre Exchange production asks existential questions and examines the global repercussions of a community’s sudden disappearance.    

Conceived and directed by Winnipeg’s UNIT Productions and Toronto-based company Mammalian Diving Reflex, Everything Has Disappeared explores the far-reaching impact of the Filipinx diaspora and asks what the potential impact of its imagined erasure might be.  

The annual showcase of cutting-edge sonic exploration has returned to the city.  

In its 33rd year, the Winnipeg New Music Festival runs from January 25 through February 2, featuring unique venues, an eclectic array of musical styles and instruments, and the opportunity to hear music by up-and-coming Canadian composers and established international guest artists.  

This past weekend, the final round of the annual Zita Bernstein Competition took place at the Desautels Faculty of Music of the University of Manitoba.

What happens when four clarinetists walk into a room? We’re about to find out.  

“The Clarinet Summit” explores the versatility and history of the instrument through classical and traditional trios and quartets.  

Organized by Myron Schultz (of FINJAN, Black Sea Station and Mayors of Sambor), the performance features fellow single-reed players Naoum Gomon, Norman Rosenbaum and (Classic107’s own!) Chris Wolf.