A Railway Nation of Grace, Too
I happen to think there is also something quite Canadian about such outpourings, about always being better, always grappling, always being more hopeful Read More
Of Mice and Men an unlikely operatic gem
Carlisle Floyd’s production enthusiastically received in Winnipeg Read More
Report from the Winnipeg New Music Festival – Evening 7: Give yourself to it
Stamina is involved when you take in every concert at the WNMF, and perhaps naps, and also careful planning, especially if you have a kid… Read More
Report from the Winnipeg New Music Festival – Evening 6: Sound never dies
Sound never dies. That’s what the audience at the Pan Am Pool for WNMF concert six was told, and this helped tremendously with an approach… Read More
Report from the Winnipeg New Music Festival – Evening 5: It’s about time for the theremin to show up
By the fifth day of the WNMF, new music fatigue is in evidence. Is this what it feels like to be an entrant in a… Read More
Report from the Winnipeg New Music Festival – Evening 4: Just people and music
“What is twenty-first century music?” This was the question briefly debated by composer Derek Charke and conductor/composer Gary Kulesha during the Tuesday, January 26 program… Read More
Report from the Winnipeg New Music Festival – Evening 3: Poignant humming, excellent beards
On Monday, January 25, the New Music Festival headed over to Westminster United Church for an evening of works featuring vocal ensembles. In terms of… Read More
Report from the Winnipeg New Music Festival – Evening 2: Chord sticks and crockery
My favourite Winnipeg New Music Festival moment, by far, occurred in 2004. Somehow the organizers convinced the esteemed Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt, to attend. In… Read More
Report from the Winnipeg New Music Festival – Evening 1: Happy twigs
One of many reasons to turn up for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s New Music Festival is that no one really knows how it’s all going… Read More
Fierce, fabulous, and fun: The house that gold diamonds built
“Honestly, if kids who have never heard of us show up and expect the like, more clubby style of party, I’m happy for them to be exposed to a bunch of big ol’ drag queens just sassin’ their faces off, and just exposing these people to things they might just need to see." Read More
Cootie Club: creating safe spaces, one show at a time
“Actively including people in community initiatives takes more than ‘hey, come here and join us,’ it takes work to unlearn the things that many don’t even realize they participate in, like racism, transphobia, and ableism.” Read More
Singing with Strangers: Winnipeg’s Midnight Choir
On a summer evening in June, 2013, Sarah Carson and Ivar Palmason's dream of bringing a group of relative strangers together to sing just for the fun of it was realized. Read More
Singer love
Not bound by what some may think of as stereotypical choir or choral music – you don’t have to go to church to see these folks – they perform rock anthems, big band hits, and current pop favourites. Read More
Heart full of Harvest Moon
There is something magical that happens when people come together to have fun and support a common goal. It’s the kind of magic that happens when you can buy your produce from the people who grew it. Read More
When it’s good, it’s so, so good
What allows a grown, slightly overweight man to use a hula hoop for the first time, in the middle of a crowd? This article is… Read More
Night at the popera
Pop Nuit is the New Music Festival’s popular music sidecar, where it allows pop music to ride along and wear funny goggles. Read More