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