This message is being sent on behalf of Dr. Stephen Runge, Dean, Desautels Faculty of Music and Director, School of Art
Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to invite you all to the 2026-27 season of the Desautels Concert Series -- six vibrant concerts hosted by the Desautels Faculty of Music and supported by the state-of-the-art acoustics of the Desautels Concert Hall. These performances give our Faculty an opportunity to celebrate the artistic prowess of our faculty members and award-winning alumni, as well as welcoming guest artists into our home at the Fort Garry Campus.
Discover the breadth and depth of music taught, created, and performed at our Faculty: classical traditions, jazz, contemporary chamber works, and Indigenous artistic expression.
This season's lineup:
Balanchine and Gershwinhttps://www.showpass.com/desautels-concert-series-royal-winnipeg-ballet-jazz/ Sunday, September 27, 2026 | 2:00 p.m.
Performers: dancers from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet perform George Balanchine's Who Cares?, choreographed to classic tunes by George Gershwin, joined by Will Bonness (piano), Karly Epp (voice), Karl Kohut (bass), and Fabio Ragnelli (drums).
Far and Familiarhttps://www.showpass.com/vioarneisti/ Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 2:00 p.m.
Performers: Duo Viðarneistí: Victoria Sparks (marimba) and Catherine Wood (clarinet).
A Reunion with Beethovenhttps://www.showpass.com/cello/ Sunday, November 29, 2026 | 2:00 p.m.
Performers: Minna Rose Chung (cello), Gregory Lewis (violin), and Paul Williamson (piano).
A Prairie Boy's Lifehttps://www.showpass.com/vocalperformance/ Sunday, January 24, 2027 | 2:00 p.m.
Performers: Music by UM alum John Greer, joined by Tracy Dahl and Monica Huisman (sopranos), Lizzy Hoyt (mezzo-soprano), Colin Ainsworth (tenor), Mel Braun (baritone), and Laura Loewen (piano).
Tutti Pianistihttps://www.showpass.com/pianistperformance/ Sunday, February 7, 2027 | 2:00 p.m.
Performers: Four pianos on one stage! With David Moroz, Judy Kehler Siebert, Laura Loewen, Stephen Runge, Will Bonness, and Darryl Friesen (piano).
Melody McKiver and Guests in Concerthttps://www.showpass.com/melodymckiver/ Sunday, March 14, 2027 | 2:00 p.m.
Performers: Melody McKiver (viola), Beverley McKiver (piano), Jeremy Dutcher, and Daniel Roy (drums).
Full details are available herehttps://umanitoba.ca/music/desautels-concert-series, and tickets are available for single concerts or in subscription packages of three or six concerts.
I look forward to seeing you around campus, and in the Desautels Concert Hall.
Best wishes, -- Stephen
Stephen Runge, D.Mus.
Dean, Desautels Faculty of Music
Director, School of Art
307 Taché Arts Complex / 326 ARTlab
150 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2 Canada
Tel. 431-588-2932
stephen.runge@umanitoba.camailto:stephen.runge@umanitoba.ca
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