Now in its fourth decade, the University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble continues to program and perform first-class repertoire, including works by Benson, Grainger, Hindemith, Holst, Husa, and Schwantner. The Chamber Winds (an offshoot of the wind ensemble) offers students an opportunity to perform works written for smaller forces, including antiphonal brass music by Gabrieli, serenades by Mozart and Dvorak, and theatre music by Kurt Weill. The ensemble has also been active in commissioning and performing new music for winds, including pieces by Canadian composers Bruce Carlson, Allan Gilliland and Michael Matthews.
| Instructed by: | Dr. Richard Gillis |
| Who is eligible? | The Wind Ensemble is, primarily, wind, brass and percussion majors at the Faculty of Music. However, ANY university age musician is eligible to play with the Ensemble and we regularly have 2 or 3 non-music students playing in the group. |
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Tuesdays & Thursdays |
The Wind Ensemble has performed throughout Manitoba and Western Canada, has been an invited guest ensemble at the Cantando International Music Festival in Edmonton, as well as having performed several times at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s New Music Festival. The Ensemble has released four CDs of Canadian Wind Band Music, North Winds I, II, III & IV, with a fifth in progress.
LISTEN to the University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble!
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LISTEN and SEE the University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble!
Rhapsody in Blue (1924) by George Gershwin; March 3, 2013.
Oiseaux Exotiques (1956) by Olivier Messiaen; March 3, 2013.
Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (1924) by Igor Stravinsky; March 3, 2013.
Mountains Rising Nowhere by Joseph Schwantner; November 25, 2011.
Carmina Burana - Orff. Recorded live on October 30, 2011 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Conducted by Dr. Fraser Linklater
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North Winds Recording Project
The North Winds project provides recordings of repertoire by Canadian composers and arrangers as a reference for teachers and a model for students.
2013-2014 Concerts:
- Friday October 18, 2013
7:30 pm — Jubilee Place, MBCI - Friday November 29, 2013
7:30 pm — Jubilee Place, MBCI - Friday February 7, 2014
7:30 pm — Jubilee Place, MBCI - Thursday, March 27, 2014
7:30 pm - Jubilee Place, MBCI
Schedule subject to change.
Planned repertoire highlights for 2013-2014 include:
Dr. Richard Gillis, Conductor
Chamber Winds
The Chamber Winds is an offshoot of the wind ensemble, and offers students an opportunity to perform works written for smaller forces, including antiphonal brass music by Gabrielli, serenades by Mozart and Dvorak, and theatre music by Kurt Weill.
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University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
Phone: 204-474-9310 Fax: Fax: 204-474-7546
music@umanitoba.ca
© 2013 University of Manitoba
