Desautels Faculty of Music

Performances and lectures

The Desautels Faculty of Music is an integral member of Winnipeg's diverse performing arts community. We invite you to attend our ensemble performances, student recitals and a variety of other concerts and lectures, which take place on campus and in the community. Our lectures feature topics including wellness, Indigenous composition, world music and musicology research.

Upcoming events

In a normal year, the Desautels Faculty of Music presents more than 200 performances that are open to the public. Whether you are interested in jazz, opera, classical, musical theatre, choral or new music, you will find our students and faculty performing a wide range of repertoire.

Music Events

Ensembles

Our University of Manitoba ensembles perform throughout the year. Ensembles cover a range genres and size from an 80-piece concert band to small chamber groups.

Learn more about our ensembles

Other popular performance series

The Desautels Faculty of Music offers a wide range of performances, lectures, workshops and masterclasses each year. These feature our students, faculty, and guest artists. Students have a chance to play for and collaborate with their peers, and to hear and learn from the very best.

Faculty Midday Series

Each year Desautels Faculty of Music faculty members host midday lectures, presentations, and performances following an annual theme. This midday series introduces students and community members to novel and innovative practices in music.
Indigenous Intersections performance and lecture series

Indigenous Intersections is a week of midday presentations and performances that includes discussions of the decolonization of university music programs, collaborations promoting Indigenous artists. Previous presentations have included a lecture from Osani Balkaran (The O.B.) on the creation of Indigenous hip-hop, and representations of Louis Riel in music.
Wellness in Music series

This series is the result of work by the Desautels Faculty of Music Students’ Association and faculty members to promote wellness in mind, body, and spirit within the faculty.

Workshop topics have included salsa dancing, Feldenkrais techniques, self-defence, stress management, healthy practice techniques, yoga and career planning.
Guest lecturers and performers

Each year, the Desautels Faculty of Music brings in a number of esteemed professional musicians and music educators to enrich the university experience for our students through lectures, performances, and masterclasses.

In recent years, the Faculty has brought in renowned composers, ethnomusicologists, musicians and ensembles to instruct, share, and collaborate.