WMC 130th Anniversary Gala Champagne Brunch, with Tomson Highway
Saturday, April 13, 2024 11:00 am The Leaf, Assiniboine Park WMC has tremendously exciting news. Tomson Highway is returning to WMC! We...
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Sep 4, 2023
Notes from the Past: Anniversaries
Excitement is rising at the WMC as we prepare for our 130th anniversary celebration this season. Did the six women who first began the...
Aug 2, 2023
An Evening with Evan Miles
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 510 South Drive, Winnipeg MB 7:00 pm The Evan Miles Trio .... jazz on a lovely river setting, wine,...
Jun 29, 2023
Congratulations to our 2023 Scholarship Winners!
After a fabulous day of performances by all scholarship participants, WMC is pleased to announce the recipients of our six scholarships....
Feb 1, 2023
Notes from the Past: Our Hidden History
The new millennium has led to changes in the way the WMC communicates with its audience and supporters. We now have a website and a...
Dec 1, 2022
Notes from the Past: A WMC Holiday Tradition Returns
Since the 1990’s, a WMC concert has been held during the holiday season, a traditional time of music and celebration. As our musical gift...
Sep 30, 2022
Notes from the Past: WMC introduces Glenn Gould to Winnipeg
On September 28, 2022, Canada celebrated the 90th anniversary of the birth of pianist Glenn Gould. The WMC introduced Glenn to a Winnipeg...
May 31, 2022
Notes from the Past: Laughter is the Best Remedy
On January 9, 1937 the Winnipeg Free Press carried two articles in its Music section about upcoming performances in the city. One was...
Mar 31, 2022
Notes from the Past: The Woman Behind the WMC McLellan Competition
April 20, 2022 marks the 9th WMC McLellan Competition for Solo Performance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. This biennial...
Mar 1, 2022
Notes from the Past: Amelita Galli-Curci and the WMC
Amelita Galli-Curci was a star when she came to Winnipeg on June 3, 1920, under the auspices of the Women’s Musical Club. Born in Milan...
Dec 1, 2021
Notes from the Past: Reflections on the First WMC Scholarship Recipient - 1915
What do Nellie McClung, Kitty Cheatham, Rose Fyleman, and Gilbert and Sullivan have in common? The answer is Winona Lightcap, soprano and...
Nov 24, 2021
Classic 107 Article - Julien Siino, cello and Edward Liddall, piano - 2021 Egré Competition Winners
Remembering the Legacy of Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt Gramatté : Cellist Julien Siino Wins the 44th E-GRE Competition Written by Chris Wolf...
Oct 31, 2021
Notes from the Past: Careful Management and the First WMC Scholarship
Twenty-one years after its establishment, the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg had done much to foster the appreciation of classical...
Oct 20, 2021
Classic 107 interview Kerry DuWors and Katherine Dowling
This Sunday, October 24th at 2:30PM the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg in collaboration with Prairie Debut will be presenting violinist...
Oct 1, 2021
Notes from the Past: Serenity in Stone - WMC at the Winnipeg Auditorium 1940-1965
October 15, 1932 saw the opening, to great fanfare1, of the Winnipeg Auditorium, which was to serve as Winnipeg’s main concert hall...
Aug 19, 2021
Meet the 2021 Michael Measures Prize Winners
Congratulations to the 2021 Michael Measures Prize Winners - David Liam Roberts - First prize - $25,000 and Robert Conquer - Second Prize...
Jun 1, 2021
2020-2021 Concert Series
Duo Beija Flor - Flute and Guitar October 14, 2020 Madeline Hildebrand - Solo Piano Recital YouTube premiere concert - March 30, 2021 The...
May 31, 2021
Notes from the Past: The WMC of Winnipeg and Women’s Rights – Constance Eaton Hamilton
When Margaret Morse became a recipient of the Nellie McClung Foundation “Manitoba 150 Women Trailblazer” award this past year, the...
May 30, 2021
2021 Scholarship Winners
2021 WMC Scholarship Winners WMC Scholarship, $3000 – Juliana Moroz – Cello A consistent prizewinner in local and provincial music...
Apr 30, 2021
Notes from the Past: To (Have) Tea, or Not To (Have) Tea
As the wives of prominent men in the professional and business world, the six women who founded the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg were...
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