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GroundSwell: 1992-2022

GroundSwell is Winnipeg’s only concert series devoted exclusively to new music. For three decades, GroundSwell has presented innovative public events combining new music, dance, video and theatre. GroundSwell routinely commissions new work from Canadian and international composers, hires artists from across Canada, the USA and Europe, and engages with its audience through i

nnovative outreach and educational initiatives. GroundSwell’s Permanent and Guest Curators collaborate every year to craft seasons with diversity, integrity and aesthetic variety. GroundSwell's mission is to present, create and advocate for a wide range of contemporary music in innovative and exciting ways. Since 2020, GroundSwell has presented work in three related series: GroundSwell-Live (live concerts of new music from around the world); GroundSwell-Learn (a wide range of outreach and educational activities); and GroundSwell-Linked (radio and online events). We also create a radio program devoted to new music every week on CKUW, 95.9 FM. Get more information on upcoming concerts here: gswell.ca

🎶 Curated by Kiara Nathaniel and Rebeka Schroeder, GroundSwell presented Untethered at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Novem...
06/30/2025

🎶 Curated by Kiara Nathaniel and Rebeka Schroeder, GroundSwell presented Untethered at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in November 2023 — an immersive and exploratory concert experience that challenged conventional audience-performer dynamics.

🕰️ Take a step back in time and surround yourself in this experience: https://vimeo.com/883366716

✨ The performance featured Ottawa’s SHHH!! Ensemble (Edana Higham; Zac Pulak), alongside local percussionists Cameron Denby, Caroline Bucher, and Andrew Nazer. Through innovative use of light and spatial design, audience members were encouraged to move throughout the venue, engaging with the performance from varied physical and auditory perspectives.

📝The program included newly commissioned works by curators Rebeka Schroeder and Kiara Nathaniel, alongside pieces by Jocelyn Morlock, Harry Stafylakis, Monica Pearce, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and Elliot Cole. The concert highlighted both duo and quartet formats — a compelling dialogue between national and local creative voices.

🌟 Untethered embodied GroundSwell’s commitment to experimental programming, community collaboration, and the evolution of the concert experience.

🎶 Listen Again: GS6 – Hard Thread Collective: Bloody JackNow is your chance to experience, or re-experience, Bloody Jack...
06/25/2025

🎶 Listen Again: GS6 – Hard Thread Collective: Bloody Jack
Now is your chance to experience, or re-experience, Bloody Jack!

This haunting song cycle, featuring music by Michael Matthews and poetry by Dennis Cooley, was performed by soprano Dawn Bruch-Wiens and pianist Laura Loewen on April 27, 2023. The piece tells the gripping story of “Bloody” Jack Krafchenko, a notorious criminal from Manitoba whose life of crime spanned multiple countries and culminated in his notorious hanging in 1914.

🎧 Dive into this chilling and evocative tale as it unfolds through music and poetry.
🔗 Listen now: https://vimeo.com/836291214?autoplay=1&muted=1&stream_id=Y2xpcHN8MTIyMTk1NzY1fGlkOmRlc2N8W10%3D

💡 Bloody Jack gives a voice to a fascinating and dark chapter in Manitoba’s history, blending storytelling with music in a way that will stay with you.

🎶 Happy World Music Day from Groundswell! 🎶Today, we celebrate the power of sound to move hearts, shift minds, and shape...
06/21/2025

🎶 Happy World Music Day from Groundswell! 🎶

Today, we celebrate the power of sound to move hearts, shift minds, and shape culture. At Groundswell, we know that music isn’t just background noise—it’s a force for connection, resistance, and renewal.

From grassroots beats to genre-bending anthems, let’s honour the artists, musicians, and communities that use music to tell their truths and inspire change. 💥🌍

Drop a track that’s moved you lately in the comments. Let’s build a playlist that reflects the rhythm of resistance. 🔊🔥

🎶 As we look ahead to Indigenous Peoples Day, GroundSwell honours the rich musical traditions, voices, and contributions...
06/21/2025

🎶 As we look ahead to Indigenous Peoples Day, GroundSwell honours the rich musical traditions, voices, and contributions of Indigenous artists past, present, and future.

As a Winnipeg-based organization dedicated to new and trailblazing music, we recognize that contemporary expression is deeply enriched by Indigenous knowledge, culture, and creativity. Through our Live, Learn, and Linked series, we are committed to supporting and presenting diverse voices—including those of Indigenous composers, performers, and storytellers. 🪶

We humbly acknowledge the land on which we create and perform as the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis. GroundSwell remains committed to meaningful engagement, collaboration, and representation of Indigenous artists in all aspects of our programming.

🌱 Support Community. Support Access. Support Groundswell. 🌱At Groundswell, we believe everyone deserves access to inclus...
06/16/2025

🌱 Support Community. Support Access. Support Groundswell. 🌱

At Groundswell, we believe everyone deserves access to inclusive, creative, and healing spaces — regardless of income. That’s why we operate on a Pay What You Can When You Can model.

We also accept donations from benefactors who can earmark their funds for Accessibility for All. Your donation ensures no one is turned away due to financial barriers. Whether it's $5 or $500, your support keeps our programs thriving and available for all. 💛

👉 Donate today and help us grow a more equitable future: https://gswell.ca/donate/

🏳️‍🌈This Pride Month GroundSwell proudly stands with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in celebrating diversity, creativity, and th...
06/11/2025

🏳️‍🌈This Pride Month GroundSwell proudly stands with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in celebrating diversity, creativity, and the power of authentic voices.

GroundSwell aspires to be a home for boundary-pushing music, bold ideas, and inclusive expression creating space for voices from all walks of life to be heard, uplifted, and celebrated.

🏳️‍⚧️ We believe music is stronger when it reflects everyone.

Join us in amplifying stories that matter, this month and every month.

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GroundSwell had a fabulous time at the Mayors luncheon for the Arts! Thank you to WAC and for a wonderful event, and c...
06/05/2025

GroundSwell had a fabulous time at the Mayors luncheon for the Arts! Thank you to WAC and for a wonderful event, and congrats to all of the winners and nominees today!

🌸 GS1: Not Seeing is a Flower — Now Available to Watch! Did you know - GroundSwell has full concert videos on our websit...
05/30/2025

🌸 GS1: Not Seeing is a Flower — Now Available to Watch!

Did you know - GroundSwell has full concert videos on our website and Vimeo page going back over 6 years.

Leanne Zacharias, the newest member of our Artistic Directorate performed Not Seeing is a Flower back in October 2021. This concert occurred during during the pandemic
with a masked audience.

Missed it live? Now’s your chance to experience this bold, genre-blending performance
curated by visionary cellist Leanne Zacharias, whose musical life has been called “an
extreme sport.”
🎻 From solo cello to genre-defying collaborations, this concert explores sound and
space in all forms — featuring an all-star lineup of adventurous performers, including:
🥁 Eric Platz & Ben Reimer (percussion)
🎸 Andrew Goodlett & Marika Galea (bass)
🎤 Helen Pridmore & Zohreh Gervais (vocals)
🎨 Jimmie Kilpatrick & Casey Koyczan (multi-disciplinary artists)
Presented with video works by Lesandra Dodson and Christine Fellows, this was the
world premiere of a new chamber concerto by Nicole Lizée.
Can't get enough? Find Zacharias’ Music for Spaces, a solo album recorded off-grid in
wild and resonant places across the Prairies.

🎧 A feast of sound, movement, and imagination.
🔗 Watch the full concert: https://gswell.ca/live/gs1-not-seeing-is-a-flower/
Enjoy!

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05/28/2025

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🎶 Contemporary Music Interactive Presents 🎶✨ Threads & Trails & Portals & Portraits ✨Join us for two inspiring concerts ...
05/21/2025

🎶 Contemporary Music Interactive Presents 🎶

✨ Threads & Trails & Portals & Portraits ✨
Join us for two inspiring concerts that spotlight the bold, beautiful work of emerging Manitoban composers — part of the next wave of Manitoba’s creative soundscape.

Both concerts take place at
📍 Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship – 150 Bayridge Ave
🥂 with a post-concert reception to follow

🎻 Threads & Trails
📅 Friday, May 23
🕢 7:30 PM

Featuring works by:
🎼 Luis Ramirez
🎼 Elisheva Schwartz
🎼 Jordan Erickson
🎼 Ari Ho**er

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🎹 Portals & Portraits
📅 Sunday, May 25
🕑 2:00 PM

Featuring works by:
🎼 Theresa Thordarson
🎼 Marcus Friesen
🎼 Tamir Moore-Freedman
🎼 Dylan Fitzhenry

🎟️ Tickets & details at: www.cmiwinnipeg.ca

🎶 CONCERT ALERT: SPIRIT REEL 🎶Join us for an unforgettable night of music with Winnipeg’s own Jim Hiscott — composer, pr...
05/21/2025

🎶 CONCERT ALERT: SPIRIT REEL 🎶
Join us for an unforgettable night of music with Winnipeg’s own Jim Hiscott — composer, producer, and globe-trotting button accordionist!

🗓 Thursday, May 22, 2025
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 Main Hall, Winnipeg Art Gallery

Jim brings together a powerhouse band to perform his original compositions and the traditional tunes that inspired him — music that’s full of spirit, rhythm, and soul. Expect foot-tapping grooves, rich melodies, and a celebration of global musical connections.

🎵 Featuring:
Jim Hiscott – button accordion/piano
Glenn Buhr – guitar/banjo/piano
Chris Anstey – violin/fiddle
Gilles Fournier – bass
Daniel Roy – drums/percussion

💸 PWYC (Pay What You Can)

📢 Come feel the spirit. Come dance with the reel.

GS1: SUSTENANCE – A Banquet of Sound 🎻 is Now Available to Watch OnlineThis performance asked "What nourishes you? Us? O...
05/14/2025

GS1: SUSTENANCE – A Banquet of Sound 🎻 is Now Available to Watch Online

This performance asked "What nourishes you? Us? Our planet?"

Step back in time and off the grid and relive this beautifully curated evening that explored the theme of SUSTENANCE in all its forms — from food and water to song, community, and play.

Curated by violinist Elation Pauls, this powerful concert features works by Canadian composers Carmen Braden, Cris Derksen, Iman Habibi, Composer and Pianist, Kelly-Marie Murphy. This performance marked five Manitoba premieres and a world premiere.

✨ Performers:
🎻 Elation Pauls, violin ViolinElation
🎹 David Braid, piano
🎹 Serouj Kradjian, piano

The two acclaimed composer-pianists performed their own works alongside Elation Pauls, ahead of her debut album release fall of 2024 on SPEKTRAL.

🎥 Now streaming — watch the full concert and experience the sound of SUSTENANCE for yourself.
🔗 https://gswell.ca/gs1-sustenance-3/

With support from the Canada Council for the Arts and SOCAN Foundation.

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