GroundSwell

GroundSwell – Where New Music Lives 🌊 For 30+ years we’ve brought Winnipeg innovative concerts blending new music, dance & theatre. 🎶 Curated for diversity & creativity, all events are Pay-What-You-Can, How-You-Can. Discover sound without boundaries 👉 gswell.ca

Echoes and Tracings |Apr 13, 2026 |CMU A night of stillness, intensity & history in sound. Featuring works by Ukrainian-rooted composers Silvestrov, Baley, Pidgorna + a solo violin piece by Michael Matthews. Performed by Winnipeg’s finest. Pay-What-You-Can gswell.ca

Vestigial Structures | Mar 5, 2026 | WAG Montreal’s sax quartet Quasar brings surround sound + electroacoustic brilliance. New works by Simms, Sandred, Medekšaitė + premieres by Fitzell & Fukuda. Innovation at full volume. Pay-What-You-Can, How-You-Can. | gswell.ca

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North/South 📅 Nov 25, 2025 |📍WAG–Qaumajuq Throat songs, violas, percussion & bold works by Nikki Komaksiutiksak, Melody McKiver, Jennifer Thiessen & Ben Reimer. Explore Inuit Sanaugangit before the show & stay after for more art + sound. Pay-What-You-Can gswell.ca

GroundSwell 2025–26 Season 🎶 From glitchy karaoke to Inuit throat songs, saxophone sound worlds to chamber works, this season unites local & international artists for unforgettable concerts. 💡 Pay-What-You-Can, How-You-Can. | 📍 Winnipeg venues | 🔗 gswell.ca

🍂 Savour the Pause. Feel the Shift. 🎶 This September long, we’re taking a moment to breathe, reflect, and listen —to the world around us, and the sounds yet to come. 🎵 GroundSwell’s next chapter is just around the corner — and it’s worth the wait. #GroundSwell

🎉 Revisit a Milestone Moment As part of our 30th anniversary, GroundSwell commissioned powerful new works by emerging Manitoba composers Kiara Nathaniel & Rebeka Schroeder — premiered by Standing Wave at Compocon 2021. 📽️ Watch this special performance: vimeo.com/697596929

🎶 The countdown has begun... ✨ We’re shaping the GroundSwell 2025–26 season — bold new voices, fearless compositions & soundscapes that defy expectation. 🌊🔥 Full reveal coming soon. Stay curious, stay listening. 🔗 gswell.ca #GroundSwell

🎻 Revisit the Conversation: GS1 – Of Glow & Abandon ✨ Victoria Sparks, guest curator Kerry DuWors & composer Ryan Davis/Radia explore the ideas behind the 2021 work. ✨ A rich behind-the-scenes convo worth revisiting. 🎥 Watch now: vimeo.com/gswellca #GroundSwell

“The abstraction is often the most definite form for the intangible thing in myself that I can clarify in paint.” – Georgia O’Keeffe

🎶 Thank you to our partners, sponsors & donors 🎶 Your support makes it possible for GroundSwell to commission bold works, amplify diverse voices & connect audiences with contemporary music in Winnipeg and across the globe. Learn more: gswell.ca #GroundSwell

🌌✨ GS4: Plasma Waves & Fireflies lit up the stage with sonic textures, playful experiments & moving moments—from Andrew Balfour’s Manitoba Fanfare to David Braid’s Persian Dances. Bold performances & glowing new works made it pure joy. 🎧 Watch here : vimeo.com/gswellca

🌌✨ GS4: Plasma Waves & Fireflies lit up the stage with sonic textures, playful experiments & moving moments—from Andrew Balfour’s Manitoba Fanfare to David Braid’s Persian Dances. Bold performances & glowing new works made it pure joy. 🎧 Watch here : vimeo.com/gswellca

✨ Something exciting is brewing… 🎵 We’re crafting the GroundSwell 2025–26 season — fresh talent, daring compositions, and sonic journeys that will push boundaries & spark new conversations.🔥 We can’t wait to reveal the full lineup soon. 🔗 gswell.ca #GroundSwell

🎻 Rosamunde Festival 2025: Canadian Sentiments 📅 Aug 17, 19 & 21 | 📍 Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg 🎟️ $30/concert or $75 pass Experience 3 nights of powerful Canadian music exploring identity & resilience. Tickets & info: rosamunde.ca @RosamundeMusic

🎤 GS1: Break-Up Music: @NicoleLizee’s Karaoke Orchestra. Sept 14, 7:30 PM @ West End Cultural Centre. Pay-what-you-can. What happens when a karaoke machine malfunctions... and an 11-piece amplified orchestra holds it together? 🎟️ Get tickets now: eventbrite.ca/e/gs1-break-up…

🎶 GS2 Untethered was an immersive concert at WAG in Nov 2023, curated by Kiara Nathaniel & Rebeka Schroeder. Featuring Ottawa’s SHHH!! Ensemble & local percussionists, light & spatial design invited audiences to move throughout the venue. 🕰️ Relive it: vimeo.com/883366716

🎶 Listen Again: GS6 – Hard Thread Collective: Bloody Jack Experience or re-experience this haunting song cycle, featuring music by Michael Matthews and poetry by Dennis Cooley, performed by soprano Dawn Bruch-Wiens and pianist Laura Loewen. 🎧 Dive in: vimeo.com/836291214

🎶 Happy World Music Day from Groundswell! Music isn’t just background noise—it’s a force for connection, resistance & renewal. Let’s honour the artists, musicians & communities using music to tell truths & inspire change. 🌍 Drop a track that’s moved you lately. #Groundswell