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It has become a WMC tradition to present a special concert in December, showcasing the talented young musicians who have won our...

The afternoon of December 3, 1934 “was a time of extraordinary happenings at the Women’s Musical Club” when the WMC hosted the first...

Nothing stimulates the desire to hunt through an archive for historical tidbits than an anniversary, and this year’s 130th Anniversary of...

Excitement is rising at the WMC as we prepare for our 130th anniversary celebration this season. Did the six women who first began the...

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...

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...

On September 28, 2022, Canada celebrated the 90th anniversary of the birth of pianist Glenn Gould. The WMC introduced Glenn to a Winnipeg...

On January 9, 1937 the Winnipeg Free Press carried two articles in its Music section about upcoming performances in the city. One was...

April 20, 2022 marks the 9th WMC McLellan Competition for Solo Performance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. This biennial...

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...

What do Nellie McClung, Kitty Cheatham, Rose Fyleman, and Gilbert and Sullivan have in common? The answer is Winona Lightcap, soprano and...

Twenty-one years after its establishment, the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg had done much to foster the appreciation of classical...

October 15, 1932 saw the opening, to great fanfare1, of the Winnipeg Auditorium, which was to serve as Winnipeg’s main concert hall...

When Margaret Morse became a recipient of the Nellie McClung Foundation “Manitoba 150 Women Trailblazer” award this past year, the...

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...

Covid-19 is not the first pandemic that the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg has had to face in its 126-year history. The influenza...