CONCERTS & TICKETS
Agassiz Chamber Music Festival 2024 presents Sounds in the Key of Spring, a celebration of sound, songs, and stories that resonate within us—whether from everyday objects, the natural world, or through our shared and complex histories. This year’s festival welcomes many of today’s most brilliant contemporary chamber musicians, who will invite you musically into their conversations as they perform.
​
Get your passes and tickets for the 2024 Agassiz Chamber Music Festival below!
2024 Festival Pass
2024 Festival Concerts & Events
92 Strings
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | 7:30 pm
Join award-winning violinist Gregory Lewis and pianist Paul Williamson as they perform the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the most influential composers of the classical period; Florence Price, the first black woman composer to have a piece performed by a major American orchestra; and Maurice Ravel, known as a French impressionist, neo-classicist and an anti-Wagnerian composer.
The Agassiz Showcase
Thursday, June 6, 2024 | 7:30 pm
A concert not to be missed! See and hear some of Canada most celebrated classical and chamber artists—Guy Few, Beverley Johnston, Joel Quarrington, James Campbell, and more—in an inclusive program of vibraphones, flower pots, trumpets, basses, and clarinets.
A Double-Bill featuring the Rudersdal Chamber Players
Friday, June 7, 2024 | 1:00 pm
The Rudersdal Chamber Players from Copenhagen are described by Gramophone Magazine as “formidably accomplished.” This afternoon's double-bill features works by four renowned women composers, as well as Beethoven's much-loved first piano trio.
Winnipeg 150–City of Song
Friday, June 7, 2024 | 7:30 pm
Tonight, cellos take centre stage, singing praises to Winnipeg, the City of Song, in its 150th year. They’ll perform an astonishing collection of works for up to seven cellos, voice, and more. The program includes Scott Joplin, Samuel Barber, Jessie Montgomery, the “Brazilian Bach” of Heitor Villa-Lobos, and much more.
Skittles and Kitchens
Saturday, June 8, 2024 | 1:00 pm
The story goes that Mozart’s “Kegelstatt” Trio was composed while playing skittles. Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu created his own witty story, “La Revue de Cuisine,” which describes the intrigues and exploits of kitchen implements coming to life.
Gregory Lewis Violin Masterclass
Saturday, June 8, 2024 | 3:00 pm
A Violin Masterclass presented by Gregory Lewis, Canada Instrument Bank Violinist in the Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts located on The University of Winnipeg campus in Bryce Hall, the building directly to the right of Wesley Hall fronting Portage Avenue.
Sounding Thunder: The Song of Francis Pegahmagabow
Saturday, June 8, 2024 | 7:30 pm
Featuring multimedia imagery and a star-studded group of musicians and artists from Ontario, Agassiz Festival presents the professional touring production, “Sounding Thunder: The Song of Francis Pegahmagabow”—co-created by multi-award-winning Ojibwe author Armand Garnet Ruffo and JUNO-nominated composer Timothy Corlis—in a story about Canada’s struggle to find a sense of shared national history.
Special Events
FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE
Sounding Thunder: The Song of Francis Pegahmagabow
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | 7:30 pm
A community performance for Indigenous Veterans, their families and community. Tickets for this performance are free thanks to the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts and The Winnipeg Foundation.
FREE STUDENT PERFORMANCES
Sounding Thunder: The Song of Francis Pegahmagabow
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | 10:30 am/1:00 pm
Two special performances of Sounding Thunder for Manitoba high school students. Tickets for these performances are free thanks to the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts and The Winnipeg Foundation.
THANK YOU TO OUR FESTIVAL SPONSORS
