About the WCMS

THE WINNIPEG CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY has become one of Canada's best-known chamber ensembles. Performing repertoire spanning three centuries of the finest music written for smaller ensemble, THE WCMS has reached audiences of nearly three million listeners during its years of giving concerts, through live performances and regular broadcasts across Canada on CBC Radio. THE WINNIPEG CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY presents programs of the highest calibre – dynamic concerts featuring performances by some of Canada's finest musicians.

Selected comments from The Winnipeg Free Press

"Mozart and so much more – superb skill and musicianship!" (2009)

"They have made ensemble playing into a magical art form." (2007)

"Every now and then you attend a concert you know is destined to stay in your memory for a long time. Sunday night's (by) THE WINNIPEG CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY was one of those." (2007)

"A superb ensemble in so many ways, each musician a gifted soloist – able to blend beautifully and sinuously as a group." (2008)

"This jewel of Winnipeg's vibrant music scene cannot be beat!" (2006)

"Concert a superb musical experience – beautifully synchronized... impeccable interplay... the well-deserved standing ovation was spontaneous and immediate!" (2003)

"An evening of great music making." (1998)

"Pianist David Moroz and members of THE WINNIPEG CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY are superlative players..." (1992)

"Masterpiece is their equivalent." (2001)

"A Winnipeg classical music tradition... riveting performances!" (2003)

"Chamber concert glorious... In a season of many musical highlights, few have outshone last night's offering by THE WINNIPEG CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY ." (1989)

"Chamber pieces rendered with subtlety and passion... breathtaking." (2003)

"Program sparkles with substance, subtlety... one of the best and most satisfying festival chamber programs ever." (1996)

"Best performance of the year... It was as perfect and moving as music can be." (1990)

"Marvellous pieces and big sonorities... the performances could not have been better." (1993)

"A superb musical experience." (2003)

"Musically rich... a fiery and sensitive reading."

Musicnet

THE WCMS is a member of Musicnet, Winnipeg's consortium of musical organizations, founded in 1994 to promote all forms of live music: THE WINNIPEG CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY , Camerata Nova, Canzona, GroundSwell, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Renaissance Voices, The Musical Offering, Virtuosi Concerts, Westminster Concert Organ Series, Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, The Winnipeg Singers, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, The Women's Musical Club of Winnipeg.