GroundSwell presents the best new music from Winnipeg and around the world.

 

 

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WHO WE ARE

GroundSwell is a Winnipeg-based new music organization that presents 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).
For over three decades, GroundSwell has presented innovative public events combining new music, dance, and theatre.  GroundSwell commissions new work from Canadian and international composers, hires artists from across Canada, the USA and Europe, and engages with its audience through innovative outreach and educational initiatives. 
GroundSwell’s Permanent and Guest Curators collaborate every year to craft seasons with diversity and aesthetic variety. GroundSwell’s mission is to present, create and advocate for a wide range of contemporary music in innovative and exciting ways.

What's coming up!

National Composer Winner:

GroundSwell's 2025 composer winner Takuto Fukuda (Japan/Canada).

North/South Performance Video coming soon!

Stay tuned to experience the North/South's gallery concert digitally!

Performed on:
November 25th - 2025

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More about Us

GroundSwell is pleased to announce its biennial Emerging Composers Competition. The 2025-26 competition features Montreal’s Quasar Saxophone Quartet, an ensemble of the highest calibre that has been committed to championing new Canadian music for the past 3 decades.