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

 

 

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.

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in person concerts

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Digital Content

LEARN

Educational Collaborations

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GS2: Resonant Landscapes

An evocative journey through the colours, rhythms, and textures of contemporary chamber music, from haunting soundscapes to exhilarating virtuosity. Featuring works for wind quintet and solo percussion, the program culminates in a world premiere by Winnipeg composer David Raphael Scott.

GS2: Resonant Landscapes Curator Conversation

GroundSwell President Victoria Sparks interviews curator/composer Michael Matthews and composer David R. Scott about the second concert of GroundSwell's 2026-27 season, Resonant Landscapes. This concert features music by Michael Matthews, Jacob Druckman, Andy Akiho, David Carovillano, György Ligeti, and a GroundSwell commission by David R. Scott.

Eve Egoyan Anniversary Concert

Save the date - February 1, 2027

Visit our Archives for over 30 years of New Music

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Composer Competition 2025-2026

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.