GroundSwell

Emerging Canadian Composers Competition Curious, remarkable, and profound, GroundSwell's 2014-15 season brings you heightened experiences, unique sound worlds and the best new music from Winnipeg and around the world. Featuring captivating performances by Eve Egoyan, Montreal's fiery Ensemble Transmission, Australian virtuoso Peter Sheridan and collaborations with Cluster Festival, send + receive, and aceartinc, this is a season you won't want to miss Since 1991 GroundSwell's Artistic Directorate has been delighting and challenging its audiences with an eclectic combination of all that is good new music. As Manitoba's only series dedicated to presenting contemporary music, GroundSwell has showcased diverse programming featuring everything from inspiring interpretations of 20th-century classics to exciting fusions of visual art, theatre, dance, and the written word.The Artistic Directorate is made up of Winnipeg composers Gordon Fitzell , Jim Hiscott , Michael Matthews , and Diana McIntosh .