Manitoba Live Music Event

About

The healing power of music will draw Canadians together in a remarkable event to mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10, 2016. From sunrise to sunset, a series of concerts will take place in 13 cities from coast to coast.

The Mysterious Barricades Concert Society will be presenting some of this country's finest performers, featuring a variety of musical styles – including classical vocal and instrumental, spoken word, jazz, new music, choral, folk and aboriginal.

For those not able to attend in person, all concerts will be livestreamed throughout the day on our website,mysteriousbarricades.org.       

 

Free Winnipeg Concert Information: Into the Light

Venue: The Great Hall, Canadian Mennonite University

Time: 15:00-16:30 CST

 

Performers:

Desiree Abbey, cello

Chris Anstey, violin

Andrew Balfour, composer

Mel Braun, baritone

Minna Rose Chung, cello

Lara Ciekiewicz, soprano

Tracy Dahl, soprano

Charlene Diehl, poet

Richard Gillis, trumpet

John Greer, piano

Monica Huisman, soprano

Judy Kehler Siebert, piano

Laura Loewen, piano

Robert MacLaren, tenor

James McLennan, tenor

Lois Watson-Lyons, mezzo-soprano

John Weier, poet

Oleg Pokhanovski, violin

Esprit de Choeur, Valdine Anderson, conductor

Manitoba Opera Chorus, Tadeusz Biernacki

                                                                

The Mysterious Barricades mission:

To bring the gift of music to the country on World Suicide Prevention Day, to raise awareness surrounding the mysterious barricades between mental illness and health, between the darkness of depression and a flicker of hope, between life and death. To encourage public discourse about the impacts of suicide and measures for suicide prevention. To encourage the formation of community by those impacted by suicide, and to raise funds for education and support of those at risk and those affected. 

Presented in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention.