Hi! My name is Laura Dowbenko and I teach Grade 6, 7, and 8 Band and Choir, as well as Grade 12 Consumer Math. I graduated from the University of Manitoba with my Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education degrees. I play the clarinet and also have my ARCT in piano performance.

"If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." ~ Gustav Holst, composer

Important Dates:

Open House (Grade 6 Band)
Monday, February 6, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Optimist Band Festival (Grade 8 Band)
Tuesday, February 21, 2:40 PM, Winnipeg Convention Centre

Jazz Concert (JJB, SJB, JVJ 6/7, JVJ 8/9, CS)
Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 PM

Brandon Jazz Festival
Thursday, March 15 to Saturday, March 17

Choral Concert
Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 PM

Music Tour - Texas (Concert Band and Concert Choir)
Wednesday, April 18 to Saturday, April 28

Concert Options for Band and Choir
Listening Assignments:

Provincial Honour Choirs
Sunday, February 5, 3:00 PM, Knox United Church
942-6037

Winnipeg Wind Ensemble with Women of Note and the MBCI Concert Band
Sunday, February 12, 3:00 PM, Jubilee Place

University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble and Concert Band
Friday, February 17, 7:30 PM, Jubilee Place

Optimist Concert Band Festival
Tuesday, February 21 to Friday, February 24, Winnipeg Convention Centre
www.mbband.org

Pembina Trails Voices
Sunday, February 26, 3:00 PM, Westworth United Church
488-1767 ext. 1268

Prairie Voices
Saturday, March 17, 7:30 PM, Location TBA
www.prairievoices.ca

U of M Women's Chorus
Saturday, March 24, 7:30 PM, Westworth United Church
474-6728

U of M University Singers
Saturday, March 31, 7:30 PM, Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
474-6728

Manhattan Transfer
Friday, April 13, 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 14, 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 15, 2:00 PM
Centennial Concert Hall
www.wso.ca

 

 

 

Last Updated: Wed, 1 Feb 2012