WMCT Meets WMCW, December, 2016
By Diane Martello
Kathryn Young, Past President of the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg (WMCW) is an intelligent, articulate and astute classical music lover and volunteer with the WMCT’s sister organization in Manitoba. Recently Kathryn and I compared notes while enjoying lunch at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in downtown Winnipeg.
Founded in 1894, and with a current membership of about 90, the Winnipeg club punches well above its weight in supporting classical music. It does this In four ways:
> it produces concerts featuring emerging artists
> it provides annual scholarships for university level music students
> it manages The WMC McLellan Competition for Solo Performance with first prize both cash and a performance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
> it coordinates and cooperates with other classical music presenters as part of Winnipeg’s “Musinet”.
Kathryn explained that the club provides a stage for young artists, “three of our four concerts are held on Sunday afternoons at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. By selling individual tickets we manage to come close to filling the 300 seat auditorium. Our fourth concert is held on a Thursday evening and showcases the five winners of our university-level scholarships.” For more information about the wonderful work of the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg, “…where tradition embraces the future” please visit the website.