Coffee, Art, and Coast-to-Coast Experience: A Q+A with Dr. Stephen Runge

21 May 2025

With a career that spans piano performance, teaching, and administration—not to mention a high school art career that still lives on in his parents’ home—Dr. Stephen Runge brings creativity, curiosity, and coast-to-coast Canadian experience to his new role as Director of the School of Art and Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba.

We caught up with him for a little rapid fire Q+A to learn more about his background, early impressions, and yes, even his favourite time of day (spoiler: it’s a tie).

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