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A modern symphony orchestra is a miraculous thing; it transforms marks on a page into sounds that live and breathe with us. With its many moving parts, possibilities always exist to find something new, even in music that is familiar. Our 2017-2018 season will be a journey to discover new sounds together in music that can only be described as timeless. Join us! We can’t wait to share it with you.
Masterworks
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Government House
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Shumiatcher Pops
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RSO Specials
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Great-West Life, London Life & Canada Life Kids
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Subscription Information
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Venues and Seating Maps
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Thank you to our Supporters
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MASTERWORKS Immerse yourself in the spectacular grandeur of the greatest music ever written. Featuring iconic works that have created the bold new sounds of the past and present, these concerts will challenge and inspire you in ways no other music can.
Conexus Arts Centre - 8:00 PM
Photo credit Jim Callaghan
Opening Night
S C H EH ER AZADE September 23, 2017 Gordon Gerrard, conductor Evelyn Glennie, percussion John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine Vincent Ho: The Shaman Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
The world’s premier solo percussionist, Dame Evelyn Glennie, joins the RSO on opening night for an evening of exotic wonder! 04
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A N IG H T OF B E E T H OV E N October 28, 2017 Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Gwen Hoebig, violin Desmond Hoebig, cello David Moroz, piano Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano (Triple Concerto) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
SUB S C R IBE TO D AY ! 8 C O N CERT S F O R T HE P RICE O F 7 . IT’S LI K E G E TTIN G O N E C ON CERT F O R F REE.
DV O R ÁK N E W WO R L D S Y M P H O NY November 25, 2017 Gordon Gerrard, conductor Miles Newman, trumpet Tanya Tagaq, Inuit throat singer Christine Duncan, improviser Laura Pettigrew: Dòchas John Estacio: Trumpet Concerto *Christine Duncan/Jean Martin: Qiksaaktuq Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 (New World Symphony) *
*Commissioned for the 150th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada
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BR A H MS S YM PHON Y NO. 2 January 20, 2018 Dina Gilbert, conductor William Boan, violin Barber: Adagio for Strings Barber: Violin Concerto Brahms: Symphony No. 2
RA C HM A N I NO F F & RAV E L February 10, 2018 Gordon Gerrard, conductor Stephen Runge, piano Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
R EQ UIE M March 10, 2018 Bramwell Tovey, conductor Andriana Chuchman, soprano Andrew Love, baritone University of Regina Choirs, Dominic Gregorio, director Prairie Chamber Choir, Melissa Morgan, director Bizet: Suite from L’Arlésienne Fauré: Requiem
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TC HAI K O V S K Y & MO Z ART April 14, 2018 Gordon Gerrard, conductor Blair Lofgren, cello Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme Mozart: Symphony No. 40
SUB S C R IBE TOD AY! G ET P R I O R I TY S EAT ING A ND E X C L U S IV E S PE CI A L OF F ERS .
SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM
WE ST SI DE STO RY May 12, 2018 Gordon Gerrard, conductor South Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra, Alan Denike, director Wagner: Die Meistersinger: Prelude Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Jeffrey Ryan: Visions of Joy Stravinsky: Petrushka
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE Intimate and irresistibly engaging, the Government House series offers a chance to experience music in a unique way, featuring the all-star Regina Symphony Chamber Players.
Government House Saturday 8:00 PM & Sunday 2:00 PM
B RA H M S S E RE N A D E
BEETHOVEN S TR I NG QUARTET
September 30 & October 1, 2017
November 18 & 19, 2017
Corelli: Concerto Grosso No. 3 Rossini: String Sonata No. 4 Brahms: Serenade for Orchestra
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Gordon Gerrard, piano Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18, No. 6 Kevin Lau: Eagle’s Ascent Eric Ewazen: Hymn for the Lost and the Living Beethoven: Wind Quintet Op. 16
M O ZA RT Q UA RTET January 27 & 28, 2018 Mozart: Oboe Quartet Michael Oesterle: Sunspot Letters Carl Nielsen: Serenata in vano Gustav Helsted: Decet
BR A HMS & RAVEL February 24 & 25, 2018 Gordon Gerrard, piano Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte Reinecke: Trio in A minor Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
BE E T H OV E N GRAN D FU G U E March 17 & 18, 2018 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Jordan Pal: Inclinations Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 130 Beethoven: Grand Fugue Op. 133
C A R ME N April 21 & 22, 2018 Julius Röntgen: Serenade Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade Bizet: Carmen Suite
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SHUMIATCHER POPS Rediscover popular music and get carried away by the powerful tunes that have become the soundtrack to our lives. Experience the excitement, feel the passion.
Conexus Arts Centre - 8:00 PM
DA N CING Q U E E N – TH E M US IC OF ABBA October 21, 2017 Gordon Gerrard, conductor Jeans ‘n Classics
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M U S I C OF THE ICE: S K ATI N G ’S GREAT EST HIT S
December 9, 2017 Lucas Waldin, conductor Jamie Salé, host Tommy Banks, piano
World Champion and Olympic gold medalist Jamie Salé hosts an evening with music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, ABBA, Glenn Miller, Ravel’s Boléro and themes of Frank Sinatra and David Foster performed by Canadian jazz icon Tommy Banks. Accompanied by footage of famous routines past and present, relive skating’s most memorable moments!
CIRQ UE D E L A S Y M P HO N I E February 17, 2018 Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Back by popular demand! Experience a new collection of breathtaking circus feats and classical mastery!
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SO UT H PA C I F I C I N C ONCERT March 24, 2018 Gordon Gerrard, conductor Regina Summer Stage Sterling Productions
C ITY L I GH T S B Y C HA RL I E CH AP L I N May 5, 2018 Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Touching, funny and iconic, Charlie Chaplin lights up the stage with a live film and orchestral presentation of his masterpiece. 12
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RSO SPECIALS
SY M P HO N Y U NDER T HE SK Y F E S TI VA L August 26, 2017 Parks Canada: Motherwell Homestead 10:00am – 2:00pm Family Day of Activities 2:00pm – 4:00pm Symphony under the Sky Concert
A C AN D L E L I G H T CH RI S T M A S December 2, 2017 7:00 PM Westminster United Church Gordon Gerrard, conductor
H A NDEL’S MESSIAH December 16, 2017 8:00 PM Knox Metropolitan United Church Rosemary Thomson, conductor Allison Walmsley, soprano Andrea Hill, mezzo-soprano Zach Finkelstein, tenor Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone
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Family Fun! GREAT-WEST LIFE, LONDON LIFE & CANADA LIFE KIDS CONCERTS Knox Metropolitan United Church - 3:00 PM
C A R NIVAL OF THE A NI MALS October 15, 2017 Gordon Gerrard, conductor/piano
RSO Music Director Gordon Gerrard leads the orchestra from the piano in a parade of favourites for kids of all ages, including Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals.
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CO MI C O R C HE ST R A February 4, 2018 Christopher Hall, performer/clarinet
Accompanied by an RSO string quartet, Christopher Hall takes the peculiar rituals surrounding classical music and hilariously turns them upside down and inside out! P R E-C O NCERT ACT I VI T I ES BEGIN AT 2 :0 0 PM BEFO RE EAC H C O NCERT. ENJOY IN S P IR ING CREAT IVIT Y AND FA MILY FUN!
SO M E T HI N G’S F I S H Y WITH A L SI MM O NS April 29, 2018 Gordon Gerrard, conductor Al Simmons, children’s entertainer
Join Juno Award winner Al Simmons and his wacky, off-the-wall inventions in a high-energy show that’s fun for the whole family! GREAT-WEST LIFE, LONDON LIFE AND CANADA LIFE
SERIES
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SUBSCRIBING IS EASY!
STEP 1: CHOOSE YOUR PACKAGE Choose your series subscription package.
STEP 2: ADD MORE CONCERTS Add more concerts at a subscriber discount and get your seats early.
STEP 3: SEATING SELECTION
Choose where you want to sit. For seating maps, see page 19.
STEP 4: ORDER
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SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES
M AS T E RW O R K S Price Level A B C D
8 Concerts $608 $490 $385 $280
6 C ON C E RTS FO R O NLY $ 1 9 9 !
8 C ONCERT S FO R TH E PR ICE O F 7 ! I T ’S LIKE GE T T I NG ONE C O N C ERT F OR F REE!
GOVER NMENT HO USE Price Level General
6 Concerts $199
SH U MIAT C H E R POPS Price Level A B C D
5 Concerts $404 $300 $234 $170
S UB SC R I B E TODAY AN D S AV E 3 0 %!
S U BS C RI B E T ODAY AND S AVE 1 5 % !
G R EAT-WEST LIFE, LON DO N LIFE & C ANADA LIFE KIDS C ONCERT S Price Level Adult Child
3 Concerts $60 $30
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SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES & ADD-ONS
SYMPHONY LOVERS PASS Price Level A B C
$1100 $900 $750
AT T END A LL M A ST ERWOR KS , SHUM IAT CH E R PO PS , GOV ERN ME NT H O U S E , K IDS, M E S S I A H , A ND A C A NDLE L I GH T CH R I S T MA S C ONC E RT S WITH Y O U R SYM PHO N Y LO VE RS PA S S !
H AN DEL’S MESSIA H Price Level Subscriber A $60 B $40 C $25
Regular $70 $45 $25
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VENUES & SEATING MAPS Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Drive STAGE
PRICE LEVEL A PRICE LEVEL B PRICE LEVEL C PRICE LEVEL D ORCHESTRA LEVEL
PRICE LEVEL E* *Not available for subscriptions.
GRAND CIRCLE Parking: Conexus Arts Centre has free parking and easy access from Wascana Parkway. There are accessible parking spaces available on the ramp just outside the main doors and in the west parking lot.
Knox Metropolitan United Church, 2340 Victoria Avenue STAGE
PRICE LEVEL A PRICE LEVEL B PRICE LEVEL C
ORCHESTRA LEVEL BALCONY LEFT
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Parking: Street parking available. Please take note of parking signs and fees.
BALCONY CENTRE
Government House Heritage Property, 4607 Dewdney Avenue Parking: Free parking is available onsite
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THA N K Y O U T O O U R S U P P O RT ER S GRANTING AGENCIES
SERIES SPONSORS Drs. Morris C. & Jacqui Shumiatcher
MAJOR SPONSORS Dr. Roberta McKay & Mr. Elmer Brenner
Marc Buchholz
FOUNDATIONS THE LORNE AND EVELYN JOHNSON FOUNDATION
G. Murray & Edna Forbes Foundation
Donald & Claire Kramer Foundation
Ann & Roger Phillips Foundation
Bill & Helen Davidson Foundation
Drs. Lewis & Elizabeth Brandt Foundation
SERVICE AND MEDIA SPONSORS
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RS O 2017 - 20 1 8 SEA SO N AT A GLA N CE RSO Special
Symphony under the Sky Festival
August 26, 2017
Masterworks Government House
Scheherazade Brahms Serenade
RSO Kids Shumiatcher Pops Masterworks
Carnival of the Animals Dancing Queen – The Music of ABBA A Night of Beethoven
Government House Masterworks
Beethoven String Quartet Dvorák New World Symphony
RSO Special Shumiatcher Pops RSO Special
A Candlelight Christmas Music of the Ice: Skating’s Greatest Hits Handel’s Messiah
Masterworks Government House
Brahms Symphony No. 2 Mozart Quartet
January 20, 2018 January 27 & 28, 2018
RSO Kids Masterworks Shumiatcher Pops Government House
Comic Orchestra Rachmaninoff & Ravel Cirque de la Symphonie Brahms & Ravel
February 4, 2018 February 10, 2018 February 17, 2018 February 24 & 25, 2018
Masterworks Government House Shumiatcher Pops
Requiem Beethoven Grand Fugue South Pacific in Concert
March 10, 2018 March 17 & 18, 2018 March 24, 2018
Masterworks Government House RSO Kids
Tchaikovsky & Mozart Carmen Something’s Fishy with Al Simmons
Shumiatcher Pops Masterworks
City Lights by Charlie Chaplin West Side Story
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September 23, 2017 September 30 & October 1, 2017 October 15, 2017 October 21, 2017 October 28, 2017 November 18 & 19, 2017 November 25, 2017 December 2, 2017 December 9, 2017 December 16, 2017
April 14, 2018 April 21 & 22, 2018 April 29, 2018 May 5, 2018 May 12, 2018
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