2010/2011 Overture #6

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY

April – May 2011

James Ehnes “It is the thought that lies behind his interpretations, coupled with a spontaneous freshness, that marks him out as one of the most gifted and sincerely expressive artists to have emerged in recent times...

Altogether remarkable.”

– London Telegraph

ORCHESTRA

ISSUE 6

WSO SPONSORS, FUNDERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The WSO proudly acknowledges the ongoing support of the following sponsors, media and funders: EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS

IN MEMORY OF PETER D. CURRY

NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL

INDIGENOUS FESTIVAL

WSO IN BRANDON

POWER SMART HOLIDAY TOUR

CONCERTS FOR KIDS

WSO IN BRANDON PRE-CONCERT CHAT

SOUNDCHECK PROGRAM

KENORA

SHARE THE MUSIC

PIANO RAFFLE

CANADA DAY AT THE FORKS

CAR RAFFLE

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

MEDIA SPONSORS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Thomas Sill Foundation and The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba have generously supported the WSO by providing their Steinway Piano.

FUNDERS

Fred Redekop is the official Piano Tuner and Technician of the WSO. The Fairmont Winnipeg is the official hotel of the WSO. Ann’s Flowers & Gifts is the official florist of the WSO. Runchey Miyazawa Abbott Chartered Accountants are the official auditors.

Since 1948, the Women’s Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has made significant contributions to the WSO’s annual operating budget through the Music Stand and fundraising events each season.

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MESSAGE FROM THE WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dorothy Dobbie

Trudy Schroeder

Alexander Mickelthwate

As we finally move from winter into the spring season, the WSO continues to have many projects in progress before we break for the summer. There are several wonderful concerts including an exciting adventure with Charlie Chaplin, a mesmerizing children’s concert with the Enchantment Theatre Company’s production of Scheherazade, an Easter weekend performance of Bach’s St. John Passion, a preview of our sold out Prairie Scene Festival performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, and a stunning visual and musical extravaganza with The Peking Acrobats.

In addition to attending concerts, consider participating in these WSO events: April 18-21 Contribute to the Winnipeg Foundation’s 90 Hour Challenge and build the WSO’s endowment fund. Make an on-line gift directly to the fund from April 18 at 6:00 a.m. to April 21 at midnight at www.wpgfdn.org. The Winnipeg Foundation is using this program to highlight the Foundation’s 90th birthday celebrations.

April 28 Attend the WSO Spring Gala and Awards Dinner to recognize and celebrate the talents of James Ehnes, violinist, and acknowledge the careers and contribution of two the WSO’s long-time members Kathryn Sigsworth, violin, and Stanley Label, double bass. The event features a celebratory dinner, a silent auction, live auction, and presentations to the honoured guests. Call Sarah Lund at 949-3987 for tickets.

May 14 Enjoy a full immersion experience by attending our Peking Acrobats Celebration to support Winnipeg’s Chinese Cultural Centre and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

This event features an authentic 12-course Chinese feast, time to meet the performers, the Saturday performance with the WSO, and a chance to win exceptional door prizes.

May 15 Early Bird Subscription Ticket Prices end today! Ensure that you take advantage of the big ticket price reductions available to those who commit to a wonderful year of music before this deadline.

June 19 Don’t miss the gala closing of the Cello Festival with the WSO. June 24 Attend a free concert of light classics in the beauty of Assiniboine Park.

June 25 WSO Garden Tour: Explore Winnipeg’s glorious gardens.

June 29 Be enchanted and inspired when you attend Garden Magic and Music. You will tour three exceptional Winnipeg gardens, enjoy a gourmet meal, and hear WSO musicians in flower-studded settings.

June 30 Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra plays Kenora’s beautiful waterfront.

July 1 Celebrate Canada Day with the WSO at The Forks.

For more information on any of the events happening at the WSO, call 949-3999.

On behalf of the musicians, board and staff of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, we wish you a relaxing, safe, and joy-filled summer.

Dorothy Dobbie President & Chair

Trudy Schroeder Executive Director

Alexander Mickelthwate Music Director

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CONDUCTORS & COMPOSERS Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director Recognized as one of the most exciting young conductors of his generation, Alexander Mickelthwate is in his fifth season as Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, where he has significantly raised the ensemble’s profile through innovative programming and active community engagement. Praised for his “splendid, richly idiomatic readings” (LA Weekly), “fearless” approach and “first-rate technique” (Los Angeles Times), the German-born conductor has attracted attention for his charismatic presence on the podium and command of a wide range of musical styles.

In August 2007, Alexander culminated his three-year tenure as Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with which he appeared regularly at Walt Disney Concert Hall and at the Hollywood Bowl.

Previously as Assistant Conductor with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, he co-founded the new music ensemble Bent Frequency, which was hailed as "one of the brightest ensembles on the scene” (Gramophone Magazine).

Recent highlights include debuts with the Houston Symphony, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, the Johannesburg Philharmonic and the Bukarest Philharmonic, a re-engagement with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa and a highly successful last-minute replacement with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. As guest conductor, Alexander has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony, NDR Hannover, as well as with symphony orchestras in several Canadian and U.S. cities.

Born in Germany into a musical family, he studied conducting in Karlsruhe, Germany and at the Peabody Conservatory with Gustav Meier, and was invited as a conducting Fellow at Tanglewood, as well as at the Eötvöes Institute in Hungary. He is married with two sons.

Richard Lee, Resident Conductor From the time his mother sat him down at a toy piano when he was three years old, Richard Lee has spent his life immersed in music. He graduated to a real piano at the age of five and took up the violin at age seven. At age seventeen, he passed – with honours – the grade X piano and violin exams at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

After a brief and ill-advised stint as a physics major, Richard came to his senses and pursued a degree in Music Performance at the University of Toronto as both a violinist and a violist while studying conducting. After teaching middle school music for five years, Richard returned to the U of T where, as the Victor Feldbrill Fellow in orchestral conducting, he obtained a Master’s degree under the tutelage of Raffi Armenian.

Richard is currently Resident Conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Conductor of the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra, as well as Music Director of the Korean Canadian Symphony Orchestra, based in Toronto. He has also conducted the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the symphony orchestras of Vancouver, Quebec and Thunder Bay. His work has been broadcast and recorded by the CBC/Radio-Canada.

Musician, news junkie and connoisseur of fine ales, whiskies and cigars, Richard maintains residences in both Winnipeg and Toronto.

Vincent Ho, Composer-in-Residence Vincent Ho is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding composers of his generation.

His works have been hailed for their profound expressiveness and textural beauty that has audiences talking about with great enthusiasm. His many awards have included Harvard University’s Fromm Music Commission, The Canada Council for the Arts’ “Robert Fleming Prize,” ASCAP’s “Morton Gould Young Composer Award,” four SOCAN Young Composers Awards, and CBC Radio’s Audience Choice Award (2009 Young Composers’ Competition).

Born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1975, Vincent Ho began his musical training through the Royal Conservatory of Music. He received his Associate Diploma in Piano Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto) in 1993, his Bachelor of Music from the University of Calgary in 1998, his Master of Music degree from the University of Toronto in 2000, and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California (2005). His mentors have included Allan Bell, David Eagle, Christos Hatzis, Walter Buczynski, and Stephen Hartke. In 1997, he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Schola Cantorum Summer Composition Program in Paris, where he received further training in analysis, composition, counterpoint, and harmony, supervised by David Diamond, Philip Lasser, and Narcis Bonet.

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WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2010-2011 SEASON MUSIC DIRECTOR Alexander Mickelthwate RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Richard Lee COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE Vincent Ho FIRST VIOLINS Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster The Sophie-Carmen EckhardtGramatté Memorial Chair, endowed by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster

Chris Anstey Raymond Chrunyk Mona Coarda Hong Tian Jia Trevor Kirczenow Simon MacDonald Rachel Moody Julie Savard Jun Shao SECOND VIOLINS Darryl Strain, Principal Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal Karen Bauch Laura Chenail Rodica Filipoi Boyd MacKenzie Susan McCallum Claudine St. Arnauld *Barbara Gilroy *Kathryn Sigsworth **Elizabeth Dyer **Jane Radomski VIOLAS Daniel Scholz, Principal Anne Elise Lavallée, Assistant Principal

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CELLOS Yuri Hooker, Principal Rafael Hoekman, Assistant Principal Alex Adaman Margaret Askeland Arlene Dahl Carolyn Nagelberg Emma Quackenbush BASSES Meredith Johnson, Principal Theodore Chan, Assistant Principal Stanley Label Paul Nagelberg Bruce Okrainec Zdzislaw Prochownik FLUTES Jan Kocman, Principal Supported by Gordon & Audrey Fogg

TRUMPETS Brian Sykora, Principal Paul Jeffrey Isaac Pulford The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair

TROMBONES John Helmer, Principal Steven Dyer BASS TROMBONE Julia McIntyre, Principal TUBA Chris Lee, Principal TIMPANI Jeremy Epp, Principal

Martha Durkin

PERCUSSION Frederick Liessens, Principal

PICCOLO Martha Durkin

HARP Richard Turner, Principal Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen

OBOES Bede Hanley, Principal *Robin MacMillan **Melissa Scott ENGLISH HORN *Robin MacMillan **Melissa Scott CLARINETS Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Richard Klassen

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Chris Lee PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Raymond Chrunyk ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Laura MacDougall

BASSOONS Alex Eastley, Principal James Ewen CONTRABASSOON James Ewen HORNS Patricia Evans, Principal Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal James Robertson

*On Leave **Temporary Position

Please note: Non-titled (tutti) string players are listed alphabetically and The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair are seated accordingly to a rotational system.

Caroline Oberheu Michiko Singh

SOUNDBYTES

THURSDAY, APRIL 14

8:00 P.M.

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Chaplin’s Modern Times Richard Lee, conductor Film with orchestra

CAST Charles Chaplin ...... A Worker Paulette Goddard .... Gamine Henry Bergman ...... Café Owner Stanley J. Sanford .... Big Bill and Worker Chester Conklin ...... Mechanic Hank Mann ............ Burglar Louis Natheaux ...... Burglar Stanley Blystone ...... Gamine’s father Allan Garcia ............ Company Boss Sam Stein .............. Foreman

Juana Sutton............ Woman with Buttoned Bosom Jack Low ................ Worker Walter James .......... Worker Dick Alexander ........ Convict Dr. Cecil Reynolds .... Prison Chaplain Myra McKinney ........ Chaplain's wife Lloyd Ingraham ...... Angry café patron Heinie Conklin ........ Workman John Rank .............. Convict

Production started: September 1933 Production finished: January 12, 1936 Première: February 5, 1936, Rivoli Theatre, New York London première: February 11, 1936, Tivoli Theatre Musical Arrangement: David Raksin and Edward Powell Musical Director for original recording: Alfred Newman Musical themes used in addition to original compositions: Halleluiah, I'm a Bum, Prisoners' Song (C. Massey), How Dry Am I, In the Evening by the Moonlight (Bland), Je Cherche après Titine (Duncan and Daniderff)

Score restored for live performance by Timothy Brock Extra Musicians: Sharon Atkinson, saxophone Julie Husband, saxophone Shane Nestruck, saxophone Victoria Sparks, timpani Tony Cyre, percussion Cary Denby, piano

Pre-concert chat with James Manishen, WSO artistic & operations associate, on the Piano Nobile begins at 7:15 pm J a n u a r yA–p rFi el b–r uMaar y 2 0 11 I O V E R T U R E 7 5

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GREAT-WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS (Sundays with the Family)

PRE-CONCERT ACTIVITIES SUNDAY, APRIL 17

1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M.

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Scheherazade Richard Lee, conductor Enchantment Theatre Company

PROGRAM Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture

Glinka

Russian Sailors' Dance

Glière

Scheherazade

Rimsky-Korsakov

Extra Musicians: Laurel Ridd, flute Victoria Sparks, timpani Tony Cyre, percussion Matt Abraham, percussion

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Celebrating 31 years David and Olivia’s vision is to ensure the sustainability of MYC for the next 30 years, while growing the company and bringing policies, procedures and systems up to current business practices – all this while also reflecting the core values to which Frances and Gunars Balodis built the company.

Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Music for Young Children® teachers have continued with their annual Musical Kids Helping Kids which is now in its seventh year. Music for Young Children is now celebrating its 31st year and this region’s MYC students and teachers have celebrated by raising a total of $23,695.15 to date.

Parents and sponsors pay the students for every minute of practicing done over a period of four to five weeks. This money is collected and then donated to the Fire Fighters Burn Fund in Manitoba which is spent on burn-related equipment at the hospital, innovative programs for burn survivors as well as a summer camp for children who have survived burns. Please go to www.firefightersburnfund.mb.ca for more information on how you can donate.

Manitoba/NW Ontario Coordinator Marilyn Unrau will be presenting the Pennies for Practice cheque to Martin Johnson, Fire Fighters Burn Fund Chairman on Sunday, April 17th. Music for Young Children provides pre-concert activities prior to all the WSO’s Concerts for Kids concerts.

MYC now has new owners, Olivia Riddell and her husband David Riddell, effective December 1, 2010. During the last five years succession planning has gone very well in transferring the management and responsibility to Olivia and David who bring many new and exciting ideas to Music for Young Children.

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Music for Young Children has expanded into Malaysia this year and is now taught annually to 24,000 students in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Korea, Vietnam and Singapore.

For more information, visit MYC’s website www.myc.com or call Manitoba/NW Ontario Coordinator Marilyn Unrau at 204-488-8488.

MASTERWORKS

SATURDAY, APRIL 23

8:00 P.M.

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

St. John Passion Jane Glover, conductor Karina Gauvin, soprano Eva Vogel, mezzo-soprano Lawrence Wiliford, tenor Christòpheren Nomura, baritone Victor Engbrecht, bass John Ens, Deborah Rogalsky, Karl Kopp, soloists Mennonite Festival Chorus; Rudy Schellenberg & William Baerg, co-directors

PROGRAM St. John Passion

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Part One - INTERMISSION Part Two Extra Musicians: Maximillian Fleischman, organ Laura Jones, viola da gamba Phillip Rukavina, lute

Pre-concert chat with William Baerg, Mennonite Festival Chorus co-director and Victor Engbrecht, bass, on the Piano Nobile begins at 7:15 pm A p r i l – M a y 2 0 11 I O V E R T U R E 1 1

Bach’s St. John Passion is much shorter than his Matthew Passion.

It is also more dramatically

by James Manishen concentrated, in part due to its smaller scale and in comparison, St. John Passion more demonstrative in its Johann Sebastian Bach depiction of the story at hand. The b. Eisenach / March 21, 1685 intimate scoring also includes d. Leipzig / July 28, 1750 special colours of instruments, Composed: 1723 such as the viola da gamba and the First performance: April 7 lute, that were already old(Good Friday), 1724 (Leipzig) fashioned at the time. Though Last WSO performance: 1966, judged to be a lesser work overall Sydney Bryans, conductor than the Matthew Passion, Bach’s setting of the gospel text dwells in Comparisons between Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions greater detail on the cruelty of the (composed in 1736) are inevitable. crowd and the dilemma of Pilate, making for a powerfully dramatic Both are large-scaled choral/ experience. instrumental works with soloists that take the passion story as a narrative, delivered primarily by the Being a highly sensitive dramatist, Bach recognized that the account tenor who takes the voice of the of John did not fulfill the evangelist. Other soloists serve as Jesus, Peter and Pilate, with smaller necessary musical implications for roles as necessary. Groups of people the psychological and emotional focus the drama of Christ’s trial such as crowds and soldiers are before Pilate entailed. So Bach depicted in choruses, often commenting vividly on the action as made omissions and additions in observers to the story and reflecting the texts, even borrowing from the gospel of Matthew – Peter’s lament Lutheran sentiment under which and the earthquake for example – Bach composed both works. to sharpen the cut of the story.

Each passion contains arias for the The work’s palindrome structure is soloists. Chorales based on popular melodies are strategically ingenious and has been much placed in the scriptures where the studied. St. John Passion opens and closes with superb choruses. texts Bach used serve as The opening chorus Herr, unser commentary. Both passions open Herrscher is a turbulent invocation and close with memorable where dark, shifting harmonies choruses of magnificent power anticipate what lies ahead. The and striking design. The ending chorus (before the final instrumentals have an essential Chorale) Ruht wohl is a touching role, both to add colour and farewell. At the centre is the dramatic heft to the choruses as chorale Durch dein Gefängnis, well as to support the solo Gottes Sohn muß uns die Freiheit numbers in appropriate kommen (“Through Your Prison, underscoring and commentary.

Son of God, must freedom come to us”) – the high point of the Bach’s St. John Passion was drama between Pilate, Jesus and composed early in 1723 while he the crowd. In the nine choral was waiting for an invitation to movements, the final four become cantor of Thomaskirche in Leipzig. Bach used his own texts mirroring the first four, each based on existing passion material. movement musically, textually and Unlike his Matthew Passion, Bach emotionally matches with its partner. Sometimes ironically, as elected to forego working with a Bach’s choice of the same chorale poet-collaborator.

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tune for Peter’s thoughtless denying of his master and used again where Jesus considerately provides for his mother.

Bach was no less sensitive to the rhythms and cadences the words could employ. Many examples are found throughout the work, especially in the evangelist whose narrative allows considerable word painting. Though the chorales were based on familiar hymn melodies, the harmonic language is advanced, complex and focused on the drama at hand. Solo arias contain much imagery, often partnered with instruments reflecting the moods and momentum of the text at hand as in the soprano aria Ich folge dir (“I will follow thee”), where the flute line carries along “after” the voice.

In the famous Es ist vollbracht! (“It is accomplished”), the dying words of Christ lead to an alto aria with an ornate and moving viola da gamba solo that is joined by strings at the suggestion of Christ’s ultimate victory.

Though the St. John Passion is a challenging, often disturbing work to listen to, it is a deeply compassionate and optimistic happening, conceived and executed with complete sincerity and enormous profundity. One may take it in any combination, whether as a masterpiece of musical construction, a theological exposition, a dramatic story around the universal human condition or, considering Bach’s humanity, a call to sensitize and improve our lives. Nearly 300 years on, St. John Passion remains a gripping experience.

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MASTERWORKS

FRIDAY, APRIL 29 SATURDAY, APRIL 30

8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M.

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

All Tchaikovsky Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor James Ehnes, violin

PROGRAM Eugene Onégin: Polonaise

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35 Allegro moderato Canzonetta: Andante Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

- INTERMISSION -

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Andante – Allegro con anima Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza Valse: Allegro moderato Finale: Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Extra Musicians: Joshua Peters, violin Laura MacDougall, flute Todd Martin, horn

Pre-concert chat with Alexander Mickelthwate, WSO music director, on the Piano Nobile begins at 7:15 pm A p r i l – M a y 2 0 11 I O V E R T U R E 15

Modeste felt a further change of scenery would also help, so the two set out for Clarens on Lake

by James Manishen Geneva in Switzerland. There, Tchaikovsky heard a performance Eugene Onégin: Polonaise of Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky b. Votkinsk, Russia / May 7, 1840 and became entranced with the possibility of writing a similarly d. St. Petersburg, Russia / appealing violin concerto, almost November 6, 1893 immediately putting pen to Opera composed: 1877-1878 paper. Joseph Kotek, a former First performance: March 29, Moscow Conservatory student of 1879 (Moscow) Tchaikovsky’s, was visiting Clarens Last WSO performance: 2006, Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor and played the sketches as they were completed. Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky had been a faculty finished the entire work in just member at the Moscow Conservatory one month. in May 1877 when a singer/colleague By the end of April, the suggested to him that Alexander Pushkin’s 1833 novel Eugene Onégin composer sent the manuscript to his friend Leopold Auer who might make an interesting opera. headed the violin department at Tchaikovsky liked the story of the gentle country girl Tatiana and her the St. Petersburg Conservatory.

Auer promptly sent it back, not love for the worldly Onégin.

Tchaikovsky completed the opera in only claiming it unplayable but Florence and the premiere was done spreading the word among his with a student cast from the Moscow colleagues. It took three years Conservatory. Critical reaction was before the damage had been modest but after the first repaired. In the interim, Adolf professional production at the Brodsky, a former Moscow Bolshoi January 23, 1881, Onégin Conservatory colleague of gained momentum and is now Tchaikovsky’s, studied the viewed as a core Russian opera, the Concerto and in 1881 Brodsky felt famous “letter scene” of Tatiana a secure enough to perform it with signature moment. the Vienna Philharmonic.

Whether the result of the single The Polonaise is a slow dance of Polish spotty rehearsal or the orchestra’s origin and was used in the ballroom by perceived dislike for the piece, Russian society of the time. the audience hissed at the premiere, as did the influential Violin Concerto critic Eduard Hanslick, who Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky proclaimed it “stinking music.”

Composed: 1878 First performance: December 4, But Brodsky persevered and 1881 (Vienna), conducted by Hans played it throughout Europe.

Richter with Adolf Brodsky as soloist Audiences gradually came Last WSO performance: 2006, onside. Even Auer took on the Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Concerto, teaching it to his with Chee-Yun as soloist students Heifetz, Elman and others, whose recordings we can Tchaikovsky was in a dire enjoy today. emotional state during the

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summer of 1877. A disastrous marriage lasting less than three weeks caused a suicide attempt, so his brother Modeste arranged for him to flee Moscow to recuperate at Modeste’s home in St. Petersburg. Over a few months the composer settled down and was able to work on his Fourth Symphony as well as the opera Eugene Onégin.

Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is one of the most popular in the literature. Its directness of expression, striking melodies, formidable virtuosity and airtight narrative never fail to win audiences over as it speaks from heart to heart. One scarcely believes its origin could be so troubled.

Symphony No. 5 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Composed: 1888 First performance: November 17, 1888 (St. Petersburg), conducted by the composer Last WSO performance: 2005, Andrey Boreyko, conductor Tchaikovsky’s music masks an almost ongoing insecurity in how he viewed his creative net worth. In May of 1888 he had gone three years without writing anything. His spirits were low and he feared his creative energy was becoming tapped out. Still, he wrote to his brother Modeste that he had to snap out of his mental state and compose something. Amazingly, Tchaikovsky completed a short score to the Fifth Symphony within six weeks of that letter.

At the premiere in St. Petersburg, the audience respectfully applauded the composer but Tchaikovsky felt the work a failure.

Things changed at a performance in Hamburg in 1889 where the audience, performers, critics and even Brahms, who attended, were notably enthusiastic. The Fifth Symphony never looked back after that, becoming a much-loved staple of the orchestral literature.

As with the Fourth Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s resignation to his fate becomes the prevailing force in the Fifth. But while the Fourth’s story is more earthbound and combative, the Fifth’s message elevates towards the spiritual where man’s journey is governed by forces above earth to better the soul. As in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth is a journey from struggle to joyous resignation.

The Symphony opens with a Fate theme in unison clarinets, a theme that recurs in each movement. The second movement’s memorable horn solo has written in the manuscript “Oh, how I love…if you love me.” It could be an operatic love scene. The third movement is a waltz, recalling Tchaikovsky’s imperial status as a composer of ballet. The finale begins with a lengthy recall of the Fate theme but soon turns heroic, marching to the end with victory hard-won.

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POPS

FRIDAY, MAY 13 SATURDAY, MAY 14 SUNDAY, MAY 15

8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M.

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

The Peking Acrobats Richard Lee, conductor The Peking Acrobats

PROGRAM The Lion Dance Save it for a Rainy Day Colorful Contortionist (Bolero by Maurice Ravel) Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) Acrobatic Amusement Aerial Acrobatics

The WSO & Chinese Cultural Centre join hands!

THE PEKING ACROBATS & AUTHENTIC CHINESE 12- COURSE FEAST

SATURDAY, MAY 14 Dinner at 5:30 p.m.

Kum Koon Garden 257 King Street Concert at 8:00 p.m.

Centennial Concert Hall

A Souped Up Strap and a Kung Fu Surprise (The Last Emperor by Ryuichi Sakamoto)

Tickets $200 each or $150 for concert ticket holders WSO Box Office: 949-3999

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www.wso.ca

Diving Daring Do Feets of Balance March of the Siamese Children from The King and I (Richard Rodgers)

This is an endowment fund benefit event for the WSO and the Winnipeg Chinese Community Fund.

Let the Spinnin Plates Spin In the High Chair The Pagoda of Chairs Bicycle Pagoda Human Pyramid Finale

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MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING

Pre-concert performances on the Piano Nobile begin 45 minutes prior to concert Friday, May 13 – Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute Saturday, May 14 – Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute Sunday, May 15 – University of Manitoba Division of Preparatory Studies A p r i l – M a y 2 0 11 I O V E R T U R E 17

High altitude at work.

High culture on the ground.

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ARTIST BIOS CONCERTS FOR KIDS

Karina Gauvin

In 1985, Enchantment Theatre Company premiered The Symphony and the Sorcerer, a unique production designed to introduce young people to the magic of symphonic music. The premiere of this work with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra initiated the creation of a series of programs featuring physical theatre, magic and masks. Since its initial performance, the Company has appeared with more than 60 major orchestras nationwide, including the Philadelphia, Atlanta, Baltimore, Houston, Minnesota, St. Louis and Oregon Symphony Orchestras. It also performed with the Boston Pops on the PBS television special, Christmas at the Pops, which aired nationally for five years.

Canada’s superstar soprano Karina Gauvin has impressed audiences and critics the world over with her luscious timbre, profound musicality and wide vocal range. The Globe and Mail calls her "one of the dream sopranos of our time," who in turn is "distinctive, sophisticated, deeply intuitive, a questioning and fearless artist." Her repertoire ranges from Bach to Luciano Berio and she has sung with many major orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, and the Toronto Symphony. A prolific recording artist with more than twenty releases to her credit, Ms. Gauvin has been nominated consistently for the Juno Award and twice for the Grammy over the past decade.

MASTERWORKS

Eva Vogel

St. John Passion

German-born mezzosoprano Eva Vogel, who “possesses a warm and clear flowing voice, striking stage presence and wonderful musicality” (Rheinische Post), has made her mark on the European music scene with her distinctive tone and artistic flair that have resulted in impressive collaborations with major opera houses and orchestras. No stranger to the concert platform, she has been a soloist in Canada, the United States and Europe, performing regularly in Switzerland and Germany.

Recent engagements include a return to the Salzburg Easter Festival as Wellgunde in Die Götterdämmerung, a role she also performed at Aix-en-Provence; she has previously appeared at both Salzburg and Aix-en-Provence festivals as Grimgerde in Die Walküre.

Scheherazade APRIL 17

Enchantment Theatre Company

APRIL 23

Jane Glover Jane Glover is music director of Chicago’s Music of the Baroque and Artistic Director of Opera at London’s Royal Academy of Music. She has conducted all the major orchestras in Britain, as well as orchestras in Europe, the U.S., the Far East and Australia and is in demand on the international opera stage with regular appearances in London, Berlin, New York and Chicago. Her recordings include discs with the London Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, Royal Philharmonic, the BBC Singers and Trinity Choir, Wall Street. Her book, Mozart’s Women, was published to great critical acclaim in September 2005. She was granted a CBE in the 2003 New Year’s Honours.

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Lawrence Wiliford

Victor Engbrecht

An ‘impressive Ferrando’ in the Canadian Opera Company’s Cosi fan tutte, tenor Lawrence Wiliford recently debuted at the Aldeburgh Festival as Quint in Turn of the Screw. His 2009-2010 season also included the Evangelist in Matthaus Passion at the Berkshire Choral Festival, Messiah for Boston Baroque, Symphony Nova Scotia and the Calgary Philharmonic, Frederic in Pirates of Penzance for the Edmonton Opera, Missa Solemnis for the WSO and Bach’s Mass in B minor with Helmuth Rilling for the Toronto Symphony and for Symphony Nova Scotia. He debuts for the Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival as Evangelist in Johannes Passion, and returns to Tafelmusik for Israel in Egypt and the Elora Festival for Britten’s St. Nicholas Cantata.

Over the years Victor Engbrecht has found himself in the company of many excellent musicians, not the least of which are the gifted musicians of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

He has performed with many of Winnipeg’s finest including the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, the Mennonite Festival Chorus, Winnipeg Singers, Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and the celebrated choral ensemble, Canzona, under the direction of his father Henry Engbrecht. He has had the privilege of studying with singers of renown including Leopold Simoneau, Pierrette Alarie, Patricia Kern and Henriette Schellenberg. Victor and his wife Eileen have four children and they live near Winnipeg.

Christòpheren Nomura Christòpheren Nomura appears regularly on prominent operatic, concert and recital stages. He has sung with leading orchestras, including the Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Symphony under such conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, James Conlon and Helmuth Rilling. He has appeared at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center as well as numerous Chamber Music Festivals: Santa Fe, Marlboro, Tanglewood and Ravinia. He has sung major roles with Seattle Opera and Hawaii Opera among others and has appeared with the Oregon Bach Festival, Tafelmusik and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. His recordings appear on numerous labels including Sony.

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Mennonite Festival Chorus; William Baerg & Rudy Schellenberg, co-directors The Mennonite Festival Chorus made its debut in 1985 under the distinguished leadership of Robert Shaw, together with the WSO in Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem. Following that auspicious beginning, it twice appeared at the International Choral Festival in Toronto with the TSO, in 1989 with Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis (Shaw) and in 1993 with Britten’s War Requiem (Tovey). The choir regularly appears with the WSO in works from Bach to Pärt.

MASTERWORKS

All Tchaikovsky APRIL 29 - 30

James Ehnes Hailed as “the Jascha Heifetz of our day” (Globe and Mail), violinist James Ehnes is considered one of the most dynamic performers today.

Born in Brandon, he has performed in over 30 countries on five continents, appearing with many of the world's most well-known orchestras and conductors. This fall he adds Tchaikovsky (Onyx) and Bartok (Chandos) discs to his already extensive discography of over 25 recordings. His

CD repertoire ranges from Bach violin sonatas to John Adams’s Road Movies and have been honoured with many international awards and prizes, including a Grammy, a Gramophone, and six Juno awards. This May, he will be travelling to Ottawa with the WSO for the Prairie Scene Festival to perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. Mr. Ehnes plays the 1715 "Marsick" Stradivarius on extended loan from the Fulton Collection. www.jamesehnes.com

POPS

The Peking Acrobats MAY 13-15

The Peking Acrobats The Peking Acrobats are considered one of the finest acrobatic troupes in China today and have received acclaim from countries around the world. An outgrowth of the Great China Circus, popular during the 1920’s, this group became an integrated professional acrobatic company in 1958. Since then, The Peking Acrobats have consistently travelled the world sharing their special brand of enchantment with a global audience. They have performed in such far-reaching corners of the globe as Australia, Europe, throughout the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and numerous Asian countries. They have played to sold-out houses and earned rave reviews during their twenty-five previous headline Theatre Tours from 1986 to 2011.

tewardship Stewardship is an important cause for Lawton Partners and we proudly support charities and programs that help improve the quality of life in Manitoba. www.lawtonpartners.ca

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WSO SUPPORTERS

The Legacy Circle exists to recognize the following patrons whose foresight ensures that the WSO plays on for all Manitobans in generations to come. The WSO gratefully acknowledges Legacy Circle members for their planned future gift to the WSO.

Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Greg Doyle & Carol Bellringer Mrs. Audrey F. Hubbard Ethel & Joe Karr Michel D. Lagacé G. E. Loewen S. E. Loewen W. H. Loewen Dr. Brendan MacDougall Carolyn & Nathan Mitchell Lesia Peet Trudy Schroeder Muriel Smith Emilie Lagacé-Wiens & Robin Wiens Donn Yuen

The Maestro’s Circle exists to recognize those special patrons whose significant philanthropy furthers the musical artistry of the WSO. Thank you!

Honourary Chair Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director

CORPORATE PARTNERS The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following companies whose generous support helps to ensure musical enrichment within our community. Thank you!

Podium $25,000 + Corus Entertainment Resident Artist $10,000 - $24,999 National Leasing Principal Chair $5,000 - $9,999 B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd.

Platinum Baton $25,000 + Bill & Shirley Loewen* Dr. Brendan MacDougall Gold Baton $10,000 - $24,999 Carol Bellringer & Greg Doyle Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Muriel Smith Silver Baton $5,000 - $9,999 Gail Asper & Michael Paterson Morley & Marjorie Blankstein C.M. Evelyn & David Friesen 1 Anonymous Concertmaster's Bow $2,500 - $4,999 Babs Asper Joyce & Margaret Beggs Timothy & Barbara Burt Art & Leona DeFehr Bill & Margaret Fast Mr. Frank Fred Gladky Mrs. Audrey F. Hubbard Kevin & Els Kavanagh* Dr. Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace Dueck Ted & Wanda Lismer Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall Ron & Sandi Mielitz Michael Nozick & Cheryl Ashley Frank & Jeanne Plett Lawrie & Fran Pollard Gerry & Barb Price John & Violet Rademaker George & Tannis Richardson Hartley & Heather Richardson Power Corporation of Canada Rogers Media Group Qualico Wawanesa Insurance Assistant Principal Chair $2,500 - $4,999 Cambrian Credit Union J.K. Investments Ltd. Montrose Mortgage Corporation The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada Orchestra Chair $1,000 - $2,499 Access Credit Union Dormond Industries E.H. Price Limited Keystone Air Service KPMG LLP

Edward Richmond Mr. John Thistlethwaite Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Edward & Irene Warkentin Professor A.M.C. Waterman Black Tie $1,500 - $2,499 Mr. & Mrs. Al Alexandruk Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Mr. Jim Barrett Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Dr. John & Mrs. Leah Bracken Doneta & Harry Brotchie Herb & Erna Buller Brenlee Carrington-Treple & Brent Treple James Carr Ms. Patricia Chaychuk Mr. Robert Chipman Mr. & Mrs. Albert & Irena Cohen* James Cohen & Linda McGarva-Cohen Faye Dixon Dorothy Dobbie Douglas C. Everett, Chairman, Domo Gasoline Corporation Limited Philipp R. & Ilse K. Ens Ms. Susan Feldman Judy Fields Ms. Barbara Filuk* Dr. & Mrs. Albert D. Friesen Dr. & Mrs. Percy Goldberg* Joanne Gudmundson & Brian Oleson Drs. Daya & Chander Gupta Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Hawkins Dane & Sherrill Hershberg Richard & Carol Jones Ian A. Kay Michael & Glenna Kay Wanda Koop Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Payworks Inc Pitblado LLP Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP Premier Printing Ltd. Warehouse Artworks Young Presidents Organization

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Friends of the WSO help support the WSO’s artistic programs each season.

Members enjoy special benefits that bring members closer to the music, guest artists and WSO musicians.

Thank you!

Honourary Chair Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster Symphony $600 + Judy & Jay Anderson Mr. & Mrs. A. Robert & C. Joy Antenbring Len & Mary Bateman Reesor & Norma Bingeman David & Gillian Bird Gerry & Lorraine Cairns Carol Cassels Jan & Kevin Coates Dr. & Mrs. C. Dawes John and Gay Docherty Beverley & Fred Dyck Mr. Abdo A El Tassi Carrie Ferguson Ms. Jo-Ann Finney Delores Gembey Robert & Linda Gold Dr. & Mrs. W. L. Gordon Marjory Graham Patricia Guy Mary & Gregg Hanson Jack & Elsie Hignell Gwen Hodgson Michael & Hélène Hoffer Donald K. Johnson June & Lawrence Jones Millie & Wally Kroeker M.L. Kuntzemueller W.K. Labies Fraser & Joan Linklater In Memory of Mrs. Jean Mooney Terry & Vi Moore Drs. Kenneth & Sharon Mould Donna & Bill Parrish Vic & Gwen Pinchin Mrs. Marina Plett-Lyle In Memory of Dr. Anna M. Szetle Dr. & Mrs. Brian Postl Mr. & Mrs. N.W. Reilander Jim & Pat Richtik Drs. Bruce Roe & Margo Lane Bill & Winnifred Sim Frank Stewart & Elaine Parent Ms. Inga Storgaard Mr. Peter van Dijken Dr. & Mrs. Willem T.H. van Oers Raymond and Shirley Wiest 1 Anonymous Concerto $300 - $599 Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood Ms. Margaret Barbour

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Blumie Portnoy Mr. & Mrs. Sam Potter Tim Preston & Dave Ling Mary Redekopp Reynold & Esther Redekopp J. Reichert Ms. Iris Reimer Levi & Tena Reimer Mrs. Mary T. Reimer Mr. & Mrs. Gordon & Eleanor Riach Dr. Ron Richert Mrs. Tracy Ridley Ms. Charlotte Robbins Lucien Roy F.E. Sanderson Hans & Gabriele Schneider Dr. & Mrs. A. N. Schroeder Dr. Robert Schroth Mr. Rodney E. Shannon Mr. Bill Shead Gwen Shelvey Izzy Shore Louis & Shirley Ann Simkulak David & Lorraine Smith Ms. Brenda Snider Gordon & Darby Spafford Mr & Mrs. R.P. Spear Dan & Elsie Stasiuk Bonnie Hoffer Steiman & Lionel Steinman Ms. Margaret Stevenson Margaret & Hartley Stinson Miss Evelyn M. Stoddart Dr. V. Marie Storrie Dr. & Mrs. David Swatek L. & P. Talbot Mrs. Florence Taylor Dr. & Mrs. John Taylor Ms. Anne Thiessen Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Thompson C. & R. Thomsen Lee Treilhard Dr. & Mrs. Jose & Ruth Vasconcelos Hugo & Anny Veldhuis Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago Bill & Brenda Voort Jesse Vorst Joyce & Sidney Waldron Pat & Peter Walker Mrs. Marion Wallace Dr. & Mrs. W. Reid Waters Douglas & Janet Watson Donna Webb Mr. Alphonso Weekes Mrs. Gwen M. Welsh Mr. & Mrs. J.P. Whitlaw Ron & Shirley Williams Elma & Charles Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Claude Wilson Mr. David Wilson Winnipeg Foundation Corporate Matching Program Melanie Wood Karin Woods 21 Anonymous Prelude $75 - $149 Michael & Susan Allen Guy Arbez & Dawn Power, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Doug Arrell & Dick Smith Mr. Philip Ashdown Jack Atchison

Mr. Murray Auld William & Irmgard Baerg, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Allan & Rochelle Baker Robert Barton Joyce & Margaret Beggs, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Mrs. Margaret Bellhouse Mrs. Audrey Belyea Eric Bergen Donald & Edith Besant Mr. Ted Bock & Ms. Liane Chalmers-Bock Marnie Bolland Mr. & Mrs. A.K. Bolton Brenda Bracken-Warwick & Ken Warwick Mr. Glenn J. Bradshaw Mr. & Mrs. A.D. Brady Mrs. Ruth Bredin Lorne & Rosada Bride Mr. Robert Briercliffe Paul & Doreen Bromley Mrs. Joycelin Brooks Miss Dorothy Broomhall Calvin & Jane Brown, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Chris Brown Mr. & Mrs. E. & M. Mavis Brown Ms. Judy Brown Mr. Ross Brownlee Ms. Marion Bruno Ms. Carol Budnick Ms. Freda Buleziuk Mr. Aurele Campeau, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy M.E. Carr Ms. Donna Carruthers Dorothy & Bob Carswell Dr. Denis Champagne Dr. Jong Chang Saul Cherniack & Myra Wolch Ms. Darlene Chimilar Mrs. Leona Christiansen Mr. & Mrs. Peter Clarke Alex & Peggy Colonello Ms. Marcella Copp Joyce & Lawrence Cormack Irene & Robert Corne Ms. Helle Cosby Mrs. E. Craig Irene Crofts Dennis & Ruth Crook Rev. & Mrs. W. A. Cross Mrs. Isabel J. Crowson J. & B. Croxford Denise Cyr-Gander Alonzo & Lise Daley Mrs. Sheila M. Davis D. & E. De Graff F. De Grazia Marilyn Derksen & Merle Neufeld Miss Shirley K. Dickinson Mary Dixon In Memory of Diane Dowling David Downie Mrs. Margaret Downie Dr. F.P. Doyle Herb & Norma Driver Mr. R. D. Dryden Kobus & Corne Du Preez Mrs. Dorothy Easton Bill & Anne Edge

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Ms. Cheryl M. Greenwood Mr. George Grenier Ms. Victoria Gretchen Ms. Marianne Gruber Mr. & Mrs. H Gustafson Ms. Evelyn Gurvey, In Memory of Donald Browne Irene Hamerton Gertrude Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. I Hamilton Ms. Heather Hartry Nora Harvey Mrs. Sylvia Haverstick Dr. & Mrs. J.C. Haworth Ms. Sharyn Hayter Mrs. Dolores Hebert Max & Eleanor Herst Shirley Hicks Jean Highmoor Dorothy L. Hodgson Marion Holland Mr. Martin Horseman Ken Howard Mrs. Carol Hreno Ms. Ishbel Issacs, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Jacqueline Iwasienko R.B. Jackson, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Neoma Jantz Mrs. Lois Johnson Audrey E. Jones Arlene & Robert Jones Phillip, Susan & Josh Kahanovitch, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Dr. Sam Kantor Ms. Jayne Laverne Kapac Dr. & Mrs. Arnold & Doreen Kapitz In Memory of Anne Gwendolyn Karr Mr. Gordon C. Keatch Emse Keith Mrs. Shirley Kilburn Ms. Eunice Kells John & Martha Klassen Ms. Mary Klassen Mr. Eugene S. Kovach Simma & Hy Kraitberg Ms. K Kristjanson Emery & Vlasta Lajtai Josie Landry Mrs. Jessie Lang Elizabeth Lansard Ms. Lorna Law, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Mrs. Eveleen Lawrenson Ms. Barbara Lawton Ms. Patricia Leblanc Ms. Patti Leblanc Wayne & Helen LeBlanc Rod & Ann Ledwich Mrs. Ingrid Lee Ms. Teresa Lee, In Memory of Donald Browne Mr. Richard Lemmon Ms. Heather Leonoff Mrs. Mary-Ann Lepper Mr. P Le Quere David & Cheryl Levene Ms. Hildy Leverton Mr. & Mrs. C. Lewis Paul & Shirley Lindsay

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Barry & Patricia Lloyd Mrs. Mary Lloyd Jeannette Lord, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Ms. Savellia Love Kathleen Lovelace Joe and Carole MacKintosh Mr. Al MacKling Mr. & Mrs. Alexander & Phyllis Madryga Mr. Allan Mapes Carol Markiewich Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon & Rita Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Carol Martens Mrs. Irene Marriott Ms. Mary Massey Mrs. Ruth Matas, In Memory of Donald Browne Mrs. Patricia Matheson Ma Mawi Keith R. Mayoh Ms. Susan McCarthy Cathy McCollough Donovan McKay R. H. McKenzie Mrs. Marilyn McMullan Dr. Ann M. McNeill Mr. Lyle W. McNichol Allan McPhail Mr. J McPhee Mr. Ron Meyers Ms. Emily Mikolajewski Mrs. Gloria Miller Peter Miller & Carolyn Garlich Mr. & Mrs. Joe Mindell Mr. Howard Mitchell M. Mohr, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Miss Jane E. Montgomery Mrs. Joan Ann Morton Mrs. Colette M. Mozol Esther Nisenholt Issie & Hazel Oiring Miss Jenny Olynyk Mr. & Mrs. Mario & Barbara Osorio Ms. Margitta Ossenkopp Ira & Sadie Owen Shirley & Graham Padgett Dr. F. Paraskevas Edith K. Parker Ms. Norma Parsons Pat Patterson Donna Pearen Mrs. Evelyn Pearlman Valerie Pearson Neil Bruneau & Ellen Peel Mrs. Denise Penley Addie Penner Mrs. Louise Penner Mrs. Heather Penno Mrs. June Perron Ms. Gail Perry Mike Petkau Howard Curle & Beverley Phillips Robert Phillips Mrs. Marina Plett-Lyle, In Memory of Donald Browne Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope, In Memory of Donald Browne Dr. & Mrs. James Popplow

Don & Carol Poulin, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Mr. & Mrs. Norman Pound Mr. David Procner Mrs. Glennys Propp R. Publow Mr. Michael Quinn Carol Rebizant Ms. Pat Repa Ms. Tami Reynolds Mr. Patrick Rice Beverley Ridd, In Memory of Grant McIntosh David & Helene Riesen Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Vera Ripley Mrs. Sandra Rosen Mrs. Estelle Rosenberg Mrs. V. Rosolowich Mr. Don Ross Royal Canadian College of Organists, In Memory of William Sim Mr. Rory Runnells John & Shirley Russell Mr. & Mrs. John Sadler Mrs. Caterina Sayers Alan & Rebecca Schacter Kay Schalme William Scheidt Ms. Velma Schmidt Mrs. Edna Schneider Mrs. Marian Schroeder Adolph & Diane Schurek Mr. John Schwandt B.J.N. Scott Miriam Segal Dr. Marvin & Emily Shane Mr. James Shanks Mr. Robert Shawcross Carl & Margaret Shaykewich Izzy Shore Mrs. Rita Shreiber Elaine & Norman Silverberg Catherine E. Smart Mr. George Smellie Mr. Ed Solimka George A. Sotiriadis Ms. Nata L. Spigelman Dr. & Mrs. J.B. Squire Ms. Judy V. Stanley Mr. Eric L. Stefanson Josephine Stemerowicz Ms. Kay Stewart Gerry & Jasmin St. Laurent Muriel Sutherland G.W. & Jean Swift Ms. Mary Lou Talmage Gladys Tarala Ewa & Ludwick Tarsia Mr. & Mrs. Steve & Heather Teller Ms. Leann Thompson Nancy & Geoff Tidmarsh Ms. Helen A. Toews Marilyn Torossi Mr. Alan Tring D. Turner Richard Turner Mr. & Mrs. William & Diane Ulrich, In Memory of Gordon Fogg Ms. Eleanor Urquhart Mrs. Roseline Usiskin Eve & Harry Vickar, In Memory of Donald Browne

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Denis Vincent Miss A. H. Wagstaffe Ms. Donna Wakaruk Robin & Joanne Walker Patricia & Lorne Wallace Mr. Ken Warmbrod Mr. & Mrs. Goren R. Waver Mrs. Hilda Weber Mr. Glen Angus Webster Ms. Louise Welsh Mr. E. F. White Ms. S.M. Whiteway, In Memory of Donald Browne In Memory of Heather Whittaker Ms. Lois A. Whyte Ms. Audrey Wilson Mrs. Barbara Wilson David & Joan Wilson Elaine & Manuel Wiseman Mr. & Mrs. John Wood Terrie Woodward Gladys Wynes Mr. Edwin Yee Phillip S. Young 44 Anonymous

ENDOWMENT FUND Leave a legacy by making a donation to the WSO’s Endowment Fund. Managed by the Winnipeg Foundation since 1959, the fund has grown in value to just over $4.4 M. Gifts to the fund ensure longterm financial support for the orchestra.

Thank you!

Gail Asper & Michael Paterson In Memory of Jessica Bernardin Ms. Marion Bruno Sheila & David Brodovsky Dr. Tom & Mrs. Jennifer Carter Catherine, Mark & Ryan Chabot, In Memory of Alice Lutz Mr. Ray Davis Miss Helene Dyck Ms. Cheryl M. Greenwood In Memory of Doris May Hall Marilyn & Helios Hernandez In Memory of Donald Hurd P. Ilavsky Andrew Lutz, In Memory of Alice Lutz Christopher, Tanya & Mika Lutz, In Memory of Alice Lutz Robert & Barbara Lutz, In Memory of Alice Lutz Jim MacNair, In Memory of Mae Barbara Main Ms. Lori Marks

Ruth May Ardythe McMaster Frances E. Rowlin Grant & Janet Saunders Trudy Schroeder, Norman Dyck, Nina & Katrina, In Memory of Heather Whittaker In Memory of R.F. Skinner Dan & Elsie Stasiuk Ms. Inga Storgaard In Memory of Michael Zaluski 32 Anonymous

Share the Music is a unique outreach initiative of the WSO that allows economically disadvantaged children and their families to attend WSO performances. Thank you for helping to Share the Music!

Sheila & David Brodovsky M. & G. Crielaard Barbara Cook Ms. Cecilia Dong L Erickson Ms. Nicole Lafreniere River West Park School Saskatoon Youth Orchestra Ms. Brenda Sklar G.W. & Jean Swift Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor

New Music Festival Club donors help to ensure the artistic excellence of the WSO’s New Music Festival.

Thank you!

Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Pat & Mary Jo Carrabre Dr. & Mrs. David Connor Mrs. Ann England Mr. & Mrs. Egon & Erna Enns Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Richard & Karen Howell Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Koren & Leonard Kaminski Kozub/Halldorson Family T.G. Kucera Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Lambert Dr. Brendan MacDougall Mr. & Mrs. Cam & Joy MacLean Ms. Sheila Miller Mrs. Brenda Morlock Margaret Moroz B Stogie Lesia Peet Mr. Doug Shewfelt Muriel Smith Mr. & Mrs. T. J. Wiens Karin Woods 1 Anonymous

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA

JUNE 15 -19, 2011 FESTIVAL CONCERTS WORKSHOPS MASTER CLASSES AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Presented by

Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada and the Agassiz Music Festival Artistic Director

Paul Marleyn

GALA FESTIVAL FINALE JUNE 19, 7:30 PM Co-produced with

the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

For all other ticket and artist information visit:

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Tickets available at www.wso.ca or at 949-3999

WINNIPEG JAZZ ORCHESTRA 2010 2011 SEASON Expect the unexpected

May 8 / 11

From My Mother’s Songbook Vocalist LESLEY CORNE-WOLMAN presents American Songbook gems and cellist YURI HOOKER premières a Jeff Presslaff composition.

Winnipeg Art Gallery 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

SEASON SPONSOR

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WSO BOARD & STAFF 2010-2011 SEASON OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS His Honour the Honourable Philip S. Lee C.M., O.M. Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba The Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba His Worship Sam Katz, Mayor of the City of Winnipeg Mr. W.H. Loewen & Mrs. S.E. Loewen, WSO Directors Emeritus WOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE Lesia Peet, President Shirley Loewen, Vice President Olga Runnalls, Past President Susan Cooke and Winnifred Warkentin, Secretary Margaret Harvie, Treasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dorothy Dobbie, Greg Doyle President & Chair Susan Feldman Ed J. Martens, Dr. Daya Gupta 1st Vice-President Elba Haid Muriel Smith, Lesia Peet 2nd Vice-President Dr. William Pope Dr. Brendan MacDougall, Lorne Sharfe Past-President William Shead Marilyn Billinkoff Joanne Sigurdson Brenlee Carrington-Trepel Karl Stobbe Michael Cox Richard Turner Arlene Dahl

TRUDY SCHROEDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE, MUSIC DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE OFFICE Lori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant

ARTISTIC Bramwell Tovey, Conductor Laureate Richard Lee, Resident Conductor Vincent Ho, Composer-in-Residence

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION John Bacon, Director of Finance & Administration Sandi Mitchell, Payroll & Accounting Administrator Chelse McKee, Accounting & Volunteer Assistant

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Jean-Francois Phaneuf, Director of Artistic Operations James Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate DEVELOPMENT Anne Elise Lavallée, Artistic Operations Assistant Joanne Gudmundson, Director of Development Laura Daniel, Production Manager Carol Cassels, Development Manager Chris Lee, Orchestra Personnel Manager Sarah Lund, Development Coordinator Ray Chrunyk, Principal Librarian Gail Loewen, Manager of Strategic Advancement Projects Laura MacDougall, Assistant Librarian Lawrence Rentz, Stage Supervisor SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES Jacob Gurevich, Personnel Manager Emeritus Ryan Diduck, Director of Sales & Audience Services Tara Forshaw, Patron Services Supervisor (Maternity Leave) EDUCATION & OUTREACH Jason Hayes, Patron Services Representative Tanya Derksen, Director of Education & Outreach Matthew Brooks, Patron Services Representative (p/t) Amy Wolfe, Education & Outreach Coordinator Ashley Cyr, Patron Services Representative (p/t) Rachel Himelblau, Patron Services Representative (p/t) MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Clare Neil, Patron Services Representative (p/t) Lisa Abram, Director of Marketing & Communications Crystal Schwartz, Patron Services Representative (p/t) Cheryl Waldner, Communications Coordinator Heather Thornton, Patron Services Representative (p/t) Shaun Thompson, Graphic Designer Melissa Ungrin, Patron Services Representative (p/t)

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TICKET INFORMATION 1020-555 Main Street Winnipeg, MB R3B 1C3 Phone: 204.949.3950 Fax: 204.956.4271 www.wso.ca

WSO Box Office phone: 204.949.3999 www.wso.ca

Ticketmaster phone: 204.780.3333 www.ticketmaster.ca

Group Sales phone: 204.949.3967 groupevents@wso.mb.ca

The WSO is a chartered non-profit organization operated by a voluntary Board of Directors.

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