2011/2012 Overture #1

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY

September – October 2011

ORCHESTRA

ISSUE 1

“When I conduct it, even today, I feel him looking over my shoulder. He is there in the hall. You see, the very phrases of the music remind me of how he used to talk.

I recognize his voice in the notes. And behind the voice, the man himself.”

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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trudy Schroeder Friends of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, All in all, it promises to be a splendid Autumn. There is much excitement in Winnipeg this fall with new buildings opening, a new hockey team, and a promising start to the season for the Blue Bombers. The WSO is part of the feeling of optimism that seems prevalent in our community these days. We live in a wonderful community and, at the WSO, we value the consistent public support for the orchestra through ticket sales and generous donations. The WSO is an important part of the quality of life that makes us all proud to live in Manitoba.

We approach the start of our 64th season with great anticipation. The calendar is full of wonderful concerts, and you may want to take another look at the season guide and add a few more concerts into your plan for the year.

First, the WSO would like to congratulate our concertmaster, Gwen Hoebig, as she celebrates her 25th season with the orchestra. We are also pleased to welcome five new musicians, four new board members, and two new staff members to the orchestra this fall. We hope they will all enjoy their first year with the WSO and feel warmly welcomed in our organization. The board members and staff members won’t be as visible at most concerts, but we will find ways to introduce them to you. On stage, look for Phoebe Tsang and Tomomi Brennan in the second violin section. Desiree Abbey is the assistant principal cello, Meredith McCallum joins the first violin section, and Patrick Staples is on double bass. We also welcome Robin MacMillan, oboe & English horn, back to active service.

As our contribution to the activities related to the national arts awareness initiative Culture Days, we will offer a day of free chamber music concerts in the newly refurbished Steinkopf gardens on October 1 starting at 10 am. We will also send performers to the Nuit Blanche all night celebrations at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

Exciting concerts and activities are linked to the Indigenous Festival in mid-October. If you happen to attend the grand opening of the new airport, you will hear the WSO playing there, and we will also be visiting seven high schools as a part of our Up Close and Orchestral Program. You will also notice many new activities related to our special program for younger audience members, the Soundcheck Program.

On October 29, we start our popular Dinner and a Symphony program with a pairing of Shostakovich’s music and Russian cuisine created by Bergmann’s on Lombard. This remains a great way to meet other music lovers, experience a culinary menu matched to the concert, and be fully relaxed and ready for the concert at 8 p.m.

By the time we get to the shorter days in November, you will be ready to celebrate and pamper yourself at our exciting new event, Chicks n’ Chocolate. This evening features fun, travel, beauty and, of course, chocolate. Call our box office (949-3999) for tickets.

There is much more excitement to come, but this introduces you to some of the things to look forward to over the fall months. Enjoy the concerts, and be sure to let us know which ones you have appreciated the most.

Trudy Schroeder WSO Executive Director September – October 2011 I OVERTURE 3

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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 2011-2012 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 **Meredith McCallum Rachel Moody Julie Savard Jun Shao SECOND VIOLINS Darryl Strain, Principal Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal Karen Bauch **Tomomi Brennan Rodica Filipoi *Barbara Gilroy Boyd MacKenzie Susan McCallum † Jane Radomski Claudine St. Arnauld Phoebe Tsang VIOLAS Daniel Scholz, Principal Anne Elise Lavallée, Assistant Principal

Laszlo Baroczi Richard Bauch Greg Hay Suzanne McKegney Merrily Peters Mike Scholz

CELLOS Yuri Hooker, Principal **Desiree Abbey, Assistant Principal Alex Adaman Margaret Askeland Arlene Dahl Carolyn Nagelberg Emma Quackenbush BASSES Meredith Johnson, Principal Theodore Chan, Assistant Principal Paul Nagelberg Bruce Okrainec Zdzislaw Prochownik Patrick Staples FLUTES Jan Kocman, Principal Martha Durkin PICCOLO Martha Durkin OBOES Bede Hanley, Principal Robin MacMillan ENGLISH HORN Robin MacMillan CLARINETS Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Richard Klassen

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

TROMBONES Steven Dyer, Principal John Helmer BASS TROMBONE Julia McIntyre, Principal TUBA Chris Lee, Principal TIMPANI Jeremy Epp, Principal PERCUSSION Frederick Liessens, Principal HARP Richard Turner, Principal Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen

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 The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair

Caroline Oberheu Michiko Singh

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*On Leave **Temporary Position † Dual Section Position Please note: Non-titled (tutti) string players are listed alphabetically and are seated according to a rotational system.

MASTERWORKS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

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

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Rachmaninov & Dvor ˇák Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Horacio Gutiérrez, piano

PROGRAM Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Moderato Adagio sostenuto Allegro scherzando

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

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Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Allegro con brio Adagio Allegretto grazioso – Molto vivace Allegro ma non troppo

Antonin Dvorˇák (1841-1904)

Extra Musicians: Tracy Wright, oboe Tony Cyre, percussion

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PROGRAM NOTES

by James Manishen

Piano Concerto No. 2

Rachmaninov was surprised at how the treatments helped him and by the summer, he was relaxed and at work on the second and third movements of the Piano Concerto No. 2, the work that would propel him into the world’s concert halls.

The first movement was completed the following spring. The premiere of the finished work took place in Moscow. He dedicated it to Dr. Dahl.

Sergei Rachmaninov b. Oneg, Russia / April 1, 1873 d. Los Angeles, CA USA / March 28, 1943 Composed: 1900-1901 First performance: October 14, 1901 (Moscow) conducted by Alexander Siloti with the composer as soloist Eight chords begin the C minor Last WSO performance: 2008, Concerto, followed by the surging Vladimir Sverdlov, piano; Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor main theme, which occupies much of the development section. The Perhaps Rachmaninov Adagio is strikingly beautiful, with needed the total much variety and pianistic failure of his Symphony resource. The Finale is a perfectly No. 1 at its premiere in gauged match of martial energy 1897 to validate the and sweeping Romantic fervor, its total success of his main theme one of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 not long after. best-loved melodies that became The 24-year-old composer loathed the popular hit song Full Moon his first symphonic effort, and Empty Arms. His career never forbidding any further looked back. performances of it during his lifetime. The performance was a Symphony No. 8 disaster, conducted by a reportedly Antonin Dvorˇák drunk Alexander Glazunov and a b. Bohemia / September 8, 1841 badly under-rehearsed orchestra. d. Prague / May 1, 1904 Rachmaninov was thrown into Composed: 1889 such a fit of depression, he First performance: February 2, suffered a nervous breakdown. For 1890 (Prague) conducted by the more than a year he lived with composer “paralyzing apathy,” as he wrote in Last WSO performance: 2004, his memoirs. “All my selfAndrey Boreyko, conductor confidence broke down. Half my days were spent on a couch If one were to search sighing over my ruined life.” out the happiest and healthiest of all Fortunately composers, Antonin Rachmaninov had a Dvorˇák would be concerned family and among that company. a formerly high-strung Even though he had moved aunt that had been among the highest musical and successfully treated by social echelons, in later years he a certain Dr. Nikolai Dahl, a local wrote, “I shall remain what I have physician who had studied always been – a simple Czech hypnotherapy in Vienna and musician.” Nothing pleased France. A meeting was arranged Dvorˇák more than connecting to and in January 1900, the composer his beloved Bohemian soil – found himself making daily visits summer travel to the countryside, to Dr. Dahl, hearing over and over pleasure in folkloric tradition and the words “you will compose a the regular enjoyment his piano concerto…with the greatest gregarious nature inspired among of ease…of excellent quality!” friends. Yet despite his humble

self-description, Dvorˇák’s music has an immense depth to it, with deeply-felt melancholy, bursting melody and zestful rhythms bound with strong architecture in often innovative formal structures.

Within his last three great symphonies (No. 9 being the famous From the New World) his Symphony No. 8 displays all this.

Dvorˇák dedicated his Eighth to Austrian Emperor Franz Josef who sponsored a music academy in Bohemia designed to promote local artists. Dvorˇák was also awarded a stipend that allowed him to compose without the distractions of other tasks. In December 1889, Dvorˇák travelled to Vienna to receive it.

The Eighth Symphony was composed during one of Dvorˇák’s summer country retreats in Vysoká and in the music, one can certainly feel the contentment of his surroundings. Especially rich is the fund of melody, about which Dvorˇák had written to his friend Alois Göbl that his head was so “full of ideas” he couldn’t write them down fast enough.

Indeed, in the opening 126 measures of the first movement, there are eight separate tunes worked with disarming ease. But it’s the second movement where Dvorˇák mines the depths, especially as to form where two musical paths cross and commingle: the first reluctant and mournful, the second smooth and confident. Fragments and textures dictate the movement’s form rather than traditional themes and key arrangements.

The third movement resembles an Austrian Ländler, shifting between minor and major key, melodic resources intact with a freshminted coda leading to the trumpet-heralded Finale, a resounding theme with variations that ends with a burst of high spirits.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

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

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Live & Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney Richard Lee, conductor Tony Kishman, bass guitar, keyboard, vocals Jim Owen, rhythm guitar, piano, vocals John Merjave, lead guitar, vocals Chris Camilleri, drums, vocals

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PROGRAM The performance will include the following selections: 17 Band on the Run Bluebird Can't Buy Me Love Eleanor Rigby Get Back Golden Slumbers Hello Goodbye Here Comes the Sun Hey Jude I Am the Walrus

Let It Be Live and Let Die Long and Winding Road Maybe I'm Amazed Ob-La-Di Silly Love Songs Uncle Albert What the Man Said When I'm 64 Yesterday

Extra Musicians: Janice Finlay, alto & soprano saxophone, flute Julie Husband, baritone saxophone, flute Sharon Atkinson, tenor saxophone Jonathan Stevens, tenor saxophone Will Bonness, piano Tony Cyre, percussion

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13

10:30 A.M.

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Silvestre Revueltas: La Noche de los Mayas Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Camerata Nova

Wu Man, pipa Bolero Dance Theatre Odette Heyn-Projects

PROGRAM La Noche de los Mayas (See below for movements)

Silvestre Revueltas

MASTERWORKS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14

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

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

A Night of Song & Dance Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Camerata Nova Cory Campbell, vocalist Wu Man, pipa Odette Heyn-Projects Bolero Dance Theatre

Concept and choreography: Odette Heyn-Penner Traditional choreography: Pedro Aurelio

PROGRAM Wa Wa Tey Wak (Northern Lights)

Andrew Balfour (b. 1967)

Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra Allegro Bits and Pieces: Troika Three Sharing Wind and Plum Neapolitan Threnody for Richard Locke Estampie

Lou Harrison (1917-2003) Indigenous Festival Sponsor:

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- INTERMISSION La Noche de los Mayas Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940) Noche de los Mayas: Molto sostenuto Noche de Jaranas: Scherzo Noche de Yucatan: Andante espressivo Noche de Encantamiento (“Night of Enchantment”): Theme, Variations 1-4; Finale Extra Musicians: Melissa Scott, oboe Pat Daniels, bass clarinet Donna Laube, piano Tony Cyre, Matt Abraham, Ben Reimer, Victoria Sparks, Byron Wood, Jamie Pham, Brendan Thompson, Mitchell Wiebe, Derek Klassen, percussion

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PROGRAM NOTES

by James Manishen

Wa Wa Tey Wak (Northern Lights) Andrew Balfour b. Fisher Branch Reserve, MB / 1967 Composed: 2006 First performance: March 11, 2006

by Camerata Nova First WSO performance

Harrison’s mentor, American pioneer composer Henry Cowell, who taught Harrison that music around the world is mainly melody with a rhythmic accompaniment.

Long interested in music from cultures bordering the Pacific, Cowell inspired Harrison to dig into world music in general, yet within an individual compositional style of no less importance. “Don’t put hybrids down,” Harrison once told a BBC interviewer. “There isn’t anything else.”

Wa Wa Tey Wak is based on a modern legend about a young girl that lived 300 years ago in what we now call Canada. She is transported to modern times by a sorcerer and wanders the streets of Winnipeg. No one can see her except the street people, the “lost tribe.”

Harrison built instruments out of everyday items, began working with John Cage and eventually studied briefly with Arnold Schoenberg in Los Angeles. In 1961, Harrison went to Tokyo where, for two years, he immersed himself in the study of Korean and Chinese classical music. In the Of Cree descent, composer early 1970s, his fusion of Eastern Andrew Balfour describes the work and Western style began to as “about transformation - a crystallize. The pipa concerto is journey…sad things...social Harrison’s last large-scale work. issues…all redeemed by the Northern Lights. It’s one of the The motoric theme of the first worst tragedies of our country: so movement suggests a classical much wealth, so much prosperity concerto coming, though with and so much poverty at the same Chinese tang as the pipa is joined time. That’s why I wrote this piece, by solo violin. The second because I felt I had something to movement is a suite that treats the say since I have also lived in pipa in various guises: a pseudo poverty but redeemed by music, I balalaika in the Troika, a guess you could say.” percussion instrument in Three Sharing, and a mandolin in Concerto for Pipa with Neapolitan. The elegiac third String Orchestra movement’s long lines pave the Lou Harrison way for the finale entitled b. Portland, OR / May 14, 1917 Estampie, a dancelike form from d. Lafayette, IN / February 2, 2003 14th century France and Italy.

Composed: 1997 First performance: April 26, 1997, We are honoured to be joined Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, tonight by Wu Man, the dedicatee Dennis Russell Davies conducting of Lou Harrison’s Pipa Concerto. with Wu Man as soloist First WSO performance La Noche de los Mayas Silvestre Revueltas By his own admission, b. Santiago, Papasquiaro, Durango / the music of West December 31, 1899 Coast-born Lou d. Mexico City / October 5, 1940 Harrison is “a song Composed: 1939 and a dance,” an Last WSO performance: 2008, influence from Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

“I prefer the music of the people of the ranchos and villages of my country,” Silvestre Revueltas once said when asked about his tastes in music. Central to his music are the tang of Mexico, the spirit of its people and his own experiences during the volatile period following his appointment as assistant to Carlos Chávez and the newly formed Orquesta Sinfónica de México in 1929 following a three-year period in the United States where he worked as a theatre violinist and conductor. During this time, Revueltas also became active in the cause of artists' and workers' rights.

In 1937, Revueltas was sent to Spain to direct concerts in support of Mexican Loyalist causes but returned poor and in broken health. He died of alcoholism, heartbroken over the death of his two daughters.

La Noche de los Mayas (“The Night of the Mayas”) was composed as a score to the film of the same name directed by Chano Urueta with script by Antonio Médiz Bolio. A four-movement suite was created in 1960 by Mexican conductor José Limantour. The opening movement’s huge cry from the orchestra suggests Revueltas’s political angst, tempered by the central section, which is warm and reflective. Noche de Jaranas is a fiery dance movement punctuated with cross rhythms. The solo flute and drum in Noche de Yucatan quote a traditional native folk melody (“Come on boys, the sun is about to set”). The closing movement is a riot of percussion, culminating with the orchestral outburst that opened the work.

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PRESIDENTS OF THE WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 1948-51 1951-53 1953-55 1955-57 1957-58 1958-61 1961-62 1962-64 1964-65 1965-67 1967-69 1969-71 1971-73 1973-74 1974-76 1976-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82

Hon. Mr. Justice J. T. Beaubien Mr. J. M. Sinclair Mr. Digby Wheeler Mr. W. D. Hurst Dr. Hugh H. Saunderson Mr. E. W. H. Brown Mr. David Slater The Hon. Mr. Justice Monnin Mr. Norman J. Alexander Mr. R. W. Richards Mr. W. R. Palmer Mr. E. J. Smith Dr. M. M. Pierce Mr. H. S. Brock-Smith Mr. Allan G. Moffatt Mr. Julian D. T. Benson Mr. John L. Buckworth Mr. N. Roger McFallon Mr. John F. Fraser Mr. William W. Draper

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MASTERWORKS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

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

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

All Shostakovich Maxim Shostakovich, conductor Korbinian Altenberger, violin

PROGRAM Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 Nocturne: Moderato Scherzo: Allegro non troppo Passacaglia: Andante Burlesca: Allegro con brio

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

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Hamlet: Incidental Music (1932), Op. 32 Introduction and Night Watch Flourish and Dance Music The Hunt Lullaby Requiem March of Fortinbras

Dmitri Shostakovich

Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70 Allegro Moderato Presto Largo Allegretto

Dmitri Shostakovich

Extra Musicians: Melissa Scott, oboe Laurel Ridd, flute E-Chen Hsu, bass clarinet Allen Harrington, bassoon Donna Laube, celeste Tony Cyre, percussion Matt Abraham, percussion

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PROGRAM NOTES

by James Manishen

Violin Concerto No. 1 Dmitri Shostakovich b. St Petersburg, Russia / September 25, 1906 d. Moscow / August 9, 1975 Composed: 1947-48 First performance: October 29, 1955 (Leningrad) conducted by Yevgeny Mravinsky with David Oistrakh as soloist Last WSO performance: 1993, ChoLiang Lin, violin; Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Jewish music, its ability to “be happy while it is tragic…almost always laughter through tears.” As always in Shostakovich’s major works, the symphonic argument is powerful, compelling and plotted with airtight logic. In this concerto too, his initials become a musical signature: D, E-flat (German S), C, H (German B-natural).

In the opening Nocturne, the solo violin grows continuously from the dark string melody underneath, the centre-piece of the movement, a powerful statement leading to the return of the quieter opening material to close. The wild Scherzo It was déjà vu for Shostakovich in couldn’t be more different, recalling 1948 as he composed his Violin the similar one in the Tenth Concerto No. 1. He had felt the Symphony, a work Shostakovich purge in 1936 when his opera Lady called “about Stalin.” The Macbeth of Mtsensk was called Passacaglia uses the ancient “muddle” by Soviet officialdom. variation form of a repeating theme Again, he was condemned in 1948 in layering increasingly elaborate the general purge by the authorities material on top, with deeply moving to ban abstract or difficult music that results. The Finale is a stunning might be challenging for the Soviet virtuosic display that encapsulates people to accept. Only simple music previous material to close this glorifying the State would be allowed. brilliant, complex yet most Shostakovich knew both purges had accessible masterwork. come from Stalin.

Hamlet: Incidental Music After the 1936 purge, he responded with his magnificent Fifth Symphony and soon became a world figure. But the 1948 censure was too much to bear, and he decided to withhold releasing any of his substantial works for a fair hearing until after Stalin was out of the picture. Stalin’s death on March 5, 1953 – the same day as Prokofiev’s – was like a dam bursting for Shostakovich. His Violin Concerto No. 1 waited until 1955 for its premiere by David Oistrakh, who had worked on the score with Shostakovich and was one of the greatest violinists of the time.

Dmitri Shostakovich Composed: 1932 First WSO performance

Shostakovich loved Shakespeare’s Hamlet and studied it comprehensively over many years. His first supporting music was for a notorious production by Nikolai Akimov in 1932. Here, Hamlet was a revolutionary fighting with the authorities - not for his ideals but for personal gain - Ophelia an alcoholic nymphomaniac, and Elsinore as the morally bankrupt state. Naturally, the production was Shostakovich’s alleged memoirs shut down and Shostakovich refused Testimony reveal that the genesis of the Concerto came from a combined to be associated with Hamlet until composing a completely different bond to Jewish folklore plus the moral issue of what had happened to score for a traditional production in 1954 and a film in 1964. His 1932 the Jews during the terror of the Second World War. Shostakovich was score has much to enjoy though, with deeply affected by the Holocaust yet nods to Russian ballet plus the famous Dies Irae chant in the also by what he called the Requiem. multifaceted flavour and spirit of

Symphony No. 9 Dmitri Shostakovich Composed: 1945 First performance: November 3, 1945 (Leningrad) conducted by Yevgeny Mravinsky Last WSO performance: 1991, Bramwell Tovey, conductor Begun in 1941, Shostakovich’s large-scale Symphony No. 7 reflects the siege of Leningrad, a Leningrad “Stalin destroyed and Hitler finished off,” the composer wrote in Testimony. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8 (1943) is a profoundly tragic and epic depiction of massive conflict and the war’s consequences. With victory over Hitler’s Nazis in 1945, the resulting expectation for Russia’s greatest composer was to provide a suitably monumental symphony to glorify Stalin in no uncertain terms, regardless of the terrible losses of the Russian people. After all, Beethoven and Mahler wrote auspicious Ninth symphonies. So too here, but with a more significant dedication the politburo felt.

Shostakovich did attempt an epic first movement but abandoned it, observing Stalin “like a frog puffing himself up to the size of the ox. Everyone praised Stalin and now I was supposed to join in this unholy affair.”

Shostakovich’s response was a far more compact symphony in the new Ninth – full of biting wit, economy of gesture and pointed barbs of anger under its surface. The work was one of the main reasons Shostakovich was targeted as an Enemy of the People during Stalin’s second wave of repression in 1948.

The Ninth Symphony is in five movements, the last three played without pause. The first movement cackles with violins, solo trombone, piccolo and muted trumpets all grabbing the spotlight to make their points. The second movement is a waltz, which Shostakovich was so adept at in his lighter music. A scherzo leads to a largo, where solemn trombones and tuba are answered by a mourning solo bassoon, perhaps a benchmark emotional state for the entire work, who then leads off a finale masked with dark secrets inside its boisterous façade.

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PROGRAM Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture

Glinka

Guillaume Tell: Pas de six

Rossini

Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No. 7 in C Major

Dvorˇák

Plink, Plank, Plunk

Leroy Anderson

Hoe Down from Rodeo

Copland

March of the Toreador from Carmen

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Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King

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Fiddle Faddle

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ARTIST BIOS MASTERWORKS

POPS

Rachmaninov & Dvorˇák

Live & Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney

SEPTEMBER 23 -24

Horacio Gutiérrez Considered one of the great pianists of our time, Horacio Gutiérrez is consistently praised by critics and audiences alike for the poetic insight and technical mastery he brings to a diverse repertoire. Since his professional debut in 1970 with Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mr. Gutiérrez has appeared regularly with the world’s greatest orchestras and on its major recital series. His Telarc recording of Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 was nominated for a Grammy Award. His television performances in Great Britain, the U.S. and France have been widely acclaimed and won him an Emmy Award for his fourth appearance with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Born in Havana, he appeared at the age of 11 as guest soloist with the Havana Symphony and is a graduate of the Juilliard School.

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Tony Kishman Actor, singer and recording artist Tony Kishman doubles as featured performer and producer of Live and Let Die. He also developed and stars in the Beatles tribute show Twist and Shout and starred for six years in both the national and international tours of Broadway’s smash hit, Beatlemania. Mr. Kishman has been regarded as the quintessential Paul McCartney because of his uncanny resemblance both visually and vocally to the beloved Beatle. He also performs in the well-known and highly successful Beatles symphony show, Classical Mystery Tour, which has toured to great acclaim, filling concert halls throughout North America and Europe. Today, Mr. Kishman plays the original Hoffner Bass that was provided to him by the producers of Beatlemania in 1978.

Jim Owen By the time singer, arranger and musician Jim Owen was 18, he was touring internationally with various productions of Beatlemania, performing in concert halls, theatres and stadiums around the world. In addition to his featured role in Twist & Shout, he currently stars in the symphonic Beatles show, Classical Mystery Tour (which he developed and produced) and in Tony Kishman’s Live and Let Die. Mr. Owen was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California, began studying piano at six and won honours in various piano performance competitions through his teenage years. He was eight years old when he first heard The Beatles and promptly decided to take up the study of the guitar.

John Merjave John Merjave started as a drummer until a high school garage band led him to the guitar, which he has been playing ever since. He continues to write and play music with his band 27 West and collaborator Kevin Thomas.

Mr. Merjave began playing in the Beatles tribute band Liverpool in 2001, performing the George Harrison lead guitar role. Liverpool is the official house band of The Fest for Beatle Fans, a convention that occurs annually in cities including New York City and Chicago. They have also played back-up for Donovan, Billy Preston, Ronnie Spector, Alan Parsons, Billy J. Kramer, Joey Molland of Badfinger and Neil Innes and more.

which he has devoted his professional career. Mr. Camilleri has played drums for major classic rock touring artists, including Peter Noone (of Herman’s Hermits fame), Badfinger, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, Joe Walsh, and other Beatlesera bands.

MASTERWORKS

A Night of Song & Dance OCTOBER 13 - 14

Camerata Nova

Camerata Nova is a vocal group without fear, performing medieval, Renaissance, Aboriginal and contemporary music. Often singing a cappella, the group also enjoys accompaniment from didgeridoos, crystal bowls, strings, all kinds of percussion, and/or early instruments. Now in their 14th year, they continue to push the envelope, offering authentic early music performances, premieres of Manitoba compositions and an eclectic array in between. Camerata Nova has issued three CDs: Camerata Nova, Mystica and Nova Noël, and a DVD Wa Wa Tey Wak (Northern Lights). Camerata Nova is led by a trio of extraordinary individuals: artistic director and resident composer Andrew Balfour, conductor and early music specialist Ross Brownlee and conductor and voice guru Mel Braun.

Chris Camilleri Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Chris Camilleri started listening to Beatles records at a young age and, inspired by Ringo, took up the drums, the instrument to September – October 2011 I OVERTURE 23

Cory Campbell

Odette Heyn-Penner

Born and raised in Winnipeg’s North End, Cory Campbell developed an early appreciation for music of all kinds. Currently a program manager and cultural advisor at Project Neecheewam Inc., he is also working towards finishing off his BSW at the Inner City Social Work Program at the University of Manitoba. Time spent with his wife, children and grandchildren, coupled with time spent with his ceremonial families, enrich Mr. Campbell’s life, and he relishes the busy lifestyle that this provides him.

Odette Heyn-Penner has co-directed the Professional Program of The School of Contemporary Dancers for many years. She has been among the prime trainers of most members of Winnipeg's contemporary dance community. She has choreographed works for various performances including The Festival of Canadian Modern Dance, the Olympics Danscene (Calgary 1988), the Kuan Du Arts Festival in Taipei, The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Heyn-Penner is pleased to be back this year with the WSO creating a new work La Noche de los Mayas.

Wu Man Renowned internationally as a virtuosic pipa performer, Wu Man has also carved out a career creating and collaborating on projects that give this ancient Chinese instrument a new role in today’s music world, not only introducing the instrument to new audiences, but greatly enhancing and growing the core repertoire. Wu Man continually collaborates with some of the most distinguished musicians and conductors performing today including frequent performances and recordings with the groundbreaking Kronos Quartet. A Grammy-nominated artist, she has performed as soloist with many of the world’s major orchestras and her touring has taken her to the major music halls.

Born in Hangzhou, China, Wu Man studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where she became the first recipient of a master's degree in pipa.

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Bolero Dance Theatre

Bolero Dance Theatre is a Winnipeg-based dance company committed to the artistry, beauty and drama of Spanish dance. The company's repertoire ranges from dances featuring the passion of flamenco and spirit of folkdance to the grace of escuela bolera. The company's objective is to present dances in their authentic forms and also to showcase Spanish dance as an evolving artform. Bolero Dance Theatre's company is comprised of about 12 dancers with varied backgrounds, from professional ballet training to recreational ballroom and folkdance, all with many years of Spanish dance training. The company has made several trips to Spain to study flamenco, classical Spanish dance and escuela bolera.

MASTERWORKS

All Shostakovich OCTOBER 28- 29

Maxim Shostakovich Son of composer Dmitri Shostakovich, Maxim Shostakovich has conducted the major orchestras throughout the world including the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, London Symphony, New York Philharmonic and the symphony orchestras of New Zealand and Jerusalem, among others. Born in 1938 in Leningrad, he studied piano at the Moscow Conservatoire with Yakov Flier and conducting with Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Igor Markevich. In 1971, he was appointed principal conductor and artistic director of the USSR Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra with whom he premiered many works including his father’s Symphony No. 15 at the Moscow Conservatoire in January 1972. Between 1986-1991, he was the music director of the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Shostakovich is a doctor of Arts of the Marryland University.

Korbinian Altenberger Second prize winner of the eminent 2010 Montréal International Musical Competition, Munich’s Korbinian Altenberger also received first prize and the audience choice award at the Jacob Stainer Violin Competition as well as first prize at Italy’s Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition. He has appeared widely as soloist with major orchestras across the globe, including the Auckland Philharmonia, Munich Philharmonic and the Chamber

Orchestra of Philadelphia, among numerous others. Mr. Altenberger holds graduate degrees from the New England Conservatory and completed studies at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, where he studied with famed violinist and teacher Midori Goto. He was recently appointed principal second violin of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

CONCERTS FOR KIDS

The Phantom of the Music Hall OCTOBER 30

Madcap Productions Madcap Productions has been creating unique performances for over 25 years combining actors, giant puppets, live music and original scripts.

Madcap performs over 600 shows each season in schools, community arts centres and on concert stages throughout the U.S and Canada.

Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Madcap presents the Hats Off Young Audience Series at the Cincinnati Art Museum and Xavier University where, each season, new works are presented to the regional public.

Madcap has performed with symphony orchestras across the nation including: the Dayton Philharmonic, Lincoln Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Lebanon Orchestra and many others. In 2009, Madcap received the Scripps Corbett Award for Artistic Excellence and is recognized as one of the most innovative and exciting puppet theaters in the USA.

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Miss Marilyn Hall Ian & Gerry Hamilton Marie Harnois Beth & Raymond Harris Catherine Harrison Mrs. Phyllis Hatskin Teresa A. Hay Mrs. Elisabeth Hellmuth Mrs. Betty Henderson L.G. Herd Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Mrs. Marilyn Hido Ning Hou William J. Hutton Mr. Lindsay Ingram Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki Terry & Shirley Jones Wilfred & Dorothy James Alan Janzen & Leona Sookram Father Stan A. Jaworski Jim & Jan Tennant, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Mr. John Kearsey Erwin W. Kitsch John & Martha Klassen Mrs. Marion Korn Mr. Ernie Krahn D. Kristjanson Miss Patricia Kuchma Robert Kusmack Alan Laing Mrs. Helen La Rue Miss Elizabeth Lavender Mr. R. Leroeye Riva Levi R. & J. Lewis David & Suzanna Libby Sheila & Elvin Linder Mr. Gordon P. Linney Donald & Barbara Little, In Memory of Dr. Kaprowy Albert & Helen Litz Mrs. Mary Lloyd Kathleen Lovelace Laura & Michael Lovett, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Roger Lowe G. & G. Lowry Ms. Lorraine MacLeod Jim MacNair in Memory of Mae Markham Physiotherapy Clinic Harold S. Mawhinney & Judy Moon Mr. Alan Maxwell Dr. & Mrs. Ihor Mayba Mr. & Mrs. R. McDougall Janet McDowell M Jane McIntosh & Michael Weis, In Memory of David Grant

McIntosh C. & J. McIntyre Mr. James A. McKinley Mrs. Jean McLennan Iona McPhee Edward C. Meadows Rita & Don Menzies Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Mrs. Mona Mills Mr. Peter Morgan Agnes B. Morrow John & Margaret Mundie Don Munro Charlotte Murrell Glenn & Neva Nicholls B. & J. Nielsen Mr. Robert Nix Helen St. Germain Edgar Oddleifson Mr. & Mrs. Kiem Oen Truus Oliver Miss Jenny Olynyk Mrs. B. Ozog Abraham & Henny Paritzky In Memory of Mary Patterson Cameron Pauls Ms. Diane Payment Mrs. June Perron Margaret & Peter Peters Sylvia & Earl Pitch Frank & Jeanne Plett Irvin & Sandra Plosker Ms. Danuta Podkomorska Mr. & Mrs. Edna Pohl Mr. & Mrs. Ron Polinsky Blumie Portnoy Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Mr. & Mrs. Sam Potter Ms. Donna Price Ms. Joanne Prygrocki R. Publow Eric & Erna Pullam Bryan & Diana Purdy Mrs. Carol Pyper Juta Rathke Ms. Marjorie Reed George & Lois Reenders Gordon & Adele Reid Esther Remis Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Rerie Stan Ridgway Waltraut Riedel-Baun Bruce Roe & Margo Lane Brian & Iris Rountree Mr. John Russell John & Wendy Russell Alixe Ryles Mr. Johnny Rule Salangad & Ms. Pearly Rule Salangad Bill Sands A. Schroeder R. Schroeder Shirley Schroeder Viola J. Schultz

Walter & Dorothea Schultz Mr. Ken Schykulski Charlene Scouten Dr. L. Sekla Lynne B. Simonson Mr. & Mrs. Smith Mabel S. Smith Lindi & John Smith Geri & Peter Spencer Coralie & John Standing Mr. W.H. Stannard Mr. & Mrs. Starodub Nicola Lindley Starin Gary & Gwen Steiman Ms. Helena Stelsovsky Elva G. Stevens Archie & Shirley Stone Ms. Linda Sturgeon Ron Surcon Dr. & Mrs. S. Szirom Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor June & Lorne Thompson Ms. Leann Thompson Ms. Marilyn Thompson Lorna & Dr. Ken Thorlakson Robert & Barb Tisdale Edith A. Toews Henry & Elizabeth Toews Dr. Helen A. Toews Carol & Neil Trembath Dr. & Mrs. Jose & Ruth Vasconcelos Hugo & Anny Veldhuis Bill & Brenda Voort Elizabeth M. Wall Peter & Faye Warren Jack & Bernice Watts Mrs. Gwen M. Welsh Mrs. Evelyn Wener Mr. Herbert W. Wildeman Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Norma Woodman Patrick Wright Mr. Edwin Yee Graham & Vicki Young, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Mr. Donn K. Yuen 28 Anonymous Sonatina Under $75 Joyce Aitken H Neil Almdal Jacqueline Anderson M. Richard Arcand Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Janice Bailey Ray & Barb Bailey Mr. Cliff Barrett Gertie and Asher Begleiter Mrs. Margaret Bellhouse Mrs. Eva Berard Balram & Carole Bhakar Dr. Eric R. Bohm

Ms. Ingrid Bolbecher Ms. Kathy Brost In Memory of Donald Richard Browne Edythe M. Brown Dr. Jeff & Madeline Brown Narendra Budhia Ms. Carol Budnick Mr. Alfred Buelow Lydia Bulat Rev. Msgr. Michael Buyachok Ruth Calvert Barbara Campbell Mrs. Mary C. Campbell Ms. Ruth Campbell Canadahelps.Org Mrs. Audrey Cassels Betty & Bruce Catchpole Mr. Theodore Chell Mrs. Ella Chenkie Mrs. Patti Cherney Ms. Claudia Chernitsky S.K. Clark Marjory Clowes Ms. Katherine Cobor Ms. Doreen Conlin M. Aimé Coté Arthur Cramer & Darlene Stewart Stephen Crane Barrie & Sally Cranston Ms. Judy Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Jack & Joyce Crawley Ms. Maxine Cristall J. & B. Croxford Mr. Raymond E. Cunningham J Curtis D. Cymbalist Mrs. Daphne Davidson Mr. Rowland Del Bigio Beth Derraugh Ms. M. Jane Dick Miss Shirley K. Dickinson Marlene & Fred Dickson Sylvia Dixon David Downie Mrs. Norma Drosdowech Wanda Drury Miss Sharon Dueck, In Memory of Donald Browne Mr. & Mrs. Peter Eibisch John & Ruth Ens Don & Martha Epstein Vera & Peter Fast Miss Nancy Fennell, In Memory of Donald Browne David & Ruth Ferguson Laurel Fife Cal & Lois Finch Mr. David Firman, In Memory of Alice Lutz

In Memory of Robert Gordon Fogg Dr. Theo Fourie Mrs. Sheryl Fowler Glen & Florence Fraser Mrs. Gitta Fricke Kevin & Pam Friesen Mary Friesen Mrs. Dot & Milt From Bill & Carolyn Gadsby, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Mr. & Mrs. George & Carol Gamby Mrs. M. L. Garry Jim & Betty Gaynor Ms. Barbara Gessner Mrs. A. Lee Gibson Mrs. M. Gilbert Les & Doreen Girling Mr. Goldstein Linda Graham Mrs. Inga Granovskaya John & Louise Greenaway Ms. Cheryl M. Greenwood Ms. Victoria Gretchen Ms. Marianne Gruber Ms. Wilma Guertin Mrs. Evelyn Gurvey, In Memory of Donald Browne Maxine M. Gurvey Mr. & Mrs. H Gustafson Irene Hamerton Gertrude Hamilton Ms. Heather Hartry Nora Harvey Mrs. Sylvia Haverstick Dr. & Mrs. J.C. Haworth Gregory B. Hawrysh Jane Hayakawa Yude Henteleff C.M. Q.C. LLD (Hon) Max & Eleanor Herst Ms. Shirley Hicks Marion Holland Mr. Martin Horseman Ken Howard Mrs. Carole Hreno Roberta & Larry Hurtig Ms. Ishbel Isaacs, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Jacqueline Iwasienko R.B. Jackson, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Philip, Susan & Josh Kahanovitch, In Memory of Heather Whittaker J. Gartner & L. Kampeas Ms. Jayne Laverne Kapac Dr. & Mrs. Arnold & Doreen Kapitz

Dr. Sam Kantor In Memory of Anne Gwendolyn Karr Mr. Gordon C. Keatch Miss Esme Keith Ms. Eunice Kells Mrs. Shirley Kilburn Ms. Mary Klassen Susan Koncan Mr. Eugene S. Kovach Mr. & Mrs. Hy Kraitberg Mrs. K. Kristjanson Mrs. Jessie Lang Elizabeth Lansard Ms. Lorna Law, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Mrs. Eveleen Lawrenson Mr. and Ms. Leblanc Wayne & Helen LeBlanc Rod & Ann Ledwich Mrs. Ingrid Lee Teresa Lee, In Memory of Donald Browne Mr. & Mrs. Sydney Lentle Mrs. Mary-Ann Lepper Ms. Hildy Leverton Mr. & Mrs. C. Lewis Paul & Shirley Lindsay Mr. Paul Lindsay Barry & Patricia Lloyd Jeannette Lord, in Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Mr. Al Mackling Mr. & Mrs. Alexander & Phyllis Madryga Ma Mawi Mr. Allan Mapes Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon & Rita Margolis Darrell Marleau Mrs. Irene Marriott Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Carol Martens Ms. Mary Massey Mrs. Ruth Matas, in Memory of Don Browne Keith R. Mayoh Hugh McCabe Ms. Kimberley McCallum Ms. Susan McCarthy Ardythe McMaster Mrs. Marilyn McMullan Mr. Lyle W. McNichol Ms. Emily Mikolajewski Peter Miller and Carolyn Garlich Dianne Milton Mr. Howard Mitchell Ms. Akemi Miyahara M. Mohr, in Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Mrs. Joan Ann Morton

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Esther Nisenholt Issie & Hazel Oiring Ms. Margitta Ossenkopp Shirley & Graham Padgett Dr. F. Paraskevas Pat Patterson Mrs. Evelyn Pearlman Valerie Pearson Neil Bruneau & Ellen Peel Mrs. Denise Penley Louise Penner Mrs. Heather Penno Ms. Gail Perry Howard Curle & Beverley Phillips Mrs. Marina Plett-Lyle, In Memory of Don Browne Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope, in Memory of Donald Browne Don and Carol Poulin, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Mr. David Procner Mrs. Glennys Propp

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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 Sheila & David Brodovsky Ms. Marion Bruno Mr. Ray Davis Miss Helene Dyck In Memory of Madeleine Suzanne Gauvin In Memory of Esther Ginpil and Patricia Louise Tarnava Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Dorothy L. Hodgson In Memory of Donald Winkler Hurd P. Ilavsky Andrew Lutz, In Memory of Alice Lutz

Carol Rebizant Ms. Pat Repa Beverley Ridd, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Vera Ripley Mrs. Susan E. Roe-Finlay Mrs. Estelle Rosenberg Mrs. V. Rosolowich Mr. Don Ross Frances E. Rowlin Royal Canadian College of Organists, in Memory of William Sim Mr. Rory Runnells John & Shirley Russell Mr. & Mrs. John Sadler Leonore Saunders O.M. Mrs. Caterina Sayers Alan & Rebecca Schacter Kay Schalme William Scheidt Ms. Velma Schmidt Mrs. Edna Schneider Mrs. Marian Schroeder Adolph & Diane Schurek

Robert and Barbara Lutz, Christopher Tanya and Mika Lutz, In Memory of Alice Lutz Barbara Main Grant & Janet Saunders In Memory of Robert F. Skinner Trudy Schroeder & Norman Dyck, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Harry & Evelyn Wray WSO 3 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 Barbara Cook M. & G. Crielaard Ms. Brenda Sklar 1 Anonymous Audience Collection

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B.J.N. Scott Miriam Segal Robert and Marilyn Shawcross Carl and Margaret Shaykewich Shirley E. Sherwood Izzy Shore Mrs. Rita Shreiber Mrs. Elaine Silverberg George A. Sotiriadis Ms. Nata L. Spigelman Josephine Stemerowicz Muriel Sutherland Ms. Mary Lou Talmage Gladys Tarala Ewa & Ludwick Tarsia Nancy & Geoff Tidmarsh Marilyn Torossi Mr. Alan Tring Mrs. Yoko Tsuyuki D. Turner Mr. Richard Turner Mr. & Mrs. William & Diane Ulrich, In Memory of Gordon Fogg Ms. Eleanor Urquhart Mrs. Roseline Usiskin

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 Stogie B Lesia Peet Mr. Doug Shewfelt Muriel Smith Mr. & Mrs. T. J. Wiens Karin Woods 1 Anonymous

Sophia Venter Eve & Harry Vickar, In Memory of Don Browne Dr. & Mrs. L. Villa Denis Vincent Miss A. H. Wagstaffe Robin & Joanne Walker Mrs. Laurabelle Wallace Patricia & Lorne Wallace Ken and Mary Warmbrod Mr. & Mrs. Gordon R. Waver Mrs. Hilda Weber Mr. Glen Angus Webster Ms. Louise Welsh Ms. S.M. Whiteway, In Memory of Donald Browne In Memory of Heather Whittaker Ms. Lois A. Whyte Ms. Audrey Wilson Joy Winchell Elaine & Manuel Wiseman Terrie Woodward Phillip S. Young 27 Anonymous

WOMEN’S COMMITTEE of the

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ABOUT Sixty- three years ago, in the Fall of 1948, the Women’s Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra was established to “promote a friendly understanding between the citizens of Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra; and to encourage activities that enable the Orchestra to reach more people and interest them in its musical growth.”

Instrumental in understanding the importance of generating continued interest in music and to secure future patrons, the Women’s Committee founded the School Children’s Concerts.

Today, the Committee remains a vibrant and vital part of the WSO. It continues to: • promote community interest in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) • organize and implement activities to provide financial support to the WSO • support the WSO community outreach and educational programs • increase concert subscriptions and donations to the WSO.

ACTIVITIES • The Music Stand - Staffing our popular boutique before concerts and during intermission, selling WSO merchandise, jewellery, scarves, children’s educational books & CDs • Annual Raffle – Securing prizes and selling tickets • Fall Recital - held annually • Major Fundraiser - Planning, organizing and running the annual High Tea and Fashion Show • Ushering and general assistance at school concerts • Orchestra Relations - Hosting and preparing a Spring luncheon to show appreciation for our musicians and WSO staff • Funds Raised – during 2010-2011 The Women’s Committee raised $40 000 for the WSO These activities not only raise much needed funds for many different WSO programs, but are also an enjoyable way to get involved with the Women’s Committee through volunteering or attending events.

UPCOMING EVENTS “Up Close and Musical”– a recital by the Azure String Quartet on Sunday, November 20th at The Canadian Mennonite University (CMU)

MEMBERSHIP We are always looking for highly motivated women who share the understanding that an Orchestra really does make a city! The Committee encourages a diverse membership which reflects and appreciates the rich multi-cultural heritage of our city. Active members are encouraged to participate throughout the year in both regular and special symphony fundraisers.

General Meetings of the Women’s Committee are held in the MCCH Board Room, on the first Wednesday of each month, September through May. The October and April meetings are held in the evening to accommodate those individuals who cannot attend morning meetings.

We invite you to support the efforts of our Women's Committee by becoming a member.

Prospective members are welcome to enquire at the Music Stand located in the foyer of the Concert Hall during concerts or contact Shirley Loewen at sloewen@mts.net or to call (204) 269-1912.

WSO BOARD & STAFF 2011-2012 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 Shirley Loewen, President Sylvia Cassie, Vice President Lesia Peet, Past President Margaret Harvie, Treasurer Evelyn Davidson, Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dorothy Dobbie, President & Chair Ed J. Martens, 1st Vice-President Greg Doyle, Treasurer Muriel Smith, Secretary Dr. Brendan MacDougall, Past-President Marilyn Billinkoff Tim Burt Brenlee Carrington-Trepel Michael Cox

Arlene Dahl Dr. Daya Gupta Elba Haid Maureen Kilgour Jackie Lowe Lesia Peet Dr. William Pope Terry Sargeant William Shead Karl Stobbe Richard Turner

OFFICIAL AUDITORS Runchey Miyazawa Abbott Chartered Accountants

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 Laura Daniel, Operations Manager Joanne Gudmundson, Director of Development Amanda Wilson, Stage 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 Jason Hayes, Patron Services Coordinator EDUCATION & OUTREACH Matt Abraham, Community & Audience Development Tanya Derksen, Director of Education & Outreach Coordinator Amy Wolfe, Education & Outreach Coordinator Matthew Brooks, Patron Services Representative (p/t) Brent Johnson, Education Projects Coordinator 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) Heather Thornton, Patron Services Representative (p/t) Cheryl Waldner, Communications Coordinator 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: 1-855-985-2787 www.ticketmaster.ca

Group Events 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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20112012 SEASON Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director Richard Lee, Resident Conductor Vincent Ho, Composer-in-Residence

WSO Season at-a-Glance

SIBELIUS: SYMPHONY NO. 2 Friday, December 2 I 10:30 am

SEASON OPENER! RACHMANINOV & DVORˇÁK Friday, September 23 I 8:00 pm Saturday, September 24 I 8:00 pm

MATHIEU & SIBELIUS Friday, December 2 I 8:00 pm Saturday, December 3 I 8:00 pm

LIVE AND LET DIE: A SYMPHONIC TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF PAUL McCARTNEY Friday, September 30 I 8:00 pm Saturday, October 1 I 8:00 pm Sunday, October 2 I 2:00 pm SILVESTRE REVUELTAS: LA NOCHE DE LOS MAYAS Thursday, October 13 I 10:30 am A NIGHT OF SONG & DANCE Thursday, October 13 I 8:00 pm Friday, October 14 I 8:00 pm ALL SHOSTAKOVICH Friday, October 28 I 8:00 pm Saturday, October 29 I 8:00 pm THE PHANTOM OF THE MUSIC HALL Sunday, October 30 I 2:00 pm SEND IN THE CLOWNS: THE MUSIC OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM STARRING LEN CARIOU Friday, November 4 I 8:00 pm Saturday, November 5 I 8:00 pm Sunday, November 6 I 2:00 pm

A JUDY GARLAND CHRISTMAS: SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME Friday, December 9 I 8:00 pm Saturday, December 10 I 8:00 pm Sunday, December 11 I 2:00 pm MESSIAH Saturday, December 17 I 8:00 pm MOZART: SINFONIA CONCERTANTE IN E-FLAT MAJOR Friday, January 13 I 10:30 am MOZART & SCHUBERT Friday, January 13 I 8:00 pm Saturday, January 14 I 8:00 pm BEETHOVEN LIVES UPSTAIRS Sunday, January 15 I 2:00 pm HOT! HOT! HOT! A NIGHT AT THE COPA Friday, January 20 I 8:00 pm Saturday, January 21 I 8:00 pm Sunday, January 22 I 2:00 pm SAARIAHO & KANCHELI Saturday, January 28 I 8:00 pm

BEETHOVEN 5 Friday, November 11 I 8:00 pm Saturday, November 12 I 8:00 pm

SVEINSSON & JÓHANNSSON: WORLD PREMIERE Friday, February 3 I 8:00 pm

ROCK OWES THE CLASSICS! Saturday, November 26 I 8:00 pm

FOR MICHAEL - THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON Friday, February 10 I 8:00 pm Saturday, February 11 I 8:00 pm Sunday, February 12 I 2:00 pm

THE SNOWMAN Sunday, November 27 I 2:00 pm

AMERICAN MASTERS Friday, February 17 I 8:00 pm Saturday, February 18 I 8:00 pm DVORˇÁK’S NEW WORLD SYMPHONY Beyond the Score® Saturday, February 25 I 8:00 pm SCHUMANN: SYMPHONY NO. 1 Friday, March 2 I 10:30 am PARKER PLAYS BRAHMS 2 Friday, March 2 I 8:00 pm Saturday, March 3 I 8:00 pm SYMPHONIC SORCERY: THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER Sunday, March 4 I 2:00 pm BROADWAY ROCKS Friday, March 16 I 8:00 pm Saturday, March 17 I 8:00 pm Sunday, March 18 I 2:00 pm DAWN UPSHAW Friday, March 23 I 8:00 pm Saturday, March 24 I 8:00 pm BRAHMS REQUIEM Saturday, April 7 I 8:00 pm THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER Friday, April 13 I 8:00 pm Saturday, April 14 I 8:00 pm Sunday, April 15 I 2:00 pm BUSTER KEATON’S THE GENERAL Saturday, April 28 I 8:00 pm CIRCUS TERRIFICO Sunday, April 29 I 2:00 pm MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 2 Friday, May 4 I 8:00 pm Saturday, May 5 I 8:00 pm

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