WINNIPEG SYMPHONY
January – February 2012
WSO Principal wind players: Bede Hanley Patricia Evans Micah Heilbrunn Alexandra Eastley
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MESSAGE FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Alexander Mickelthwate Happy New Year and welcome back to the Concert Hall. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. It’s time now to look forward to keeping up our New Year’s resolutions (if you were brave enough to make some) and find your way back into a post-holiday groove. This groove can be challenging sometimes, after the turkey leftovers have been finished and the hectic lifestyle begins once again for a new start to the year. I am thrilled to return for the exciting second half of our 64th season and hope to see you in the New Year, no matter how busy we all get. Attending concerts is such a treat, both for the patrons, musicians and anyone else who gets to be a part of them. This is because, at symphony concerts, you have the opportunity to escape to a world away from the busyness of life, scraping ice off your car windshield in minus 30 (plus windchill!), you name it. At concerts, you look forward to being transported to a different sound world, filled with echoes of other eras and passage points to places around the globe. Because that’s exactly what composers do: they create their own sound worlds. This January (13-14), you will be transported to the wholesome sound world that Mozart and Schubert locked in time, a time that seemed simpler than ours in many ways. You will be absolutely delighted to watch our four principal wind players – Patricia Evans, horn; Micah Heilbrunn, clarinet; Bede Hanley, oboe; and Alexandra Eastley, bassoon – performing Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante. Then you will go to the razzmatazz New York City of the 40s with composers Barber, Bernstein and Copland (Feb. 17-18, Feb 19 in Brandon). This time had a special kind of pure energy, excitement and freedom and helped us create a vividly-themed program featuring up-andcoming violinist Augustin Hadelich. You can even warm up this winter world with Latin-inspired concert A Night at the Copa (Jan 20-22) or work up a sweat dancing in the Concert Hall aisles during our Michael Jackson tribute (Feb 10-12). Music is a curious thing. It goes into your bones, limbs, head and heart and no matter when or where it came from, it has the ability to rejuvenate the soul, one moment at a time. A special gift, isn’t it? I hope that the groove you create this year includes many symphony concerts. Have a great 2012.
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 sixth 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. Formerly conductor-in-residence of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and assistant conductor of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Richard is currently resident conductor of the WSO, conductor of the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra, as well as music director of the Korean Canadian Symphony Orchestra, based in Toronto. Guest engagements this season include the orchestras of the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), East Texas, Hamilton and Quebec. 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. Januar y – Februar y 2012 I OVERTURE 5
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 S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté 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
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 Alexandra 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 TRUMPETS
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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.
MATINEE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13
10:30 A.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major Andrew Grams, conductor
PROGRAM Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 297b
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
(See below for guest artists and movements) MASTERWORKS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 SATURDAY, JANUARY 14
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
Mozart & Schubert Andrew Grams, conductor Bede Hanley, oboe Micah Heilbrunn, clarinet
Patricia Evans, horn Alexandra Eastley, bassoon
PROGRAM Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 297b Allegro Adagio Andantino con Variazioni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- INTERMISSION Symphony No. 9 in C major (Great), D. 944 Andante-Allegro ma non troppo Andante con moto Scherzo: Allegro vivace Finale: Allegro vivace Extra Musician: Tracy Wright, oboe
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
DINNER & A SYMPHONY
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 Doors Open at 5:00 p.m. Catered by: Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Concert at 8:00 p.m. Centennial Concert Hall German Potato Soup, Farmer Sausage & Corn Foam
Pre-concert chat with James Manishen, Bede Hanley, Micah Heilbrunn, Patricia Evans and Alexandra Eastley on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to concert
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PROGRAM NOTES by James Manishen
Sinfonia Concertante K. 297b Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart b. Salzburg / January 27, 1756 d. Vienna / December 5, 1791 Composed: 1778 First performance: Unknown Last WSO performance: 1983, Douglas Bairstow, oboe; Theodore Oien, clarinet; Kenneth Strahl, horn; Vincent Ellin, bassoon; Kazuhiro Koizumi, conductor Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for winds has a curious history, not really having surfaced until 1905 when Otto Jahn’s massive posthumous biography of Mozart mentioned the existence of a “sinfonia concertante” for winds and Jahn’s editor further discovered a copy of a score among Jahn’s papers. Though the score’s source was never mentioned in Jahn’s book, most Mozart scholars agree that it is genuine. Mozart was in Paris in March 1778 seeking employment, meeting musicians and reporting back to his father on his progress. He was with his mother and not having much success in the early going. Though he was offered a low-paying job as organist at Versailles, he really wanted a theatre position (as well as Aloysia Weber, who he had just met in Mannheim on the way to Paris). Mozart turned the job down. In June, his mother fell ill and died the next month. Mozart was disconsolate and returned to Salzburg in September. While in Paris, Mozart had connected with Jean Le Gros, director of the renowned “Concert spirituel” orchestral series. Le Gros commissioned several pieces from Mozart including the Symphony No. 31 (Paris) and something in the sinfonia concertante form which was in vogue with Parisian audiences. Mozart also met four Mannheim wind virtuosos that were visiting Paris and wrote his
father that he was going to use their talents as inspiration for a new Sinfonia Concertante for flute, oboe, bassoon and horn. Mozart finished the work quickly and, as he again wrote, “the four soloists were, and still are, completely in love with [the work].”
Franz’s papers and manuscripts following his death. Trying to advance the cause of his brother’s works, Ferdinand was happy to link up with Schumann, who was not only an important composer but an influential writer and editor of a major music periodical. As Schumann pored over this 2600-bar symphonic epic, he later But the scheduled premiere planned wrote of being “in a state of complete by Le Gros was not to be. Another bliss.” Schumann sent a copy to Sinfonia Concertante by Giovanni Mendelssohn, director of Leipzig Cambini replaced Mozart’s, to the Gewandhaus Orchestra, along with an anger of the musicians who accused urgent plea to take the work up. Le Gros of sabotaging Mozart’s effort. Mendelssohn realized what he had in Mozart sold his only copy of the score his hands and the premiere was to Le Gros when he left Paris but scheduled within three months. claimed he could write it out from memory at any time. Why the clarinet Little is known of how the C major was substituted for the flute in the Symphony came about, other than the score remains a mystery, for the piece March 1828 date of the finished score. would not have later been played in Schubert had no commission, since the Salzburg since clarinets were work was well beyond the capabilities of unknown there. the local orchestras that had commissioned his earlier symphonies. Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante is a Though Schubert had not completed a delight, rich in melody within the four-movement symphony since 1818, tonic key of E-flat major in each the intervening years had seen an movement - the desired preference exponential growth in the depth and at the time to keep things power of his instrumental writing. In harmonically simple – and full of 1825, Schubert undertook an Mozart’s sure-handed resourcefulness. enthusiastic summer-long tour of the The Adagio is a lovely aria for the countryside outside Vienna, likely to try wind quartet, while the ten variations to relieve himself of the depression he in the finale exploit the personalities was known to have suffered from. The of the instruments with verve and wit. instrumental floodgate opened as he began composing this magnificent work, Symphony No. 9 in his maturing instrumental focus and C major (Great) invigorating travels combining with the Franz Schubert youthful vitality that covered everything b. Vienna / January 31, 1797 Schubert produced in his brief 31 years. d. Vienna / November 19, 1828 Composed: 1825-1828 The Symphony opens with a horn First performance: March 21, 1839 theme of unusual phrase length (Leipzig) conducted by Felix Mendelssohn emphasizing a dotted rhythm that Last WSO performance: 2001, Joseph pervades the movement’s narrative. Silverstein, conductor The second movement is “from another sphere” as Schumann wrote, “Leaf heaped on its cellular details and transformations leaf…the heavenly seemingly gifted to each instrumental length…How refreshing group. The Scherzo leaps from the is this feeling of gate with rustic spirit, the centerpiece overflowing wealth!” filled with the most richly Viennese Robert Schumann wrote sentiment imaginable. The finale on discovery of the “Great” C major culminates as inevitably and Symphony on the dusty shelves at overwhelmingly as anything Ferdinand Schubert’s Vienna house in Beethoven ever wrote, the impetus 1839. Schubert’s brother Ferdinand, an perfectly proportioned to bring this organ teacher of little means with eight inspired ideal in symphonic children, had been entrusted with architecture to a close.
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PRE-CONCERT ACTIVITIES SUNDAY, JANUARY 15
1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
Classical Kids LIVE! Beethoven Lives Upstairs produced by Classical Kids Music Education Richard Lee, conductor Andrew Redlawsk as “Christoph” Thad Avery as “Uncle”
PROGRAM Paul Pement, director and producer Symphony #7, II Susan Hammond, series producer Symphony #5, I Based on the original work by Barbara Nichol Piano Sonata in E major Dramaturge, music timing & light design Symphony # 1, IV by Paul Pement Romance in G+ Costume design by Alex Meadows Piano Sonata, "Pathétique" Production stage management & technical Symphony No. 9, II Piano Sonata, Op 14 coordination by Sara Murphy Symphony #4, II Extra Musicians: Minuet in G Donna Laube, piano Allen Harrington, bassoon "Spring" Sonata, I Sharon Atkinson, clarinet Victoria Sparks, timpani Symphony #8, II Tracy Wright, oboe Tony Cyre, percussion Leonore Overture #3 The theatrical concert version of Beethoven Lives Upstairs is an adaptation of the Für Elise best-selling and award-winning Classical Kids audio recording, Beethoven Lives Upstairs, produced by Susan Hammond and originally directed as a staged concert Orchestral Polonaise by Peter Moss with additional direction by Dennis Garnhum. Classical Kids® is a "Moonlight " Sonata trademark of Classical Productions for Children Ltd., used under exclusive license to Pement Enterprises, Inc., and produced by Classical Kids Music Education, NFP. Variations on Nel Cor Piu (Mozart) All Classical Kids CD and DVD recordings are marketed by The Children's Group. Symphony #6, I Actors and Production Stage Manager are members of Actors' Equity Association. "Birds" from Symphony #6 Symphony #6, "Storm" Piano Concerto #1, I Piano Concerto #5, II Nel Cor Piu Theme Basses "Sting" from Symphony #9, Finale Piano Capriccio, "Rage Over a Lost Penny" Symphony #6, "Tremolo" Symphony #9, "Ode to Joy,” Finale Piano Sonata Symphony #6, "Shepherd's Theme" Concerts for Kids sponsored by:
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POPS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 SUNDAY, JANUARY 22
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
HOT! HOT! HOT! A Night at the Copa Victor Vanacore, conductor Andrzej and Jennifer Przybyl, dancers
PROGRAM All arrangements by Victor Vanacore Hot Hot Hot Opener Oye Como Va/Patricia (Cha Cha) Malaguena Espana Cani (Paso Doble) Jarabe Tapatio (Mexican Hat Dance) South Beach Soul (Salsa) Samba in Blue (Samba)
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- INTERMISSION Granada La diferencia que hace un dia! (Merengue) Tango in D Major (Albeniz) Bandstand Opener (Jive) Spain Meets Birdland Over the Rainbow (Rumba) Viva El Mambo (Mambo) Extra Musicians: Dave Lawton, trumpet Keza Nenad Zdjelar, bass Allen Harrington, bassoon Sharon Atkinson, bass clarinet Victoria Sparks, timpani Ben Reimer, percussion Tony Cyre, percussion Matt Abraham, percussion
MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING
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CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
For Michael – The Music of Michael Jackson Richard Lee, conductor Gavin Hope, lead vocals Jeans ‘n Classics Band: Kathryn Rose, Lis Soderberg, Katalin Kiss, vocals Peter Brennan, guitar Donald Paulton, keyboard Mitch Tyler, bass Jeff Christmas, drums
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PROGRAM Billy Jean I Want You Back ABC Never Can Say Goodbye Ben Rockin' Robin I'll Be There Rock With You Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
- INTERMISSION Workin' Day And Night Off The Wall Wanna Be Startin' Something Beat It The Way You Make Me Feel P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Human Nature Thriller Man In The Mirror Extra Musician: Tony Cyre, percussion
DINNER & A SYMPHONY
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Doors Open at 5:00 p.m. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Concert at 8:00 p.m. Centennial Concert Hall
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MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING
Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to concert Friday, February 10 – Winnipeg Youth Orchestras Saturday, February 11 – Beautiful Savior Lutheran School Sunday, February 12 – University of Manitoba Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music JJaannuuaarryy –– FFeebbrruuaarryy 2200111 2 II O V E R T U R E 1 3 5
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MASTERWORKS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL WSO IN BRANDON
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19
3:00 P.M.
WESTERN MANITOBA CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM
American Masters Larry Rachleff, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin
PROGRAM Bootlegger’s Tarantella
John Estacio (b.1966)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14 Allegro Andante Presto in moto perpetuo
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
- INTERMISSION “Three Dance Episodes” from On the Town Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) “The Great Lover:” Allegro pesante “Lonely Town: Pas de Deux:” Andante sostenuto “Times Square – 1944:” Allegro Appalachian Spring: Suite Very Slowly Fast Moderato Quite Fast Still Faster Very slowly (as at first) Calm and flowing Moderate
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
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PROGRAM NOTES by James Manishen
Bootlegger’s Tarantella John Estacio b. Newmarket, Ontario / April 8, 1966 First performance: May 17, 2001 (Calgary) conducted by Rolf Bertsch First WSO performance
Several stories exist as to other violinists (Oscar Shumsky and Herbert Baumel) that proved the movement could be played in Barber’s tempo. The premiere was given to the great violinist Albert Spalding in 1941.
The rhapsodic main theme of the opening movement is unabashedly Romantic and memorable, leading to the second animated theme punctuated by a Scottish rhythm initiated by the My opera Filumena is based on the true clarinet that alternates throughout the life story of Filumena Lossandro, a movement. The Adagio carries forward young Italian woman who immigrated to the warm lyricism of the opening Canada in the early 1900s. She was movement, the oboe taking the main married off at a young age and through theme followed by elaborations from this marriage became involved with an the solo violin at the centre. The finale Italian bootlegging ring, hence the title. makes not only an about-face in tempo but also has a more modern harmonic The first of three themes in this piece is a tang, perhaps in response to the folk-like melody, which eventually segues composer having had to leave Paris into a dance tune that one might hear at where he was working at the outset of a traditional Italian wedding party. the war. Perhaps the wedding band has had one too many of the bootlegger's brew, On the Town: Three Dance especially the lower brass section. The Episodes third theme suggests the passionate Leonard Bernstein elements of the story; betrayal, unrequited b. Lawrence, MA / August 25, 1918 love, and the despair at the tragic turn d. New York / October 14, 1990 of events. Gradually, the music returns to Composed: 1944 the theme that started off the piece. First performance: Broadway: December - John Estacio 28, 1944; “Three Dance Episodes:” February, 1946 Violin Concerto (San Francisco), with the Samuel Barber composer conducting b. West Chester PA / March 9, 1910 Last WSO performance: 2005, d. New York / January 23, 1981 David Itkin, conductor Composed: 1939 First performance: February 7, 1941 Leonard Bernstein’s 1944 (Philadelphia) conducted by ballet Fancy Free was Eugene Ormandy with choreographed by Jerome Albert Spalding as soloist Robbins and tells the story Last WSO performance: 1999, Benjamin of three sailors on leave in Bowman, violin; Bramwell Tovey, conductor New York City looking for girls. The story also inspired Bernstein’s Samuel Barber’s neofirst work in the realm of musical Romantic compositional comedy, On the Town, with book and style and approachably words by Bernstein’s old friend Adolph tonal language have found Green and his creative partner Betty many friends in securing Comden. his place among America’s most honoured composers. Again the story concerned three sailors looking to take in all New York City has Barber’s Violin Concerto was to offer in a 24-hour period. One of commissioned in 1939 by Philadelphia them falls for “Miss Turnstiles,” a subway merchant Samuel Fels for his young poster girl. The boys set out to find her violin protégé Iso Briselli. After as they encounter the city’s snap and receiving the first two movements, melancholy in their search. Robbins Briselli felt them to be too simple for his again supplied the dance numbers and supposed violin prowess. Fels demanded the show ran for 463 performances on his money back but Barber promised Broadway. Arthur Freed produced a that the finale would compensate. On splendid on-location film version in receiving the finale, Briselli declared it 1949. The dance episodes we’ll hear unplayable and Fels withheld the $500 were arranged by Bernstein for full orchestra in 1946. still outstanding on the commission.
The Great Lover kicks off in high spirits as we meet the sailors. Lonely Town is one of Bernstein’s most inspired melodies. The exuberant Times Square closes using the song New York, New York, not only a joyous postcard of Manhattan but of the show itself.
Appalachian Spring Aaron Copland b. Brooklyn NY / November 14, 1900 d. North Tarrytown NY / December 2, 1990 Composed: 1943-44; Revised as a Suite 1945 First performance: Ballet on October 30, 1944 (Washington); Suite on October 4, 1945 (New York) conducted by Artur Rodzinski Last WSO performance: 2005, Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor David Itkin, conductor The commission for Appalachian Spring came in 1942 from Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, a pianist and wealthy patron of the arts who greatly admired the work of dancer-choreographer Martha Graham. Graham wanted the story to reflect her grandmother’s farming roots in turn-of-the-century Pennsylvania – a pioneer story of a new farmhouse, a young bride and bridegroom and the growing strength through trials and tribulations in their new lives. Graham and Aaron Copland had previously and successfully collaborated, so he was a natural choice to produce the music. The premiere was to be at Washington’s Library of Congress in honour of Mrs. Coolidge’s 80th birthday in October 1944. Copland set the music for chamber ensemble due to the limited space in the theatre. He composed at night, claiming that the solitude helped him in realizing the peaceful mood of rural Pennsylvania. Graham took the title Appalachian Spring from an unrelated poem by Hart Crane and both the premiere and subsequent New York performance were enthusiastically received. Copland won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for music, later setting the score as an eight-movement suite. After an introduction of the characters, the music follows a story of elation and tenderness, square dances, country fiddlers, Revivalist passion, motherhood and gathering strength; its best-known music being the Shaker theme “Simple Gifts.”
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SOUNDBYTES
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25
8:00 P.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
Beyond the Score® Dvor ˇák’s Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) Beyond the Score® is produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Gerard McBurney, creative director, Beyond the Score® Martha Gilmer, executive producer, Beyond the Score®
Richard Lee, conductor Reid Harrison, actor Derek Morphy, actor Anna-Lisa Kirby, vocalist Will Bonness, piano James Manishen, narrator
PROGRAM Beyond the Score® Presentation
- INTERMISSION Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, “From the New World” Adagio – Allegro molto Largo Scherzo: Molto vivace Allegro con fuoco
Antonin Dvorˇák (1841-1904)
Photo courtesy of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Todd Rosenberg
MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING
Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to concert Winnipeg Youth Orchestras J aJnaunaurayr y– –F eFberburaurayr y2 0210211I IOO VV E RE TRU TU R ER E2 5 1
WSO MUSICIAN PROFILES Chris Anstey
Raymond Chrunyk
Instrument: Violin
James Ewan
Instrument: Violin and Principal Librarian
Instrument: Bassoon and Contrabassoon
Hometown: St. John's, NL
Joined WSO: 1972
Joined WSO: 1991
Idol Growing Up: Wayne Gretzky
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
What is one of your most memorable live performances? April 1976, Kirill Kondrashin conducting Shostakovich Symphony No. 15
Idol Growing Up: Lotta Hitchmanova, the first person I ever heard suggest that we could end hunger worldwide
Joined WSO: 2005
What is one of your most memorable live performances? The Lord of the Rings film score at MTS Centre
Hobbies: Golf and animals, currently have 2 dogs and 3 cats
Yuri Hooker
Meredith Johnson
Photographer: Ken MacDonald
Photographer: Andrew Sikorsky
Micah Heilbrunn
What or who inspires you? My wife, my siblings
Instrument: Clarinet
Instrument: Cello
Instrument: Bass
Joined WSO: 2006
Joined WSO: 1999
Joined WSO: 2004
Hometown: London, ON
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
What is one of your most memorable live performances? Playing at Carnegie hall with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
What is your favourite piece to play? Bach Suite No. 5 in C minor for solo cello
Who was your idol growing up? Mats Wilander (80's tennis star)
What are some of your hobbies? I like to work out at the gym, cook and practice yoga!
What is one of your most memorable live performances? The hockey arena in Gillam, MB on our last northern tour
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What is your favourite piece to play? Many favorites! Perhaps Sibelius Second Symphony
Anne Elise Lavallée
Rachel Moody
Carolyn Nagelberg
Instrument: Viola
Instrument: Violin
Instrument: Cello
Joined WSO: 1997
Joined WSO: 2004
Joined WSO: 1972
Hometown: Québec City, QC
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
What is your favourite piece to play? Anything by J.S. Bach
Memorable live performance: Mahler 9 with Andrey Boreyko in 2006
Hometown: Born in Wilmingtom, North Carolina and grew up in Midland, Michigan, USA
What are some of your hobbies? I love cooking, baking and anything outdoors with the family
What are some of your hobbies? Cooking, reading fiction
Daniel Scholz
Darryl Strain
Photographer: Andrew Sikorsky
Zdzislaw Prochownik
What is your favourite piece to play? Any Beethoven or Bach
Hobbies: Yoga, reading, hiking
Instrument: Bass
Instrument: Viola
Instrument: Violin
Joined WSO: 1983
Joined WSO: 1994
Joined WSO: 2002
Hometown: Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Hometown: Regina, SK
Hometown: Prince George, BC
What are some of your hobbies? Musical instrument repairs, bow making, sailing
What is one of your most memorable live performances? Performing with Pierre Boulez in Halifax
What is your favourite piece to play? Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet
What or who inspires you? Vienna Philharmonic TV concerts in Poland in the 1960's
What or who inspires you? My wife, Andrea Bell and our two sons, Peter and Luke
What are some of your hobbies? Bike riding, skiing, hiking
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ARTIST BIOS MASTERWORKS
Micah Heilbrunn
Mozart & Schubert
Born in London, Ontario, Micah Heilbrunn is currently principal clarinettist of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. He has performed as principal clarinettist with Symphony Nova Scotia and has played as guest principal with the National Arts Centre and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestras. Mr. Heilbrunn has served on the clarinet faculty of Brandon University, the University of Windsor, and the University of Manitoba and has been a featured artist at numerous festivals throughout Canada and the U.S. He has been an active orchestral and chamber musician, and has appeared regularly with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the National Ballet of Canada and the Canadian Opera Company.
JANUARY 13-14
Andrew Grams As one of America’s most promising and talented young conductors, Andrew Grams has appeared with many of the world’s great orchestras including the Orchestre National de Lyon, Melbourne Symphony, Orchestra of Santa Cecilia Rome, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, and many throughout the U.S and Canada. Last season witnessed a major debut for Mr. Grams with the highly acclaimed BBC Symphony Orchestra in London. Maestro Grams was a protégé of Franz WelserMoest and served as assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra from 2004 to 2007. Also an accomplished violinist, he was a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra at Lincoln Center from 1998 to 2004, serving as acting associate principal second violin in 2002 and 2004.
Bede Hanley A native of Saskatoon, oboist Bede Hanley joined the WSO in 2009. Previously, Mr. Hanley was principal oboe of the Auckland Philharmonia in New Zealand and a member of Spain’s Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia. He has performed with numerous orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife. An active chamber musician, Mr. Hanley has been a recitalist in Canada, the U.S., Spain, Australia and New Zealand, and featured as a soloist with the Auckland Philharmonia, Cleveland’s Bach/Handel Society, the St. Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra and the Prairie Virtuosi.
Patricia Evans A native of northern Vermont, Patricia Evans started playing the horn at age 10. She studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and later at McGill University. In 2000, she was awarded a fellowship with the New World Symphony where she spent the next two years. In 2002, she won the position of principal horn with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Evans has been invited to play with some of the top orchestras in North America, including the Montreal Symphony, the Saint Louis Symphony, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. She teaches at the University of Manitoba and can frequently be seen playing with the Winnipeg Chamber Music Society, Groundswell, and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.
Alexandra Eastley Alexandra Eastley joined the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra as principal bassoon in 2007. She completed her bachelor of music degree at the Curtis Institute of Music and earned her master's degree in solo bassoon performance from McGill University. As a freelance musician in Montreal, Ms. Eastley played with many ensembles, including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Les Violons du Roy. She has also performed as guest principal bassoon with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to teaching privately, she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Manitoba and Memorial University.
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M ON DAY , A P R I L 23, 2012 W INNIPEG C ONVENTION C ENTRE - 375 YORK AVENUE
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GOLDEN BATON AWARDS Tracy Dahl - Artistic Achievement Carol Bellringer - Community Leadership
CAREER R ECOGNITION AWARDS
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CONCERTS FOR KIDS
Beethoven Lives Upstairs JANUARY 15
Classical Kids LIVE! The Classical Kids LIVE! Theatrical Symphony Concert Series brings to life Susan Hammond's best-selling audio stories for student and family audiences. Over two million children and adults throughout North America and abroad have enjoyed these magically staged concerts designed to bring to life the extraordinary lives and the musical masterpieces of the great classical composers. Having received more parenting, music industry, and educational awards and honours than any other entity of its kind, Classical Kids is proud to say, "We're making a difference!"
Andrew Redlawsk as “Christoph” Andrew Redlawsk, now in his fifth season with Classical Kids, plays both Christoph in Beethoven Lives Upstairs and Karl in Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage. Originally from Iowa City, Iowa, he is a graduate of Loyola University in Chicago and currently resides in New York City, where credits include: Greenwood (NYMF), BJ: A Musical Romp (Planet Connections Theatre Festivity), The Bowery Boys (NAMT), Together This Time (NYC Fringe), and Assassins and Godspell (Momentum Repertory Company). Regional credits include: A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane Oakbrook), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Northlight Theatre), The Bowery Boys (Marriott Theatre), and Twelfth Night (Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival).
Thad Avery as “Uncle” Thad Avery performs for Classical Kids LIVE! as both Uncle in Beethoven Lives Upstairs and Tchaikovsky in Tchaikovsky Discovers America. After graduating from Wayne State University in Detroit, he was a company member of the Utah Shakespearean Festival and travelled around
the world with an international comedy troupe that was featured at World Entertainment in Japan and at the Wintergarten in Berlin. His involvement in the musical production Forever Plaid took him across America to his current hometown of Chicago, where credits include The Wizard of Oz, Charlotte's Web, Alice in Wonderland, and The Nutcracker. He gives special thanks to his mentor, the late Robert Hazzard. POPS
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Victor Vanacore Grammy Award-winner Victor Vanacore has been at the nexus of popular music for more than 25 years. Widely respected for his versatility, he has had a long history of fruitful collaborations with the biggest names in the entertainment industry as a conductor, pianist, composer and arranger. Mr. Vanacore’s latest musical incarnation is that of symphony pops conductor, having engagements with the symphony orchestras of Sydney, Melbourne, Edmonton and Vancouver, the philharmonic orchestras of Calgary, London, Belgrade, Bratislava, and Skopije as well as with orchestras throughout the U.S. In conjunction with his conducting career, Mr. Vanacore has had numerous associations with celebrity vocalists including the Jackson Five, the Fifth Dimension, Johnny Mathis, Barry Manilow, Ray Charles and more.
Andrzej & Jennifer Przybyl In his native Poland, Andrzej Przybyl started dancing with his twin sister in 1993. After winning the Polish Championships, they represented Poland at many international competitions throughout Europe and were allowed a sponsorship to the U.S. in 2002, which led to wins in several contests including in the Rising Star Latin Dancing Januar y – Februar y 2012 I OVERTURE 27
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Championships. After moving to the U.S., Andrej began dancing with Jennifer who subsequently became his wife and dance partner. In addition to being an award winning competitive dancer, she is a dance instructor at the couple’s Elite Dance Studio in Michigan. Together they have been winners in the Heritage Classic in North Carolina, the Holiday Classic in Las Vegas, the California Open, and in both the Michigan and Cleveland Dance Challenges. POPS
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Gavin Hope Gavin Hope has had a diverse career in song, stage, film, and TV. After being the youngest member in Calgary Opera Chorus history, he's been a member of Alberta pop group The EarthTones, and became a member of Canadian pop a cappella institution, The Nylons. Four albums, constant touring, and a Juno nomination later, he ventured into theatre, with highlights including Rent and the original Canadian company of The Lion King (as Simba). His 1998 debut album "Anything Like Mine,” gained favourable chart positions on Canadian airwaves including another Juno nomination for best R&B single recording. He has shared the stage with James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Michael Bolton, Deborah Cox, Shania Twain, Michelle Wright, Natalie Cole and Jill Scott.
Jeans ‘n Classics Band Since its inception by founder Peter Brennan, Jeans ‘n Classics has been a star performer in the arts and entertainment scene. Its concept of combining rock musicians and headlining stars with world-class symphony orchestras has drawn record setting capacity crowds. The band features some of the finest vocalists and instrumentalists in Canada
and the U.S. and boasts a number of headliners of worldwide note, including Roger Hodgson (formerly of Supertramp) and Martin Fry of ABC. What began as seven scared people assembled for a one-off concert experiment with an equally nervous orchestra, has grown into an ensemble of 29 people presenting 45 different pop/rock productions with over 80 orchestras worldwide, to some 200,000 people annually.
Kathryn Rose Kathryn Rose is known as one of Canada’s top “go-to" voices, having sung on well over 60 albums of other artists, including live and studio appearances with Barenaked Ladies, Patti Labelle, Sir Tom Jones, Ron Sexsmith, Anne Murray, Susan Aglukark, Sarah MacLachlan and more. She has provided vocals for TV shows Battle Of The Blades and Canadian Idol. Currently this longtime core artist with Jeans 'n Classics is balancing her solo music career, sitting on the Board of CIRAA (Canadian Independent Recording Artists’ Association) and playing prestigious events in her trio side project with jazz star EmilieClaire Barlow and Juno Award-winner Melanie Doane.
Lis Soderberg Lis Soderberg is a longstanding core member of Jeans ’n Classics. An award-winning songwriter, singer and voice actor, she continues to record and perform solo in addition to her work with Canadian and international artists. She is heard frequently on TV & radio commercials, and is also the voice welcoming you aboard Air Canada. Her new solo CD “Refuge” (2010) is available online at iTunes and on her website. www.lissoderberg.com
Katalin Kiss Katalin Kiss is known in the Canadian music industry for her staggering, tear-the-roof-off, goosebump-inducing vocals. In her travels she’s worked with many legends: Del Shannon, Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry and Chaka Khan. A much-respected member of the Jeans 'n Classics family, Ms. Kiss lives in Picton, Ontario with her bassist husband and kids, where they have their own recording studio. Januar y – Februar y 2012 I OVERTURE 29
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Jeff Christmas
Born in England, Mr. Brennan studied music formally, but the lure of a travelling rock band ultimately won out. During the '70s and '80s he toured extensively throughout North America, establishing himself as a guitarist and music director. He became an in demand producer/arranger with top ten successes in the U.K., received awards and grants in Canada, and was selected as a Juno judge. In the early '90s, he established the Jeans ’n Classics Band. He recently received the Mayor's Award for the Arts in London, Ontario where he resides, and was named to the University Of Western Ontario, Faculty Of Music “Wall Of Fame” in September 2010.
Jeff Christmas is a Canadian- based composer, arranger, conductor, drummer, percussionist and trumpeter. He studied at York University, the University of Western Ontario and Berklee College of Music, where he majored in Film Scoring and Composition. He was composer-in-residence with the Orchestra London and has performed with several symphony orchestras across North America, as well as appearing internationally with artists such as Denny Doherty, The Rankin Sisters, Ashley McIsaac, J.P. Cormier and Michael Burgess.
Donald Paulton
Now celebrating his fourteenth season as music director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Larry Rachleff also serves as director of orchestras and the Walter Kris Hubert chair at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in Houston. During his career, he has also been music director of the San Antonio Symphony. “A take-charge maestro who invests everything he conducts with deep musical understanding” (Chicago Tribune), Mr. Rachleff is in constant demand as a guest conductor and is especially noted for his rich and productive rapport with orchestra musicians. He has conducted and presented masterclasses all over the world and is an enthusiastic advocate of public school music education, having conducted All-State orchestras and festivals in virtually every state in the U.S. as well as throughout Europe and Canada.
Donald Paulton returns for his 18th season with Jeans ‘n Classics. As a longtime member of Canadian supergroup Lighthouse, he was inducted into the Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. He has performed with such acts as Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, The Byrds, Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits), and the Platters. Mr. Paulton toured extensively with the hit theatre production, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, mastering the piano styles of Floyd Kramer.
Mitch Tyler As a freelance bassist, conductor and music educator, Mitchell Tyler has done theatre, concert and symphony work for session, club and corporate engagements. As guest conductor as well as a long-time member of Jeans’n’Classics, he has worked with many orchestras in Canada and the U.S. Mr. Tyler has just begun his seventh season as a regular guest conductor with Orchestra London Canada’s very successful “Red Hot Weekends” series. He has also written three educational series for children for Orchestra London Canada that feature the music of great composers along with his original music and the childrens’ theatre troupe, Dufflebag.
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Augustin Hadelich Consistently cited for his “gorgeous tone” (New York Times), “poetic communication” (Washington Post), and “Flawless intonation” (Vancouver Sun), Augustin Hadelich has catapulted into the top echelon of young violinists. After his sensational debut last summer with the New York Philharmonic at the Bravo! Vail Valley Festival, he was immediately invited to play again with the Philharmonic in Vail this summer. Recently awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in the U.K., Mr. Hadelich is the 2006 Gold medalist of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2009. Born in Italy in 1984, the son of German parents, he holds a graduate diploma and artist diploma from The Juilliard School. Januar y – Februar y 2012 I OVERTURE 31
SOUNDBYTES
Beyond the Score Dvorˇák’s Symphony No. 9 ®
(From the New World)
FEBRUARY 25
Reid Harrison Reid Harrison has been active in Winnipeg’s arts community for many years. He was a founding member of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Winnipeg and performed in principal roles in its early years before becoming its resident conductor and more recently the director of its productions including the upcoming Iolanthe. A frequent performer at Rainbow Stage, he was recently inducted onto Rainbow’s Wall of Fame. During many years teaching high school, he directed over 25 musical theatre productions. He is also co-founder of Dry Cold Productions and was music director for its most recent productions, The Light in the Piazza and Sweeney Todd; the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Derek Morphy Born in England and educated in Wales, Derek Morphy sang as a choral scholar in the chapel at St. John’s College, Cambridge, and has sung in a number of chamber choirs in England and Canada. Since arriving in Canada in 1967, he has sung the bass solos in many oratorios. Mr. Morphy retired in 2000 following a 37year career teaching choral music and history. He presently conducts the Chamber Choir, Renaissance Voices, and the St. Andrews River Heights United Church Choir. He has adjudicated vocal, choral and speech arts classes at many festivals in Manitoba and across Canada.
Anna-Lisa Kirby Anna-Lisa Kirby has had the privilege of sharing the stage with many world-class jazz artists, including Wynton Marsalis, Cyrus Chestnut, Ted Nash, and Stefon Harris. Her
first solo CD, Shades of Blue, features Steve Kirby, Alvester Garnett, and Xavier Davis. She is also featured on the 1999 release Bluesectomy by Andy Farber and The Swing Mavens, and on Larry Roy and Steve Kirby’s Wicked Grin. She has been regularly featured with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, Oceanic Jazz Orchestra and this will mark Ms. Kirby's second time performing with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Since 2005, Ms. Kirby has served as the jazz program coordinator and jazz vocal instructor at the University of Manitoba Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music.
Will Bonness Will Bonness has been active on the Winnipeg, Canadian and international jazz scenes since his teen years. At age 17, he joined Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau Band for a year-long world tour which included performances in New York and London. He performs regularly throughout Manitoba with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, the WSO, and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Bonness has appeared on a number of recordings including the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra’s Steppin’ Out (2008), Larry Roy and Steve Kirby’s Wicked Grin (2008), and Papa Mambo’s Crooked Cha (2007). His 2009 debut Subtle Fire was nominated for Jazz Recording of the Year at the Western Canada Music Awards. Bonness is on faculty at the Canadian Mennonite University and he teaches privately from his home.
James Manishen James Manishen, artistic & operations associate with the WSO, is a longstanding figure in Manitoba's music community. Joining the WSO as a clarinettist in 1966, he was the youngest full-time member in the orchestra's history and holds a master of music degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. He was the classical music columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press and was a well-known CBC broadcaster, hosting his own national radio show and appearing on many other CBC classical music shows as host, writer, and commentator. As a writer, he has been published in every major Canadian music journal plus international journals. As an adjudicator, he has judged the Canadian Music Competitions, the JUNOs, Indies, and Prairie Music Awards. In April 2010, Mr. Manishen conducted the WSO for the final round of the Doris McLellan Competition for Solo Performance. Januar y – Februar y 2012 I OVERTURE 33
WSO SUPPORTERS 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 Inc. National Leasing Resident Artist $10,000 - $24,999 Johnston Group Inc. Qualico Principal Chair $5,000 - $9,999 B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. Rogers Media Group Wawanesa Insurance Assistant Principal Chair $2,500 - $4,999 Cambrian Credit Union J.K. Investments Ltd. Michael F. B. Nesbitt The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada Orchestra Chair $1,000 - $2,499 Bison Transport Dormond Industries E.H. Price Limited Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Payworks Inc Premier Printing Ltd. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Young Presidents Organization Music Stand $500 - $999 Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. Deloitte Foundation Florence & Sheldon Berney InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Manitoba's Credit Unions The Manitoba Teachers' Society New Flyer Industries Number Ten Architectural Group Piston Ring Service Pitblado LLP Pollard Banknote Limited Red River Co-Operative Ltd. The Smith Agency Ltd. Riser: Under $500 A. Akman & Son Ltd. Allmar International L.J. Bowman Realty Inc. Con-Pro Industries Canada Ltd. M. Morris W. Dorosh Michael McKernan Mid West Packaging Limited 1 Anonymous
Foundations Blumie & Iser Portnoy Endowment Fund and Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Brandon Area Community Foundation Francofonds Inc. Houston Family of Bradwardine Fund, the Winnipeg Foundation Leslie John Taylor Fund, the Winnipeg Foundation The Mauro Family Foundation John & Carolynne McLure Fund Ms. Ellen Peel Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Foundation Private Giving Foundation Richardson Foundation Terracon Development Ltd. The Estate of Noreen Allen The Winnipeg Foundation Major Gifts Ruth Carol & Len Podheiser, In support of Music Connections Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory, In support of Education Programs
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 & 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 June Slobodian Muriel Smith Robin Wiens & Émilie Lagacé-Wiens Donn Yuen 2 Anonymous
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 Platinum Baton $25,000 + Bill & Shirley Loewen* Gold Baton $10,000 $24,999 Dr. Brendan MacDougall Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope* Silver Baton $5,000 $9,999 The Late Babs Asper* Greg Doyle and Carol Bellringer Dr. Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace Dueck Ron & Sandi Mielitz Muriel Smith Concertmaster's Bow $2,500 - $4,999 Gail Asper & Michael Paterson Joyce & Margaret Beggs Bill & Margaret Fast Morley & Marjorie Blankstein C.M., O.M. Timothy & Barbara Burt James Gibbs Mr. Frank Fred Gladky Mrs. Audrey F. Hubbard Kevin & Els Kavanagh* Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall John Mansfield & Pamela Simmons* Michael Nozick & Cheryl Ashley Frank & Jeanne Plett Lawrie & Fran Pollard George & Tannis Richardson* Jimmy & Morse Silden John Thistlethwaite Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Professor A.M.C. Waterman Black Tie $1,500 - $2,499 Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Mr. Jim Barrett Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Herb & Erna Buller Brenlee Carrington-Treple & Brent Treple
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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 Mrs. Joan Ann Morton Esther Nisenholt Issie & Hazel Oiring Miss Jenny Olynyk Ms. Margitta Ossenkopp Shirley & Graham Padgett Dr. F. Paraskevas Pat Patterson Mrs. Evelyn Pearlman Valerie Pearson Neil Bruneau & Ellen Peel
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EARLY BIRD DRAW: Feb. 3, 2012 – NMF Concert 8:45 p.m. Centennial Concert Hall WSO Dinner & Ticket Package Value: approx. $300.00 Bergmann’s on Lombard Dinner for Two on the Piano Nobile on Saturday, February 11th followed by a Pops Concert for Two: For Michael – The Music of Michael Jackson Our Thanks to our Donors: Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra • The Women’s Committee of the WSO Number of Tickets: 1,000 MGCC Licence #4695-RF
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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
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