WINNIPEG SYMPHONY
January – February 2013
ORCHESTRA
ISSUE 3
The Dream Concert
Michael Burgess and Rebecca Caine, two of Canada’s most distinguished stars of musical theatre, present The Dream Concert, an enchanted evening of songs from the great shows of Broadway and London’s West End.
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A Symphonic Night in Havana
The Dream Concert
Cheng Plays Mozart
January 11 & 12 I 8:00 pm January 13 I 2:00 pm
January 25 & 26 I 8:00 pm January 27 I 2:00 pm
February 15 & 16 I 8:00 pm
You’ll be transported to Havana with Cuban music created specifically for three-time Grammy-nominated Cuban music group Tiempo Libre and symphony orchestra.
Michael Burgess and Rebecca Caine present an enchanting evening of classic and contemporary songs from great shows of Broadway and London’s West End.
Canadian pianist Angela Cheng is one of our national treasures and among the world’s leading Mozart performers and plays his Piano Concerto No. 25.
Pirates of the Caribbean:
Beethoven 9
The Curse of the Black Pearl
Chaplin: The Gold Rush
March 22 & 23 I 8:00 pm March 24 I 2:00 pm
April 20 I 8:00 pm
May 10 & 11 I 8:00 pm May 12 I 2:00 pm
The film that began Disney’s blockbuster series will be screened in its entirety with live accompaniment by the WSO of the original soundtrack. Captain Jack Sparrow is waiting!
We present Chaplin’s 1925 silent masterpiece in a digitally restored print with Chaplin’s own score performed live by the WSO.
The fusion of majestic music, poetry and unbounded feeling, capped off by the mighty finale with its unforgettable Ode to Joy, is among music’s most inspiring experiences.
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MESSAGE FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Alexander Mickelthwate
Welcome to the New Year. I'm currently reading a very inspiring book, Sacred Sounds, that delves into the enormous power of sound and music, something that most of us are quite familiar with. Yet, to me it is always encouraging to have non-musicians write about such a profound subject.
Photographer: Keith Levit
There is no other concert that reflects the power of music and sound more than our January Masterworks concert, Prokofiev 3 & Dvorˇák 7, with blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii. He defies physical limitations, stretches human possibilities and simply inspires through the beauty and energy of sound and music. A different way of being swept away by harmony and melody is during Valentine’s Day with Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, the perfect romance with a familiar dangerous twist with Canadian pianist Angela Cheng. A third way of experiencing sounds and music is in the baroque tone poems The Four Seasons by Vivaldi. See and hear Vivaldi's way of making you freeze, sweat or feel perfectly comfortable through winter, spring, summer and autumn with concertmaster Gwen Hoebig. Speaking of sweat, if you want a hot night out, Cuban music group Tiempo Libre will get you going in A Symphonic Night in Havana and Michael Burgess and Rebecca Caine are going to warm your heart with the biggest tunes from Broadway and the West End in The Dream Concert. Whatever it is, music and sounds have been scientifically proven to change brain waves and emotions. But, the most important thing is that you are experiencing music with others and creating lasting memories that are for some of us, sacred or romantic or just simply fun.
Alexander Mickelthwate Music Director J a n u a r y – F e b r u a r y 2 013 I O V E R T U R E 3
CONDUCTORS
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Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director German conductor, Alexander Mickelthwate is renowned for his “splendid, richly idiomatic readings” (LA Weekly), “fearless” approach and “first-rate technique” (Los Angeles Times). Critics have noted Alexander’s extraordinary command over the Austro-Germanic repertoire, commenting on the “passion, profundity, emotional intensity, subtlety and degree of perfection achieved” in Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 as “miraculous” (Anton Kuerti, 2011). Following on from his tenure as Assistant Conductor with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, which he completed in 2004, Alexander Mickelthwate was Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for three years, under the direction of Essa-Pekka Salonen. Now in his seventh season as Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Alexander has significantly developed the orchestra’s profile through active community engagement and innovative programming initiatives like the annual New Music Festival and the Indigenous Music Festival. Chosen to perform at the Carnegie Hall Spring for Music Festival in New York, May 2014, due to “creative and innovative programming” (CBC Manitoba Scene), the orchestra is the only Canadian ensemble in the showcase. As well as significantly contributing to the New Music Festival and Indigenous Festival, Alexander lead the orchestra’s first out of province tour since 1979 to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, launched the International Conducting master-classes, the New Music Festival 2012 film project and played a major part in the acoustic overhaul of the Centennial Concert Hall. Always looking for a fresh approach and creative ways of crossing musical genres, Alexander has collaborated with Iceland’s Bedroom Community, Wayne Shorter, Mark O’Connor, Belle and Sebastian, Jason Alexander, DJ P-Love, Canadian bands Waking Eyes, Liptonians and Dukhs. Alexander has conducted for the Queen of England, for former President Jimmy Carter, and was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.
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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 violist. 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 the Music Director of the East Texas Symphony Orchestra (based in Tyler) and the Korean Canadian Symphony Orchestra (Toronto). He is also the Resident Conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and conductor of the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra. Guest engagements this season include the Kingston Symphony Orchestra as well as a tour of Mexico with I Musici de Montréal. Musician, news junkie and connoisseur of fine ales, whiskies and cigars, Richard maintains residences in both Winnipeg and Toronto. He roots for the Toronto FC and the Toronto Raptors basketball club.
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WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-2013 SEASON MUSIC DIRECTOR Alexander Mickelthwate RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Richard Lee COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE Vincent Ho
CELLOS Yuri Hooker, Principal **Cristian Markos, Assistant Principal Alex Adaman Margaret Askeland Arlene Dahl Carolyn Nagelberg Emma Quackenbush
FIRST VIOLINS Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster
BASSES Meredith Johnson, Principal The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt**Viorel Alexandru, Assistant Principal Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation Paul Nagelberg Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster Bruce Okrainec Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster Zdzislaw Prochownik Patrick Staples Chris Anstey Raymond Chrunyk FLUTES Mona Coarda Jan Kocman, Principal Hong Tian Jia Martha Durkin *Trevor Kirczenow Simon MacDonald PICCOLO Rachel Moody † Jane Radomski Martha Durkin Julie Savard OBOES Jun Shao Bede Hanley, Principal SECOND VIOLINS Robin MacMillan Darryl Strain, Principal Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal ENGLISH HORN Karen Bauch Robin MacMillan Rodica Jeffrey **Takayo Noguchi CLARINETS Boyd MacKenzie Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Meredith McCallum Michelle Goddard Susan McCallum Claudine St-Arnauld BASSOONS Phoebe Tsang Alex Eastley, Principal VIOLAS Daniel Scholz, Principal Anne Elise Lavallée, Assistant Principal
Laszlo Baroczi Richard Bauch Greg Hay Suzanne McKegney Merrily Peters Mike Scholz
Meryl Summers
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
Fred Redekop is the official Piano Tuner and Technician of the WSO
HORNS *On Leave Patricia Evans, Principal Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal **Temporary Position † Dual Section Position James Robertson The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair
Caroline Oberheu Michiko Singh
Please note: Non-titled (tutti) string players are listed alphabetically and are seated according to a rotational system.
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GREAT-WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS
PRE-CONCERT ACTIVITIES SUNDAY, JANUARY 6
1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
Fairy Tale Fantasia Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra Daniel Scholz, conductor MadCap Puppets
PROGRAM Don Giovanni: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
William Tell: Pas de six
Gioachino Rossini
Slavonic Dance, Op. 72 No. 7
Antonin Dvorˇák
Plink, Plank, Plunk
Leroy Anderson
Carmen: Les Toréadors
Georges Bizet
Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg
Forgotten Dreams
Leroy Anderson
Fiddle Faddle
Leroy Anderson
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 SUNDAY, JANUARY 13
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
A Symphonic Night in Havana Richard Lee, conductor Tiempo Libre: Jorge Gomez, piano & musical director Xavier Mili, lead vocal Wilvi Rodriguez, bass Luis Beltran Castillo, saxophone & flute Leandro González, congas Raul Rodriguez, trumpet Armando (Pututi) Arce, drums
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PROGRAM Carmen: Chanson du toréador Danse Boheme
Georges Bizet
Baqueteo Air on a G String Minuet in G Sones Medley Fuga Mambo Medley
J.S. Bach, arr. Jorge Gomez and Raul Murciano J.S. Bach, arr. Jorge Gomez J.S. Bach, arr. Jorge Gomez Traditional, arr. Jorge Gomez and Raul Murciano J.S. Bach, arr. Jorge Gomez Traditional, arr. Jorge Gomez and Raul Murciano
- INTERMISSION Carmen: Seguedille Habanera Les Toréadors
Georges Bizet
Timba Bolero Medley Cha-Cha-Cha Medley Tu Conga Bach
Tiempo Libre Traditional, arr. Jorge Gomez and Raul Murciano Traditional, arr. Jorge Gomez and Raul Murciano Tiempo Libre
Sound Engineer, Oscar Sanchez Visit Tiempo Libre at www.tiempolibremusic.com Worldwide booking & Management IMG Artists 152 West 57th Street, Fifth Floor New York, NY 10019 Tiempo Libre records exclusively for Sony Masterworks www.sonymasterworks.com You can also find Tiempo Libre's recordings on the Shanachie Label. www.shanachie.com
Extra Musicians:
Tony Cyre, percussion Ben Reimer, percussion Janice Finley, alto saxophone Shane Nestruck, baritone saxophone Sharon Atkinson, tenor saxophone
MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING
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MATINEE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
10:30 A.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
Dvor ˇák: Symphony No. 7 Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
DINNER & A SYMPHONY
MASTERWORKS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
Doors Open at 5:00 p.m. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Concert at 8:00 p.m. Centennial Concert Hall
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M.
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Prokofiev 3 & Dvor ˇák 7 Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano WSO IN BRANDON
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
3:00 P.M. WESTERN MANITOBA CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM
Prokofiev 3 & Dvor ˇák 7 Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Kyung Kim, piano
PROGRAM Concert Românesc (Romanian Concerto) Andantino Allegro vivace Adagio ma non troppo Molto vivace - Presto
György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 Andante – Allegro Theme and Variations: Andantino Allegro ma non troppo
Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953)
- INTERMISSION Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 Allegro maestoso Poco adagio Scherzo: Vivace Finale: Allegro
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PROGRAM NOTES by James Manishen
Concert Românesc (Romanian Concerto) György Ligeti b. Romania / May 28, 1923 d. Vienna / June 12, 2006 Composed: 1951 First performance: 1971 First WSO performance As a child in the former border region of Transylvanian Hungary (now Romania), Ligeti enjoyed the sights and sounds of local musicians in animal masks as they played tangy folk music on violins and bagpipes. Even as a mature composer, he often recalled how vivid those memories of Romanian folk music had remained to him. Concert Românesc (Romanian Concerto) drew in part on actual folk music Ligeti had studied at the Folklore Institute of Bucharest in 1949 – “in the spirit of the village bands” as he described the piece. Ligeti’s more famously avant garde style in the 1960s and 70s covered vastly different ground and in comparison, the Romanian Concerto seems almost like a pastiche. Still, its muted modern touches initially caused trouble with the authorities and the piece was banned in Bucharest after a single rehearsal. A public performance did not take place until 1971. The four movements follow without pause. The opening Andantino’s modal harmonies and open fifths look back to a bygone age. The next movement recalls Ligeti’s boyhood memories of wild Romanian folk music. The third movement features horns instructed to play in natural (valveless) tuning, perhaps recalling Carpathian alpine horns. The English horn also has a say with an orientalflavoured melody. The finale bustles, expanding into more dissonant territory with its strong syncopations and echoes of Bartók before coming back to Romanian folk roots, ending with an unexpected coda of solo violin seemingly refusing to let the music go.
Piano Concerto No. 3
Symphony No. 7
Serge Prokofiev b. Sontsovka, Ukraine / April 23, 1891 d. Moscow / March 5, 1953 Composed: 1921 First performance: December 16, 1921 (Chicago) conducted by Frederick Stock with the composer as soloist Last WSO performance: 2000, Terrence Wilson, piano; Markand Thakar, conductor
Antonin Dvorˇák b. Bohemia / September 8, 1841 d. Prague / May 1, 1904 Composed: 1884-85 First performance: April 22, 1885 (London) conducted by the composer Last WSO performance: 2006, Gregory Vajda, conductor
Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto gestated for a long time before coming to fruition in the summer of 1921 while the composer was staying at St. Brévin-les-Pins on the Atlantic coast of Brittany in France. By 1911 he had produced two piano concertos and began thinking about a new virtuoso work he could play that would have wide appeal. Apart from sketches, mostly of the material from the theme-and-variation second movement, he didn’t go full force at his Third Piano Concerto until the summer of 1921 when he pulled all his ideas together with a singular intensity and capacity for work his first wife Lina recalled as “phenomenal.” As no less phenomenal a performing pianist, Prokofiev took the Third on his 1921 American tour. The Chicago premiere was a major success, in part anticipated by the excitement of the Chicago premiere of Prokofiev’s opera The Love for Three Oranges that took place a few weeks later, but also to the Concerto’s clear classical appeal, freshly acerbic content and dazzling solo display the composer knew how to unapologetically serve up in his own performance. A lone clarinet launches the first movement, after which the strings and solo piano take off followed by caustic oboes and castanets, a brilliant development section and rhapsodic return of the opening theme. Strings and woodwinds gently introduce the marchlike theme of the second movement. Five variations follow, each a story in itself with Prokofiev’s acid lyricism, rowdy mischief and ultimate longing felt in perfect sequence. The Finale starts with a march in three-quarter time. Heady development leads to a climactic melody seemingly in tribute to fellowexile Rachmaninov, and ending with a driving coda.
After attending the premiere of Brahms’s Third Symphony on December 2, 1883, Dvorˇák called his friend’s work “the greatest symphony of its time.” Dvorˇák had appreciated Brahms’s encouragement and consider him a benefactor, especially since Brahms had also convinced the publisher Simrock to take on the young Czech composer’s music. Of his own next symphony, Dvorˇák vowed that it “must be something respectable for I don’t want to let Brahms down.” Less than two weeks after the Brahms premiere, Dvorˇák lost his mother and his next symphony would prove to reflect that as no less an emotional seed. Dvorˇák met fame conducting in England in the spring of 1884. On June 13 he was elected an honorary member of the Philharmonic Society and was asked to supply a new symphony. By December he was hard at work in the new D-minor Symphony. The London premiere was a great success. Eminent musicologist Sir Donald Tovey placed the work “among the greatest and purest examples of this art-form since Beethoven.” Though Dvorˇák’s Seventh has a similar cast and character with Brahms’s symphonies, the work has a distinct personality of its own, never abandoning the Bohemian folk roots Dvorˇák adopted as his calling card. Notable is the Scherzo, Dvorˇák’s greatest dance movement, but one feels a noble presence within each movement and grand resolve overall. Few would argue that the Seventh ranks among Dvorˇák’s finest achievements.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 SUNDAY, JANUARY 27
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M.
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The Dream Concert Richard Lee, conductor Michael Burgess, vocalist Rebecca Caine, vocalist
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PROGRAM Act One
Orchestra - West Side Story Overture (Bernstein/Sondheim) Duet - Tonight (West Side Story, Bernstein/Sondheim) Rebecca Caine: As If We Never Said Goodbye Summertime The Girls of Summer Send in the Clowns I Could Have Danced All Night My Heart Will Go On
(Sunset Boulevard, Webber) (Porgy and Bess, G. Gershwin/I. Gershwin/Hayward) (The Girls of Summer, Sondheim) (A Little Night Music, Sondheim) (My Fair Lady, Lerner/Loewe) (Titanic, Horner/Jennings)
Michael Burgess: Everybody Says Don’t Love Changes Everything Where I Want To Be Man of la Mancha Medley Anthem This is the Moment Duet - One Hand, One Heart
(Anyone Can Whistle, Sondheim) (Aspects of Love, Webber/Black/Hart) (Chess, Rice/Andersson/Ulvaeus) (Leigh/Darion) (Chess, Rice/Andersson/Ulvaeus) (Jekyll and Hyde, Wildhorn) (West Side Story, Bernstein/Sondheim)
- INTERMISSION Act Two
Orchestra: Phantom of the Opera Phantom of the Opera (Webber/Hart/Stilgoe) Till I Hear You Sing Think of Me All I Ask of You Music of the Night Les Miserables (Boublil/Schonberg): I Dreamed a Dream Rue Plumet Bring Him Home Duet - Con te Partiro (Sartori/Quarantotto)
Program subject to change.
MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING
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SOUNDBYTES
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
8:00 P.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
Beyond the Score® Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Beyond the Score® is produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Gerard McBurney, creative director Beyond the Score® Martha Gilmer, executive producer Beyond the Score® Gwen Hoebig, violin Donna Fletcher, actor Carmine Coppola, actor
James Manishen, narrator Richard Lee, conductor Jennifer Parr, stage director
PROGRAM Beyond the Score® Presentation
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The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring) Allegro Largo Allegro Pastorale Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer) Allegro non molto Adagio e piano - Presto e forte Presto Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn) Allegro Adagio molto Allegro Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) Allegro non molto Largo Allegro
Photos: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (above) , Credit: Todd Rosenberg Gwen Hoebig (right), Credit: Andrew Sikorsky
MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING
Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to concert. Saturday, February 9 – Suzuki Music Winnipeg Inc. S e p tJeam nb ua e r y– –NFoevbermu ba er yr 2 012 013 I O V E R T U R E 1 17 7
The Executive for 2012-2013: Margaret Harvie, Treasurer; Sylvia Cassie, Vice-President; Shirley Loewen, President; Lesia Peet, Past President; Evelyn Davidson, Secretary.
The WC organization is proudly celebrating its 65th birthday along with the WSO.
These energetic and resourceful women head a contingency of 65 volunteers who, last year, presented the WSO with a cheque for $40,000. This money was raised by sales at the Music Stand Gift Shop, your one-stop shopping for the holidays, tea and fashion show, raffle and fall recital “Up Close and Musical.” The WC also ushers at school concerts, hosts an annual appreciation luncheon for WSO musicians and volunteers with the WSO Outreach Program in the Sistema Winnipeg program.
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GREAT-WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS
PRE-CONCERT ACTIVITIES SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10
1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M.
CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL
Manny Tuba and the Magic Jukebox Richard Lee, conductor Manny Tuba, WSO mascot Mr. Mark, entertainer Brian Glow, magician
Robin Chestnut, juggler Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble David Klassen, baritone Chris Anstey, fiddle
PROGRAM Classical Juke Box Polissian Dance with Sticks The Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum Dance of the Tumblers Reel du pendu L’Arlésienne: Farandole The Bartered Bride: Dance of the Comedians A Fifth of Beethoven William Tell: Overture Under the Sea Star Wars
Leroy Anderson Volodymyr Gronsky Gioachino Rossini Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Donald Patriquin Georges Bizet Bedrˇich Smetana Walter Murphy Gioachino Rossini Alan Menken John Williams
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WSO MUSICIAN PROFILES Darryl Strain
Elation Pauls
Karen Bauch
Instrument: Violin
Instrument: Violin
Instrument: Violin
Joined WSO: 2002
Joined WSO: 2009
Joined WSO: 1974
Hometown: Prince George, BC
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
What is one of your most memorable live performances? Playing with the Montreal Symphony with Charles Dutoit & Martha Argerich at Carnegie Hall.
When did you start playing your instrument? I was nine years old. My cousin was playing violin and I thought it was the best.
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be? Computer/network specialist
Boyd MacKenzie
What are some of your hobbies? Baking, reading and exercising.
Susan McCallum
When did you start playing your instrument? Nine years old. My father did mechanical work for a musician, and was paid a violin instead of money, so I played it. What is one of your most memorable live performances? Several come to mind. One? WSO’s Carnegie Hall concert.
Claudine St. Arnauld
Instrument: Violin
Instrument: Violin
Instrument: Violin
Joined WSO: 1980
Joined WSO: 2001
Joined WSO: 1998
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Hometown: Fergus, ON
Hometown: Québec, QC
What is one of your most memorable live performances? When I worked in Holland with Edo de Waart & performances at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.
Inspiration: My 96-year-old grandmother for her youthful optimism and strength.
Hobbies: Favorite activities: yoga, meditation, cooking, walking outside in nature.
Hobbies: Photography, travelling, gardening and playing with our dog Lucy.
What do you enjoy most about being part of the WSO? How we can reach and meet so many people with music, at all levels.
Hobbies? Reading & time at the lake.
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Photographer: Chronic Creative
Rodica Jeffrey
Phoebe Tsang
Meredith McCallum
Instrument: Violin
Instrument: Violin
Instrument: Violin
Joined WSO: 2010
Joined WSO: 2011
Joined WSO: 2011
Hometown: Ridgefield, Washington, USA
Hometown: London, England
Hometown: Fergus, ON
What is your favourite restaurant to go to after a WSO concert? Favourite meal there? Earls for warm chocolate cake.
Favourite piece to play: I love playing works by Prokofiev, and the solo Bach Sonatas & Partitas are always great.
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be? An architect – my undergraduate degree is in architecture.
Pre-concert routine: I’ll frequently have a nap before a concert so that I am refreshed and alert.
When did you start playing your instrument? At age six, after seeing a country music fiddler on television and falling in love with the violin! Hobbies: Painting, biking, and going for walks.
Takayo Noguchi
Jan Kocman
Martha Durkin
Instrument: Violin
Instrument: Flute
Joined WSO: 2012
Joined WSO: 1974 Hometown: Hammond, Indiana, USA What is one of your most memorable live performances? My “On Stage Recital” with Bramwell Tovey accompanying me on piano, playing chamber music together. What do you enjoy most about being part of the WSO? Sitting in the middle of the orchestra with all the great sound all around me. Best seat in the theatre.
Hometown: Toronto, ON What is one of your most memorable live performances? Performing The Planets in an unair-conditioned church in 40 degree C weather—GROSS! If you weren’t a musician, what would you be? An interior designer.
Instrument: Flute & Piccolo Joined WSO: 1981 Hometown: Milwaukee, Wiscosin, USA When did you start playing your instrument? What made you start? I was nine years old. I grew up in a musical household. My mother was a singer and a pianist. What do you enjoy most about being part of the WSO? Even after 31 years of performing in the WSO, I find the performances with the various guest artists and conductors to be thrilling.
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A Program of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Changing our World through Music Play Your Part Sistema Winnipeg is a program of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO), in partnership with the Seven Oaks School Division (SOSD) and the Winnipeg School Division (WSD). It is based on the successful El Sistema model originating in Venezuela. This program is an inclusive afterschool orchestra program that seeks to effect social change through the pursuit of musical excellence. El Sistema focuses on children with the fewest resources and greatest need and is delivered at no cost to participants.
"I am so happy in Sistema. I love my viola because it makes different sounds. I feel happy when I play. There are a lot of people that care about me in Sistema. I care about them too." - Viola student in Sistema Winnipeg
Sistema Winnipeg launched in fall 2011 at Elwick Community School (SOSD), which is identified as a low socio-economic neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s north end. A second location started in the fall of 2012 at King Edward School (WSD), located in the inner city of Winnipeg. From 3:30 pm-6:30 pm, five days every week, 80 students in grades 1-4 participate in this program that uses the power of ensemble music to dramatically change the life trajectory of these children's lives. The program focuses on the values of inclusion, teamwork, artistic excellence, intensity, mentorship and community focus. Sistema Winnipeg students have regular sectionals with string teachers, receive visits from WSO ensemble groups and attend student concerts throughout the season.
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Tanya Derksen I Director of Education and Outreach Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (204) 949-3964 I tderksen@wso.mb.ca Sistema Winnipeg is a program of:
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ARTIST BIOS GREAT-WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS
MadCap Puppets
Fairy Tale Fantasia
MadCap Puppet Theater has been creating unique performances for over 30 years combining actors, giant puppets, live music and original scripts. Madcap performs over 600 shows each season in schools, community arts centers and on concert stages through out the United States. Based in Cincinnati Ohio, Madcap presents the Hats Off Young Audience Series at the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Clifton Cultural Arts Center where each season new works are presented to the regional public. Madcap offers arts integration master classes, performance training, and internships. Madcap has performed with symphony orchestras across the United States. In 2009 Madcap received the Scripps Corbett Award for Excellence and is recognized as one of the most innovative and exciting puppet theaters in the USA.
JANUARY 6
Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra As the pioneer of the Youth Orchestra movement in Canada, the Winnipeg Youth Orchestras were founded in 1923 as part of Winnipeg School Division 1. Despite becoming “Incorporated” in 1983, the strong affiliation with Winnipeg School Division 1 remains. The aim of the founding fathers was simply to offer young and aspiring musicians from across Manitoba the opportunity to play music in an orchestral setting. Central to its program are the two annual performances and the annual tour that have focused on reaching out across Manitoba so that children from more rural areas can experience the richness and diversity of classical music. The Winnipeg Youth Orchestras are comprised of the three orchestra groups, the Youth Strings (Junior), the Youth Concert (Intermediate) and the Youth Symphony (Senior). The program is open to students between the ages of 9 and 21, and there are typically between 140-160 members. s, wit h
Daniel Scholz, conductor Daniel Scholz enjoys a versatile career as an orchestral performer, chamber musician, teacher and conductor. Daniel is the principal viola of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and is a core member of The Winnipeg Chamber Music Society and the Rembrandt String Quartet. Highly sought after as a teacher, Mr. Scholz is an instructor at the University of Manitoba and the Canadian Mennonite University, and is the conductor of the Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has performed and taught at many of Canada's major festivals and is a faculty member of the University of Manitoba Summer Chamber Music Program. with
AIR CANADA POPS
A Symphonic Night in Havana JANUARY 11-13
Tiempo Libre The three-time Grammynominated Cuban music group Tiempo Libre is one the hottest young Latin bands today. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs and dance venues, Tiempo Libre’s Miami-based members are true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba. Classically trained at Cuba’s premiere conservatories, today, the group is a hit in the U.S. and abroad, celebrated for its incendiary, joyful performances of timba, an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms. In addition to their performing and recording careers, the members of Tiempo Libre are particularly committed to the sharing of their rich musical traditions through outreach and educational activities and have become known for its inspiring classes on rumba, Latin jazz and traditional Cuban music, designed to reach audiences of all ages and backgrounds. J a n u a r y – F e b r u a r y 2 013 I O V E R T U R E 2 5
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ARTIST BIOS MASTERWORKS/WSO IN BRANDON
Prokofiev 3 & Dvorˇák 7
Rebecca Caine Rebecca Caine was born in Toronto and studied at the Guildhall School of Music in London.
JANUARY 18-20
Nobuyuki Tsujii Blind since birth, Nobuyuki Tsujii, who is referred to as “Nobu,” believes that “there are no barriers in the field of music.” His philosophy was first affirmed at the age of 7 when he was named first-prize winner at the All Japan Blind Students Music Competition. At the age of 12, he made noted recital debuts at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Since then, he has appeared throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and played with most of Japan’s leading orchestras. AIR CANADA POPS
The Dream Concert JANUARY 25-27
Michael Burgess A Canadian star that has now crossed into the arena of recording artist, Michael Burgess is accomplished in virtually every entertainment medium; television, film, recording and performance. Michael first came to national prominence as Jean Valjean (Les Miserables), his stage presence and talent captivating audiences and media in performance after flawless performance. From Shakespeare to O'Neill, Cole Porter to Stephen Sondheim, he has received critical acclaim. A gifted and enthusiastic actor, Michael continues to pursue this aspect of his career with both film and television roles wedged in between his fall concert dates. His pure tenor voice has been heard around the world at major events – creating a thunderous demand for more… a demand that has been filled beautifully by Michael's new recording "A Place In The Sun."
Uniquely, her career has been divided between Opera and Musical Theatre, making her West End debut at 19 in the role of Laurey in Oklahoma! She then sang the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady on the National tour. While making her debut at Glyndebourne as Amor in L’incoronazione di Poppea, she was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare Company where she created the role of Cosette in Les Miserables. After a successful West End run she joined the original cast of Phantom of the Opera to play Christine opposite Michael Crawford. She then returned to Toronto to repeat the role in the Canadian premiere of Phantom. SOUNDBYTES
Beyond the Score® Vivaldi: The Four Seasons FEBRUARY 9
Gwen Hoebig Recognized as one of Canada's most outstanding violinists, Gwen Hoebig is a graduate of the Juilliard School in New York City. A champion of new music, she has given the Canadian premieres of violin concertos by S. C. Eckhardt-Gramatté, T. P. Carrabré, Randolph Peters, Gary Kulesha, Joan Tower, Christopher Rouse and Philip Glass, and as soloist with orchestra she has performed all the major violin concerti with orchestras across Canada, the United States and Europe. Concertmaster of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra since 1987, she was honoured by the Government of Canada in 1993 when she received the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation, in recognition of her contribution to the Arts. She is founder and Co-Director of The Morningside Music Bridge, an international summer program featuring the finest young violinists, cellists and pianists from across China, Europe, the United States and Canada.
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ARTIST BIOS Donna Fletcher Donna Fletcher is an accomplished actor, singer, and concert performer with a wide range of national experience in theatre, musical theatre and symphonic work. Proud of her prairie roots, Donna received her early training in Winnipeg and earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Manitoba, a diploma in Music Theatre from The Banff Centre for the Arts, and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from The University of Toronto. She has performed with the Winnipeg Symphony, the Florida Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and was featured on the CBC Radio’s Saturday Afternoon at the Opera. She is a Sessional Voice and Musical Theatre Instructor at the University Of Manitoba Marcel Desautels Faculty of Music and the University of Winnipeg Theatre Department.
Carmine Coppola Carmine Coppola is a sessional instructor in the University of Manitoba's department of French, Spanish and English. The Manitoba Italian Heritage Committee has published two books of his poetry, Poems for Julia and The Many Facets of Time. His poem, L'amico andato, won an Italian poetry competition. He hosts the Italian radio program on CKJS radio.
James Manishen James Manishen is a longstanding figure in Manitoba's music community. He was a member of the WSO as a clarinettist from 1966 to 1969 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 CBC broadcaster, hosting his own national radio show and appearing on many other music shows as host, writer, and commentator. As a writer, he has been published in every major Canadian music journal plus international journals Gramophone, Stereo Review and others.
As an adjudicator, he has judged the Canadian Music Competitions, the JUNO awards and many others. James was narrator at last season’s highly successful WSO Beyond the Score presentation.
Jennifer Parr Jennifer Parr is delighted to be working with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra as Stage Director for Beyond the Score: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. She has been the Production Stage Director for BTS: The Rite of Spring (conducted by Vassily Petrenko, starring Colm Feore & Tom Allen), and BTS: The Miraculous Mandarin (conducted by James Gaffigan, starring Derek Boyes & Peter Duchesnes) both with the Toronto Symphony, and travelled to Chicago last year to observe the Chicago Symphony Orchestra creating BTS: Prokofiev 5. In March she will travel to Quebec as production stage director for BTS: Tchaikovsky 4. With the TSO she has also stage managed The (Makeover) Messiah (conducted by Noel Edison) and The Magic Flute in Concert (conducted by Bernard Labadie, directed by Graham Cozzubo). GREAT-WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS
Manny Tuba and the Magic Jukebox FEBRUARY 10
Mr. Mark Mark Cameron has been performing as "Mr. Mark" since 2002, during which time he has performed with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, The Winnipeg International Children's Festival, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, a live version of the television show, The Toy Castle and numerous festivals of every shape and size. His debut album Singamajiggin', released in summer 2006, received great reviews. For the last five years Mr. Mark has also has been a very popular artist with Manitoba Arts Council's Artist in the Schools Program, where he conducts a "found sound" workshop, entitled, All The World's A Drum. Always a hit at festivals, this workshop teaches children and adults how to make and perform musical compositions using everyday materials. One person's junk is another person's Music! J a n u a r y – F e b r u a r y 2 013 I O V E R T U R E 2 9
ARTIST BIOS Brian Glow
Robin Chestnut
Thousands of companies have fought over getting Brian Glow to entertain at their event since 1973! Brian has been creating excitement and laughter for his Corporate Clients in over 40 countries because he speaks the international language of FUN. From boardrooms to arenas he has produced amazing productions that integrate the client’s theme, message, product or service into a customized show that goes far beyond expectation into motivation, team building and integrated learning. The ultimate goal is always being the most memorable experience for attendees ever imaginable!
Two time Canadian Juggling Champion Robin Chestnut has been wowing audiences, and making them laugh all at the same time for more than 20 years. Robin’s skills and affable sense of humour have taken him from cruise ships in the Bahamas to the capital of Saudi Arabia, to Shanghai, China, and all over Canada, just for following what he loves to do. His humorous discourse on goal achievement takes a light-hearted look at the self-improvement industry. One leaves his show feeling happy, successful, and above all grateful that they are not a professional juggler.
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 1982-83
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 Mr. John O. Baatz
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Mr. Andrew D. M. Ogaranko, Q.C. Mr. Harold Buchwald, Q.C. Mr. Michel Lagacé Mr. William H. Loewen Mrs. Julia DeFehr Mr. Gordon Fogg Mrs. Helen Hayles Mr. Anthony Brookes Mrs. Helen Hayles Mr. William Norrie Mr. William Loewen Mr. Bruce MacCormack Mr. Roger King Ms. Patti Sullivan Mr. Wally Fox-Decent Ms. Carol Bellringer Mr. Harvey Pollock (Interim President) Mr. Brendan MacDougall Ms. Dorothy Dobbie Mr. Timothy E. Burt, CFA
WSO SUPPORTERS
The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following companies whose generous support helps to ensure musical enrichment within our community. Thank you!
Resident Artist $10,000 - $24,999 Corus Entertainment Inc. Johnston Group Inc. Qualico Principal Chair $5,000 - $9,999 Montrose Mortgage Corporation National Leasing Premier Printing Ltd. Wawanesa Insurance Assistant Principal Chair $2,500 - $4,999 Cambrian Credit Union J.K. Investments Ltd. The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada Orchestra Chair $1,000 - $2,499 Bison Transport Dormond Industries Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Payworks Inc. Peerless Garments LP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Nora Kaufman Music Stand $500 - $999 Coghlan's Limited Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. Price Industries Limited Florence & Sheldon Berney Number Ten Architectural Group InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Piston Ring Service Pollard Banknote Limited Red River Co-Operative Ltd. Robinson Lighting Ltd. Strata Benefits Consulting Inc. True Value Hardware & V. & S. Dept. Stores Riser Under $500 A. Akman & Son Ltd. Con-Pro Industries Canada Ltd. M. Morris W. Dorosh Mid West Packaging Limited Patill/St. James Insurance
Foundations The Noreen & Robert Allen Charitable Trust Aqueduct Foundation - Inga and Anna Storgaard Fund Francofonds Inc. Marjory Alexander Graham & Family Fund Gerald M. Hechter & Agnes Hechter Fund in Honour of Max & Ethel Hechter & Elizabeth Fleischmann Houston Family of Bradwardine Fund, the Winnipeg Foundation George Warren Keates Memorial Fund C.P. Loewen Family Foundation Inc. W.H. & S.E. Loewen Foundation Inc. Lutz Family Foundation The Mauro Family Foundation Marjory Stewart McLaren Fund John and Carolynne McLure Fund Morden Area Foundation Private Giving Foundation Richardson Foundation Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Foundation Leslie John Taylor Fund, the Winnipeg Foundation The Tallman Foundation James Thompson Memorial Fund in Trust of WSO Terracon Development Ltd. The Winnipeg Foundation
The Legacy Circle exists to recognize the following patrons whose foresight ensures that the WSO plays on for all Manitobans for generations to come. The WSO gratefully acknowledges Legacy Circle members for their planned future gift to the WSO.
Lucienne Blouw Lorraine & Gerry Cairns Greg Doyle & Carol Bellringer Ethel & Joe Karr Michel D. Lagacé G. E. Loewen S. E. Loewen W. H. Loewen Dr. Brendan MacDougall Carolyn & Nathan Mitchell Lesia Peet George and Tannis Richardson Trudy Schroeder June Slobodian Muriel Smith Robin Wiens & Émilie Lagacé-Wiens Donn K. Yuen 2 Anonymous
Major Gifts Dr. David Lyttle, In Support of Education Ruth Carol & Len Podheiser, In Support of Music Connections
The Maestro’s Circle exists to recognize 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 Silver Baton $5,000 - $9,999 Greg Doyle and Carol Bellringer Mrs. Audrey F. Hubbard Dr. Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace Dueck Muriel Smith Concertmaster's Bow $2,500 - $4,999 Gail Asper & Michael Paterson Bill & Margaret Fast Timothy & Barbara Burt James Gibbs Mr. Frank Fred Gladky Kevin & Els Kavanagh* Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall John Mansfield & Pam Simmons* Michael Nozick & Cheryl Ashley Frank & Jeanne Plett Lawrie & Fran Pollard George & Tannis Richardson* Hartley & Heather Richardson In Memory of Mr. 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 Dr. & Mrs. John & Leah Bracken Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Brent Trepel Morley & Marjorie Blankstein C.M., O.M. Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Harry & Doneta Brotchie Bonnie & John Buhler Herb & Erna Buller James Carr Ms. Patricia Chaychuk Jan & Kevin Coates James Cohen & Linda McGarva-Cohen Art & Leona DeFehr Dorothy Dobbie Douglas C. Everett, Chairman, Domo Gasoline Corporation Limited Philipp R. & Ilse K. Ens Ms. Barbara Filuk* Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Frieman Dr. & Mrs. Albert D. Friesen Dr. & Mrs. Percy Goldberg Drs. Daya & Chander Gupta Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Hawkins Joanne Gudmundson & Brian Oleson Richard & Carol Jones Michael & Glenna Kay Mr. Richard J. Lee Paul Leinburd Ted & Wanda Lismer Dr. Judith Littleford Ms. Ann Loewen Charles Loewen Ms. Gail E. Loewen Suzanne & Graham Lount Jackie Lowe Dr. David Lyttle David Mann Elaine & Neil Margolis Judy and Ken Murray Wayne & Linda Paquin Mr. & Mrs. W.B. Parrish Diane Payment & Roxroy West Lesia Peet Dr. Blair Peters Dental Corporate & Dr. Beryl Peters Harvey I. Pollock Q.C. Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope* Mr. & Mrs. Gerald V. Price John & Violet Rademaker Dr. Diane Ramsey Dr. Donald S. Reimer & Mrs. Anne Reimer Jim & Leney Richardson* Mrs. Shirley Richardson Mr. Rick Riess & Mrs. Jean Carter Sandy & Debbie Riley Mr. Terry Sargeant
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Cheryl & Lorne Sharfe Jimmy & Morse Silden Jack & Elaine Sine Karl & Stephanie Stobbe Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Dudley & Eleanor Thompson Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass Trudy Schroeder Ewa Tarsia Mr. Richard Turner Edward & Irene Warkentin Don & Florence Whitmore Klaus & Elsa Wolf Dr. & Mrs. Klaus Wrogemann Ivy & Norval Young *Founding Members
Friends of the WSO help support the WSO’s artistic programs each season. Members enjoy special benefits that bring Friends closer to the music, guest artists and WSO musicians.
Honourary Chair Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster Symphony $600 + All Charities Campaign Len & Mary Bateman David & Gillian Bird Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Pierce Cairns Pamela & Andrew Cooke John & Gay Docherty Carrie Ferguson Delores Gembey Robert & Linda Gold Michael & Hélène Hoffer Mr. Donald K. Johnson June & Lawrence Jones Millie & Wally Kroeker M.L. Kuntzemueller W.K. Labies Marjory Alexander Graham & Family Fund Gord & Sherratt Moffatt Valerie Mollison In Memory of Jean Mooney Terry & Vi Moore Lesia Peet Mrs. Marina Plett-Lyle Dr. & Mrs. Brian Postl Jim & Pat Richtik Ms. Charlotte Robbins Frank Stewart & Elaine Parent Jim & Jan Tennant Mr. Peter van Dijken & Dr. Lorelie Mitchell Dr. & Mrs. Willem T.H. van Oers
Jesse Vorst Raymond & Shirley Wiest Joan Wright 1 Anonymous Concerto $300 - $599 Judy & Jay Anderson Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood Ms. Margaret Barbour Cheryl & Earl Barish Monty & Mary-Claire Bell Mark & Zita Bernstein Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. C.R. Betts Helga & Gerhard Bock Sheila & David Brodovsky Mr. & Mrs. F. Buckmaster Gail Carruthers Bruno Gossen & Solange Chabannes Ms. Nancy G. Cipryk Ms. Julie Collings Dr. & Mrs. David Connor Barbara Cook John Corp & Mary Elizabeth McKenzie Gary & Fiona Crow Ted & Margaret Cuddy Sally R. Dowler Dr. Joseph N.H. Du Marten & Joanne Duhoux Mrs. Elfrieda H. Dupuis Kathleen & David Estey Peerless Garments LP Ms. Jo-Ann Finney Marcia Fleisher Penny Gilbert Mrs. C Gordon Dr. & Mrs. W. L. Gordon Patricia Guy Mary & Gregg Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Allen Hattie Mr. Daniel Heindl Jack & Elsie Hignell Sonia & Harvey Hosfield Robert Jaskiewicz Mr. Leroy M. Johnson Marianne Johnson David & Diane Johnston Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Penny & Gerald Kalef Koren & Leonard Kaminski J. Gartner & L. Kampeas Mr. & Mrs. Burton J. Kennedy Maureen Kilgour & Richard Goulet Dr. I. Kinizsi Susan & Keith Knox T.G. Kucera Ms. F Lesage Yetta and Jack Levit James & Pat Ludwig Andrew Lutz Douglas MacEwan Pat & Murray Macrae Mr. & Mrs. Steven & Melanie Maksymyk
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Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Brenda Donald Miss Helene Dyck Mr. & Mrs. W. Easton George B. Elias Mrs. Nobu Ellis John & Martha Enns Miss Tina Enns John B. & Katie Epp Margaret E. Faber Margaret & Bob Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Finnbogason Doug & Phyllis Flint Reg Friend Arnold & Christa Froese Harold & Alice Funk Eileen George Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Dr. Lisa Gould Mrs. Harold W. Grant Larry & Sue Greer Dr. Hilary Grocott & Ms. Shivaun Berg Ms. Joyce Grose Dr. Don and Jerri Hall Mr. James Hanley Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Audrey Harburn Larry & Evelyn Hecht Bob & Biddy Hilton Mr. Derek B. Holke Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Holland N.J. & L.J. Holliday Helmut & Dorothy Huebert Mrs. Joan M. Hunter Rudy & Gail Isaak Henry & Dena Katz Ms. Heather Kirkham Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Kirkland Mrs. M. E. Kittle Ms. Janet Kuchma Ms. Teena Laird Ms. Elaine Lamonica Ms. Phyllis Law Mr. Don Lawrence Mr. Norman Leathers Mr. & Mrs. Don Leech Mr. & Mrs. H.F. Leggett Rose & Dick Lim Wendell & Eleanor Lind Emily Lyons Dr. & Mrs. A.G. Macrodimitris Barbara Main Ruth May D. McKay Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Terri McKerchar Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Glen Mead Sylvia Mitchell Armelle & Louis Molin Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Margaret Moroz Mrs. J.E. Morris Valinda Morris Margaret Morse Bill & Hilda Muir Mrs. E. J. Nebbs
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Mr. Alan Tring Ms. Suzanne Ullyot Ms. Eleanor Urquhart Mrs. Roseline Usiskin Henri & Jane van Dam Mr. & Mrs. Gerry S. Varnes Sophia Venter Denis Vincent Jesse Vorst Jesse Vorst, in Honour of Concert Hall Paramedic Volunteers In Memory of Betty Vouriot Miss A. H. Wagstaffe Robin & Joanne Walker Mrs. Laurabelle Wallace E. Sylvia Warrington Mrs. Hilda Weber Mr. Glen Angus Webster Ms. Louise Welsh Mr. Warren Whittaker Ms. Lois A. Whyte Ms. Lorraine Willms Ms. Audrey Wilson Mrs. Barbara Wolch Terrie Woodward Phillip S. Young 27 Anonymous
Ms. Carmen R. Barchet Ms. Janet D. Beach Marcel Bonneau, in Honour of His 90th Birthday Doneta & Harry Brotchie Ms. Coralie Bryant Ms. Maureen Collison Joy Cooper & Martin Reed Ms. Gillian P. Cotton Bob & Alison Darling Mary Dixon Ruth & Charles Dowse Mr. Spencer Duncanson Judge Judith Elliott Ms. Heather Emberley Kathleen & David Estey Ms. Fruma Farago Rick & Julie Fast Ms. Judith Flynn Mr. Verland Force Future Leaders of Manitoba Council Inc F George Mr. & Mrs. J Gibson Ms. Valerie Gilroy Bobbi-Lynn Haegeman Ms. Irene Hamilton Mr. Rudy Hedrich Mr. Donald Henry Ms. Ellen Henry Ms. Gail Henry Mr. & Mrs. Terry & Phyllis Hidichuk Based on Venezuela’s Katherine Himelblau revolutionary El Sistema Ms. Lisa Houtkooper social change model, Sistema P. Ilavsky Winnipeg is a free daily afterMs. Sue Irving school orchestra program that enriches the lives of children and Mrs. Marion Jagger Mr. & Mrs. Reg & Nancy young people with the fewest Johnson resources and the greatest need. Ms. Barbara L. Jones Ms. Diane Jones Maestoso Ms. Margruite Krahn $25,000 + Mrs. Judy Lamont The Winnipeg Foundation C.P. Loewen Family Foundation Ms. Veronica L. Larmour Mr. Frederick Lee Vivace Dr. Peter Letkemann $10,000 - $24,999 Ms. Leona MacDonald BMO Financial Group Ms. Shannon MacFarlane Boeing Mrs. Carol Macoomb Gail Loewen (Sue Lemmerick Mr. Dave Madson Memorial) Art Mauro & Naomi Levine Ms. Lynne McCarthy Con Brio Pat McCarthy-Briggs $5,000 - $9,999 Iona McPhee The Manitoba Teachers’ Rita & Don Menzies Society Walter A. Mildren The Tallman Foundation Addie Penner Mr. & Mrs. Rollin & Allegro Katherine Penner $1,000 - $2,499 Donna Plant Ron & Sandi Mielitz Ms. Margaret Podolsky Manitoba Association of Lawrie & Fran Pollard School Superintendents Mr. Douglas Riske Ms. Lavonne Ross Conmoto Nicola Schaefer Under $1,000 Mr. M. Schnitzer Lynne Axworthy Ms. Janet Schubert Mr. John A. Bailey
Ms. Carol Sharp Clarice Shell Mr. Jon Sigurdson Deidre Sozansky Ms. Barbara Sparling William Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth & Lorraine Stone Mr. Tim Swanson & Ms. Anne Longston Ms. Phyllis A. C. Thomson Mrs. Audrey Vandewater Mrs. Nancy Vincent Stephen & Linda Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Arthur & Carrie Walker-Jones The Children and Grandchildren of Colin and Frances Walley P. & B. Walsh Ms. Stephanie Whitehouse Edith Wilde Nicole & Graham Worden 1 Anonymous
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 $4M. Gifts to the fund ensure long term financial support for the orchestra. Thank you!
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Mrs. Jean H. McLennan Ardythe McMaster Glen Mead Stephen & Marianne Meush Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Linda Moore Margaret Moroz, in Memory of Don Kluchnik Vera Moroz Ron & Ollie Nelson Mr. Sveto Nikic Mr. & Mrs. Brian Ormonde Ms. Joan S. Papushka In Memory of Fern Papushka Mr. & Dr. Grant W. Pastuck In Memory of Mary Patterson Lesia Peet Dr. & Mrs. Werner Pieterse Mr. & Mrs. David & Wanda Pike Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Ms. Lois Powne Eric & Erna Pullam J. Reichert Ms. Iris Reimer Mrs. Shirley Richardson Ms. Charlotte Robbins Olga & Bill Runnalls Ms. Tracy Sachvie William Scheidt A. Schroeder Dr. L. Sekla David Shefford Shirley E. Sherwood Winnifred Sim Louis & Shirley Ann Simkulak Jack & Elaine Sine In Memory of David H. Skinner Mrs. Carolyn E. Smith Mr. Jean P. Sourisseau Ms. Patricia Steele Dr. & Mrs. M.R. Steinbart Margaret & Hartley Stinson Lea Stogdale L. & P. Talbot James & Joanne Teitsma Ms. Marilyn Thompson Edith A. Toews Dr. Helen A. Toews Louise Waldman & David Loftson Pat & Peter Walker Professor A.M.C. Waterman Mr. & Mrs. James & Claudia Weselake Mr. Paul Wiebe Robin Wiens and Emilie Lagacé-Wiens Raymond and Shirley Wiest Dianne Wilt & Keith Millan Women's Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Terence & Angela Wu Phillip S. Young 4 Anonymous
PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL 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!
His Worship Mayor Sam Katz Ms. E.R Chochinov Shelley Chochinov Barbara Cook EJ Day Ms. Brenda Sklar G.W. & Jean Swift Bette Jayne Taylor, in honour of her birthday
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Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Pat and Mary Jo Carrabre Paul & Nel Henteleff Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Richard & Karen Howell Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Koren & Leonard Kaminski Kozub/Halldorson Family T.G. Kucera Ron Lambert Mr. Gordon P. Linney Mr. Frank Martin Ms. Sheila Miller Mrs. Brenda Morlock Margaret Moroz Robert & Cindy Neufield Lesia Peet Mr. Doug Shewfelt Juris & Aija Svenne Karin Woods
Al Alexandruk Mal Anderson Carol Bellringer Marilyn Billinkoff Doneta Brotchie John and Bonnie Buhler Edmund Dawe Greg Doyle Julia De Fehr Susan Feldman Jamie Dolynchuk Barbara Filuk Wally Fox-Decent Jack Fraser Elba Haid Helen Hayles Kaaren Hawkins Sherrill Hershberg Ian Kay Roger King Bill Knight Michel Lagacé Zina Lazareck
Gail Leach Dr. Hermann Lee Naomi Levine Bill Loewen Dr. Brendan MacDougall Don MacKenzie Bill Marr Michael Nozick Harvey Pollock Dr. William Pope John Rademaker Kathleen Richardson George & Tannis Richardson Ed Richmond Lorne Sharfe William Shead Graeme Sifton Joanne Sigurdson Bonnie Staples-Lyon Brenlee Carrington Trepel Dennis Wallace
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1968 is the last season in the Winnipeg Auditorium. Also that year, the WSO performs their first concert in the Centennial Concert Hall led by Victor Feldbrill on March 27th and George Cleve starts as music director.
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WSO BOARD & STAFF 2012-2013 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 Timothy E. Burt, CFA, Alan Freeman President & Chair Dr. Daya Gupta Richard Turner, Gregory Hay Vice President Michael D. Kay Muriel Smith, Secretary Maureen Kilgour Rob Kowalchuk, Caroline Ksiazek Treasurer Jackie Lowe Dorothy Dobbie, Past Terry Sargeant President Karl Stobbe Trudy Schroeder, James Carr Ex officio Sylvia Cassie Alexander Mickelthwate, Michael Cox Ex officio Arlene Dahl OFFICIAL AUDITORS Runchey Miyazawa Abbott Chartered Accountants
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ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Jean-Francois Phaneuf, Director of Artistic Operations James Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate DEVELOPMENT Andrea de Haan, Production 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 Caroline Murphy, Telefunder, Donations & Raffles Lawrence Rentz, Stage Supervisor Chelse McKee, Development Assistant (p/t) EDUCATION & OUTREACH SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES Tanya Derksen, Director of Education & Outreach Ryan Diduck, Director of Sales & Audience Services Amy Wolfe, Education & Outreach Coordinator Jason Hayes, Patron Services Coordinator Brent Johnson, Community Outreach Coordinator Heather Thornton, Group Events Representative MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Rachel Himelblau, Patron Services Representative Lisa Abram, Director of Marketing & Communications Patron Services Representatives (p/t): Theresa Huscroft Melissa Ungrin Susana Schanel, Marketing & Communications Clare Neil Stephanie Van Nest Project Manager Crystal Schwartz S. Thompson Designs Inc.
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