2013/ 2014 Overture #2

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY

November – December 2013

ORCHESTRA

ISSUE 2

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Natalie MacMaster

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MESSAGE FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Alexander Mickelthwate

Welcome to the Symphony. November and December are always my favourite months in Winnipeg as everybody gets ready for winter, the short autumn is over and the first pristine white snow is falling with its accompanying peaceful silence. And silence is something essential and beautiful for every musician because every sound starts right there, in silence, creating magic.

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Magic you will feel at the symphony this holiday season: in the classics we will conclude the Tchaikovsky Festival with his deep and wise Symphony No. 6, and later in November the young wonder child Umi Garrett will bewitch you with Chopin. In the Pops, the visually colourful Le OmbrĂŠ will take you into forbidden worlds of a fantastic mind and in December the wonderful Natalie MacMaster will make you dance.

And we will have several magical holiday shows including A Prairie Christmas Celebration, a heartfelt Steve Bell special and of course the Christmas tradition of Handel's Messiah.

It is always so good to see you, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

We are on the road to Carnegie Hall and we count on Manitobans to join us on this adventure.

Alexander Mickelthwate Music Director

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CONDUCTORS 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 eighth 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.

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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.

Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor Conductor Julian Pellicano has recently made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall performing with pianist Boris Berman and members of the Yale Philharmonia, he conducted premiere performances of a new opera by Martin Bresnick at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, and made his South American debut with the Orquestra Sinfonica de Porto Alegre (Brazil). Other recent appearances include concerts with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, New Britain Symphony, and Boston’s Dinosaur Annex Ensemble.

From 2009 - 2013, Julian served as Music Director of the Longy Conservatory Orchestra in Cambridge, MA (USA). At the Yale School of Music, Pellicano was Assistant Conductor of the Yale Philharmonia, assisting Music Director Shinik Hahm as well as guest conductors Sir Neville Marriner, Helmuth Rilling, Reinbert de Leeuw and Peter Oundjian. Recognized for his work with living composers and transparent interpretations of contemporary works, Julian has premiered over 40 new pieces and as an artist-in-residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival he conducts the Norfolk New Music Ensemble. He has worked in masterclasses with Kurt Masur, Peter Eötvös, Zsolt Nagy, Martyn Brabbins, Carl St. Clair, L’Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He holds degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, the Royal College of Music (Stockholm), and the Yale School of Music where he was awarded the 2008 Presser Music Award and the Philip F. Nelson Award.

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WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2013-2014 SEASON MUSIC DIRECTOR Alexander Mickelthwate RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Julian Pellicano COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE Vincent Ho FIRST VIOLINS Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster

CELLOS Yuri Hooker, Principal Leana Rutt, Assistant Principal Alex Adaman Margaret Askeland Arlene Dahl Carolyn Nagelberg Emma Quackenbush

TRUMPETS Brian Sykora, Principal Paul Jeffrey Isaac Pulford

BASSES

BASS TROMBONE Julia McIntyre, Principal

The Sophie-Carmen EckhardtMeredith Johnson, Principal Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation

Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster Karin Andreasen Chris Anstey Raymond Chrunyk Mona Coarda Hong Tian Jia Simon MacDonald *Rachel Moody Julie Savard Jun Shao **Jae-Won Bang SECOND VIOLINS Darryl Strain, Principal Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal Karen Bauch Kristina Bauch Rodica Jeffrey Boyd MacKenzie Meredith McCallum *Susan McCallum Takayo Noguchi † Jane Pulford Claudine St-Arnauld VIOLAS Daniel Scholz, Principal Anne Elise Lavallée, Assistant Principal

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

Travis Harrison Paul Nagelberg Bruce Okrainec Zdzislaw Prochownik

FLUTES Jan Kocman, Principal Martha Durkin PICCOLO Martha Durkin OBOES Beverly Wang, Principal Robin MacMillan ENGLISH HORN Robin MacMillan CLARINETS Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Michelle Goddard BASSOONS Alex Eastley, Principal

The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair

TROMBONES Steven Dyer, Principal John Helmer

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

*On Leave **Temporary Position † Dual Section Position

HORNS Please note: Non-titled (tutti) string Patricia Evans, Principal Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal players are listed alphabetically and are seated accordingly to a James Robertson rotational system.

The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair

Caroline Oberheu Michiko Singh

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The Hockey Sweater Julian Pellicano, conductor Roch Carrier, narrator Abigail Richardson-Schulte, host

PROGRAM Olympic Spirit (1988 Summer Olympics) Take Me Out to the Ball Game Winnipeg Blue Bombers Fight Song Les Patineurs Hockey Night in Canada The Hockey Sweater

John Williams Albert Von Tilzer arr. Bramwell Tovey Emile Waldteufel Dolores Claman Abigail Richardson-Schulte

Composer Abigail-Richardson Schulte’s The Hockey Sweater is a co-commission of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Le Ombré Julian Pellicano, conductor Le Ombré, silhouette dance and shadow performers

PROGRAM Overture Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans Clair de Lune Night on Bald Mountain Gymnopédie No. 1 Five Pieces for String Orchestra: I. Langsam Bolero - INTERMISSION -

Le Ombré Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Claude Debussy Modest Mussorgsky/Rimsky-Korsakov Erik Satie Paul Hindemith Maurice Ravel

Flight to Neverland from Hook Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King Adagio for Strings Candide: Overture Cinderella: Suite No. 1: Introduction Theme from Love Story The Firebird: Finale

John Williams Edvard Grieg Samuel Barber Leonard Bernstein Sergei Prokofiev Francis Lai Igor Stravinsky

Le Ombré: Executive / Creative Team: Executive Producer / Co-Creator: Nicole Bernard Creative Director / Co-Creator: Mark J. Howell Producer: Doug Johnson Music Director: Ron Colvard Composer, Le Ombré Overture: Jeremy Rubolino Choreographer / Show Director: Aloysia Gavre Choreographer: Robert Bottoms Assistant Casting Director: Christa Jackson Graphic and Video Design: Mark J. Howell Costume Design: Doug Johnson Le Ombré Management Firm: Nicole Bernardi, Innovative Entertainment Talent Booking Agency Symphony: Steve Cook, The Cooking Group

Le Ombré Cast: Robert Bottoms Marco Balestracci Everth Lopez Justin Boulet Aaron Foelske

Genise Ruidiaz Alaina Hoolihan Taylor Banks Sarah Sporich Autumn Crockett

Extra Musicians: Laurel Ridd, flute Tony Cyre, percussion

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING

Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to concert Friday, November 8 – Music for Young Children Moonbeams 3 Students & Graduates Saturday, November 9 – Preparatory Studies, Marcel. A. Desautels Faculty of Music, U of M Sunday, November 10 – Preparatory Studies, Marcel. A. Desautels Faculty of Music, U of M Pops Series Sponsor:

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16

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

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17

3:00 P.M.

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Umi Plays Chopin Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Umi Garrett, piano

PROGRAM Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Allegro maestoso Romanze: Larghetto Rondo: Vivace

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

- INTERMISSION Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter” Allegro vivace Andante cantabile Menuetto e Trio: Allegretto Molto allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Extra Musicians: Liz Dyer, violin

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with technical extravagance, thundering volume and plenty of showmanship. The arrival of

by James Manishen Paganini on the circuit in 1805 followed by Liszt in 1823 set the rules Cantus in Memory of whereby if a young artist wanted Benjamin Britten success, he had to both play his own Arvo Pärt b. Paide, Estonia / September 11, 1935 music and ensure he had something that could be performed with Composed: 1977 Last WSO performance: 1995; Bramwell orchestra. Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 was the second of the two piano Tovey, conductor concertos he composed in 1830 but November 22, 2013 marks the first to be published. the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, Chopin’s playing was the ultimate in whose central place is sensitivity and poetry, perhaps among the greatest unequalled in the entire history of English composers since Henry Purcell. the piano. Berlioz praised Chopin’s Estonian composer Arvo Pärt created performing style and music, with the the Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten requirement that “it is necessary to for strings and bell in tribute to the hear him at no great distance, rather English master, who died on December 4, in the salon than in the theatre.”

1976.

Chopin knew his intimate style well, quickly becoming a much soughtPärt’s music has become famous for its after artist among the private Parisian pristine introspection, often utilizing salons of the elite. open triadic harmonies, light and shade in seemingly rhythmic stasis and a All one expects from Chopin’s thoughtful musical syntax that recalls mature style are in the E minor Gregorian chant. “I build with the most Concerto: the ongoing flow of primitive materials – with the triad,’’ he arresting melody, the ease and variety explained. Pärt sees the notes of the of his harmonic turns, the inventive triad like bells, his technique he ascribes exploration of piano sonority and a as tintinnabulation. finely constructed storyline, if This threnody may be brief in duration somewhat sparse in the orchestral but it is charged with significance, from contribution. The second movement the outset of the pealing bell through its “Romanze” is especially memorable, gradual cascade from high to low strings while the rondo-finale is an exuberant setting of the native Polish as the music intensifies over an dance, the Krakowiak. increasingly somber rhythmic

PROGRAM NOTES

underpinning that suggests a funeral cortege reluctant to end.

Piano Concerto No. 1 Frédéric Chopin b. Warsaw / March 1, 1810 d. Paris / October 17, 1849 Composed: 1830 First performance: October 11, 1830 (Warsaw), conducted by Carlo Soliva with the composer as soloist Last WSO performance: 1999; Krystyna Tucka, piano; Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart b. Salzburg / January 27, 1756 d. Vienna / December 5, 1791 Composed: 1788 Last WSO performance: 2004; Christoph Campestrini, conductor Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony represents one of the most profound anomalies in music history, if one is to examine the personal circumstances of its creator.

At the time 20-year-old Chopin composed this concerto, the concert world was ruled by the In 1788 Mozart’s finances were in touring virtuoso equipped deep disarray owing to his poor

money management and mounting debts. A promising position as court composer to Emperor Joseph II failed to materialize, Mozart’s students dwindled to two, Viennese audiences met his opera Don Giovanni with indifference, and he could not entice enough subscribers to produce his own concerts. His wife Constanze was ill from stress and constant pregnancy and on June 29th, their fourth child and only daughter Theresia died age six months. But from all this came Mozart’s three greatest symphonies, composed in the summer of 1788 within six weeks: No. 39, No. 40 and No. 41, the so-called “Jupiter.”

It is not known why he composed them, for there are no records of premieres at a time when premieres were associated with specific occasions. Did Mozart need his intense creative outlet at a time of profound personal angst? Were there uncharted occasions he was writing for? Or did he have a premonition that the genesis of works were to be intended as unanswered questions, for which composer Robert Schumann perceptively wrote “There are things in the world about which nothing can be said, as Mozart’s C major Symphony, much of Shakespeare and pages of Beethoven.”

The title “Jupiter” did not originate from Mozart but is thought to have come from the impresario Salomon or publisher John Baptist Cramer, who presented a London concert in 1821. No matter, the work’s grandness of scope, perfection of form and stunning technical accomplishment - especially in the finale where its five themes are heard simultaneously – make this a certifiable masterpiece. And of that four note theme in the finale, which echoes the same theme from the slow movement of his first symphony composed as a child, maybe Mozart knew his “Jupiter” was to be a final statement for the ages!

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A Prairie Christmas Celebration Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Ace Burpee, host Charles Adler, narrator 1 Chris Funk, magician 2 JP Hoe, vocalist 3

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Justin Odwak, tenor 4 Fred Penner, vocalist 5 Odette Heyn-Projects 6 Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble 7 St. James Family of Choirs, Avonlea Armstrong, director 8

PROGRAM A Christmas Festival Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter 2 How the Grinch Stole Christmas The Season 5 Walking in the Air from The Snowman 8 Cossack Dance from Mazeppa 7 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 1 Vom Himmel Hoch4 8 Silent Night 4 8

Leroy Anderson John Williams arr. Jerry Brubaker Fred Penner Howard Blake Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr. Bill Holcombe Traditional Traditional

- INTERMISSION Flight to Neverland from Hook Winter Winds 8 Sleigh Ride Canon Carol of the Bells Sing O Holy Night 3 8 Santa’s Gonna Rock ‘n Roll 5 6 God Bless Us Everyone from A Christmas Carol 4 8

John Williams Mumford & Sons Leroy Anderson Johann Pachelbel arr. Richard Hayman JP Hoe David Itkin/Jean Marie Collins Glen Ballard/Alan Silvestri

Extra Musician: Allen Harrington, bassoon

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING

Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to concert.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7

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

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Messiah Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Lara Ciekiewicz, soprano Eric Jurenas, countertenor

Won Whi Choi, tenor Philippe Sly, bass-baritone University of Manitoba Singers, Elroy Friesen, director

PROGRAM Messiah

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Part the First

- INTERMISSION Part the Second There will be a very brief interval between Parts II and III. Please remain in the hall.

Part the Third

Extra Musician: Cary Denby, harpsicord

Pre-concert chat on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to the concert.

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PROGRAM NOTES

by James Manishen

Messiah George Frideric Handel b. Halle, Prussia / February 23, 1685 d. London, England / April 14, 1759 Composed: 1741 First performance: 1742 (Dublin) Last WSO performance: 2012, Ivars Taurins, conductor The most celebrated oratorio of all time, Messiah elicits almost an involuntary response of recognition at the mere mention of its name. One feels the urge to want to sing as with no other work of its genre, as imperial melody, invention and vision are presented with the matchless proportion of a theatrical master. And for the gift of Messiah, we literally have to thank inches, when, as a young man, Handel’s life was saved after a metal frock button deflected a sword point in a duel!

Yet for all the visionary qualities in the music’s progression from dark to light, the dramatic strength of Messiah comes not from telling a story. Handel’s theatrical background was inbred when he composed Messiah, but his priority was contemplation of the sacred rather than the dramatic. “I should be sorry if I only entertained them’’ Handel told an admirer. “I wished to make them better.’’

Messiah is an anomaly among Handel’s two dozen oratorios in that, apart from Israel in Egypt, its entire text is drawn from the Bible and is his only oratorio based on the New Testament. Messiah was also the only oratorio presented in a consecrated space during his lifetime.

As London’s leading composer, impresario and producer of opera in 1740, Handel was having trouble keeping his Italian-style operatic ventures solvent. English public taste was moving away from continental

influences towards more localized entertainments, spurred on by the success of the 1728 satirical romp The Beggar’s Opera by Gay and Pepusch. Rumours abounded that Handel was finished.

Handel withdrew from public life in the early months of 1741 and seldom ventured out. But that summer, he came across a small book of Biblical texts assembled by Charles Jennens, a wealthy and pretentious type but a great admirer of the composer.

Handel’s imagination lit up.

Rumour has it that Handel confined himself to his room, completing Messiah on September 14, 1741 in just over three weeks, but evidence shows that the Lord Lieutenant of Dublin had visited Handel early in 1741 to propose a new work for a series of Dublin charity concerts.

Handel traveled to Dublin that November and after the disappointments of London, took much pleasure in being enthusiastically received by the Irish press.

Preparations for the premiere went on throughout the winter of 1742.

Choristers were recruited from Dublin churches and excitement elevated to fever pitch. The premiere on April 13th 1742 was a triumph.

Handel couldn’t wait to take it home to London.

1759. It was the last work Handel directed, just eight days before his death and is the only major Baroque work that has an unbroken performance tradition from the time of its creation to the present day.

And of the famous tradition of standing for the Hallelujah Chorus…many explanations have surfaced as to just why King George II decided to stand at that point thereby commanding the audience to do the same: Did the King need to stretch his legs after an hour of sitting, exacerbated perhaps by gout? In standing, did the King see himself as Lord of Lords just as the Hallelujah Chorus states Christ as King of Kings? Did King George take the first four notes as the national anthem? History denies us the reason, but another perhaps questionable story is more reflective of our response to this incomparable section of Messiah: Reportedly Handel's assistant walked in to Handel's room after shouting to him for several minutes with no response. When the assistant entered, he found Handel in tears.

Holding up the score to the Hallelujah Chorus he said, "I thought I saw the face of God."

In London however, it was felt that Messiah’s texts would be compromised by performances in theatres propagated by actors of questionable morals. Messiah received a few subsequent performances but had to wait until more liberal times arrived in 1750 when Handel staged a performance to benefit London’s Foundling Hospital, a charity for abandoned children.

Such good will further ensured Messiah’s success, inspiring annual performances for the Foundling Hospital up until Handel’s death in

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CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

The Snowman Julian Pellicano, conductor Winnipeg Boys Choir, Carolyn Boyes and Larry J. Weckwerth, conductors

PROGRAM A Canadian Brass Christmas

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Brother Heinrich’s Christmas

John Rutter

The Snowman Written by Raymond Briggs Original music by Howard Blake Directed by Dianne Jackson and Jimmy T. Murakami Film editing by John Cary Released December 26, 1982 (UK/USA)

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The WSO Endowment Fund ...a lasting legacy

In September of 2012, WSO Executive Director Trudy Schroeder encouraged patrons to help the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra achieve a major goal – raising $650,000 for the WSO Endowment Fund in our 65th season.

It was a lofty goal, but with the generosity of WSO supporters and help Endowment Fund from the Endowment Incentives component of the Canada Cultural (Full Investment Fund, the WSOPg) added more than $900,000 to its Endowment Fund in our 65th anniversary year!

This year, we are asking patrons to give to the Endowment Fund to continue the amazing charitable momentum that began in 2012. The WSO Endowment Fund, managed by The Winnipeg Foundation, is an essential part of ensuring the WSO is able to provide exceptional musical experiences for Manitobans for years to come. The funds in the endowment will continue to support the orchestra in perpetuity, which helps to build long-term financial stability for our orchestra.

Since the 2006-2007 season, the Government of Canada, through the Canada Cultural Investment Fund, has matched at least 70 cents per each dollar donated annually to the Endowment Fund between September and mid-November. Last year, the WSO was selected as one of ten Manitoban organizations to benefit from a 100 per cent match of donations within this time period.

Make your gift to the WSO Endowment Fund today. Your donation is tax deductible and will be recognized in the Overture house program. Also, with a donation of $100, first-time Endowment Fund donors will receive one of two exclusive WSO recordings as a thank you gift. Recorded in April of 2011, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, is a live performance which was heralded by the Winnipeg Free Press as “an exciting reading that topped off a great evening of music.” Recorded in March of 2011, Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, is a beautiful, creative work which features a stunning performance by WSO Concertmaster Gwen Hoebig. Donors who contribute over $200 will receive both CDs. With your help, we can sustain a brilliant and vibrant orchestra for years to come. To make your donation or to learn more about how your donation contributes to a successful WSO, please contact Jason Hayes at (204) 949-3973 or jhayes@wso.mb.ca.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15

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

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Natalie MacMaster Julian Pellicano, conductor Natalie MacMaster, Cape Breton fiddler extraordinaire Mac Morin, piano Eric Breton, drums

PROGRAM Irish Suite: The Rakes of Mallow Tunes a Plenty If ever you were mine O'Carolan's Concerto Strathspey & Reels Bach - Devil's Dream Stars on the Hill Medley

Leroy Anderson Various/Natalie MacMaster

- INTERMISSION arr. Scott Macmillan Various/Natalie MacMaster

Photographer: Richard Beland

Rita Respective Jessie’s Polka 3 Jigs Anniversary Waltz Trio segment Carnival Medley

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING

Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to concert Friday, December 13 – Beautiful Savior Lutheran School Violinists Saturday, December 14 – Manitoba Band Association Christmas Tuba Festival Sunday, December 15 – Suzuki Music Winnipeg Inc.

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WSO: PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY

A Program of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Changing our World through Music: Play Your Part The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) and its partners in the educational and philanthropic community are excited to be part of an innovative program in our community called Sistema Winnipeg that seeks to affect social change through the pursuit of musical excellence.

The mission of Sistema Winnipeg is to promote the collective practice of music through symphony orchestras in order to help children and young people achieve their full potential and create social change in their community. It is an inclusive after-school orchestra program that focuses on children with the fewest resources and greatest need, and is delivered at no cost to participants. Inspired by the successful El Sistema model originating in Venezuela more than 35 years ago, Sistema Winnipeg is now in its third year with 100 students in Grades 1-5.

In many ways, the orchestra is a reflection of a thriving community. The orchestra focuses on working together, being responsible to others, commitment, mentorship, personal and group responsibility, and more. It can offer students a sense of identity and ownership, as well as a creative outlet.

Your gift makes a difference.

With your support, the WSO will continue to enrich our city and community with world-class symphonic music and innovative programs.

You can give a tax-deductible donation to Sistema Winnipeg by visiting www.wso.ca or by calling Jason Hayes at (204) 949-3973.

“Sistema has changed my life.

I’ve been getting better on my instrument and I feel like I have a place to belong.”

- Viola student in Sistema Winnipeg

Sistema Winnipeg is based on these guiding principles: • Social

Change • Inclusion & Accessibility • Artistic Excellence • Teamwork & Community Building • Intensity • Leadership Development

WSO MUSICIAN PROFILES Photographer: Nardella Photography Inc.

Dan Scholz

Yuri Hooker

Rodica Jeffrey

Instrument: Principal Viola

Instrument: Principal Cello

Instrument: Violin

Joined WSO: 1994 Hometown: Regina, SK What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? Leonard Bernstein If you could bump into a famous New Yorker who would it be?

Jerry Seinfeld What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Galleries and museums with my wife, Andrea Bell and our two sons, Peter and Luke!

Joined WSO: 1999 Hometown: Calgary, AB What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet?

I would have loved to meet Antonin Dvorˇák at the premiere of the New World Symphony.

What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Go to the MOMA, the Met (Opera), maybe catch a taping of Letterman, or go to a service at Redeemer Presbyterian Church.

Joined WSO: 2010 Hometown: Ridgefield, Washington, USA If you could bump into a famous New Yorker who would it be?

Barbara Walters What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Walk as much as I can – sightseeing, visiting museums, and strolling through Central Park.

Who is your favourite composer?

Bach and Beethoven.

Alex Adaman

Karl Stobbe

Margaret Askeland

Instrument: Cello Joined WSO: 1984 Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet?

Piotr Tchaikovsky If you could bump into a famous New Yorker who would it be?

John Cage What do you plan to do with your time in New York?

Visit the art galleries.

Instrument: Associate Concertmaster Joined WSO: 1996 Hometown: Prince George, BC What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? Guarneri Del Gesu What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Practice Who is your favourite composer?

The next one I have to play.

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Instrument: Cello Joined WSO: 1974 Hometown: Duluth, MN, USA What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald.

If you could bump into a famous New Yorker who would it be?

Barbra Streisand What New York food are you most looking forward to eating?

Cheesecake at Carnegie Deli.

How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Carolyn Nagelberg

Instrument: Cello Joined WSO: 1972 Hometown: Born in Wilmington, North Carolina; Grew up in Midland, Michigan, USA If you could bump into a famous New Yorker who would it be?

Hillary Clinton What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Walk around, go to some particular restaurants, and visit The Frick Collection.

Julie Savard

Instrument: Violin Joined WSO: 2002 Hometown: Montreal, QC What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? Ella Fitzgerald What New York food are you most looking forward to eating?

New York Bagels (as a Montrealer, I want to see if they are as good!).

Mary Lawton

Instrument: Assistant Concertmaster Joined WSO: 1997 Hometown: Vancouver, BC What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Try to find some clothes for my 11 year old that she will think are “cool.”

What New York food are you most looking forward to eating?

I like Carnegie Deli, but I’d also like to revisit The Russian Tea Room, where I ate last time I played at Carnegie Hall.

Zdzislaw Prochownik

Instrument: Bass Joined WSO: 1983 Hometown: Bielsko- Biala, Poland What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? Oscar Peterson What do you plan to do with your time in New York?

Party and visit with my friends.

Paul Nagelberg

Instrument: Bass Joined WSO: 1978 Hometown: New York area and Toronto, ON What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? Piotr Tchaikovsky What do you plan to do with your time in New York?

Visit Central Park and hear some live music.

What New York food are you most looking forward to eating?

New York pizza

Jun Shao

Instrument: Violin Joined WSO: 1990 Hometown: Nanjing, China What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? Yo-Yo Ma What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Golfing What New York food are you most looking forward to eating?

Soup dumplings

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ARTIST BIOS GREAT-WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS

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The Hockey Sweater

Le Ombré

NOVEMBER 3

NOVEMBER 8 -10

Roch Carrier

Le Ombré

Roch Carrier is a beloved novelist, playwright, and children’s writer who is one of Canada’s most widely read and best-loved authors. His work is characterized by humour, nostalgia, and often-sentimental portrayals of Québec rural life. Carrier’s publication history began in the late fifties and the sixties. In 1937 Carrier was born in the small Québec village of Sainte-Justine-de Dorchester, a locale much romanticized in his writing. He studied at the Université de Montréal and completed a doctorate in Paris at the Sorbonne. He has been a teacher, scholar and very successful lecturer. Carrier is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is also the holder of many honorary doctorates.

Le Ombré is a cast of world-class performers who never fail to put the audience in a state of awe.

Their incomparable style, which combines acrobatics, modern dance and ballet, creates a visually stunning, unique style of live entertainment and storytelling that is both dynamic and compelling.

Abigail Richardson-Schulte Abigail Richardson-Schulte was born in Oxford, England and moved to Canada as a child.

Ironically, she was diagnosed incurably deaf at age five. Upon moving to Canada, her hearing was fully intact within months. Her music has been commissioned and performed by major orchestras, presenters, music festivals and broadcasters including the Festival Présences of Paris. Richardson-Schulte won first at the prestigious UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers (with broadcasts in 35 countries), the Karen Kieser Prize (CBC) and Dora for “Best New Opera.” She was Affiliate Composer for the TSO and remains Coordinator of their New Creations Festival. She wrote The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier, commissioned by TSO/NACO/CPO. This piece will be performed by numerous orchestras in the 201314 season hosted by Richardson-Schulte from the stage. Richardson-Schulte is Composer-inResidence with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.

Using the silhouettes of their bodies projected onto a giant screen, the performers create images that can tell a simple story or deliver a powerful message.

This spectacular form of cirque-style contemporary dance and acrobatics can create a mood that is magical and ethereal or contemporary and upbeat, and the talent is just the beginning. Le Ombré combines multimedia, lighting, special effects and music to create a show like you have never experience before.

MASTERWORKS/WSO IN BRANDON

Umi Plays Chopin NOVEMBER 15 -17

Umi Garrett In May 2009, 8-year-old piano prodigy Umi Garrett appeared on NBC’s The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

It was such a sensation that her young career has since skyrocketed, receiving requests to perform worldwide and appearing regularly with symphony orchestras in the U.S.A. and around the world. Now at the age 12, Garrett’s most recent accomplishments include winning first prizes at the 13th Osaka International Music Competition in Japan in October, The Chopin International Competition in Budapest, Hungary in June, and Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition in New York earlier in the same year. Garrett resides in Southern California, and speaks both English and Japanese fluently.

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ARTIST BIOS SOUNDBYTES

A Prairie Christmas Celebration NOVEMBER 30

Ace Burpee Ace is host of the Ace Burpee Show with Chrissy Troy on 103.1 Virgin Radio. He is also the host of Great Tastes of Manitoba on CTV and a columnist with Metro Winnipeg. Burpee is wellknown for the countless hours he donates to the community as an event host. He is also known for his philanthropic work and incredible commitment to a broad range of charities and causes in our province. Burpee was raised in Cooks Creek, Manitoba but now calls Winnipeg home.

Charles Adler Charles Adler, an outspoken, highly opinionated, and engaging broadcaster, tells listeners and viewers what’s really going on by cutting to the heart of issues. A 38-year radio and television broadcast veteran, Adler’s career has seen him tour Canada working in Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, London, Hamilton, and Winnipeg. In the U.S.A., Adler hosted a nationally syndicated radio show out of Tampa, hitting more than 120 markets, and a nightly primetime television show out of Boston, for which he won a Best TV Host for New England Emmy. Adler has hosted national television programs in Canada, including Global Sunday, and has made numerous appearances on Canadian national television news and current affairs shows. Adler has also guest hosted in the U.S.A. for Sean Hannity on Fox News Channels’ television show Hannity and Colmes. Adler currently hosts the Charles Adler Show daily on 680 CJOB in Winnipeg and is a contributor on the Sun News Network.

Chris Funk Chris Funk has mastered the integral elements such as engaging, connecting and creating moments that really stick out and putting on a ‘Magic Show’. This can only be done

with the right personality. One that Funk definitely has. He has been performing on the stage since the age of seven. First as a musician, then later, as a Winnipeg magician and now as a brilliant, witty performer who has pieced together various art forms to create a truly unique experience in Canada and across North America. He combines intuition, influence and illusion with hilarious comedy to create moments that will leave the audience thoroughly entertained. Funk is also a master at improv allowing him to take advantage of the moments that just happen during every show, making every show different from the last.

JP Hoe Think "tongue-in-cheek torch songs" and you have one place of departure with this Winnipeg-based singersongwriter. Hoe writes tirelessly in all styles, charming audiences with his sharp lyrics, a smooth voice and a casual demeanor. Humour, simple phrases, and bold ideas are all part of his trade. Hoe recently released his fifth effort Mannequin, a beautiful collection of songs with a dark and melancholic edge weaving its way in and out of the tracks. When CBC Radio 2 added Nothing’s Gonna Harm You to their playlist, Hoe responded by touring the country coast to coast and was rewarded with three Western Canadian Music Award nominations.

Justin Odwak Tenor Justin Odwak is currently studying his Bachelor of Music at the University of Manitoba. He has studied classical voice since 2007 as well as piano studies since 2002. He has performed lead roles in many productions including Aldolfo in the The Drowsy Chaperone, and Gerald in Lakmé in Singing in a Strange Land. Odwak has participated in the Winnipeg Musical Festival for piano and voice, achieving first place in his German Solo, Italian Solo, and Duet classes. Justin has appeared as soloist with the University Singers and the Latvian Radio Choir for Soundstreams at Koerner Hall in Toronto. Recently, he performed as soloist at the Rocky Mountain Music Fesival in Banff. Odwak is a member of the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue choir under the direction of Yuri Klaz and has been a member of University Singers for two years.

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ARTIST BIOS Fred Penner A gentle giant with an undeniable ability to make you feel good about yourself. This musical master brings 30 years of commitment, consistency and depth to a career that blends the many genres of performing and communication. From delivering a prolific 12 CDs to families across North America to countless energetically live shows for eager audiences, to 13 seasons of Fred Penner’s Place TV. Whether it’s through CDs, concerts, videos, books or television, his cornerstone philosophy remains the same: “Never underestimate your ability to make a difference in the life of a child.” He has, without a doubt, established himself as a fundamental part of the North American family entertainment scene.

Odette Heyn-Projects Odette Heyn has co-directed the Professional Program of The School of Contemporary Dancers for many years. She has been among the prime trainers of most members of Winnipeg's contemporary dance community. Heyn has choreographed works for various performances including The Festival of Canadian Modern Dance, the Olympics Danscene (Calgary 1988), the Kuan Du Arts Festival in Taipei, The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Last season, Heyn created a piece for The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s La Noche de los Mayas.

religious figures and royalty, have placed Rusalka among the most widely recognized Ukrainian dance groups in the world.

Deep within each dancer burns a passion to showcase the power and beauty of Ukrainian dance, and they are eager to enchant audiences with the experience that is, Rusalka!

St. James Family of Choirs The St. James-Assiniboia Senior Divisional Choir is made up of students from the four high schools in the St. James School Division. This choir has developed a reputation of being one of Manitoba's premier youth choirs. This past year, the choir received the Walter Klymkiw Trophy and the Saults and Pollard Limited Shield at the Winnipeg Music Festival.

Avonlea Armstrong Avonlea Armstrong graduated from Brandon University with a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education (A.D.). She was the recipient of the Gold Medal in Music Education.

After spending most of her career in elementary music, Armstrong teaches high school choir, vocal jazz, and musical theatre at Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, as well as directing the award-winning St. James-Assiniboia Senior Divisional Choir. Avonlea also teaches at Golden Gate Middle School, directing the concert choir “Vocal Express,” the vocal jazz choir, “Enerjazz,” as well as “The Golden Boys.” Her choirs have won awards at the Winnipeg Music Festival as well as recommendations to the National Music Festival.

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Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble

Messiah

Dancers have the ability to showcase their cultural pride in a unique way that transcends all boundaries, to tell a story or express an emotion without uttering a single word. For 50 years, Rusalka has been capturing the imagination of audiences around the world, with its often fiery, always colourful presentation of Ukrainian dance.

Built on a foundation of discipline, devotion and camaraderie, Rusalka has become an integral part of the Winnipeg arts community. Tours of North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia, combined with performances for heads of state,

DECEMBER 6-7

Lara Ciekiewicz Whether being hailed as “mesmerizing” (Classical Voice of North Carolina), “thrilling” (The New Classical 96.3 FM), or “a clear standout” (San Francisco Classical Voice), soprano Lara Ciekiewicz makes her mark as a compelling, intelligent, and accomplished singing-actress.

A favorite with Winnipeg audiences, this season she stars as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific for Pacific Opera Victoria, Micaela in Carmen for Opera Lyra in Ottawa, Musetta in La Boheme for Manitoba Opera and as November – December 2013 I OVERTURE 33

ARTIST BIOS Lara Ciekiewicz (Cont’d): Countess Lisa in The Land of Smiles for Toronto Operetta Theatre. A graduate of l’Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, she has distinguished herself with the San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, the Banff Centre for the Arts’s Opera as Theatre sessions, and at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. Further credits include: Sylva (The Gypsy Princess); Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Maritza (Countess Maritza); Lyudmila (Ruslan I Lyudmila); Fiordiligi (Cosi fan tutte); Pamina and Papagena (Die Zauberflöte); Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi).

Eric Jurenas Countertenor Eric Jurenas, originally from Annandale, Virginia, U.S.A. is quickly making a name for himself in both the opera and concert scenes. After a brief stint as a baritone in his first year of university studies, he made the daunting switch to the opposite side of the vocal spectrum. Jurenas has worked with several groups as a featured soloist, including Opera Philadelphia, The Santa Fe Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, and the Colorado Bach Ensemble, among others. He also covered David Daniels in the title role of a newly commissioned work, Theodore Morrison’s Oscar, with The Santa Fe Opera. He will again cover Mr. Daniels in Opera Philadelphia’s production of the work in 2015. He is currently pursuing his Master of Music at The Juilliard School. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) at the University of Cincinnati.

Won Whi Choi Tenor Won Whi Choi has performed various leading roles including Alfredo in La Traviata and Chevalier in Dialogues Of The Carmelities with the Mannes Opera, and Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus with the Martina Arroyo Foundation and the Korean National University of Arts Opera Theater.

He has understudied the role of Don Jose in Carmen for the Crested Butte Music festival as a member of their Marcello Giordani Young Artist Program. Choi was invited to the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival as a professional fellow

where he performed the role of Don Jose in The Tragedy Of Carmen and the role of Le théière in L'enfant et les sortilèges. Last summer, he sang the role of Hoffmann in Les Contes d'Hoffmann with Prelude to Performance. He holds a Professional Studies Diploma and a Master's Degree from Mannes College of Music and has a Bachelor of Music degree from the Korean National University of the Arts.

Philippe Sly French-Canadian bass-baritone Philippe Sly is the first prizewinner of the prestigious 2012 Concours Musical International de Montréal and a grand prizewinner of the 2011 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

Sly is currently an Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera where he will perform Guglielmo in Così fan tutte under the baton of Nicola Luisotti. He is a Révélation RadioCanada artist for the 2012-2013 season and future seasons will see him at San Francisco Opera, Opéra de Lyon, Glyndebourne Festival, Canadian Opera Company, Opéra de Montréal, Edmonton Opera, as well as with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Orchestre Métropolitain under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal under Kent Nagano, Les Violons du Roy, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, and at the Toronto Summer Music Festival in recital.

University of Manitoba Singers The last three decades have brought the University Singers to prominence as a performing ensemble in Canada; they have performed and recorded with organizations such as the Hilliard Ensemble, the WSO, the Penderecki String Quartet, and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Most recently they performed works by Schnittke and Auerbach with the Latvian Radio Choir. In addition to the University Singers’ extensive performance of new works, they regularly perform traditional choral repertoire. Recent concerts have included Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium, Mozart’s Requiem, and Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms.

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2013-2014 Concert Season Two inspiring choral performances !

Happy Birthday, Ben! Love, Cecilia.

Friday, November 22, 2013 – 7:30 p.m. with Lottie Enns-Braun, organist Benjamin Britten shares his birthday with St. Cecilia’s day. Celebrate both with odes to St. Cecilia by Benjamin Britten, plus works

by Gounod, Purcell, Mio and McKay.

Christmas around the World

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Friday, December 13, 2013 – 7:30 p.m. with special guest Santa Enjoy festive songs as Santa (Gerrit Theule) travels the world with youngsters (Jaden & Anton Sokalski). Steinbach Regional Secondary School Chamber Choir, directed

by Kristel Peters.

Crescent Fort Rouge United Church will host all performances.

Tickets are available through McNally booksellers or at the door.

For Seasons subscriptions contact Pat Wray, 204.417.5562 info@winnipegsingers.com - www.winnipegsingers.com

ARTIST BIOS University of Manitoba Singers (Cont’d): The University Singers have placed first in the CBC National Choir Competitions. They have toured extensively throughout the Americas and Europe and will be performing in Serbia and Hungary in May 2014.

Elroy Friesen Dr. Elroy Friesen is Associate Professor and Director of Choral Studies at the University of Manitoba where he conducts numerous choirs and teaches graduate choral conducting. Recently publishing his research on the choral music of Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, Elroy continues to pursue his passion of study and performance of new Nordic repertoire.

Beginning in fall of 2014 he will also be the new Artistic Director of Canzona, Winnipeg’s professional Baroque choir. His award-winning ensembles tour nationally and internationally, and are frequently recorded and broadcasted by the CBC.

Carolyn Boyes Carolyn Boyes teaches Choral Music at Sisler High School and is the Winnipeg School Division's Performing Arts Consultant. She is Music Director of the Winnipeg Boys' Choir, co-directs the Winnipeg School Division Junior High Choir, prepares children's choruses for the Manitoba Opera, and is instructor of Choral Techniques with the University of Manitoba's Orff Certification Program. Boyes earned a Master of Music (Choral Conducting) from the University of Manitoba in 2010. She was awarded the Michael J. Proudfoot Award for Excellence in Choral Music teaching at the 2009 Winnipeg Music Festival.

Larry J. Weckwerth Larry J. Weckwerth received a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Moorhead State University in 1975. His abiding love of church music prompted him to further his studies at Valparaiso University where he received a Master of Arts degree in 1981. He further pursued his love of music as a music educator at Ecole Laura Secord School in the Winnipeg School Division No. 1 where he taught elementary music and conducted seven handbell choirs and a choral ensemble of 200 voices.

GREAT-WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS

The Snowman

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DECEMBER 8

Natalie MacMaster

The Winnipeg Boys’ Choir The Winnipeg Boys' Choir is an auditioned group dedicated to high-quality music making and vocal training in a convivial atmosphere. Under the direction of Carolyn Boyes and Annelie Reimer, young singers learn the deep enjoyment that comes from working hard and achieving excellence as they rehearse and perform music of all types, in many languages, with a wide range of expression.

Founded in 1925 and the second oldest choral ensemble singing in Winnipeg, The Winnipeg Boys' Choir is open to boys and young men ranging in ages from seven to eighteen, from across the City of Winnipeg and the surrounding area.

DECEMBER 13 -15

Natalie MacMaster She’s a member of the Order of Canada, a Juno award winner, and the majority of her 11 albums have reached gold status (50,000 records sold), and she received an honorary doctorate from St. Thomas University and honorary degrees from Niagara University, NY, and Trent University. MacMaster is best known as a virtuoso fiddler, thrilling audiences around the world – including those at Carnegie Hall and Massey Hall - with her invigorating prowess while serving as a music ambassador to her beloved traditional Cape Breton sound. Married to fellow fiddler Donnell Leahy of Leahy, the mother of four performs an average of 100 dates a year, co-hosts the annual Leahy Music Camp with her husband and his band in Lakefield, Ontario, has appeared multiple times on the CBC, Canada A.M. and Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion; and warmed TV viewers with guest spots on Christmas specials like Rita MacNeil’s Christmas and Holiday Festival On Ice. November – December 2013 I OVERTURE 37

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THANK YOU Each year, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Music for Young Children work together to present pre-concert activities at the WSO’s Great-West Life Concerts for Kids series.

Presenting two to four activities at every concert, MYC is an integral part of engaging children in musicmaking through a range of activities such as crafts, rhythm ensembles and movement. Through this unique partnership the WSO is able to offer high-quality educational activities to our younger patrons.

The WSO is grateful for the support of the MYC teachers, and would like to thank them for their hard work and dedication. Together, we are working to engage children in music and engage them in the world of orchestral music!

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“The partnership between Music for Young Children® and the WSO is one that makes me incredibly proud.

Each time I hear and see how BOTH the WSO and MYC Manitoba Coordinator, Marilyn Unrau – and our MYC teachers, constantly work together and THINK about supporting one another, it’s just incredible. My gratitude and pride cannot be measured. I only wish that all communities across Canada could benefit as the Winnipeg (and surrounding areas) are.”

Olivia Riddell BA (Arts), RMT, MYCC President & International Director of MYC

“Music for Young Children is so fortunate to be able to partner with the WSO. As a music teacher, I am thrilled to promote and encourage our MYC families to attend the WSO Concert for Kids as it is an opportunity to further enrich their musical experience.

My students have attended many concerts and have also participated in the Musicians in the Making. I am most grateful to the WSO for our partnership and look forward to offering many more years of MYC pre-concert activities which benefit all children attending the concerts.”

Suzanne Myskew, MYCC MYC® Teacher – Winnipeg, MB

DID YOU KNOW? Music for Young Children teachers volunteer their time to run pre-concert activities at each of the WSO’s Concerts for Kids shows. MYC teachers volunteer countless hours per year for WSO related events. The WSO and MYC host a tent each year at the Teddy Bears’ Picnic, reaching picnic-goers with music and song. There are 50 MYC teachers in more than 20 communities in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.

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WOMEN’S COMMITTEE of the

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The Women's Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank WSO patrons and friends of the Women's Committee who supported our fundraising endeavours last year, enabling us to donate $40,000 to the operating fund of the WSO and $7,100 to the WSO Endowment Fund. Without your support it would not be possible for us to make such a contribution to the WSO. We thank you for making this possible by shopping at the Music Stand at our concerts, which raises over half of the funds, by At the Annual General Meeting of the Women's Committee buying our Raffle tickets and by attending our Fall 2013, Women's Committee President Shirley Loewen Recital and Spring Tea and Fashion Show. Watch for in Maypresented the two donations to Timothy E. Burt, our ads in the Overture and on the WSO website.

President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the WSO.

For more information, approach a member of The Women’s Committee or pick up a brochure at the Music Stand.

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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 Ltd. National Leasing P.R.A. Inc. Premier Printing Ltd. Wawanesa Insurance Assistant Principal Chair $2,500 - $4,999 Cambrian Credit Union J.K. Investments Ltd. Orchestra Chair $1,000 - $2,499 Bison Transport Durango Construction Inc. Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services Inc. Long & McQuade Musical Instruments PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd./Robinson Bath Centre Music Stand $500 - $999 Bird Construction Co. Ltd. Coghlan's Ltd. Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. Florence & Sheldon Berney InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Number Ten Architectural Group Peerless Garments LP Pollard Banknote Limited Strata Benefits Consulting Inc. True Value Hardware & V. & S. Dept. Stores Riser Under $500 Mr. Daniel Akman, Akman Management Ltd. Con-Pro Industries Canada Ltd. Mid West Packaging Limited Patill/St. James Insurance

Foundations

The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following foundations: The Noreen & Robert Allen Charitable Trust Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund

Brandon Area Community Foundation Sylvia & Robin Cowan Foundation Nita Eamer Memorial Fund Foundation for Choral Music in Manitoba Marjory Alexander Graham & Family Fund 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 Marjory Stewart McLaren Fund The Mauro Family Foundation J.W. McConnell Family Foundation The Pollard Family Foundation Private Giving Foundation Program for the Enrichment of French in Education RBC Foundation Burton A. and Geraldine L. Robinson Fund Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Foundation The Winnipeg Foundation – Dr. Peter & Geraldine Spencer Fund Aqueduct Foundation - Inga and Anna Storgaard Fund The Tallman Foundation The Winnipeg Foundation Leslie John Taylor Fund Terracon Development Ltd. James Thompson Memorial Fund in Trust of WSO 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

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 James Gibbs Dr. Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace Dueck Michael Nozick & Cheryl Ashley Muriel Smith Concertmaster's Bow $2,500 - $4,999 Gail Asper & Michael Paterson Bill & Margaret Fast Morley & Marjorie Blankstein C.M., O.M. Timothy & Barbara Burt Mr. Frank Fred Gladky Mrs. Audrey F. Hubbard Kevin & Els Kavanagh* Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall John F. Mansfield* Diane Payment and Roxroy West Frank & Jeanne Plett Lawrie & Fran Pollard George & Tannis Richardson* Hartley & Heather Richardson Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Professor A.M.C. Waterman Black Tie $1,500 - $2,499 Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Mr. Jim Barrett Greg Doyle and Carol Bellringer Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Brent Trepel Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Dr. & Mrs. John & Leah Bracken Doneta & Harry Brotchie Mr. & Mrs. John & Bonnie Buhler Herb & Erna Buller Pierce and Amy Cairns James Carr Ms. Patricia Chaychuk In Memory of Robert M. Chipman

Jan & Kevin Coates James Cohen & Linda McGarva-Cohen Art & Leona DeFehr Dorothy Dobbie John & Gay Docherty Douglas C. Everett, Chairman, Domo Gasoline Company Limited Philipp R. & Ilse K. Ens Barb Filuk* Mr. Alan Freeman Arnold & Myra Frieman Dr. & Mrs. Albert D. Friesen Dr. & Mrs. Percy Goldberg Drs. Daya & Chander Gupta Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Hawkins Richard & Carol Jones Nora Kaufman Michael & Glenna Kay Rob Kowalchuk Paul Leinburd Dr. Judith Littleford Suzanne & Graham Lount Jackie Lowe Dr. David Lyttle Mr. David Mann Elaine & Neil Margolis Ron & Sandi Mielitz Ken and Judy Murray Wayne & Linda Paquin Mr. & Mrs. W.B. Parrish Lesia Peet Dr. Blair Peters Dental Corporation & Dr. Beryl Peters Harvey I. Pollock Q.C. Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope* Dr. & Mrs. Brian Postl Mr. & Mrs. G.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 Sanford & Deborah Riley Mr. Terry Sargeant Trudy Schroeder Cheryl & Lorne Sharfe Jimmy & Morse Silden Winnifred Sim Jack & Elaine Sine Dudley & Eleanor Thompson Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass Mr. Richard Turner Dr. & Mrs. Eric Vickar Edward & Irene Warkentin Don & Florence Whitmore Karl & Stephanie Stobbe Klaus & Elsa Wolf Dr. & Mrs. Klaus Wrogemann Ivy & Norval Young 1 Anonymous * Founding Members

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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 - $1,500 All Charities Campaign Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood Len & Mary Bateman David & Gillian Bird Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Miss O. Dilay Carrie Ferguson Delores Gembey Robert & Linda Gold Dr. & Mrs. W. L. Gordon Gwen Hodgson Marianne Johnson June & Lawrence Jones Millie & Wally Kroeker M.L. Kuntzemueller W.K. Labies Pat & Murray Macrae Kyle McLean Gord & Sherratt Moffatt Ms. Valerie Mollison Terry and Vi Moore Donna & Ian Plant Mrs. Marina Plett-Lyle Jim & Pat Richtik Mr. Bob Tallman Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Jan Tennant Mr. Peter van Dijken & Dr. Lorelie Mitchell Dr. & Mrs. Willem T.H. van Oers Raymond & Shirley Wiest 2 Anonymous Concerto $300 - $599 Trish Allison-Simms Judy & Jay Anderson Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory Stuart & Michele Attwood Ms. Margaret Barbour Cheryl & Earl Barish Monty & Mary-Claire Bell Mr. & Mrs. C.R. Betts Helga & Gerhard Bock Mr. Jim Bracken Sheila & David Brodovsky Mr. & Mrs. F. Buckmaster Sel & Chris Burrows Gail Carruthers Ms. Nancy G. Cipryk Ms. Julie Collings

Dr. & Mrs. David Connor Barbara Cook John Corp & Mary Elizabeth McKenzie Dennis & Ruth Cook Gary & Fiona Crow Ted & Margaret Cuddy Ms. Linda Daniels Dr. Joseph N. H. Du Marten & Joanne Duhoux Elfrieda Dupuis Beverley & Fred Dyck Helene Dyck Mr. & Mrs. W. Easton John & Martha Enns Kathleen & David Estey Marcia Fleisher Penny Gilbert Larry & Sue Greer Ms. Debbie Grenier Patricia Guy Mary & Gregg Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Audrey Harburn Mr. Daniel Heindl Jack & Elsie Hignell Sonia & Harvey Hosfield Number Ten Archiectural Group Robert Jaskiewicz Mr. Leroy M. Johnson Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Koren & Leonard Kaminski J. Gartner & L. Kampeas Mr. & Mrs. Burton J. Kennedy Dr. I. Kinizsi Susan & Keith Knox T.G. Kucera Ms. Francoise Lesage & Mr. Ken Mills James & Pat Ludwig Alice & Andrew Lutz Douglas MacEwan Mr.&Mrs. Steven&Melanie Maksymyk Ruth May Dr. & Mrs. John & Natalie Mayba Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Mrs. E. Louise McLandress Robert Mondy Drs. Kenneth & Sharon Mould Bonnie & Richard Olfert Carole & Cam Osler Shelley Parham & David Smith Capt. Kevin & Karen Peters Mr. & Mrs. David & Wanda Pike Mr. Richard Pinchin Carolynne Presser Rosemary Prior Fred & Carolyn Redekop J. Reichert Ms. Iris Reimer Levi & Tena Reimer Donald & Karen Ross

Judge & Mrs. Charles & Naida Rubin F.E. Sanderson Hans & Gabriele Schneider Merrill & Shayna Shulman David & Lorraine Smith Harold & Brenda Standing Curtis & Lorane Steiman Dr. & Mrs. M.R. Steinbart Dr. Lea Stogdale Jo Swartz & Richard Silverman L. & P. Talbot Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Thompson C. & R. Thomsen Susan & Kerr Twaddle Mr. Robert Vineberg Jesse Vorst Pat & Peter Walker Ms. Donna Webb John & Diane Weselake Harry & Evelyn Wray 7 Anonymous Serenade $150 - $299 P. Achtemichuk Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Susan Allen George & Eleanore Balacko Dick & Minnie Bell Mr. Kurt Braun Paul & Doreen Bromley Mrs. Jane Bullied Carol A. Cassels Ron Clement Dr. & Mrs. Andrew & Pamela Cooke Mrs. Joyce Cooper Mrs. Maureen Danzinger Bob & Alison Darling Esther and Hy Dashevsky Miss Anne Defehr Ms. Rhonda Diamond Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman Mary Dixon Sally R. Dowler Kobus & Corne Du Preez George B. Elias In Memory of Mrs. Virgina Tate Tina Enns John B. & Katie Epp Margaret E. Faber Margaret & Bob Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Finnbogason Ms. Jo-Ann Finney Doug & Phyllis Flint Arnold & Christa Froese Harold & Alice Funk Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Evelyn Gardner Jim & Betty Gaynor Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Mrs. Harold W. Grant Mrs. Noreen Greenberg Dr. Hilary Grocott & Ms. Shivaun Berg Ms. Joyce Grose

Mr. & Mrs. Mel Guberman Dr. Dina Guth Dr. Don & Jerri Hall Beth & Raymond Harris Nora Harvey Larry & Evelyn Hecht Bob & Biddy Hilton Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Holland Helmut & Dorothy Huebert Mrs. Joan M. Hunter Terry & Shirley James Ms. Marilyn Kapitany Henry & Dena Katz Ms. Heather Kirkham In Memory of Harv Kittle Dr. Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace Dueck Mrs. Marion Korn Ms. Janet Kuchma Elaine LaMonica Mr. Don Lawrence Mr. Norman Leathers Mrs. Donna Leech Mrs. Myrna H. Levin David & Suzanna Libby Rose & Dick Lim Wendell & Eleanor Lind Mr. Gordon P. Linney Dr. & Mrs. A.G. Macrodimitris Barbara Main D. McKay Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Terri McKerchar Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Sylvia Mitchell Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Mr. Peter Morgan Margaret Moroz Mrs. J.E. Morris Margaret Morse Mrs. E. J. Nebbs Edgar Oddleifson George & Gladys Oelkers Pat Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Wayne & Joy Peirson Mr. Richard Pinchin Blumie Portnoy Don & Carol Poulin Tim Preston & Dave Ling Mrs. Nell Provinciano Mary Redekopp Reynold & Esther Redekopp Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Rerie Mrs. Eleanor Riach John & Wendy Russell Alixe Ryles Barb Scaife Dr. & Mrs. A. N. Schroeder Dr. Robert J. Schroth Mr. Gunter Schupke Shirley E. Sherwood Dr. Moti Shojania Louis & Shirley Ann Simkulak Lindi & John Smith Ms. Brenda Snider Gordon & Darby Spafford Mr. & Mrs. R.P. Spear

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Gary & Gwen Steiman Bonnie Hoffer-Steiman & Lionel Steiman Margaret & Hartley Stinson Dr. V. Marie Storrie Juris & Aija Svenne Dr. & Mrs. David Swatek Dr. & Mrs. S. Szirom Dr. & Mrs. John Taylor Tom & Lori Thomas Ms. Marilyn Thompson Dr. J.M. Trainor Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago Douglas & Janet Watson Melissa Weselake Herbert & Shirley Wildeman Elma & Charles Wilson Karin Woods In Memory of Cyril Woolf Mr. John Yarema Donn K. Yuen 13 Anonymous Prelude $75 - $149 Kaeren Anderson Doug Arrell and Dick Smith Mr. Philip Ashdown Allan & Rochelle Baker Ms. Rosemary Barney Robert Barton Audrey Belyea Eric Bergen Donald & Edith Besant Norma Bortoluzzi Ted Bock & Liane Chalmers Marnie Bolland Arthur & Daphne Bolton Frances Booth Mrs. Jean M. Bradley Mrs. Ruth Bredin Lorne & Rosada Bride Mr. Robert Briercliffe Miss Dorothy Broomhall Mr. Chris Brown Mr. & Mrs. E. & M. Mavis Brown Mr. Ross Brownlee Ms. Carol Budnick Rev. Msgr. Michael Buyachok Mrs. Mary C. Campbell Ms. Donna Carruthers Mrs. Audrey Cassels Dr. Jong Chang Robert Charbonneau Mrs. Patti Cherney Saul Cherniack & Myra Wolch Mrs. Leona Christiansen Ross M. Cleeve Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Alex & Peggy Colonello Ms. Marcella Copp Joyce & Lawrence Cormack Irene & Robert Corne Ms. Helle Cosby Mrs. E. Craig M. & G. Crielaard

Ms. Maxine Cristall Rev. & Mrs. W. A. Cross Mrs. Isabel J. Crowson Margaret Cumming Mr. Bradley J. Curran Ms. Denise Cyr-Gander Alonzo & Lise Daley Judy & Werner Danchura Mrs. Sheila M. Davis Jack & Mary Davison F. De Grazia Marilyn Derksen & Merle Neufeld Ms. Maureen Dolyniuk Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Brenda Donald F. P. Doyle Herb & Norma Driver John and Ada Ducas Mrs. Dorothy Easton Mrs. M.L. Elliott John & Ruth Ens Ken & Connie Epp Don & Martha Epstein Ms. Ursula Erhardt Eric & Clara Bohm In Memory of Ron Oswald Greg & Linda Fearn Dr. Nelma Fetterman Doug & Joanne Flynn Margaret Follett Glen & Florence Fraser Mrs. Marguerite Fredette Mr. Lloyd Friedman Mrs. Margaret Funk M. & Mme. Andre Gautron Joyce & Bob Gladding D. Gooch Dr. Lisa Gould Mr. Donald Graham Dr. & Mrs. L.C. Graham Marj Grevstad Greg Edmond & Irene GrootKoerkamp Ms. Christina W. Grose Katie & DeLloyd Guth Mr. Patrick Hackett Miss Marilyn Hall Mr. Roy Halstead Irene Hamerton Ian & Gerry Hamilton Marie Harnois Mrs. Phyllis Hatskin Mr. & Mrs. Allen Hattie Dr. & Mrs. J.C. Haworth Teresa A. Hay Millie Hemmelgarn Anonymous L.G. Herd Ms. Shirley Hicks Ms Marilyn Hido William J. Hutton Ms. Helen Isaak Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki Jacqueline Iwasienko Wilfred & Dorothy James

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Alan Janzen & Leona Sookram Ms. Jayne Laverne Kapac Ms. Bev Kawchuk Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Kinnear Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Kirkland Erwin W. Kitsch Ms. Mary Klassen Mr. Ray Kohanik Mona Koropatnick Mr. Ernie Krahn D. Kristjanson Kathleen Crowston Patricia Kuchma Robert Kusmack Jessie Lang Mrs. Helen La Rue Rod & Ann Ledwich K. Le Madec Mr. R. Leroeye R. & J. Lewis Sheila & Elvin Linder Albert & Helen Litz Ms. Cathy Lloyd Mrs. Mary Lloyd Mrs. Helga Loechner Roger Lowe Mr. Al Mackling Ms. Lorraine MacLeod Jim MacNair in Memory of Mae Mr. John Macrae Harold S. Mawhinney & Judy Moon Mr. Alan Maxwell Dr. & Mrs. Ihor Mayba Mr. & Mrs. R. McDougall Robert McDowall C. & J. McIntyre Violet McKenzie Mr. James A. McKinley Mrs. Jean H. McLennan Sandra McMillan Mr. & Mrs. Erhard Meier Estelle Meyers Mrs. Mona Mills Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Ms. Akemi Miyahara Dr. Stan & Wendy Moroz John & Margaret Mundie D. Munro Charlotte Murrell Glenn Nicholls Mr. & Mrs. Kiem Oen J.T. & Karen Ogden Truus Oliver Theda Olson Mrs. B. Ozog Shirley & Graham Padgett Mr. Cam Pauls Mrs. Betty Peddie Louise Penner Ms. Nettie Peters Ms. Pat Philpott Mrs. Helene Picton Mr. & Mrs. Ron Polinsky Donna & Gordon Price Bryan & Diana Purdy

Mrs. Carol Pyper Juta Rathke George & Lois Reenders Mrs. Esther Remis Waltraut Riedel-Baun Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Vera Ripley Frances E. Rowlin John S. Russell Mr. & Mrs. John Sadler Bill Sands A. Schroeder R. Schroeder Shirley Schroeder Walter & Dorothea Schultz Mr. John Schwandt Charlene Scouten Ms. Noreen Sealy Dr. L. Sekla Mrs. Doreen Shanks Mr. & Mrs. Phil & Nancy Shead Ms. Selma Shearer Mr. & Ms. Ed Shwedyk Mr. & Mrs. Jiri Sichler Garth Simonson Dr. Don & Lynne Simonson Ian & Arlene Smith Ms. Kaye Snatenchuk Geri & Peter Spencer Coralie & John Standing Mr. & Mrs. Starodub Dan & Elsie Stasiuk Ms. Helena Stelsovsky Elva G. Stevens Archie & Shirley Stone Ms. Linda Sturgeon Ron Surcon Paul Swart Walter & Margaret Swayze Ms. Anne Thiessen Ms. Leann Thompson June & Lorne Thompson Lorna & Dr. Ken Thorlakson Robert & Barb Tisdale Edith A. Toews Henry & Elizabeth Toews Mrs. C.M. Valentine Dr. & Mea. Jose & Ruth Vasconcelos Hugo & Anny Veldhuis Dr. & Mrs. Eric Vickar Bill & Brenda Voort Miss A. H. Wagstaffe Elizabeth M. Wall Jim & Joan Warbeck Ken and Mary Warmbrod Barbara Warrack Jack & Bernice Watts Harvey & Sandra Weisman Mrs. Gwen M. Welsh Mrs. Evelyn Wener J. Whyte Mr. Paul Wiebe Ms. Debbie C. Wilson Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Patrick Wright Mr. Edwin Yee 32 Anonymous

Sonatina Under $75 Jacqueline Anderson Mr. M. Richard Arcand Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Janice Bailey Ray & Barb Bailey Veronique Barthet Ms. D Beaven Gertie and Asher Begleiter Mrs. Margaret Bellhouse Mrs. Eva Berard Lorne & Marilyn Billinkoff Barbara Bohune Ms. Ingrid Bolbecher Edythe M. Brown Dr. Jeff & Madeline Brown Narendra Budhia Alfred Buelow In Memory of Joan McLeod Ms. Sheila Burland Ruth Calvert Betty & Bruce Catchpole Mrs. Ella Chenkie Ms. Claudia Chernitsky S.K. Clark Ms. Doreen Conlin Mr. Alfred Cornies Stephen Crane Barrie & Sally Cranston Ms. Judy Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Cunningham Ms. Jean Curtis D. Cymbalist Margaret Redekop Beth Derraugh Marlene & Fred Dickson Sylvia Dixon Mrs. Norma Drosdowech Mr. & Mrs. Peter Eibisch Ms. Margaret Elaine Ellis Vera & Peter Fast Laurel Fife Cal & Lois Finch Mrs. Gitta Fricke Ms. Anne Friesen Mr. & Mrs. George & Carol Gamby Ms. Barbara Gessner Marilyn Gilbert Mr. Fred Goeke Mrs. Inga Granovskaya John & Louise Greenaway Ms. Cheryl M. Greenwood Mr. George Grenier Ms. Victoria Gretchen Ms. Marianne Gruber Mr. & Mrs. Jeff & Debbie Hall B. & R. Hall Gertrude Hamilton Anonymous Mrs. Sylvia Haverstick Jane Hayakawa Olga Hembroff Max & Eleanor Herst Jean Highmoor

Ms. Susan Hildebrandt Robyn Hoeppner Elly Hoogterp-Hurst & Lorne Hurst Ken Howard Richard & Karen Howell Mrs. Carole Hreno Ms. Ishbel Isaacs Bob & Vi Jacob David Jenkins Dr. & Mrs. Arnold & Doreen Kapitz Mr. Gordon C. Keatch Mr. Brian Kells Mrs. Shirley Kilburn Mr. Eugene S. Kovach Hy Kraitberg Ms. Betty Laing Elizabeth Lansard Wayne & Helen LeBlanc Mrs. Ingrid Lee Mr. & Mrs. Sydney Lentle Mr. & Mrs. David Levene Mr. Paul & Shirley Lindsay Barry & Patricia Lloyd Mr. Allan Mapes Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon & Rita Margolis Mrs. Irene Marriott Ms. Mary Massey Keith and Debbie Mayoh Ms. Kimberley McCallum Ms. Susan McCarthy Ardythe McMaster Lyle McNichol & Frances Stewart Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Peter Miller & Carolyn Garlich Mr. Howard Mitchell Mrs. M. Jean Moniuk Mrs. Joan Ann Morton Mr. Robert Nix Miss Jenny Olynyk Sonjia Pasiechnik Valerie Pearson Ms. Penno Mrs. June Perron In Memory of Betty Vouriot In Memory of Sam Trachtenberg Ms. Beverley Phillips In Appreciation of Mrs. Sydney McInnis In Appreciation of Mrs. Ishbel Isaacs Ken & Geri Porath Mr. David Procner Mrs. Glennys Propp Ms. Joanne Prygrocki R. Publow Ms. Pat Repa Ms. Lisa Richards Beverley Ridd Mr. & Mrs. H Rosenbaum Mrs. V. Rosolowich

Leonore Saunders O.M. & Hans-Herman Roeder John & Shirley Russell Kay Schalme M Scheuneman Ms. Velma Schmidt Mrs. Edna Schneider Adolph & Diane Schurek Betty & Sam Searle Izzy Shore Mrs. Rita Shreiber Mrs. Elaine Silverberg Muriel Sutherland Marguerite Szymesko Bonnie Talbot Linda Tallin Mary Lou Talmage Gladys Tarala Ewa & Ludwik Tarsia Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Nancy & Geoff Tidmarsh Ms. Eleanor Urquhart Mrs. Roseline Usiskin Mr. & Mrs. Gerry S. Varnes Denis Vincent Mrs. Laurabelle Wallace E. Sylvia Warrington Mr. Glen Angus Webster Ms. Lois A. Whyte Ms. Lorraine Willms Ms. Audrey Wilson Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Terrie Woodward Phillip S. Young 20 Anonymous

Based on Venezuela’s revolutionary El Sistema social change model, Sistema Winnipeg is a free daily afterschool orchestra program that enriches the lives of children and young people with the fewest resources and the greatest need.

The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following patrons: Vivace $10,000 - $24,999 Gail Loewen in Memory of Her Mother Sue Lemmerick Con Brio $5,000 - $9,999 Sanford & Deborah Riley Allegro $1,000 - $4,999 Moksha Yoga Kildonan Harrow United Church Arnold & Myra Frieman Lydia MacKenzie in Loving Memory of Donn Faye Warren 2 Anonymous

Conmoto Under $1,000 Betty & Ted Ash Lynne Axworthy Mr. John A. Bailey Ms. Angelica Banmann Ms. Carmen R. Barchet Ms. Janet D. Beach Broadway First Baptist Church Doneta & Harry Brotchie Ms. Coralie Bryant Ms. Lorelei Bunkowsky Ms. Maureen Collison Joy Cooper & Martin Reed Ms. Gillian P. Cotton Bob & Alison Darling Ms. Cheryl Deans Roger Dennis Mary Dixon Ruth & Charles Dowse Ms. Fiona Duncalf Mr. Spencer Duncanson Mrs. Cynthia Dutton Judge Judith Elliott Ms. Heather Emberley Kathleen & David Estey In Memory of Ron Oswald Ms. Fruma Farago Rick & Julie Fast Peter and Judith Flynn Ms. Verland Force Dr. and Mrs. Colin Foster Future Leaders of Manitoba Council Inc. Ms. Cheryl Gaudet F George Mr. & Mrs. J Gibson Ms. Valerie Gilroy Ms. Norma Gwizon Bobbi-Lynn Haegeman Ms. Irene Hamilton Ms. Rhue Hayden Mr. Rudy Hedrich Mr. Donald Henry Ms. Ellen Henry Ms. Gail Henry Ms. Donna Herold Mr. & Mrs. Terry & Phyllis Hidichuk Katherine Himelblau Arlene Hintsa, in Memory of Gertie Mason Mr. Garry Hirsch Ms. Lisa Houtkooper William J. Hutton P. Ilavsky InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Ms. Sue Irving Graham Isaak Mrs. Marion Jagger Mr. & Mrs. Reg & Nancy Johnson Ms. Barbara L. Jones Ms. Diane Jones In memory of Paul Kettner Ms. Kim Kovacs Ms. Margruite Krahn Tony Kreml

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Mrs. Judy Lamont Ms. Veronica L. Larmour Ms. Diane Lau Mr. Frederick Lee Dr. Peter Letkemann Dr. David Lyttle Ms. Leona MacDonald Ms. Shannon MacFarlane Mrs. Carol Macoomb Mr. Dave Madson Anna Mangano Manitoba Association of School Superintendents Art Mauro & Naomi Levine Ms. Lynne McCarthy Pat McCarthy-Briggs Iona McPhee Linda Lee-Meiers & Matt Meiers Rita & Don Menzies Ron & Sandi Mielitz Walter A. Mildren Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Denise Murphy Ms. Lucy Nykolyshyn Mr. Brian O'Leary Addie Penner Mr. & Mrs. Rollin & Katherine Penner Donna Plant Ms. Margaret Podolsky Linda Meckling Lawrie & Fran Pollard Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Prescott Mr. David Procner Dr. David Punter Ms. Deborah Radi Ms. Teresa Reilly Mr. Douglas Riske Darlene Roberts Ms. Lavonne Ross Rotary Club of Winnipeg Charleswood Rotary Club of Winnipeg East A.M. Nicola Schaefer Mr. M. Schnitzer Richard Nishimura & Gaylene Schroeder-Nishimura Ms. Janet Schubert Wilf & Kathy Schubert Ms. Mary Semanowich Mr. & Mrs. Wayne & Catherine Serebrin Ms. Carol Sharp Olga & Myron Shatulsky Clarice Shell Ms. Lydia Sheyka Mr. Wayne Shimizu Mr. Jon Sigurdson Wilma Sotas Deidre Sozansky Ms. Barbara Sparling Mr. & Mrs. W. D. Stefanchuk Ms. Mavis Stewart William Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth & Lorraine

Stone Sturgeon Heights Music Parent Association Mr. Tim Swanson & Ms. Anne Longston Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary Thomas Ms. Phyllis A. C. Thomson E. Toews Carol & Neil Trembath In Memory of Susan Wieser Mrs. Audrey Vandewater Mrs. Nancy Vincent Stephen & Linda Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Arthur & Carrie Walker-Jones The Children and Grandchildren of Colin and Frances Walley Marcel Bonneau, in Honour of His 90th Birthday P. & B. Walsh John & Diane Weselake Ms. Stephanie Whitehouse Ms. Edie Wilde Edith Wilde Nicole & Graham Worden 8 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 $5.6M. Gifts to the fund ensure long term financial support for the orchestra.

Thank you!

Ms. Lisa Abram Judy & Jay Anderson Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper John Bacon John & Janet Bailey Doris & Burton Bass Greg Doyle and Carol Bellringer Eric Bergen Mark & Zita Bernstein Family Foundation Edwin & Susan Bethune Ms. Joanne Biggs David & Gillian Bird Morley & Marjorie Blankstein C.M., O.M. Helga & Gerhard Bock Mr. Boychuk In Memory of Dr. & Mrs. M.M. Pierce Ms. Meira Buchszreiber Mr. & Mrs. F. Buckmaster Mrs. Leona Burdeniuk

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Timothy & Barbara Burt Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Sandra Caplan Mr. & Mrs. Norm & Sylvia Cassie Chavurad Tefilah; in Appreciation of Clara Belkin Chavurad Tefilah; in Appreciation of Karin Klassen Lawrie Cherniack Ms. E.R Chochinov Audrey Clifford Mrs. Joyce Cooper Ms. Helle Cosby Mr. & Mrs. Roger & Cathy Coss D.J. Cowan M. & G. Crielaard Gary & Fiona Crow D. Cymbalist Esther and Hy Dashevsky Kathleen Davis Mr. Ray Davis Tanya & Cameron Derksen Mrs. Christine Dewar Mr. Isaac Ben Diamond Ms. Janice Dietch Beverley & Fred Dyck Helene Dyck Ms. Alexandra Eastley John & Martha Enns Ms. Ursula Erhardt Sharon Erickson-Nesmith Kathleen & David Estey Irwin & Gail Fine Ms. Jo-Ann Finney Julien Fradette Mrs. Gitta Fricke Eileen George Mr. Randy Gesell Roger Giesbrecht Jeremy & Maureen Gordon Heather Graham Dr. & Mrs. L.C. Graham Mr. Ralph B. Guppy Mr. James Hanley Teresa A. Hay Dr. Wolfgang Heidenreich Mr. Daniel Heindl Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Katherine Himelblau Rachel Himelblau Mrs. Audrey F. Hubbard William J. Hutton Terry & Shirley James Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Ms. Marilyn Kapitany A Special Thank You to Jackie Godard Kevin & Els Kavanagh Marilynne Keil, in Memory of David H. Skinner Miss Esme Keith Mr. Ken Kinsley Brad and Cheryl Klassen

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan D. Klein T.G. Kucera Edith Landy, in Memory of David Landy Mr. Roland Lanoie Mr. Don Lawrence Amanda Le Rougetel & Val Paape Lisa Lewis Fraser & Joan Linklater Andrew Lutz In Memory of Fern Papushka In Memory of Donald Kluchnik K.J. Lyons & C.E. Simcoe Mr. Simon MacDonald Bonnie Makodanski Dept of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery Robert McDowall Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Terri McKerchar Mrs. Jean H. McLennan Ardythe McMaster Glen Mead Stephen & Marianne Meush Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Linda Moore Margaret Moroz, in Memory of Donald Kluchnik Margaret Moroz Vera Moroz Ron & Ollie Nelson Mr. Sveto Nikic Mr. & Mrs. Brian Ormonde Ms. Joan S. Papushka Mr. & Dr. Grant W. Pastuck In Memory of Emily Hasinoff 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 James Robertson Gisela Roger Mr. Kevin Rollason Olga & Bill Runnalls Ms. Tracy Sachvie Grant & Janet Saunders William Scheidt Mr. & Mrs. Lorna Schledewitz A. Schroeder Marilyn & Jon Seguire Dr. L. Sekla David Shefford Shirley E. Sherwood Michael Silicz & Alison Hamilton Winnifred Sim Louis & Shirley Ann Simkulak Jack & Elaine Sine Marilynne Keil 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 Heather A. Thornton 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 Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra In Memory of Jessica Bernardin In Memory of Grant Marshall Women's Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra WSO Women's Committee, in Memory of Margaret Mackling Theresa Huscroft Terence & Angela Wu Phillip S. Young 5 Anonymous

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

Shelley Chochinov Barbara Cook His Worship Mayor Sam Katz Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Addie Penner In Memory of Dr. & Mrs. M.M. Pierce Ms. Linda Sander Kay Schalme Heida & Skuli Sigfusson Geri & Peter Spencer Bette Jayne Taylor, in Honour of Her Birthday Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Allyson Watts Mr. Warren Whittaker 2 Anonymous

CARNEGIE HALL The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following patrons whose generous support will make the dream of playing at Carnegie Hall come true. Thank you!

Festival donors help to ensure the artistic excellence of the WSO’s New Music Festival. Thank you!

All Charities Campaign Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Ms. Ruth Asper Baked Expectations Pat & Mary Jo Carrabre Warren Carther Mr. Ernest P. Cholakis Dr. & Mrs. David Connor Aris Economou Elvira Finnigan For Eyes Mr. Georgios Giannelis Paul & Nel Henteleff Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Richard & Karen Howell Humphry Inn & Suites Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Koren & Leonard Kaminski Kozub/Halldorson Family Jim & Wendy Krovats Mrs. Caroline Ksiazek T.G. Kucera Ron Lambert Rolf & Alana Langelotz Dr. Brendan MacDougall Mr. Frank Martin Mr. Pat Meagher Ms. Nancy Mercury Ms. Sheila Miller Mrs. Brenda Morlock Margaret Moroz Robert & Cindy Neufield Lesia Peet Ms. Dominique Rey Mr. Doug Shewfelt Mr. Michael Shnier Muriel Smith Iian Smythe Karin Woods Mr. & Dr. Jens J. Wrogemann Ms. Sylvia Yaeger 4 Anonymous

$10,000 - $24,999 Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope *** $5,000 - $9,999 Marjorie and Morley Blankstein ** Ms. Patricia Chaychuk ** Arnold and Myra Frieman* Hermanos Restaurant & Wine Bar, Carnaval Brazilian BBQ, Corrientes Argentine Pizzeria** Bill and Shirley Loewen** $3,000 - $4,999 Gail Asper & Michael Paterson* Timothy & Barbara Burt* Lucienne Blouw * Elsie Chrunyk, Roxanne & Allison Ryback* Con-Pro Industries Canada Ltd* Art & Leona DeFehr * Inn at The Forks* Robert & Cindy Newfield* Dr. Lea Stogdale* Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass* Kevin & Els Kavanagh* Donna and Bill Parrish* George & Tannis Richardson* Mr. Warren Whittaker * The Winnipeg Foundation Anonymous Fund* Women’s Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra* $1,000 - $2,999 Lorraine and Gerald Cairns Audrey & Fred Hubbard MJ Roofing Carl & Vi Hultin Lydia MacKenzie in Honour of John J. March and his parents Under $1,000 Dr. & Mrs. George and Irene Chuchman Joan C. Cohen Myrna Donald in Honour of Elsie Chrunyk John & Martha Enns Mrs. Gitta Fricke Ms. Marianne Gruber Ms. Marka Izydorchzyk Freya Zuke Douglas MacEwan Ms. R McKenzie Patrick Smith & Judy Vincent Ewa & Ludwik Tarsia Brenda Taylor 2 Anonymous *** 3 Musicians Adopted ** 2 Musicians Adopted * 1 Musician Adopted Listing as of September 26, 2013 November – December 2013 I OVERTURE 47

PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL Al Alexandruk Mal Anderson Carol Bellringer Marilyn Billinkoff Doneta Brotchie John and Bonnie Buhler Edmund Dawe, D.M.A. Greg Doyle Jamie Dolynchuk Julia De Fehr Susan Feldman Barbara Filuk Wally Fox-Decent Jack Fraser Evelyn Friesen Elba Haid Helen Hayles Kaaren Hawkins Sherrill Hershberg Ian Kay Roger King Bill Knight Michele Lagacé

Zina Lazareck Gail Leach Dr. Hermann Lee Naomi Levine Bill Loewen Dr. Brendan MacDougall Don MacKenzie Bill Marr Ed J. Martens Michael Nozick Harvey Pollock Dr. William Pope John Rademaker Kathleen Richardson George & Tannis Richardson Lenny Richardson Ed Richmond Lorne Sharfe William Shead Graeme Sifton Joanne Sigurdson Bonnie Staples-Lyon Brenlee Carrington Trepel Dennis Wallace

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2 tickets per card to any concert in our 2013-14 Season

Starting at:

1 Card for $65 or 2 Cards for $119 (Value $84.00)

(Value $168.00)

Dinner & a Symphony

Give the gift of food and music.

Enjoy a 3-course meal before $ Starting at: a symphony concert!

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Call the WSO Box Office at 204-949-3999 for more information on WSO holiday gift giving!

Gift Certificates available in any denomination!

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Classical & Jazz ensembles for events from intimate to grand.

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WSO BOARD & STAFF 2013-2014 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 Isobel Harvie, Treasurer Evelyn Davidson, Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Timothy E. Burt, CFA Alan Freeman Dr. Daya Gupta President & Chair Richard Turner Gregory Hay Peter Jessiman Vice President Rob Kowalchuk Michael D. Kay Treasurer Maureen Kilgour Sotirios Kotoulas Muriel Smith Caroline Ksiazek Secretary Dorothy Dobbie Jackie Lowe Terry Sargeant Past President Jim Carr Karl Stobbe Sylvia Cassie Trudy Schroeder, Ex-officio Michael Cox Alexander Mickelthwate, Arlene Dahl Ex-officio OFFICIAL AUDITORS Runchey Miyazawa Abbott Chartered Accountants

TRUDY SCHROEDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE, MUSIC DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE OFFICE Lori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant

ARTISTIC Bramwell Tovey, Conductor Laureate Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor Vincent Ho, Composer-in-Residence

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION John Bacon, Director of Finance & Administration Sandi Mitchell, Payroll & Accounting Administrator Leanne Plett, Accounting & Administrative Assistant DEVELOPMENT Joanne Gudmundson, Director of Development Carol Cassels, Development Manager Sarah Lund, Development Coordinator Jason Hayes, Development Assistant Caroline Murphy, Telefunder, Donations & Raffles Karen Deda & Chelse McKee, Raffle Assistants SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES Ryan Diduck, Director of Sales & Audience Services Rachel Himelblau, Patron Services Coordinator Theresa Huscroft, Group Events Representative Jeremy Krahn, Patron Services Representative Patron Services Representatives (p/t): Phil Corrin Melissa Ungrin Chelse McKee Stephanie Van Nest Crystal Schwartz

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Jean-Francois Phaneuf, Director of Artistic Operations James Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate Andrea de Haan, Production Manager Amanda Wilson, Stage Manager Chris Lee, Orchestra Personnel Manager Ray Chrunyk, Principal Librarian Laura MacDougall, Assistant Librarian Lawrence Rentz, Stage Supervisor EDUCATION & OUTREACH Tanya Derksen, Director of Education & Outreach Amy Wolfe, Education & Outreach Coordinator Brent Johnson, Community Outreach Coordinator MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Lisa Abram, Director of Marketing & Communications Sarah Panas, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Matt Brooks, Multimedia Coordinator S. Thompson Designs Inc.

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TICKET INFORMATION WSO ADMINISTRATION OFFICE: Richardson Building Suite 1650 – One Lombard Place Winnipeg, MB R3B 0X3 Phone: 204.949.3950 Fax: 204.956.4271 www.wso.ca

WSO BOX OFFICE: Centennial Concert Hall 555 Main Street Winnipeg, MB R3B 1C3 Phone: 204.949.3999 www.wso.ca

TICKETMASTER: Phone: 1-855-985-ARTS Ticketmaster.ca GROUP EVENTS: Phone: 204-949-3995 groupevents@wso.mb.ca

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3 concerts 99 Pick any $

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Plus applicable taxes & fees Best section 3 or 4 seating

< $165.00 VALUE >

Symphony Idol

Four Horns & Beethoven

Lindi Ortega

Featuring 3 American Idol finalists

Featuring the WSO Horn Players

New country symphony show with the WSO

January 10 – 12

January 17 – 18

February 7 – 9

Bond & Beyond

Mendelssohn & Mahler

Metropolis

Celebrating 50 years of 007 in a symphonic tribute

March 7 – 9

Perfec t for

Gift Giving!

Fritz Lang’s

Featuring young master-violinist Augustin Hadelich

The first sci-fi movie masterpiece, complete with live orchestra!

March 14 – 15

April 12

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Box Office:

204-949-3999 I www.wso.ca