2013/ 2014 Overture #6

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY

April – May 2014

ORCHESTRA

ISSUE 6

Carnegie Hall!

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SEASON Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor

WSO Season at-a-Glance PANTAGES 100 TH BIRTHDAY PARTY Sunday, June 29 | 7:30 pm DVORˇÁK: SYMPHONY NO. 9 “FROM THE NEW WORLD” Friday, September 26 | 10:30 am DVORˇÁK: NEW WORLD Friday, September 26 | 8:00 pm Saturday, September 27 | 8:00 pm AZIZ CONDUCTS BRAHMS Friday, October 10 | 8:00 pm Saturday, October 11 | 8:00 pm THE KING - A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS Friday, October 17 | 8:00 pm Saturday, October 18 | 8:00 pm Sunday, October 19 | 2:00 pm SIGRUN PLAYS SIBELIUS: NORDIC FESTIVAL OPENER Friday, October 24 | 8:00 pm Saturday, October 25 | 8:00 pm PHANTOMS OF THE ORCHESTRA Sunday, October 26 | 2:00 pm GRIEG: PIANO CONCERTO Friday, October 31 | 10:30 am

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WINTER SOLSTICE: A ROCKY MOUNTAIN FAIRY TALE Sunday, November 30 | 2:00 pm RANDY BACHMAN’S SYMPHONIC OVERDRIVE Friday, December 5 | 8:00 pm Saturday, December 6 | 8:00 pm Sunday, December 7 | 2:00 pm MESSIAH SING-ALONG Friday, December 12 | 7:30 pm TAURINS CONDUCTS MESSIAH Saturday, December 13 | 8:00 pm A PRAIRIE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Sunday, December 14 | 2:00 pm HOLLYWOOD: THE EPICS: FROM ‘GONE WITH THE WIND’ TO ‘TITANIC’ Friday, January 9 | 8:00 pm Saturday, January 10 | 8:00 pm Sunday, January 11 | 2:00 pm MOZART & HAYDN WITH JEANNE LAMON Friday, January 16 | 8:00 pm Saturday, January 17 | 8:00 pm MANNY TUBA GOES TO THE CIRCUS Sunday, January 18 | 2:00 pm BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 5

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR Timothy E. Burt, CFA

We are finally in the home stretch before the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra goes to Carnegie Hall. What started as an experiment to see if our WSO programming ideas could attract the attention of the New York selection panel and the online voting community, turned into a full community engagement project that has generated a lot of enthusiasm and goodwill.

Once we were advised that we had been selected for participation in the program, the board had to approve the WSO’s participation in the project. Did the WSO have the ability to gather enough funds to make the trip to New York? After some research, we decided to try an “Adopt-A-Musician Campaign” to cover the expenses of individual musicians and also link the musicians more closely to the community, and a program to encourage Manitobans to visit New York and cheer the WSO on at Carnegie Hall. Our community has generously supported this venture with companies and families adopting all of the WSO musicians, the three levels of government and arts councils supporting the project, and more than 500 Manitobans signing up to travel to New York with us.

In so many ways, this has been another example of the wonderful spirit of adventure and generosity in Manitobans. It has been an interesting journey to observe the patterns of support and enthusiasm for the project.

There is still time to become part of this adventure. Join us in New York City on May 8th, 2014 to cheer on our Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

Timothy E. Burt, CFA President and Chair of the Board Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

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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.

Photographer: Nardella Photography Inc.

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 BASSES

Meredith Johnson, Principal The Sophie-Carmen EckhardtAndrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation Travis Harrison 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

Paul Nagelberg Bruce Okrainec Zdzislaw Prochownik FLUTES Jan Kocman, Principal Supported by Gordon & Audrey Fogg

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

TROMBONES Steven Dyer, Principal John Helmer BASS TROMBONE Julia McIntyre, Principal TUBA Chris Lee, Principal TIMPANI Jeremy Epp, Principal PERCUSSION Frederick Liessens, 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 Kathryn Brooks HORNS Patricia Evans, Principal Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal James Robertson

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

The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair

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SOUNDBYTES

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

7:30 P.M.

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Fritz Lang's Metropolis

(1927/2010)

Julian Pellicano, conductor Producer: Director: Script: Cinematography: Editing: Set design:

Erich Pommer Fritz Lang Thea von Harbou; Fritz Lang Karl Freund; Günther Rittau Fritz Lang Otto Hunte, Erich Ketelhut, Karl Vollbrecht

Original film score by Gottfried Huppertz Film score reconstructed and adapted for performance use by Frank Strobel in 2010 Instrumentation of missing parts by Marco Jovic

The Cast: Maria / Maschinenmensch Joh Fredersen Freder Rotwang Der Schmale Josaphat Nr. 11811 Grot, Wächter der Herzmaschine

Brigitte Helm Alfred Abel Gustav Fröhlich Rudolf Klein-Rogge Fritz Rasp Theodor Loos Erwin Biswanger Heinrich George

Filmed May 22, 1925 through October 30, 1926 Released January 10, 1927, Berlin, Ufa-Palast am Zoo Running time (2010 restoration) 148-minutes

FILMPHILHARMONIC EDITION Film by courtesy of Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Music by courtesy of European Filmphilharmonic Institute.

Extra Musicians: Timothy Borton, timpani Donna Laube, celeste Tony Cyre, percussion Victoria Sparks, percussion Cary Denby, organ Allen Harrington, alto saxophone Derek Tuba, alto saxophone

EUROPÄISCHE

FILM PHILHARMONIE

Produced by ZDF/ARTE Film Restoration: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung Edition: Anke Wilkening, Martin Koerber, Frank Strobel Digital Restoration: Arri, München (Scan), Alpha-Omega digital, München (digitale Retusche) Premiere of the restored version: February 12, 2010, Friedrichstadtpalast: Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester conducted

by Frank Strobel /Alte Oper Frankfurt, Staatsorchester Braunschweig, conducted by Helmut Imig.

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PROGRAM NOTES

by James Manishen

Metropolis It all started in Buenos Aires in 2008.

The Metropolis restoration project, which attracted international attention, began with the surprise discovery of a longforgotten unique version of the film, including scenes that were previously believed lost. It is these new parts that sets Metropolis apart from the earlier, substantially shorter 1988 and 2001 versions.

Against the breath-taking science fiction background, the human element has been given a more prominent role, adding a different slant to the storyline. The music plays a crucial role in the reconstructed montage of the premiere version, the primary source being the original score by Gottfried Huppertz.

Political and economic power in Metropolis centres on one person: from the ‘New Tower of Babel,’ Joh Fredersen reigns like an absolute monarch over Upper Town and Lower Town.

Perceiving himself as the ‘brain,’ the ruler considers people as mere ‘hands’ in the machinery. The human aspect - love and friendship, rebellion and revenge - is still powerful enough to shake the foundations of the futuristic city’s technological world.

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The rich and powerful reside in Upper Town. If they are not playing sports in a gigantic stadium, their sons are being entertained by charming companions in the Eternal Gardens. This is the world where Freder lives, the ruler’s only son.

When Maria takes working children on a surprise visit to this paradise, Freder falls in love with her gentle beauty. He decides to see her world and the subterranean machinery seems a Moloch to him. Aghast, Freder appeals to his father, albeit without avail. Joh gets a ruthless henchman to tail Freder.

In the face of an imminent worker’s uprising, Fredersen consults the inventor Rotwang, his onetime rival.

Rotwang shows him his secret creation, a robot he has built to replace Hel, Freder’s mother, which Rotwang had previously lost to Federsen. Fredersen makes a plan: the machine woman is to replace Maria and manipulate the workers. Rotwang pretends to agree but his real aim is revenge.

He wants the fake Maria to destroy the city and Fredersen’s son. Rotwang kidnaps Maria and transfers her likeness to the machine person, making her into both a ruthless agitator and a lascivious seductress.

The false Maria challenges Freder’s love and starts the cataclysmic worker’s rebellion. The heart machine is destroyed and the resulting flood threatens to drown the Lower Town. In the sweeping finale, Freder and the real Maria get back together and save the children from drowning. The mob goes after the machine woman and burns her at the stake. The scheming inventor also dies in the battle. Ruler Fredersen and foreman Groth seal the reconciliation between the workers and the ruling class with a handshake: ‘the heart must be the mediator between brain and hands.’

• Adjusting for inflation, the budget to create Metropolis would cost about $300 million today.

• Over 37,000 extras were involved in the making of the film.

• Metropolis was so influential on Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster that they named their character's city after it.

• The robot of this film inspired the look for C-3PO in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).

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GREAT-WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS

PRE-CONCERT ACTIVITIES SUNDAY, APRIL 13

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

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

The Firebird Julian Pellicano, conductor Enchantment Theatre Company: Stacey Cristaldi Rachel Kantra Ahren Potratz Landis Smith Jennifer Blatchley Smith

PROGRAM Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla Flight of the Bumblebee The Firebird

Theatrical Adaptation:

William Leach

Director/Choreographer:

Leslie Reidel

Production Design:

C. David Russell

Mask/Puppet Design:

Jonathan Becker C. David Russell

Stage Manager:

Michael Cristaldi

Mikhail Glinka Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Igor Stravinsky

This production is dedicated to the memory of our friend and colleague William Leach.

We believe that music, like theatre, has the power to illuminate and transform. Our collaborations with symphony orchestras are inspired by a shared vision that by bringing together the magic of music and theatre greater possibilities are born.

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MASTERWORKS

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

8:00 P.M.

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Verdi Requiem Marc Piollet, conductor Jonita Lattimore, soprano Emilia Boteva, mezzo-soprano Steven Tharp, tenor

Kevin Deas, bass-baritone Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, Yuri Klaz, director Mennonite Festival Chorus, Rudy Schellenberg & Janet Brenneman, co-directors

PROGRAM Requiem Mass, in Memory of Alessandro Manzoni

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

I.

Requiem Requiem aeternam: Andante (chorus) Kyrie eleison: Animando un poco (soloists and chorus) II. Dies Irae Dies irae: Allegro agitato (chorus) Tuba mirum: Allegro sostenuto (bass and chorus) Mors stupebit: Molto meno mosso (bass) Liber scriptus: Allegro molto sostenuto (mezzo-soprano and chorus) Dies irae (chorus) Quid sum miser: Adagio (soprano, mezzo-soprano and tenor) Rex tremendae: Adagio maestoso (chorus and soloists) Recordare: Lo stesso tempo (mezzo-soprano and soprano) Ingemisco: Poco meno mosso (tenor) Confutatis maledictis: Andante (bass) Dies irae (chorus) Extra Musicians: Lacrimosa: Largo (soloists and chorus) Laurel Ridd, flute - INTERMISSION Allen Harrington, bassoon III. Offertorio Domine Jesu Christe: Andante mosso (soloists) Quam olim Abrahae: Allegro mosso (chorus) Hostias: Adagio (soloists) Quam olim Abrahae (soloists) Libera animas (soloists)

Stephanie Unverricht, bassoon Dean Pollard, trumpet Samantha Whelan, trumpet Richard Scholz, trumpet

IV. Sanctus Sanctus: Allegro (chorus) V.

Agnus Dei Agnus Dei: Andante (soprano, mezzo-soprano and chorus)

VI. Lux Aeterna Lux aeterna: Allegro moderato (mezzo-soprano, tenor and bass) VII. Libera Me Libera me: Moderato (soprano and chorus) Dies irae: Allegro agitato (chorus and soprano) Requiem aeternam: Andante (soprano and chorus) Libera me: Allegro risoluto (chorus and soprano)

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PROGRAM NOTES

by James Manishen

Requiem Giuseppe Verdi b. Roncole, nr Busseto, Italy / October 9 or 10, 1813 d. Milan / January 27, 1901 Composed: 1873-1874 First performance: May 22, 1874 (Milan), conducted by the composer Last WSO performance: 2008; Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

The Mass was actually written but the premiere, scheduled on the first anniversary of Rossini’s death, was cancelled since the performers could not be secured. The first-ever performance took place September 11, 1988 in Stuttgart with Helmut Rilling conducting.

The Rossini Mass is significant since Verdi’s Libera me had been discovered in 1871 by his respected friend Albert Mazzucato, a teacher at the Milan Conservatory who was so moved, he urged Verdi to compose a whole Mass of his own at some point in the future.

Poet, playwright and novelist Alessandro Manzoni was a hero to Verdi and a dominant figure in Giuseppe Verdi Alessandro Manzoni 19th-century Italy. His work galvanized the Italian soul, Throughout his life, Verdi was an especially through his historical impassioned patriot and ardent member novel I promessi sposi (The of the Risorgimento, the 19th-century Betrothed), which also became a de ideological and literary movement facto stylebook to unite the dedicated to arousing Italian pride in a country’s many dialects - similar to quest to free Italy from foreign domination Luther’s translation of the Bible and to unite the country politically. As for the linguistically chaotic times his life progressed Verdi quickly became in Germany. Verdi called a hero to the cause and, through his Manzoni’s novel “the finest in all operas, its most illustrious advocate. ages which has issued from the human mind.”

Verdi’s early operas often ran afoul of the political censors who realized that Verdi and Manzoni met in 1868. opera could mobilize national pride, perhaps to subversion. Verdi’s Nabucco of Verdi wrote “I would have knelt before him if men worshipped 1842 contained a section that slipped through, going on to become a rallying men.” When Manzoni died at age 87 on May 22, 1873, Verdi was cry for Italy’s freedom fighters – the devastated, refusing in grief to famous Va, pensiero chorus of the leave his home. Now five years after Hebrew slaves longing for their lost homeland while imprisoned in Babylon. the death of Rossini, Verdi vowed to produce a memorial Mass to Soon, this chorus became the anthem Manzoni. Verdi proposed the for the Risorgimento, sung during the dark days of World War II, by the crowds project to the mayor of Milan who immediately got on board. The aligning the streets at Verdi’s funeral premiere would take place on the and many other questing causes. first anniversary of Manzoni’s Verdi’s love of his country and its culture death. were bonded to his grief over the death Verdi immediately set to work on of Rossini in Paris on November 13, his new Mass, reviving the Libera 1868. “He was a glory of Italy” Verdi me from before and composing the wrote to the Countess Maffei. To rest afresh. Hoping to avoid the commemorate Rossini (and Verdi’s patriotism) Verdi proposed a composite problem with the Rossini Mass Requiem Mass whose composers would premiere, Verdi took on the whole project himself, from composition be decided by the publisher Ricordi. to preparation to performance. He Verdi would contribute the closing finished the work on April 10, 1874 Libera me.

and the premiere, six weeks later, was an immediate success. A tour was then organized, in which seven performances in Paris in 1874, eight in London in 1875 and soldout performances in Vienna were all met with enthusiastic acclaim.

Verdi was a man of the theatre and an agnostic. Though a much argued topic, the identification of the Manzoni Requiem as an operain-concert is a valid one, for Verdi infused the Requiem with all the resources and inspiration found in his greatest operas to produce a concert work more about patriotism and humanism than religious testament. As the language of the theatre was Verdi’s most natural gift, in the Requiem he seizes all the elements of musical potential within and outside of the texts to extract every trace of drama, as in the thundering Dies irae (Day of Wrath), the sensuous writing for solo voices, richly detailed orchestral scoring and vivid choral styles.

In seven large movements, Verdi’s Requiem follows the texts closely as the work unfolds. The opening Requiem aeternam is serene and solemn, the longing chorus invoking departed souls leading on to the moving Kyrie eleison and its call for divine compassion. The brilliant Dies irae occupies one-third the work’s length. The Offertorio overflows with song in its swaying rhythm. The Sanctus explodes from the gate, leading to a striking fugue for divided chorus. The Lux aeterna contains some of Verdi’s most ethereal scoring, while the concluding Libera me is an unforgettable multi-part setting that seals this masterpiece, of which Brahms described his Italian colleague’s efforts as - “a work of genius.”

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An IAI Presentations Production

THE PEKING ACROBATS® The Producers: Mr. Don Hughes, President & CEO Ms. Cynthia A. Dike-Hughes, Vice President & COO and International Asia, Inc. ~ Mr. Ken Hai, President Ms. Melinda Hai, Assistant to the President PO Box 546 ~ Walnut, CA 91788, USA The Performers and the Musicians: Mr. Feng Jia Hao Mr. Sun Jian Mr. Gan Feng Ms. Tang Zhi Yi Ms. Guo Xin Yi Ms. Wang Jun Fang Ms. Hao Qi Yun Ms. Wang Li Na Ms. Jia Xin Mr. Wang Meng Lin Mr. Jiang Fu Jun Mr. Wang Shi Lei Mr. Li Wei Mr. Xue Jiang Tao Mr. Liu Bo Ms. Xue Xia Rong Ms. Liu Li Jun Ms. Yang Jing Mr. Liu Wei Hao Ms. Zhang Hai Yan Ms. Liu Zi Hui Mr. Zhang Jing Yu Ms. Ma Yu Hui Mr. Zhang Wei Ping Mr. Qin Shao Bo Ms. Zhang Wen Ke Ms. Shi Hai Yan Ms. Zhao Wen Xi Ms. Shuang Rui 16 OVERTURE I April – May 2014

Staff for The Peking Acrobats®: Company Director: Mr. Ken T. Hai Group Leader: Mr. Li N. Zhong Technical Consultant: Mr. Qin Bo Technical Director: Mr. Kevin Couture Assistant to the Mr. Michael Couture Technical Director: Stage Manager: Mr. Jiang F. Jun Orchestra Director: Ms. Zhao Wen Xi Translators: Mr. Steven Hai and Mr. Zhang Ping Assistant Translator: Ms. Liu L. Jun

AIR CANADA POPS

FRIDAY, APRIL 25 SATURDAY, APRIL 26 SUNDAY, APRIL 27

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

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Peking Acrobats Encore!

Julian Pellicano, conductor Peking Acrobats

PROGRAM The Lion Dance Let The Spinning Plates Spin The Happy Chefs Flight of the Bumblebee William Tell Overture Finale

Rimsky-Korsakov Rossini

Valley, Mountain, Sky

Derrick Wang

Keep It Under Your Hat Squeeze Play Kung Fu Ceremony The Last Emperor Theme

Ryuichi Sakamoto

- INTERMISSION Diving Daring Do Fruit On The Tree Scheherazade

Rimsky-Korsakov

Gayane Suite No. 1, Lezginka

Khachaturian

Daring Diablos Masquerade Suite: Waltz

Khachaturian

In The High Chair/The Pagoda Of Chairs Bicycle Pagoda Credit: Brittany App

Human Pyramid

The program for this performance will be selected from the above. The Management reserves the right to make alterations in the order of the program or in the cast due to illness or any cause whatsoever. The use of cameras, flash or video photography, and tape recorders are strictly prohibited. The Management recommends that parents advise their children that what they see on stage takes years of practice and should not be tried at home!

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Friday, April 25 – Winnipeg Youth Orchestras Saturday, April 26 – Winnipeg Youth Orchestras Sunday, April 27 – Suzuki Music Winnipeg Inc.

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MATINEE

FRIDAY, MAY 2

10:30 A.M.

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

R. Murray Schafer: Symphony No. 1 Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor MASTERWORKS

FRIDAY, MAY 2 SATURDAY, MAY 3

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

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

Carnegie Hall Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Tanya Tagaq, throat singer Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion

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PROGRAM

The Shaman: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra Ritual Fantasia – Nostalgia Interlude: Conjuring the Spirits Fire Dance Played without pause Pre-concert chat with Alexander Mickelthwate on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to evening concerts.

R. Murray Schafer (b. 1933)

Derek Charke (b. 1974)

Tanya Tagaq

Credit: Jim Callaghan

Symphony No. 1 in C minor Very vigorously Mysteriously Fast and furious - INTERMISSION 13 Inuit Throat Song Games Song of a Name for a Boy Throat Song (Anonymous) Throat Song Harnga Sound of Water Story of a Goose Throat Song Amuma Dogs Throat Song Amma Throat Song (Anonymous) Throat Song Ihan Throat Song (Anonymous) Lullaby Throat Song Aha Amma Ullu

Dame Evelyn Glennie

Vincent Ho (b. 1975) Extra Musicians: Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe Laura MacDougall, flute Jim Ewen, bassoon James Ormston, clarinet Tony Cyre, percussion Victoria Sparks, percussion Donna Laube, keyboard

The WSO gratefully acknowledges St. John's Music and the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba for their generous provision of special instruments used in tonight’s performance.

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“I have always been fascinated with the music of indigenous cultures and the concept of by the Composers shamanism. Practitioners of this Scored like a Baroque concerto grosso, tradition are known as Symphony No. 1 “shamans.” They treat physical five soloists (the first chairs) alternate R. Murray Schafer ailments by mending the material with the ensemble. The b. Sarnia, Ontario / July 18, 1933 person’s soul while connecting thirteen games run a gamut of First performance: March 10, 2011 them to supernatural realms.

(Toronto), conducted by Peter Oundjian composed variations, orchestrations, This is also how I see Dame and accompaniments. Circle and First WSO performance Evelyn Glennie, one of the vertical bowing techniques—bowing world’s greatest percussionists. I with heavy pressure in circular or Commissioned by the vertical directions—are used to mimic always felt that her performances Toronto Symphony were more than just concert the guttural sounds of Inuit throat Orchestra in 2010. experiences – they were singing and to blend the sound of the strings with the voice. Loosely based on “spiritual” events. For me, Dame "One makes music to get out of this world. No other art form traditional themes, but often straying far Glennie is the modern day afield, each game is performed attacca shaman I wrote this piece for. rejects physical existence so insistently, (that is, without pause) into the next; it seeking unearthly heights where the The first movement, Ritual, soul floats on cosmic rays and sings with can be difficult to discern where showcases the soloist’s the angels. Any rejection of this ideal is movements begin and end. “shamanistic” abilities. It opens to cancel the real purpose of music, to with the soloist making her Traditional Inuit throat songs, or ground it, make it corporal, debase it ceremonial entrance while with the rasping noises of the world, the Katajjak, are vocal games played surrounded by other-worldly between two women.

A composed pulsations of the body, the shrieks of sounds. As she “casts her spell” melody, or an imitation of natural the voice. Yes, given the materials of on the audience, the music sounds (geese, dogs, etc.) is expression we possess, this realization of develops into to a primal dance rhythmically passed back and forth. the infinite is often futile, for the that harkens the ancient rituals The game is over when one singer moment we are made aware that the of tribal celebrations and our laughs, often when the vibration of instruments we have for reaching the modern day equivalents (ie. sound causes a tickle in the throat. infinite are quite ordinary violins, raves, discothèques, etc).

Unlike traditional Katajjak, this work drums or voices, the transcendental calls for only one singer—Tanya Tagaq. disappears and we hear only the agony Her ability to emulate both voices is The second movement is in two of our terrestrial existence. Still, it can parts. The first, Fantasia, is a unique. Tanya has forged her own be achieved at times, and when it is, remarkable sound world of unearthly free-form impromptu. The even if only for an instant, a revelation and highly personal vocal techniques. second part, Nostalgia, was of cosmic consciousness occurs and the For this piece, Tanya has no score. She inspired by three things: a photo Divinity allows us to touch the mists of taken by Doug Barber of an old improvises. She plays the game with its unknown Being." man looking out of a window, a the orchestra." painting by Luc Leestemaker - R. Murray Schafer - Derek Charke titled Voyager #7, and an accompanying poem to the 13 Inuit Throat Song Games The Shaman painting titled “Voyager” (about Derek Charke Vincent Ho an endearing childhood b. Fredericton, New Brunswick/1974 b. Ottawa, Ontario / 1975 memory). These three works Composed: 2005/2009 First performance: January 29, 2011 shared a nostalgic quality that First performance: February 11, 2010 (Winnipeg), conducted Alexander warranted musical (Winnipeg), conducted Alexander Mickelthwate with Dame Evelyn Glennie interpretation.

Mickelthwate with Tanya Tagaq as soloist as soloist In the Interlude, subtitled Commissioned by "This work is a crossConjuring the Spirits, the soloist Dame Evelyn Glennie, summons up the “spirits of the pollination of two The National Arts cultures. It is not earth” (the orchestra) as they Centre Orchestra, The prepare for the explosive finale.” traditional Inuit music.

Winnipeg Symphony Nor, is it purely Western music. It could be regarded as Orchestra, and The Manitoba Arts - Vincent Ho an analog to East meets West. Here we Council in 2010.

PROGRAM NOTES

find an Inuit singer with a Western orchestra. North meets South. A very Canadian mix!

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MTS RISING STARS CONCERT

TUESDAY, MAY 13

7:30 P.M.

CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

MTS Rising Stars Concert Julian Pellicano, conductor Manitoba Junior Honour Band, Rob Monson, conductor 1 Manitoba Intermediate Honour Band, Connie Turner, conductor 2 Manitoba Senior Honour Band, Jacqueline Dawson, conductor 3 Heather Jonasson, flute 4

PROGRAM Festive Overture, Op. 96 Circus Bee 1 Georgian Suite: II. Rivers 1 Gadget 1 Prairie Wedding 2 Abracadabra 2 Concert Variations 2

Dmitri Shostakovich Henry Fillmore, arr. Calvin Custer Samuel R. Hazo Randall D. Standridge Kenley Kristofferson Frank Ticheli Claude T. Smith

- INTERMISSION English Folk Song Suite Flute Concerto in D Major: Allegro molto moderato 4 Rest 3 Symbiopholie! 3 Symphony No. 1: The Lord of the Rings I. Gandalf 3

Ralph Vaughan Williams Carl Reinecke Frank Ticheli Jonathan Dagenais Johan de Meij

The Rising Stars Concert brings together some of the most talented students in Manitoba. Alternating between band, choir and youth orchestra, this program features more than 300 students each year performing side-by-side with WSO musicians.

Concert Sponsor:

In Partnership With:

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WSO MUSICIAN PROFILES Photographer: Nardella Photography Inc.

How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Beverly Wang

Kathryn Brooks

Karin Andreason

Instrument: Oboe Joined WSO: 2013 Hometown: Toronto, ON What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? The Beatles What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Visit friends and teachers.

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

Restaurants in Greenwich Village.

Instrument: Bassoon Joined WSO: 2013 Hometown: Cleveland, OH, USA What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? Vladimir Horowitz

Instrument: Violin Joined WSO: 2013 Hometown: Moorhead, MN, USA What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? I’ve always wanted to hear Anne-Sophie Mutter in person, but haven’t yet. Hopefully I’ll get a chance before she retires.

What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Take in some museums and shops.

Who is your favourite composer?

Brahms, Mozart, and Strauss it’s a toss up.

Claudine St-Arnauld

Jae-Won Bang

Laszlo Baroczi

Instrument: Violin Joined WSO: 1998 Hometown: Québec City, QC What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? Jessye Norman What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Feel the New York vibes.

What New York food are you most looking forward to eating? I am looking forward to eating in a vegetarian restaurant!

Instrument: Violin Joined WSO: 2013 Hometown: Vancouver, BC What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet? David Oistrakh, Tchaikovsky, Heifetz, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Hang out with friends; if there’s time, check out shows and concerts.

Instrument: Viola Joined WSO: 2001 Hometown: Miskolc, Hungary What famous person in history who played at Carnegie Hall would you have most liked to see/meet?

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

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

N.Y. bagels

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

John Lennon What do you plan to do with your time in New York? Eat soup dumplings at Joe’s Shanghai and visit friends.

> Check out full musician profiles at www.wso.ca

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ARTIST BIOS GREAT-WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS

The Firebird APRIL 13

Enchantment Theatre Company Enchantment Theatre Company thrills audiences with its innovative and visually dramatic family theatre productions. The company was founded in 1979 by Jennifer Blatchley Smith and Landis Smith, both actors and playwrights, and expanded to an artistic partnership with Resident Director Leslie Reidel in 1995. Enchantment Theatre Company’s distinctive artistry combines masked actors, puppets, magic, music, and more. Their original and inspiring productions have served more than a million children and families across America and around the world including performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Lincoln Center in New York City; the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center with the Philadelphia Orchestra in their home town of Philadelphia; and in the Far East, performing in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. The company has appeared with major orchestras in North America, including those of Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Houston, Seattle, Montreal, and Vancouver and with the Boston Pops on the PBS Christmas at the Pops television special.

MASTERWORKS

Verdi Requiem APRIL 19

Marc Piollet After early posts as First Kapellmeister at the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle and the Staatstheater Kassel where he also served as Deputy Music Director, Conductor Marc Piollet was Music Director of the Volksoper Wien from 2003 until 2005. From 2004 until 2012 he was General Music Director at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Marc’s concert engagements include Bamberger Symphoniker, Münchner Philharmoniker, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, Orchestre National de Lyon, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, and Tokyo

Symphony Orchestra, among others. Major operatic guest engagements of the past include Liceu in Barcelona, Teatro Colón, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Royal Opera in Copenhagen, Teatro Real in Madrid, Bavarian State Opera during the Munich Opera Festival, Opéra National de Paris and the Vienna State Opera. Marc studied at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin and took master-classes with John Eliot Gardiner, Michael Gielen and Kurt Masur. In 1995, he was the only prize-winner at the Dirigenten-Forum of the Deutscher Musikrat.

Jonita Lattimore Jonita Lattimore, a lyric soprano of immense vocal range and expressive musicality, has garnered plaudits for her vivid portrayals of roles ranging from Micaëla to Jackie Onassis as well as oratorio performances with major orchestras across the United States and abroad. During the 2012-2013 season she appeared in concert with the Oregon Symphony and Huntsville Symphony performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. In the 2013-2014 season she performs Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Verdi’s Requiem with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

Emilia Boteva Bulgarian born Canadian mezzosoprano, Emilia Boteva studied at the Bulgarian Academy of Music in Sofia. An award winner at the Svetoslav Obretenov National Competition in Bulgaria and a finalist in the Toulouse International Vocal Competition, she made her professional debut at the State Opera House in Sofia. Now a resident in Canada, her 2012-2013 season included performances with the Calgary Philharmonic in Alexander Nevsky, as Mary in Der fliegende Holländer for Opéra de Montréal, Ulrica in Un ballo in maschera for Opera Tampa and Filipyevna in Eugen Onegin for the Edmonton Opera. In Europe she has appeared with the opera companies of Bulgaria, Switzerland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Lithuania and Macedonia. Fluent in Italian, English, Russian, French, and Bulgarian, she has collaborated with important conductors including Maurizio Barbacini, Gunter Neuhold, and Rizzi Brignoli.

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ARTIST BIOS Steven Tharp Steven Tharp has gained worldwide recognition and acclaim as a singer of remarkable versatility in repertoire spanning many centuries and styles. Opera News has praised the "bel canto flexibility and sweetness" of his voice, while The New Yorker has described his voice as “strong, free, and forward in tone, verbally sure, lyrical in utterance.” During the 2012-2013 season his appearances included Verdi’s Requiem and Schubert Songs in Prague under the auspices of the Defiant Requiem Foundation; Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings with Jacaranda Music; and Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional de Mexico.

In the 2013-2014 season he returns to the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra for Verdi’s Requiem and joins the voice faculty of the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Kevin Deas Kevin Deas has gained international acclaim as one of America’s leading bass-baritones.

He is perhaps most acclaimed for his signature portrayal of the title role in Porgy and Bess, having performed it with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the symphonies of Atlanta, Baltimore, Calgary, Houston, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Montreal, San Diego, San Francisco, Utah, and Vancouver, and at the Ravinia, Vail and Saratoga festivals. He repeats the role in concert to open the Seattle Symphony’s 2013-2014 pops season.

Kevin’s other engagements during the 2013-2014 season include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Boston Baroque, Calgary Philharmonic, and North Carolina Symphony; Mozart’s Grand Mass with Vox Ama Deus; Verdi’s Requiem with Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica, Richmond Symphony, National Philharmonic, and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra; Handel’s Messiah with the Kansas City Symphony and National Philharmonic; Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Vermont Symphony; and Mozart’s Requiem with the Alabama Symphony and Hartford Symphony.

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Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir Yuri Klaz, director

Now in its 91st season, the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir has a well-earned reputation for excellence. A choral trademark for the City of Winnipeg, the Phil’s repertoire covers a broad range of music focusing on major choral with orchestral accompaniment including oratorios, masses and choral symphonies. Priding itself on premiering original music, the Phil has commissioned works by composers from both Manitoba and across Canada.

The choir has captivated audiences in Toronto, Vancouver and New York’s Carnegie Hall.

Under Maestro Yuri Klaz, the Phil provides music lovers of all ages a subscription series of three Sunday afternoon concerts, bringing new life to some of the world’s finest choral works that are dramatic, profoundly moving and always entertainingly full of heart.

Mennonite Festival Chorus, Rudy Schellenberg & Janet Brenneman, co-directors The Mennonite Festival Chorus made its debut in 1985 under the distinguished leadership of Robert Shaw, together with the WSO in Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem. Following that auspicious beginning, it twice appeared at the International Choral Festival in Toronto with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra: in 1989 with Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis (Robert Shaw) and in 1993 with Britten’s War Requiem (Bramwell Tovey). Together with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the choir has performed works by Mahler, Handel, Bach, Dvorˇák, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Orff and Arvo Pärt.The Mennonite Festival Chorus is a highly select core of choristers from Winnipeg and surrounding communities, many of whom are regular members of other choirs, including those of Canadian Mennonite University.

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ARTIST BIOS AIR CANADA POPS

Peking Acrobats Encore!

APRIL 25 - 27

Peking Acrobats Since their debut in 1986, the Peking Acrobats have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They are considered one of the finest acrobatic troupes in China today and have consistently travelled the world sharing their special brand of enchantment with a global audience. They have performed in such far-reaching corners of the globe as Australia, Europe, throughout the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and numerous Asian countries.

They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs and are experts at treacherous feats of daring, trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. They push the envelope of human possibility with astonishing juggling dexterity and incredible balancing feats, showcasing tremendous skill and ability.

MASTERWORKS / MATINEE

Carnegie Hall!

MAY 2-3

Tanya Tagaq Born and raised in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut in Canada’s high arctic, Tanya Tagaq grew up surrounded

by Inuit and western culture. It wasn’t until her teenage years that she began experimenting with Inuit throat singing, developing her signature solo style. Her first professional performance at a festival in Inuvik won the admiration of friends of Björk, eventually leading to an appearance on the Icelandic artist’s 2004 CD, Medulla, and a chance to accompany her on tour.

Tanya has released two critically acclaimed albums, Sinaa and Auk/Blood, both of which were nominated for Juno Awards and won awards at the 2005 and 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards.

In 2012, Tanya was commissioned by TIFF to create an orginal soundtrack to the 1922 silent film, Nanook of the North. That project, which is a collaboration with Jean Martin, Jesse Zubot, and Derek Charke, is now touring internationally.

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Dame Evelyn Glennie Dame Evelyn Glennie is the first person in musical history to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist. As one of the most eclectic and innovative musicians on the scene today, she is constantly redefining the goals and expectations of percussion and creating performances of such vitality that they almost constitute a new type of performance. Glennie has commissioned 170 new works for solo percussion from many of the world’s most eminent composers and also composes and records music for film and television. Her first high quality drama produced a score so original she was nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards (BAFTA’s); the UK equivalent of the Oscars. In 1993, she was awarded the OBE (Officer of the British Empire).

This was extended in 2007 to ‘Dame Commander’ for her services to music, and to date has received over 80 international awards.

MTS RISING STARS

MAY 13

Rob Monson Rob Monson currently teaches instrumental and choral music at Glenlawn Collegiate. Over the past 20 years he has had the privilege to work with numerous bands and choirs throughout the province. As a tuba player, Rob has performed with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Winnipeg Wind Ensemble and the Winnipeg Brass Quintet.

Connie Turner Connie Turner is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Manitoba where she teaches conducting and music education in the Faculty of Music. She is also active sharing her experience and passion for music as an adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor across Canada and the US.

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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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Did you

Know...

Dame Evelyn Glennie will be playing 41 instruments in Vincent Ho’s The Shaman this May at Carnegie Hall in New York City, which will all be transported by road.

204-949-3999 I www.wso.ca

ARTIST BIOS Jacqueline Dawson

Manitoba Band Association

Jacqueline Dawson received degrees in music and music education from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a master’s degree from the University of Manitoba. Jacqueline served on the board of directors of the Manitoba Band Association from 1999 - 2005. She teaches instrumental music at Vincent Massey Collegiate and is the Artistic Director of the Winnipeg Wind Ensemble.

Heather Jonasson Winnipeg native, Heather Jonasson is currently pursing her Bachelor of Music in flute performance at the University of Manitoba under the guidance of Layla Roberts. Heather was a prizewinner at the 2014 Lawrence Genser Scholarship Competition. As a soloist, Heather has performed with the Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate Symphonic Band (2011) and with the University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble (2013). Heather has held principal flute positions with the National Youth Band of Canada (2012), as well as the Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra (2010-2012).

The Manitoba Band Association (1977) is a nonprofit charitable organization whose mandate is to promote the growth and development of school and community bands in Manitoba. The MBA is Canada’s largest provincial band association and offers year round programs in support of concert and jazz band members and music educators. Manitoba is widely regarded as a leader in music education and each year Manitobans fill more than 25% of the positions in the auditioned National Youth Band. Last year, 17,600 musicians participated in 26 MBA programs including festivals, conferences, summer band camps, and regional and provincial honour bands. The MBA is administered by an elected board of directors, an executive director, and a volunteer base of 350 members. Assisted by an annual Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism grant, the association generates over 80% of its revenue through memberships, donations and program fees.

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

1983-84 1984-86 1986-88 1988-90 1990-92 1992-94 1994-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Feb 1999-May 1999 Jun 1999-2000 2000-Feb 03 Mar 2003-Dec 2003 Dec 2003-Jan 2005 Jan 2005- Jul 2006 Jul 2006-Nov 2006 Dec 2006- Jun 2007 2007-2012 2012-present

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

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THE WOMEN’S COMMITTEE of the WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is holding their Annual General Meeting Wednesday May 21, 2014 • 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Photographer: John Johnston

Norwood Hotel (Promenade A), 112 Marion Street Lunch served between 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Guest Speaker: Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra To attend, contact Agnes at 204-257-0849 for the menu selection and to place your order by May 16th

Some members of Women's Committee at the recent WSO gala

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Women’s Committee this event would be a good opportunity to learn more about the organization.

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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. Piston Ring Service and the Tennant Family Qualico Principal Chair $5,000 - $9,999 Montrose Mortgage Corporation Ltd. National Leasing P.R.A. Inc. Premier Printing Ltd. Terracon Development 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 Mr. J. Ross Robinson Urban Ink Music Stand $500 - $999 Bird Construction Co. Ltd. Coghlan's Ltd. Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. E.H. Price Limited Florence & Sheldon Berney InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Mid West Packaging Limited 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. Patill/St. James Insurance

Foundations

The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following foundations: Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund – The Winnipeg Foundation 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 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 In Memory of Mr. Frank Fred Gladky Mrs. Audrey F. Hubbard Kevin & Els Kavanagh* Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall John Mansfield & Pam Simmons* Ron & Sandi Mielitz 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 David Christianson & Vera Steinberger 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 Barbara Filuk* Mr. Alan Freeman Arnold & Myra Frieman Dr. & Mrs. Albert D. Friesen Dr. & Mrs. Percy Goldberg Drs. Daya & Chander Gupta Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Hawkins Peter Jessiman Richard & Carol Jones Nora Kaufman Michael & Glenna Kay Mr. Sotirios Kotoulas Rob Kowalchuk Paul Leinburd Dr. Judith Littleford Suzanne & Graham Lount Jackie Lowe Dr. David Lyttle Mr. David Mann Elaine & Neil Margolis 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.

Thank you!

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 In Memory of Gwen Hodgson Marianne Johnson June & Lawrence Jones Christina & Alan Kowalec 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 4 Anonymous Concerto $300 - $599 Trish Allison-Simms Judy & Jay Anderson Lois M. 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

Ross M. Cleeve 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 & Kelly MacDonald 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 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 Vera Moroz 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

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Levi & Tena Reimer Donald & Karen Ross Judge & Mrs. Charles & Naida Rubin F.E. Sanderson Hans & Gabriele Schneider Merrill & Shayna Shulman David & Lorraine Smith 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 9 Anonymous Serenade $150 - $299 P. Achtemichuk Ross & Doreen Adamson Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Susan Allen George & Eleanore Balacko Dick & Minnie Bell Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Bethune Mr. Kurt Braun Paul & Doreen Bromley Mrs. Jane Bullied Sel & Chris Burrows Mrs. Mary C. Campbell Carol A. Cassels Ron Clement Barbara Cook Dr. & Mrs. Andrew & Pamela Cooke Mrs. Joyce Cooper Ms. Linda Daniels Mrs. Maureen Danzinger Bob & Alison Darling Esther and Hy Dashevsky Miss Anne Defehr Ms. Rhonda Diamond Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman In Memory of Graham Dixon 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 Ms. Helen Feniuk Margaret & Bob Ferguson W. & K. Ferreira 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 Eileen George Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Matthew Gossen Advancement Trust 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 Rudy & Gail Isaak Terry & Shirley James Ms. Marilyn Kapitany Henry Katz in memory of Dena 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 David & Franceska McBean D. McKay Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Terri McKerchar Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Glen Mead Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell 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

You’re invited!

Join us for an end of year concert with students from the Sistema Winnipeg program.

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra the Seven Oaks School Division and the Winnipeg School Division present:

Sistema Winnipeg Spring Concert Thursday, May 1, 2014 I 6:30 pm Reception to follow Jubilee Place Concert Hall (173 Talbot Avenue)

Admission

is FREE.

Doors open at 6:00 pm for rush seating.

www.sistemawinnipeg.ca Sistema Winnipeg is a partnership between:

Funders & Sponsors: Gail Loewen in Memory of Sue Lemmerick

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 Dr. L. Sekla Shirley E. Sherwood Dr. Moti Shojania Louis & Shirley Ann Simkulak Lindi & John Smith Ms. Brenda Snider Gordon & Darby Spafford R.P Spear 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 15 Anonymous Prelude $75 - $149 Kaeren Anderson Doug Arrell and Dick Smith Mr. Philip Ashdown Allan & Rochelle Baker Ms. Rosemary Barney Robert Barton Ms. D Beaven Audrey Belyea Eric Bergen Donald & Edith Besant Norma Bortoluzzi Ted Bock & Liane Chalmers Eric & Clara Bohm 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 Canadahelps.org 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 Kathleen Crowston 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 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 Jane Hayakawa Millie Hemmelgarn Anonymous L.G. Herd Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Ms. Shirley Hicks Ms Marilyn Hido Ms. Susan Hildebrandt William J. Hutton Ms. Helen Isaak Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki Jacqueline Iwasienko Wilfred & Dorothy James Alan Janzen & Leona Sookram Father Stan Jaworski 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 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 Taylor McCaffrey 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 Miss Jenny Olynyk In Memory of Ron Oswald Mrs. L. Ozog Shirley & Graham Padgett Mr. Cam Pauls Mrs. Betty Peddie Louise Penner Ms. Nettie Peters Ms. Pat Philpott Mrs. Helene Picton Sylvia & Earl Pitch 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 Ed Segstro 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 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

Photographer: Keith Levit

Classical & Jazz ensembles for events from intimate to grand.

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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Lorna & Dr. Ken Thorlakson Robert & Barb Tisdale Edith A. Toews Henry & Elizabeth Toews Neil & Carol Trembath Mrs. C.M. Valentine Dr. & Mea. Jose & Ruth Vasconcelos Hugo & Anny Veldhuis Dr. & Mrs. Eric Vickar Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago 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 Vicki Young Donn K Yuen 39 Anonymous Sonatina Under $75 Elinor Ableson, In Memory of Dr Fred Ward Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Susan Allen 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 Mr. & Mrs. G.G. Brodsky Q.C. Edythe M. Brown Dr. Jeff & Madeline Brown Ms. Meira Buchszreiber 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 M. & G. Crielaard

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 Satwant Gill Mr. Fred Goeke Heather Graham 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 & Heather Jenkins Nadine Kampen Dr. & Mrs. Arnold & Doreen Kapitz Mr. Gordon C. Keatch Cindy Keenan 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

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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 David Moroz & Gwen Hoebig, in Memory of William Schroeder 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. Beth Proven Ms. Joanne Prygrocki R. Publow Ms. Pat Repa Ms. Lisa Richards Beverley Ridd Ms. Pat Robertson Elaine Rohoway, in memory of Victoria Sebastian Kereluk Mr. & Mrs. H Rosenbaum Mrs. V. Rosolowich Leonore Saunders O.M. & Hans-Herman Roeder John & Shirley Russell Kay Schalme M Scheuneman William Scheidt 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 Ms. Doreen Thorlacius Nancy & Geoff Tidmars Edith A. Toews Ms. Eleanor Urquhart Mrs. Roseline Usiskin Mr. & Mrs. Gerry S. Varnes Denis Vincent Mrs. Laurabelle Wallace In Memory of Fred Ward E. Sylvia Warrington Mr. Glen Angus Webster Snjolaug Whiteway Ms. Lois A. Whyte Ms. Lorraine Willms Ms. Audrey Wilson Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Julia Witt Terrie Woodward Phillip S. Young 21 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 Golden West Broadcasting Inc. Harrow United Church Arnold & Myra Frieman Lydia MacKenzie in Loving Memory of Donn Ms. Charlotte Robbins Faye Warren 2 Anonymous Conmoto Under $1,000 Ms. Hollie I. Andrew Betty & Ted Ash Lynne Axworthy Mr. John A. Bailey Ms. Angelica Banmann Ms. Carmen R. Barchet Ms. Janet D. Beach Dr. Catalena Birek

Broadway First Baptist Church Doneta & Harry Brotchie Ms. Coralie Bryant Ms. Lorelei Bunkowsky Mrs. Audrey Campbell Maria Cefali Jan & Kevin Coates In Memory of Robert Coates Ms. Maureen Collison Joy Cooper & Martin Reed Ms. Gillian P. Cotton Bob & Alison Darling Ms. Cheryl Deans Roger Dennis Mary Dixon In Memory of Diane Dowling Ruth & Charles Dowse Mrs. Renate Duddek 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 Margo Foxford Future Leaders of Manitoba Council Inc. Ms. Cheryl Gaudet F. George Mr. & Mrs. J Gibson Ms. Valerie Gilroy Lenore & Chris Good Karen Goosen Ms. Marie-Alice Grassick Ms. Marianne Gruber Joanne Gudmundson & Brian Oleson Ms. Norma Gwizon Bobbi-Lynn Haegeman Ms. Irene Hamilton Catherine Harrison Ms. Sandra Hart 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 Humanists, Atheists, and Agnostics of Manitoba William J. Hutton P. Ilavsky

InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Ms. Sue Irving Graham Isaak Mrs. Marion Jagger James & Margaret Jeffries Bruce & Theresa Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Reg & Nancy Johnson Ms. Barbara L. Jones Ms. Diane Jones Ms. Nadia Kamienski In memory of Paul Kettner Ms. Kim Kovacs Ms. Margruite Krahn Tony Kreml Janet and Tim Kroeker Mrs. Judy Lamont Ms. Veronica L. Larmour Ms. Diane Lau Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Dr. Peter Letkemann John Lewis & Diane Ives-Lewis Dr. David Lyttle Ms. Leona MacDonald Ms. Shannon MacFarlane Mrs. Carol Macoomb in honour of Diane Jones Mr. Dave Madson Anna Mangano Manitoba Association of School Superintendents Mrs. Mildred B. Mann Art Mauro & Naomi Levine Ms. Lynne McCarthy Pat McCarthy-Briggs Iona McPhee Linda Lee-Meiers & Matt Meiers Rita & Don Menzies Nancy Mercury Ron & Sandi Mielitz Walter A. Mildren Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Garnet & Geraldine Morgan Dr. Gwenna Moss 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 Mr. Carl Radimer Maralyn & John Rae Ms. Teresa Reilly Mrs. Barbara Rempel Jan & John Restall David and Joan Rew

Mr. Douglas Riske Darlene Roberts Betty Ross Ms. Lavonne Ross Rotary Club of Winnipeg Charleswood Rotary Club of Winnipeg East A.M. S. Thompson Designs Inc. St. George's Anglican Church 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 Ms. Selma Shearer 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 Dr. Laura E. Targownik Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary Thomas Ms. Phyllis A. C. Thomson Thomson Duprey Fund E. Toews Carol & Neil Trembath Lesli & Gerry Trottier 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 Libby Yager and Billy Brodovsky 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 Eugene Boychuk & Daniel Heindl In Memory of Dr. & Mrs. M.M. Pierce Ms. Meira Buchszreiber Mr. & Mrs. F. Buckmaster Mrs. Leona Burdeniuk 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

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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 Bernard Freeman 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 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 Bill & Hilda Muir Ron & Ollie Nelson Mr. Sveto Nikic Mr. & Mrs. Brian Ormonde Mr. Jacob Pankratz Ms. Joan S. Papushka Mr. & Dr. Grant W. Pastuck In Memory of Emily Hasinoff In Memory of Mary Patterson Patricia Patterson Lesia Peet Dr. & Mrs. Werner Pieterse Mr. & Mrs. David & Wanda Pike Dr. & Mrs. James Popplow 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

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

Warren Carther Mr. Ernest P. Cholakis Dr. & Mrs. David Connor Aris Economou Elvira Finnigan For Eyes Optical 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 Mr. Gordon P. Linney Dr. Brendan MacDougall Mr. Frank Martin Mr. Pat Meagher Ms. Nancy Mercury Ms. Sheila Miller Mrs. Brenda Morlock Margaret Moroz Robert & Cindy Neufield Bill Newman 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

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!

Carnegie Funders Travel Manitoba City of Winnipeg

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

$10,000 - $24,999 Mr. Marcel A. Desautels * Elmer & Hilda Hildebrand *** National Leasing Group Inc.***** Telpay*** Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope *** $3,000 - $9,999 Alpha Masonry* Gail Asper & Michael Paterson* Sylvia L. Barr* Marjorie & Morley Blankstein**

Mrs. Lucienne Blouw** Mr.& Mrs. John & Bonnie Buhler* Timothy & Barbara Burt* Canadian Polish Congress * Centennial Concert Hall* Ms. Patricia Chaychuk** Mark Chipman* Elsie Chrunyk, Allison Ryback & Roxanne Ryback* Con-Pro Industries Canada Ltd* Art & Leona DeFehr* Bryce Douglas* Hilary Druxman* Bill & Margaret Fast* Arnold & Myra Frieman* James Gibbs* Hermanos Restaurant & Wine Bar, Carnaval Brazilian BBQ, Corrientes Argentine Pizzeria** Peter & Dana Jessiman* Kevin & Els Kavanagh*** Jack & Zina Lazareck* Bill & Shirley Loewen** Gail Loewen* A. MacDonald* Michael Nesbitt* Robert & Cindy Newfield* Frank & Jeanne Plett* George & Tannis Richardson*

Hartley & Heather Richardson* James Richardson & Sons Ltd.* Sanford & Deborah Riley* Terry Sargeant and Margaret Haney* Rod & Jeannie Senft* Cheryl & Lorne Sharfe* Winnifred Sim* Muriel Smith* Soundcheck* Bob Sparrow* Lea Stogdale* Arni Thorsteinson & Ms. Susan Glass* Curt, Catherine, & Kelcey Vossen* Warren Whittaker* David C. Wilson* The Winnipeg Foundation – Anonymous Fund* Women’s Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra* $1,000 - $2,999 Mirek Weichsel & Beata Biernacka Lorraine and Gerald Cairns Audrey & Fred Hubbard MJ Roofing Carl & Vi Hultin

Lydia MacKenzie in Honour of John J. March and his parents Donna & Bill Parrish Donna & Ian Plant Qualico 2 Anonymous under $1,000 Doug Arrell and Dick Smith Stefan & Barbara Cenkowski Dr. & Mrs. George and Irene Chuchman Joan C. Cohen Myrna Donald in Honour of Elsie Chrunyk John Corp & Mary Elizabeth McKenzie Kazimierz and Jolanta Czaplinski Medical Corp Wilna Dehls John & Martha Enns Mrs. Gitta Fricke Lech & Grazyna Galezowski Bruno Gossen Ms. Marianne Gruber Ms. Marka Izydorchzyk Maureen Kilgour & Richard Mariusz, Anna & Olaf Kolakowski Goulet Heather Kyle Douglas MacEwan

Ms. R McKenzie Kyle McLean E. Louise Nebbs Number Ten Architectural Group Jan Oleszkiewicz I.J. Paderewski Polish Musical Society Mr. & Mrs. Emil & Janina Rekrut Olga & Bill Runnalls Patrick Smith & Judy Vincent Ewa & Ludwik Tarsia Brenda Taylor Mirek Weichsel & Beata Biernacka Freya Zuke Kazimierz and Jolanta Czaplinski Medical Corp Mariusz, Anna & Olaf Kolakowski Krzysztof Zielinski Jadqiga Ziendalski 4 Anonymous ***** 5 Musicians Adopted *** 3 Musicians Adopted ** 2 Musicians Adopted * 1 Musician Adopted Listing as of March 6, 2014

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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 Micah Heilbrunn Vice President Rob Kowalchuk Peter Jessiman Treasurer Michael D. Kay Maureen Kilgour Muriel Smith Sotirios Kotoulas Secretary Dorothy Dobbie Caroline Ksiazek Jackie Lowe Past President Jim Carr Terry Sargeant Trudy Schroeder, Ex-officio Sylvia Cassie Alexander Mickelthwate, Michael Cox 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 Jason Hayes, Development Assistant Jeremy Krahn, Development Assistant Caroline Murphy, Telefunder, Donations & Raffles SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES Ryan Diduck, Director of Sales & Audience Services Rachel Himelblau, Patron Services Coordinator Theresa Huscroft, Group Events Representative Nicki Kirton, Patron Services Representative Patron Services Representatives (p/t): Phil Corrin Chelse McKee Meg Dolovich Crystal Schwartz Melissa Houston Stephanie Van Nest

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 Bethany Giroux, Intern 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

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

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