2014/ 2015 Overture #2

NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2014 I ISSUE 2

RANDY BACHMAN’S SYMPHONIC OVERDRIVE

REIMAGINING BROADWAY SCHWARZ CONDUCTS TATE, WILLIAMS & COPLAND A PRAIRIE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION CONCERT FOR KIDS WINTER SOLSTICE: A ROCKY MOUNTAIN FAIRY TALE MESSIAH SING-ALONG Randy Bachman,vocals/guitar Credit: Mark Maryanovich

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MESSAGE FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Dear music lovers - welcome to the Concert Hall!

We are so glad you decided to join us. Without your energy, we could not bring this hall to life.

Photographer: Nardella Photography Inc.

November and December are exciting months in the musical calendar. Growing up in Germany, this time was marked by traditional performances.

I remember in particular the Kreuzchor of Dresden, a boys' choir whose angelic voices have filled the Kreuzkirche for seven centuries, singing Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

And of course we have our own traditions in Winnipeg. Ivars Taurins, director of the Tafelmusik Baroque Choir, joins us for both sing-along and regular performances of Handel's Messiah. Ace Burpee, Obby Kahn, and Justin Odwak will bring our Prairie Christmas Celebration to life.

But for those of you who look forward to this time of year for a chance to kick back and party, Randy Bachman is going to rock this hall like you have never heard before on Dec. 5-7!

So, take your seat, relax, and enjoy the show.

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 was 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 masterclasses, the New Music Festival 2012 film project and played a major part in the acoustic overhaul of the Centennial Concert Hall.

Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor In the fall of 2014, Julian Pellicano begins his second season as resident conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, where he leads the orchestra in a wide variety of programs throughout the year. He has worked with the Orquestra Sinfonica de Porto Alegre (Brazil), Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, New Britain Symphony, Boston’s Dinosaur Annex Ensemble and Milwaukee's Present Music. In addition, Julian conducted the premiere of Martin Bresnick’s critically acclaimed opera My Friend's Story at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas and conducted at Carnegie Hall with the Yale Philharmonia Orchestra. Recognized for his work with living composers and transparent interpretations of contemporary works, he has premiered over 40 new pieces and as an artist in residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, he conducts the Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble. Julian 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. Beyond his position with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Julian also serves as music director of the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra.

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WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2014-2015 SEASON MUSIC DIRECTOR Alexander Mickelthwate RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Julian Pellicano FIRST VIOLINS Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster

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

The Sophie-Carmen EckhardtBASSES Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation Meredith Johnson, Principal

Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster Karin Andreasen Chris Anstey Mona Coarda Hong Tian Jia Janet Liang Simon MacDonald Meredith McCallum Julie Savard Jun Shao SECOND VIOLINS Darryl Strain, Principal Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal Karen Bauch Kristina Bauch Elizabeth Dyer Rodica Jeffrey Susan McCallum Takayo Noguchi Claudine St-Arnauld † Jane Pulford VIOLAS Daniel Scholz, Principal Anne Elise Lavallée, Assistant Principal Laszlo Baroczi Richard Bauch Greg Hay Suzanne McKegney Merrily Peters Mike Scholz

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

TROMBONES Steven Dyer, Principal John Helmer BASS TROMBONE Julia McIntyre, Principal

Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal Travis Harrison Paul Nagelberg Bruce Okrainec Daniel Perry FLUTES Jan Kocman, Principal Martha Durkin

TUBA Chris Lee, Principal TIMPANI **Brendan Thompson, Acting Principal PERCUSSION Frederick Liessens, Principal

PICCOLO Martha Durkin

HARP Richard Turner, Principal Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen

OBOES Beverly Wang, Principal Robin MacMillan

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Chris Lee

ENGLISH HORN Robin MacMillan

PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Raymond Chrunyk

CLARINETS Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Michelle Goddard

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Laura MacDougall

BASSOONS Alex Eastley, Principal Kathryn Brooks

*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 according to a James Robertson rotational system.

The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair

Caroline Oberheu Michiko Singh

Fred Redekop is the official Piano Tuner and Technician of the WSO.

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Sarah Slean

Julian Pellicano, conductor Sarah Slean, vocals Mike Janzen, vocals, piano, arranger George Koller, bass Davide DiRenzo, drums

AIR CANADA POPS

Reimagining Broadway

Overture Oh what a beautiful morning (Oklahoma!)

Rodgers/Hammerstein

I’ve never been in love (Guys and Dolls)

Frank Loesser

Chim Chim Cheree (Mary Poppins)

Robert B. Sherman/Richard M. Sherman

Somewhere (West Side Story)

Bernstein/Sondheim

Edelweiss / My Favourite Things (Sound of Music)

Rodgers/Hammerstein

Mein Herr (Cabaret)

Kander/Ebb

- INTERMISSION -

NYC (Annie)

Strouse/Charnin

Consider Yourself (Oliver)

Lionel Bart

America (West Side Story)

Bernstein/Sondheim

Falling Slowly (Once)

Hansard/ Irglová

I dreamed a dream (Les Misérables)

Schönberg/Boublil

There’s No Business Like Show Business

Irving Berlin

(Annie Get Your Gun)

Friday, November 7 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 8 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 9 2:00 p.m.

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Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile Friday, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday, 1:15 p.m.

St. Germain Music Studio Desautels Faculty of Music Division of Preparatory Studies Suzuki Music Winnipeg

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Gerard Schwarz

Gerard Schwarz, conductor Karl Stobbe, violin Cory Campbell, vocals Andrew Balfour, vocals Michael Thompson, vocals Justice Murray Sinclair, narrator

Clans from Lowak Shoppala’ (Fire and Light) Minko

MASTERWORKS

Schwarz & Copland Third

Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate (b. 1968)

Bird Alligator Squirrel Skunk Panther Raccoon Minko Three Pieces from Schindler’s List

John Williams (b. 1932)

Theme Krakow Ghetto – Winter ‘41 Remembrances - INTERMISSION -

Symphony No. 3

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Molto moderato (with simple expression) Allego molto Andantino quasi allegretto – Allegro con moto – Meno mosso (Tempo I) Molto deliberato (Fanfare) – Allegro risoluto

Friday, November 14 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 15 8:00 p.m.

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creating the score: “The film’s ennobling story, set in the midst of the great tragedy of the Holocaust,

by James Manishen offered an opportunity to create not only dramatic music, but also Clans from Lowak Shoppala’ themes that reflected the more Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate tender and nostalgic aspects of b. Norman, Oklahoma / July 25, 1968 Jewish life during these turbulent First performance: November 21, 2009 years.” Williams produced a warmly (Ada, Oklahoma) conducted by the composer nuanced score for Schindler’s List First WSO performance featuring the violin, an instrument often chosen in Jewish music for its “Lowak Shoppala’ (Fire and yearning expressive power.

Light) is a work that Harp and violin set the tone of the expresses Chickasaw Theme, whose nostalgic melody is identity through modern classical music and theatre. introduced. In Krakow Ghetto – The entire work is in eight Winter ’41, the violin emulates cantorial chant inside traces of scenes and features orchestra, narration, Klezmer dance. Ominous footsteps children’s chorus, traditional Chickasaw and modern dancers, traditional Chickasaw from the basses precede the nigun, a wordless Jewish melody that becomes and classical vocal soloists and Chickasaw more dissonant as the footsteps grow storytellers. Each scene depicts a part of in intensity. In Remembrances, the Chickasaw culture and history. violin presents a theme born of In old Chickasaw culture, a family clan system sadness, the interval of the minor was maintained through matrilineal descent. ninth especially plangent as the Each clan had an animal name. Clans focuses melody interacts among the strings on seven of these family lines – Minko, Bird, and woodwinds. Following a bridge of earlier material, the first theme Alligator, Squirrel, Skunk, Panther and returns in a richly scored statement.

Raccoon – and incorporates numerous traditional Chickasaw melodies and rhythms.”

Symphony No. 3 Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate Aaron Copland Three Pieces from Schindler’s List b. Brooklyn NY/November 14, 1900 d. North Tarrytown NY / John Williams December 2, 1990 b. Floral Park, New York /February 8, 1932 Composed: 1944-1946 First performance: 1993 First performance: October 18, Last WSO performance: 2003; 1946 (Boston) conducted by Jeff Tyzik, conductor; Karl Stobbe, violin Serge Koussevitzky John Williams’s numerous First WSO performance One wonders about honours arising from his Copland’s first two approximately 70 film symphonic efforts, scores include five Academy in light of the Awards, one of which was majestic scope and the 1993 Oscar for Best distinctly Original Score for Schindler’s List directed “American” quality of his Third

by Steven Spielberg.

Symphony. Copland’s first work in The film tells the true story of the the realm was the Symphony for Organ and Orchestra (1924), the opportunistic Oskar Schindler, a German second, the brief Short Symphony entrepreneur who came to Nazi-occupied Poland to take over a factory staffed by Jewish (1933). Both are finely crafted pieces that display plenty of tough slave laborers. Recognizing the factory’s musical argument in the profitability, Schindler bribed the Nazi challenging modern idiom of the officials to gain control of it. While making his fortune, he undertook a personal mission time – far removed from the accessible American roots-inspired to save from the Holocaust nearly 1,200 Polish Jews that were working in the factory. language of his enormously popular ballet scores from the early Williams described his own mission in

PROGRAM NOTES

1940s: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid, and the widely admired musical narrative Lincoln Portrait.

Copland had found his populist niche but decided not to completely stray from the more abstract style of his earlier “symphonies” in his Third, especially in the first and third movements, while the second and fourth movements reflect the more moderate New England and Quaker thematic underpinnings (all original material) that remind of the ballets, ripe with the sense of wide-open spaces and post-war optimism, especially in the famous Fanfare for the Common Man that features in the finale. Copland’s Fanfare had been premiered for the war effort in 1943 by Eugene Goossens and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

(Copland’s title came from a 1942 speech made by the US Vice President in which he hailed the coming of the “Century of the Common Man.”) Above all, when Copland started work on his Third Symphony in 1944, commissioned by conductor Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he wanted to create a piece that would “reflect the euphoric spirit of the country at the time” as he said, “in the grand manner” America’s hopes, dreams and anxieties within this most European of musical forms.

The famous Fanfare, however, is not a stand-alone climax but the core of a genuine symphonic movement that sources the work’s earlier movements.

In the first movement, intervals of 4ths, 5ths and 2nds become reference points going forward, as the movement’s two large musical paragraphs eschew traditional sonata form. The Scherzo second movement starts with boisterous brass and includes a folksy waltz in the trio reminiscent of Copland’s cowboy ballets. Copland called the third movement a “close knit series of variations” – with lyrical episodes offset by darker expressive sides.

Without pause comes the finale, both a symphonic climax and an apotheosis, perhaps the most heartfelt feeling of optimism American music has ever produced.

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Thursday, December 4, 2014 I 6:30 pm Shaw Performing Arts Centre (2 Forks Market Road)

Admission is FREE Doors open at 6:00 pm Reception to follow

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Funders & Sponsors: MICHAEL NESBITT

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Julian Pellicano, conductor

Emily Bear

Emily Bear, piano

SOUNDBYTES

Emily Bear: Girl with a Gift

West Side Story: Overture

Leonard Bernstein arr. Maurice Peress

Peralada Suite

Emily Bear

Satin Doll

Duke Ellington arr. Steve Larsen

Take the A Train

Duke Ellington arr. Steve Larsen

Silent Night

Trad.

Emily Bear Medley:

Emily Bear

The Love in Us Plain Old Me Journey to my Heart - INTERMISSION -

Girl Crazy: Overture

George Gershwin arr. Don Rose

Fly Me to the Moon

Bart Howard

Reunited

Emily Bear

Santa Fe

Emily Bear

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin/Ferde Grofé

Saturday, November 29

7:30 p.m.

Concert Sponsor:

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING

Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile Saturday, 6:45 p.m.

Music for Young Children

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A Rocky Mountain Fairy Tale Julian Pellicano, conductor Artwork: Winter Solstice

Samantha Whelen Kotkas, narrator

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Winter Solstice:

Story written by Samantha Whelan Kotkas Music composed by Keon Birney Original Artwork by Lynne Huras Lighting Design by Tim Koll Stage Manager: Madeline Ell Movement Coach: Sarisa F de Toledo WINTER SOLSTICE I

Prelude/Introduction

II

The Journey

III

Mt. Assiniboine

IV

The Northern Lights

V

The Trip Home

Sunday, November 30 2:00 p.m.

Pre-concert Activities 1:00 p.m.

Concerts for Kids Series Sponsor: Pre-Concert Activities Partner:

Thank you to Long & McQuade for providing instruments as part of the Instrument Petting Zoo at each concert.

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WE TAKE PEOPLE PLACES. BUT IT’S MUSIC THAT TRULY MOVES THEM.

OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF THE WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Randy Bachman, vocals and guitar

AIR CANADA POPS

Randy Bachman’s Symphonic Overdrive

Prairie Town Looking Out For No. 1 These Eyes Let It Ride ‘Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers American Woman - INTERMISSION -

No Sugar Tonight Laughing No Time Undun You Ain't Seen Nothin’ Yet Taking Care of Business

Friday, December 5 Saturday, December 6 Sunday, December 7

8:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

Pops Series Sponsor: Presenting Media Sponsor:

DINNER & A SYMPHONY 3-course Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday I Concert at 8:00 p.m.

Holiday~Overdrive “An Elevated State of Christmas Fare” Catered by: MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING

Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile Friday, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday, 1:15 p.m.

Desautels Faculty of Music Division of Preparatory Studies Desautels Faculty of Music Manitoba Band Association Christmas Tuba Festival

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SPECIALS/MASTERWORKS

Messiah Sing-Along*/ Taurins Conducts Messiah George Frideric Handel,* conductor Ivars Taurins, conductor Lesley Bouza, soprano Aidan Ferguson, mezzo-soprano Justin Odwak, tenor Geoffrey Sirett, bass Mennonite Festival Chorus, Rudy Schellenberg & Janet Brenneman, co-directors

Messiah

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

PART THE FIRST *Sinfonia *Recitative: Comfort ye my people (tenor) *Air: Ev’ry valley shall be exalted (tenor) *Chorus: And the glory of the Lord Recitative: Thus saith the Lord (bass) Air: But who may abide the day of his coming (alto) Chorus: And he shall purify *Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (alto) *Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto and chorus) *Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass) *Air: The people that walked in darkness (bass) *Chorus: For unto us a child is born *Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) *Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the fields (soprano) *Recitative: But lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (soprano) *Recitative: And the angel said unto them (soprano) *Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano) *Chorus: Glory to God *Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano) *Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open (alto) *Air: He shall feed his flock (alto and soprano) *Chorus: His yoke is easy, and his burden is light - INTERMISSION -

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PART THE SECOND *Chorus: Behold the lamb of God *Air: He was despised (alto) *Chorus: Surely he hath borne our griefs *Chorus: And with his stripes we are healed *Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray *Recitative: All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor) *Chorus: He trusted in God *Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (soprano) *Air: Behold and see if there be any sorrow (soprano) *Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor) *Air: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (tenor) Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (bass) Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor) Air: Thou shalt break them (tenor) *Chorus: Hallelujah THERE WILL BE A VERY BRIEF INTERVAL BETWEEN PARTS II AND III. PLEASE REMAIN IN THE HALL.

PART THE THIRD *Air: I know that my redeemer liveth (soprano) Chorus: Since by man came death *Recitative: Behold I tell you a mystery (bass) *Air: The trumpet shall sound (bass) *Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb *Chorus: Amen The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra for the use of the portative organ in tonight’s performance.

*Friday, December 12

7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 13 8:00 p.m.

We are thrilled to welcome ‘George Frideric Handel’ as guest director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s SingAlong Messiah. It was Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra that first asked Mr. Handel to take on this role 28 years ago, undaunted by the fact that he'd been dead some 227 years.

That first performance of the Sing-Along Messiah caused quite a stir in the artistic community — it marked not only Mr. Handel's Toronto debut, but also his first performance in North America.

Eleven years ago Mr. Handel was invited to take the helm in a similar fashion in Calgary, and now is in pleased to add the fair city of Winnipeg to his roster.

Unlike the many crates of fine vintage claret that are a significant bargaining point in his contract, Mr. Handel has not mellowed with age, and his legendary rapier wit and fiery Saxon temper are as sharp as they were over 260 years ago.

Any resemblance of Mr. Handel to any persons living and/or dead, in particular conductor Ivars Taurins, is unintentional, but not entirely coincidental.

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Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile Friday, 6:45 p.m.

Maples Collegiate Chamber Choir & Maple Sugar November – December 2014 I OVERTURE 19

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: 2013, Alexander Mickelthwate, 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.

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.

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.

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:

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.

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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“Art thou troubled?

Music will calm thee.”

-George Frideric Handel

Congratulations to the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra on its 67 th season!

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Julian Pellicano, conductor Ace Burpee, host Justin Odwak, tenor 1 Kris Kornelsen, baritone 2 Pembina Trails Voices 3: Cantemus A: David Sawatzky, conductor Chorale B: Monika Lukomska, conductor Men C: Philip Lapatha, conductor Boys D: Alisa Wiebe, conductor Obby Khan, narrator 4 Don Amero, vocals 5 Momentum Aerial, aerialists 6 W. Darling, vocals 7 Odette Heyn-Projects8 Sistema Winnipeg Orchestra 9 Manny Tuba, mascot

Canadian Brass Christmas Fantasia on Christmas Carols 2, 3 (A,C) The Toy Trumpet Chinese Dance from Nutcracker 9 O Come All Ye Faithful 3 Jesus Child 3 Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming 3 (A,B) ` Twas the Night Before Christmas 4

SPECIALS

A Prairie Christmas Celebration

arr. Luther Henderson/Calvin Custer Ralph Vaughan-Williams Raymond Scott Tchaikovsky arr. David Willcocks John Rutter arr. Linda Spevacek-Avery arr. Bill Holcombe

- INTERMISSION -

Nutcracker: Miniature Overture EspaĂąa First Noel 3 Sleigh Ride All I Need This Christmas 5 Toy Symphony: I. Allegro Betelehemu 3 (C,D) Clair de lune 6 Hark the Herald Angels Sing 3 Just Another Night 7, 8 God Bless Us Everyone 1, 3

Sunday, December 14

Tchaikovsky Chabrier arr. David Willcocks Leroy Anderson Don Amero Haydn (attrib. Leopold Mozart) arr. Barrington Brooks Debussy arr. David Willcocks Icona Pop, arr. Dan Wiebe Alan/Glen/Silvestri/Ballard

2:00 p.m.

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING

Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile Sunday, 1:15 p.m.

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WSO MUSICIAN PROFILES Photographer: Nardella Photography Inc.

Jan Kocman

Ken MacDonald

Principal Flutist

Associate Principal Horn

Joined WSO: 1974 Hometown: Hammond, Indiana, USA

Joined WSO: 2002 Hometown: Vancouver, BC

What musician/artist had a profound influence on you? James Pellerite, my flute instructor at Indiana University developed many of my musical and flute concepts, which still influence me today.

What is your most memorable moment performing with the WSO? Performing Schumann's Konzertstück with my wonderful WSO horn friends last season.

Where did you receive your musical training/education? I began my flute studies at the age of eight with my father. I graduated from Indiana University where I studied with the renowned flutist James Pellerite, and during my graduate studies I completed course work in musicology with Walter Kaufmann, the founding conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

What musicians/artists had a profound influence on you? To draw a couple names out of the hat: The Canadian Brass -- especially trumpeters Fred Mills and Ronnie Romm, whose extraordinary chamber music relationship defined brass performance for me.

What is your guilty pleasure? Anything chocolate.

Also, hanging out with our herd of seven goats while pretending I'm working.

Jane Pulford

Suzanne McKegney

Violin

Viola

Joined WSO: 2006 Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Joined WSO: 1978 Hometown: Toronto, ON

What is your favourite book?

The Portrait of Dorian Gray What is your most memorable moment performing with the WSO? Of course playing Carnegie Hall, but also playing Shostakovich 10 with Andrey Boreyko.

What musician/artist had a profound influence on you? My dad is a violinist and is the reason I started to play violin at the age of five. Also, my fabulous friends and colleagues in the WSO constantly inspire and motivate me!

What is your favourite book? Pretty hard to pick, but just finished An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield, and am currently well into Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Both thoroughly enjoyable in their own right.

What is your most memorable moment performing with the WSO? Carnegie Hall twice...1979 and 2014!

What music had a profound influence on you?

The music of Mahler and Shostakovich.

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MASTERWORKS

Reimagining Broadway

Schwarz & Copland Third

NOVEMBER 7-9

NOVEMBER 14 -15

Sarah Slean, vocals

Gerard Schwarz, conductor

Described as “one of the most compelling acts Canada has to offer,” (TIME Magazine) and nominated three times for her country’s top music prize (the JUNO Awards), multi-faceted Canadian singer/songwriter/pianist Sarah Slean seems to be hitting her stride. With her latest release, the ambitious double album Land & Sea, Sarah has created what The Montreal Gazette calls “a masterpiece.”

Internationally recognized for his moving performances, innovative programming and extensive catalog of recordings, American conductor Gerard Schwarz serves as Music Director of the All-Star Orchestra and the Eastern Music Festival and is Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony. His latest project, The All-Star Orchestra, features a handpicked ensemble of star players from America’s leading orchestras coming together for an eight episode American Public Television series. It has been awarded two Emmys and an ASCAP Award and is now released by Naxos on DVD. His considerable discography of nearly 350 showcases his collaborations with some of the world’s greatest orchestras including Philadelphia Orchestra, London Symphony, Berlin Radio Symphony, Orchestre National de France, Tokyo Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, New York Chamber Symphony and Seattle Symphony among others.

Over her 14 year career, with nine recordings released in over ten countries worldwide, Sarah’s music has borrowed aspects of cabaret, rock, pop, and orchestral: all knit together by the startling poetry of her lyrics, virtuosic piano-playing, and that voice: “a 19th century Kate Bush” (Mersereau - CBC). In addition to headlining theatres across Canada, Sarah has also toured France, Germany, the US and Sweden and opened internationally for such artists as Ron Sexmsith, Feist, Alanis Morissette, Buck 65, Sarah Harmer, Andrew Bird, Chris Isaac, and Bryan Ferry.

Mike Janzen, vocals, pianist and arranger With forays into jazz, classical and pop music, Mike Janzen has established himself as a unique talent in Canada. His piano playing has been called, “a rare and infectious gift” (Steve Bell) and his jazz trio has been a regular feature on CBC radio and at festivals across the country. In 2012, Mike made his Massey Hall debut with the Toronto Symphony and his latest album, Try to Remember, received a glowing review from Christopher Loudon (The Jazz Times). His orchestral works have been performed across North America and his latest piece, How can I keep from singing?, was debuted by the WSO and MFC in 2012. Last year, Mike released a solo piano record entitled Carols and is currently working on a new jazz project called Nudging Forever.

In his nearly five decades as a respected classical musician and conductor, Schwarz has received hundreds of honours and accolades including Emmy Awards, Grammy nominations, ASCAP Awards and the Ditson Conductor’s Award. He was the first American named Conductor of the Year by Musical America and has received numerous honourary doctorates. The City of Seattle and named the street alongside the Benaroya Hall “Gerard Schwarz Place.”

Karl Stobbe, violin Karl Stobbe is recognized as one of Canada’s most accomplished and diverse violinists. Very few violinists can lay claim to performances of all six Ysaÿe Sonatas for Solo Violin, all 16 Beethoven String Quartets, and all nine Mahler Symphonies. Whether as a concertmaster, soloist, or chamber musician, Karl is known for excellence on the violin and classical music in all its forms. Avie Records 2014 CD of Karl playing Ysaÿe’s Solo Violin Sonatas has received worldwide attention, including London’s Sunday Times who called Karl “a master soloist, recalling the golden age of violin playing … producing a breathtaking range of tone November – December 2014 I OVERTURE 27

ARTIST BIOS Karl Stobbe (Cont’d): colours.” He has performed in North America’s most famous concert halls, including New York’s Carnegie Hall and Boston’s Jordan Hall, and has shared the stage with some of the most important and diverse violinists of our day, from James Ehnes to Mark O’Connor.

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

Michael Thompson, vocals Michael Thompson has been singing on the Winnipeg scene since he was a child.

He got his start singing in church choirs under the direction of Dr. John Tanner, then Donald Hadfield. The latter is where Michael began his musical collaboration with Andrew Balfour that continues through to today. He studied voice with the likes of Phyllis Thomson and Mel Braun and has sung in most of Winnipeg's best choirs. He is a founding member of Camerata Nova, an early music vocal ensemble, where he also plays didjerydu. Michael holds the unique distinction of being Canada's only orchestral didjerydu player, having performed with the WSO and the Regina Symphony.

Andrew Balfour, vocals Andrew Balfour is the founder and Artistic Director of Camerata Nova.

Since Camerata Nova's inception, he has specialized in early classical choral music and produced many experimental arrangements, interweaving overtones and nontraditional instruments with voices. Since 1998, he has written more than 20 compositions, which have been performed publicly and/or recorded for broadcast by CBC Radio. A Manitoba Cree, Andrew is increasingly experimenting with texts and sounds from his heritage. In 2006, Andrew was the subject of a two-part, documentary on the Aboriginal People's Television Network and in 2007 he received the 28

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Mayor of Winnipeg's Making a Mark award, sponsored by the Winnipeg Arts Council, to recognize a successful Winnipeg artist in midcareer.

Justice Murray Sinclair, narrator The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair was appointed Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which looks at those affected by the Indian Residential School system, in June 2009. He was Manitoba's first Aboriginal judge and the second Aboriginal judge in Canada. He was appointed Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Manitoba in March of 1988 and to the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba in January 2001, and CoCommissioner, along with Court of Queen's Bench Associate Chief Justice A. C. Hamilton, of Manitoba's Aboriginal Justice Inquiry. In 2000, Justice Sinclair completed the Report of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inquest, into the deaths of 12 children in the pediatric cardiac surgery program of Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre in 1994. He was awarded a National Aboriginal Achievement award in addition to many other community service awards, as well as eight Honourary Degrees for his work in the field of Aboriginal justice.

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Emily Bear: Girl with a Gift NOVEMBER 29

Emily Bear, piano In his illustrious career, Quincy Jones had seen it all – or so he may have thought before he came across Emily Bear. Only 13 years old, Emily is one of the most astonishing musical talents of our time – composing, orchestrating, and performing in a bewilderingly diverse collection of styles. Some of her huge talent is on display in the appropriately named album Diversity, her first album for Concord Records/Quest Records, which Jones produced. Using her own jazz trio handpicked by Quincy, Emily demonstrates

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ARTIST BIOS Emily Bear (Cont’d): both her versatility and an openhearted melodic soul at the piano, writing all of the selections herself. On Diversity, Emily shares several of her reflective mood compositions including Northern Lights, a piece for which Emily won an ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Competition Award at the age of six and “Q,” referring to the nickname of Emily’s producer, which after a heartfelt slow intro, turns into a jaunty jazz-trio tribute to the everyouthful spirit of her mentor.

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Winter Solstice: A Rocky Mountain Fairy Tale NOVEMBER 30

Storyfair Productions Storyfair Productions is committed to producing quality educational children’s programming and products. Their goal is to make a lasting impression on young minds so they feel valued and inspired to create on their own.

Established in 2000, Storyfair Productions began with the release of the best selling CD, Rocky Mountain Fairy Tales and the companion storybook, a Canmore fairy tale.

A narrated and animated DVD of the story Paradise Valley soon followed. Currently on tour is Winter Solstice, an original 45-minute show for full orchestra. In addition to performing in numerous public venues and schools, Storyfair Productions also develops workshops for teachers and students to use in conjunction with their own curriculums. By using music to reach the whole child, these workshops help them understand difficult concepts and become more connected within their communities.

Samantha Whelan Kotkas, narrator Born in Canada, raised in Africa and educated in Calgary and Houston, Samantha has been praised for creating truly unique and totally engaging experiences for young audiences. She has traveled internationally as a creative consultant and professional musician. For the past fifteen years, she has combined her love of music and education as a professional teaching musician in Calgary, Alberta. Samantha has produced and performed children's presentations for the National Symposium on Arts Education, Calgary’s Pro Musica Society, the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the National Arts Centre of Canada.

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Samantha is an award winning children’s book producer. She believes that the goal of education must be to inspire lifelong learning. Samantha is also an active performer on trumpet with the Red Deer Symphony, Altius Brass and the Bow Valley Brass Quintet. Her high energy and fun filled performances have made her a crowd favorite for small and large audiences alike.

AIR CANADA POPS

Randy Bachman’s Symphonic Overdrive DECEMBER 5-7

Randy Bachman, vocals and guitar Randy Bachman has become a legendary figure in the rock n’ roll world through his talents as a guitarist, songwriter, performer and producer. He has earned over 120 gold and platinum album/singles awards around the world for performing and producing. His songwriting has garnered him the coveted #1 spot on radio playlists in over 20 countries, and he has amassed over 40 million records sold. His music has provided a veritable soundtrack of the last 30 years of popular music. Noted for his contributions as an iconic Canadian rock musician and for his support of emerging artists through his production work, Randy Bachman has received many accolades, including ASCAP’s Global Impact honour, and most recently an induction into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville. This past year marked his second induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame when Bachman-Turner Overdrive was honoured at the 2014 JUNO Awards; The Guess Who was previously inducted in 2001.

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ARTIST BIOS Ivan Taurins (Cont’d): He was also principal violist of the Tafelmusik Orchestra for its first 23 years. Under his direction, the choir has been praised for its clarity, nuance and brilliance. Principal Baroque Conductor of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra from 2001-2011, Ivars also appears as guest director with orchestras and choirs across Canada, from Victoria to Halifax. His work with young musicians is also well known: he was director of the 2012 National Youth Choir, the Ontario and Nova Scotia Youth Choirs, and the London, Calgary and Nova Scotia Youth Orchestras. A passionate lecturer and teacher, Ivars Taurins teaches orchestral conducting and directs the baroque ensemble at the University of Toronto, and has been a guest teacher/conductor at universities across Canada.

His most recent recording with Tafelmusik, a liveperformance recording of Handel’s Messiah (Tafelmusik Media), received widespread critical acclaim. In 2011 he was nominated for a Gemini Award for his performance as George Frideric Handel in Sing-Along Messiah, filmed by 90th Parallel Productions for Bravo! Television and released on DVD by Tafelmusik Media.

Lesley Bouza, soprano Lesley Emma Bouza is a graduate of The University of Guelph where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in music as a saxophone major. During her time at Guelph, Lesley discovered singing and chose to pursue her postgraduate studies in voice at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, Wales, where she earned her Artist Diploma.

Lesley is a versatile singer who is equally comfortable performing jazz, classical repertoire and opera. In the past few years her accomplishments have included competing in the Ricardo Zandonai Competition in Italy where she was the recipient of the Riva del Garda Festival Prize, winning the Classical Music Consort’s Handel Competition and touring Taiwan with the Swingle Singers. Recent and upcoming engagements include performances with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, the Elora Festival singers and Les Violons du Roy.

Aidan Ferguson, mezzo-soprano An Alumna of Opéra de Montréal’s Atelier Lyrique, mezzo-soprano Aidan Ferguson has joined Theater Basel in Switzerland where she appears as Nicklausse in Les Contes D’Hoffmann, the title role in the Rape Of Lucretia and Zweite Magd in Strauss’ Daphne. As a cover artist, her duties include Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte and Emilia in Otello. Aidan is pleased to be joining the Winnipeg Symphony for Messiah this year. Engagements for last season included Palmeri’s Misa A Buenos Aires at the Lanaudiere Festival in Québec, Messiah for the Edmonton Symphony, Weihnachtsoratorium for the Victoria Symphony and Dryad in Ariadne Auf Naxos for Pacific Opera Victoria. Further credits include Flora La Traviata and Marcellina in Le Nozze Di Figaro for l’Opera de Montreal, Carmela in La Vida Breve with the Toronto Symphony, and Mozart’s Requiem for Edmonton’s Pro Coro. She completed both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music and has received grants from the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation.

Justin Odwak, tenor Tenor Justin Odwak is an emerging artist in Canada's classical music scene. He has performed as soloist with organizations such as Winnipeg's premier choir, the Winnipeg Singers, Canzona, and with the Winnipeg Philharmonic choir for the 2013 Tchaikovsky Festival presented by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared as soloist with the University of Manitoba singers for Soundstreams at Toronto's Koerner Hall along with the Latvian Radio Choir, and has also performed as soloist with the group for the Rocky Mountain Music Festival at the Banff Centre. He has recently made his solo debut with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in A Prairie Christmas Celebration in 2013. Justin also appeared with the Little Opera Company in Opera for Dummies last season.

Upcoming and recent performances include soloist in Zalis’ I Believe with the Winnipeg Youth Choir, and in Messiah with Orchestra London, under the baton of Ivars Taurins. He is currently studying his Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education at the University of Manitoba, under the direction of Mel Braun.

Justin is also performing in the WSO’s A Prairie Christmas Celebration on Sunday, December 14.

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ARTIST BIOS Geoffrey Sirett, baritone Baritone Geoffrey Sirett continues to impress musicians and audiences in debut performances in opera, concert and recital repertoire. He recently premiered James Rolfe’s Open Road for Soundstreams and later appears in the company’s production of Brian Current’s Airline Icarus. His season also includes the Canadian Opera Company tour of Pergolesi’s La Serva Pardona and The Brothers Grimm, Bach’s Johannes Passion for Kitchener’s Grand Philharmonic, Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium for Choeur St. Laurent, Messiah for the Winnipeg Symphony and Against the Grain in Toronto, Mozart’s Krönungsmesse for the Ottawa Choral Society and Stankar in Stifellio for Voicebox: Opera in Concert.

His past season included Messiah with the Amadeus Choir, From The House Of Mirth with ColemanLemieux Compagnie and Zoroastro in Handel’s Orlando for Voicebox: Opera in Concert. The Kingston native is the winner of the Jim and Charlotte Song Prize and was presented in recital with pianist Martin Katz.

Aspen Opera Theater Center roles include Il Conte in Le Nozze Di Figaro, Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Diesel in West Side Story. Geoffrey holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Music and Artist Diploma from the University of Western Ontario. Vagabond, a disc of English art songs with pianist Stephen Ralls is now in release.

Mennonite Festival Chorus, Rudy Schellenberg & Janet Brenneman, co-directors The Mennonite Festival Chorus (MFC) made its debut in 1985 under the distinguished leadership of Robert Shaw, together with the WSO in Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem. Following that auspicious beginning, it twice appeared at the International Choral Festival in Toronto with the TSO: in 1989 with Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis (Robert Shaw) and in 1993 with Britten’s War Requiem (Bramwell Tovey). Together with the WSO, the choir has performed works by Mahler, Handel, Bach, Dvofiák, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Orff and Arvo Pärt.

MFC 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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A PRAIRIE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION DECEMBER 14

Ace Burpee, host Ace Burpee has worked in radio for over a decade in almost every capacity, but is mostly well known for the hundreds of charitable events and causes that he donates his time to every year. He is currently the host of The Ace Burpee Show on 103.1 Virgin Radio, a columnist with Metro Winnipeg and the host of The Great Tastes of Manitoba on CTV. Ace is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his service to our community, he is the recipient of a Hero of Mental Health Award from the Canadian Mental Health Association and this year, was recognized as a Manitoba Hero. He is proudly from Cooks Creek, Manitoba.

Kris Kornelsen, baritone Baritone Kris Kornelsen is no stranger to the music scene in Winnipeg. He has sung as both a soloist and chorister with The Winnipeg Singers and Canzona and has enjoyed guest appearances with The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, The Mennonite Oratorio Choir and the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir. Kris has performed as soloist in performances of Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, and Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew’s Passions.

He is known for his musicianship and ability to actively communicate with his audiences.

He brings a refreshingly bright yet warm vocal quality marked by sensitive phrasing to his performances. Kris is also very active singing various styles of music, from classical to jazz, gospel and pop with the mixed vocal quartet, Encore.

ARTIST BIOS Pembina Trails Voices: Cantemus: David Sawatzky, conductor Chorale: Monika Lukomska, conductor Men: Philip Lapatha, conductor Boys: Alisa Wiebe, conductor Leanne Regehr Lee and Amanda Hahn-Tomchuk, accompanists

Pembina Trails Voices (PTV) has been thrilling audiences for thirty-three years! PTV is comprised of choristers from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in eight choirs reflecting their various stages of vocal and musical development. PTV choirs are consistent winners in festivals and competitions, locally, provincially, nationally as well as internationally, demonstrating the choir’s ambition for exceptional choral performances. PTV tours have taken choristers from locations in Manitoba and the US to festivals and competitions across Canada, Europe and Latin America.

PTV is looking forward to their upcoming tour to China in July, 2015. Locally, the choirs are in demand as guest artists with the WSO, MCO, Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir and The Winnipeg Singers. The choirs are thrilled to be in concert with the WSO and look forward to performing Britten’s War Requiem with the WSO in March 2015.

Obby Khan, narrator Ibrahim "Obby" Khan was born in Ottawa where he attended Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School and played football and rugby. He was former Center for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Renegades. He is now owner and operator of Shawarma Khan, and is co-owner of Green Carrot Juice Co.

Don Amero, vocals You can call Don Amero one of the hardest working independent musicians in showbiz today. Since leaving his job as a hardwood flooring installer seven years ago to pursue music fulltime, the Winnipeg singer/songwriter has toured coast-to-coast, appeared on national television, presented at festivals, performed with the symphony, showcased in New York City, been nominated for 36

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Canada’s most prestigious music awards, and played W. Brett Wilson’s The Garden Party (twice!).

Don’s four albums have generated nine national/international awards, and more than two-dozen nominations, including the 2013 JUNO Awards. He captivates audiences of all ages with powerful and expressive vocals, percussion-style guitar play, and engaging storytelling. He is often called upon as a keynote speaker, and to deliver workshops for youth. Don Amero’s story inspires, and his message is one of encouragement, positivity and beauty. He continues to impress wherever he goes.

Momentum Aerial, aerial artistry Momentum is Winnipeg's premiere aerial dance company dedicated to creating exciting performances combining the worlds of dance with aerial circus acrobatics. Established in 2004 by codirectors & choreographers Monica Goermann & Liz Cooper, Momentum's artists perform on silks, hoop, trapeze, rope, slings, and harness for gala events and fulllength original productions, both locally and internationally. Momentum's home training facility, Monica's Danz Gym, offers training in aerial arts for all ages & levels from beginner to professional, encouraging creativity and artistry using innovative circus equipment.

W. Darling, vocals Hayley Gene Heyn-Penner, who goes by her stage name, W Darling is a Winnipeg born singersongwriter. After moving to Toronto, she was discovered by Nael Atweh, upand-coming manager and brother to the Grammy Award-winning songwriter and lead singer of MAGIC!, Nasri. The power brother duo promptly signed her to Nasri’s production team, The Messengers and BMG Chrysalis in Los Angeles. Hayley most recently performed her song You & Me at Madison Square Garden with sonic innovator, Bassnectar and will be releasing her debut record titled, Lost Girls with Universal in early 2015.

Hayley is thrilled to be back in her hometown

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hare the Music is a unique outreach initiative of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra that allows economically disadvantaged children and their families to attend WSO performances.

Last year, more than 4,000 tickets were provided free of charge to organizations such as Winnipeg Child and Family Services, Jewish Child and Family Services, Winnipeg Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers and Sisters and Society for Manitobans with Disabilities, who distributed them to deserving young people, adults and families.

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ARTIST BIOS W. Darling, (Cont’d): working with her dear friend and gifted composer, Dan Wiebe as well as her mother Odette Heyn, legacy choreographer and long-time collaborator with the WSO.

Odette Heyn Projects Odette Heyn, as Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Professional Program of The School of Contemporary Dancers, has choreographed works, both nationally and internationally, 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. In 2006, Odette was nominated for the “Woman of the Year” award for Arts and Culture through the YWCA. In the past four years Odette created two full-length works, which were hailed with glowing reviews, for the WSO’s La Noche de los Mayas and the Rite of Spring. She also choreographed for WSO’s Adventures in Music and SoundBytes. In 2012, Odette choreographed for the off-Broadway production Requiem for a Lost Girl and, in 2013, Mata Hari, in New York City and in December 2013 for the WSO. Odette performed in WCD’s Rachel Browne Tribute Tour in January 2013. In June 2013 Odette was the recipient of the Winnipeg Arts Council’s “Investors Group Making a Difference Award – for extraordinary contribution to the arts.” She is delighted to be returning to choreograph for this project and is thrilled

to be working with dancers Carol-Ann Bohrn, Brett Owen, Aaron Paul and Robyn Thomson Kacki.

Sistema Winnipeg Orchestra Sistema Winnipeg is an innovative program that seeks to effect social change through the pursuit of musical excellence. Sistema Winnipeg 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. This program uses the power of ensemble music to dramatically change the life trajectory of these children's lives, using philosophies of inclusion, teamwork, artistic excellence, intensity, mentorship, and community focus.

The WSO is partnering with the Seven Oaks School Division (SOSD) and the Winnipeg School Division (WSD) to offer this program to students in Winnipeg that will benefit the most.

Currently, the program takes place at Elwick Commnuity School (in SOSD) and King Edward Community School (in WSD). The program includes 100 students in Grades 1-5 who meet every day after school from 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm to actively participate in music classes that include instrument sectionals (violin, viola, cello and bass), small ensemble, orchestra rehearsal, choir class, theory, and general music.

EXTRA MUSICIANS REIMAGINING BROADWAY

EMILY BEAR: GIRL WITH A GIFT

Tony Cyre, percussion

Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe Laurel Ridd, flute Sharon Atkinson, bass clarinet

SCHWARZ & COPLAND THIRD

Laurel Ridd, flute Laura MacDougall, flute Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe Sharon Atkinson, clarinet Cecelia Kang, clarinet Jim Ewen, bassoon James Landridge, trumpet Mike Fedyshen, trumpet

Tony Cyre, percussion Victoria Sparks, percussion Jamie Pham, percussion Byron Wood, percussion Janice Lindskoog, harp David Moroz, celeste Earl Stafford, piano

Tony Cyre, percussion Victoria Sparks, percussion

WINTER SOLSTICE: A ROCKY MOUNTAIN FAIRY TALE

Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe RANDY BACHMAN’S SYMPHONIC OVERDRIVE

Tony Cyre, percussion TAURINS CONDUCTS MESSIAH

Cary Denby, organ

Will Bonness, harpsichord

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A Partnership between the WSO and the National Arts Centre Orchestra Written by Ken McDonald, WSO Associate Principal Horn

Imagine you are a student in a remote school in northern Manitoba. At a workshop, you are invited to use your voice and some pieces of wood as instruments to recreate the natural sounds you hear in each of the seasons. Then, with markers and crayons, you draw images to match the sounds you've made. You're eager to be chosen to lead your class, and as you point to each picture, you feel the excitement of creating your very own piece of music.

Then we listen to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and R. Murray Schafer’s graphic score soundscapes.

These now seem somehow familiar and accessible to you. A bridge of understanding has been built across time and cultures. At the end of the day, we share all our pieces for the other classes and invited elders from the community. We have experienced the world of the symphony orchestra: composing, conducting, and performing.

This is a taste of the Music Alive Program, which for over three years has enabled composer and conductor Andrew Balfour and I to connect personally with students in some of the far-flung corners of Manitoba.

This joint partnership between the WSO and the National Arts Centre Orchestra is

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ambitious in its scope. We are not simply "putting on a school show,” we are teaching artists who are actively engaging learners to develop their aesthetic senses. We make use of indigenous cultural resources which we have been empowered to share by elders of several nations (and Andrew is himself Cree).

This program connects our orchestra as a resource throughout the province. For many, travel to Winnipeg is not feasible, nor is it possible for the WSO to travel to them. The Music Alive Program allows these learners to hear, meet, and perform with a WSO musician.

All the preparation and travel is made worthwhile in that moment when we are able to step back and watch a whole school proudly share their own "Four Seasons" -- created, notated, conducted and performed by themselves.

The Music Alive Program is now in its fourth year.

For more information please contact education@wso.ca or visit www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/.

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The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following companies whose generous support helps to ensure musical enrichment within our community. Thank you!

Resident Artist $10,000 + The Council for Business and the Arts in Canada The Distillery Johnston Group Inc. Qualico Principal Chair $5,000 - $9,999 Canon Canada Inc. Carlyle Printers, Service & Supplies Ltd. The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada Assistant Principal Chair $2,500 - $4,999 Cambrian Credit Union J.K. Investments Ltd. Orchestra Chair $1,000 - $2,499 B. A. Robinson & Co. Ltd./Robinson Bath Centre Bison Transport Durango Construction Inc. Long & McQuade Musical Instruments MTS Allstream Urban Ink Winmar Property Restoration Music Stand $500 - $999 Coghlan's Limited Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. E.H. Price Limited Hub International STRATA Benefits Consulting InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Peerless Garments LP Pollard Banknote Limited Red River Cooperative Ltd. True Value Hardware & V. & S. Dept. Stores

Foundations

The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following foundations: Aqueduct Foundation - Inga and Anna Storgaard Fund Brandon Area Community Foundation Bruce and Catherine Jones Fund, the Winnipeg Foundation Burton A. and Geraldine L. Robinson Fund C.P. Loewen Family Foundation Inc. Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund Foundation for Choral Music in Manitoba George Warren Keates Memorial Fund Houston Family of Bradwardine Fund, the Winnipeg Foundation James Thompson Memorial Fund in Trust of WSO John and Carolynne McLure Fund Leslie John Taylor Fund, the Winnipeg Foundation Lutz Family Foundation Marjory Alexander Graham & Family Fund Marjory Stewart McLaren Fund Nita Eamer Memorial Fund Sylvia & Robin Cowan Foundation The Noreen & Robert Allen Charitable Trust The Pollard Family Foundation Program for the Enrichment of French in Education Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Foundation RBC Foundation The Tallman Foundation The Winnipeg Foundation The Winnipeg Foundation - Dr. Peter & Geraldine Spencer Fund True North Jets Foundation United Way of Greater Toronto

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 Riser Michel D. Lagacé Under $500 G. E. Loewen A. Akman & Son Ltd. Con-Pro Industries Canada Ltd. S. E. Loewen W. H. Loewen Mid West Packaging Limited Dr. Brendan MacDougall Patill/St. James Insurance Carolyn & Nathan Mitchell Lesia Peet Edward Fisher & Lyse Rémillard Tannis M. Richardson Trudy Schroeder June Slobodian

Muriel Smith Edith A. Toews & Dr. Helen A. Toews Robin Wiens & Émilie Lagacé-Wiens Donn K. Yuen 2 Anonymous

The Maestro’s Circle exists to recognize those special patrons whose significant philanthropy furthers the musical artistry of the WSO. Thank you!

Honourary Chair Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director Platinum Baton $25,000 + Bill & Shirley Loewen* Silver Baton $5,000 - $9,999 James Gibbs Michael Nozick & Cheryl Ashley Concertmaster's Bow $2,500 - $4,999 Gail Asper & Michael Paterson Timothy & Barbara Burt Pierce & Amy Cairns Bill & Margaret Fast Audrey F. Hubbard Kevin & Els Kavanagh* Dr. Brendan MacDougall Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall John Mansfield & Pam Simmons* Ron & Sandi Mielitz Diane Payment & Roxroy West Frank & Jeanne Plett Lawrie & Fran Pollard Dr. Diane Ramsey Hartley & Heather Richardson Tannis M. Richardson* Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Professor A.M.C. Waterman Black Tie $1,500 - $2,499 Ms. Sandra Altner Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Mr. Jim Barrett Morley & Marjorie Blankstein C.M., O.M. Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Brent Trepel Doneta & Harry Brotchie Mr. & Mrs. John & Bonnie Buhler Herb & Erna Buller Ms. Patricia Chaychuk In Memory of Robert M. Chipman Mr. David Christianson Jan & Kevin Coates James Cohen & Linda McGarva-Cohen

De Fehr Foundation John & Gay Docherty Dorothy Dobbie Greg Doyle and Carol Bellringer Marten & Joanne Duhoux Douglas C. Everett, Chairman, Domo Gasoline Corporation Limited Dr. Beryl Peters & Dr. Blair Peters Ilse & Philipp Ens Ms. Barbara Filuk Mr. Alan Freeman Arnold & Myra Frieman Dr. & Mrs. Albert D. Friesen Dr. & Mrs. Percy Goldberg* Joanne Gudmundson & Brian Oleson Drs. Daya & Chander Gupta Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Hawkins Peter Jessiman Derek & Mary Johannson Richard & Carol Jones Michael & Glenna Kay Dr. Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace Dueck Mr. Sotirios Kotoulas Mr. Rob Kowalchuk Paul Leinburd Dr. Judith Littleford Graham & Suzie Lount Jackie Lowe and Greg Tallon Dr. David Lyttle In Memory of David Mann Elaine & Neil Margolis Mr. Brent R. Mazur Maestro Alexander Mickelthwate Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Murray Wayne & Linda Paquin Mr. & Mrs. W.B. Parrish Lesia Peet 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. Donald S. Reimer & Mrs. Anne Reimer Jim & Leney Richardson* Mrs. Shirley Richardson Mr. Rick Riess & Mrs. Jean Carter Sanford & Deborah Riley Olga & Bill Runnalls Mr. Terry Sargeant Trudy Schroeder Cheryl & Lorne Sharfe Jimmy & Morse Silden Winnifred Sim Jack & Elaine Sine Muriel Smith Dudley & Eleanor Thompson Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Mr. Richard Turner Dr. & Mrs. Eric Vickar Edward & Irene Warkentin Don & Florence Whitmore Klaus & Elsa Wolf Dr. & Mrs. Klaus Wrogemann * Founding Members

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Friends of the WSO help support the WSO’s artistic programs each season.

Thank you!

Honourary Chair Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster Symphony $600 - $1,500 Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood Ms. Margaret Barbour Len & Mary Bateman David & Gillian Bird Miss O. Dilay Carrie Ferguson Robert & Linda Gold Dr. & Mrs. W. L. Gordon Bruno Gossen Marianne Johnson June & Lawrence Jones Christina & Alan Kowalec Millie & Wally Kroeker W.K. Labies Douglas MacEwan Gord & Sherratt Moffatt Ms. Valerie Mollison Terence and Vi Moore Mrs. Marina Plett-Lyle Levi & Tena Reimer Jim & Pat Richtik Mr. Bob Tallman Dr. & Mrs. Willem T.H. van Oers Raymond & Shirley Wiest 1 Anonymous Concerto $300 - $599 All Charities Campaign Judy & Jay Anderson 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 Canadahelps. Org Gail Carruthers Ross M. Cleeve Ms. Julie Collings Dr. & Mrs. David Connor Barbara Cook Dennis & Ruth Crook Gary & Fiona Crow Esther and Hy Dashevsky Beverley & Fred Dyck Helene Dyck Kathleen & David Estey 42

Marcia Fleisher & Kelly MacDonald Mr. Lloyd Friedman Penny Gilbert Mrs. Catherine Gordon C. M. Greenwood Ms. Debbie Grenier Patricia Guy Dr. Don & Jerri Hall Mary & Gregg Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Audrey Harburn Agnes Hechter Mr. Daniel Heindl Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Holland Number Ten Architectural Group Robert Jaskiewicz Mr. Leroy M. Johnson Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Koren & Leonard Kaminski J. Gartner & L. Kampeas Nora Kaufman Brian Kells Mr. & Mrs. Burton J. Kennedy Dr. I. Kinizsi Susan & Keith Knox T.G. Kucera Ms. Francoise Lesage & Mr. Ken Mills Ted & Wanda Lismer James & Pat Ludwig Andrew Lutz Dr. & Mrs. John & Natalie Mayba Nola M. McBurney Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Mrs. E. Louise McLandress Vera Moroz Drs. Kenneth & Sharon Mould Bonnie & Richard Olfert Carole & Cameron Osler Shelley Parham & David Smith Mr. & Mrs. David & Wanda Pike Donna & Ian Plant Lois Anderson Carolynne Presser Rosemary Prior J. Reichert Ms. Iris Reimer Donald & Karen Ross Judge & Mrs. Charles & Naida Rubin F.E. Sanderson Hans & Gabriele Schneider Merrill & Shayna Shulman Brenda Standing Curtis & Lorane Steiman Dr. & Mrs. M.R. Steinbart Dr. Lea Stogdale Susan & Kerr Twaddle Mr. Robert Vineberg Jesse Vorst

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Pat Walker Ms. Donna Webb John & Diane Weselake Herbert & Shirley Wildeman Elma & Charles Wilson Robert & Rosalie Wood Zita & Mark Bernstein Family Foundation 8 Anonymous Serenade $150 - $299 Ross & Doreen Adamson Trish Allison-Simms Mr. Robert Baragar, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Dick & Minnie Bell Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Bethune Mr. & Mrs. A.K. Bolton Paul & Doreen Bromley Mr. Chris Brown Mrs. Jane Bullied Sel & Chris Burrows Rev. Msgr. Michael Buyachok Mrs. Mary C. Campbell Ron Clement Dr. & Mrs. Andrew & Pamela Cooke Mrs. Joyce Cooper Irene & Robert Corne Ted & Margaret Cuddy Judy & Werner Danchura Ms. Linda Daniels Bob & Alison Darling Miss Anne Defehr Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman In Memory of Graham Dixon Sally R. Dowler Mr. & Mrs. W. Easton George B. Elias Nobu Ellis Eva Enders John & Martha Enns John B. & Katie Epp Ms. Ursula Erhardt Margaret E. Faber Margaret & Bob Ferguson W. & K. Ferreira Dr. Nelma Fetterman Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Finnbogason Doug & Phyllis Flint Margaret Follett Arnold & Christa Froese Harold & Alice Funk Jim & Betty Gaynor Eileen George Mr. Donald Graham Larry & Susanne Greer Dr. Hilary Grocott & Ms. Shivaun Berg Kelsey Hargreaves Beth & Raymond Harris Nora Harvey Jane Hayakawa

Jack & Elsie Hignell Bob & Biddy Hilton Carol Hitchon, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Holland Sonia & Harvey Hosfield Helmut & Dorothy Huebert Mrs. Joan M. Hunter Rudy & Gail Isaak David Jacobson Terry & Shirley James Ms. Marilyn Kapitany Henry Katz, in Memory of Dena Mr. Ray Kohanik Mrs. Marion Korn Ms. Janet Kuchma Elaine & Patrick LaMonica Mr. Norman Leathers Mrs. Donna Leech Mrs. Myrna H. Levin Owen Lewis, in Memory of Eric T. Lewis Rose & Dick Lim Mr. Gordon P. Linney Jim MacNair, in Memory of Mae Dr. & Mrs. A.G. Macrodimitris Barbara Main Matthew Gossen Advancement Trust Ruth May David and Francesca McBean D. McKay Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Terri McKerchar Mr. James A. McKinley Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Glen Mead Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Sylvia Mitchell Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Mr. Peter Morgan Margaret Morse Mrs. E. J. Nebbs George & Gladys Oelkers Ms. Pat Philpott Mr. Rick Pinchin Blumie Portnoy Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Don & Carol Poulin Tim Preston & Dave Ling Mrs. Nell Provinciano Reynold & Esther Redekopp Mrs. Eleanor Riach John & Wendy Russell Dr. & Mrs. Alvin & Ethel Schroeder A. Schroeder Dr. Robert J. Schroth Mr. Gunter Schupke Phil & Nancy Shead Mr. & Mrs. Ed & Elaine Segstro Dr. L. Sekla Shirley E. Sherwood Louis & Shirley Ann Simkulak David & Lorraine Smith

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Lindi & John Smith Ms. Brenda Snider Gordon & Darby Spafford Mrs. B. Rae Spear, in Memory of R.P. Spear Gary & Gwen Steiman Bonnie Hoffer-Steiman & Lionel Steiman Margaret & Hartley Stinson Dr. V. Marie Storrie Dr. & Mrs. David Swatek Dr. & Mrs. John Taylor Tom & Lori Thomas Ms. Marilyn Thompson C. & R. Thomsen Melissa Weselake Myra Joan Wolch Karin Woods 11 Anonymous Prelude $75 - $149 P. Achtemichuk Kaeren Anderson Mr. Philip Ashdown Allan & Rochelle Baker Rosemary & David Barney Robert Barton Ms. D Beaven Dianne Beaven Audrey Belyea Ted Bock & Liane Chalmers Keith & Marnie Bolland Shirley Book Frances Booth Brian & Bev Born Norma Bortoluzzi Mrs. Jean M. Bradley Mrs. Ruth Bredin Lorne & Rosada Bride Mr. Robert Briercliffe Miss Dorothy Broomhall Mr. E. Brown Mr. Ross Brownlee Ms. Carol Budnick Ms. Donna Carruthers Carol A. Cassels Ian & Marie Chalmers, in Loving Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Ms. David Charlesworth Mrs. Patti Cherney Mrs. Leona Christiansen In Memory of Rev. Thomas Collings Alex & Peggy Colonello Ms. Marcella Copp Joyce & Lawrence Cormack Helle Cosby M. & G. Crielaard Ms. Maxine Cristall Mr. Charles Crossin, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Margaret Cumming 44

Ms. Denise Cyr-Gander Alonzo & Lise Daley Maureen Danzinger Mrs. Sheila M. Davis Jack & Mary Davison F. De Grazia Ms. Maureen Dolyniuk Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Brenda Donald F. P. Doyle Herbert Driver John & Ada Ducas Mrs. Dorothy Easton Mr. & Mrs. J.G. Ekins Mrs. M.L. Elliott John & Ruth Ens Ken & Connie Epp Don & Martha Epstein Greg & Linda Fearn Ms. Helen Feniuk Doug & Joanne Flynn Wayne Forbes Mrs. Marguerite Fredette Mrs. Margaret Funk M. & Mme. Andre Gautron Father R A. Glofcheski D. Gooch Mrs. Noreen Greenberg Marj Grevstad Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Irene Groot-Koerkamp & Greg Edmond Ms. Christina W. Grose Mr. & Mrs. Mel Guberman Katie & DeLloyd Guth Mr. Patrick Hackett Miss Marilyn Hall Ian & Gerry Hamilton Marie Harnois Mrs. Phyllis Hatskin Mr. & Mrs. Allen Hattie Dr. & Mrs. J.C. Haworth Larry & Evelyn Hecht Helen & Albert Millie Hemmelgarn L.G. Herd Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Max & Eleanor Herst 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 A. Jaworski Ms. Jayne Laverne Kapac Ms. Bev Kawchuk Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Kinnear Erwin W. Kitsch Mrs. M. E. Kittle Ms. Mary Klassen Mona Koropatnick

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Mr. Ernie Krahn D. Kristjanson Patricia Kuchma Robert Kusmack Edith Landy, in Memory of David Landy Mrs. Jessie Lang Mrs. Helen La Rue Rod & Ann Ledwich Mr. R. Leroeye R. & J. Lewis Jennifer Lidstone Albert & Helen Litz Barry & Patricia Lloyd Ms. Cathy Lloyd Mrs. Helga Loechner Lorron Agencies Ltd. Roger Lowe Mr. Al Mackling Ms. Lorraine MacLeod Mr. John Macrae Harold S. Mawhinney & Judy Moon Mr. Alan Maxwell Dr. & Mrs. Ihor Mayba Mr. & Mrs. Raymond & Margaret McDougall Robert McDowall Ms. Diane McGregor C. & J. McIntyre Violet McKenzie Mrs. Jean H. McLennan Sandra McMillan Mr. & Mrs. Erhard Meier Estelle Meyers Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Mrs. Mona Mills Marguerite Mohr Dr. Stan & Wendy Moroz John & Margaret Mundie D. Munro Charlotte Murrell Edgar Oddleifson David & Hermine Olfert Truus Oliver Miss Jenny Olynyk Mrs. L. Ozog Shirley & Graham Padgett Terry Parsonage Mr. Cam Pauls Mrs. Betty Peddie Ms. Nettie Peters Mrs. Helene Picton Mr. & Mrs. Ron Polinsky Donna & Gordon Price Mr. David Procner Bryan & Diana Purdy Mrs. Carol Pyper Juta Rathke Mrs. Esther Remis Waltraut Riedel-Baun Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Vera Ripley Ms. Ludvika Rogozinska Frances E. Rowlin

Christine van Cauwenberghe & Christopher Mainella in Memory of Ruth Rubinstein Mr. John Russell Alixe Ryles Mr. & Mrs. John Sadler Mr. Johnny & Ms. Pearly Rule Salangad R. Schroeder Shirley Schroeder Walter & Dorothea Schultz Charlene Scouten Ms. Noreen Sealy Ed Segstro Mrs. Doreen Shanks Ms. Selma Shearer Izzy Shore Mr. & Ms. Ed Shwedyk Dr. Don & Lynne Simonson Jack & Elaine Sine Mr. & Mrs. Ian & Arlene Smith Ms. Kaye Snatenchuk Geri & Peter Spencer Coralie Standing Nicola Lindley Starin Mr. & Mrs. Starodub Mrs. Elsie Stasiuk Ms. Helena Stelsovsky Elva G. Stevens Archie & Shirley Stone Paul Swart Dr. & Mrs. S. Szirom Dr. Meir Serfaty & Bonnie Talbot Gladys Tarala Taylor McCaffrey Ms. Anne Thiessen Douglas & Leeann Thompson June & Lorne Thompson Robert & Barb Tisdale Henry & Elizabeth Toews Dr. Helen A. Toews Neil & Carol Trembath Mr. Richard Turner in Memory of William Schroeder Dr. & Mrs. Jose & Ruth Vasconcelos Hugo & Anny Veldhuis Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago Elizabeth M. Wall Jim & Joan Warbeck Ken and Mary Warmbrod Jack & Bernice Watts Harvey & Sandra Weisman Mrs. Evelyn Wener J. Whyte Debbie Wilson Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Joan Wright Patrick Wright Mr. Edwin Yee Ms. Vicki Young Donn K. Yuen 30 Anonymous

The story behind Jan Kocman’s Flute My flute was first purchased by Detroit industrialist/amateur flutist Adolf Lichter. He was an interesting and perhaps flamboyant individual who wanted the ‘finest instrument on the market’. He ordered a 14kt all gold flute, which was created by the Boston flute maker Verne Q. Powell. He received the instrument in 1950. I purchased this wonderful instrument in 1989 from my former teacher, James Pellerite, who had been a personal friend of Mr. Lichter. I believe this flute has a most pure and stable sound coupled with a beautiful legato. I always look forward to performing with the WSO and this instrument gives me the consistency of sound, technical facility, and musical nuance that I appreciate.

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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 Dr. Gary Beazley, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Asher Begleiter Mrs. Eva Berard Donald & Edith Besant Ms. Joanne Biggs Barbara Bohune Ms. Ingrid Bolbecher Mr. & Mrs. G.G. Brodsky Q.C. Edythe M. Brown Ms. Meira Buchszreiber A. F. Buelow Alfred & Mildred Buelow, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Sheila Burland Saul Silbert Ruth Calvert Andrea Charron Ella Chenkie Ms. Claudia Chernitsky Sister Josephine Chudzik S.K. Clark Ms. Doreen Conlin Mr. Alfred Cornies Stephen Crane Ms. Judy Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Cunningham Ms. Jean Curtis D. Cymbalist Margaret Redekop Beth Derraugh M. Jane Dick Marlene & Fred Dickson Sylvia Dixon Mr. & Mrs. Peter Eibisch Ms. Margaret Elaine Ellis Vera & Peter Fast Cal & Lois Finch Mrs. Gitta Fricke Ms. Anne Friesen Mr. & Mrs. George & Carol Gamby Ms. Barbara Gessner Marilyn Gilbert Satwant Gill Heather Graham 46

Mrs. Inga Granovskaya John & Louise Greenaway Ms. Cheryl M. Greenwood Victoria Gretchen Ms. Marianne Gruber Ms. Marion Guinn Mr. & Mrs. H Gustafson B. & R. Hall Irene Hamerton Gertrude Hamilton Mrs. Sylvia Haverstick Ms. Shirley Hicks Jean Highmoor Elly Hoogterp-Hurst & Lorne Hurst Kim Horne Ken Howard Richard & Karen Howell Mrs. Carole Hreno In Appreciation of Mrs. Ishbel Isaacs Ishbel Isaacs Bob & Vi Jacob Peter & Dora Janzen David & Heather Jenkins Nadine Kampen Dr. & Mrs. Arnold & Doreen Kapitz Cindy Keenan Mrs. Shirley Kilburn Mr. Eugene S. Kovach Mrs. Jennifer Krestanowich Ms. Betty Laing Elizabeth Lansard Wayne & Helen LeBlanc Mrs. Ingrid Lee Mr. & Mrs. Sydney Lentle Mr. & Mrs. David Levene Jackie Lowe In Memory of Sheila Lugtig Manitoba Museum Social Fund in Memory of Frances Thorsteinson Mr. Allan Mapes Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon & Rita Margolis Mrs. Irene Marriott Ms. Mary Massey Keith and Debbie Mayoh Ms. Susan McCarthy In Appreciation of Mrs. Sydney McInnis In Memory of Joan McLeod Ardythe McMaster Lyle McNichol & Frances Stewart Mrs. M. Jean Moniuk David Moroz & Gwen Hoebig, in Memory of William Schroeder

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Mrs. Joan Ann Morton Mr. Robert Nix Theda Olson Sonjia Pasiechnik Pat Patterson Mrs. Bev L. Penner Louise Penner Mrs. June Perron Ms. Gail Perry Ms. Beverley Phillips Sylvia & Earl Pitch Ken & Geri Porath Blumie Portnoy in Honour of her 90th Birthday Mrs. Glennys Propp Ms. Beth Proven Mrs. Margaret Rayter Ms. Pat Repa Beverley Ridd Ms. Pat Robertson Elaine Rohoway, in memory of Victoria Sebastian Kereluk Mrs. V. Rosolowich John & Shirley Russell Leonore Saunders O.M. Kay Schalme William Scheidt Adolph & Diane Schurek Mr. John Schwandt Mr. & Mrs. Jiri Sichler Mrs. Elaine Silverberg Muriel Sutherland Ms. Marguerite Szymesko Ms. Melinda Tallin Mary Lou Talmage Gladys Tarala Bette Jayne Taylor Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Ms. Doreen Thorlacius Nancy & Geoff Tidmarsh Edith A. Toews Ms. Eleanor Urquhart Mrs. Roseline Usiskin Denis Vincent Miss A. H. Wagstaffe Mrs. Laurabelle Wallace In Memory of Fred Ward E. Sylvia Warrington Mr. Glen Angus Webster Snjolaug Whiteway Ms. Lois A. Whyte Ms. Lorraine Willms Julia Witt Mr. Robert Witzke Shirley Woods, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar 14 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 6.4M. Gifts to the fund ensure longterm financial support for the orchestra. Thank you!

Eugene Boychuk & Daniel Heindl Lorraine & Gerry Cairns Mr. Ray Davis Helene Dyck Bernard Freeman Dr. & Mrs. L.C. Graham Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Dorothy L. Hodgson In Memory of Gwendolyn Hodgson Mr. Gordon C. Keatch Marilynne Keil in Memory of David H. Skinner Deanne Lander Mr. Don Lawrence Bill & Hilda Muir Mr. Jacob Pankratz Pat Patterson Mr. Irvin Plosker Dr. & Mrs. James Popplow Ms. Iris Reimer Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund - the Winnipeg Foundation Olga & Bill Runnalls Grant & Janet Saunders Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago Jesse Vorst Mr. & Mrs. James & Claudia Weselake Alan Wiseman Women's Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra 4 Anonymous Conmoto

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

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All Charities Campaign Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Deer & Almond Fitzroy Marilyn & Helios Hernandez The Honourable TJ Hiebert Koren & Leonard Kaminski Kozub/Halldorson Family T.G. Kucera Ron Lambert Mr. Gordon P. Linney Dr. Brendan MacDougall Mr. Frank Martin Ms. Sheila Miller Mrs. Brenda Morlock Margaret Moroz Bill Newman Out of the Blue Lesia Peet Skipthedishes.com Iian Smythe Karin Woods

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 M and G Crielaard Ms. Irene Lesniak Ms. Susan Rosner M Scheuneman Share the Music Ms. Brenda Sklar Bette Jayne Taylor, in Honour of Her Birthday

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Vivace $10,000 - $24,999 Gail Loewen in Memory of Her Mother Sue Lemmerick Allegro $1,000 - $4,999 Golden West Broadcasting Inc. Arnold & Myra Frieman Patricia Lee Lydia MacKenzie in Loving Memory of Donn Valerie McPherson Sanford & Deborah Riley Ms. Charlotte Robbins Faye Warren 1 Anonymous Conmoto Under $999 Ms. Hollie I. Andrew Lynne Axworthy In Memory of Robert Coates Dr. Catalena Birek Broadway First Baptist Church Doneta & Harry Brotchie Mrs. Audrey Campbell Maria Cefali In Honour of John Cole Martin Reed & Joy Cooper Martin Reed & Joy Cooper in Memory of Betty Ann Henry Mr. Roger Dennis Mary Dixon David Donald In Memory of Diane Dowling Mrs. Renate Duddek Ms. Fiona Duncalf Judge Judith Elliott Mrs. Martha Epp Kathleen & David Estey In Memory of Ron Oswald Ms. Fruma Farago Marilyn & John Rae Jan and John Restall, Lesli and Gerry Trottier, Lenore and Chris Good, Jan and Kevin Coates

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Ms. Judith Flynn Margo Foxford Hilda Franz Jocelyn and Mark Gabbert Ms. Valerie Gilroy Diana Goods Karen Goossen Dr. Lisa Gould Ms. Marie-Alice Grassick Ms. Marianne Gruber Catherine Harrison Ms. Sandra Hart Lydia Hedrich Katherine Himelblau Arlene Hintsa in Memory of Marilyn In Memory of Carol Holm Humanists, Atheists, and Agnostics of Manitoba P. Ilavsky InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Irene Baron Eden Centre Margaret Jackson and Family James & Margaret Jeffries Bruce & Theresa Johnson Ms. Nadia Kamienski Janet and Tim Kroeker Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro John Lewis & Diane Ives-Lewis In Memory of Shelley Lugtig Andrew Lutz Dr. David Lyttle Carol Macoomb Carol Macoomb in Honour of the Birthday of Diane Jones Mrs. Mildred B. Mann Ron & Sandi Mielitz Walter A. Mildren Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Garnet & Geraldine Morgan Dr. Gwenna Moss Ms. Lucy Nykolyshyn Addie Penner Portsmouth Retirement Residence Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Prescott Mr. David Procner Dr. David Punter Ms. Debra Radi Mr. Carl Radimer Mrs. Barbara Rempel David and Joan Rew Betty Ross Nicola Schaefer Ms. Janet Schubert Margaret Scheffer Ms. Selma Shearer Clarice Shell

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Gail Leach Dr. Hermann Lee Naomi Levine Bill Loewen Jackie Lowe 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 Muriel Smith Bonnie Staples-Lyon Brenlee Carrington Trepel Dennis Wallace

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

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

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WSO BOARD & STAFF 2014-2015 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 Brian Bowman, Mayor of the City of Winnipeg Mr. W.H. Loewen & Mrs. S.E. Loewen, WSO Directors Emeritus WOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE Sylvia Cassie, President Winnifred Warkentin, Vice-President Shirley Loewen, Past President Isobel Harvie, Treasurer Tracey LeClair, Secretary

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Warm up this January with classic film scores and charismatic pops conductor Jack Every, who you may remember from our Sci-Fi Spectacular last fall, at Hollywood: The Epics, Jan. 9-11. "I was raised on MGM movies,” says Everly. "So much marvelous music.

So much drama!" Hear music from Gone with the Wind, Around The World in Eighty Days, Titanic, Star Wars and many more.

Hollywood: The Epics January 9 – 11

It will be a treat to have Jeanne Lamon, director of the worldrenowned Tafelmusik, Jan. 16 & 17 for a program with J.C. Bach, Mozart, Corelli and Haydn. See the WSO in a whole new light as Lamon leads the orchestra from her violin in the traditional Baroque style as Micah Heilbrunn, principal clarinet, plays Mozart’s unforgettable Clarinet Concerto.

Manny Tuba Goes to the Circus January 18

WSO mascot Manny Tuba’s musical adventure this season has him heading to The Circus, Jan. 18, in the Great-West Life Concerts Kids Series. Ringmaster and popular children’s entertainer Mr. Mark helps Manny Tuba discover the skills and thrills that clowns, jugglers and animals have that bring to circus life.

Mozart & Haydn with Jeanne Lamon January 16 – 17

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Beyond the Score®

January 23 – 24 (WSO in Brandon: January 25) Winnipeg New Music Festival January 31 – February 6

The always sold-out Beyond the Score® is back Jan. 23 & 24. This year, we will delve into the origins of Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, followed by a complete performance of the work. And, for the first time – Beyond the Score® will make its way to Brandon on Sunday, Jan.25.

The Winnipeg New Music Festival (WNMF) returns, now in its 24th year, with world-renowned composers and guest artists flocking to Winnipeg to celebrate innovative music in the world of classical compositions. The incomparable Arditti Quartet opens the festival Jan. 31, performing with the WSO for the first time, in a display of musical fireworks.

Visit wnmf.ca to browse each evening’s repertoire, featured guest artists and pre and post-concert events.

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