NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2015 I ISSUE 2
FIRST WSO TRUMPET FESTIVAL RAINER HERSCH RETURNS HANDEL’S GLORIOUS MESSIAH
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MESSAGE FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR As the season progresses from the explorations and highs of Mahlerfest, we move to a much-anticipated exploration of the versatility and virtuosity of the trumpet. So many young people learn to play the trumpet and discover the pleasure of performing as a part of bands or ensembles. The guest artists for our series of concerts that feature the trumpet show us the brilliance and extraordinary beauty of this instrument in classical, jazz and pops concerts. If there is a brass player in your family, you will want to make sure that they are able to participate in some of the educational opportunities that surround this series of concerts. The month of December is always an opportunity to add meaning, beauty, entertainment, and inspiration to your holiday celebrations.This December join the WSO in the family classics The Snowman & The Bear, or treat yourself to an evening of high quality fun with Rainer Hersch. December is also a month for the classic inspiration of Handel’s Messiah, the holiday cheer of the Prairie Christmas Celebration, and the zany holiday capers of the film Home Alone with the wonderful score by John Williams, who also wrote the score for Star Wars. The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra provides wonderful services for our community through high quality concerts of classical, pops, and family programs, through engaging education programs, through public celebratory concerts in the summer months that enliven our public spaces and help us enjoy those short summer months.The WSO depends on ticket sales and charitable donations to continue to create musical events in our city. As you consider your year-end charitable donations, I would ask you to consider a generous gift to the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. You may want to support a specific program such as the Share the Music Program, which provides concert tickets to organizations and individuals to attend concert experiences for those who do not have the financial resources to purchase tickets. You may wish to donate to our Sistema Winnipeg program or support the Winnipeg New Music Festival. You can be assured that your donation will be well used by the WSO, and that you will receive a charitable tax receipt for the full value of the gift. On behalf of the board, staff, and musicians of Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, I wish you a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year.
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 tenth 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 led 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. Photographer: Grajewski Fotograph Inc.
Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor Julian Pellicano’s voracious musical appetite makes him a formidable interpreter of the symphonic repertoire. He is currently resident conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Artist-in-Residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music festival, and music director of the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra. Pellicano has built his career by following an unconventional path. The creation, with Dr. Paul Lehrman, of a new performance edition of George Antheil's Ballet Mecanique first brought Pellicano to the public’s attention. From 2009 to 2013 he served as music director of the Longy School of Music Conservatory Orchestra where he established a rigorous and distinctive new orchestral program. Pellicano has conducted the Orquestra Sinfonica de Porto Alegre (Brazil), Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, New Britain Symphony, The Kallisti Ensemble, Boston’s Dinosaur Annex Ensemble and Milwaukee's Present Music. He has worked in masterclasses with Kurt Masur, Peter Eötvös, Zsolt Nagy, Martyn Brabbins, and Carl St. Clair. As a young musician he played drums, percussion, organ, and accordion in rock, blues and jazz groups. An autodidact, he was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory as a percussionist without any formal training. 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. He premiered 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. Photographer: Nardella Photography Inc. 4
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WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2015-2016 SEASON MUSIC DIRECTOR Alexander Mickelthwate RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Julian Pellicano FIRST VIOLINS Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster
CELLOS Yuri Hooker, Principal Leana Rutt, Assistant Principal Alex Adaman Arlene Dahl Carolyn Nagelberg Emma Quackenbush Sean Taubner
The Sophie-Carmen EckhardtGramatté Memorial Chair, endowed BASSES by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation
Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster Chris Anstey **Jeremy Buzash Mona Coarda Rodica Jeffrey Hong Tian Jia Meredith McCallum Julie Savard Jun Shao *Karin Andreasen *Simon MacDonald SECOND VIOLINS Darryl Strain, Principal Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal Karen Bauch Kristina Bauch **Calvin Cheng **Teodora Dimova Elizabeth Dyer **Jonathan Garabedian Bokyung Hwang Takayo Noguchi Claudine St-Arnauld *Jane Pulford *Susan McCallum VIOLAS Daniel Scholz, Principal Anne Elise Lavallée, Assistant Principal Laszlo Baroczi Margaret Carey Richard Bauch Greg Hay Merrily Peters Mike Scholz
Meredith Johnson, Principal Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal Travis Harrison Paul Nagelberg Bruce Okrainec Daniel Perry FLUTES Jan Kocman, Principal Martha Durkin PICCOLO Martha Durkin OBOES Beverly Wang, Principal Robin MacMillan ENGLISH HORN Robin MacMillan
TRUMPETS Isaac Pulford, Acting Principal Paul Jeffrey Brian Sykora The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair
TROMBONES Steven Dyer, Principal Keith Dyrda BASS TROMBONE Julia McIntyre, Principal TUBA Chris Lee, Principal TIMPANI **Mike Kemp, Acting Principal PERCUSSION Frederick Liessens, Principal HARP Richard Turner, Principal Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Chris Lee PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Raymond Chrunyk
CLARINETS Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Michelle Goddard
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Laura MacDougall
BASSOONS Alex Eastley, Principal Kathryn Brooks
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Please note: Non-titled (tutti) string players are listed HORNS alphabetically Patricia Evans, Principal and are seated according to a Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal rotational system. James Robertson The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair Fred Redekop is the official Piano Caroline Oberheu Tuner and Technician of the WSO. Michiko Singh
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James Morrison, trumpet and more! Amber Epp, vocalist*
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James Morrison: Trumpet Master Julian Pellicano, conductor
Basin Street Blues The Birth of the Blues Seven Come Eleven Stardust* Honeysuckle Rose* Don’t Get Around Much Anymore* Mood Indigo Lil’Darlin’ El Gato
Spencer Williams arr. Morrison Ray Henderson Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman arr. Morrison Hoagy Carmichael Fats Waller arr. Lyall Duke Ellington arr. Lyall Duke Ellington Count Basie Cat Anderson
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A Night in Tunisia Cherokee* All Blues ‘Round Midnight Desafinado* Chameleon Birdland
Dizzy Gillespie arr. O’Boyle Ray Noble arr. Morrison Miles Davis Thelonious Monk Antônio Carlos Jobim Herbie Hancock arr. Jesse Joe Zawinul arr. Jesse
Friday, November 6 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 7 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 8 2:00 p.m.
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MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile. Friday, 7:15 p.m. Salvation Army Heritage Park Temple Brass Band Saturday, 7:15 p.m. Rupertsland Brass Band Sunday, 1:15 p.m. The German Club Band November – December 2015 I OVERTURE 7
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AIR CANADA POPS
James Morrison: Trumpet Master
James Morrison, trumpet and more The name “James Morrison” is known throughout the world for his sheer brilliance as a jazz musician and an all-round entertainer. He is constantly on the move, touring everywhere and anywhere fine music has an audience. His CDs are best sellers and James works with the cream of the world’s best performers. Ray Brown calls him “The Genius,” but Wynton Marsalis said it best:“Man, James Morrison can play!" Morrison is, by anybody’s standard, a virtuoso. Besides the trumpet, this multi-instrumentalist also plays trombone, euphonium, flugel horn, tuba, saxophones, double bass and piano.
Amber Epp, vocalist
Amber Epp’s lively music is filled with irresistible joy. Not one for sad songs, Amber has your toes tapping and a smile on your face before the first song is half over. Her tunes combine familiar melodies with international rhythms; just close your eyes. Singing in the open-air patios of Old Havana, Cuba, fueled the fire for contagiously rhythmic music.The mesmerizing beats of South America pervade each of Amber’s melodies, and her gift of languages ignites every song. A trip to New York City sparked the fire for jazz. Amber can easily fit into a Rent party jam session in any crowded NYC loft. Amber has a magical way of carrying the elements of music that we all love – rhythm, beauty, Royal command performances include two occasions and community – from across the globe right to for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and for US your doorstep. Amber recently released her debut Presidents Bush and Clinton at Parliament House in jazz album, Inside Outside in Winnipeg. Australia. James has been recognized for his service to the arts in Australia by being awarded a medal of The EXTRA MUSICIANS: Order of Australia by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Tracy Wright, oboe; In 2015, James established the James Morrison Allen Harrington, bassoon; Derrick Gardiner, trumpet; Academy of Music in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Will Bonness, keyboard; Tony Cyre, percussion; an innovative school dedicated to teaching jazz and Victoria Sparks, percussion; Steve Broadhurst, drum set; Keith Price, guitar; Nenad Zjelar, jazz bass offering an Associate Degree in Music.
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Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor Joe Burgstaller, trumpet
CLASSICS
Let the Trumpets Resound David Moroz, piano*
Brio:Toccata and Fantasy for Orchestra
John Estacio (b. 1966)
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-flat major Allegro con spirito Andante Rondo
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
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Petrushka, Ballet in Four Tableaux (1947 version)*
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
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SPECIAL CONDENSED MATINEE Stravinsky: Petrushka
Friday, November 13
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PROGRAM NOTES
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Photographer: Wade Kelly
by James Manishen
Johann Nepomuk Hummel b. Pressburg (now Bratislava) / Brio: Toccata and Fantasy November 14, 1778 John Estacio d.Weimar / October 17, 1837 b. Newmarket, Ontario / April 8, 1966 Composed: 1803 First performance: November 9, 2011 First performance: January 1, 1804 (Ottawa) conducted by Julian Kuerti (Esterháza Palace, Hungary), with Anton First WSO performance Weidinger as soloist After nearly a decade Last WSO performance: 1989; Erich Kunzel, of composing opera, conductor; Brian Sykora, trumpet Brio:Toccata and Johann Nepomuk Hummel Fantasy for Orchestra had an astonishing musical is John Estacio’s first pedigree. A prodigy, at age orchestral work after eight he met Mozart who completing his most recent opera took him on as a pupil and Lillian Alling. Set in three sections, Brio invited the boy to live in the is a vigorous and mercurial piece that Mozart’s home for two years. As a conductor charts the course of a short melodic and manager, Hummel succeeded Haydn in motive from its strident introduction 1804 at Esterháza. As a peerless pianist, by muted trumpets, through to a Hummel published a keyboard method that resounding conclusion. sold thousands of copies. He travelled widely,
Petrushka Igor Stravinsky b. Russia / June 5/17, 1882 d. New York / April 6, 1971 Composed (original version): 1911 First performance: June 13, 1911 (Paris) conducted by Pierre Monteux Last WSO performance: 2004; Andrey Boreyko, conductor The Firebird, Stravinsky’s first score for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe, was such a triumph at its 1910 premiere, the troupe’s enterprising leader immediately asked the composer for a follow-up.
While working on The Firebird, Stravinsky had been thinking about the pagan story that would later become Le Sacre du Printemps. He knew that such a project would pose knew notables like Goethe and as a special challenges, so to “refresh The first section, toccata, features himself,”as he wrote in his biography, several short solos for woodwinds and composer was acclaimed by many as the second coming of Beethoven, with whom he he would compose an orchestral brass. A fugal passage for the strings established a lengthy if volatile friendship. piece featuring the piano and based builds to a martial statement for the When Hummel died in 1837, many felt the on the personality of a puppet full orchestra, with strings and snare Classical era died with him. suddenly endowed with life: “the drum hammering an insistent rhythm. immortal and unhappy hero of every The section culminates with an Yet for all the renown during his lifetime, fair in all countries.”Diaghilev was intense chromatic passage that Hummel’s music occupied the byways after his much enthused, and pressed ascends from the depths of the strings death.Virtuosos Paganini and Liszt quickly up to a triumphant brass fanfare that eclipsed Hummel, as the Classical era dropped Stravinsky to make it into a whole only disappears as quickly as it arrives, away in favour of showier and more personal ballet. Petrushka was the result. back into the depths of the strings. statements.Hummel’s music became a The legendary Nijinsky danced the decorative throwback more allied to the 18th role at the premiere. His moving The vivacity abates for the second than the 19th century.Though undeniably portrayal of the love-sick puppet and section, fantasy.The strident theme charming and splendidly accomplished, the dazzling resources in Stravinsky’s from the opening gradually Hummel seemed unable to look forward while vivacious score produced another transforms into a more lyrical guise. he looked back. triumph, captivating the audience not The middle section was composed only with their stunning technical Hummel may not have the fresh inventiveness the day Estacio learned composer control but the astringent melancholy of Mozart but there is much pleasure within his Malcolm Forsyth, a good friend, had large output,in particular the Trumpet Concerto of the story, the depth of its characters passed away.The elegiac nature of in E-flat composed in 1803 for the same soloist and the message of compassion this part of the piece conveys the Haydn dedicated his famous Trumpet Concerto arising from the often extreme sense of loss. to.It is thought that Hummel’s Concerto led to emotions enacted by the dolls. The finale begins with a recap of his appointment to the esteemed position The outer scenes are elaborate material from the first section. The Haydn occupied for so long. settings of events at a Shrovetide fair fiery chromatic passage for the strings in St. Petersburg in the 1830s and returns, leading up to a brass fanfare. The opening Allegro explores the octave with contain the score’s more traditional fanfare-like connotations, followed by a This time, instead of dissipating, the harmonic elements.The inner scenes brass continues with their fanfare, an smiling contrasted theme and diverting excursions into the minor key.The Andante is take place inside the puppeteer’s affirming statement of the work’s almost an operatic aria for the trumpet, with booth, where the striking polytonal primary theme. Brio is dedicated to affecting chromatic touches.The closing Rondo elements in the music take one to the memory of Malcolm Forsyth. the heart of the story. is a lively dance requiring lots of virtuosic “double-tonguing”from an agile soloist. Veuillez vous adresser au service des abonnés ou consulter le site www.wso.ca pour la traduction en français. 12
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Let the Trumpets Resound
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni has emerged as one of the brightest young conductors of his generation. His eloquent yet fiery style, in repertoire ranging from baroque to contemporary music, has resulted in regular engagements with leading symphony orchestras and opera companies around the globe. Currently Music Director of the Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts and Artistic Director of Orchestre de chambre I Musici de Montréal, Zeitouni recently completed tenures as Music Director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, in Ohio, and Principal Guest Conductor of Les Violons du Roy, an ensemble with which he gave more than 250 concerts throughout North America over the last 13 years. Zeitouni has also held various other positions with leading Canadian organizations, including Music Director of the Banff Centre "Opera as Theatre" program, Associate Conductor and chorus master at Opéra de Montréal and music director of its Young Artist Program (Atelier lyrique), chorus master at Opéra de Québec, choir director of the Québec Symphony Orchestra, and director of the orchestra and opera workshop at Laval University.
Joe Burgstaller, trumpet Joe Burgstaller has thrilled audiences throughout the world with his dazzling virtuosity, captivating sensitivity and engaging personality. He tours worldwide as a soloist as well as a clinician with his groundbreaking masterclasses for all instruments called "Change Your Mind, Change Your Playing®." He is Distinguished Faculty at The Peabody Institute (The Johns Hopkins University) in Baltimore, MD, where he teaches trumpet and chamber music. Formerly with Canadian Brass (eight years) and the avant-garde
Meridian Arts Ensemble (six years), he was also one of the all-time most popular soloists at Columbia Artists’ Community Concerts, performing 60 solo concerts every year. His extensive discography includes solo CDs and three Top 10 Billboard hits. Joe Burgstaller is a Yamaha Performing Artist. He has performed in front of more than 40 orchestras as a member of Canadian Brass and as a soloist, in more than 50 Music Festivals and has performed and taught at over 80 universities, conservatories and colleges.
David Moroz, piano Winnipeg-born pianist David Moroz enjoys a career as one of Canada's most versatile artists. He has performed in every major Canadian city and appears regularly in recital with Canada's most distinguished musicians. David was awarded a Doctor of Music degree from the University of Montreal, and holds both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the celebrated Juilliard School in New York City. He has been Artistic Director of The Winnipeg Chamber Music Society since 1987, and was appointed to the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Music in 1999, where he is Coordinator of the Piano Department.
EXTRA MUSICIANS: Laurel Ridd, flute; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Erin Fung, clarinet; Jim Ewen, bassoon; Tony Cyre, percussion; Victoria Sparks, percussion
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Julian Pellicano, conductor Sarah Luby, soprano
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The Snowman & The Bear
The Snowman Written by Raymond Briggs Original music by Howard Blake Directed by Dianne Jackson and Jimmy T. Murakami Film editing by John Cary Released December 26, 1982 (UK/USA)
The Bear Written by Raymond Briggs; adapted by Hilary Audus and Joanna Harrison Original music by Howard Blake Directed by Hilary Audus Film editing by Taylor Grant Released December 25, 1998 (UK)
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The Snowman & The Bear Sarah Luby, soprano Sarah is honoured and privileged to be performing with the WSO. A recent graduate from Vincent Massey Collegiate, Sarah has begun her first year at the Desaultels U. of M. Faculty of Music for classical voice studies. Sarah is in her eighth year of voice studies with Donna Fletcher; she performs at many events throughout the year including the Winnipeg Music Festival and the A.M.A.F. Provincial Arts Festival. Sarah was selected to attend the 2014 Boston Conservatory Vocal/Choral Summer Intensive. Also a dancer, she has studied for 13 years at the Shelley Shearer School of Dance and has shared her passion of both voice and dance as a Musical Theatre dance assistant. Credits include: WSO 2015 Open House, The Sound of Music (Rainbow Stage), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Rainbow Stage), Daphne Korol -The Drama Queen of Winnipeg documentary for MTS Stories from Home, she also has been an anthem singer for the Winnipeg Goldeyes. Sarah hopes you enjoy the program, and thanks you for supporting the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
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Rainer Hersch, conductor and comedian extraordinaire
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Rainer Hersch Returns!
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Saturday, November 28
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Rainer Hersch Returns!
Rainer Hersch, conductor & comedian extraordinaire Rainer Hersch is a conductor, pianist, comedian and broadcaster who has performed in over thirty countries across the globe and worked with orchestras from the London Philharmonia to the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. Rainer started his working life in concert agencies, managing some of the great artists of the world. At the same time he developed a hobby - performing stand-up comedy on the London circuit. Short, unpaid slots led to longer, paid appearances, which gradually developed into a parallel career. In time, Rainer realized that this was his true vocation and gave up his last straight musical job, Touring Manager of the London Festival Orchestra, to enter the world of professional comedy.
Twenty years later, this unique training has kept him in constant demand – combining laughter with music. His one-man shows have toured the world, including stints on London’s West End. This year’s highlights in Rainer’s doings include orchestral tours of Korea, the US, Australia and Germany plus a series of documentaries for BBC Radio 4. He lives in London with his wife and his pet dog, a miniature Schnauzer called Ted.
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Case Scaglione, conductor Monica Huisman, soprano Victoria Marshall, mezzo-soprano Conrad Siebert, tenor Justin Welsh, baritone Mennonite Festival Chorus, Janet Brenneman & Rudy Schellenberg, co-directors
Messiah
CLASSICS
Handel’s Glorious Messiah
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
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Part the Third
Friday, December 4 Saturday, December 5
8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
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PROGRAM NOTES by James Manishen
Messiah George Frideric Handel b. Halle, Prussia / February 23, 1685 d. London, England / April 14, 1759 Composed: 1741. First performance: 1742 (Dublin). Last WSO performance: 2014; Ivars Taurins, conductor The most celebrated oratorio of all time, Messiah elicits almost an involuntary response of recognition at the mere mention of its name. One feels the urge to want to sing as with no other work of its genre, as imperial melody, invention and vision are presented with the matchless proportion of a theatrical master. And for the gift of Messiah, we literally have to thank inches, when, as a young man, Handel’s life was saved after a metal frock button deflected a sword point in a duel! Yet for all the visionary qualities in the music’s progression from dark to light, the dramatic strength of Messiah comes not from telling a story. Handel’s theatrical background was inbred when he composed Messiah, but his priority was contemplation of the sacred rather than the dramatic.“I should be sorry if I only entertained them,”Handel told an admirer.“I wished to make them better.” Messiah is an anomaly among Handel’s two dozen oratorios in that, apart from Israel in Egypt, its entire text is drawn from the Bible and is his only oratorio based on the New Testament. Messiah was also the only oratorio presented in a consecrated space during his lifetime.
As London’s leading composer, impresario and producer of opera in 1740, Handel was having trouble keeping his Italian-style operatic ventures solvent. English public taste was moving away from continental influences towards more localized entertainments, spurred on by the success of the 1728 satirical romp The Beggar’s Opera by Gay and Pepusch. Rumors abounded that Handel was finished. Handel withdrew from public life in the early months of 1741 and seldom ventured out. But that summer, he came across a small book of Biblical texts assembled by Charles Jennens, a wealthy and pretentious type but a great admirer of the composer. Handel’s imagination lit up.
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 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.
Rumor 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. 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
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CLASSICS
Handel’s Glorious Messiah
Case Scaglione, conductor In the 2015-2016 season, Case Scaglione debuts with Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg as well as the Detroit Symphony and Juilliard orchestras. He returns to South America to collaborate with Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia and makes his French debut with Orchestre National d’Île de France. Other European dates include the Bilkent Symphony, Brno Philharmonic and Janáãek Philharmonic orchestras. This season he also returns to the Hong Kong Philharmonic for the third consecutive year. Recent highlights have included performances with Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Kristiansand Symphony and Dallas Symphony, and in 2014 he conducted subscription concerts with the New York Philharmonic as the orchestra’s then Associate Conductor. Scaglione made his professional conducting debut with The Cleveland Orchestra in 2010 after being awarded the Aspen Conducting Prize that year. In 2011, he received the Conductor's Prize from the Solti Foundation US and since then has appeared as guest conductor with the St. Louis, Baltimore, Houston, Colorado and Jacksonville symphony orchestras and the Orchestra of St. Luke's.
Monica Huisman, soprano Dutch-Canadian soprano, Monica Huisman has delighted audiences from Amsterdam's Concertgebouw to Guatemala City. She has soared on the stages of Vancouver Opera, Calgary Opera, Edmonton Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, The Netherlands Opera, Manitoba Opera, Opera Ontario and 26
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Saskatoon Opera in productions of Carmen, Marriage of Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutte, Don Giovanni, Cunning Little Vixen, La bohème, Magic Flute, Hansel und Gretel and Lakmé. Concert credits include the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Guatemala Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic, Winnipeg Symphony, Regina Symphony, Saskatoon Symphony, Concertgebouw Orkest and Orchestra London in such works as Strauss' Four Last Songs, Brahms’ Requiem, Haydn's Creation, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang and Elijah and Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony. In 2015-2016, she returns to the Vancouver Symphony for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, a work also on her schedule for the Regina Symphony and at home in Winnipeg she sings Messiah.
Victoria Marshall, mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano Victoria Marshall has been hailed for her “rich and powerful voice,” (La Liberté, 2015). Currently based in Toronto, this season she will sing Mrs. Nolan in The Medium, and Moppet in Paul Bunyan with U. of T. Opera. Victoria is also delighted to create the role of Vashti in the newly composed opera, The Machine Stops, based on the short story by E.M. Forster. Recent highlights include singing the Madame de la Haltière in Cendrillon (Manitoba Underground Opera), and Cousin Hebe in HMS Pinafore (U. of T. Opera). Ms. Marshall also has a passion for baroque music and has appeared as a soloist with Winnipeg’s Canzona (B Minor Mass, St. Matthew Passion), and Camerata Nova (Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610). She is currently studying with Wendy Nielsen at the University of Toronto, and has formerly studied with Mel Braun at the University of Manitoba.
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Handel’s Glorious Messiah
Conrad Siebert, tenor Tenor Conrad Siebert spent his childhood in Colombia and returned to Canada where he studied philosophy and music before embarking on a career in opera. Since then he has portrayed the roles of Ferrando in Così fan Tutte (Manitoba Underground Opera), Ottavio in #Uncle John (Against the Grain Theatre), Nemorino in L'Elisir d'Amore (Centre for Opera Studies in Italy), Ramiro in La Cenerentola (OperaNuova), Alfred in Die Fledermaus (OperaNuova), and Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance (G&S Society of Winnipeg), among others. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto Opera School, where he was Peter Quint in Britten's Turn of the Screw. As a concert soloist he has appeared with various Winnipeg ensembles including Canzona, Musik Barock, Musical Offering, Camerata Nuova, and the Professor Bach Project. Now in Toronto, he has also been soloist with the Tafelmusik, Orpheus and Durham Philharmonic choirs. Credits include Mozart's Requiem, Bach's Magnificat, B Minor Mass, and various Cantatas, Gounod's St. Cecilia Mass, and Beethoven's Mass in C.
Justin Welsh, bass The burgeoning career of British Columbia baritone Justin Welsh was given new impetus by his great success as Queegueg in the Canadian premiere of Moby Dick in Calgary. Concert highlights of his current season include Messiah in Winnipeg and Victoria, and Fauré’s Requiem with the Kingston Chamber Choir. Last season he sang the title role in Le Nozze Di Figaro for Pacific Opera Victoria, Frazier in Opéra de Montréal’s Porgy And Bess, Second Soldier in Salome for Edmonton Opera, Bach’s Matthäus Passion for 28
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the Grand Philharmonic Choir of Kitchener and Fauré’s Requiem for Orchestra London. Welsh last appeared with the Winnipeg Symphony in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. His credits also include Tanglewood, Regina Symphony, Tapestry New Opera, Choeur St. Laurent, Voicebox: Opera in Concert and Jeunesses Musicales. A Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio alumnus, he was Ari in the world premiere of Swoon by James Rolfe.
Mennonite Festival Chorus, Rudy Schellenberg, Janet Brenneman, Co-directors The Mennonite Festival Chorus (MFC) made its debut in 1985 under the distinguished leadership of the late 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 a great variety of works including those of Mahler, Handel, Bach, Dvorˇák, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Arvo Pärt, and Valentin Silvestrov. MFC has sung under the distinguished leadership of WSO music directors Bramwell Tovey, Andrey Boreyko and Alexander Mickelthwate, as well as guest conductors such as Helmut Rilling, Ivars Taurins and Jane Glover. MFC is a highly select core of choristers from Winnipeg and surrounding communities, many of whom are regular members of other choirs, including numerous alumni and present students of the Canadian Mennonite University.
EXTRA MUSICIAN: Will Bonness, organ
Julian Pellicano, conductor Mayor Brian Bowman, special guest narrator 1 Ace Burpee, host Erin Propp, vocalist 2 Larry Roy, guitar 3 Christopher Anstey, violin 4 Those Guys, vocal group 5 Lara Secord-Haid, soprano 6 Samantha Halas, acrobat 7 Mr. Mark, entertainer 8 Pembina Trails Voice Family of Choirs, David Sawatzky, director Cantemus, Chorale, Boys 9 Maria Aragon, vocalist10 Manny Tuba, mascot 11 Sistema Winnipeg Christmas Overture O Come All Ye Faithful Beati In Domo Domini 9 Reel du Pendu 4 The Frost 2, 3 Lo How a Rose e’er Blooming 2, 3 Polar Express This Christmas 5 Twas the Night before Christmas 1
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A Prairie Christmas Celebration
Michael Janzen arr. David Willcocks James G. Kantor Donald Patriquin Erin Propp/Larry Roy Traditional Alan Silvestri Donny Hathaway / Nadine Mckinnor/arr Jonathan Sparks Holcombe
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Frosty the Snowman Farandole from L’Arlésienne Eatnemen Vuelie (Fairest Lord Jesus) 9 The Twelve Gifts of Christmas 6 Danse arabe from Nutcracker 7 What Child is This? 2, 3 Medley 2, 3 : Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas In the Wee Small Hours Manny the matador vs El Toro Terrifico! 8,11 Ave Maria 10 Hark the Herald Angels Sing We Need a Little Christmas
Ralph Blane/Hugh Martin Schwartz, Mann, Hillard, Dietz Georges Bizet (Toreador March) Schubert arr.Willcocks Jerry Herman/ arr. Robert Wende
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MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile. Sunday, 1:15 p.m. Sistema Winnipeg NNoovveemmbbeerr –– DDeecceemmbbeer r 22001 11 5 I I OOVVEERRTTUURREE3 71
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A Prairie Christmas Celebration
Mayor Brian Bowman, narrator
Erin Propp, vocalist
Mayor Brian Bowman is the 43rd Mayor of the City of Winnipeg. As Metis, he is the nation’s first Aboriginal mayor, and is passionate about ensuring Winnipeg is a City that works better for every citizen. Mayor Bowman is committed to building a stronger Winnipeg through greater openness, transparency, and accessibility.
Erin Propp is a JUNO-nominated singer/songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her songs and her delivery are full of beauty, high-artistry, and heartbreaking honesty. A graduate of the Jazz Studies program at the University of Manitoba, Erin has given her folk roots technical and artistic grounding, and she has effortless command of her voice. She has a crystalline sound, unaffected delivery, and an irresistible emotional frankness. Erin has made all the right moves to grow her art, and displays it with a keen sense for lyrical imagery and intuitive melodies.
A former lawyer, he has served and advocated for the community in many leadership positions with a variety of organizations, including the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, Winnipeg Art Gallery, and Ka Ni Kanichihk. A Winnipegger and a family man, through and through, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife, Tracy, and sons Hayden and Austin. He roots for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Winnipeg Jets.
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 and a columnist with Metro Winnipeg. 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.
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Of all her collaborations, Erin Propp’s most vibrant and rewarding work has been with Winnipeg guitarist, professor and producer Larry Roy. Together they released their fulllength album, Courage, My Love, in January 2013. Their writing collaboration has been hailed as a match to the mastery of their instruments, winning a Western Canadian Music Award for Jazz Album of the Year in 2013, and nominated for a JUNO for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year in 2014. Currently, Erin is performing regularly in Winnipeg, with plans to tour to Eastern Canada in the summer, and is working on a new album with Larry Roy.
Larry Roy, guitar Larry Roy is a high-profile figure in Winnipeg’s music community. His jazz guitar has been a welcome addition to stages and recordings for several decades— his recordings include Wicked Grin with Steve Kirby and Quarter to Three with Marilyn Lerner. Larry is also a sought-after as an award-winning producer/recording engineer. He has composed for film and television, and is a faculty member in the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Manitoba.
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A Prairie Christmas Celebration
Those Guys, vocal group
Stage competition and in 2011, was a fellow at the International Meistersinger Academy in Neumarkt, Germany. Ms. Secord-Haid holds degrees from The Juilliard School and The New England Conservatory of Music. She attended the Banff Center, the Conservatoire de Nice summer academy and the Spoleto Vocal Arts Symposium.
Made up of eight performers who represent a cross-section of the Winnipeg music and theatre community, Those Guys have built a reputation for dynamic, feel-good performances since 2009. Their repertoire, which ranges from The Nylons to Justin Timberlake, features complex (often original) musical arrangements performed without a single instrument. In 2012, Those Guys released their first studio recording, That Album. Their follow up EP, LIVE!, was released in December 2014. Those Guys are very happy and excited to be here today.
Samantha Halas, acrobat
Samantha Halas started contortion at an age many believe too late to begin this art form because of its physically extreme nature. At 21-years-old she travelled to Beijing International Art School to train in this circus school of mostly children. Falling in love with Mongolian contortion techniques she continued her path by joining San Francisco's Circus Center's professional program to train with the world-renowned Mongolian contortionist "To see ‘Those Guys’ live is to love them. They’re Serchmaa Byamba. Serchmaa later brought her brilliant. I had no idea I was into A cappella until to Mongolia to train these techniques in the land they came along. ... (Those Guys) make people happy." - Ace Burpee, Host of 103.1 Virgin Radio‘s where they originated. Samantha's performance highlights include Vancouver's Underground Ace Burpee Show (Ace Burpee's 100 most Circus, Labrador Creative Arts Festival, Luna fascinating Manitobans 2012) Cabellara's Equestrian Circus in Quebec, and with Red Sky Indigenous Contemporary Dance Lara Secord-Haid, soprano Company in Banff. Samantha also produces her Praised by the New York Times for own shows in Winnipeg where she resides. Her her “flinty acuity” and called most unique performance experience was doing “charismatic” by Opera Today, hand balancing for an audience of Beluga soprano Lara Secord-Haid is Whales as part the art project "Whale" in enjoying a diverse and dynamic career. Recent performances include, Churchill, Manitoba. Samantha teaches Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw (Opera on the contortion and hand balance to children and adults here in Winnipeg. Avalon) Marzelline in Fidelio (Manitoba Opera), 3 Settings of Celan by Harrison Birtwhistle with the Axiom Ensemble (Lincoln Center), Miss Silverpeal Mr. Mark, entertainer Since 1990, Mark Cameron has in The Impresario (North Shore Music Festival) and been a percussionist for the Tytania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Opera on Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, the Avalon). where the kids have always Ms. Secord-Haid has received awards form the called him “Mr. Mark.” He has Giulio Gari Foundation, the George London composed music for many Foundation, the Manitoba Arts Council and the dances featured at The Royal Winnipeg Winnipeg Arts Council. She was a two-time Ballet School events including First Steps, finalist in the Canadian Opera Company's Center Ballet in The Park and The Royal Winnipeg 34
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ARTIST BIOS Ballet School’s Connections Tour in 2009. Mark has been performing as “Mr. Mark” since 2002. He has performed numerous times with the WSO and The Winnipeg International Children’s Festival and at The Banff Centre for the Arts. He has been featured in the live version of the television show The Toy Castle, and has entertained for families and kids at numerous festivals across Canada and the United States. For the last ten years Mr. Mark has also has been a very popular artist with Manitoba Arts Council’s Artist in the Schools Program, where he delights children by exploring the world of music and composing, and transforms their classes into orchestras comprised entirely of junk!
Pembina Trails Voices Family of Choirs
Maria Aragon, vocalist
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 U.S. to festivals and competitions across Canada, Europe and Latin America. Most recently, PTV Singers undertook a 10-day concert tour of China this past July. 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 today with the WSO.
Maria Aragon, who turned 15 on July 17, 2015, is easily the most recognized and prominent young person in Winnipeg, and one of the most recognized young artists in Canada. Maria was famously discovered by Lady Gaga after posting a cover of Born This Way to YouTube. Maria was voted Entertainer of The Year by The Winnipeg Free Press, and was the most searched term in Canada in 2012-2013. Maria has the eighth most watched video cover in Internet history with over 58 million views and over 280 million views across the web of all of her videos and music. Google views Maria as being the second most powerful example of virility in the history of the Internet. Maria has appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Good Morning America and has been featured in high profile media throughout the world. Maria has performed with former Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, and has performed for Princess Kate and Prince William on Parliament Hill. Maria will release her debut album in 2016 produced by Narada Michael Walden. November – December 2015 I OVERTURE 35
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The Movie: Live in Concert Julian Pellicano, conductor Prairie Voices, Vic Pankratz, director TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Presents A JOHN HUGHES Production A CHRIS COLUMBUS Film
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HOME ALONE Friday, December 11 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12 8:00 p.m. Sunday, December 13 2:00 p.m.
and CATHERINE O’HARA Music by JOHN WILLIAMS Film Editor RAJA GOSNELL Production Designer JOHN MUTO Director of Photography JULIO MACAT Executive Producers MARK LEVINSON & SCOTT ROSENFELT and TARQUIN GOTCH Written and Produced by JOHN HUGHES Directed by CHRIS COLUMBUS Soundtrack Album Available on CBS Records, Cassettes and Compact Discs Color by DELUXE®
MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile. Friday, 7:15 p.m. Music for Young Children Saturday, 7:15 p.m. Suzuki Music Winnipeg Sunday, 1:15 p.m. Manitoba Band Association Christmas Tuba Festival
Film screening of Home Alone courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox. © 1990 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.All Rights Reserved. Home Alone – Film with Live Orchestra produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. Producers: Steven A.Linder and Jamie Richardson Production Coordinator: Rob Stogsdill Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC Technical Director: Mike Runice Marketing Coordinator: Dan Barry
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Music Composed by John Williams Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe The score for Home Alone has been adapted for live concert performance. With special thanks to: Twentieth Century Fox, Chris Columbus, David Newman, John Kulback, and Mark Graham.
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HOME ALONE The Movie: Live in Concert
John Williams, composer In a career spanning five decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage, and he remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music and served as music director for more than one hundred films, including all six Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home Alone and The Book Thief. His 40-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler’s List, E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse and Lincoln. His contributions to television music include scores for more than 200 television films for the groundbreaking, early anthology series Alcoa Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, Chrysler Theatre and Playhouse 90, as well as themes for NBC Nightly News (“The Mission”), NBC’s Meet the Press, and the PBS arts showcase Great Performances. He also composed themes for the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He has received five Academy Awards and forty-nine Oscar nominations, making him the Academy’s most-nominated living person and the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars. He has received seven British Academy Awards (BAFTA), twenty-one Grammys, four Golden Globes, five Emmys, and numerous gold and platinum records. In 2003, he received the Olympic Order (the IOC’s highest honor) for his contributions to the Olympic movement. He received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor in December of 2004. In 2009, Mr. Williams was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. Government. 38
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In January 1980, Mr. Williams was named nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor which he assumed following his retirement in December, 1993, after fourteen highly successful seasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at Tanglewood. Mr. Williams has composed numerous works for the concert stage, among them two symphonies, and concertos commissioned by several of the world’s leading orchestras, including a cello concerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a bassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic, a trumpet concerto for The Cleveland Orchestra, and a horn concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, Mr. Williams composed and arranged “Air and Simple Gifts” especially for the first inaugural ceremony of President Barack Obama, and in September 2009, the Boston Symphony premiered a new concerto for harp and orchestra entitled “On Willows and Birches.”
Home Alone Ever since Home Alone appeared, it has held a unique place in the affections of a very broad public. Director Chris Columbus brought a uniquely fresh and innocent approach to this delightful story, and the film has deservedly become a perennial at Holiday time. I took great pleasure in composing the score for the film, and I am especially delighted that the magnificent Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has agreed to perform the music in a live presentation of the movie. I know I speak for everyone connected with the making of the film in saying that we are greatly honored by this event… and I hope that tonight’s audience will experience the renewal of joy that the film brings with it, each and every year.
John Williams
ARTIST BIOS Prairie Voices, Vic Pankratz, director Prairie Voices also loves to perform innovative contemporary choral music from all over the world. Known for their passionate style of performance Prairie Voices combines exceptional vocals with engaging presentation to provide the ultimate choral experience. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Elroy Friesen, Prairie Voices is an award-winning choir of 18-25 year old singers. The current artistic team consists of director Vic Pankratz and assistant director Geung Lee. Prairie Voices performs in their own concert series, tours, is a regular guest of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and has recorded six CDs. While placing an emphasis on performing the music of Canadian and Manitoba composers,
EXTRA MUSICIAN: Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Laura MacDougall, flute; Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Allen Harrington, bassoon; Tony Cyre, percussion; Victoria Sparks, percussion; Brendan Thompson, percussion; Will Bonness, keyboard; Earl Stafford, keyboard
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WSO SUPPORTERS
Burton A. and Geraldine L. Robinson Fund DeFehr Foundation Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund Foundation for Choral Music in Manitoba Francofonds Inc. The WSO gratefully acknowledges George Warren Keates Memorial Fund the following companies whose George Weston Limited generous support helps to ensure Glenlawn Collegiate musical enrichment within our James Thompson Memorial Fund in community. Thank you! Trust of WSO The Thomas Sill Foundation Resident Artist $10,000 - $19,999 The Winnipeg Foundation - John and Carolynne McLure Fund Johnston Group Inc. The Winnipeg Foundation Qualico Dr. Peter & Geraldine Spencer Principal Chair Fund $5,000 - $9,999 The Winnipeg Foundation - Leslie Canon Canada Inc. John Taylor Fund Carlyle Printers, Service & Supplies Ltd. The Winnipeg Foundation J.K. Investments Ltd. Dr. Ken and Lorna Thorlakson Fund Terracon Development Ltd. Lutz Family Foundation Premier Printing Ltd. Manitoba Children's Museum Wawanesa Insurance Marjory Alexander Graham & Family Fund Assistant Principal Chair Marjory Stewart McLaren Fund $2,500 - $4,999 Nita Eamer Memorial Fund Cambrian Credit Union The Noreen & Robert Allen Cardinal Capital Management Charitable Trust Con-Pro Industries Canada Ltd. Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Friesen’s Printing Foundation ft3 Architecture Landscape Interior The Pollard Family Foundation Design Program for the Enrichment of Orchestra Chair French in Education $1,000 - $2,499 RBC Foundation Bison Transport Richardson Foundation Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund - the Mr. J. Ross Robinson Winnipeg Foundation Royal Bank of Canada Souchay Gossen Family Foundation Urbanink Stonewall Centennial School Winmar Property Restoration Sylvia & Robin Cowan Foundation True North Jets Foundation Music Stand The Whitehead Foundation $500 - $999 The Winnipeg Foundation Coghlan's Limited Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. E.H. Price Limited Galsworthy Holdings Ltd. InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Mid West Packaging Limited Number Ten Architectural Group The Legacy Circle exists to Peerless Garments LP recognize the following patrons Pollard Banknote Limited whose foresight ensures that the Red River Co-Operative Ltd. WSO plays on for all Manitobans for Terrell Stephen generations to come. The WSO gratefully acknowledges Legacy Riser Circle members for their planned Under $500 future gift to the WSO. A. Akman & Son Ltd. Lucienne Blouw Patill/St. James Insurance Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Greg Doyle and Carol Bellringer The WSO gratefully acknowledges Kevin & Els Kavanagh the following foundations: Michel D. Lagacé Gail E. Loewen Aqueduct Foundation - Inga and S. E. Loewen Anna Storgaard Fund W. H. Loewen Brandon Area Community Foundation Bruce and Catherine Jones Fund, the Dr. Brendan MacDougall Carolyn and Nathan Mitchell Winnipeg Foundation
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MAJOR GIFTS The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following patrons for their very generous support to the orchestra. Thank you! Timothy & Barbara Burt W. H. Loewen Mr. John T. McGoey Michael Nesbitt Mrs. Doreen Foth Rashwan Frank & Jeanne Plett
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 + Mr. & Mrs. John & Bonnie Buhler Bill & Shirley Loewen* Gold Baton $10,000 - $24,999 Timothy & Barbara Burt Arlene Wilson & Allan MacDonald Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall Silver Baton $5,000 - $9,999 Gail Asper & Michael Paterson Morley & Marjorie Blankstein C.M., O.M. Dr. Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace Dueck Michael Nozick & Cheryl Ashley Frank & Jeanne Plett Tannis Richardson* Dr. Lea Stogdale Concertmaster's Bow $2,500 - $4,999 Bill & Margaret Fast Herb & Erna Buller Pierce & Amy Cairns Marten & Joanne Duhoux Daniel Friedman & Robert Dalgliesh
James Gibbs Robin Hildebrand Mrs. Audrey F. Hubbard Kevin & Els Kavanagh* Pam Simmons* Judy and Ken Murray Diane Payment and Roxroy West Lawrie & Fran Pollard Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope* Dr. Donald S. Reimer & Mrs. Anne Reimer Hartley & Heather Richardson Olga & Bill Runnalls Mr. Terry Sargeant Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Professor A.M.C. Waterman Klaus & Elsa Wolf Black Tie $1,500 - $2,499 Mr. Austin Abas Ms. Sandra Altner Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Shibashis Bal John Balsillie Mr. Jim Barrett Greg Doyle and Carol Bellringer Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Brent Trepel Doneta & Harry Brotchie Ms. Patricia Chaychuk Jan & Kevin Coates James Cohen & Linda McGarvaCohen Art & Leona DeFehr Mr. Frank DeFehr John & Gay Docherty Douglas C. Everett, Chairman, Domo Gasoline Corporation Ltd. Dr. Beryl Peters & Dr. Blair Peters Philipp & Ilse Ens Ms. Barbara Filuk* Mr. Alan Freeman & Dr. Radhika Desai Bert & Lee Friesen Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Percy Goldberg* Joanne Gudmundson & Brian Oleson Drs. Daya & Chander Gupta Mr. Micah Heilbrunn Ms. Robin Hildebrand Peter Jessiman Richard & Carol Jones Nora Kaufman Michael & Glenna Kay Mr. John Kearsey Mr. Sotirios Kotoulas Mr. Rob Kowalchuk, CA Paul Leinburd Ted & Wanda Lismer Dr. Judith Littleford Nick Logan & Christene Skene Suzanne & Graham Lount Jackie Lowe & Greg Tallon Dr. David Lyttle Dr. Brendan MacDougall Elaine & Neil Margolis
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Brent Mazur Neil Middleton & Danielle Dubois Ron & Sandi Mielitz Ms. Valerie Mollison Dr. Michael Nelson & Dr. Selena Friesen Ted & Mary Paetkau Athina Panopoulos & Gordon Sinclair Wayne & Linda Paquin Donna and Bill Parrish C.M. Lesia Peet Harvey I. Pollock Q.C. Dr. & Mrs. Brian Postl Mr. & Mrs. G.V. Price John & Violet Rademaker Dr. Diane Ramsey Jim & Leney Richardson* Mrs. Shirley Richardson Mr. Rick Riess & Mrs. Jean Carter Sanford & Deborah Riley Tamara & Garry Roehr Trudy Schroeder Cheryl & Lorne Sharfe Jimmy & Morse Silden Winnifred Sim Jack & Elaine Sine Muriel Smith Mrs. B Rae Spear Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Mr. Richard Turner Dr. & Mrs. Eric Vickar Mr. Curt Vossen Martin & Michelle Weinberg Don & Florence Whitmore Dr. & Mrs. Klaus Wrogemann * Founding Members
Friends of the WSO help support the WSO’s artistic programs each season. Thank you! Honourary Chair Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster Symphony $600 - $1,500 All Charities Campaign Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood Doris & Burton Bass Len & Mary Bateman David & Gillian Bird Lorraine & Gerry Cairns Dr. & Mrs. David Connor John Corp and Mary Elizabeth McKenzie Miss O. Dilay Carrie Ferguson Robert & Linda Gold Dr. & Mrs. W. L. Gordon Marianne Johnson David & Diane Johnston Lawrence Jones Maureen Kilgour and Richard Goulet Ms. Heather Kirkham Millie & Wally Kroeker Ms. Katarina Kupca 42
W.K. Labies Jack & Zina Lazarek Family Foundation Gord & Sherratt Moffatt Terence and Violeta Moore Piston Ring Mrs. Marina Plett-Lyle Ms. Michelle Redekopp Jim & Pat Richtik Dr. & Mrs. Willem T.H. van Oers Mr. Peter van Dijken & Dr. Lorelie Mitchell Raymond & Shirley Wiest Herbert & Shirley Wildeman Joan Wright 4 Anonymous Concerto $300 - $599 Judy & Jay Anderson Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory Ms. Margaret Barbour Cheryl & Earl Barish Monty & Mary-Claire Bell Mr. & Mrs. C.R. Betts Helga & Gerhard Bock Dr. & Mrs. Brian and Cathie Bowerman Mr. Jim Bracken Susan Brownstone Brock & Thomas Brock Sheila & David Brodovsky Mr. & Mrs. F. Buckmaster Gail Carruthers Dennis & Ruth Crook Gary & Fiona Crow Ms. Arlene Dahl Esther and Hy Dashevsky Frank & Agnes Defehr In Memory of Graham Dixon Beverley & Fred Dyck Helene Dyck Mr. & Mrs. W. Easton Kathleen & David Estey Marcia Fleisher & Kelly MacDonald Jim & Betty Anne Gaynor Penny Gilbert Father R A. Glofcheski Bruno Gossen Ms. Debbie Grenier Patricia Guy Dr. Don & Jerri Hall Mary & Gregg Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Audrey Harburn Mr. & Mrs. Allen Hattie Daniel Heindl & Eugene Boychuk Elsie in Memory of Jack Hignell Bob & Biddy Hilton Vladimir Hlas Rudy & Gail Isaak Robert Jaskiewicz Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Koren & Leonard Kaminski Nora Kaufman Mr. & Mrs. Burton J. Kennedy Dr. Istvan Kinizsi Susan & Keith Knox Mr. Ray Kohanik T.G. Kucera Ms. Francoise Lesage & Mr. Ken Mills Ted & Wanda Lismer James & Pat Ludwig
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Scott MacDonald & Tracey Novak Douglas MacEwan Dr. & Mrs. John & Natalie Mayba Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Terri McKerchar Mrs. E. Louise McLandress Sylvia Mitchell Margaret Moroz, in Memory of Ben Moroz Vera Moroz Drs. Kenneth & Sharon Mould George & Gladys Oelkers Bonnie & Richard Olfert Mr. & Mrs. David & Wanda Pike Donna & Ian Plant Carolynne Presser Tim Preston & Dave Ling Rosemary Prior Fred & Carolyn Redekop J. Reichert Ms. Iris Reimer Levi & Tena Reimer Bruce Roe & Margo Lane Judge & Mrs. Charles & Naida Rubin F.E. Sanderson Barbara Scheuneman Merrill & Shayna Shulman John & Linda Smith Murray & Loretta Steinbart Lea Stogdale Jo Swartz & Richard Silverman Tom & Lori Thomas Ms. Marilyn Thompson Susan & Kerr Twaddle Robert Vineberg and Lena Horne Pat Walker Ms. Donna Webb John & Diane Weselake Ron & Shirley Williams Harry & Evelyn Wray Zita & Mark Bernstein Family Foundation 4 Anonymous Serenade $150 - $299 Trish Allison-Simms Kaeren Anderson Allan & Rochelle Baker Mr. Robert Baragar, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Carol Hitchon, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Dianne J. Beaven Dick & Minnie Bell Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Bethune Mrs. Jean M. Bradley Mr. & Mrs. G.G. Brodsky Q.C. Sel & Chris Burrows Lawrie Cherniack Dr. George and Irene Chuchman Ross M. Cleeve Ron Clement Ms. Julie Collings Dr. & Mrs. Andrew & Pamela Cooke Martin Reed & Joy Cooper Mrs. Joyce Cooper Irene & Robert Corne Ted & Margaret Cuddy Ms. Linda Daniels Bob & Alison Darling James Defehr
Mr. Tom Dercola Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman Mary Dixon Sally R. Dowler Mrs. Dorothy Easton George B. Elias John & Martha Enns Margaret E. Faber Dr. Nelma Fetterman Mr. & Ms. Gary & Janice Filmon Doug & Phyllis Flint Doug & Joanne Flynn Margaret Follett Mr. Wayne Forbes Kevin & Pam Friesen Arnold & Christa Froese Harold & Alice Funk Eileen George C. M. Greenwood Larry & Susanne Greer Dr. Hilary Grocott & Ms. Shivaun Berg Tariq & Annette Hameed Kelsey Hargreaves Beth & Raymond Harris Teresa A. Hay Agnes Hechter Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Holland Helmut & Dorothy Huebert Mrs. Joan M. Hunter David Jacobson Ms. Marilyn Kapitany Henry Katz, in Memory of Dena Mrs. Marion Korn Mrs. Mona Koropatnick Janet Kuchma Robert Kusmack Elaine & Patrick Lamonica Edith Landy, in Memory of David Landy Mr. Norman Leathers Owen Lewis, in Memory of Eric T. Lewis Jennifer Lidstone Rose & Dick Lim Ms. Lorraine MacLeod Jim MacNair in Memory of Mae Barbara Main David and Francesca McBean Nola M. McBurney Robert McDowall Ms. Diane McGregor Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Glen Mead Mrs. Mona Mills Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Mr. Peter Morgan Margaret Morse Ms. Pat Philpott Mr. Rick Pinchin Ruth Carol & Len Podheiser Blumie Portnoy Don & Carol Poulin Reynold & Esther Redekopp Mrs. Eleanor Riach Mme. Henriette Ricou Hans & Gabriele Schneider Marie Schoffner Dr. Alvin and Ethel Schroeder A. Schroeder Dr. Robert J. Schroth Ms. Janet Schubert
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Faye Schultz Viola J. Schultz Marilyn & Jon Seguire Dr. L. Sekla Phil & Nancy Shead Ms. Barb Shipley Shirley Ann & Louis Simkulak Jim Skinner David & Lorraine Smith Ms. Brenda Snider Gordon & Darby Spafford Geri & Peter Spencer Gary & Gwen Steiman Ms. Marlene Stern Margaret & Hartley Stinson Dr. Joan A. Sutter Paul Swart Dr. & Mrs. David Swatek Dr. & Mrs. S. Szirom Dr. & Mrs. John Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Thompson June & Lorne Thompson C. & R. Thomsen Dr. J.M. Trainor Neil & Carol Trembath Harvey & Sandra Weisman David C. Wilson Alfred & Lina Woelke Myra Wolch & Saul M. Cherniack Karin Woods Mr. John Yarema 13 Anonymous Prelude $75 - $149 Patricia Allen Linda Armbruster Mr. Philip Ashdown Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ball Mr. Charles Crossin, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Ian & Marie Chalmers, in Loving Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Rosemary & David Barney Robert Barton Dianne Beaven Florence Bell Audrey Belyea Eric Bergen Donald & Edith Besant Ms. Joanne Biggs Keith & Marnie Bolland Shirley Book Brian & Bev Born Rob & Wendy Borody Lorne & Rosada Bride Mr. Robert Briercliffe Miss Dorothy Broomhall Mr. Chris Brown Mr. E. Brown Mrs. Margaret Brown Mr. Ross Brownlee Ms. Carol Budnick Mr. Charles Burns Canadahelps.Org Ms. Donna Carruthers Mrs. Patti Cherney Mrs. Leona Christiansen In Memory of Rev. Thomas Collings Ms. Marcella Copp Joyce Cormack Helle Cosby M. & G. Crielaard Ms. Maxine Cristall
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Margaret Cumming Mr. Bradley J. Curran Judy & Werner Danchura Maureen Danzinger Mrs. Sheila M. Davis Jack & Mary Davison F. De Grazia Marlene & Fred Dickson Herbert & Norma Driver John & Ada Ducas Mr. & Mrs. J.G. Ekins Mrs. M.L. Elliott Empiricus Medical Corp Mrs. Katharine Enns John & Ruth Ens Dr. & Mrs. Willie R. Falk Greg & Linda Fearn Wayne Forbes Mrs. Marguerite Fredette Mrs. Gitta Fricke Mrs. Margaret Funk Mr. & Mrs. George & Carol Gamby M. & Mme. Andre Gautron Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori D. Gooch Mrs. Noreen Greenberg Marj Grevstad Irene Groot-Koerkamp & Greg Edmond Marjorie & Kenneth Grower Katie & DeLloyd Guth Mr. Patrick Hackett Miss Marilyn Hall Irene Hamerton Ian & Gerry Hamilton Mrs. Phyllis Hatskin Jane Hayakawa Larry & Evelyn Hecht Millie Hemmelgarn Mrs. Carolyn Henry Laurence Herd Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Max & Eleanor Herst Ms. Shirley Hicks Ms. Marilyn Hido Jean Highmoor Ms. Susan Hildebrandt Mr. Martin & Mrs. Rose Marie Horseman Sonia & Harvey Hosfield Richard & Karen Howell Empiricus Medical Corporation Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki Jacqueline Iwasienko Wilfred & Dorothy James Alan Janzen & Leona Sookram Father Stan A. Jaworski James & Margaret Jeffries Ms. Crystal Jochum Ms. Bev Kawchuk Miss Esme Keith Mrs. Shirley Kilburn Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Kinnear Erwin W. Kitsch Ms. Mary Klassen Mrs. Alvina Koshy Elsa Krahn D. Kristjanson Patricai Kuchma Mrs. Helen La Rue Mrs. Ingrid Lee Mr. R. Leroeye Fraser & Joan Linklater Mr. Gordon P. Linney
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Albert & Helen Litz Barry & Patricia Lloyd Lorron Agencies Ltd. Roger Lowe G. & G. Lowry Mr. Al Mackling Mr. John Macrae Alan & Margaret Mahon Matthew Gossen Advancement Trust Ruth May Dr. & Mrs. Ihor & Helen Mayba Ms. Margaret K. McCulloch Mr. & Mrs. Raymond & Margaret McDougall C. & J. McIntyre D. McKay Violet McKenzie Mrs. Geraldine McKinley Mrs. Jean H. McLennan S. McMillan Lyle McNichol & Frances Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Erhard Meier Estelle Meyers Mr. & Mrs. Walter & Gladys Mildren Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Peter Miller & Carolyn Garlich Mrs. Barb Moon Harold S. Mawhinney & Judy Moon Dr. Stan & Wendy Moroz Mrs. Joan Ann Morton John & Margaret Mundie D. Munro Don Munro Leesa Munroe Charlotte Murrell Edgar Oddleifson David & Hermine Olfert Truus Oliver Theda Olson Miss Jenny Olynyk Terry Parsonage Pat Patterson Ms. Nettie Peters Mrs. Helene Picton Irvin & Sandra Plosker Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Donna & Gordon Price Ms. Beth Proven Mrs. Nell Provinciano Bryan & Diana Purdy Juta Rathke Mrs. Esther Remis Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Rerie Waltraut Riedel-Baun Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Vera Ripley Kevin Rollason & Gail MacAulay Brian & Iris Rountree Frances E. Rowlin Alixe Ryles Mr. & Mrs. John Sadler Mr. Johnny Rule Salangad & Ms. Pearly Rule Salangad R. Schroeder Shirley Schroeder Mr. Gunter Schupke Mr. Ken Schykulski Charlene Scouten Ms. Noreen Sealy Mr. & Mrs. Ed & Elaine Segstro Mrs. Doreen Shanks Izzy Shore Mr. & Ms. Ed Shwedyk Henry & Connie Shyka
Dr. Don & Lynne Simonson Nicola Lindley Starin Mr. & Mrs. Starodub Dan & Elsie Stasiuk Bonnie Hoffer-Steiman & Lionel Steiman Ms. Helena Stelsovsky Elva G. Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Lorne & Lorna Stevens Archie & Shirley Stone Dr. V. Marie Storrie Dr. Ian Robert Sutton Douglas & Leeann Thompson Robert & Barb Tisdale Edith A. Toews Henry & Elizabeth Toews Dr. Helen A. Toews Louise & Jim Townsend Mrs. C.M. Valentine Christine van Cauwenberghe & Christopher Mainella in Memory of Ruth Rubinstein Barry and Gail Veals Hugo & Anny Veldhuis Jesse Vorst Elizabeth M. Wall Jim & Joan Warbeck Ken & Mary Warmbrod Jack & Bernice Watts Mrs. Evelyn Wener Snjolaug Whiteway J. Whyte Mr. Paul Wiebe Debbie Wilson Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Patrick Wright Mr. Edwin Yee Donn K.Yuen 26 Anonymous Sonatina Under $75 Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Susan Allen Jacqueline Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Janice Bailey Heather Baker Alfred & Mildred Buelow, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Shirley Woods, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar Dr. Gary Beazley, in Memory of Mary Louise Baragar In Memory of Mrs. Mary Louise Baragar Veronique Barthet Mrs. Eva Berard Mrs. Diane Brine Edythe M. Brown Blumie Portnoy in Honour of her 90th Birthday Norma Bortoluzzi Barbara Bryant-Anstie A. F. Buelow Sheila Burland Ms. Rosemary Butterworth Mr. Gerald Callow Ruth Calvert Yvette Cancade Andrea Charron Ella Chenkie Ms. Claudia Chernitsky S.K. Clark Mrs. Barbara Coombs Mr. Alfred Cornies
Stephen Crane Ms. Judy Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Cunningham Ms. Jean Curtis Mr. Roger Dennis Beth Derraugh M. Jane Dick Mrs. Ethel Dil Claire Dionne Sylvia Dixon Anna Doorenbos Ms. Suzanne Doyle Ms. Sheila M. Dumore Ken Dzogan Ecole Pointe-Des-Chenes Mr. & Mrs. Peter Eibisch Mr. S. J. Enns Mr. Garry W. Epp Eric & Clara Bohm Vera & Peter Fast Ms. Allison Fenske Robert Filiatront Cal & Lois Finch Hilda Franz Donalda Fridfinnson Ms. Anne Friesen Mrs. Cathy Gervais Ms. Barbara Gessner Mr. Christopher Golden Heather F. Graham Dr. & Mrs. L.C. Graham Mrs. Inga Granovskaya John & Louise Greenaway Irvin & Gilda Greenburg Victoria Gretchen Ms. Joyce Grose Ms. Marianne Gruber Miss Laurie Anne Marie Gydé B. & R. Hall Gertrude Hamilton Mr. Ken Hardy Mrs. Sylvia Haverstick Mrs. Helen Hayward Kelly Hearson Dorothy L. Hodgson Mrs. Mary-Ann Hudjik Don Hutniak Ho V Huynh Ishbel Isaacs Bob & Vi Jacob Peter & Dora Janzen Mr. & Mrs. Paul & Rodica Jeffrey David & Heather Jenkins Bryan Johnson Dr. Karen L. Johnson J. Gartner & L. Kampeas Mr. Tim Kasprick Mr. Gordon C. Keatch Katie Kirkpatrick Dr. Birte Klug Ray Knowles Jim Komishon Alfonz & Susan Koncan Mr. Eugene S. Kovach Rhoda Kravetsky Janet and Tim Kroeker Mrs. Audrey Krushel Mary Kuzminski Ms. Betty Laing Elizabeth Lansard Wayne & Helen LeBlanc Rod & Ann Ledwich Mr. & Mrs. Sydney Lentle Mr. & Mrs. David Levene
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R. & J. Lewis M. T. Low Mr. John MacKenzie Mrs. Joyce Manwaring Mr. Allan Mapes Mr. & Mrs. Ian & Cornelia Marcil Mrs. Irene Marriott Ms. Carol Masse Dr. & Mrs. Ihor Mayba Ms. Kimberley McCallum Ms. Susan McCarthy Terri L. McKerchar Ardythe McMaster In memory of Maria Michalak Marguerite Mohr Nancy Morgan Mr. Robert Nix Mrs. Clarice Owen Shirley & Graham Padgett Sonjia Pasiechnik Ms. Beverley Phillips Sylvia & Earl Pitch Darell Plummer Ms. Clare Pollock Cristian Popescu Ken & Geri Porath Rick & Peg Porter Mr. Guy Prokopetz Mrs. Glennys Propp Ms. Joanne Prygrocki Mrs. Charlotte Redekopp Ms. Pat Repa Ms. Patricia G. Ritchie Ms. Barbara Robertson Gisela Roger Mrs. V. Rosolowich Rory Runnells John & Shirley Russell Leonore Saunders O.M. Kay Schalme William Scheidt Mrs. Edna Schneider Adolph & Diane Schurek Mrs. Marie Sichler Mrs. Elaine Silverberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert Smith Mrs. Marilyn Stothers Muriel Sutherland Dianne J Szelag, C.G.A.,CFP Ms. Marguerite Szymesko Ms. Melinda Tallin Mary Lou Talmage Gladys Tarala Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Ms. Anne Thiessen Nancy & Geoff Tidmarsh Mr. Alan Tring Ms. Eleanor Urquhart Mrs. Roseline Usiskin Judith & Francisco Valenzuela Denis Vincent Miss A. H. Wagstaffe Ms. Louise Waldman Mr. Gordon Walkty Mrs. Laurabelle Wallace E. Sylvia Warrington Mr. Glen Angus Webster Mr. & Mrs. Donald Weidman Ms. Lorraine Willms Mrs. Margaret Wilson Terrie Woodward In Memory of Cyril and Margaret Woolf 9 Anonymous
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The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following patrons whose foresight helps to ensure long-term financial support for the WSO. Thank you! Mrs. Leona Burdeniuk Lorraine & Gerry Cairns Mr. Ray Davis Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Brenda Donald Helene Dyck Dr. & Mrs. L.C. Graham Eugene Boychuk & Daniel Heindl Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Marilynne Keil in Memory of David H. Skinner Deanne Lander Mr. Don Lawrence Brent Mazur Ms. Edna Poulter Grant & Janet Saunders Mr. & Mrs. James & Claudia Weselake Alan Wiseman Women's Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra 5 Anonymous Women's Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, in Memory of Norma Bingeman Women's Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, in Memory of Vera Gorlick Women's Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, in Memory of Maria Michalak Conmoto
Festival donors help to further the musical artistry of the WSO’s New Music Festival. Thank you! 5468796 Architecture Madelyn & Michael Acht Alpha Masonry All Charities Campaign Art Upholstery Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Mrs. Alison Baldwin Mr. R.D. Bell David & Gillian Bird Mr. John Bockstael Hans & Lorna Boge Dr. Oliver A I Botar Jackie Brignall Mr. Harry Broumas Kevin Burns Sel & Chris Burrows Emily Burt Paul Butler CAA Manitoba Canadian Music Centre Ms. Anne Cholakis
Lara Ciekiewicz Michelle Cleland Kathy & David Connor Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. Mr. Peter Czaplinski M. Donald in Honour of Mr. T. Wong & Family Cora Eaton & Jordan Sodomsky Robert Enright Kathleen & David Estey Neil Farber Daniel Friedman & Robert Dalgleish Terri Fuglem Wendy Gale Gardon Construction Ltd. Dr. Alexander Grunfeld & Sylvester Komlodi Dr. Don & Jerri Hall Ms. Helen Hawrysh Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Humphry Inn & Suites Ellen & Harry Johnson Koren & Leonard Kaminski Ms. Jose Koes Sotirios Kotoulas Konstantinos & Chrysoula Kotoulas Kozub/Halldorson Family T.G. Kucera Patrick B. Kuzyk Ron Lambert Ms. Veronica L. Larmour Heather Laser Hideo Mabuchi Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Mr. Frank Martin Ms. Sylvia Marusyk V. & M. Mattheos Brent Mazur Allison McPhee Shana Menkis Ms. Sheila Miller Ingrid & Lothar Moehlmann Margaret Moroz Michael Nesbitt Char Okell Mikaela Oldenkamp Carole & Cam Osler Parlour Coffee Mr. Chris Pearce Lesia Peet Margaret & Peter Peters Cheryl Janzen & Randolph Peters Sandra Peters Plug In ICA Kathleen Polischuk Mark Potash Ms. Kathy Pratt Mrs. Victoria Ramnawaj Martin Reed & Joy Cooper Bill & Pat Reid Marisa Rodrigues Peter Sampson & Anna Robertson Mr. Alfred Schleier Demitris Scouras Mr. Michael Shnier Drs. A. Majid & Mohtaram Shojania John Mansfield & Pam Simmons Muriel Smith Iian B. Smythe SOCAN Terrell Stephen Marlene Stern & Peter Rae
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Margaret & Hartley Stinson Ms. Linda Sundevic Brenda Taylor Fenella & Ray Temmerman Ms. Karen Tereck Tom & Lori Thomas Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Urbanink Goline Vanderhoof Nils & Melissa Vik Ms. Meeka Walsh Snjolaug Whiteway Karin Woods Nicole & Graham Worden Mr. & Dr. Jens J. Wrogemann 2 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!
Allegro $1,000 - $4,999 Golden West Broadcasting Itd. Sandra & Harvey Secter Family Fund, Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Dr. David Lyttle Ron & Sandi Mielitz Linda Moore in Remembrance of Anastasia Moore Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Ms. Charlotte Robbins Rotary Club of Winnipeg North Seven Oaks School Division #10 MB Tourism, Culture, Sport and Consumer Protection Moira Swinton & Bernie Léveillé Jan and Jim Tennant E. Toews Faye Warren 1 Anonymous
Conmoto Under $1,000 James & Faye Alward in Memory of Benjamin John West Flynn James & Faye Alward in Honour of Margot J. Alward Mr. Barry Anderson Shelley Chochinov In Memory of Lois Anderson In Honour of John Cole Ms. Hollie I. Andrew Mr. Denzil Feinberg Ms. Hollie I. Andrew in Greystone Managed Investments Inc. Memory of Ben Flynn Mrs. Karen Kaplen Betty & Ted Ash Kevin & Els Kavanagh Gail Asper & Michael Paterson Pat Patterson John Balsillie Piston Ring Ms. Angelica Banmann Ms. Brenda Sklar Sylvia Barr Bette Jayne Taylor Aaron Benarroch Myrna and Noah Weiszner In Memory of Benjamin Flynn From 2 Anonymous Jean & John Beaver Marissa Becker Ms. Diane Bewell Helen & Henry Bially in Memory of Benjamin John West Flynn Sistema Winnipeg is a free, daily Ameet Bharaj Cathy Bilyk after-school program that Michael Bingham enriches the lives of children Dr. Catalena Birek and young people with the Gwen Birse fewest resources and the Sally Boulding greatest need. The WSO Doneta & Harry Brotchie gratefully acknowledges the Tim & Joelle Brown following patrons whose Ms. Coralie Bryant Mrs. Donna Bryk support makes a difference in Mrs. Dee Buchwald the everyday lives of these Ms. Lorelei Bunkowsky children. Thank you! Dominador Calpatura Amihan P. Camacho Honourary Chair Mrs. Audrey Campbell Daniel Scholz, Principal Viola Gordon & Ann Campbell Vivace Mr. Alan Cantor $10,000 - $24,999 Ms. Darlene J. Chimilar Minna Chung Michael Nesbitt Margaret Clarke in Memory of Ben Con Brio Flynn $5,000 - $9,999 Michael Cobus & Christine Heather Belle Ladies Pipe Band Wigglesworth In Memory of Kenneth Hrynchuk Joan C. Cohen Manulife Russell & Joan Colnett in Memory of Sanford & Deborah Riley Benjamin John West Flynn
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Lily Conway in Memory of Benjamin John West Flynn Gerald Corr Cathy & Roger Coss Mrs. Diane Coughlin Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Barbara Crow F. De Grazia Ms. Lucy De Sousa Melissa Delaronde Dr. Rayleen Deluca N. Denboer Mr. Roger Dennis in Memory of Mr. Ben Flynn Bryon Devries & Diane Lau Drs. Diana & Dhali Dhaliwal Judy Doctoroff In Memory of Diane Dowling Ruth & Charles Dowse Linda Edel Judge Judith Elliott Connie Epp Kathleen & David Estey Ms. Fruma Farago Rick & Julie Fast Linda and Greg Fearn Denzil Feinberg CFP R.F.P. In Memory of Benjamin Flynn Ms. Judith Flynn Mr. Peter Flynn Mr. Verland Force Margo Foxford Bonny Fraser Albert & Luisa Friesen Jocelyn and Mark Gabbert Gisaya Gahungu Evelyn & Ricardo Galima Celebrating the marriage of Marlene and Jerry Gary Gervais Dr. Lisa Gould Ms. Barbara Graham Mr. Bruce Granove Bobbi-Lynn Haegeman Alison Hall Judith Hall Stephen & Barbara Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia Hanuschak Harvard Property Management Inc. / 201 Portage Ltd. Lydia Hedrich Ms. Donna Herold Katherine Himelblau Arlene Hintsa in Memory of Glen Pierce Debby and Brian Hirsch Vladimir Hlas In Memory of Carol Holm Cathy Horbas William J. Hutton P. Ilavsky Mr. & Mrs. Kelvin & Jeanette Jackson Margaret Jackson and Family Mrs. Miriam Jaeger James & Margaret Jeffries Bruce & Theresa Johnson Nancy Johnson Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones in Memory of Ben Flynn Ms. Nadia Kamienski Kevin & Els Kavanagh Mr. & Mrs. Kelvin & Jeanette Jackson Ron Koswin
Harry & Shirley Kowalchuk Peter Krahn Chapel Lawn Funeral Home Nancy LeBlond Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Ms. Leona MacDonald Lovie Liewicki Ms. Margaret Looney in Memory of Ben Flynn Ms. Lorraine MacIboric Lydia MacKenzie in Honour of John J. March and His Parents Kathleen Malone James Manishen Elaine & Neil Margolis Maylanne Maybee in Memory of Benjamin John West Flynn Mrs. Mary McCormick Ross Meacham Ms. Linda Meckling Linda Lee-Meiers & Matt Meiers Lorna Mendoza Rita & Don Menzies Mr. Peter Mertins Trish Minish Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell G.F. (Rick) Morgan Francine Morin Margaret Moroz, in Memory of Ben Moroz Mrs. Norma Morris Kim Morton Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Denise Murphy Bob and Cindy Newfield Mr. Robert Nix Nostalgia Broadcasting Cooperative Ms. Claudette Novak Ms. Lucy Nykolyshyn William & Linda Oakley in Memory of Ben Flynn Peter Obendoerfer Thomas Obendoerfer Mr. Brian O'Leary Ms. Anna Olson Margaret Owen R & J Palmer Theresa Parker Elizabeth Parry Pat Patterson Mrs. Jackie Paul Mr. Julian Pellicano Brenda Peterson Mr. Jean-Francois Phaneuf Ruth Carol & Len Podheiser Mrs. Edna Poulter in Memory of Benjamin John West Flynn Ms. Lois Powne Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Prescott Thomas & Lorraine Prescott in Memory of Ben Flynn Mr. David Procner Dr. David Punter Catherine Purchase Val Raber John & Violet Rademaker In Honour of Debra Radi Mr. Carl Radimer Dr. Diane Ramsey In memory of Henry Ray Mrs. Marieann Reeves Barbara Rempel Tannis M. Richardson
Erin Risbey David Guspodarchuk & Joey-Heather Robertson Garry and Tamara Roehr Karen Romanoff Mrs. Jeanne Romanoski Sheryl Rosenberg Jay Ross Penny Rossman Edward Sale in Memory of Benjamin John West Flynn Corazon Saquilayan Lynn Saunders Nicola Schaefer Gaylene Schroeder-Nishimura Trudy Schroeder Kathleen Schubert Betty & Sam Searle Marilyn & Jon Seguire Ms. Mary Semanowich Olga & Myron Shatulsky Ms. Selma Shearer Wayne Shimizu Roger Simoens Heartland Singers Christine Skene and Nick Logan Muriel Smith Michael Soriano Wilma Sotas Meg Specht Patricia Spencer and Thomas Osborn George Toles and Melissa Steele Lynne Stefanchuk Pat & Wally Stefanchuk
Ms. Diane Elisabeth Stewart Patricia & Fletcher Stewart in Memory of Benjamin John West Flynn Strang/van Ineveld Family Sturgeon Heights Music Parent Association Sweet Silver Szwajcer Family Dr. Laura E. Targownik Caroline Taubensee Mary and Robert Thomas Ms. Phyllis A. C. Thomson Rev. & Mrs. William & Molly Titus in Memory of Benjamin Flynn Bill & Barb Toews Judith & Francisco Valenzuela Gail Walker in Memory of Benjamin Flynn Barbara Warrack The Waverley Tenant Association John & Diane Weselake Steve West Grace M. Wiebe William Wilde S Whitehouse Don & Florence Whitmore Drs. Lora Cuddy & Mel Wiebe in Memory of Benjamin Flynn Ms. Edie Wilde Ms. Sid Williamson V Wowryk Libby Yager and Billy Brodovsky Ms. Diane Zack 13 Anonymous
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following patrons whose generosity helped to support orchestral music in our community. Thank you! Dianne J. Beaven Monty & Mary-Claire Bell Ms. Bev Bosiak Ms. Carol Budnick Mr. & Mrs. Norm & Sylvia Cassie Dave Christianson Lena Donald Connie Epp John B. & Katie Epp Rev. Brenda Ferguson Marian H. Friesen Carol & George Gamby Mrs. Marie-Alice Grassick The Hintsas Mrs. Audrey F. Hubbard P. Ilavsky J. H. Kaminsky Dr. Maureen Kilgour Ken Kinsley Mrs. Ingrid Lee Jennifer Lidstone Meiya Liu Dr.and Mrs. A. Macrodimitris Ms. Nola McBurney
Ms. Margaret K. McCulloch Jim & Terri McKerchar Bill and Hilda Muir Pat Patterson Mr. Jean-Francois Phaneuf Frank & Jeanne Plett David Punter Juta Rathke Lisa Anderson Mal and Pat Anderson Alixe Ryles Juris and Aija Svenne In Honour of Richard Turner David Westfall 8 Anonymous
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PRESIDENTS OF THE WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 1948-51 1951-53 1953-55 1955-57 1957-58 1958-61 1961-62 1962-64 1964-65 1965-67 1967-69 1969-71 1971-73 1973-74 1974-76 1976-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83
Hon. Mr. Justice J. T. Beaubien Mr. J. M. Sinclair Mr. Digby Wheeler Mr. W. D. Hurst Dr. Hugh H. Saunderson Mr. E. W. H. Brown Mr. David Slater The Hon. Mr. Justice Monnin Mr. Norman J. Alexander Mr. R. W. Richards Mr. W. R. Palmer Mr. E. J. Smith Dr. M. M. Pierce Mr. H. S. Brock-Smith Mr. Allan G. Moffatt Mr. Julian D. T. Benson Mr. John L. Buckworth Mr. N. Roger McFallon Mr. John F. Fraser Mr. William W. Draper Mr. John O. Baatz
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Mr. Andrew D. M. Ogaranko, Q.C. Mr. Harold Buchwald, Q.C. Mr. Michel Lagacé Mr. William H. Loewen Mrs. Julia DeFehr Mr. Gordon Fogg Mrs. Helen Hayles Mr. Anthony Brookes Mrs. Helen Hayles Mr. William Norrie Mr. William Loewen Mr. Bruce MacCormack Mr. Roger King Ms. Patti Sullivan Mr. Wally Fox-Decent Ms. Carol Bellringer Mr. Harvey Pollock (Interim President) Mr. Brendan MacDougall Ms. Dorothy Dobbie Mr. Timothy E. Burt, CFA
PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL Al Alexandruk Mal Anderson Carol Bellringer Marilyn Billinkoff Doneta Brotchie John and Bonnie Buhler James Carr Edmund Dawe, D.M.A. Dorothy Dobbie 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 Michel Lagacé Zina Lazareck 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 Tannis Richardson Lenny Richardson Ed Richmond Lorne Sharfe William Shead Graeme Sifton Joanne Sigurdson Muriel Smith Bonnie Staples-Lyon Brenlee Carrington Trepel Dennis Wallace
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WSO BOARD & STAFF 2015-2016 SEASON BOARD OF DIRECTORS Timothy E. Burt, CFA, President Terry Sargeant, 1st Vice President Curt Vossen, 2nd Vice President Rob Kowalchuk, CA, Treasurer Michael D. Kay, Secretary Sandra Altner Lucienne Blouw Emily Burt, MBA, CFA James Cohen Arlene Dahl Marten Duhoux Alan Freeman Daniel Friedman
Gregory Hay Micah Heilbrunn Robin Hildebrand Peter Jessiman Margaret Kellermann McCulloch Maureen Kilgour Silvester Komlodi Sotirios Kotoulas Dr. Eleanor MacDougall Dr. Michael Nelson Dr. Ian Thomson Richard Turner Ex-Officio Trudy Schroeder, Executive Director Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director
EXECUTIVE OFFICE Lori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Lyn Stienstra, VP Finance & Administration Sandi Mitchell, Payroll & Accounting Administrator Oscar Pantaleon Jr., Finance & Administration Assistant SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES Ryan Diduck, VP Sales & Audience Services Desiree La Vallee, Box Office Coordinator Shevaun Fortune, Patron Services Representative Theresa Huscroft, Group Events Representative Patron Services Representatives (p/t): Phil Corrin Chelse McKee Meg Dolovich Crystal Schwartz Rachel Himelblau Stephanie Van Nest Melissa Houston MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT Neil Middleton,VP Marketing & Development Sarah Duval, Director of Development Carol Cassels, Development Manager Shenna Song, Development Coordinator Sarah Panas, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Matt Brooks, Designer S.Thompson Designs Inc.
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BOX OFFICE: ADMIN OFFICE:
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE Margaret Kellermann McCulloch, President Sylvia Cassie, Past president Winnifred Warkentin, Vice president Nancy Weedon, Treasurer Sherratt Moffatt, Secretary (Sept.-Dec.)
TRUDY SCHROEDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE, MUSIC DIRECTOR Bramwell Tovey, Conductor Laureate Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor
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OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS Her Honour the Honourable Janice C. Filmon 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
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Jean-Francois Phaneuf, VP Artistic Operations & Community Engagement James Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate Evan Klassen, Production Manager Sheena Sanderson, Stage Manager Chris Lee, Orchestra Personnel Manager Ray Chrunyk, Principal Librarian Laura MacDougall, Assistant Librarian Lawrence Rentz, Stage Supervisor Brent Johnson, Education & Community Engagement Manager Shannon Darby, Education & Community Engagement Coordinator In Memoriam – Caroline Murphy Our deepest sympathy goes to the family and friends of Caroline Murphy who was a key staff person in endless WSO fundraising initiatives since 2005. Caroline was very personable and enjoyed the opportunity to speak with numerous WSO patrons through fundraising calls. Caroline was greatly appreciated and will be sorely missed.
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OVERTURE I November – December 2015
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