WSO 2018-2019 Overture Issue 6

APRIL – JUNE 2019 I ISSUE 6

MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL RUSSIAN MASTERS KARL STOBBE PLAYS VIVALDI'S THE FOUR SEASONS BACH TO THE FUTURE

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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is here to serve all Manitobans and to be a benefit and an asset to our community. The mandate to present concerts and to provide educational programs has been part of the WSO’s history since its inception.

The needs of our community have changed over the years, and the population mix of our city has also changed. The WSO, like all of our other community institutions, has worked with energy to provide programs and initiatives that meet the needs of a changing cultural mix in our community. We remain convinced that an orchestra has a vibrant and community building role to play in our times and into the future.

The value of the historical body of symphonic work and new creations continues to build on the special capacity that a symphony orchestra has to express and amplify human emotions and ideas.

In recent months the WSO’s Diversity Committee has been working on a statement of our particular commitment to reconciliation. The WSO is very aware of the importance and value of Manitoba’s Indigenous history and people. This desire to be of service to the Indigenous population has taken many forms over the years.

We have commissioned music by Indigenous composers, performed works by noted Indigenous composers, developed programs that integrate Indigenous performers, bands, soloists, drummers and dancers. We have taken repertoire related to Canada’s Indigenous population to New York’s Carnegie Hall. Recently two WSO CDs with strong Indigenous content and connections have been nominated for and won a Juno award and a Western Canadian Music Award. We have worked with Indigenous ceremonial and award programs and regularly been a partner in televised award programs from Winnipeg and in major festivals such as the WSO’s work with Buffy Sainte-Marie in a televised celebration from The Forks.

The WSO’s Sistema Winnipeg program participants include 43 per cent from Indigenous backgrounds. These children are engaged in a daily program of music training and social change.

Their musical skills and academic and social skills are transforming as the years go by. Teachers in Sistema schools have indicated that program participants have become leaders in their school.

The Diversity Committee in consultation with members of the Indigenous community has been working on a statement of commitment to the reconciliation process in Canada. We are continuing to develop the wording and ideas.

Trudy Schroeder Executive Director Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra April – June 2019 I OVERTURE 1

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WSO SPONSORS, FUNDERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The WSO proudly acknowledges the ongoing support of the following sponsors, media and funders: KIDS CONCERTS SERIES

(A)BSOLUTE CLASSICS SERIES

BMO NIGHT AT THE MOVIES SERIES

WSO IN BRANDON

PERFORMANCE SPONSORS DANIEL FRIEDMAN & ROB DALGLIESH

ARNOLD & MYRA FRIEMAN

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

SIOBHAN RICHARDSON FOUNDATION

THE S.M. BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION

THE BERTRAM AUSTIN GOODMAN, MARY EASTON MCLAREN GOODMAN AND DOROTHY JEAN GOODMAN FOUNDATION

MANITOBA HYDRO HOLIDAY TOUR

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SOUNDCHECK PROGRAM

PIANO RAFFLE

POPS PRESENTING MEDIA PARTNER

CAR RAFFLE

OFFICIAL RADIO STATION OF THE WSO CLASSICS

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

ROGER WATSON Women’s Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

FUNDERS

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CONDUCTORS AND COMPOSERS Daniel Raiskin, Music Director A son of a prominent musicologist, Daniel Raiskin grew up in St. Petersburg. He attended music school and later the celebrated conservatory in his native city, where he studied violin, viola and conducting. At the age of twenty, Daniel Raiskin left the Soviet Union to continue his studies in Amsterdam and Freiburg. Inspired to take up the baton by an encounter with the distinguished teacher Lev Savich, he also took classes with Maestri such as Mariss Jansons, Neeme Järvi, Milan Horvat, Woldemar Nelson and Jorma Panula. Raiskin, who cultivates a broad repertoire, often looks beyond the mainstream in his strikingly conceived programmes.

He was Chief Conductor of the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie in Koblenz (2005-2016) and held the same title with the Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestrain Lódz (2008-2015). From the 2017-2018 season onwards, Daniel Raiskin will be Principal Guest Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife and of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Artistic Partner of the Chamber Orchestra St. Michael Strings in Finland.

Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor A musician with wide-ranging musical interests, conductor Julian Pellicano has made his mark with a multifaceted approach to programming and performing, engaging audiences in a diverse mélange of concerts and genres. Dedicated to invigorating performances of the traditional and contemporary symphonic repertoire, Pellicano’s range has extended to films live with orchestra, classical and modern ballet, collaborations with composers, opera, pops, musical theater, multi-media productions, workshops, as well as carefully programmed concerts for young listeners.The Winnipeg Free Press says of Pellicano,“His versatility is truly astonishing…”

The 2018 - 2019 season includes exciting debut performances with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as well as a return to conduct two productions with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.This year also marks Pellicano’s sixth season as Resident Conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra with concerts on the WSO’s Masterworks Series in addition to leading a multitude of performances throughout the season on the WSO’s Pops, Movie, Kids, Specials and Education series. He studied conducting on fellowship at the Yale School of Music where he was also a member of the critically acclaimed Yale Percussion Group.

Harry Stafylakis, WSO Composer-in-Residence, WNMF Co-Curator New York City-based composer Harry Stafylakis (b. 1982) hails from Montreal. "Dreamy yet rhythmic" (NY Times), with a “terrible luminosity” and “ferociously expressive” (Times Colonist), his concert music is “an amalgamation of the classical music tradition and the soul and grime of heavy metal” (I Care If You Listen).

He is the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's Composer-In-Residence and Co-Curator of the Winnipeg New Music Festival. His works have been performed by the Toronto, Winnipeg,Vancouver, Edmonton,Victoria, Spokane, Stamford, and PEI symphonies, American Composers Orchestra, McGill Chamber Orchestra, ICE, Contemporaneous, Mivos Quartet, Quatuor Bozzini, and Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, among others. www.hstafylakis.com 4

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WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2018-2019 SEASON MUSIC DIRECTOR Daniel Raiskin RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Julian Pellicano COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE WNMF CO-CURATOR Harry Stafylakis FIRST VIOLINS Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster

CELLOS Yuri Hooker, Principal Leana Rutt, Assistant Principal Alex Adaman Arlene Dahl Carolyn Nagelberg Emma Quackenbush **Alyssa Ramsay Sean Taubner BASSES

TRUMPETS Chris Fensom, Principal Paul Jeffrey Isaac Pulford The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair

TROMBONES Steven Dyer, Principal Keith Dyrda BASS TROMBONE **Isabelle Lavoie, Principal

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

Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster Chris Anstey Mona Coarda Teodora Dimova Tara Fensom Hong Tian Jia Meredith McCallum Sonia Shklarov Julie Savard Jun Shao SECOND VIOLINS Jeremy Buzash, Principal Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal Karen Bauch Kristina Bauch Elizabeth Dyer Bokyung Hwang Rodica Jeffrey **Momoko Matsumura Susan McCallum *Takayo Noguchi Jane Pulford Claudine St-Arnauld VIOLAS Daniel Scholz, Principal Anne Elise Lavallée, Assistant Principal Marie-Elyse Badeau Laszlo Baroczi Richard Bauch Greg Hay Michael Scholz Heather Wilson

Travis Harrison Paul Nagelberg Bruce Okrainec Daniel Perry **Anna Scheider

*Chris Lee, Principal **Jarrett McCourt

FLUTES Jan Kocman, Principal Alex Conway

PERCUSSION Frederick Liessens, Principal

OBOES Beverly Wang, Principal Robin MacMillan

TIMPANI Mike Kemp, Principal

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

ENGLISH HORN Robin MacMillan, Principal

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Greg Hay

CLARINETS Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Taylor Eiffert

PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Greg Hamilton

The James Thomson Memorial Chair

BASSOONS Kathryn Brooks, Principal **Brenton Foster HORNS Patricia Evans, Principal Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair

Aiden Kleer Caroline Oberheu Michiko Singh

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Laura MacDougall

*On Leave **Temporary Position Please note: Non-titled (tutti) string players are listed alphabetically and are seated according to a rotational system.

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

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BMO NIGHTSOUNDBYTES AT THE MOVIES

Julian Pellicano, conductor David Moroz, piano Prairie Voices, Geung Kroeker-Lee, Artistic Director

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Saturday, April 13 Sunday, April 14

7:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

BMO Night at the Movies Series Sponsor:

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Winnipeg Youth Orchestra Saturday, 1:15 p.m. Students of Robyn MacMillan April – June 2019 I OVERTURE 7

CONCERT NOTES Amadeus Live is a production of Avex Classics International Executive Producer: Maggie O’Herlihy Operations Manager: Jack Stookes Technical Director: Ed Kalnins Music Supervisor: Ludwig Wicki Music Preparation: Transcriber/Copyist: Peter Schurtenberger

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This concert is performed in memory of James Thomson, a former clarinetist in the orchestra.

When he passed away his family established a chair in his name through an endowment fund at the Winnipeg Foundation. The second clarinetist chair has been permanently named the James Thomson Memorial Chair. The WSO is very grateful for the annual funding support from the endowment for this Chair. The bassett horn being performed in tonight’s concert also belonged to James Thomson and was donated by his family.

ARTIST BIOS

BMO NIGHT AT THE MOVIES

Amadeus Live

David Moroz, piano A graduate of the Juilliard School, Winnipeg-born pianist David Moroz enjoys a career as one of Canada’s most versatile artists. As a soloist he has performed in every major Canadian city, and as a collaborative artist he appears regularly in recital with Canada’s most distinguished musicians.

Twice nominated for Manitoba’s Artist of the Year, he is a frequent guest of CBC Radio and is a veteran performer at Canada’s most important music festivals. David was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Government of Canada, in recognition of his contribution to the Arts. David has been Artistic Director of The Winnipeg Chamber Music Society since 1987. In 2000, David began his long association with the Morningside Music Bridge (MMB) as Coordinator of the Piano Faculty. MMB is an International summer program which gathers together the finest young violinists, cellists, and pianists from across China, Canada, the United States and Europe. He is married to Gwen Hoebig, the WSO’s concertmaster.

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Prairie Voices, Geung Kroeker-Lee, Artistic Director

An award-winning choir of 18-25 year old singers, Prairie Voices is known for their passionate style of performance, which combines exceptional vocals with engaging presentation to provide the ultimate choral experience.

While placing an emphasis on performing the music of Canadian and Manitoban composers, Prairie Voices also loves to perform innovative contemporary choral music from all over the world.

Working with choral legends such as R. Murray Schafer, Stephen Hatfield and vocal superstars Rajaton, Prairie Voices has managed to grow as an organization while still remaining true to their Canadian roots.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Anthony Cyre, percussion; Victoria Sparks, percussion; Cathy Wood, basset horn

CLASSICS

Russian Masters Daniel Raiskin, conductor Gabriela Montero, piano

Russian Easter Overture

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito Andantino semplice – Prestissimo Allegro con fuoco - INTERMISSION -

Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) Promenade.The Gnome Promenade.The Old Castle Promenade.Tuileries Bydlo Promenade. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle The Marketplace at Limoges – The Catacombs The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga) – The Great Gate of Kiev

Friday, April 26 Saturday, April 27

8:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

Pre -Concert Chat on the Piano Nobile at 7:15 p.m.

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

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PROGRAM NOTES

by James Manishen

Russian Easter Overture

first time he played it for his dedicatee Nicholai Rubinstein, director of the Moscow Conservatory and an excellent pianist himself.

Tchaikovsky was making a modest income teaching there and writing music criticism, but he wanted only to compose and thought that success with a piano concerto might permit him to leave both jobs.

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov b.Tikhvin, Novgorod / March 18, 1844 d. St. Petersburg / June 21, 1908 Composed: 1888 First performance: December 15, 1888 (St. Petersburg) conducted by the composer Tchaikovsky was not a professional Last WSO performance: 2010; Andrey pianist, so he turned to the Boreyko, conductor respected Rubinstein for advice.

Rimsky-Korsakov’s birthplace After playing sketches of his new Tikhvin, Novgorod was piano concerto for Rubinstein at the known for its monastery. He Conservatory on Christmas Eve often told friends about his 1874, Rubinstein unleashed such a fondness for its bells, but also flood of criticism, the composer for the stories of traditional life told to him stormed out of the classroom. by his family. The Russian Easter Overture is Removing Rubinstein’s name from based on Easter in light of the leading the dedication,Tchaikovsky annual event of 19th century Russia. substituted that of Hans von Bülow, In his autobiography, Rimsky envisioned the work as best appreciated if the listener can sense the morning Easter service “in a cathedral thronged with people from every walk of life’’but also “the legendary and heathen aspect of the holiday, and the transition from the solemnity and mystery of the evening of Passion Saturday to the unbridled pagan-religious celebrations of Easter Sunday morning".

a virtuoso pianist who had been performing Tchaikovsky’s piano music throughout Europe. Bülow accepted the dedication and wrote a praising letter to Tchaikovsky asking to perform the premiere on an upcoming American tour.

It is hard to imagine that a work as popular as Tchaikovsky’s first Piano Concerto had caused the composer so much grief the

melody introduced by the flute and a quicksilver centerpiece.The finale is dominated by the piano, the spirit of rousing Cossacks given the final say in a bracing finish.

Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky b. Karevo, Pskov district, Russia / March 21, 1839 d. St. Petersburg, Russia / March 28, 1881 Composed: 1874; transcribed for orchestra by Ravel in 1923.

First performance of Ravel orchestral version: 1923 (Paris) Last WSO performance: 2014; Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Around 1850 the sweeping Russian nationalistic movement bonded five young Russian composers together with the agenda of showing their music in relief of foreign influence.

The “five”included Mussorgsky, RimskyKorsakov, Borodin, César Cui and Mily Balakirev. Joining their cause was the young artist Victor Hartmann who became a close friend of Mussorgsky.

When Hartmann died in 1873, a memorial exhibition was arranged in St. Petersburg.Visiting the exhibition inspired Mussorgsky to compose a suite of piano pieces around the paintings, with a recurring Promenade theme to The Boston premiere was a great show the viewer walking between the success and Bülow played the pictures. Many orchestral versions have Concerto on 139 of his 172 concerts been set, of which the 1922 version by that season.Tchaikovsky and The opening woodwind theme “Let God Ravel is the most often performed.

Arise, let his enemies be scattered”alternates Rubinstein patched up their differences. Rubinstein even took on The Gnome represents a wooden with the second theme, a hymn “An Angel the piece, eventually making it one nutcracker gnome who screams as he Cried Out" first heard by the solo cello. of his prime performing works. Over trudges about. In The Old Castle, a Separating them is a violin cadenza whose troubadour (saxophone) sings while appearances represent the light shining from the next four years so much success reflecting on its doleful setting. Tuileries the Holy Sepulcher.The allegro section draws came to Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake shows the Parisian garden overflowing plus much else), that he was able to from the hymn "Let them also that hate Him with children and nannies. flee before Him." More liturgical quotes follow leave his teaching post.

Bydlo is a rugged ox-cart rumbling along to close the piece in triumphant fashion.

The majestic opening theme has come to personify piano concertos under the strains of a lamenting song Piano Concerto No. 1 overall, not just this one.Tchaikovsky (tuba) sung by the driver. Ballet of the Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky claimed that it came to him from a Unhatched Chicks was a Hartman fantasyb.Votkinsk, Russia / May 7, 1840 tune he heard a blind beggar sing at design for dancers enclosed in eggshells. d. St. Petersburg, Russia / November 6, 1893 a street fair.The theme leads to a Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle Composed: 1874-75; revised 1889 cadenza, an even grander depicts two Jews, one rich and one poor First performance: October 25, 1875 restatement, a lyrical second theme in heated discussion. Marketplace at (Boston) with Hans von Bülow as soloist in the clarinet, an impassioned Limoges is just that; Catacombs is a tour Last WSO performance: 2012, Alexander development and blazing close. through an underground tomb; Hut on Mickelthwate, conductor, with Natasha Fowl’s Legs shows a wicked Russian witch The slow movement has a threeParemski as soloist who eats bones and flies through the air. part structure: a gentle opening Great Gate of Kiev concludes in grand fashion, suggesting a massive Russian gate with cupola, a procession through it and pealing of Kiev’s bells alongside the final statement of the Promenade theme.

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ARTIST BIOS

CLASSICS

Russian Masters

Gabriela Montero, Piano Gabriela Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique compositional gifts have garnered her critical acclaim and a devoted following on the world stage. Anthony Tommasini remarked in The New York Times that “Montero’s playing had everything: crackling rhythmic brio, subtle shadings, steely power…soulful lyricism…unsentimental expressivity.”

Recipient of the prestigious 2018 Heidelberger Frühling Music Prize, Montero has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras to date, with recent and forthcoming highlights including concerts with the San Francisco Symphony (Edward Gardner), New World Symphony (Michael Tilson Thomas), Bournemouth Symphony (Marin Alsop),

Yomiuri Nippon Symphony in Tokyo (Aziz Shokhakimov), and the Bournemouth Symphony (Carlos Miguel Prieto). As composer, Montero also recently premiered her latest orchestral composition, entitled Babel, for piano and strings, co-commissioned by the Scottish Ensemble and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra.

Celebrated for her exceptional musicality and ability to improvise, her most recent album, released in summer 2015 on the Orchid Classics label, featured Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and her first composition, Ex Patria, winning Montero her first Latin Grammy(R) for Best Classical Album (Mejor Álbum de Música Clásica). She is a graduate and fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Sharon, Atkinson, clarinet; Caroline Bucher, percussion; Anthony Cyre, percussion; Allen Harrington, bassoon and saxophone; Danielle Johannes, oboe; Laurel Ridd, flute; Victoria Sparks, percussion; Brendan Thompson, percussion

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POPS SOUNDBYTES

Matthew Morrison Sings Glee & Broadway Daniel Raiskin, conductor Matthew Morrison, vocalist Brad Ellis, piano

Come Fly with Me The Lady Is a Tramp As Long As She Needs Me On the Street Where you Live Hey There West Side Story Medley Sway Singin’ in the Rain

Jimmy Van Heusen / Sammy Cahn / arr. Brad Ellis Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart / arr. Chris Walden Lionel Bart / arr.Walden Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe / arr.Walden Richard Adler / Jerry Ross / arr.Walden Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim / arr. Ellis Pablo Beltran Ruiz / Norman Gimbel / arr.Walden Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed / arr.Walden - INTERMISSION -

Carefully Taught /Some Enchanted Evening Il Mondo Era Vuoto Finding Neverland Medley Mona Lisa/Rocketman Send in the Clowns It’s All Right with Me Somewhere over the Rainbow Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah/Bare Necessities

Friday, May 10 Saturday, May 11

8:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

Richard Rodgers / Oscar Hammerstein II / arr. Ellis Adam Guettel / arr. Ellis Gary Barlow / Eliot Kennedy / arr. Ellis Elton John, Bernie Taupin / arr. Rob Mathes Stephen Sondheim / arr.Walden Cole Porter / arr. Ellis Harold Arlen / E.Y. Harburg / arr. Mathes Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert,Terry Gilkyson

Presenting Media Sponsor:

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING Pre-Concert Performance on the Piano Nobile, Friday, 7:15 p.m.

Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts Saturday, 7:15 p.m. Jacqueline Ryz Piano Studio

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ARTIST BIOS

POPS

Matthew Morrison Sings Glee & Broadway

Matthew Morrison, vocalist Matthew Morrison is a versatile actor who is recognized for his work on-stage and on-screen.

He has been nominated for Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.

Morrison’s most recent Broadway credit is starring as J.M Barrie in the musical Finding Neverland through January, 2016.

In addition to his Broadway tenure in 2016, Morrison performed as a guest star on the CBS hit show The Good Wife, where he played the role of U.S. Attorney, Conor Fox, through the series finale. Morrison performed as a guest star throughout Season 13 and 14 of ABC’s show Grey’s Anatomy.

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In 2015, Morrison wrapped the final season of Fox’s musical comedy series Glee, where he starred as the director of the glee club, Mr. Schuester.

Morrison studied musical theater, vocal performance and dance at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He made his debut on Broadway in Footloose, but his big break came when he was cast as heartthrob Link Larkin in the hit Hairspray. Morrison was later nominated for a Tony Award for his role in The Light in the Piazza, and received a Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for 10 Million Miles. He also starred in the Tony award-winning revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center Theater in New York.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Paul Balcain, saxophone; Anthony Cyre, percussion; Janice Finlay, saxophone; Julie Husband, saxophone; Neil Watson, saxophone; Laura MacDougall, flute; Chad Reimer, tuba; Daniel Roy, drums; Jonathan Stevens, saxophone; Nenad Zdjelar, bass

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AIR CANADA SOUNDBYTES POPS

On behalf of

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Proud supporter of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, we celebrate and wish them a huge success on their 71st season!

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Jullian Pellicano, conductor Andrea Lett, soprano Aaron Hutton, tenor Donna Fletcher, soprano Desautels Faculty of Music Musical Theatre Ensemble

Annie Get Your Gun: Overture

Irving Berlin

I Got Rhythm from Girl Crazy

George & Ira Gershwin,

POPS SOUNDBYTES

Mother’s Day Special

arr. Neil Weisensel Summertime from Porgy and Bess

George Gershwin / DuBose Heyward

O Sole Mio

Eduardo di Capua

Selections from Fiddler on the Roof

Jerry Bock, arr. John Williams

Everybody Says Don’t from Anyone Can Whistle

Stephen Sondheim

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West Side Story: Overture

Leonard Bernstein, arr. Peress

I’d Give My Life for You from Miss Saigon

Claude-Michel Schönberg

Mama Says (You Can’t Back Down)

Tom Snow

People from Funny Girl

Jule Styne / Bob Merrill

Seasons of Love from Rent

Jonathan Larson, arr. Del Borgo

Selections from Les Miserables

Claude-Michel Schönberg / Alain Boubil / Herbert Kretzmer

Sunday, May 12

2:00 p.m.

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BRUNCH & SYMPHONY

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Mother’s Day Brunch starts at 11:30 a.m., Sunday April – June 2019 I OVERTURE 19

ARTIST BIOS

POPS

Mother’s Day Special

Andrea Lett, soprano Praised for her "clear voice soaring to stratospheric heights" (Opera Canada), soprano Andrea Lett is quickly making a name for herself in the classical music scene across Canada. Ms. Lett made her Manitoba Opera debut in the 2018/19 season as Zerlina in Don Giovanni), and returned as Berta in Manitoba Opera’s spring production of The Barber of Seville. Ms. Lett made her Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra debut in March as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, and will join the North York Concert Orchestra in June as the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Upcoming performances include Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah in December 2019, and Regina Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in 2020.

performances include Pinocchio in Shrek: The Musical, Les Misérables, Robertson Ay in Mary Poppins (Rainbow), Billy Elliot (RMTC); Tobias in Sweeney Todd, and Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza (Dry Cold Productions); and Princeton in Avenue Q (Winnipeg Studio Theatre). Previous WSO collaborations include the tenor soloist in Mozart's Requiem, Carmina Burana, and Send in the Clowns: the music of Stephen Sondheim.

Stay connected at aaronhutton.com and @amjhutton.

Donna Fletcher, soprano

Proud of her prairie roots, Donna Fletcher is an accomplished actor, singer, and concert performer with a wide range of national experience in theatre, musical theatre, and symphonic work.

As an actor and singer, Donna has been acclaimed in principle roles from coast to coast including engagements with the WSO; the Florida A recipient of the CBC Young Artist’s Orchestra, and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Development Prize and the Audience Choice was featured on the CBC Radio’s Saturday Afternoon at Award in the 2018 Canadian Opera Company’s the Opera. Recent credits include the Mother Superior Center Stage Gala, Ms. Lett will record and be in Sister Act (Rainbow Stage) and Dr. Charlotte in featured on CBC’s In Concert program and Falsettos (Dry Cold Productions). Donna has the Saturday Afternoon at the Opera. distinction of being the first Winnipeg born female director at Rainbow Stage where she was inducted into Lett was engaged at San Francisco Opera as a the Wall of Fame in 2012. Donna co-created Dry Cold principal cover (Ah Sing) for the world premiere Productions which is celebrating its 19th season with of John Adams and Peter Sellars’s Girls of the the Manitoba Premiere of Kiss of the Spider Woman Golden West. A 2017 Apprentice Artist for Santa Fe and conceived the WSO presentation of Send in the Opera, her roles have included Musetta Clowns: The Music of Stephen Sondheim where she took (Saskatoon Mainstage Opera) Adele cover (Santa the stage with TONY Award-winner Len Cariou. Donna Fe Opera), Queen of the Night (Manitoba is a a Voice and Musical Theatre Instructor at the U of M Underground Opera), Gretel (Saskatoon Opera Desautels Faculty of Music as well as the U of W Theatre School Tour), and Rose Maybud in Ruddigore Department and is a Faculty member of the NUOVA (Winnipeg G&S Society). Miss Lett is a graduate of Opera and Musical Theatre Training Programme. the Opera School at University of Toronto (M.Mus Opera) where she studied with soprano Mary Desautels Faculty of Music Morrison and holds a B.Mus Perf from University Musical Theatre Ensemble of Manitoba with Monica Huisman.

Created in 2004, the Desautels Faculty of Aaron Hutton, tenor Music Musical Award winning singer/actor, Aaron Theatre Ensemble is Hutton is a versatile performer under the direction with a resume ranging from of Donna Fletcher Baroque to Contemporary Musical with Music Direction by Cary Denby and select Theatre. Being no stranger to the choreography by Robin Dow. The Ensemble is local arts scene, Aaron has comprised of students from the Faculty of Music as engaged with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra on well as students from other faculties across the U of M. many occasions, including Guys and Dolls, Mike in A Chorus Line, and Lt. Joseph Cable in South ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Pacific as part of the ongoing Pops Series Anthony Cyre, percussion; Cary Denby, piano; collaboration with Rainbow Stage. Select stage Chad Reimer, tuba 20

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Julien Proulx, conductor Beverly Wang, oboe Karl Stobbe, violin

Sinfonia in D major,W.183, No. 1 Allegro di molto – Largo – Presto

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, H. 353 Moderato Poco andante Poco allegro

Bohuslav Martinuº (1890-1959)

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The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni) Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring) Allegro Largo Allegro Pastorale Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer) Allegro non molto Presto e forte Poco allegro Presto Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn) Allegro Adagio molto Allegro Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) Allegro non molto Largo Allegro Friday, June 12 Saturday, June 13

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CLASSICS CLASSICS

Karl Stobbe plays Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

individuality, all formed with consummate skill.

Bach was especially proud of the four

by James Manishen symphonies written in 1776. In the Sinfonia in D D major, the stormy opening Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach movement is ripe with powerful b. Weimar / March 8, 1714 rhythmic motion and unsettling d. Hamburg / December 14, 1788 harmonies which inspired Haydn, Composed: 1775-1776 Mozart and other important First WSO performance composers of the day. A unison note gives way to the delicately scored Johann Sebastian’s fifth Largo. Violin dazzle and sudden chord child and third (second surviving) son, Carl Philipp changes make for a driving finale in Emanuel, never denied that this exhilarating work. his musical roots came entirely from Oboe Concerto his esteemed father.“I never had any Bohuslav Martinuº other teacher”he noted in an b. Poliãka, Bohemia / December 8, 1890 autobiographical sketch.The pedigree d. Liestal, Switzerland / August 28, 1959 worked wonders as Emanuel advanced, Composed: 1955 First performance: 1956 (Melbourne), turning his father’s esteemed with Jirù’Tancibudek as soloist contrapuntal foundation into such a First WSO performance level of vision and accomplishment that Emanuel became one of the most Bohuslav Martinuº ’s influential musicians of his time.“He is incredible facility and the father”Mozart said of him.“We are proficiency produced over the children.”

400 compositions in a wide In 1738 Emanuel left three years of law variety of musical genres. Revisions studies at Leipzig University to join the were rare, he released everything and musical establishment of Frederick the though cosmopolitan in style with influences of his teacher, Albert Roussel, Great of Prussia in Berlin, where he accompanied the monarch’s proficient and a fascination with Stravinsky during flute playing at the keyboard within an 17 years of residency in Paris, Martinuº never forgot his native Czech roots. assorted social group of his enlightened friends. From there As a boy Martinuº trained on the violin Emanuel wrote some of his finest but composition quickly became his keyboard works plus an indispensable passion, blooming during the early treatise on keyboard performance 1920s when he was a violinist in the practice.

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PROGRAM NOTES

On the death of Georg Philipp Telemann in 1767, Emanuel won the honored appointment to replace him as director of music for Hamburg’s city churches, which allowed for a greatly expanded range of musical activities just as his father had done in Leipzig.

Many keyboard compositions and chamber works followed, including ten symphonies, and Emanuel became known among Hamburg’s respected elite for his lively personality and generous nature.

Bach exemplified the new tonal language called Empfindsamkeit (“Sentimentality”), a direct move from classical rationalism of the earlier age to a new depth of feeling and personal expression. Bach was, as he said, looking to write music “to move the heart”and in so doing, one finds sudden twists and turns, harmonic daring, unusual rhythmic variations and true

Martinuº composed his Oboe Concerto while at Nice in April and May 1955 after having much success with his Sixth Symphony premiered in Boston that January (28 performances in 1955 alone).The Concerto was written for a fellow Czech Jirù’Tancibudek, oboist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Though modern in style, the Oboe Concerto draws on Czech folk roots and traditional musical values.The opening movement aligns itself with the Baroque concerto, the solo weaving among the orchestra in contrasting material, animated and pastoral, that deftly show the instrument’s capabilities.The Andante opens with a songful theme in the orchestra that gives way to a rhapsodic cadenza in the solo with underlying piano.The closing movement is a brilliant showcase for all, with spiky jazz elements supported by Czech flavour for a dance-like finish.

The Four Seasons Antonio Vivaldi b. Venice / March 4, 1678 d. Vienna / July 28, 1741 Composed around 1720 Last WSO performance: 2013; Richard Lee, conductor, with Gwen Hoebig as soloist

The four violin concertos that comprise The Four Seasons come from a collection of 12 concertos published in 1725 under Op. 8 and dedicated to the Bohemian Count Wenzel von Morzin, a distant cousin to Haydn’s future Esterházy patron. Morzin especially enjoyed these four depicting the seasons of the year, so Vivaldi copied anonymous sonnets describing the programmatic action into the scores at the exact descriptive spots. It is thought that these strategically placed words are Roussel in Paris followed, along with a Vivaldi’s own. new interest in neo-Baroque style.

The trend to imitate nature was especially Ironically, it was when away from his popular in the Baroque era. In some of the more homeland that he rediscovered his extreme statements, absolute music was Czech heritage. dismissed as meaningless, so Vivaldi’s crowning Blacklisted by the Nazis, Martinuº fled achievement in pictorial music quickly became Paris in 1940 and in March 1941 arrived its gold standard. His fresh, invigorating and in New York.Though a difficult period original music, allied with uniquely descriptive for him, the famous champion of new violin representations in the solo role, was a revelation, given the restrictive esthetic of literal music, Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Serge Koussevitzky, came to representation.The Four Seasons is not only Vivaldi’s most popular work but very likely the Martinuº ’s rescue, commissioning a most popular in the entire Baroque literature. symphony in 1942 that allowed the composer to regain his confidence.

Each fast movement contains an opening Still, he missed his homeland but ritornello theme (Italian for return) which wouldn’t accept a post at the Prague provides the general emotional state of the Conservatory in 1947 due to the movement before the descriptive episodes establishment of the Communist appear.The theme then returns to cap off the regime. Following travels back and movement, logically containing the vivid images forth across the Atlantic to various of nature enclosed within. The slow movements º teaching positions, Martinu ended up are aria-like.Throughout is inventive use of the in Switzerland where he died of cancer concertino style, with the solo violin interweaving among solo groups and orchestra. in 1959.

Veuillez vous adresser au service des abonnés ou consulter le site www.wso.ca pour la traduction en français.

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Below are Vivaldi’s descriptions with music references: "La primavera" (Spring) I. The Spring has come, joyfully The birds welcome it with merry song And the streams, in the gentle breezes flow forth with sweet murmurs.

Now the sky is draped in black.

Thunder and lightning announce a storm.

When the storm has passed, the little birds return to their harmonious songs.

(the lively opening ritornello theme that returns between the episodes and at the end of the movement) (violin trills) (rising and falling violin phrases) (tremolos, rapid scales) (gently rising violin phrases and long trills)

II. And in the lovely meadow full of flowers, to the gentle rustling of leaves and branches, the goatherd sleeps, his faithful dog at his side.

III. To the rustic bagpipes merry sound, nymphs and shepherds dance under the lovely sky when spring appears in all its brilliance.

"L'estate" (Summer) I. In the heat of the blazing summer sun, Man and beast languish; the pine tree is scorched.

The cuckoo raises his voice Soon, the turtledove and goldfinch join in the song.

A gentle breeze blows.

But then the North wind battles with its neighbour.

And the shepherd weeps‌. as above him the dreaded storm gathers, controlling his fate.

II. His weary limbs are roused from rest by his fear of the lightening and fierce thunder, and by the angry swarms of flies and hornets.

(ritornello, drained of energy) (leaps in the solo violin) (leaps and trills in the solo violin) (quick violin triplets) (rushing orchestral scales) (diverting theme in the solo violin & continuo) (forceful orchestral scales and figures)

(cries of grief from the solo violin with quick interjections from the orchestra)

III. Alas, his fears are borne out.Thunder and lightning dominate the sky, bending down the tops of trees and flattening the grain.

"L'autunno" (Autumn) I. The peasant celebrates with dance and song the joy of a fine harvest.

And filled with Bacchus wine, he ends his pleasure in sleep.

(happy opening ritornello) (inebriated figures in the solo violin alternating with the ritornello) (the solo violin gets slower and slower until the music stops, before ending with the ritornello)

II. Everyone is made to leave dancing and singing.

The air is gentle and pleasing, and the season invites everyone to enjoy a delightful sleep.

III. At dawn the hunters set out with horns, guns and dogs The hunted animal flees, the hunters follow its tracks.

Terrified and exhausted by the great noise of guns and dogs wounded, it tries feebly to escape.

But is caught and dies.

(the jumping main theme) (triplet arpeggios in the solo violin) (violent orchestral figures) (flashing solo violin scales with fierce orchestral interjections) April – June 2019 I OVERTURE 25

PROGRAM NOTES Continued from page 25

"L'inverno" (Winter) I. Freezing and shivering in the icy darkness in the severe gusts of a terrible wind, constantly running and stamping one’s feet so chilled, that one’s teeth chatter.

(chilling, almost motionless main theme) (rushing scales and chords in the solo violin) (a repeated note motive alternating with a leaping figure) (tremolo – trembling motive)

II. Spending quiet and happy days by the fire while outside, the rain pours everywhere.

III. Walking on the ice with slow steps, walking carefully for fear of falling, then, stepping out boldly, and falling down, going out once again onto the ice, and running boldly until the ice cracks and breaks.

Hearing, as they burst forth from their iron gates, the Scirocco, the north wind, and all the winds battling, this is winter, but such joy it brings.

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(plaintive main theme, solo violin) (slow, steady orchestral chords) (quick scales, then collapsing figures) (steadily up and down the scale; solo violin) (snapping figures) (a smooth melody, richly harmonized) (rushing figurations close the work)

ARTIST BIOS

CLASSICS

Karl Stobbe plays Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

Julien Proulx, conductor Julien Proulx is a graduate of the faculty of music at the Université de Montréal, where he studied orchestral conducting under JeanFrançcois Rivest and Paolo Bellomia.

Julien Proulx went on to study in Europe with Kirk Trevor,Tsung Yeh, Johannes Schlaeffi and Yves Cohen. As the recipient of a grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, he also completed in an opera conducting stage at the Festival di Musica da Camera in Italy.

Julien Proulx has conducted a number of renowned ensembles: as well as serving as conductor in residence with the Orchestre de chambre I Musici de Montréal, he has been a frequent guest conductor with the ensemble. Julien Proulx has also directed the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Violons du Roy, the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Orchestre symphonique de Laval and the Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke. A versatile musician, Julien Proulx is also a choral conductor and a recognized arranger. Several of his arrangements have been recorded by I Musici de Montréal.

Julien Proulx is currently the Artistic Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Drummondville and the Choeur de la Montagne.

Beverly Wang, oboe Beverly Wang is recent graduate from the Curtis Institute of Music who studied with Richard Woodhams, principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Beverly has been invited to play regularly as guest artist with numerous top tier orchestras (Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony,Toronto Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra) in North America.While at Curtis, she has worked with Fabio Luisi, Simon Rattle, Christopher Eschenbach and numerous outstanding conductors in the Curtis Orchestra, Opera and Chamber Orchestra. Beverly has been coached by Daniel Matsukawa, Michael Rusinek and performs chamber music regularly. She was a member of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra for six years. She has attended Le Domaine Forget Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Pacific Music Festival, Colorado

College, and Tanglewood Music Center as a guest artist. Prior to entering Curtis, she studied with Sarah Jeffrey, principal oboe of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Mark Rogers, principal oboe of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra.

Beverly has been playing the oboe since age eight.

Karl Stobbe, violin Karl Stobbe is recognized as one of Canada’s most accomplished and diverse violinists, noted for his generous, rich sound, and long, poignant phrasing. As an orchestra director, concertmaster, soloist, or chamber musician, he has been an audience favorite in small settings and large venues. Avie Records’ recording of Karl performing Ysayë’s Solo Violin Sonatas was nominated for a JUNO Award, and 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 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 eclectic violinists of our day, from James Ehnes to Mark O’Connor. www.karlstobbe.com

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G R E AT- W E S T L I F E

Daniel Raiskin, conductor Odette Heyn-Projects, Odette Heyn C.M., Artistic Director Momentum Aerial, aerialist Andrea Lett, soprano Nelson Bettencourt, baritone Romanetz Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Thomas Mokry, director Art City, video animation

Canzon septimi toni No. 2

Gabrieli

Fugue in G minor, The Little

J. S. Bach

The Magic Flute:

Mozart

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ARTIST BIOS

GREAT-WEST LIFE KIDS CONCERTS

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Odette Heyn-Projects, Odette Heyn, C.M., artistic director and choreographer

Andrea Lett, soprano

Odette Heyn, C.M., Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Professional Program of The School of Contemporary Dancers and Artistic Director of Odette Heyn-Projects.

Odette has choreographed works both nationally and internationally. In the past six years she created two full-length works for the WSO’s La Noche de los Mayas and the Rite of Spring. Odette choreographed for the off-Broadway production Requiem for a Lost Girl and, in 2013, Mata Hari, in New York City. On December 30, 2015, Odette was honoured to be appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada for her “contribution to contemporary dance in Canada and the development of the next generation of dancers.”

She is also the recipient of the Winnipeg Arts Council’s “Investors Group Making a Difference Award - for extraordinary contribution to the arts” and of Dance Manitoba’s “Lifetime Achievement Distinction Award for Excellence in Dance.”

Nelson Bettencourt

Momentum Aerial, aerialist Momentum Aerial and Acrobatic Troupe was established in 2002, when dance and theatre met the circus arts. As acrobatic storytellers, Momentum seeks to connect and inspire with each performance. Under the artistic direction of Monica Goermann, senior aerial artist Liz Cooper, and theatre coach Loc Lu, the performers develop original creations, from short, poignant pieces to fulllength productions.

See artist bio on page 20

Nelson is excited to be performing again with the WSO. Originally born in Winnipeg, Nelson received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Manitoba and Master of Fine Arts from The Boston Conservatory.

He recently returned to Winnipeg after studying and working abroad in the U.S. and Europe for several years. He is an active member of the Winnipeg arts community both as a performer and an educator, and wants to thank his family, friends and the Winnipeg arts community for creating an amazing supportive environment.

Select credits: Charlie Brown/Linus (MTYP), South Pacific/Harbison (WSO), Les Misérables/ Lesgles (Rainbow Stage), Into the Woods/Jack (District Theatre Collective), Rent/Mark (TBZ Production/ Saskatchewan Express), The Velveteen Rabbit/Boy (Little Opera Company), Spring Awakening/Ernst (Winnipeg Studio Theatre), Zanna Don’t/Zanna (Stage 16).

Romanetz Ukrainian Dance Ensemble

Romanetz Ukrainian Dance Ensemble is an adult dance group dedicated to preserving & expressing their love of Ukrainian culture through dance. Founded in 1978, the Ensemble is based in Winnipeg and operates with an open door policy, welcoming members from a variety of ethnic and dance experience backgrounds who share a passion for the culture and dance.The name Most recently, Momentum has performed with the originates from a flower in Ukraine, a hardy daisy Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and at the Children’s that blankets the foothills and flourishes despite Hospital Fundraiser, the Ice Crystal Gala. In 2015, they adversity. Romanetz performances are a high represented Canada in the FIG Gala at the World energy celebration of strength, grace and Gymnaestrada in Helsinki, Finland. They are known for precision, with dynamic repertoire from classics their independent productions such as Causin’ a Commotion, to innovative choreography.The ensemble has Ten Thousand Prayers, and most recently, blink. toured internationally to Mexico, Germany & the United States. Closer to home they have been What’s next? This summer, Momentum will be guest artists in Alberta, Ontario & throughout heading to Austria once again to join 20,000 Manitoba. From enormous audiences to small participants in performing at the 16th World intimate settings, our dancers take the stage with Gymnaestrada. Be part of the adventure! Check enthusiasm and passion to share their love of them out on Instagram (@monicasdanzgym) and Ukrainian Folk Dance.

Facebook to see where they’re headed next.

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We would like to pay tribute to a very special writer, longtime friend of the WSO and music lover, the late Pierre Meunier, who passed away on March 7th in Cowansville, Quebec.

For many years, Pierre served Franco-Manitobans attending our concerts with informed arts reviews in La Liberté – Winnipeg’s leading French language newspaper. Pierre reviewed and wrote in-depth articles not only of our concerts but also those of Winnipeg’s other leading arts organizations. His informed perspective was always appreciated by his many readers.

When you enter the Concert Hall for our performances, you would find handouts of our evening’s program notes in French that Pierre provided. Pierre’s deep knowledge of music and enthusiastic writing style always brought his readers closer to the music not just by way of musical facts but through a clear love of our great art.

We pay tribute to Pierre, his love of music and his dedication to the WSO in appreciation for all he provided to our audiences over the years.

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Our new partnership will allow for the most advanced Sistema Winnipeg students to expand their orchestral experience into a more diverse musical community. With three levels - Youth Strings, Youth Concert Orchestra, and Youth Symphony Orchestra the WYO is open to students between the ages of 8 and 21. Not only is this an incredible opportunity for our Sistema students to be introduced to new conductors and peers, it also contributes to the WYO’s goal to involve the community and bring the joy of classical music to a wider audience.

Founded in 1923, the WYO is the oldest youth orchestra in Canada. The aim of the founding partners was to provide young and aspiring musicians from across Manitoba with the opportunity to play music in an orchestral setting. This mission aligns with the Sistema philosophy to promote the collective practice of music through symphony orchestras in order to help children and young people achieve their full potential and create social change in their community.

Playing with the Youth Concert Orchestra under the baton of conductor Andrea Bell, this opportunity has proven to be a welcomed challenge for three of Sistema Winnipeg’s most senior students. Lance Eleazar, violist from Elwick School, appreciates how the orchestra ‘pushes me to become a better musician.’ Ryza Rueda (viola) and Lucas Howard (violin) look forward to their pre-rehearsal Thursday night dinner that sets the stage for a productive night ahead. In December the students played their first concert with WYO, an experience that has them looking forward to the Sounds of Spring Concert on April 9, 2019 at My Church Winnipeg.

Sistema Winnipeg can only continue to offer these opportunities to students because of the generosity of our donors.

To donate, visit the Sistema web page, or phone Theresa Huscroft at 204-949-3973.

For more information about Sistema Winnipeg, visit wso.ca/sistema For more information on the Winnipeg Youth Orchestras, visit winnipegyouthorchestras.ca

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Foundations

The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following foundations: Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund - the Winnipeg Foundation The Noreen & Robert Allen Charitable Trust Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund -the Winnipeg Foundation The Asper Endowment Fund -the Winnipeg Foundation The Benevity Community Impact Fund Blair Family Foundation Sylvia & Robin Cowan Foundation Stephan Couchman, In Memory of Peter D. Curry D'Addario Foundation Nita Eamer Memorial Fund -the Winnipeg Foundation

The Legacy Circle exists to recognize the following patrons whose foresight ensures that the WSO plays on for all Manitobans for generations to come. The WSO gratefully acknowledges Legacy Circle members for their planned future gift to the WSO. Siana Attwell, PhD Greg Doyle and Carol Bellringer Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Dolores P. Brommell

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Honourary Chair Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster Symphony $600-$1,499 Jim & Margaret-Lynne Astwood Mr. & Mrs. D Baizley Earl & Cheryl Barish Mr. & Mrs. David & Gillian Bird Mr. & Mrs. David & Sheila Brodovsky Susan Brownstone Brock Mr. & Mrs. Herb & Erna Buller Mr. & Mrs. Lorraine & Gerry Cairns Andrew & Pamela Cooke John Corp Mrs. Margaret Cuddy Mr. Isaac Ben Diamond Mr. & Mrs. Ryan & Janice Diduck Helene Dyck Mrs. Kathleen Estey Mrs. Caroline Ferguson Ms. Penny Gilbert Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gold Gregg & Mary Hanson Chelsey Hiebert Mr. Robert Jaskiewicz Mr. Lawrence Jones Peter & Ellen Kroeker Mr. & Mrs. Wally & Millie Kroeker

Mrs. Waltraud K. Labies Ms. Francoise Lesage & Mr. Ken Mills Dr. David Lyttle Ms. Lydia MacKenzie Dr. John and Natalie Mayba Jonathan Mitchell Sharon Mooney Mr. & Mrs. Terence & Violeta Moore Ms. Vera Moroz Dr. Kenneth Mould Bob & Cindy Newfield Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Bonnie Olfert Ms. Marina Plett-Lyle Mr. & Mrs. Levi Reimer Dr. & Mrs. Jim & Pat Richtik Dr. Guillermo Rocha Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Foundation Debra Scott Ms. Deborah Spracklin Ms. Marilyn Thompson Dr. J.M. Trainor Dr. & Mrs. Willem T.H. van Oers Mrs. Faye Warren Mr. & Mrs. Hans & Diana Werner Mr. & Mrs. Raymond & Shirley Wiest Herbert & Shirley Wildeman Concerto $300-$599 Gordon Anderson Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory Richard & Joy Betts Baked Expectations - Beth Grubert & Family Earl & Cheryl Barish Helga & Gerhard Bock Dr. & Mrs. Brian and Cathie Bowerman Mr. & Mrs. Penny & Sheldon Bowles Daniel Heindl & Eugene Boychuk Mrs. Audrey Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Norm & Sylvia Cassie Dave Christianson & Vera Steinberger Ron Clement Drs. David & Kathleen Connor Joy Cooper & Martin Reed Irene & Robert Corne Dennis & Ruth Crook Bradley J. Curran Dr. Peter Czaplinski Esther and Hy Dashevsky Miss O. Dilay Hilary Druxman Harry & Mary Lynn Duckworth Lezlee Dunn R & E Dupuis Mr. Don Dyck Helene Dyck Mr. & Mrs. W. Easton Robert Eastwood Howard & Angela Epp Kathleen & David Estey In Memory of Barb Filuk Marcia Fleisher

Judith & Peter Flynn Margaret Follett Wayne Forbes Penny Gilbert Patricia Guy Gordon E. Hannon Mrs. Elsie Hignell Hilda & Elmer Hildebrand N & L Holliday Mr. Charles Huband Audrey F. Hubbard Mrs. Joan M. Hunter Marianne Johnson Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Maureen Kilgour and Richard Goulet Ray Kohanik & Terri Ashcroft T.G. Kucera Katarina Kupca Fraser & Joan Linklater Pat & Jim Ludwig Scott MacDonald & Tracey Novak Douglas MacEwan Allan & Anita Malbranck Ms. Nola McBurney Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Louise McLandress Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Margaret Moroz Kris Olafson Ms. Pat Philpott Donna & Ian Plant Patricia Pollard in Memory of Gary Pollard Tim Preston & Dave Ling Rosemary Prior Mr. Guy Prokopetz Juta Rathke J. Reichert Ms. Iris Reimer Levi & Tena Reimer Michael Rennie Barbara Scheuneman Dr. & Mrs. Alvin and Ethel Schroeder Marie Shannon Merrill & Shayna Shulman Jim Skinner & Judy Nichol Ms. Debbie Spracklin Mrs. Pat Stefanchuk Gary & Gwen Steiman Murray & Loretta Steinbart Marlene Stern & Peter Rae Ms. Suzanne Stevenson Paul Swart Jo Swartz & Richard Silverman Debbie Spracklin Dr. & Mrs. David Swatek Tom & Lori Thomas June & Lorne Thompson C. & R. Thomsen Edith A. Toews Susan Twaddle Strang & van Ineveld Family Mr. Robert Vineberg Thuraya Weedon Diane Weselake Mr. Brian M. Whittaker Harry & Evelyn Wray Don & Betty Young

Serenade $150-$299 Kaeren Anderson Pat & Harvey Anton Doug Arrell & Dick Smith Betty & Ted Ash Mr. John A. Bailey Ms. Kathleen Beach Nelson Karine Beaudette Dick & Minnie Bell Bruce & Joyce Berry Susan & Edwin Bethune Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Joy C. Betts Joan Blight Mr. William Richard Bloxom Keith & Marnie Bolland Stephen Brodovsky Mr. & Mrs. F. Buckmaster Gerald Callow Donna Carruthers Ann Cathcart Shelley Chochinov Gary & Fiona Crow Helle Cosby Ms. Linda Daniels Tom Dercola Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman Diana Dinon John & Ada Ducas Donna Ekerholm George B. Elias Siegfried Enns Ms. Ursula Erhardt Kathleen Estey in memory of Joanne Maxwell Juliana and Rick Fast Cheryl Ferguson Nelma Fetterman Arnold & Christa Froese Harold & Alice Funk Penny Gilbert Dr. & Mrs. Andrew & Karen Gomori Dr. & Mrs. W. L. Gordon Irene Groot-Koerkamp & Greg Edmond Dr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri Hall Mrs. Audrey Harburn Beth & Raymond Harris Greg Hawrysh Robert & Vivian Hilton Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Holland Helmut & Dorothy Huebert Margaret & Peter Hughes William J. Hutton David Jacobson Ernest P Janzen Margaret Jeffries Leslie Johnson Ross & Betty Jo Johnston Richard and Carol Jones in honor of Barbara Filuk Ms. Marilyn Kapitany Henry Katz, in Memory of Dena Kevin & Els Kavanagh in memory of Jacqueline Desmarais Marilynne Keil, in Memory of David H. Skinner Heather Kirkham Susan & Keith Knox Mrs. Marion Korn

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Mona Koropatnick Ms. Janet Kuchma Bernie Léveillé & Moira Swinton Rose & Dick Lim Benjamin Lyle Anne MacKay & Paul Edwards, in memory of Barb Filuk Jame MacKay in memory of Barb Filuk Ms. Lorraine MacLeod Dr. & Mrs. A.G. Macrodimitris Chris Pearce & Ruth Magnuson Simone Mahrenholz Manitoba Children's Museum Inc. Jackie Markstrom Mrs. Kathy Martinuk Ruth May S. McMillan Glen Mead Ms. Sue Miclash Sylvia Mitchell Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Brian Muirhead in memory of Mayer Rabkin Dr. Hellmuth Muller Oscar Pantaleon Jr. Cameron Pauls Eleanor Payne Mr. Rick Pinchin Mr. & Mrs. Richard Pope Carol Poulin Donna & Gordon Price Dr. David Punter Kris Ramsay Reynold & Esther Redekopp Ms. Teresa Reilly Levi & Tena Reimer Robert & Vera Ripley Bruce Roe & Margo Lane Gail MacAulay & Kevin Rollason Matt Schaubroeck Marie Schoffner Dr. M.L. Schroeder Dr. Robert Schroth Harald & Vicky Schulz Dr. L. Sekla Olga & Myron Shatulsky Phil & Nancy Shead Margot Sim Shirley Ann Simkulak Catherine Skene Brenda Sklar David & Lorraine Smith Ms. Brenda Snider Ms. Debbie Spracklin St. Mary's Road United Church Ms. Illana Steele Margaret & Hartley Stinson Lorne Sunley Lorron Agencies Ltd. Dr. & Mrs. Ian & Karen Sutton Carol & Neil Trembath James & Claudia Weselake Edith Wiebe Robin Wiens and Emilie Lagacé-Wiens Clinton Wilmot Debbie Wilson Joan Wise Karin Woods Joan Wright Arlene Young and Robert O'Kell

Prelude $75-$149 Trish Allison-Simms Jean Altemeyer Joan Anderson Donald Pearen Brian and Janice Bailey Allan & Rochelle Baker Barbara & Bruce Ball Mr. Robert Baragar Michael Barker-Fyfe Robert Barton In Memory of Robert Coates Ralph & Eileen Baxter Neovation Learning Solutions Audrey Belyea Isaak & Tina Bergen Eric Bergen Ms. Diane Bewell David & Gillian Bird Angela Blouin in honor of Otto and Ellen Gebhardt Eric & Clara Bohm Shirley Book Jackie Brignall Chris Brown & Pat McCullough Mrs. Margaret Brown Sean Bucholz Ms. Carol Budnick Ms. Judi L. Burling Kevin Burns Mr. John Burrows Mr. Bryan Byhre Pat & Mary Jo Carrabre Laura Chan & Herman Lam Lawrie and Bea Cherniack Ms. Gert Chipka Arthur Chow, in honor of Bob O'Kell Stephen Smith and Melina Chow Mrs. Leona Christiansen Ms. Julie Collings Glynis Corkal Joyce Cormack Greg Cox Mrs. Marlene J. Crielaard Ms. Maxine Cristall Ted and Lacona Cunningham Judy & Werner Danchura George Daniels Maureen Danzinger Raymond G. Davis Dan De Bruijn Beth Derraugh Marc Desjardins Claire Dionne Herbert & Norma Driver Harry and Mary Lynn Duckworth, in honor of Dr. Robert O'Kell R. Duddek Paul Dueck Lisa Edel Linda Edel Mrs. Margaret Edmonds John & Marilyn Ekins John J. Enns Audrey Epp Don & Martha Epstein, in memeory of Donald Epstein

Ms. Ursula Erhardt Kathleen & David Estey Margaret E. Faber Greg & Linda Fearn Ms. Helen Feniuk Nelma Fetterman Joanne Flynn Margo Foxford Mrs. Marguerite Fredette Mrs. Gitta Fricke Mrs. Margaret Funk Lise Laverdure & Francois Gauvin Jim & Betty Gaynor Paul G Gemmiti Jean & Dennis Giguere in memory of Barbara Filuk Elaine Glass, in memory of Barbara Filuk D. Gooch Ms. Barbara Graham Heather Graham, in memory of Harold George Vogt Marj Grevstad Katie & DeLloyd Guth George Haidau Dr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri Hall B. & R. Hall Meghan Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia Hanuschak Ms. Erin Harley Mrs. Phyllis Hatskin Teresa A. Hay Larry & Evelyn Hecht Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Shirley Hicks, in honour of our grandson, Reeve Hicks and his wife, Stephanie

Ms. M. Hido Darlene Hildebrand & Steve van Vlaenderen Ms. Susan Hildebrandt June Horsberg Richard & Karen Howell Carl & Vi Hultin Shaun Humphries Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki Alan Janzen & Leona Sookram Father Stan A. Jaworski Crystal & Gunter Jochum Brent & Karen Johnson Koren & Leonard Kaminski Ms. Bev Kawchuk Patricia Kellendonk Ms. Mary Klassen Katarina Kliman Jacki & Sheldon Koven Elsa Krahn Patricia Kuchma Ron Lambert Edith Landy, in Memory of David Landy Mrs. Ingrid Lee Mr. & Ms. Kathy and Saul Leibl Tom & Lovie Liewicki Helen Litz Zeeba Loxley Lori Luby, in honor of Robert O'Kell Angela MacDonald Alan & Carol Macinnes in memory of Barbara Filuk Al & Pat Mackling, in honor of Ben & Nadia Hanuschak's 65th Wedding Anniversary

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Barbara Main Ms. Priya Mani Mr. Allan Mapes Frank & Terry Martin Linda Martin Harold S. Mawhinney & Judy Moon Jemara Fay Dr. & Mrs. Ihor Mayba Dr. Ian McIntyre Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Ardythe McMaster Ms. Linda Meckling Estelle Meyers Pat Michalski, in honor of Donn Yuen's Retirement Mr. & Mrs. Walter & Gladys Mildren Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Peter Miller & Carolyn Garlich Ms. Sheila Miller Bob & Penny Miller Mrs. Mona Mills Ms. Francine Morin Vera Moroz D.E. Morrison Mrs. Joan Ann Morton John & Margaret Mundie Leesa Munroe Charlotte Murrell David & Hermine Olfert Truus Oliver Kerrie A. Orlick Dr. Shelley Page Mrs. Henny Paritzky Kathleen Parums Mr. Julian Pellicano Ms. Nettie Peters Ingrid Peters-Fransen Ian & Ann-Margret Plummer Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth TippettPope in honor of Bill & Shirley Loewen's 60th Anniversary Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth TippetPope in honor of Dr. Lorna Grant Orr on her birthday Cristian Popescu Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Mrs. Edna Poulter Ms. Lois Powne Dr. Fiona Punter Judith Putter Mr. & Mrs James Read Daryl & Sheila Reid Mrs. Barbara Rempel Sheilas Music Studio Leslie Rentz, in memory of Greg Rentz William Reynolds Eleanor Riach Mr. Louis Ricciuto Mrs. Melissa Rice Mrs. Tracy Ridley Frances E. Rowlin Mr. Chris Rudd Mr. Johnny & Ms. Pearly Rule Salangad Mrs. Claudia Sarbit Nicola Schaefer William Scheidt Henriette Schellenberg A. Schroeder

Ms. Janet Schubert Harald & Vicky Schulz B.J.N. Scott Charlene Scouten Lynn & Bill Shead Mr. & Ms. Ed Shwedyk Kaye Snatenchuk Wilma Sotas Garry & Linda Specht Geri & Peter Spencer Nata & Avery Spigelman Mr. & Mrs. Starodub Dan & Elsie Stasiuk Melissa Steele & George Toles, in honor of Bob O'Kell's Birthday Dr. Camelia Stefanovici Bonnie Hoffer-Steiman & Lionel Steiman Ms. Helena Stelsovsky Ms. Sally Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Lorne & Lorna Stevens Archie & Shirley Stone Lorron Agencies Ltd. Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor TEC Video Security Inc Mary and Robert Thomas Betsy Thorsteinson, in memory of Ruth Dowse Robert & Barbara Tisdale Edith A. Toews Dr. Helen A. Toews Ms. Andrea Towers Jim Turnock Edith Ugrin Suzanne Ullyot in honour of Barbara Filuk Ms. Stephanie M. van Nest, in memory of Blair Simpson Barry and Gail Veals Hugo and Anny Veldhuis Mrs. Nancy Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Gordon & Charlotte Walkty Jim & Joan Warbeck Ken & Mary Warmbrod Dr. Vanessa Warne Mrs. Evelyn Wener Terrence Wiebe, in Memory of Lorne Karlowsky Annemarie Wiebe Edith Wilde Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Debbie & Robert Witzke in memory of the late Mayer Rabkin Karin Woods Terrie Woodward Patrick Wright Anne Yankiwski Wanda Young in memory of Edwin Yee Donn K.Yuen Brad Zander WSO Women's Committee in memory of Leila Alvare Sonatina under $75 Judy Amy-Penner, in honor of Michelle Berger Mr. Lance Arthur Anderson Dr David Annandale, in honor of Robert O'Kell

Dorothy Arnold Aaron Bailey Veronique Barthet Mr. Richard P. Bauch Karen Bauch Mrs. Eva Berard Eva Berman-Wong, in memory of George Berman Anna Bird Rex & Connie Blamey in memory of Barbara Filuk Doug Blaylock Mr. Dick J. Bloemheuvel Lucienne Blouw in memory of Louise Nebbs Lucienne Blouw, in honour of Barbara Filuk J Darlene Boettcher, in honor of Ben and Nadia Hanuschak's 65th Anniversary Matthew Bolley Shirley Book Sally Boulding, in memory of Richard Deadman Chantelle Bowser Jean Boyes Rae Bradshaw, celebrating Bob O'Kell's 80th Birthday Joan Braun Ms. Catherine Brockway Stephen Brodovsky, in memory of our grandparents, Ethel and Moe Pierce Harry & Doneta Brotchie, in memory of Barb Filuk Ms. Shirley Brown Alfred Buelow Kari Chastko Sister Josephine Chudzik S.K. Clark Candee Clark Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Karen Couch Ms. Judy Crawford The Crawford & McCarver Family Fred J. Cross Margaret Cuddy, in honour of Dr. Robert O'Kell's birthday Jean Cunningham Betty Curnew, in honor of Ben & Nadia Hanuschak on their 65th Anniversary Jean & Paul Curtis D. Cymbalist Michele Del Rizzo Chad Desrosiers Christine Dewar Mrs. Ethel Dil Monica Dinney Susan Docker, in memory of Barbara Filuk.

Mr. Spencer Duncanson Ms. Margaret Elaine Ellis Vera & Peter Fast Dr. Michelle Faubert, for Arlene Young's efforts Ms. Catherine Flower Judith Flynn, in honour of Arlene Young's birthday

Judith Flynn, in honour of Robert O'Kell's birthday Hilda Franz Marie Elizabeth Friesen Joycelyn and Bryan Gawryluk Bonnie Geller Eleanor Giffin Heather F. Graham Faye Grant In honour of Ben & Nadia Hanuschak's 65th Anniversary.

Victoria Gretchen Ms. Marianne Gruber Ms. Marion Guinn Gertrude Hamilton Audrey Hawkins Helen & Peter Hayward Mrs. Margaret Hill Arlene Hintsa in Memory of Marilyn Mrs. Cathy Hobday Mary Holmen Dr. Susan Holt, in honor of Teresa Lee Stella Hryniuk Mrs. Mary-Ann Hudjik Ms. Barbara Hunnie Karen Hurst Lee & Theresa Huscroft William J. Hutton Ishbel Isaacs Ardelle & Denis Jacques, Stanley Byskal and Cathy Carter, in honor of Ben & Nadia's 65th Anniversary Victoria Johnston, in honour of Ben & Nadia Hanuschak on their anniversary.

Victoria Johnston Mrs. Karen Kaplen Cathy & Robert Kaptian Mr. Gordon C. Keatch Marilynne Keil, in Memory of David H. Skinner Katie Kirkpatrick Dorothy Knowles in honour of Barbara Filuk Ed & Helen Kolomaya, in memory of Dawn Louise Sitar Kozub/Halldorson Family Ms. Irene Kuhtey Anne La Tour Karen Lagadi Ms. Betty Laing Mr. & Mrs. Emery & Vlasta Lajtai Elizabeth Lansard Mrs. Ingrid Lee Mr. & Mrs. David & Sherrill Levene Dr. Mark Libin, in honor of Robert O'Kell Katrina Limberatos Rick Linden Linda Litwack in memory of Mayer Rabkin Helen Litz Gail Loewen in Memory of Her Mother Sue Lemmerick Roger & Norma Lowe Linda Magne

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Dr. Peter & Mrs. Jane Markesteyn, in honor of Lucienne Blouw Mrs. Irene Marriott Hugh McCabe Ms. Marlene McCulloch Angela McDonald Dan & Heidi McInnis Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Mr. Garfield McRae Alison Mendres, honouring Dr. Robert O'Kell on his Birthday Karen Menkis Carolyn Mitchell Sandi Mitchell M. Mohr Margaret Moroz Margaret Morse Ms. Bonnie Neil Dr. Thomas Nesmith, in honor of Dr. Robert O'Kell Ms. Sabrina Neumann Mr. Brian O'Leary, in honor of William Bunkowsky Alice Oswald Mrs. Clarice Owen Shirley & Graham Padgett Heather Partridge Sonjia Pasiechnik Judy Pateman Patricia Mary Patterson Mrs. Liz Patzer Ellen Peel & Neil Bruneau Lesia Peet, in memory of Burtie & Doris Bass Lesia Peet, in memory of Marion Ruth Maxwell Mrs. Denise Penley Ross Pokeza Dr. Christine Polimeni Ms. Rose Popowich James & Jeanette Popplow Ken and Geri Porath Rick & Peg Porter Mrs. Edna Poulter Janis Pregnall Mr. James & Christine Prendergast Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Prescott Adeline Pressey, in honor of Ben & Nadia Hanuschak's 65th Wedding Anniversary Ms. Margaret Proven Ms. Joanne Prygrocki Darcia Ratuski, in honor of Ben & Nadia's 65th Anniversary M. Reguly Ms. Susan Renard Leslie Rentz, in honor of Linda Meckling Ms. Pat Repa Beverley Ridd Ms. Heather Robbins Mrs. Susan E. Roe-Finlay Mrs. V. Rosolowich Shirley Russell Elaine Rust Joan Sabourin in memory of Alex Beyak Joan Sabourin, in memory of David Banks

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Edward Sale in honor of Judith and Ben Flynn Mr. & Mrs. James Sankey Eduardo & Olga Saveliovsky Jessie Sawicz Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz R. Schroeder Mr. Ken Schykulski Charlene Scouten Sharna Searle, in honor or Sophie Taylor Braunstein Jim & Susan Shaw Ms. Norrine Shobrooke Izzy Shore Arlene Sinclair Gail & Murray Singer Joan Smith, in honor of Ben & Nadia Hanuschak's 65th Anniversary Mr. & Mrs. Robert Smith Ms. Kaye Snatenchuk Meg Specht, in honor of Ed Campbell Adam Spigelman Gerry & Jasmin St. Laurent Marianne Wojtas Staub in honour of Eileen Zaluski Dola and Beverly Karan Pope's 60th Birthday Frances Stewart, in honor of Glennda Tully & Holly Hewens Diane Stewart Mrs. Marilyn Stothers Muriel Sutherland Dianne Szelag Charles Tax Dr. & Mrs. John Taylor Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Vanessa Thiessen Bill & Barb Toews Ms. Josette Toye Christine Tymchak & Les Cels, in honour of Ben & Nadia Hanuschak on their 65th wedding anniversary Ricki Valcourt, in honor of Bettina von Kampen Breandan Waddell-Flynn, in honor of Judith Flynn Miss A. H. Wagstaffe Dr. Jackie Walker Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Walton Dr. Vanessa Warne, in celebration of Robert O'Kell's Birthday Phyllis Waters in honour of Ben & Nadia Hanuschak's 65th Anniversary, from Phyllis Waters Shawn & Beth Watters Mr. Glen Angus Webster Mr. James Wernham Diane Weselake Grace M. Wiebe Emily Wilcosh Mrs. Lilli Williams Myra Wolch and Saul M. Cherniack Linda Wright Libby Yager and Billy Brodovsky Garden City Collegiate Arlene Young and Robert O'Kell, in honor of Judith Prescott Flynn's Birthday 73 Anonymous

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Crystal & Gunter Jochum Maureen Kilgour and Richard Goulet Karen Lagadi Dan & Heidi McInnis Festival donors help to further the musical artistry of the WSO’s Henriette Schellenberg New Music Festival. Thank you! Barbara Scheuneman Brenda Sklar Jean Altemeyer Jim & Jan Tennant Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Alan Wright David & Gillian Bird Jackie Brignall Kevin Burns Timothy & Barbara Burt Pat & Mary Jo Carrabre Peter Czaplinski Kathleen & David Estey Dr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri Hall Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Hilda & Elmer Hildebrand Koren & Leonard Kaminski Patricia Kellendonk Kozub/Halldorson Family Ron Lambert Bernard Léveillé Drs. Grant & Eleanor MacDougall Chris Pearce & Ruth Magnuson Frank & Terry Martin Ron & Sandi Mielitz Ms. Sheila Miller Margaret Moroz Michael Nesbitt Bob and Cindy Newfield Mikaela Oldenkamp Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth TippettPope Beth M. Proven Pat and Bill Reid Michael Rennie Olga & Bill Runnalls Barbara Scheuneman Muriel Smith Marlene Stern & Peter Rae Dr. Ken Thorlakson Stephanie M. van Nest The Williamson Foundation Karin Woods Dr. Jens J. Wrogemann Anne Yankiwski Baked Expectations - Beth Grubert & Family Guillermo Rocha Medical Corporation 3 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!

Doug Blaylock Shelley Chochinov Candee Clark Cheryl Ferguson Eleanor Giffin

Sistema Winnipeg is a free daily after-school program offered at no cost to participants that enriches the lives of children and young people with the fewest resources and the greatest need. The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following patrons whose support makes a difference in the everyday lives of these children. Thank you!

Honourary Chair Daniel Scholz, Principal Viola Vivace $1,500+ D'Addario Foundation Mark & Jocelyn Gabbert Junior League of Winnipeg Legacy Fund Heather Menzies Mr. Jean-Francois Phaneuf Lea Stogdale Jim & Jan Tennant E. Toews Con Brio $600 - $1,499 Chelsey Hiebert Margaret & Peter Hughes Dr. David Lyttle Lydia MacKenzie Jonathan E. Mitchell Judy Nichol and Jim Skinner Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Foundation Debra Scott Allegro $150 - $599 Mr. John A. Bailey Kathleen Beach Nelson Irene Bergner Mr. William Richard Bloxom Stephen Brodovsky Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Mrs. Audrey Campbell Dave Christianson & Vera Steinberger Kathleen & David Estey Juliana and Rick Fast Judith & Peter Flynn Foundation for Choral Music in Manitoba Penny Gilbert Margaret Jeffries

Allan & Anita Malbranck Joseph and Judith Malko Family Fund - the Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation Jackie Markstrom Kathy Martinuk Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Patricia Pollard in Memory of Gary Pollard Mr. Guy Prokopetz Ms. Teresa Reilly Levi & Tena Reimer Joan Sabourin Marlis Schroeder, Dr. M.L. Schroeder Marie Shannon, Olga & Myron Shatulsky Catherine Skene, Catherine Skene Ms. Debbie Spracklin St. Mary's Road United Church Suzanne Stevenson, Margaret & Hartley Stinson Carol & Neil Trembath Cornelia van Ineveld, Strang/ van Ineveld Family Thuraya Weedon Edith Wiebe Don & Betty Young Arlene Young and Robert O'Kell Conmoto $1-$149 Judy Amy-Penner, in honor of Michelle Berger David Annandale, in honor of Robert O'Kell Donald Pearen, in honor of Robert O'Kell Michael Barker-Fyfe Veronique Barthet Brenda Batzel, in Memory of Robert Coates Mr. Richard P. Bauch Karen Bauch Ralph & Eileen Baxter Dan & Marnie Belhassa Audrey Belyea Isaak & Tina Bergen Donald & Edith Besant Ms. Diane Bewell J Darlene Boettcher, in honor of Ben & Nadia Hauschak's 65th Anniversary Shirley Book Sally Boulding Rae Bradshaw, in memory of Richard Deadman Joan Braun Paul & Doreen Bromley Ms. Shirley Brown Ms. Judi L. Burling Mr. Bryan Byhre Stephen Smith and Melina Chow Arthur Chow, in honor of Bob O'Kell Glynis Corkal Helle Cosby Margaret Cuddy Betty Curnew Mrs. Michele Del Rizzo Marc Desjardins Harry and Mary Lynn Duckworth, in honor of Dr. Robert O'Kell

R. Duddek Spencer Duncanson Linda Edel John & Marilyn Ekins Ms. Ursula Erhardt Michelle Faubert, for Arlene Young's efforts Nelma Fetterman Ms. Catherine Flower Margo Foxford Hilda Franz Joycelyn and Bryan Gawryluk Russel & Mary Grenkow Katie & DeLloyd Guth Audrey Hawkins Teresa A. Hay Ms. Shirley Hicks Arlene Hintsa in Memory of Marilyn Kathryn Hofley, in celebration of Lorraine Cairns' special milestone birthday Carl & Vi Hultin Shaun Humphries Lee & Theresa Huscroft William J. Hutton Ardelle Jacques Victoria Johnston Marilynne Keil, in Memory of David H. Skinner Ed & Helen Kolomaya Mrs. Jennifer Krestanowich Anne La Tour Edith Landy, in Memory of David Landy Mrs. Ingrid Lee Mark Libin Tom & Lovie Liewicki Helen Litz Gail Loewen in Memory of Her Mother Sue Lemmerick Zeeba Loxley Al & Pat Mackling Priya Mani Elaine & Neil Margolis Dr. Peter & Mrs. Jane Markesteyn, in honor of Lucienne Blouw Dr. Ian McIntyre Barbara McNeill Ms. Linda Meckling Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Sandi Mitchell Vera Moroz Margaret Moroz Margaret Morse Ms. Bonnie Neil Thomas Nesmith, in honor of Dr. Robert O'Kell Robert O'Kell and Arlene Young Mr. Brian O'Leary Alice Oswald Shelley Page Oscar Pantaleon Jr. Judy Pateman Patricia Mary Patterson Ms. Rose Popowich Mrs. Edna Poulter Ms. Lois Powne Mr. James & Christine Prendergast Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Prescott Adeline Pressey Beth M. Proven Dr. Fiona Punter

Darcia Ratuski M. Reguly Sheilas Music Studio Leslie Rentz, in memory of Greg Rentz Leslie Rentz, in honor of Linda Meckling Mr. Louis Ricciuto Tannis Richardson Mr. Chris Rudd Joan Sabourin, in memory of David Banks Joan Sabourin, in memory of Alex Beyak Edward Sale, Judith and Ben Flynn Eduardo Saveliovsky, Eduardo Saveliovsky Nicola Schaefer Barbara Scheuneman Trudy Schroeder Harald & Vicky Schulz B.J.N. Scott Charlene Scouten Mr. & Ms. Ed Shwedyk Joan Smith Wilma Sotas Garry & Linda Specht Meg Specht, Ed Campbell Marianne Staub Melissa Steele & George Toles, Happy Birthday Bob O'Kell Diane Stewart Frances Stewart, Glennda Tully & Holly Hewens Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor TEC Video Security Inc Robert Thomas, Betsy F. Thorsteinson Bill & Barb Toews Christine Tymchak, Ricki Valcourt, Bettina von Kampen Ms. Stephanie M. van Nest Breandan Waddell-Flynn, Judith Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Gordon & Charlotte Walkty Vanessa Warne, Robert O'Kell- in celebration of his birthday Shawn & Beth Watters Diane Weselake Grace M. Wiebe Karen Woods Libby Yager and Billy Brodovsky 15 Anonymous GENERAL WSO

The WSO gratefully acknowledges the following patrons whose foresight helps to ensure long-term financial support for the WSO. Thank you!

Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Mr. Raymond Davis Helene Dyck Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Marilynne Keil, in Memory of David H. Skinner

T.G. Kucera Blumie & Iser Portnoy Endowment Fund Henriette Ricou and Jure Manfreda Barbara Scheuneman Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz Marie Schoffner Lynn & Bill Shead Jim & Jan Tennant Barbara Cook James & Claudia Weselake Robin Wiens and Emilie LagacéWiens WSO Women's Committee in memory of Leila Alvare 2 Anonymous

ENDOWMENT FUND Sistema Winnipeg gratefully acknowledges those who have started their own named funds at The Winnipeg Foundation.

The Marjorie & Morley Blankstein Sistema Endowment Fund The Tannis M. Richardson Sistema Endowment Fund The Michael Nozick Family Sistema Endowment Fund The Crawford & McCarver Family Darlene Hildebrand & Steve van Vlaenderen Henriette Ricou and Jure Manfreda Alison Mendres Pat Michalski,in Honour of Donn Yuen's Retirement Mrs. Liz Patzer Barb & Gerry Price Levi & Tena Reimer Faye Warren The Winnipeg Foundation – The Asper Endowment

OTHER DONATIONS Shellometh Baladad In Memory of George Berman Rex & Connie Blamey in memory of Barbara Filuk Hilary Druxman Heather Graham, in memory of Harold George Vogt Linda Litwack in memory of Mayer Rabkin Patricia Loustel Brian Muirhead in memory of Mayer Rabkin Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth TippettPope in honour of Bill & Shirley Loewen's 60th Anniversary Waverley Tenant Association Wanda Young in memory of Edwin Yee 3 Anonymous Listing as of March 06, 2019

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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 1983-84

Hon. Mr. Justice J. T. Beaubien Mr. J. M. Sinclair Dr. 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 Mr. Andrew D. M. Ogaranko, Q.C.

1984-86 1986-88 1988-90 1990-92 1992-94 1994-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Feb 1999-May 1999 Jun 1999-2000 2000-Feb 03 Mar 2003-Dec 2003 Dec 2003-Jan 2005 Jan 2005- Jul 2006 Jul 2006-Nov 2006 Dec 2006- Jun 2007 2007- 2012 2012- 2016 2016- present

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 I Pollock, QC (Interim President) Dr. Brendan MacDougall Ms. Dorothy Dobbie Mr. Timothy E. Burt, CFA Mr. Terry Sargeant

PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL Ida Albo Al Alexandruk Mal Anderson Carol Bellringer Marilyn Billinkoff Doneta Brotchie John and Bonnie Buhler Timothe E. Burt 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 Alan Freeman

Evelyn Friesen Elba Haid Helen Hayles Kaaren Hawkins Sherrill Hershberg Peter Jessiman Ian Kay Roger King Bill Knight Michel Lagacé Zina Lazareck Gail Leach Dr. Hermann Lee Naomi Levine Bill Loewen Jackie Lowe Dr. Brendan MacDougall Dr. Eleanor MacDougall Don MacKenzie

Bill Marr Ed J. Martens Michael Nozick Harvey I Pollock, QC Dr. William Pope John Rademaker Kathleen Richardson Tannis Richardson Leney 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 2018-2019 SEASON BOARD OF DIRECTORS Terry Sargeant, President Curt Vossen, Vice President Rob Kowalchuk, Treasurer Michael Kay, Corporate Secretary Sandra Altner Lucienne Blouw Emily Burt, MBA, CFA James Cohen Arlene Dahl Marten Duhoux Steven Dyer Daniel Friedman

Dr. Selena Friesen Margaret Harvie Micah Heilbrunn Robin Hildebrand Jackie Hunt, ex-officio Margaret Kellermann McCulloch Dr. Maureen Kilgour Silvester Komlodi Sotirios Kotoulas Julie Ryckman Marlene Stern Richard Turner Trudy Schroeder, Executive Director Daniel Raiskin, Music Director

Trudy Schroeder, Executive Director Lori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant

MARKETING Brent Phillips, VP Marketing & Communications Kristen Einarson, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Diana Chabai, Communications Assistant S.Thompson Designs Inc.

HONOURARY STAFF Alexander Mickelthwate, Director Emeritus Bramwell Tovey, Conductor Laureate ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Jean-Francois Phaneuf, VP Artistic Operations & Community Engagement James Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate Laura Lindeblom, Production Manager Tatiana Carnevale, Operations Coordinator Sheena Sanderson, Stage Manager Stuart Bremner, Stage Supervisor Greg Hay, Orchestra Personnel Manager Greg Hamilton, Principal Librarian Laura MacDougall, Assistant Librarian Brent Johnson, Education & Community Engagement Manager

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WOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE Margaret Harvie, President Eva Lavallee, Vice-President Sherratt Moffatt, Past President Susan Cooke, Secretary Nancy Weedon, Treasurer

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Lyn Stienstra, CPA, CMA, VP Finance & Administration Sandi Mitchell, Payroll & Accounting Administrator Oscar Pantaleon Jr, Finance & Administration Assistant

ARTISTIC Daniel Raiskin, Music Director Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor Harry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence and Co-Curator, Winnipeg New Music Festival

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OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS Her Honour the Honourable Janice C. Filmon C.M., O.M. Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba The Honourable Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba His Worship Brian Bowman, Mayor of the City of Winnipeg Mr. W.H. Loewen & Mrs. S.E. Loewen, WSO Directors Emeritus

DEVELOPMENT Beth Proven, VP Development Carol Cassels, Development Manager Theresa Huscroft, Development Coordinator Chelsey Hiebert, Sistema & Special Events Manager Kae Normandeau, Development Communications Coordinator SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES Ryan Diduck, VP Sales & Audience Services Jen Skelly, Sales & Audience Services Manager Rachel Himelblau, Box Office Coordinator Jeffrey Acosta, Group & Education Events Coordinator Patron Services Representatives (P/T): Meg Dolovich Emma Milner Sandesh Fernandez Kelsey Rosentreter Laura Gow Stephanie Van Nest Paul Longtin Lindsay Woolgar

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