SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2019 I ISSUE 1
MEET NAOMI WOO, WSO’S NEW ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR PINK MARTINI
SOARING STRINGS: MOZART & BRAHMS JURASSIC PARK IN CONCERT
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JOURNEY DOWN THE DANUBE
MESSAGE FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Welcome to a new and inspiring season at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra! Every fall, there’s an air of excitement around the WSO.The office is buzzing with preparations and orchestra rehearsals are in full swing. Musicians, board and staff all are impatiently waiting for the moments when we can again share great music and passion with you, our devoted audience. And there is much to share this season! Pink Martini is without any doubt one of the most fun groups to visit Winnipeg this season. Featuring a dozen musicians with songs in 25 languages, this show brings together the fun of a big band and the sophistication of the full symphony orchestra. If you want to travel through some of the loveliest musical landscapes, we invite you for a Journey Down The Danube.This show is a “greatest hits” program of waltz music and much more. In the words of our Associate Conductor Julian Pellicano, this concert is “music for the heart”. I am personally very excited about our collaboration with the remarkably talented Canadian artist Jeremy Dutcher, winner of the 2018 Polaris Prize and the 2019 JUNO Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year for his album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa.The classically trained operatic tenor and composer from the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick studied 110-year-old wax cylinder recordings of his ancestors’, writing musical arrangements based on them, breathing new life into traditional Wolastoq songs. Wolastoq is a language now spoken by fewer than 100 people and we are honoured to help preserve this culture. And we certainly did not forget our young audience! Will Stroet of Will's Jams entertains kids through bilingual music in French and English, inspiring them to be healthy, active, creative, and engaged in the world.This is Will’s first-ever symphony show and WSO is excited to be part of it! Our first Masterworks concerts each feature works I’m particularly looking forward to performing. Brahms’ First Symphony took more than 20 years to complete and its magnificence gave him the courage to leave the giant ghost of Beethoven behind him for good.Those of you who love a great Violin Concerto will enjoy Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Hailed as “one of the most important and influential composers in the history of Hollywood”, his genius was recognized by Gustav Mahler and was often compared to Mozart. No wonder – Korngold was composing operas by the age of 9. Like Korngold, who fled Austria after the Nazi occupation in 1938, Sergej Rachmaninoff left his beloved Russia in 1917, shortly after the October Revolution. In his own words, he “left behind the desire to compose: losing my country I lost myself also...”. Symphonic Dances, his last and deeply personal work, is a beautiful and nostalgic testament of love for his motherland. Rachmaninoff is also the favourite composer of the WSO’s Composer-in-Residence Harry Stafylakis. We are excited to welcome another talented Canadian, baritone Philippe Sly, who will join the WSO for the world premiere of Harry’s profoundly lyrical Into Oblivion. We live in a society where the 24-hour news cycle can overwhelm us with information about calamities and violence around the world, showing how awful a species we seemingly are. So next time, when your soul sinks, remember what we do, in the words of Leonard Bernstein:“… will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.”
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Please give a warm welcome to Naomi Woo, the WSO’s new Assistant Conductor!
Before moving to Winnipeg, Naomi held the position of Conducting Scholar for the Cambridge University in 2017-2018. Naomi holds degrees in mathematics and philosophy from Yale College, in piano performance from the Yale School of Music and Université de Montréal, and recently completed a PhD in musicology at Cambridge University as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. We sat down to get to know Naomi a little bit better. WSO: What’s your favourite piece you have conducted so far? Naomi Woo: Probably Stravinsky's Les Noces, an epic depiction of a Russian wedding celebration, including four (FOUR!) pianos, six percussionists, a choir, and four soloists. As you can imagine, it was very loud, chaotic, and exhilarating! I am still amazed that we managed to get all four pianos in the same room at one time... What’s your "bucket list" piece to conduct? NW: I have so many operas on the bucket list... It would be a dream to conduct Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's L'Amour de Loin, for example.
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What’s your favourite food? NW: When I'm visiting family in Vancouver, definitely sushi. In England, where I lived before Winnipeg, whatever is freshly picked from my garden! Are you a cat or dog person? NW: Dog! My family has the sweetest, friendlist puppy called Mordecai--Morty, for short. He would be mortally offended if I answered anything else. Naomi’s first concert with the WSO will be Will’s Jams in October.You can find out more about her by visiting her website at naomiwoo.ca
WSO SPONSORS, FUNDERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In the spirit of gratitude, please join us as we gather to play and listen to music on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, and Dakota, and on the homeland of the Métis. The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is performing on Treaty 1 territory. The intention of the treaties was to share the gifts of the land. We acknowledge the ancient history of this land and its original people, and the harms and mistakes of the past. The WSO commits to being part of the ongoing process of reconciliation and to strengthen the community through sharing the gift of music. - The Musicians, Staff, and Board of Directors of your Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. We encourage you to learn more by visiting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada at www.trc.ca and the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba at www.trcm.ca.
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CONDUCTORS AND COMPOSERS Daniel Raiskin, Music Director
Naomi Woo, Assistant Conductor
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.
Canadian Naomi Woo is a versatile conductor, pianist, and researcher. She is the assistant conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, music director of the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra, and artistic director of Sistema Winnipeg. Outside of conducting, she has an active career as a pianist, spanning opera coaching, collaborative piano, and solo performance. She has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Canada, the US and the UK, and been reviewed as an “elegant” performer in the New York Times.
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.
Naomi regularly collaborates with artists, choreographers, poets, and composers in the creation of interdisciplinary performance work, which has shown at venues including Somerset House, Kunsthalle Darmstadt, and Kettles Yard. Alongside Sasha Amaya, she runs tick tock, which focuses on sonic and choreographic performance.
Julian Pellicano, Associate 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. 4
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Prior to completing a PhD at the University of Cambridge, Naomi studied math, philosophy, and music at Yale University and the University of Montreal.
Harry Stafylakis, WSO Composer-inResidence, 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
WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2019-2020 SEASON MUSIC DIRECTOR Daniel Raiskin ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Julian Pellicano ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Naomi Woo COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE WNMF CO- CURATOR Harry Stafylakis
TRUMPETS Chris Fensom, Principal Paul Jeffrey Isaac Pulford
CELLOS Yuri Hooker, Principal Alex Adaman **Grace An Arlene Dahl Emma Quackenbush Alyssa Ramsay Sean Taubner
The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair
TROMBONES Steven Dyer, Principal Keith Dyrda
BASSES Meredith Johnson, Principal Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal The Sophie-Carmen EckhardtBruce Okrainec Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed Daniel Perry by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster **Anna Scheider Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster Eric Timperman Chris Anstey FLUTES Mona Coarda Jeff Dyrda Jan Kocman, Principal Tara Fensom Supported by Gordon & Audrey Fogg **Jessie Ramsay Alex Conway Hong Tian Jia Sonia Shklarov OBOES Julie Savard Beverly Wang, Principal Jun Shao Robin MacMillan SECOND VIOLINS Jeremy Buzash, Principal ENGLISH HORN Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal Robin MacMillan, Principal Karen Bauch Kristina Bauch CLARINETS Elizabeth Dyer Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Bokyung Hwang Taylor Eiffert Rodica Jeffrey **Momoko Matsumura The James Thomson Memorial Chair *Susan McCallum Takayo Noguchi BASSOONS Jane Pulford Kathryn Brooks, Principal Claudine St-Arnauld Kristy Tucker **Christine Yoo FIRST VIOLINS Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster
VIOLAS Daniel Scholz, Principal Anne Elise Lavallée, Assistant Principal Marie-Elyse Badeau Laszlo Baroczi Richard Bauch Greg Hay **Michaela Kleer Michael Scholz Heather Wilson
HORNS Patricia Evans, Principal Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair
Aiden Kleer Caroline Oberheu Michiko Singh
BASS TROMBONE Tamas Markovics, Principal TUBA **Jarrett McCourt TIMPANI Mike Kemp, Principal PERCUSSION Andrew Johnson, Principal HARP Richard Turner, Principal Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Greg Hay PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Greg Hamilton ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Aiden Kleer
In loving memory: Meredith McCallum, violin Please note: Non-titled (tutti) string players are listed alphabetically and are seated according to a rotational system. * On Leave ** Temporary Position
Fred Redekop is the official Piano Tuner and Technician of the WSO.
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Join the WSO on the world stage when we perform in the Netherlands and Belgium in May 2020 as part of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands by Canadian Forces during WW2.
You can come along as part of one of two tours that are being offered through the Great Canadian Travel Company, or they will help you build your own tour. For more information contact Natalie Hebert at (204) 949-0199 or email her at natalie@gctravel.ca or visit www.greatcanadiantravel.com/destination/wso-netherlands-tours/ ADOPT A MUSICIAN Help us ensure that we can make this once in a lifetime opportunity possible by adopting a musician and showing your financial support of the WSO’s world tour. Musicians are $5,000 to adopt but donations of every size are welcome. Contact Beth Proven at (204) 949-3989 or bproven@wso.mb.ca for more information. ROTTERDAM GALA AND CONCERT Join us in Rotterdam on May 5, 2020 for a gala dinner and concert celebrating Netherland’s Liberation Day. Tickets are $300 Cdn and include a pre-concert gala dinner, a ticket to the WSO’s concert in Rotterdam, and post-concert dessert. To book the Rotterdam gala contact Natalie at (204) 949-0199 or email natalie@gctravel.ca . TRAVELLING ON YOUR OWN TO THE NETHERLANDS? Please go online to the concert halls in the cities where you will travel to book your concert tickets. Links may be found on the WSO’s website. Sunday, May 3, 2020 ...................... Monday, May 4, 2020 ...................... Tuesday, May 5, 2020 .................... Wednesday, May 6, 2020 ................ Thursday, May 7, 2020 .................... Friday, May 8, 2020 ........................ Saturday, May 9, 2020 ....................
Arnhem, Musis Sacrum Amsterdam, Concertgebouw Rotterdam, de Doelen Groningen, Oosterpoort Antwerp, de Singel Utrecht, Tivoli Vredenburg Heerlen, Parkstad Theatre
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Julian Pellicano, conductor Pink Martini: Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano & bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Meow Meow, guest vocals Jimmie Herrod, guest vocals Gavin Bondy, trumpet Antonis Andreou, trombone Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Andrew Borger, drums Timothy Nishimoto, vocals and percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion
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Pink Martini
Pink Martini enjoys announcing their program from the stage
Friday, September 20 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21 8:00 p.m.
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Pink Martini
Pink Martini
“Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure… if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band.” – Thomas Lauderdale, bandleader/pianist In 1994 in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, Thomas Lauderdale was working in politics, thinking that one day he would run for mayor. Like other eager politicians-in-training, he went to every political fundraiser under the sun… but was dismayed to find the music at these events underwhelming, lackluster, loud and unneighborly. Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop – and hoping to appeal to conservatives and liberals alike, he founded the “little orchestra” Pink Martini in 1994 to provide more beautiful and inclusive musical soundtracks for political fundraisers for causes such as civil rights, affordable housing, the environment, libraries, public broadcasting, education and parks. One year later, Lauderdale called China Forbes, a Harvard classmate who was living in New York City, and asked her to join Pink Martini.They began to write songs together.Their first song “Sympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler)” became an overnight sensation in France, was nominated for “Song of the Year” at France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards, and to this day remains a mantra (“Je ne veux pas travailler” or “I don’t want to work”) for striking French workers. Says Lauderdale,“We’re very much an American band, but we spend a lot of time abroad and therefore have the incredible diplomatic opportunity to represent a broader, more 10
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inclusive America… the America which remains the most heterogeneously populated country in the world… composed of people of every country, every language, every religion.” Featuring a dozen musicians, with songs in 25 languages, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Greece,Turkey, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America and North America. Pink Martini made its European debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1998 under the direction of Norman Leyden. Since then, the band has gone on to play with more than 50 orchestras around the world, including multiple engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Boston Pops, the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center, the San Francisco Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the BBC Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall in London. Other appearances include the grand opening of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall; the opening party of the remodeled Museum of Modern Art in New York City; the Governor’s Ball at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008; three sold out shows with the Sydney Symphony at the Sydney Opera House; multiple soldout appearances, and a festival opening, at the Montreal Jazz Festival, sold-out concerts at Paris’ legendary L’Olympia Theatre in 2011 and 2016; and Paris’ fashion house Lanvin’s 10-year anniversary celebration for designer Alber Elbaz in 2012. In 2014, Pink Martini was inducted into both the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame and the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Pink Martini has released 11 studio albums on its own independent label Heinz Records (named after Lauderdale’s dog), selling over 3 million albums worldwide. In 2018, Pink Martini released a special 20th Anniversary Edition of its seminal debut album Sympathique, the album which catapulted them onto the international stage.
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Kerry DuWors, voilin; Martin Blanchet, bass; Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Sam Hughes, trumpet; Chad Reimer, tuba
Julian Pellicano, conductor Jeremy Buzash, violin Jessica Kos-Whicher, soprano
Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No. 1
Antonin Dvořák
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
Johann Strauss II
Adele's Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II
Intermezzo & Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
Galop from Orpheus in the Underworld
Jacques Offenbach
Hungarian Dance No. 5
Johannes Brahms
Rumanian Folk Dances
Béla Bartók
Light Cavalry Overture
Franz von Suppé
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Journey down the Danube
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Leichtes Blut (Light of Heart) Polka
Johann Strauss II
Pizzicato Polka
Johann Strauss II/Josef Strauss
Gold and Silver Waltz
Franz Lehar
“O Mio Babbino Caro”from Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini
“Quel Guardo il Cavaliere”from Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti
Triumphal March from Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Preghiera (Prayer) from Suite No. 4 “Mozartiana”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
On the Beautiful Blue Danube (Blue Danube Waltz)
Johann Strauss II
Sunday, September 22
2:00 p.m.
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Journey Down the Danube
Jeremy Buzash, violin
Jessica Kos-Whicher, soprano
After being inspired by his uncle, Jim Buzash, Jeremy began studying violin at the Conservatory of Performing Arts in Regina, Saskatchewan at the age of 3 and was soon recognized for remarkable aptitude. Known for his enthusiastic love of music, classic approach, beautiful sound, and an encyclopedic knowledge of violins and bows, Jeremy’s career as a musician is multifaceted, including interests in baroque performance and new music. At the age of 4, Jeremy was already playing violin in the family gypsy band, Betty and Her Brothers Five, a Canadian Recording Industry Association Gold Record winning ensemble.
Hailed as “the next great one” (Doug Speirs,Winnipeg Free Press), Winnipeg-born soprano Jessica KosWhicher is currently a student of Tracy Dahl and Monica Huisman. Most recently, Jessica appeared as Micäela in La Tragédie de Carmen with Little Opera Company. Past highlights include Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi with Manitoba Underground Opera,Tatiana in Eugene Onegin (Opera NUOVA), Pamina in The Magic Flute…Retold (Manitoba Underground Opera), Elle in La Voix Humaine, Sister Rose in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking with Opera NUOVA. Jessica is a two time encouragement award winner and a two time regional finalist for the Met National Council Auditions. Jessica is the recent and proud winner of the Rose Bowl in the Winnipeg Music Festival. Jessica is the founder & director of J. Kos-Whicher Vocal & Performing Arts.
Jeremy’s frequent appearances at local and international festivals during his formative years have yielded a multitude of scholarships and awards, including commendations from both the Premier and Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, an Emerging Artist nomination from the mayor of Regina, and the prestigious President’s Gold Medal from the Conservatory of Performing Arts in Regina.
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ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Kerry DuWors, voilin; Chad Reimer, tuba; Victoria Sparks, percussion
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Daniel Raiskin, conductor Benjamin Schmid, violin
Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297,“Paris” Allegro assai Andantino Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35 Moderato nobile Romance: Andante Finale: Allegro assai vivace
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
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Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Un poco sostenuto – Allegro Andante sostenuto Un poco allegretto e grazioso Adagio – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
Friday, September 27 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 28 8:00 p.m. Pre -Concert Chat on the Piano Nobile at 7:15 p.m.
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Friday, September 27
10:30 a.m.
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PROGRAM NOTES by James Manishen
Symphony No. 31 “Paris” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart b. Salzburg / January 27, 1756 d. Vienna / December 5, 1791 Composed: 1778 First performance: June 18, 1778 (Paris), conducted by Joseph Le Gros Last WSO performance: 2002; Andrey Boreyko, conductor A theatre man to the core, Mozart travelled to Paris in 1778 both looking for a position and the opportunity to compose an opera. Since Salzburg hadn’t an opera house, he felt that the sophisticated Parisian music lovers might just allow that possibility, in recognition of his gifts and particular passion. Accompanied by his mother, Mozart left Salzburg in September 1777, stopping in Mannheim where he soaked up the great advances of its famous orchestra in the art of symphony creation and performance.There he famously fell in love with Aloysia Weber but was thwarted by her father from proceeding with the relationship. Mother and son arrived in Paris on March 23, 1778. Mozart made some contacts but since the Gluck-Piccini feud over the merits between French and Italian opera was in full force, there wasn’t much opportunity for a new opera by a young provincial German. So Mozart searched out other work. Mozart connected with Jean Le Gros, director of the highly successful Concert Spirituel – one of the first public concert series in existence - in which Mannheim composers featured prominently. Mozart knew the exuberant Mannheim style well from his time there and when the commission came for a new symphony (K. 297), Mozart cleverly tailored it with “Parisian”features via the Mannheim stylistic lead. Symphony No. 31 is scored for a large orchestra of the time - 57 players at the premiere including clarinets Mozart used for the first time in one of his symphonies. As for the Parisian veneer, a grand coup d’archet unanimous forte entrance opens the work, a characteristic Concert Spirituel happening. Opening-movement repeats are eliminated, harmonies are kept simple
and motives are repeated to keep everything “short and sweet”as Mozart recalled, also acknowledging Parisian audiences’inclination to applaud anywhere they were enticed.
Korngold drew from his film material:The haunting first theme of the first movement is taken from the 1937 picture Another Dawn followed by the gentle love theme from the 1939 film Juarez.The Two slow movements were composed. middle movement has a melody Le Gros had felt that the first one was from the 1936 film Anthony Adverse, too long and harmonically overripe, so one of 43 melodies Korngold Mozart supplied an Andantino in 6/8 fashioned for the movie.The that he preferred and is used today. rollicking Tarantella-finale’s theme Soft and loud passages abound in the comes from the 1937 film The Prince brilliant finale and, as Mozart wrote to and the Pauper. his father, the audience didn’t hide their pleasure! Symphony No. 1 Johannes Brahms Concerto for Violin and b. Hamburg / May 7, 1833 Orchestra in D major, Op. 35 d.Vienna / April 3, 1897 Erich Wolfgang Korngold Composed: 1855-1876 b. Brno, Czech Republic / May 29, 1897 First performance: November 4, 1876 d. Hollywood, CA / November 29, 1957 (Karlsruhe), conducted by Felix Otto Composed: 1945 Dessoff First performance: February 15, 1947 Last WSO performance: 2013; in St. Louis, conducted by Vladimir Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Golschmann with Jascha Heifetz as soloist In 1853 Robert Last WSO performance: 2008; Schumann decided to Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor; submit his first article James Ehnes, violin in a decade to the Mozart, Mendelssohn Neue Zeitschrift für and Schubert were all Musik, where he proclaimed the 20young marvels whose year-old Johannes Brahms as the talent at an early age future of German music and the defied belief. So too rightful heir to Beethoven. was Korngold, who Mahler, Puccini Principled, passionate and wholly and Richard Strauss described as a aware of the obligation that went talent for the ages. Korngold’s opera with Schumann’s assessment, Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) made Brahms was immensely proud to him world famous at age 19. But get both the endorsement and a Korngold’s real fame came after he request from the senior composer fled Europe following Hitler’s to start work on a symphony. annexation of Austria, landing in Doubting that he could meet the Hollywood and proceeding to challenge, it took Brahms 21 years become the first composer to bring to produce this first of the four symphonic music to Hollywood films. symphonies he would go on to By the time Korngold composed his create. Violin Concerto, he had written a host of classic Warner Brothers film scores. In 1945 he decided to re-evaluate his career and the Violin Concerto was his first concert piece of that path. Though written for Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman, the Concerto’s champion was Jascha Heifetz who delivered Korngold’s cinematic score with incomparable panache.The premiere received an overwhelming response, as is often the case today with this unabashedly Romantic, exciting and memorable work.
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Brahms was a probing student of German musical tradition. He was a Bach scholar, edited Handel’s manuscripts and fervently studied composers and performance practices of earlier German music. In 1854 Brahms attempted some sketches for a symphony but deployed them in his First Piano Concerto and the German Requiem, both successes. The next year he set down a first movement that he kept to himself. Seven years passed before he sent the manuscript to
PROGRAM NOTES Clara, Schumann’s widow who the most cherished works in the became Brahms’s mentor. Clara liked it entire orchestral literature. and encouraged the young composer Brahms’s First is a supreme extension to finish the task. of Beethoven’s powers of musical Spurred on by the success in 1873 of architecture, adding in ennobling his Haydn Variations, Brahms spent melody, richly detailed counterpoint the next three years agonizing over and the most genuine emotional the symphony, revising and polishing narrative imaginable. right up to the premiere in November The opening movement is a superbly 1876.Though it met with a mild argued sonata form.The second reception, the First grew in stature through the coming century, not only movement begins with a melancholy theme in the violins, closing with a becoming the most performed of Brahms’s four symphonies but among heart rending restatement in the
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oboe, horn and solo violin.The third movement’s pastoral woodwind opening is contrasted in a central section of grand statement.The finale is famous for both its horn solo – an Alphorn melody Brahms collected while in Switzerland – and the stirring hymn-like melody clearly inspired by Beethoven’s Ode to Joy theme from his Ninth Symphony. A majestic coda closes this timeless masterpiece, which reveals new vistas each time one hears it.
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Soaring Strings: Mozart & Brahms
Benjamin Schmid Viennese-born violinist Benjamin Schmid has a wideranging repertoire, specialising in the works of Austrian composers including Berg, Goldmark, Korngold, Kreisler, Muthspiel, Schoenberg and Webern. With pianist Ariane Haering, he has also focused on Mozart, and they have edited several sonatas and previously unpublished fragments for G. Henle Verlag. He also has a successful career in jazz and regularly presents his Hommage à Grappelli programme at jazz venues and classical concert halls alike. Highlights of the 2019/20 season include appearances with the Indianapolis and Winnipeg Symphony orchestras, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig and Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès, and he returns to the Brucknerhaus Linz with his Benjamin Schmid Jazz Quartet.
with the Paganini-Kreisler Concerto under the baton of Valery Gergiev, which was broadcast in over 60 countries and released on CD and DVD by Deutsche Grammophon. In Asia, he has appeared with the New Japan Philharmonic, Singapore Symphony and at the Hong Kong Festival among others. He is also a frequent guest at the major European chamber music festivals. Benjamin Schmid has a discography of over 40 albums, which have won critical acclaim and awards including the ECHO Klassik, Gramophone Editor’s Choice and Strad Selection. Benjamin Schmid plays the “ex-Viotti” Stradivarius of 1718, provided to him by the Österreichische Nationalbank.
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Geena Salway, viola, Sharon Atkinson, Clarinet; Allen Harrington, bassoon; Brendan Thompson, percussion; Donna Laube, piano
He has a close relationship with the Wiener Philharmoniker and their notable collaborations include the opening concert of the Salzburger Festspiele as well as a performances at Vienna Musikverein and, in 2011, at Schloss Schönbrunn
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Winnipeg’s only dedicated classical & jazz music station
SPECIAL
Jeremy Dutcher with Orchestra Daniel Raiskin, conductor Jeremy Dutcher, vocalist
Louis Riel Overture
William McCauley
Round Dance
Kris Derksen
Honour Song
Jeremy Dutcher
Eqpahak
Jeremy Dutcher
Ultestakon
Jeremy Dutcher
Love at First Sight (from Fireweeds)
Cathy Elliott
Oqiton
Jeremy Dutcher
Essuwonike
Jeremy Dutcher - INTERMISSION -
Kiwetin-acahocs (North Star)
Andrew Balfour
Mi’kmaq Dance Medley
Traditional / arr. Becca Pellett
Mehcinut
Jeremy Dutcher
Qonute
Jeremy Dutcher
Sakomawit
Jeremy Dutcher
Largo from New World Symphony (“Song of Hiawatha”)
Antonin Dvofiák / adapted by Lucas Waldin
Up Where We Belong
Buffy Sainte-Marie / arr. Daryl McKenzie
Nipuwoltin
Jeremy Dutcher
Pomok naka Poktoinskwes
Jeremy Dutcher
All arrangements by Lucas Waldin unless otherwise indicated.
Wednesday, October 9
7:30 p.m
Burton Cummings Theatre
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ARTIST WELCOME Kwolasihkulpon // Welcome: I’m so glad you could be with us here with evening to experience wocawson // the wind Tonight we will present songs from a record released last year called Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa // The Songs of the People of the Beautiful River. An elder from my First Nation asked me to help bring our songs home.These traditional songs had been recorded on wax cylinders over a century ago and now reside at the Canadian Museum of History. It was her greatest hope to hear these songs live among the people again; She told me,“When I hear those old voices qoss//son, I hear symphonies”. I did too, and thus began the work which lead to this evening. I have lived my life at the intersections.Where white meets native, classical meets traditional, old meets new meets future.What I understand now is that #ourmusicbelongs to all. Our songs carry the beauty and passion of an opera aria and our stories rival any great european drama. Thank you to my community which inspires my work, my loved ones who sustain me, my collaborator Lucas Waldin for handling this music so thoughtfully in his orchestration and conducting, the players for their musical gifts and finally to you, for opening your ears and hearts to the sounds of my nation. Psiw-te Ntolnapemok // all my relations. Jeremy Dutcher
ARTIST BIOS
SPECIAL
Jeremy Dutcher with Orchestra
Jeremy Dutcher Performer, composer, activist, musicologist – these roles are all infused into Jeremy Dutcher’s art. His music, too, transcends boundaries: unapologetically playful in its incorporation of classical influences, full of reverence for the traditional songs of his home, and teeming with the urgency of modern-day struggles of resistance. A member of Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick, Jeremy first did music studies in Halifax before working in the archives at the Canadian Museum of History, painstakingly transcribing Wolastoq songs from 1907 wax cylinders. Jeremy heard ancestral voices singing 20
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forgotten songs and stories that had been taken from the Wolastoqiyik generations ago. As he listened to each recording, he felt his own musical impulses stirring from deep within. Long days at the archives turned into long nights at the piano, feeling out melodies and phrases, deep in dialogue with the voices of his ancestors.These “collaborative” compositions, collected together on his debut LP are like nothing you’ve ever heard. Delicate, sublime vocal melodies ring out atop piano lines that cascade through a vibrant range of emotions.The anguish and joy of the past erupt fervently into the present through Jeremy’s bold approach to composition and raw, affective performances enhanced by his tenor techniques.
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Victoria Sparks, percussion; Brendan Thompson, percussion
Daniel Raiskin, conductor Philippe Sly, bass-baritone
Into Oblivion (2019): A symphonic song cycle for bass-baritone & orchestra (World Premiere) Part I Now It Is Autumn A Smell of Ashes Daggers, Bodkins, Bullets Quietus Part II Already Our Bodies Fallen Death-Flood Rising At One with Darkness She Is Gone Part III A Horizontal Thread Renewed with Peace
(B)EYOND CLASSICS
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
Harry Stafylakis (b. 1982) Text: The Ship of Death by D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930)
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Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Non allegro Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) Lento assai – Allegro vivace – Lento assai – Allegro vivace
Friday, October 18 Saturday, October 19
7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
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Pre -Concert Chat on the Piano Nobile at 6:45 p.m.
SPECIAL CONDENSED MATINEE Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Friday, October 18
10:30 a.m.
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PROGRAM NOTES by James Manishen
Into Oblivion Harry Stafylakis b. Montreal / 1982 Composed: 2019 World Premiere One autumn day in 2014, my phone rang unexpectedly and I was met with a familiar deep, resonant voice. Philippe Sly and I had first collaborated on the orchestral premiere of my song cycle, The Keats Cycle, while we were both still based in Montreal, and he was now interested in embarking on a new vocal project. Phil remains one of the most inspiring musicians I’ve had the pleasure of working with, so there was no hesitation in my response. We quickly started developing the idea for a large-scale work. Some years earlier, while researching possible texts to set for a different project, I’d come across D.H. Lawrence’s The Ship of Death. It had immediately drawn me in, sung to me, in a way that I knew I had to set it to music one day.When the new project with Phil came up, I was drawn back to that text, which seemed finally complete with his voice uttering it in my head. It has taken some time for the circumstances to align just right, but finally we’re pleased to present the results of our collaboration: Into Oblivion, a symphonic song cycle for bass-baritone and orchestra. Though D.H. Lawrence’s literary oeuvre had largely been dominated by a preoccupation with human relationships, his failing health in the last years of his too-short life prompted him towards some darker topics. The Ship of Death, composed in autumn 1929 while Lawrence was dying from tuberculosis, is a particularly solitary and darkly introspective work in which the poet grapples with his own mortality. Faced with the inexorable approach of
death – the obsessively repeated ‘oblivion’ – Lawrence considers how one might best prepare for it, to go into that oblivion with grace and a sense of relief, along the way drawing on ancient conceptions of death from both western and eastern traditions. Into Oblivion follows the dramatic trajectory of Lawrence’s poem. Each of the ten numbered sections of the poem forms its own movement, and the ten movements are then grouped into three large ‘parts’. Through the first two parts, we follow the poet in his descent as he explores the darker aspects of this most difficult topic, and in the final part we rise with him as he discovers hope within himself, a sense of lightness and peace in his final journey. Harry Stafylakis
3 And can a man his own quietus make with a bare bodkin? With daggers, bodkins, bullets, man can make a bruise or break of exit for his life; but is that a quietus, O tell me, is it quietus? Surely not so! for how could murder, even self-murder ever a quietus make? 4 O let us talk of quiet that we know, that we can know, the deep and lovely quiet of a strong heart at peace! How can we this, our own quietus, make? 5 Build then the ship of death, for you must take the longest journey, to oblivion. And die the death, the long and painful death that lies between the old self and the new.
Already our bodies are fallen, bruised, badly bruised, already our souls are oozing through the exit of the cruel bruise. Already the dark and endless ocean of the end The Ship of Death is washing in through the breaches of our wounds, D.H. Lawrence already the flood is upon us. 1 Oh build your ship of death, your little ark Now it is autumn and the falling fruit and furnish it with food, with little cakes, and and the long journey towards wine oblivion. for the dark flight down oblivion. The apples falling like great drops of dew to bruise themselves an exit from themselves. And it is time to go, to bid farewell to one's own self, and find an exit from the fallen self. 2 Have you built your ship of death, O have you? build your ship of death, for you will need it. The grim frost is at hand, when the apples will fall thick, almost thundrous, on the hardened earth.
6 Piecemeal the body dies, and the timid soul has her footing washed away, as the dark flood rises. We are dying, we are dying, we are all of us dying and nothing will stay the death-flood rising within us and soon it will rise on the world, on the outside world. We are dying, we are dying, piecemeal our bodies are dying and our strength leaves us, and our soul cowers naked in the dark rain over the flood, cowering in the last branches of the tree of our life.
7 And death is on the air like a smell of We are dying, we are dying, so all we can do is now to be willing to die, and to build the ship ashes! of death to carry the soul on the longest Ah! can't you smell it? journey. And in the bruised body, the A little ship, with oars and food frightened soul and little dishes, and all accoutrements finds itself shrinking, wincing from fitting and ready for the departing soul. the cold Now launch the small ship, now as the body dies that blows upon it through the orifices. and life departs, launch out, the fragile soul in the fragile ship of courage, the ark of faith French translations will be available in the lobby. 22
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with its store of food and little cooking pans and change of clothes, upon the flood's black waste upon the waters of the end upon the sea of death, where still we sail darkly, for we cannot steer, and have no port.
Symphonic Dances Sergei Rachmaninov Composed: 1940 First performance: January 4, 1941 (Philadelphia), conducted by Eugene Ormandy. Last WSO performance: 2011, Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
There is no port, there is nowhere to go only the deepening black darkening still blacker upon the soundless, ungurgling flood By late 1936 darkness at one with darkness, up and down Rachmaninov was and sideways utterly dark, so there is no beginning to lose direction any more interest in and the little ship is there; yet she is gone. composing. His She is not seen, for there is nothing to see her by. recent Third Symphony was only a She is gone! gone! and yet somewhere she is there. modest success while the Fourth Nowhere! Piano Concerto and Corelli Variations were failures with the 8 public. Only the Rhapsody on a And everything is gone, the body is gone Theme of Paganini had been completely under, gone, entirely gone. acclaimed and since Rachmaninov’s The upper darkness is heavy as the lower, between them the little ship fame as an imperial pianist was is gone inarguable, his performing career she is gone. appeared to provide him his only means of guaranteed success. It is the end, it is oblivion. As war broke out in 1939, 9 Rachmaninov and his wife Natalya And yet out of eternity a thread left Europe for America, renting a separates itself on the blackness, a horizontal thread home in Orchard Point, Long Island that fumes a little with pallor upon the dark. near his friends Vladimir and Wanda Horowitz and choreographer Is it illusion? or does the pallor fume Michel Fokine who had recently A little higher? produced the successful ballet Ah wait, wait, for there's the dawn, the cruel dawn of coming back to life based on Rachmaninov’s Paganini out of oblivion. Variations. Wait, wait, the little ship Though he was preparing for a drifting, beneath the deathly ashy grey concert tour in 1940 and normally of a flood-dawn. didn’t compose when doing so, Wait, wait! even so, a flush of yellow Rachmaninov rekindled the urge to and strangely, O chilled wan soul, a flush of rose. want to write something. On A flush of rose, and the whole thing starts again. August 21 he wrote to conductor Eugene Ormandy to describe a new 10 set of Fantastic Dances he had The flood subsides, and the body, like a worn sea-shell finished and was about to start emerges strange and lovely. scoring. Rachmaninov wanted to And the little ship wings home, faltering and dedicate it to Ormandy and the lapsing Philadelphia Orchestra who had on the pink flood, performed and recorded some of and the frail soul steps out, into the house again the composer’s finest works. filling the heart with peace. Rachmaninov completed the Swings the heart renewed with peace scoring by October, renaming the even of oblivion. dances symphonic rather than Oh build your ship of death, oh build it! fantastic. Fokine too was impressed for you will need it. when Rachmaninov played the work For the voyage of oblivion awaits you. through for him, thinking another Copyright © 1933 D. H. Lawrence. Reproduced by ballet might be possible. But permission of Pollinger Limited and the Estate of Frieda Fokine’s death in 1942 ended any Lawrence Ravagli. hope of that.
Symphonic Dances was Rachmaninov’s last work.The Philadelphia premiere was praised but a subsequent New York performance was not and Rachmaninov felt the work would never find the popular acclaim so much of his music had reached earlier. He called the Symphonic Dances his ``last flicker,’’feeling himself without the ``strength and fire’’to compose again. But there is nothing slack about the Symphonic Dances for they contain some of Rachmaninov’s finest orchestral music. Steering an elusive path between the music’s hard-won optimism and melancholic longing for his Russian roots, Rachmaninov’s rugged journey is told with striking personality. The opening movement grows from a miniature three-note motive with alto saxophone at the centre of the movement’s threepart design.The second movement is a waltz in the style of Tchaikovsky. After a sighing introduction in the winds, the finale picks up speed, its rhythms sounding born from jazz syncopation. Chimes recall the Gregorian Dies Irae from the Mass for the Dead which Rachmaninov often favoured in other works.The movement gathers momentum, exploding into the final section. A coda born from Russian Orthodox chant appears and at this point Rachmaninov wrote ``Alliluya’’in the score. One wonders which message is at play then.Whether Faith, death, sadness or optimism, Rachmaninov leaves that for us to decide.
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ARTIST BIOS
(B)EYOND CLASSICS
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
Phillippe Sly
Harry Stafylakis
French-Canadian bass-baritone Philippe Sly is the first prize winner of the prestigious 2012 Concours Musical International de Montréal and a grand prize winner of the 2011 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. In the 2019-20 season, he will be heard in the world premiere of Stafylakis’ Into Oblivion with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra; Mozart Requiem and Weill Berliner Requiem with Vancouver Symphony; Bach Christmas Oratorio with Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Handel’s Messiah with the University Musical Society; Bach Christmas Oratorio with Gulbenkian Orchestra (Portugal); Mozart Mass in C Minor with National Arts Centre (Canada) and Maison Symphonique de Montreal. Additionally, he returns to Paris Opera (Garnier) for productions of Don Giovanni and Cosí fan tutte as well as performances of Schubert’s Winterreise with Le Chimera Project. Recently, he was awarded Concert of the Year in Romantic, Post-Romantic and Impressionist Music at the 16th annual ceremony of the Prix Opus in Québec. His solo recordings are available on Analekta Records.
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),“favoring doomsday chords and jackhammer rhythms” (The New Yorker). He is the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's Composer-InResidence and Co-Curator of the Winnipeg New Music Festival. His works have been performed by the Toronto, Winnipeg,Vancouver, Edmonton, Ottawa,Victoria, PEI, Spokane, Stamford, and Greek Youth Symphony Orchestras, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, McGill Chamber Orchestra, Roomful of Teeth, JACK Quartet, ICE, Contemporaneous, Mivos Quartet, Quatuor Bozzini, and Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, among others. In 2019 he collaborated with progressive metal pioneers Animals As Leaders on the orchestral adaptation of their music for metal band & orchestra. Awards include the Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the ASCAP Foundation’s Leonard Bernstein Award, four SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers, and grants from the Canada Council, NYSCA, SSHRC, and New Music USA. He is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the NYC composer collective ICEBERG New Music. www.hstafylakis.com
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Laura MacDougall, flute; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Cathy Wood, clarinet; Allen Harrington, bassoon; Caroline Bucher, percussion; Fred Liessens, percussion; Victoria Sparks, percussion; Brendan Thompson, percussion; Donna Laube, piano
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AIR CANADA SOUNDBYTES POPS
On behalf of
DARRELL G EBHARDT Family, Partners, & Associates
Proud supporter of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, we celebrate and wish them a huge success on their 72nd season!
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Naomi Woo, conductor Will's Jams (Will Stroet), vocalist
CANADA LIFE KIDS CONCERTS
Will’s Jams
All songs by Will Stroet except for orchestra works otherwise noted. All arranged and orchestrated by Claude Lapalme except for the Rossini, Rimsky, Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi
Try Something New The Barber of Seville Overture (excerpt) Hygiene and Eugene Just Imagine Flight of the Bumblebee Make Friends with an Earthworm Trepak (from Casse-noisette) Let’s All Dance Reading Revival L’inverno (excerpt) Hockey’s Just Really Cool Ella’s Umbrella Trikers Rocks and Roots
Pre-Concert Activities Sunday, October 20 Pre-Concert Activities Partner:
1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Antonio Vivaldi
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CANADA LIFE KIDS CONCERTS
Will’s Jams
Will’s Jams Will Stroet of Will's Jams is JUNO-nominated musician on CBC Kids, Universal Kids and KidoodleTV, well loved for his original rock, folk, and blues music with witty wordplay and catchy choruses. For more than a decade, Will's music has been inspiring kids to be active, creative and engaged in the world. He discovered his talent for writing children’s music while completing his education degree at the University of B.C. After releasing his first album in 2005, Will knew he had found his calling. In 2009, he took leave from teaching to pursue music full time and has never looked back, performing nearly 2,000 shows
across Canada and China.On top of his 2017 JUNO nomination, he’s garnered six Western Canadian Music Award nominations, two from the Canadian Folk Music Awards and two from the Sirius XM Indies. In 2015, UBC’s Faculty of Education honoured Will in their top 100 Alumni awards.Will's excited for the premiere of his kids' orchestra show with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra! For more info, visit www.willsjams.com.
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Tracy Wright, oboe; Chad Reimer, tuba
Now in their 72nd Season, the Women’s Committee promotes community interest in the WSO, organizes and implements activities to provide financial support to the WSO, supports the WSO community outreach and educational programs, and assists in many other facilities.
Shop for exciting gifts and accessories at great prices at the Music Stand prior to WSO’s performances and during intermission. Interested in joining the Women’s Committee of the WSO? Make a difference I Enjoy a challenge I Meet new friends I Build our team I Promote our symphony Contact Tracey LeClair at silvernotes@outlook.com or visit wso.ca/womens-committee
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September – October 2019 I OVERTURE 29
Julian Pellicano, conductor
A STEVEN SPIELBERG FILM
BMO NIGHT SOUNDBYTES AT THE MOVIES
Jurassic Park in Concert
SAM NEILL LAURA DERN JEFF GOLDBLUM AND RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH _____ BOB PECK MARTIN FERRERO B.D. WONG SAMUEL L. JACKSON WAYNE KNIGHT JOSEPH MAZZELLO ARIANA RICHARDS Live Action Dinosaurs: STAN WINSTON Full Motion Dinosaurs by: DENNIS MUREN, A.S.C. Dinosaur Supervisor: PHIL TIPPETT Special Dinosaur Effects: MICHAEL LANTIERI Music by: JOHN WILLIAMS Film Edited by: MICHAEL KAHN, A.C.E. Production Designer: RICK CARTER Director of Photography: DEAN CUNDEY, A.S.C. Based on the Novel by: MICHAEL CRICHTON Screenplay by: MICHAEL CRICHTON AND DAVID KOEPP Produced by: KATHLEEN KENNEDY AND GERALD R. MOLEN Directed by: STEVEN SPIELBERG A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
Tonight's program is a presentation of the complete film Jurassic Park with a live performance of the film’s entire score, including music played by the orchestra during the end credits. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the credits. © Universal City Studios LLC and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Saturday, October 26 Sunday, October 27
7:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
BMO Night at the Movies Series Sponsor:
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Laura MacDougall, flute; Tracy Wright, oboe; Mike Dassios, clarinet: Allen Harrington, bassoon; Caroline Bucher, percussion; Victoria Sparks, percussion; Brendan Thompson, percussion, Donna Laube, piano September – October 2019 I OVERTURE 31
Sistema Winnipeg has just started its 9th season! Operating out of both Elwick and King Edward schools, this year the program will serve roughly 140 students in Winnipeg’s North End. A social program that uses music as a tool for social change, students are not just taught music. In being pushed to pursue excellence both individually and as a team, Sistema provides students with transferrable skills that will apply to all areas of their lives. Operating five days per week after school, students receive a healthy snack, are taught by instrument specialists, participate in orchestra and choir, and participate in a variety of other activities. A partnership between the WSO, 7 Oaks School Division, and Winnipeg School Division, the program is funded by donors so there is no cost to participants. A longitudinal study of Sistema Winnipeg by Dr. Francine Morin at the University of Manitoba found a positive impacts in six key areas: musical progression, academic achievement, attendance and tardiness, personal and soci-emotional development, benefits for families, communities and culture, as well as health, safety, and well-being.
The end of last season was filled with new experience for Sistema students. For the first time, the Sistema season was extended to include a third concert in June. This concert the world premiere of 13-yearold Phoenix Handel’s composition Rhapsody of Season. Phoenix started playing the piano at age 4, and started composing her own music at the age of 7. At the Sistema Finale Concert on June 18th, Phoenix performed as the piano soloist in her composition, alongside the WSO and all 120 Sistema Winnipeg Students. Although the summer is usually time off for the students, this year 8 were given the opportunity to participate in Rosamunde Summer Music Academy. Founded in 2011, Rosamunde operates out of the Canadian Mennonite University and offers string programs for students of all ages and levels. This summer one Sistema students participated in the advanced 10-day core program, while 7 others participated in the 5-day Mini-Rosie program. The week was filled with private lessons, chamber music, orchestra, and other fun activities, and ended in a spectacular day of concerts. This opportunity was made possible through generous scholarships from both Rosamunde and the WSO Women’s Committee. Sistema Winnipeg cannot exist without your help. Donations can be directed to support either annual operations or the Sistema Endowment Fund. To donate, visit wso.ca/support or phone Theresa Huscroft, Development Coordinator, at 204-949-3973.
7 Mini-Rosie students with Dan Scholz and Andrea Bell
Phoenix started playing the piano at age 4, and started composing her own music at the age of 7.
New Sistema Music Director Sistema Winnipeg is thrilled to welcome Naomi Woo as the new Sistema Music Director. Not only will the students be conducted by Naomi each week, they will also get to opportunity to watch her conduct the WSO at various concerts throughout the year. For more information on Naomi, please see page 2.
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The Maestro’s Circle recognizes patrons whose significant philanthropy furthers the musical artistry of the WSO. Based on 12 months accumulative giving
Honourary Chair Daniel Raiskin, Music Director Diamond MC $50,000+ Michael Nesbitt Platinum Baton $25,000-$49,000 Gail Asper O.C., O.M., LL.D. & Michael Paterson James Cohen & Linda McGarva-Cohen Joanne DeFehr & Marten Duhoux Daniel Friedman & Rob Dalgliesh Bill and Shirley Loewen Curt & Cathy Vossen Gold MC $10,000 -$24,999 Timothy & Barbara Burt Kevin & Els Kavanagh Drs. Grant & Eleanor MacDougall Ron & Sandi Mielitz Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Hartley & Heather Richardson Elizabeth Szirom Silver MC $5,000-$9,999 Lucienne Blouw Art & Leona DeFehr John & Gay Docherty David & Diane Johnston Michael & Glenna Kay Aaron Lewis Naomi Levine & Arthur Mauro Michael Nozick & Cheryl Ashley Gerry & Barb Price Shirley Richardson Tannis Richardson Lea Stogdale
Jim & Jan Tennant Dr. Ken and Lorna Thorlakson Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Dr. Jens J. Wrogemann 1 Anonymous Concertmaster's Bow $2,500-$4,999 Shibashis Bal Emily Burt & Tyler Makodanski Pierce & Amy Cairns Brenlee Carrington Trepel Frank & Agnes DeFehr Dr. Albert & Mrs Lee Friesen Robin Hildebrand Christine Skene & Nick Logan Dr. David Lyttle Elaine & Neil Margolis Carol & Barry McArton Ken and Judy Murray Ted & Mary Paetkau Fran Pollard Trudy Schroeder M. Winnifred Sim Dr. Leslie Simard-Chiu & Dr. Aaron Chiu Muriel Smith Bill & Margaret Fast Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen E. Toews Professor A.M.C. Waterman Klaus & Elsa Wolf Sandy Woytowich Black Tie $1,500-$2,499 Sandra Altner David & Gillian Bird Marjorie Blankstein CM, OM, LLD Dr. Francis Booth Steven & Ruth Chipman Jan & Kevin Coates Arlene Dahl Steven Dyer Joan & Glen Dyrda Philipp & Ilse Ens Mark & Jocelyn Gabbert Micah Heilbrunn Nora Kaufman Mr. John Kearsey Margaret Kellermann McCulloch & Paul McCulloch Dr.Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace Dueck Rob & Idelle Kowalchuk Dr. Judith Littleford Brent Mazur & Nancy Quiring Gord & Sherratt Moffatt Valerie Mollison Drs.Kenneth & Sharon Mould Dr. Michael Nelson & Dr. Selena Friesen John Pacak & Dr. Clare Ramsey Wayne & Linda Paquin Diane Payment & Roxroy West Lesia Peet, in memory of Nicholas & Phyllis Chopp Jean-Francois Phaneuf Harvey I. Pollock Q.C.
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Carolynne Presser Beth M. Proven Dr. Diane Ramsey Jim & Leney Richardson Rick Riess & Jean Carter Sanford & Deborah Riley Douglas C. Everett, Chairman, Domo Gasoline Corp Olga & Bill Runnalls Julia K. Ryckman Barbara Scheuneman Cheryl & Lorne Sharfe Pam Simmons Marlene Stern & Peter Rae Richard Turner Professor A.M.C. Waterman Don & Florence Whitmore Dr. & Mrs. Klaus Wrogemann
Friends of the WSO support the WSO each season. Honourary Chair Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster Symphony $600-$1,499 Andrew L Cooke Medical Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood Lesley Baizley Earl & Cheryl Barish Sheila & David Brodovsky Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Drs. David & Kathleen Connor John Corp Margaret Cuddy Isaac Benjamin Diamond Ryan & Janice Diduck Kathleen & David Estey Wayne Forbes Robert & Linda Gold Gregg & Mary Hanson N and L Holliday Margaret & Peter Hughes Robert Jaskiewicz Marianne Johnson Lawrence Jones Peter & Ellen Kroeker Millie & Wally Kroeker Katarina Kupca W.K. Labies Francoise Lesage & Ken Mills Dr. David Lyttle Dr. & Mrs. John & Natalie Mayba Terry & Vi Moore Margaret Moroz Bonnie & Richard Olfert Donna & Ian Plant Marina Plett-Lyle Dr. Marlis Schroeder Marilyn Thompson Dr. & Mrs. Willem T.H. van Oers Robert Vineberg Hans & Diana Werner Raymond & Shirley Wiest 2 Anonymous 36
Concerto $300-$599 Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory F. Bell Bruce Bertrand-Meadows Richard & Joy C. Betts Helga & Gerhard Bock Dr. & Mrs. Brian and Cathie Bowerman Penny & Sheldon Bowles Mr. & Mrs. F Buckmaster Sel & Chris Burrows Gerald Callow Sylvia Cassie Shelley Chochinov Ron Clement Joy Cooper & Martin Reed Irene & Robert Corne Dennis & Ruth Crook Linda Daniels Esther and Hy Dashevsky Miss O. Dilay Hilary Druxman John & Ada Ducas Lezlee Dunn R & E Dupuis Beverley & Fred Dyck Helene Dyck Mr. & Mrs. W. Easton Marcia Fleisher Margaret Follett Penny Gilbert Dr. & Mrs. W. L. Gordon Patricia Guy Gordon E. Hannon Daniel Heindl & Eugene Boychuk Elsie Hignell Audrey F. Hubbard Irene Janzen T.G. Kucera Rose & Dick Lim Fraser & Joan Linklater Pat & Jim Ludwig Nola McBurney Louise McLandress Neil Middleton Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Sharon Mooney Vera Moroz Ingrid Peters-Fransen Pat Philpott Carol Poulin Tim Preston & Dave Ling Rosemary Prior Juta Rathke J. Reichert Iris Reimer Levi & Tena Reimer Barbara Sabanski Dr. & Mrs. Alvin and Ethel Schroeder Phil & Nancy Shead Merrill & Shayna Shulman Debbie Spracklin Gary & Gwen Steiman Dr. & Mrs. M.R. Steinbart
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Lorne Sunley Paul Swart Dr. & Mrs. David Swatek Tom & Lori Thomas June & Lorne Thompson C. & R. Thomsen Edith A. Toews Susan Twaddle Diane Weselake Harry & Evelyn Wray 3 Anonymous Serenade $150-$299 Joan Anderson Kaeren Anderson Pat & Harvey Anton Doug Arrell & Dick Smith Dick & Minnie Bell Bruce & Joyce Berry Edwin Bethune Susan & Edwin Bethune Joan Blight Shirley Book Brian and Cathie Bowerman Mr. & Mrs. Fred Buckmaster Carol Budnick Donna Carruthers Laura Chan & Herman Lam Julie Collings Helle Cosby Greg Cox Tom Dercola Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman Ursula Erhardt Donna Ekerholm George B. Elias John J. Enns Siegfried Enns Howard & Angela Epp Margaret E. Faber Harold & Alice Funk George & Carol Gamby Jim & Betty Gaynor Dr. & Mrs. Andrew & Karen Gomori Irene Groot-Koerkamp & Greg Edmond Dr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri Hall Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Holland Charles Huband Dorothy Huebert William J. Hutton David Jacobson Ernest P Janzen Margaret Jeffries Ross & Betty Jo Johnston Len & Koren Kaminski Marilyn Kapitany Henry Katz, in Memory of Dena Kathleen Kemp Heather Kirkham Susan & Keith Knox Marion Korn Mona Koropatnick Janet Kuchma Edith Landy, in Memory of David Landy
Don Lawrence Kathy and Saul Leibl Benjamin Lyle Anne MacKay Jane MacKay Lorraine MacLeod Dr. & Mrs. A.G. Macrodimitris Simone Mahrenholz Linda Martin S. McMillan Glen Mead Pierre Meunier Sue Miclash Bob & Penny Miller Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Sylvia Mitchell D.E. Morrison Brian Muirhead John & Margaret Mundie Judith Murphy Kris Olafson Truus Oliver Cameron Pauls Eleanor Payne Rick Pinchin Cornelia (Connie) Pope Donna & Gordon Price Dr. Reynold Redekopp David & Cynthia Reimer Kevin Rollason & Gail MacAulay Matt Schaubroeck R. Schroeder Dr. Robert J. Schroth Harald & Vicky Schulz Dr. L. Sekla Shirley Ann Simkulak Jim Skinner David & Lorraine Smith Brenda Snider Nata & Avery Spigelman Margaret & Hartley Stinson Dr. & Mrs. Ian & Karen Sutton Margaret Taylor Charles Tax Carol & Neil Trembath Herbert & Shirley Wildeman Clinton Wilmot Debbie Wilson Joan Wise Karin Woods Joan Wright 13 Anonymous Prelude $75-$149 Trish Allison-Simms Allan & Rochelle Baker Barbara & Bruce Ball Robert Baragar Robert Barton Maureen P. Bergen Mr. & Mrs. Ken Betcher Angela Blouin Eric & Clara Bohm Chris Brown & Pat McCullough Gloria Brown Irene Brown Sean Bucholz Dee Buchwald
John Burrows Pensy Chan Patti Cherney Lawrie and Bea Cherniack Leona Christiansen Candee Clark Beth Connery Glynis Corkal Joyce Cormack Marlene Crielaard Fred J. Cross Gary & Fiona Crow Ted & Lacona Cunningham George Daniels Beth Derraugh Claire Dionne Herbert & Norma Driver Paul Dueck Lisa Edel Margaret Edmonds John and Marilyn Ekins Margaret Elaine Ellis Don & Martha Epstein Greg & Linda Fearn Helen Feniuk J.C. Flynn Gitta Fricke Margaret Funk Lise Laverdure & Francois Gauvin Paul Gemmiti Jean Giguere Elaine Glass D. Gooch Heather Graham Marj Grevstad George Haidau B. & R. Hall Meghan Hansen Teresa A. Hay Dr. Peter Hayward Larry & Evelyn Hecht Marilyn Hido Darlene Hildebrand & Steve van Vlaenderen Susan Hildebrandt Brian Hirsch Cathy Hobday Richard & Karen Howell Karen Hurst Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki Alan Janzen & Leona Sookram Father Stan A. Jaworski Brent Johnson Bev Kawchuk Erwin Kitsch Mary Klassen Jacki & Sheldon Koven Elsa Krahn Jennifer Krestanowich Patricia Kuchma Ingrid Lee Helen Litz Barry & Patricia Lloyd Lori Luby Alan MacInnes Al & Pat Mackling Barbara Main Harold S. Mawhinney & Judy Moon Samara May
Dr. & Mrs. Ihor Mayba C. & J. McIntyre Terri & Jim McKerchar Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Garfield McRae Estelle Meyers Peter Miller & Carolyn Garlich Peter Morgan D.E. Morrison Joan Ann Morton Cathy Moser Charlotte Murrell Mel & Sharon Myers David & Hermine Olfert Prof. Kerrie A. Orlick Henny Paritzky Margaret Parker Sonjia Pasiechnik Nettie Peters Ian & Ann-Margret Plummer Cristian Popescu Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Edna Poulter Judith Putter William Reynolds Eleanor Riach Louis Ricciuto Melissa Rice Tracy Ridley Susan Rosner Johnny & Pearly Rule Salangad William Scheidt David Schroeder Janet Schubert Gunter Schupke Charlene Scouten Claire Sevenhuysen Mr. & Ms. Ed Shwedyk Gail & Murray Singer Kaye Snatenchuk Geri & Peter Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Starodub Dan & Elsie Stasiuk Dr. Camelia Stefanovici Bonnie Hoffer-Steiman & Lionel Steiman Helena Stelsovsky Sally Stephens Archie & Shirley Stone Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Robert & Barbara Tisdale Elizabeth Toews Dr. Helen A. Toews Andrea Towers Shelley Turnbull Suzanne Ullyot Barry and Gail Veals Hugo Veldhuis Nancy Vincent Jim & Joan Warbeck Evelyn Wener Terrence Wiebe Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Robert Witzke Terrie Woodward Patrick Wright Brad Zander Becca Zechoval 14 Anonymous
Sonatina under $75 Linda Anderson Dorothy Arnold Aaron Bailey Jonathan Baker Eva Berman-Wong Donald & Edith Besant Anna Bird Connie L. Blamey Dick J. Bloemheuvel Lucienne Blouw, in memory of “Trix” Matthew Bolley Richard Bowering Jean Boyes Catherine Brockway Stephen Brodovsky Miss Dorothy Broomhall Alfred Buelow Amiya Chakraborty Sister Josephine Chudzik S.K. Clark Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Karen Couch Judy Crawford Jean Cunningham Jean Curtis D. Cymbalist Ashleigh Czyrnyj Susan Docker Spencer Duncanson Vera & Peter Fast Jenny Fehr Anne Friesen Marie Elizabeth Friesen Irma Froese Heather F. Graham Inga Granovskaya Faye Grant Victoria Gretchen Marianne Gruber Leslie Hancock Travis Harrison Dr. Susan Holt Dr.Stella Hryniuk Lee & Theresa Huscroft Paul Johnson Karen Kaplen Gordon C. Keatch Katie Kirkpatrick Sandi Kneller Dorothy Knowles Irene Kuhtey Carole Kurdydyk Betty Laing Chantal Lancaster Elizabeth Lansard Daniel Christian Lavallee Nancy Leblond David & Sherrill Levene Rick Linden Jacqueline Louer William & Christina MacKay Linda Magne Joyce Manwaring Audrey Mark
Irene Marriott Dennis Martai Hugh McCabe Patricia McDowell Jim McLaren Jocelyn Millard Carolyn Mitchell M. Mohr Shirley & Graham Padgett Heather Partridge Ellen Peel & Neil Bruneau Lesia Peet, in memory of E. Alan Kessler Lesia Peet, in memory of John Caci Denise Penley Diana Peters Dr. Christine Polimeni Ken and Geri Porath Rick & Peg Porter Janis Pregnall Joanne Prygrocki Susan Renard Pat Repa Beverley Ridd Heather Robbins V. Rosolowich Zev Rumstein Shirley Russell Elaine Rust Violeta Sabo Jessie Sawicz Ken Schykulski Sharna Searle Jim & Susan Shaw Norrine Shobrooke Arlene Sinclair Mr. & Mrs. Smith Marianne Staub Lorne Stelmach Muriel Sutherland Dianne Szelag Edith Sharon Taylor Miss A. H. Wagstaffe Phyllis M Waters Glen Angus Webster Theresa Wiktorski Lilli Williams Bruno Zimmer Marissa Lousie Zurba 10 Anonymous
Festival donors help to further the musical artistry of the WSO’s New Music Festival. Thank you! Dr. Linda Asper Baked Expectations - Beth Grubert & Family David & Gillian Bird Jackie Brignall Kevin Burns Timothy & Barbara Burt Pat & Mary Jo Carrabre
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Peter Czaplinski Kathleen & David Estey Guillermo Rocha Medical Corporation Dr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri Hall Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Hilda & Elmer Hildebrand Koren & Leonard Kaminski Patricia Kellendonk Kozub/Halldorson Family Ron Lambert Bernard Lévellé Drs. Grant & Eleanor MacDougall Frank & Terry Martin Ron & Sandi Mielitz Sheila Miller Sharon Mooney Margaret Moroz Michael Nesbitt Bob and Cindy Newfield Mikaela Oldenkamp Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Beth M. Proven Pat and Bill Reid Michael Rennie Olga & Bill Runnalls Barbara Scheuneman Muriel Smith Marlene Stern & Peter Rae Dr. Ken and Lorna Thorlakson Annual Giving - The Winnipeg Foundation Stephanie M. van Nest Karin Woods Dr. Jens J. Wrogemann Anne Yankiwski 1 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! Ms. Debbie Baty Doug Blaylock Shelley Chochinov Candee Clark Linda Edel Cheryl Ferguson Eleanor Giffin Crystal & Gunter Jochum Maureen Kilgour and Richard Goulet Karen Lagadi Dan & Heidi McInnis Cathy Nieroda Henriette Schellenberg Barbara Scheuneman Brenda Sklar Jim & Jan Tennant Donna Wills Mr. & Mrs. Alan Wright
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Hilda & Elmer Hildebrand Robert Hilton Margaret Jeffries Nancy Leigh Sistema Winnipeg is a free daily John and Carolynne McLure Fund after-school program offered at The Winnipeg Foundation no cost to participants that Joseph and Judith Malko Family enriches the lives of children and Fund - The Strategic Charitable young people with the fewest Giving resources and the greatest Jackie Markstrom need. The WSO gratefully Kathy Martinuk acknowledges the following Angela McDonald patrons whose support makes a Maureen McIntosh difference in the everyday lives Ron & Sandi Mielitz of these children. Thank you! Morna-June Morrow Jean-Francois Phaneuf Honourary Chair Patricia Pollard in Memory of Daniel Scholz, Principal Viola Gary Pollard Vivace Guy Prokopetz $1,500+ Dr. David Punter D'Addario Foundation Kris Ramsay Maxine Duncan Levi & Tena Reimer Mark & Jocelyn Gabbert Nichole Riese The Goodman Foundation Joan Sabourin Moffat Family Fund - The Winnipeg Dr. Marlis Schroeder Foundation Trudy Schroeder Jean-Francois Phaneuf Marie Shannon Maurice (Moe) & Ethel Pierce Fund Olga & Myron Shatulsky Richardson Foundation Margot Sim Siobhan Richardson Foundation M. Winnifred Sim Shirley Richardson Ms. Catherine Skene Lea Stogdale Debbie Spracklin Jim & Jan Tennant Pat Stefanchuk E. Toews Margaret & Hartley Stinson The Winnipeg Foundation Stella C. Pena Sy 1 Anonymous Dr. Robert Thomas Carol & Neil Trembath Con Brio Dr. Cornelia van Ineveld $600 - $1,499 Thuraya Weedon Barbara Burt Ms. Edith Wiebe Judith & Peter Flynn The Women's Committee Chelsey Hiebert Arlene Young and Robert O'Kell Margaret & Peter Hughes Don & Betty Young Dr. David Lyttle 6 Anonymous Lydia MacKenzie Conmoto Jonathan E. Mitchell $1-$149 Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Dr David Annandale Foundation Marilyn Barker Jim Skinner Veronique Barthet Allegro Brenda Batzel, In Memory of $150 - $599 Robert Coates Betty & Ted Ash Ralph & Eileen Baxter John A. Bailey K. Beach Nelson Karine Beaudette Audrey Belyea Irene Bergner Ingrid Bennett Stephen Brodovsky Diane Bewell Audrey Campbell J Darlene Boettcher Ann Cathcart Shirley Book Dave Christianson & Sally Boulding Vera Steinberger Chantelle Bowser Mary Lynn Duckworth Rae Bradshaw Don Dyck Jocelyne Brar Robert Eastwood Joan Braun Juliana Fast Paul & Doreen Bromley Hon Janice Filmon Shirley Brown Judith & Peter Flynn Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Foundation for Choral Music Linda Campbell in Manitoba
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Rosemary Chambers Krista Chapman Kari Melissa Chastko Elias Cholakis Art Chow Melina Chow Glynis Corkal Helle Cosby Margaret Cuddy Betty Curnew Arlene Dahl Chad Gabriel Desrosiers Harry and Mary Lynn Duckworth R. Duddek Spencer Duncanson Linda Edel John & Marilyn Ekins Dr. Michelle Faubert Nelma Fetterman Margo Foxford Hilda Franz Joycelyn and Bryan Gawryluk Lila Goodspeed Russel & Mary Grenkow Katie & DeLloyd Guth Nadia Hanuschak Lisa Hargraves Audrey Hawkins Teresa A. Hay Barbara Herriot-Miller Shirley Hicks Deanna Hiebert Hermina and Peter Hildebrand Arlene Hintsa in memory of Marilyn Kathryn Hofley, in celebration of Lorraine Cairn’s special milestone birthday Mary Holmen June Horsberg Karen Hurst Lee & Theresa Huscroft William J. Hutton Victor Isfeld Ardelle Jacques Victoria Johnston Thomas Keenan Marilynne Keil, in memory of David H. Skinner Ed & Helen Kolomaya Ellen Kowbel Jennifer Krestanowich Anne La Tour Linda Lamoureux Edith Landy, in memory of David Landy Ingrid Lee Lisa Lewis Dr. Mark Libin Tom & Lovie Liewicki Helen Litz Laura Loewen Zeeba Loxley Al & Pat Mackling Priya Mani Elaine & Neil Margolis Dr. Peter & Mrs. Jane Markesteyn Linda Meckling
Jocelyn Millard Sandi Mitchell Margaret Moroz Youssef Mouzahem Bonnie Neil Dr. Thomas Nesmith Fredy Y. Noriega Robert O'Kell Brian O'Leary Alice Oswald Dr Shelley Page Oscar Pantaleon Jr. Patricia Mary Patterson Donald Pearen Julian Pellicano K D. Penner Rose Popowich Edna Poulter James & Christine Prendergast Thomas & Lorraine Prescott Adeline Pressey Beth M. Proven Dr. Fiona Punter Darcia Ratuski Marie Ann Reeves M. Reguly Barbara Rempel Sheilas Music Studio Leslie Rentz Louis Ricciuto Edward Sale Claudia Sarbit, in memory of David Edwards Eduardo Saveliovsky Nicola Schaefer Barbara Scheuneman Harald & Vicky Schulz B.J.N. Scott Charlene Scouten Sharna Searle, in honour of the newlyweds, Erica Schultz & Phil Denomme Mr. & Ms. Ed Shwedyk Joan Smith Raymond Sokalski Wilma Sotas Garry & Linda Specht Linda Specht Victoria Stayner-Albl Melissa Steele & George Toles Diane Stewart Frances Stewart William Stewart Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Betsy F. Thorsteinson Bill & Barb Toews Christine Tymchak Ricki Valcourt Breandan Waddell-Flynn Gordon & Charlotte Walkty Dr. Vanessa Warne Diane Weselake Annemarie Wiebe Cathy Wiebe Grace M. Wiebe Libby Yager and Billy Brodovsky 9 Anonymous
GENERAL WSO
ESTATE GIFTS RECEIVED
The Estate of Paula Achtemichuk The Estate of Daphne Florence Bolton The Estate of Barbara Cook The Estate of Agnes Hechter The WSO gratefully acknowledges the The Estate of Ellen B. Hirst following patrons whose foresight The Estate of Gordon Linney helps to ensure long-term financial The Estate of E. Louise Nebbs support for the WSO. Thank you! The Estate of Elizabeth Pawlicki The Estate of Jean Sanderson Lorraine and Gerry Cairns The Estate of Barbara Cook Raymond Davis NETHERLANDS TOUR Marion Delaney ADOPT A MUSICIAN Helene Dyck AND DONORS Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Marilynne Keil, in Memory of David Thank you to the following H. Skinner musician adoptees and donors who Pamela Lockman are contributing to make our Jure Manfreda & Henriette Ricou Netherlands Tour in May 2020 a Alison Mendres reality. We still need your help. Pat Michalski, In Honour of Contact Beth for more information Donn Yuen's Retirement at bproven@wso.mb.ca. K.O. Dr. Russell & Mrs. Donna Albak Liz Patzer Tatiana Arcand Blumie & Iser Portnoy Endowment Gail Asper Fund Lucienne Blouw Gerry & Barb Price Timothy & Barbara Burt Barbara Scheuneman Gerry & Lorraine Cairns Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz Ray & Elsie Chrunyk Lynn & Bill Shead Art and Leona DeFehr Lorne Sunley Joanne DeFehr & Marten Duhoux Jim & Jan Tennant Bryce & Nikki Douglas Faye Warren ft3 Architecture James & Claudia Weselake Robin Wiens and Emilie LagacéWiens The Women's Committee Bronwen M.Yewdall
Deborah Gray Sarah Gray Peter Jessiman Kevin & Els Kavanagh Michael & Glenna Kay Fernand Kirouac Aaron Lewis Bill and Shirley Loewen Drs. Grant & Eleanor MacDougall Arthur Mauro & Naomi Levine Michael Nesbitt Bill Pope & Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Don and Anne Reimer Garry & Tamara Roehr Laurel Malkin and David Folk Richardson Foundation Hartley and Heather Richardson Rubin Spletzer Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Curt and Cathy Vossen Bob and Heather Williams David C. Wilson Winnipeg Airports Authority 3 Anonymous Listing as of August 20, 2019
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
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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.
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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 Timothy E. Burt James Carr Dorothy Dobbie Greg Doyle Jamie Dolynchuk Julia De Fehr Susan Feldman Wally Fox-Decent Jack Fraser Alan Freeman Evelyn Friesen
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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
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Bill Marr 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
WSO BOARD & STAFF 2019-2020 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 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 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 Aiden Kleer, Assistant Librarian Brent Johnson, Education & Community Engagement Manager
BOX OFFICE: ADMIN OFFICE:
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, Associate Conductor Naomi Woo, Assistant Conductor Harry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence and Co-Curator, Winnipeg New Music Festival
CONTACT US:
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 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): Allison Challes Paul Longtin Meg Dolovich Chenoa McKelvey Sandesh Fernandez Stephanie Van Nest Shoshana Goldberg Lindsay Woolgar Laura Gow
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