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BRUCKNER & BACH

A CHORUS LINE

LUCA BURATTO PLAYS PROKOFIEV

AL SIMMONS SYMPHONIC SHENANIGANS

Lara Ciekiewicz

MARCH - APRIL 2018 I ISSUE 5

wso.ca I 204-949-3999

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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

In Winnipeg we greet the lengthening days and warmer

weather with great enthusiasm and a feeling of pride for

making it through another winter. Most of us say “that

wasn’t too bad, at least it is a dry cold.” For the Winnipeg

Symphony Orchestra, the start of spring brings us much

enthusiasm about the season offerings for the coming year,

but it also gives us extra appreciation for the concerts we

are able to attend in the spring.

I am looking forward to hearing Gwen Hoebig and Karl

Stobbe perform Bach’s Double Concerto followed by the

monumental Bruckner’s 9th Symphony. The partnership with Rainbow Stage continues

with a wonderful performance of A Chorus Line, we perform great choral masterpieces

at St. Boniface Cathedral in recognition of the anniversary of the diocese, and we

welcome exciting young pianist Luca Buratto to the WSO. And, of course, we look

forward to a performance with the irrepressible Al Simmons, our local genius.

What else can we anticipate in the months to come? Well, the annual Winnipeg

Symphony Orchestra Spring Gala on April 26 will move to the Centennial Concert Hall

and Alloway Hall this year. The event will be connected to an exclusive performance

of the orchestra and cast members from Cirque de la symphonie. Gala events are

wonderful ways to celebrate as a community of WSO supporters, but attending the gala

is not the only way to support the legacy of symphonic music in Winnipeg. You can

enter the Symphony Sweepstakes, make a donation to the WSO Friends or Maestro’s

Circle Programs, or remember the WSO in your estate planning.

Our community would not be able to enjoy the many benefits that a professional

symphony orchestra provides without the generous support of audience members who

purchase tickets, make donations, volunteer in many different ways, and cheer for the

WSO throughout the year. Thank you for your enthusiasm, generosity, and community

minded support of the WSO. You make a difference!

Trudy SchroederExecutive DirectorWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra


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Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director

German conductor Alexander Mickelthwate is renowned for his “splendid, richlyidiomatic readings” (LA Weekly),“fearless” approach and “first-rate technique” (LosAngeles Times). Critics have noted Alexander’s extraordinary command over theAustro-Germanic repertoire, commenting on the “passion, profundity, emotionalintensity, subtlety and degree of perfection achieved” in Bruckner’s SymphonyNo. 7 as “miraculous” (Anton Kuerti, 2011).

Following on from his tenure as Assistant Conductor with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, whichhe completed in 2004, Alexander Mickelthwate was Associate Conductor of the Los AngelesPhilharmonic for three years, under the direction of Essa-Pekka Salonen. Now in his twelfthseason as Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Alexander has significantlydeveloped the orchestra’s profile through active community engagement and innovativeprogramming initiatives like the annual Winnipeg New Music Festival and the Indigenous MusicFestival. Chosen to perform at the Carnegie Hall Spring For Music Festival in New York, May 2014,due to “creative and innovative programming” (CBC Manitoba Scene), the orchestra was the onlyCanadian ensemble in the showcase.

CONDUCTORS AND COMPOSERS

Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor

A conductor with expansive musical interests, Julian Pellicano is a formidable interpreter ofthe symphonic repertoire.The Winnipeg Free Press says of Pellicano,“His versatility is trulyastonishing…”Marking his fifth season with the WSO, the 2017-2018 season includesappearances at the inaugural edition of the Ciclo de Música Contemporánea in Oviedo,Spain, a return to the Louisiana Philharmonic and his first appearance conducting the Royal Winnipeg Ballet among many other highlights.

The creation, with Dr. Paul Lehrman, of a new performance edition of George Antheil's Ballet Mecanique firstbrought Pellicano to the public’s attention. Conductor of the Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble since 2008,Pellicano is recognized for his transparent interpretations of contemporary music. He studied conductingas a fellow at the Yale School of Music. An autodidact, he was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory as apercussionist without typical classical training, and continued his studies at the Royal College of Music inStockholm, Sweden and at the Yale School of Music and was a member of the critically acclaimed YalePercussion Group. Pellicano also holds a degree in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University.

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Harry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence, WNMF Festival Director

Harry Stafylakis (b. 1982) hails from Montreal and is now based in NYC. He is theWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra's Composer-In-Residence and Festival Director of theWSO's Winnipeg New Music Festival. His works have been performed by the AmericanComposers Orchestra, the Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Spokane, Stamford, Victoria, andPEI symphonies, McGill Chamber Orchestra, ICE, Contemporaneous, Mivos Quartet,Quatuor Bozzini, and Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, among others. Awards include

the Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the ASCAP Foundation’sLeonard Bernstein Award, four SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers, and grants from theCanada Council, NYSCA, and New Music USA. He is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centreand a member of the NYC composer collective ICEBERG New Music. Stafylakis holds degrees from McGillUniversity and The Graduate Center, CUNY, and lectures at the City College of New York. His doctoralresearch, supported by SSHRC, examines rhythm and meter in progressive metal. www.hstafylakis.com


MUSIC DIRECTORAlexander Mickelthwate

RESIDENT CONDUCTORJulian Pellicano

COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCEHarry Stafylakis

FIRST VIOLINSGwen Hoebig, Concertmaster

The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowedby the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation

Karl Stobbe, Associate ConcertmasterMary Lawton, Assistant ConcertmasterChris AnsteyMona CoardaTeodora DimovaTara FensomHong Tian JiaMeredith McCallumSonia ShklarovJulie SavardJun Shao

SECOND VIOLINSJeremy Buzash, PrincipalElation Pauls, Assistant PrincipalKaren BauchKristina BauchElizabeth DyerBokyung HwangRodica JeffreySusan McCallumTakayo Noguchi*Jane PulfordClaudine St-Arnauld

VIOLASDaniel Scholz, PrincipalAnne Elise Lavallée,

Assistant PrincipalMarie-Elyse BadeauLaszlo BarocziRichard BauchGreg HayMichael ScholzHeather Wilson

CELLOS

Yuri Hooker, Principal

Leana Rutt, Assistant Principal

**Desiree Abbey

Alex Adaman

Arlene Dahl

Carolyn Nagelberg

Emma Quackenbush

Sean Taubner

BASSES

Meredith Johnson, Principal

Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal

Travis Harrison

Paul Nagelberg

Bruce Okrainec

Daniel Perry

**Anna Scheider

FLUTES

Jan Kocman, Principal

OBOES

Beverly Wang, Principal

Robin MacMillan

ENGLISH HORN

Robin MacMillan, Principal

CLARINETS

Micah Heilbrunn, Principal

Taylor Eiffert

BASSOONS

Alex Eastley, Principal

Kathryn Brooks

HORNS

Patricia Evans, Principal

Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal

James Robertson

Caroline Oberheu

Michiko Singh

TRUMPETSChris Fensom, PrincipalPaul JeffreyIsaac Pulford

TROMBONESSteven Dyer, PrincipalKeith Dyrda

BASS TROMBONE**Stephen Clayton, Principal*Julia McIntyre, Principal

TUBAChris Lee, Principal

TIMPANIMike Kemp, Principal

PERCUSSIONFrederick Liessens, Principal

HARPRichard Turner, Principal

Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen

ORCHESTRA PERSONNELMANAGERChris Lee

PRINCIPAL LIBRARIANGreg Hamilton

ASSISTANT LIBRARIANLaura MacDougall

*On Leave**Temporary Position

Please note: Non-titled (tutti)string players are listedalphabetically and are seatedaccording to a rotational system.

Fred Redekop is the official PianoTuner and Technician of the WSO.

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2017-2018 SEASON

Meet Daniel RaiskinThe WSO’s New Music Directorfor the 2018-2019 Season

You’ve probably heard by now that Russian-bornmaestro Daniel Raiskin will be the next MusicDirector of the WSO. But who is Daniel Raiskin?

Maestro Raiskin’s career to date has taken himaround the world from Düsseldorf to Hong Kong,from Athens to Osaka and KwaZulu-Natal, just toname a few. He is Principal Guest Conductor of theOrquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife and of the BelgradePhilharmonic Orchestra. He has been ChiefConductor of the StaatsorchesterRheinische Philharmonie inKoblenz and the ArthurRubinstein PhilharmonicOrchestra in Lódz. His long listof recordings have receivedboth critical acclaim andawards, including the EchoClassic Award in 2012 for analbum of cello concertos byKorngold, Bloch andGoldschmidt with JulianSteckel on AVI.Gramophone Magazinewrites, “Daniel Raiskin isclearly a musician ofsensibility, well versed inhis craft; a further exampleperhaps of one last greatgift of the old SovietUnion, the rigour anddistinction of its conductingschools.”

The public’s first opportunity to see Maestro Raiskin in aon September 17, 2018 and then at conce

Daniel Raiskin is already a familiar face to regularWSO concertgoers. Having led the WSO three timessince 2015, his last appearance was this past Octoberto conduct Beethoven, Chopin, and Górecki.

“The musicians of the WSO are very excited towelcome Maestro Raiskin to our family,” saidConcertmaster Gwen Hoebig. “We know his breadthof knowledge and excellent musicianship are a great

fit for the variety of music we perform. All ouraudiences are really going to enjoy hearing

and seeing us make music together!”

“The Boardbelieves that Danielwill prove to be anexcellent MusicDirector for theWSO,” says WSOBoard Chair TerrySargeant. “Hismusicianship isoutstanding. Hisexperiences havespanned the globe.He will bring to our stage skills andtalent and new ideas that will allow ourorchestra to continue to grow in makinggreat music. We look forward to havingDaniel Raiskin as a member of theWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and ofour community.”

Of the appointment, Raiskin said, “from thevery first rehearsal my experience of makingmusic with WSO’s excellent, curious andhighly driven musicians was remarkablynatural and very inspiring. I’ve only had a fewencounters in my professional life where Icould enjoy this kind of immediate connection,trust and feeling of freedom – I cherish this.There is also an endless potential this orchestraoffers in terms of programming variety.Leading an ensemble that is equally at easewith excellent symphonic repertoire, ballet

and operaaccompaniments,Broadway shows,film music,educationalprojects andpopular offeringsis a treat! Formore than aquarter of acentury the WSOis at the core ofthe already

emblematic Winnipeg New Music Festival andthis in itself is an extraordinary source ofinnovation and energy. I feel truly privilegedand excited to take on this new role and todevelop my relationship with such a wonderfulensemble, its devoted audiences andcommunity in Winnipeg and beyond.”

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His musicianship is outstanding. His experiences have spanned theglobe. He will bring to our stage skills and talent and new ideasthat will allow our orchestra to continue to grow in making greatmusic.We look forward to having Daniel Raiskin as a member ofthe Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and of our community.

Terry Sargeant

”“From the very first rehearsal

my experience of makingmusic with WSO’s excellent,curious and highly drivenmusicians was remarkablynatural and very inspiring.

Daniel Raiskin

action will be at The Asper Foundation Opening Night Gala erts throughout the WSO 2018-2019 season.


Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

in D minor, BWV 1043

Vivace

Largo ma non tanto

Allegro

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Symphony No. 9 in D minor Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Feierlich, Misterioso

Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft

Adagio: Sehr langsam, feierlich

Friday, March 9 8:00 p.m.Saturday, March 10 8:00 p.m.

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

Bruckner and Bach

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

Gwen Hoebig, violin

Karl Stobbe, violin

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PROGRAM NOTESby James Manishen

Concerto for Two ViolinsJohann Sebastian Bachb. Eisenach / March 21, 1685d. Leipzig / July 28, 1750Composed: circa 1720Last WSO performance: 1999;Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Karl Stobbeand Ann Chow, soloists

Bach’s three violin concertos– two for solo violin and thisone for two violins – camefrom his tenure (1717-1723)as Kapellmeister of chamber

music at Anhalt-Cöthen, north of Leipzig.There Bach served the music-loving andappreciative Prince Leopold’s taste forsecular music with a miraculous flow ofinstrumental music that included theBrandenburg Concertos, the four OrchestralSuites, the unaccompanied Suites andSonatas for violin and cello, and the firstbook of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

Astonishingly, one must add “among muchelse”to the story, for scholars haveestimated that a considerable amount ofBach’s music was lost after his death. Manyof Bach’s manuscripts disappeared inneglect by his son Wilhelm Friedemann,who sold and lost important manuscriptsof his father’s to sustain a reckless life.Fortunately,Wilhelm’s younger brother CarlPhilipp Emanuel took loving care of theroughly equal number of copies left tohim.The three violin concertos wereamong them, from at least six which arethought to have been composed.

Bach senior was a skilled violinist, Carlrecalled, and studied Vivaldi’s Italian stylecarefully.The three movements of Bach’sConcerto for Two Violins follow the Italianmodel of fast outer movements and a slowcenterpiece.The solo violins are treated asequals, weaving affecting and dramaticmusical conversation among each other asthe duo takes on the role of “soloist”standing out in relief of the orchestra inthe opening movement’s “ritornello”(returning) form, where episodes arealternately stated and brought back.

The Largo is memorably beautiful, with asimple accompaniment from the orchestrain contrast to its contrapuntal engagementwith the soloists in the other movements.

The closing movement is anotherenergetic ritornello, leaving one withthe feeling that nothing could beadded or subtracted from such asublime display of timing and taste.

Symphony No. 9Anton Brucknerb. Ansfelden / September 4, 1824d. Vienna / October 11, 1896Composed: 1887, 1891- his deathFirst performance of the threecompleted movements: February 11,1903 (Vienna); Ferdinand Löwe,conductor First WSO performance

Bruckner’s massivesymphonies usually hadlong gestation periodsfor the composer, but the nine years he spent

on his Ninth Symphony wasunprecedented. Unfinished at the timeof his death despite a fervent wish tocomplete it, Bruckner began tocompose the Ninth immediately aftercompleting his Eighth Symphony in1887. In 1889, he began to suffer fromdropsy, the same condition that hadafflicted Beethoven. Over the followingtwo years, he was relieved of his dutiesas organ professor at the ViennaConservatory, retiring as professoremeritus in 1891.

As Bruckner’s physical health wasfailing, he was also showing signs ofmental instability.When the greatconductor Hermann Levi declined toperform the recently completedEighth, complaining that he could notcomprehend the work, this threwBruckner into an almost suicidal fit ofdepression, causing a wait of threeyears before returning to work on theNinth while undertaking franticrevisions of the Eighth and some of hisother symphonies.

Bruckner’s religious underpinningbecame an almost manic obsession.During the composer’s last months, hisphysician Dr. Richard Heller reported“Often I found him on his knees inprofound prayer. I stood by andoverheard his naïve, patheticinterpolations in the traditional texts.At times he would suddenly exclaim,‘Dear God, let me get well soon; yousee I need my health to finish theNinth”. Bruckner’s wish was to dedicatethe Ninth to God and said that should

the work remain unfinished, He musttake responsibility.

Bruckner had an obsession with deathand once travelled to Bayreuth to pray atthe graveside of Wagner.While there helost (but later recovered) his manuscriptsfor the Ninth Symphony. One wonderswhy he would bring his only copy on anarduous journey to a cemetery.

Out of all this time and distractionscame three completed movements ofthe Ninth, plus about 75 per cent of afinal movement Bruckner was workingon up to his death. Missing from thefinale was the crucial coda ending. Not ahint of the coda exists, making itimpossible to foresee anythingconclusive as to what his genuine finalmovement would be despite effortsfrom others to complete the movement.

Six years after Bruckner died, his discipleFerdinand Löwe announced a Viennapremiere of the score he had completedfrom the manuscript for the first threemovements, adding Bruckner’s Te Deumas the finale since Bruckner had quotedit in one of the finale’s fragments.Though the audience was spellbound,Löwe’s revisions were extensive andcontroversial and the work had to waituntil 1932 for Bruckner’s original threemovements to be performed at a privateconcert sponsored by the BrucknerSociety.

Many view Bruckner’s Ninth Symphonyas his most affecting creation and anextension of Beethoven’s NinthSymphony in its universal yet personalemotions. Unlike Beethoven, whoseoverall style evolved over the years,Bruckner found his vision early, refiningmany of his signature features from theearlier symphonies and culminating inthe Ninth’s tremendous emotionalimpact, from the massive openingmovement through the demonic scherzoand ending in the adagio’s shatteringoutpouring, which Bruckner called themost beautiful of all his slow movements.Marking one passage in it “Farewell toLife”and scoring in the movement histreasured choir of four Wagner tubas - arich sounding hybrid of baritone hornand French horn in homage to hisrevered Master Richard Wagner – theadagio’s feeling of valediction calls intoquestion any music that could followsuch a sublime statement of thecomposer’s overpowering religious faith.

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Gwen Hoebig, violinLong recognized as one ofCanada’s most outstandingviolinists, Gwen Hoebig is agraduate of the Juilliard Schoolin New York City. As a student,she won every major Canadian

music competition, and in 1981 was the topprizewinner at the Munich International ViolinCompetition. A champion of new music, shehas given the Canadian premieres of violinconcertos by S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté, T.P.Carrabré, Randolph Peters, Gary Kulesha, JoanTower, Christopher Rouse, and Philip Glass, andas soloist with orchestra she has performed allthe major violin concerti with orchestras acrossCanada, the United States and Europe. As achamber musician she appears frequently inrecital with her husband, pianist David Moroz,and has performed at many of the country'sforemost festivals including The Banff ArtsFestival, the Festival of the Sound at ParrySound, the Domaine Forget, the OttawaInternational Chamber Music Festival, FestivalVancouver, the Scotia Festival of Music, theStratford Summer Music Festival and the WSO’sWinnipeg New Music Festival.

Gwen Hoebig joined the WSO asConcertmaster in 1987, having been awardedthe position as the unanimous choice of theaudition committee. In 1993, she washonoured by the Government of Canadawhen she received the Commemorative Medalfor the 125th Anniversary of CanadianConfederation, in recognition of hercontribution to the Arts. She has always takena great interest in the development of youngmusicians and maintains a private teachingstudio in Winnipeg. She has also been aninstructor at the University of Manitoba’sDesautels Faculty of Music and teachesregularly at the Mount Royal University inCalgary, where she is a member of theExtended Faculty. Founding Co-ArtisticDirector of The Morningside Music Bridge, aninternational summer program featuring thefinest young violinists, cellists and pianists

from across China, Europe, the United Statesand Canada, she has mentored many of theworld's leading young soloists andcompetition winners over the past 20 years.

Karl Stobbe, violinKarl Stobbe is recognized as oneof Canada’s most accomplishedand diverse violinists, noted for hisgenerous, rich sound, and long,poignant phrasing. As an orchestradirector, concertmaster, soloist, or

chamber musician, he has been an audiencefavourite in small settings and large venues. AvieRecords’ recording of Karl performing Ysaÿe’sSolo Violin Sonatas was nominated for a JUNOAward, and received worldwide attention,including London’s Sunday Times who called Karl“a master soloist, recalling the golden age ofviolin playing… producing a breathtaking rangeof tone colours.” He has performed in NorthAmerica’s most famous concert halls, includingNew York’s Carnegie Hall and Boston’s JordanHall, and has shared the stage with some of themost important and eclectic violinists of our day,from James Ehnes to Mark O’Connor.

A lover of all things violin, Karl completed a minorin Violin Repair and Construction whilecompleting his Master’s of Music at IndianaUniversity. His passion for the construction andmechanics of the violin is an important part of hisprofessional musical life, and continues toinfluence his performances and teaching. Karlnever misses an opportunity to see and playexceptional violins and bows. He has givenmultiple presentations on the history of the violinfamily, violin building and repair, and organizedshowings and lecture recitals on rare, fineinstruments at various concert halls, art galleries,universities, and conservatories.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Laurel Ridd, flute;Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Allen Harrington,bassoon; Aiden Kleer, horn; Anna Milan, horn;Neil Spaulding, horn; Todd Martin, horn;Will Bonness, keyboard; Donna Laube, keyboard

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Overture to Gypsy Jule Styne

The Entertainer Scott Joplin

Theme from Ice Castles Marvin HamlischA Marvin Hamlisch Celebration Arr. Jeff Tyzik

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A Chorus Line Marvin Hamlisch

Julian Pellicano, conductor

Carson Nattrass, director

Alexandra Herzog, assistant director/choreographer

Paul De Gurse, music director

Ali Fulmyk, stage manager

Brooklyne Alexander, production manager

Featuring

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Julie Eccles, Executive Director

Carson Nattrass, Artistic Director

Garrett Rusnak, Technical Director

Nelson Bettencourt

Alyssa Crockett

Brittany Hunter

Aaron Hutton

Tyler Leighton

Sam Manchulenko

Darren Martens

Brett Owen

Joseph Sevillo

Stephanie Sy

Catherine Wreford

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Friday, March 16 8:00 p.m.Saturday, March 17 8:00 p.m.Sunday, March 18 2:00 p.m.

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKINGPre-Concert Performance on the Piano Nobile,Friday, 7:15 p.m. Desautels Faculty of Music Prep Studies: Students of Jane PetroniSunday, 1:15 p.m. Desautels Faculty of Music Prep Studies: Students of Bennet Charter

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PROGRAM NOTES

What you are about to see is a truestory. It’s my story.Well, my story andAlexandra’s story. Okay, my story,Alexandra’s story and tonight’s cast ofA Chorus Line’s story…that originatedfrom artists who lived it 43 years ago.

A Chorus Line remains one of the mostimportant pieces of modern theatrebecause it tapped into the love storybetween the artist and their art.Thislove story is so beautiful,heartbreaking and true that it hasbecome forever universal.

As you enjoy this window into thesoul of the dancer, please take amoment to appreciate the risks thesedancers take.They risk their bodies,their relationships and (scariest of all)they risk their hearts. Our art has noobligation to love us back and justlike in life, this love is, more often thannot, unrequited.

So: “Point us toward tomorrow.We did what we had to do.Won’t regret.Won’t forget.Whatwe did for love.”

- Carson Nattrass

Tennessee Williams wrote,“inmemory everything seems tohappen to music.” This appearsto be particularly true andrelevant for the Broadwaydancers interviewed by MichaelBennett on a cold Januarynight, in a New York Citygymnasium in 1975. He askedthem to say their name, age,and why they started dancing.Their gritty, heart-breaking,funny, true stories created thispiece of theatre that ran forsixteen years on Broadway,winning a Pulitzer Prize and theTony for Best Musical.

A Chorus Line lets us in on theindividuality and uniqueness of

the dancers who move asone by the end of theproduction. The career of adancer is unique. It is oftenover in the physical bodybefore it is in the dancer’sheart and soul. A Chorus Lineis a story about makingsacrifices and acceptingchange, both personally andprofessionally; a theme aspertinent and relatable in2018 as it was in 1975.

A Chorus Line was the firstshow I saw on Broadway, andI was forever changed. I amhonoured to share the tellingof this evocative story withCarson, our cast, and theWSO.This show is dedicatedto anyone who has ever putthemselves ‘on the line’; for ajob, for a child, or for love.

- Alexandra Herzog

As Canada’sfirst-class

not-for-profit music theatre company,Rainbow Stage produces imaginative andinnovative works, develops and supports theworld’s brightest artists, and fosters athriving and engaged community through ashared exploration of the music theatre arts.Rainbow Stage celebrates innovation byexploring what is new and reimagining thefamiliar in order to create relevant andexceptional art. They strive to be progressiveby promoting, advancing and elevatingmusic theatre as a hybrid art form. Theybehave with integrity by collaborating withthe best suited and most qualified musictheatre practitioners, by taking calculatedrisks in programing in order to present ourartists with challenging and demandingrepertoire, and by nurturing, promoting, andmaintaining the highest standards ofprofessional artistry.

Carson Nattrass, director *Carson is the newly appointedArtistic Director of Winnipeg'sRainbow Stage. He has worked acrossCanada as a director, actor and writer.Locally, Carson has directed Ring OfFire, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline and

Footloose for Rainbow Stage and James And TheGiant Peach for the Manitoba Theatre for YoungPeople. He has performed across Canada for theNational Arts Centre, Grand Theatre, Royal ManitobaTheatre Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, RainbowStage, Mirvish Productions, The Belfry Theatre,Catalyst Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Free Will Players,Theatre Calgary, Ground Zero, Regina Globe,Persephone Theatre, Magnus Theatre, TheatreOrangeville, Talk is Free and Festival Antigonish. Heis a commissioned playwright, SATAward nominee,recipient of Edmonton’s Elizabeth Sterling HaynesAward for writing, Calgary’s Betty Mitchell Award forperformance and Equity’s Emerging Theatre Artistof the Year Award.

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Alexandra Herzog,assistant director/choreographer *

Born, raised and trained inWinnipeg, Alexandra now lives inStratford with her partner Kevin.Four seasons at the StratfordFestival including Liesl in TheSound of Music, Kristine in A Chorus

Line, Mimi in Guys and Dolls and Patsy in Crazy forYou. Other theatre includes Elf (The Grand), MaryPoppins, Legally Blonde, Joseph, A Christmas Carol(TA), West Side Story and The Jungle Book(Neptune), Beauty and the Beast (Rainbow),Siegfried (Canadian Opera Company). She can be seen on TV in Suits, Sharpay’s FabulousAdventure, Bomb Girls, L.A. Complex and Make ItHappen. Alexandra is a both a Grad and anAssistant Director/Choreographer at SheridanCollege. Huge thanks to Carson and the WSO forhaving me!

Paul Degurse, music directorPaul is a Winnipeg based musicdirector, pianist and composer.Select music direction credits: LittleShop of Horrors, Sister Act (RainbowStage), Sister Act (DraytonEntertainment), Beauty and the

Beast (Neptune Theatre, Merritt award nominationfor Outstanding Music Direction) , Charlie Brown(Manitoba Theatre for Young People), AmericanIdiot, (Winnipeg Studio Theatre), The Bridges OfMadison County (Dry Cold), Stars of David(Winnipeg Jewish Theatre), Grey Gardens (AssociateMD, Acting Up Stage). Coming up, Paul is the musicdirector for Mamma Mia at Neptune Theatre, andBeauty and the Beast at Rainbow Stage. Paul playsin the indie rock band Bro, Nouveau. This show andall future ones are dedicated to Tom.

Ali Fulmyk, stage manager*Ali is excited to have theopportunity to work with theWSO for the first time. Selectcredits include: Tribes, AnotherWay Home (WJT); Mamma Mia!,Little Shop of Horrors, Shrek: The

Musical, Sister Act, The Little Mermaid, TheProducers, Mary Poppins (Rainbow Stage); SisterAct (Drayton Entertainment), Kill Me Now, TheWoman in Black, Private Lives, Jane Eyre, OtherPeople’s Money (RMTC); Seminar (RMTC/Mirvish);Fidelio, La Bohème, Don Pasquale, Of Mice

and Men (Manitoba Opera); Mission:Munschpossible (PTE); American Idiot: TheMusical (WST). Much love to my Mom andDad, and my partner Paul over on the piano!

Nelson Bettencourt*Nelson is excited to bepreforming again with theWSO. Originally born inWinnipeg, Nelson received hisBachelor of Music from theUniversity of Manitoba and

Master of Fine Arts from The BostonConservatory. He recently returned toWinnipeg after studying and working abroadin the U.S. and Europe for several years. He isan active member of the Winnipeg artscommunity both as a performer and aneducator, and wants to thank his family,friends and the Winnipeg arts community for creating an amazing supportiveenvironment. This spring, Nelson will betraveling to Edmonton to work on Mayfieldtheatres’ production of All Shook Up.

Select credits: Charlie Brown/Linus (MTYP),South Pacific/Harbison (WSO), LesMisérables/Lesgles (Rainbow Stage), Into theWoods/Jack (District Theatre Collective),Rent/Mark (TBZ Production/SaskatchewanExpress), The Velveteen Rabbit/Boy (LittleOpera Company), Spring Awakening/Ernst(Winnipeg Studio Theatre), ZannaDon’t/Zanna (Stage 16).

Alyssa CrockettAlyssa is thrilled to be a part of A Chorus Line! She ishonoured to be performingwith the world renownedWinnipeg SymphonyOrchestra at the Centennial

Concert Hall. The last time Alyssa performedon this stage was in the Nutcracker whenshe was eight-years-old.

She is currently enrolled at the University ofWinnipeg studying Theatre and Film andPsychology. Alyssa is so happy to be workingwith such wonderful and talented people. Thisshow is a dream come true. She would like tothank her supportive family and everyone elsethat contributed to her getting here. Enjoythe show!

Brittany Hunter*Brittany is thrilled be be a part of this beautiful show and toperform along the magicalWinnipeg SymphonyOrchestra. Some of her mostrecent local credits include St.

Jimmy in American Idiot, Heather Chandler inHeathers the Musical (WST), Shrek, West SideStory, Beauty and the Beast, Joseph (RainbowStage), Billy Elliot (RMTC). She has also hadthe opportunity to travel on tours acrossNorth America in lead roles such as DeeDeeDoodle in the Doodlebops and StrawberryShortcake in Follow Your Berry Own Beat(KOBA). Brittany would like to thankRainbow Stage and her wonderful friendsand family for all their love and support!

Aaron Hutton*Award-winning singer/actor,Aaron Hutton is one ofManitoba's foremost risingstars. A versatile performerwith a resume ranging fromBaroque to Contemporary

Musical Theatre, Aaron has become a soughtafter crossover artist. Being no stranger tothe local arts scene, A Chorus Line marksAaron's fourteenth production withRainbow Stage and his eighth engagementwith the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.Select stage performances includePinocchio in Shrek: The Musical, LesMisérables, Robertson Ay in Mary Poppins(Rainbow), Billy Elliot (RMTC); Tobias inSweeney Todd, and Fabrizio in The Light in thePiazza (Dry Cold Productions); and Princetonin Avenue Q (Winnipeg Studio Theatre).Previous concert performances includeSchubert's Mass in E-flat Major,Mendelssohn's Second Symphony:Lobgesang and Mozart's Mass in C Minor(Winnipeg Philharmonic/WSO); Mozart'sRequiem, Carmina Burana, and Send in theClowns: the music of Stephen Sondheim(WSO). Later this season, Aaron joins theRegina Symphony Orchestra to perform the role of Lt. Joseph Cable in South Pacific.Stay connected at aaronhutton.com and@amjhutton.

Tyler Leighton Tyler is thrilled to be a part of the WSO/Rainbow Stageproduction of A Chorus Line.He was last seen in Rainbow Stage’sproduction of Mamma Mia. Tyler’slove of musical theatre began in

2008 at the age of nine during his summer inRainbow’s production of Peter Pan. Other creditsinclude Joseph & the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat (Rainbow Stage), Heathers The Musical(WST), and A Christmas Story (RMTC). Tyler hastrained in dance and musical theatre at Ken PeterDance Express for ten years, and has studied voicewith Donna Fletcher for three years. Love to hisfriends and family for all of their support.

Sam ManchulenkoStephanie (SAM) Manchulenko is adancer, yogi, and lover of life. She’strained in Winnipeg, Toronto andon scholarship at Edge PerformingArts Centre in LA. Theatre creditsinclude Mary Poppins, West Side

Story, Chicago, White Christmas, Guys and Dolls,Joseph and two seasons with the CharlottetownFestival. She has performed with Manitoba Operaand appeared in films including Suicide Squadand Shall We Dance. An avid traveller, Sam hastaught yoga in Morocco, volunteered in Ghana,explored meditation and Balinese dance in Asiaand studied flamenco in Spain. She is passionateabout living life to the fullest and inspires othersto do the same through yoga and meditationclasses. samtheyogi.com

Darren Martens*Darren is excited for his fourthseason with Rainbow Stage! Hiscareer on stage has seen a widerange of both comic and dramaticcharacters. Darren’s credits includeA Christmas Carol, Alice Through the

Looking Glass (RMTC); A Little Night Music, TheAddams Family (Dry Cold Productions); LesMisérables, The Producers, Little Shop of Horrors(Rainbow Stage); American Idiot: The Musical,Heathers: The Musical, Avenue Q (WST); and AnotherWay Home (WJT). Darren would like to thank hisfamily for their never-ending support. Hededicates this performance to his late father, Gary,who always supported Darren and encouragedhim to follow his dreams.

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Brett Owen Brett is honoured to be part of A Chorus Line and to be backon stage with the WSO. Brett'stheatre credits include MammaMia! (Neptune Theatre) SisterAct, Shrek The Musical and

Mamma Mia! (Rainbow Stage), and Kismet(The Little Opera Company). A formermember of Winnipeg's ContemporaryDancers, Brett has performed work by BrentLott, Tedd Robinson, Paul-André Fortier, andOdette Heyn with the WSO. On TV, Brettappeared on The L Word and in music videosfor Hey Ocean and These Kids Wear Crowns. Hischoreography has been presented at theWinnipeg Fringe Festival and in Vancouverduring Dancing On The Edge.

Joseph Sevillo*What a dream come true to beplaying the roles of Paul andRichie in A Chorus Line. Josephis a professional musicaltheatre performer, and teacherat the Shelley Shearer School

Of Dance. He was last seen playing the role ofPepper in Rainbow Stage's 2017 summerproduction of Mamma Mia. Other notablecredits: Angel in Rent, Joe Vegas in Fame,Chino in Westside Story (Rainbow Stage), BillyElliot, Evita, The Wave (RMTC) Mark inAltarboyz (PTE/ WST), Angelo in Danny King of The Basement (MTYP), Beauty and the Beast(Citadel/ Theatre Calgary), Mamma Mia(Mirvish), Westside Story (Vancouver Opera),and Miss Saigon (Drayton Festival). This showis dedicated to my Mother and late Father,who have always supported my passion tosing, dance and act for a living.

Stephanie Sy*What I did for love: Tribes(Sylvia/WJT), Disney's The LittleMermaid (Ariel/Globe Theatre),South Pacific (Liat/RainbowStage & WSO), American Idiot(Whatsername/WST), JONNO

(Marcy/Echo Theatre), Prom Queen(Kristal/Segal Centre), James and the GiantPeach (Lady Bug/MTYP), Prairie Nurse

(Puring/Blyth Festival), Footloose (Rusty/RainbowStage), Avenue Q (Christmas Eve/DTC), A LittleNight’s Music (Petra), Little Women (Jo March/DryCold), Romeo & Juliet, Penelopiad (RMTC), A Historyof Breathing (Lily/Persephone Theatre, SATAwardNominee), We Will Rock You (Ensemble, USScaramouche/1st National Tour). To Carson foryour important leadership and continuoussupport, to Alex and Paul for lending your talents,heart and guidance, and to every brave artist thatexposes their soul to share a story, this is for you.

Catherine Wreford*Born and raised in Winnipeg,Catherine has performed at theStratford Festival and played theleading role in many New YorkBroadway shows and tours. In thesummer of 2013, she was

diagnosed with brain cancer and given two tosix years to live. She had an awake craniotomy,radiation and four kinds of chemotherapy.She moved home and volunteers for BrainTumour Foundation of Canada and will beparticipating in a run where all the money goesto Brain Cancer research! Please visit and donate if you can by visiting:www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=14588Click on ‘Fundraising’ and search for my name.She has two amazing kids and an awesomehusband.

* The participation of these Artists are arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance •Opera • Theatre Policy.

Chorus Casting Associate – Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet SchoolNicole Kepp, Recreational Division PrincipalKate Fennell, Director of School Operations

Danika BurdeniukMeghan CarnegieMegan GareauAnna Lamontagne BadiouAnnemiek MalloryChantelle McAllisterMagdalena McGregorBen McIntyre-Ridd

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Paul DeGurse, keyboard; Nenad Zjelar, electric bass;Andrew Goodlett, guitar; Janice Finlay, saxophone;Sharon Atkinson, saxophone; Brendan Thompson,timpani; Mike Kemp, drum kit

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Three Métis Songs from Saskatchewan Malcolm Forsyth (1936-2011)Chanson du petit cordonnier

(Song of the little shoemaker)Adieu de la mariée (A bride's farewell)Chanson de la grenouillère (Song of the frog plain)

Gloria Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)Gloria: MaestosoLaudamus te:Très vite et joyeuxDomine Deus:Très Lent et calmeDomine fili unigenite:Très vite et joyeuxDomine Deus, Agnus Dei: Bien lentQui sedes ad dexteram Patris: Maestoso-Allegretto

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Sanctus: Andante moderato (Chorus)Pie Jesu: Adagio (Soprano)Agnus Dei: Andante (Chorus)Libera me: Molto moderato-Più mosso-Moderato

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Three Métis Songs from SaskatchewanMalcolm Forsythb. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa /December 8, 1936d. Edmonton / July 5, 2011Composed: 1975, orchestrated 1976First performance: February 1976;Michael Kymlicka, conductor;Maureen Forrester, soloistLast WSO performance: 1998; BramwellTovey, conductor; Susan Platts, soloist

“Chanson du petit cordonnier”(Song of the Little Shoemaker)

A folk song that exists inmany variants in Canada,Belgium and France, andknown also as Lisette O MaLisette and Galant Retirez

Vous in this setting, it relates the tale of animpetuous young man who falls in loveand goes to his sweetheart's father forpermission to marry her. As he is pennilesshe is accused of trying to marry her for herwealth and his suit is refused.The youngwoman's brother, hearing the story, pleadsthe lovers' case, but to no avail.The loversare grief stricken; tears are shed, for whicha handkerchief is found in the young girl'sbedside table, but only the farewellremains.The final stanza finds the littleshoemaker on horseback, composing hissong.

'L'adieu de la mariée'(A bride's farewell)Here we find a young bride lamenting tothe birds at the riverside of her impendingmarriage.Was it an arranged marriage orwas she the victim of amorous dalliancewith her betrothed? We are not told, butthe cares of marriage and householdchores that go with it weigh heavily as hermother comforts her in her preparations.

Chanson de la grenouillère (Song of the frog plain)Finally, a real Canadian song (the first twoare Canadian versions of very old folksongs from France and Belgium). PierreFaloon, 'the Singer of the Plains', pennedthis one, Chanson de Grenouillere, thenight after the Battle of Seven Oaksbetween the Métis of the NorthwestCompany and the British of the Hudson'sBay Company in 1816. He tells of the brave

warriors of the Bois Brulés who droveoff the cocky British, who’s Governor,was "behaving like an emperor" thatday, the nineteenth of June. Not onlythe Governor, but nineteen of his menwere killed.The song soon becameknown as the Chant National of theMétis , sung far and wide onimportant occasions.”

- Malcolm Forsyth

GloriaFrancis Poulencb. Paris / January 7, 1899d. Paris / January 30, 1963Composed: 1959First performance: January 20, 1961(Boston); Charles Munch, conductor Last WSO performance: 1997;Robert Shaw, conductor

Though raised in areligious family, Poulenchad little concern withfaith until a talentedmusician friend was

killed in an automobile accident in1936.“Pondering on the fragility of ourhuman frame, the life of the spiritattracted me anew,”Poulenc wrote,later rejoining the Church andexpressing his Catholic faith regularlyand enthusiastically. His last threedecades produced significant works onreligious themes, including his Mass,Stabat Mater and Dialogues of theCarmelites.

Poulenc suffered from depressionduring his last five years and turnedeven more intensely to his faith forcomfort. In his Gloria, of 1959,commissioned by the KoussevitzkyFoundation in memory of Serge andNatalie Koussevitzky, Poulenc labelledthe work simply as a “joyous hymn tothe glory of God.” Throughout onefinds the composer’s typically richmelodic vein spiked with his signaturebright wit.

Poulenc chose his texts from thesecond section of the Mass Ordinary:traditional songs from the fifth centurysung by the angels on the night of theNativity in praise of the Christ child.With his typically fastidious attentionto words, Poulenc spent hours recitingthe texts to himself to explore everymusical potential, elevating theirmessages with music that displayed hisremarkable lyrical gifts.

A fanfare opens Gloria, followed byvoices in an amalgam of joy andnostalgia, a favourite Poulenc trait.Thelighthearted “Laudamus te”follows, inwhich Poulenc said he imagined angelsand monks at play.“Domine Deus”and“Domine Deus, Agnus Dei”are movingand serious, separated by the sprightly“Domine Fili unigenite.”The finale “Quisedes ad dexteram Patris” is in threesections, each based on the same text.Earlier material is recalled as the workcloses in prayerful resolution.

RequiemGabriel Fauréb. Pamiers, Ariege / May 12, 1845d. Paris / November 4, 1924Composed: 1887-1888, revised in 1893First performance: January 16, 1888(Paris); conducted by the composerLast WSO performance: 2005;Yuri Klaz, conductor

Fauré’s distinguishedcareer as an organist andchurch musician began in1866 at Rennes andcontinued on through

several other posts until he becamechief organist at the famous Madeleinein 1896.Though he had composedseveral service pieces during his variouspositions, the Requiem was his first large-scale work in any form.

Fauré began the Requiem in 1887 “justfor the pleasure of it,”but it is thoughtthat the impetus came from the passingof his parents around that time. Severalversions were composed in varyingorchestrations with the final version re-scored for full orchestra in 1900 andpremiered at the Trocadéro Palace inJuly 1900, conducted by Paul Taffanel.

Surprisingly, Fauré was an avowedagnostic. His biographer EmileVuillermoz describes the composer ashaving a natural courtesy andprofessional conscience to mitigate anysense of hypocrisy in writing religiousworks. Fauré therefore fashioned theRequiem as a work to console andcomfort the living rather than as a moreliteral testament of faith, which is thereason he chose to omit the Dies irae(Day of Wrath – The Last Judgement),viewing death “as a happy deliverance,an aspiration toward happinessabove..dominated from beginning toend by a very human feeling of faith ineternal rest.”


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SYuri Klaz, conductorBorn in Petrozavodsk, Russia,Yuri Klaz graduated from hishometown’s Music College andConservatory before finishing hismaster’s degree in conducting at the St. Petersburg State

Conservatory. In 1982, he was appointed anAssociate Professor of choral and orchestralconducting at the Petrozavodsk Conservatoryand, in 1987, became the Artistic Director andConductor of the Chamber Choir ofPetrozavodsk’s Karelian Art Centre. Under hisguidance, the choir earned numerous awardsperforming in concert tours and music festivalsin Russia, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Ireland andNorway. In 1995, by decree of President BorisYeltzin, Mr. Klaz was awarded the prestigioustitle,“Honoured Artist of Russia,” investing himwith a silver medal for exceptional success inthe development of art in Russia.

In 2000, the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choirrecruited Yuri Klaz as its Artistic Director andConductor. Quickly becoming a leader inWinnipeg’s choral community, in 2003 he wasappointed Artistic Director and Conductor ofThe Winnipeg Singers, and now also directs theFirst Mennonite Church Choir. In 2005, Mr. Klazmade a critically acclaimed debut as aconductor with the WSO in a choral series.In June 2010, Yuri Klaz was honoured with theWinnipeg Arts Council’s “Making a Mark” awardin recognition of his contribution to choralmusic performance.

Lara Ciekiewicz , SopranoSoprano Lara Ciekiewicz makes hermark as a compelling andaccomplished singing-actress.As an indication of her increasingstature in the arts world,Ms. Ciekiewicz received the

Winnipeg Arts Council’s RBC ‘On the Rise Award’for 2015. An alumna of l’Atelier lyrique de l’Opérade Montréal, she has also distinguished herself atSan Francisco’s Merola Opera Program. New andexciting roles figure prominently in Lara’s 2017-

2018 season beginning with the title role inJenufa for Pacific Opera Victoria with Tatyana inEugene Onegin for Calgary Opera. For Opera onthe Avalon, she was heard in Into The Woodswith further engagements for Forsyth’s MétisSongs with the Winnipeg Symphony, Berlioz’sLes Nuits D’ete for the Winnipeg Chamber Musicseries and `Salute to Vienna’. Last season’shighlights included Contessa in Le Nozze DiFigaro for Vancouver Opera, Amelia in SimonBoccanegra for Pacific Opera Victoria,Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 for the BoisePhilharmonic and Nellie in South Pacific forOpera on the Avalon. Ms. Ciekiewicz holds aMasters in Music (Opera) from McGill Universityand is a laureate of Montreal’s JeunesAmbassadeurs Lyriques.

Matthew Pauls, BaritoneBaritone Matthew Pauls has beenpraised for his on-stage poise andmagnificent singing (OperaCanada). Selected stage creditsinclude, Figaro in Le Nozze diFigaro, Don Inigo Gomez in

L’Heure Espagnole, Father Christmas in MerryChristmas Stephen Leacock, Masetto in DonGiovanni, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus, Benoit in LaBohème, Marullo in Rigoletto, and Frank Maurantin Street Scene. On the concert stage, Matthewhas performed numerous works, includingMendelssohn’s Elijah, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’sCreation, Mozart’s Requiem, Fauré’s Requiem, andVaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem and FiveMystical Songs.

Matthew has been delighted to perform as afeatured soloist with ensembles such as theSaskatoon Symphony, Windsor Symphony,Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Paraguay,Canadian Chamber Choir, Pro Coro Canada, TheWinnipeg Singers, and the Guelph ChamberChoir.

Matthew is an assistant professor of music atCanadian Mennonite University, where heteaches in the areas of voice, music theory,and conducts the CMU Men’s Chorus.

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Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir

The Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, WesternCanada’s longest-established adult choralgroup, has a well-earned reputation forexcellence. A choral trademark for the City ofWinnipeg, the Phil’s repertoire covers a broadrange of music including oratorios, masses,songs, and choral symphonies with a focus onmajor choral works with orchestralaccompaniment. Priding itself on premieringoriginal music, the Phil has commissionedworks by composers from both Manitoba andacross Canada. The choir has also captivatedaudiences in Toronto, Vancouver and NewYork’s storied Carnegie Hall.

Each season, under the direction of Maestro YuriKlaz, the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir providesmusic lovers of all ages a subscription series ofthree concerts that bring to life some of theworld’s finest choral works. Celebrating its 95thseason, the Phil continues its tradition ofperforming works that are dramatic, profoundlymoving and always entertainingly full of heart.

SOPRANOElizabeth Abercrombie Ember BensonLaura BuchanRachael Buckingham Glynis Corkal Brenda DyckLinda FeasbyEileen FunkWendy Gainsborough Deborah Ginther Kadri Irwin Patricia Jordan Caroline Klassen Jessica Kowall Annastasia Lambert Jaimee Lee-Baggley Betty Loewen

Judy LowKirstie MacLeanJanet Marchylo Cheryl McNabb-Davis Alison Mitchell Bettina Nyman Carolyn PennerJillian PennerKatie Reed-Brown* Nika Ryabinov Maryanne Sawatsky* Heidi SpletzerPearl Stelmack Courtney Taylorson Ingrid Thompson Cathy Wach-Dueck Lorilee Woelcke

ALTO Lucy Adamson Gwen Allison Helen Black Vida ChanShirley Eckhardt Linda FearnKelley FryKathleen Hornshaw Marjory KerrLori Klassen Margruite Krahn Veronica Larmour

Vivien Laurie Brenda Marinelli Sandi Mielitz Celoris MillerMary Neufeld Valerie RegehrGail SingerNicola Spasoff Pamela Tetlock Jeannine Vermette Adrienne Wiebe Deanna Wiens

BASS Ron Chapman David EliasGreg FearnJohn Galayda* Robert Giesbrecht Brian Hemeryck Ramo Kahn Bruno KlassenPeter LoewenTrevor Lockhart Christian MacDonald

Brian Marchylo Peter Marrier Don Murchison Harold Neufeld Dennis Penner Malcolm Reimer* Lucas Sawatsky* Andrew Selby* Paul Wiebe Theodore Wiens

TENOR Harley Adlem-Robinson*Keith BlackJeff CarterRaymond Duenas Fred DyckBrian Fristensky

Marlon Goolcharan David Koetke Leonard LaRue George NymanErik Thompson Clem Toner

* These singers are members of the WinnipegPhilharmonic Choir's Raising Voices initiative, providinghigh school and post-secondary students theopportunity to sing major choral works. Raising Voices issponsored by Gail Asper & Michael Paterson andsupported by other generous donors who arecommitted to ensuring that choral music thrives in ourcommunity. If you know a young person who would likethe opportunity to be part of this program, please visit www.thephil.ca/raising-voices.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Laurel Ridd, flute; Tracy Wright, oboe;Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Karine Breton, bassoon;Allen Harrington, bassoon; Jarrett McCourt, tuba;TBD, organ

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Sistema Winnipeg is a program that is getting great resultsfor children in two of Winnipeg’s North End schools.

Sistema Winnipeg offers an opportunity for these children,with the fewest resources and the greatest need, to learnmusic and a variety of life skills through a structuredorchestral program five days a week, at no cost to theirfamilies. The program is entirely funded by the goodwill of the citizens of Winnipeg whose donations have kept the programming going for the past seven years.

Since 2011, Sistema has been growing and improving the lives of many local children –160 are enrolled in thisyear’s program alone.

“Our children now get to experience the kinds ofafter-school activities that children in other middleclass, more affluent areas of the city have access to.Now these kids in the North End have the sameaccess.”

Aaron BenarrochFormer Principal, King Edward School

“The rigors of the program and the high expectationsfor the children have a spin-off effect. The children’sopinions are being heard. These kids are now out inthe community and they are everywhere. They arejust ready to take on the world.”

Peter OrbendoerferFormer Principal, Elwick Community School

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Keisha, age 10 plays violin andis in the Beethoven Orchestra

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Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953)in G minor, Op. 16

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Piano Concerto No. 2 Serge Prokofievb. Sontsovka, Ukraine / April 23, 1891d. Moscow / March 5, 1953Composed: 1912-1913, revised in 1923First performance: September 5, 1913(Pavlosk); A.P. Aslanov, conductor,with composer as soloistLast WSO performance: 2002;Mark Russell Smith, conductor;Mei-Tung Sun, soloist

The St. PetersburgConservatory was never thesame in the wake of thebrash, irreverent 22-year-oldSerge Prokofiev, whose

raging pianistic powers were no less anassault on the Romantic era as was hissavagely original music.Though not anadmitted friend, fellow studentShostakovich wrote that Prokofiev wastotally self-centered. Equipped with adazzling technique, Prokofiev attackedthe piano with steely percussive fury. Hisown music perfectly matched his athleticperforming style and struttingpersonality, as he set out to conquer theworld as a pianist and as a composer.

Prokofiev’s First Piano Concerto waspremiered in 1912 at a summer concertwith himself performing. Nurtured onmusic by the likes of Rimsky-Korsakov,the audience was baffled and the criticsfumed. No matter, for Prokofiev hadunbridled confidence and began hisSecond Concerto that winter. Asummertime premiere was planned for1913 at the ironically fashionable resortof Pavlosk, near St. Petersburg.

Where Prokofiev referred to his FirstConcerto as an “ensemble for the soloinstrument with the orchestra,”theSecond showed the piano as dominantwith the orchestra as an adjunct. Evenmore than the First, the Second attacksthe refined sounds of the previouscentury with a special dynamism andvirtuosity.Though the premiere wasgreeted by hisses and catcalls thatProkofiev further egged on with anencore of one of his noisiest solo pieces,he would find success with the SecondPiano Concerto in Paris when he movedthere in 1923.

A broad principal theme in the soloopens the work, giving way to acheeky theme in a quicker tempo.What normally follows in adevelopment and recapitulationsection becomes a gigantic solocadenza, after which the orchestrabrings in the closing coda whosequiet ending recalls the openingmelody.

The Scherzo is a motoric sprint ofperpetual motion where the soloistplays in non-stop octaves.TheIntermezzo that follows has outersections of march-like “ostinato,”with a contrasting gentlecentrepiece.

The finale explodes from the gatewith a theme that returns at theend. In between, the soloist carriesthe show exchanging contrastingmaterial alone and in dialogue withthe orchestra. A sweeping cadenzafollows, the orchestra steals in and,after a brief pause, the musiccharges to the finish line.

Symphony No. 2Sergei Rachmaninoffb. Oneg, Russia / April 1, 1873d. Los Angeles, CA USA / March 28, 1943Composed: 1906-1907First performance: January 26, 1908 (St. Petersburg) conducted by the composerLast WSO performance: 2008;Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

The premiere ofRachmaninoff’s FirstSymphony in 1897 wasso poorly received, itplunged the 24-year-old

composer into a two-year state ofdepression in which he composednothing. In 1900, he began consultingDr. Nicholas Dahl, a hypnotherapistwhose techniques of auto-suggestionrestored the composer’s enthusiasmfor work.Within a year Rachmaninoffproduced the highly successful SecondPiano Concerto. International famefollowed and by 1905 he wasrenowned in Russia not only as acomposer and pianist but as a front-ranking conductor.

Rachmaninoff recognized thetrappings of activity on his multi-

talents, stating that when he did onething he could not do anything else.Wishing to compose more, he soughta quiet place to work and in early 1906moved his family to Dresden, a choiceinspired by a previous visit where hehad heard a memorable performanceof Wagner’s Die Meistersinger.

Keeping a low profile in Dresden,Rachmaninoff confided to his visitingfriend Alexander Siloti that he wasworking on a new symphony to makea more successful attempt in thegenre. Siloti invited Rachmaninoff toconduct the premiere in St.Petersburg, announcing it to the pressbefore the composer agreed.Rachmaninoff led the premiere,introduced it to Moscow a week laterand then to Warsaw. All the audiencesresponded enthusiastically as they doto this day for this grand romanticsymphony that has become his bestloved purely orchestral work. It alsobecame in important item onRachmaninoff’s first American tour in1909.

The opening movement is governedby a single figure, the alteration of anote and another a step lower that isdeveloped throughout themovement. Notable are the workingsof the motive rather than statement ofa “big tune,”for which we have to waituntil later.

Galloping strings introduce the horntheme in the scherzo secondmovement. Over clarinet arpeggios,the strings provide the longdescending melodic line absent fromthe first movement for the centraltheme, changing direction for thereturn of the opening motive.

The Adagio opens with a soaringmelody in the strings that gives way toa spacious clarinet solo. Notable ishow the lengths of the motives andmelodies prepare for the impact of themain love theme when it appears andhow it is distributed among the soloinstruments in the orchestra.

The finale begins in the rhythm of anItalian tarantella but soon turns to aghostly march introduced by timpani.Then, a surging second theme that issignature Rachmaninoff. Earliermaterial returns and all the elementscoalesce for a life-affirming close.


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contemporary. He studied at theConservatoire de musique de Montréal,most notably under Maestro Raffi Armenian,and graduated in conducting, percussion,and composition. Artistic Director of theOrchestre de chambre I Musici de Montréal,Mr. Zeitouni also is music director of theColorado Music Festival. Previous positionshave included Music Director of theColumbus (OH) Symphony and PrincipalGuest Conducator of Les Violons du Roy.

He has conducted virtually every majorCanadian orchestra including those ofMontreal, Toronto, Quebec City, Edmonton,Calgary, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Ottawawhile in the U.S. he has led orchestras thatinclude Cincinnati, Seattle, Oregon, Phoenix,the Pacific, at the Mostly Mozart Festival. Hehas led operatic productions in Canada andFrance.

Luca Buratto, pianoSince winning the 2015 HonensInternational Piano Competition, LucaBuratto blazed onto the world stagewith a reception of which mostmusicians only dream. His successfuldebut recitals at Wigmore and

Carnegie Halls heralded the Italian pianist as “a nameto watch” (The Guardian) and “no ordinary virtuoso“(The Telegraph). Critics and audiences across theglobe are quickly recognizing Buratto as a distinctiveperformer. Described by International Piano Magazineas “masterly,” his highly regarded interpretations ofprolific British composer Thomas Adès revealBuratto’s versatility as “an artist who is bothilluminating and unafraid” (ConcertoNet).

Following graduation from the Milan Conservatory in 2010, Buratto earned a Masters degree from theBolzano Conservatory. As a Theo Lieven Scholar atthe Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano)under the guidance of William Grant Naborè, he alsoreceived a Masters of Advanced Studies. Buratto’scompetition successes also include Third prize andAudience prize in the 2012 International RobertSchumann Competition. His teachers include DavideCabassi and Edda Ponti. Buratto has been featured onnational radio broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, RadioClassica, Radio 3 RAI, WFMT, and WQXR.

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Planners Manitoba ChaperAline CaronElla ChenkieS.K. ClarkMr. Alfred CorniesKaren CouchGreg CoxMr. Fred J. CrossJean CunninghamMr. & Mrs. Ted & Lacona CunninghamD. CymbalistCarl Ar DarbyShannon DarbyEric DaviesMr. & Mrs. Ken & Monique DavisSilvia V. de SousaMrs. Wilma DehlsMrs. Wilna DehlsL. N. DelisleMs. Shawna DempseyBeth DerraughMs. Terrylynn DesrosiersM. Jane DickMrs. Ethel DilPaul DueckPam EylandRoss FeldmanDr. Jeannette Filion-RossetMs. Catherine FlowerMrs. Cindy FlynnHilda FranzBonny FraserJoycelyn and Bryan GawrylukJim & Betty GaynorMr. David P. GiesbrechtMr. Richard GillandersMs. Jacqueline GodardHeather F. GrahamMs. Gail GrangerMrs. Inga GranovskayaJeff GreenBarry & Susan Greenberg

Victoria GretchenMs. Virginia GroshakMs. Marianne GruberMs. Marion GuinnRaul GutierrezGertrude HamiltonHelen & Peter HaywardJohn HeathDr. & Mrs. Paul HenteleffJean HighmoorMrs. Margaret HillThe HintsasMrs. Diane HoldingWalter & Victoria HrablukCarl & Vi HultinMr. & Mrs. Peter & Rosalind HusbandIshbel IsaacsDavid & Heather JenkinsSusan JohnsonRon & Barb JohnsonMr. Gordon C. KeatchKatie KirkpatrickMrs. Vera KostyshynKozub/Halldorson FamilyMr. & Mrs. Ken & Marie KuhnMs. Irene KuhteyMs. Betty LaingElizabeth LansardFrances LemieuxKim LentowitschMr. & Mrs. David LeveneKatrina LimberatosSharon LoveZeeba LoxleyChristopher MacNuttPat & Murray MacraeBarbara MainMrs. Irene MarriottFrank & Terry MartinMarian MartinEmily MayoralgoHugh McCabeKelly McGonigalMrs. Jean McLennanSen. Marilou McPhedranMr. Garfield McRaeMs. Kathleen MichenerMrs. Jocelyn MillardHoward MillerBob & Penny MillerHarry & Annette MinukMs. Sharon MinukSandi MitchellCarolyn and Nathan MitchellMr. Gordon MitchellMs. Sandra MitchellM. MohrJon MontesMaureen MorinJeffrey & Mary MortonKim MortonJackie MurphyMs. Helen O'NeillAlice OswaldMrs. Clarice OwenShirley & Graham PadgettOscar Pantaleon Jr.Sonjia PasiechnikMrs. Liz PatzerDonald PearenEllen Peel & Neil BruneauMargaret PetersRobert PetersonMs. Bettina PfeifferGrant & Gail Pierce


In memory of Katherine (Kay) LeeRandy PitchKen & Geri PorathJanis PregnallTom & Lorraine PrescottMs. Joanne PrygrockiJoanne PrygrockiValerie RaberW Rannie & Elaine WalkerKaren Rassmussen-OkeMs. Pat RepaBeverley RiddEttie RobinsonMelissa SteeleJean RobsonMrs. Sandra RosenMrs. V. RosolowichMarnie RossMargot A. RossJohn & Shirley RussellBrittany RycroftEduardo & Olga SaveliovskyJessie SawiczIvor & Lorna SchledewitzMary Agnes WelchCharlene & Harry SchwartzMichael & Elaine ShnierIzzy ShoreMrs. Elaine SilverbergMs. Jean P. SmellieEvelyn R. SmithMr. & Mrs. Robert SmithDarby SpaffordDr. Camelia StefanoviciGeorge StolarskyjShirley and Archie StoneMrs. Marilyn StothersMuriel SutherlandDianne SzelagFrank TalbotGladys TaralaRoss & Bette Jayne TaylorMs. Linda ThomasPhyllis ThomsonMs. Melita TonogaiIn memory of Mayer RabkinMs. Josette ToyeHien TranShelley TurnbullWard TweetCathy TymmCarole UriasMs. Eleanor UrquhartMrs. Arlene van RuitenMr. Steve van VlaenderenMrs. Nancy VincentDenis VincentIrv & Toby VinskyMiss A. H. WagstaffeDr. Jackie WalkerPatricia WallaceMr. Glen Angus WebsterMs. Barbara WiebeAnnemarie WiebeTheresa WiktorskiPeter WilkIn memory of my uncle Joe Jaworski

who was a musicianRezutek FamilyAnne YankiwskiMs. Ruth ZahodnikMr. & Mrs. Edward & Susan

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Festival donors help to furtherthe musical artistry of the WSO’sNew Music Festival. Thank you!

Mrs. France AdamsJean AltemeyerMs. Janet AshAubrey & Dr. Linda AsperBaked Expectations - Beth Grubert

& FamilyAlison BaldwinNeil Bardal Funeral CentreDavid & Gillian BirdMs. Trudy BlightDr. Tenley Nicole Bower Medical

CorporationJackie BrignallStephen BrodovskyKevin BurnsDr. David CamorianoCanadian Music CentreT. Patrick & Mary Jo CarrabréGeorge and Andrea CibinelMr. & Mrs. John & Claudia CoronaCushman & WakefieldDr. Peter CzaplinskiEric DaviesMs. Shawna DempseySandra & Robert DeweyDr. R. Dookeran Medical CorporationJoanne Defehr & Marten DuhouxAndrea DyheRobert Enright & Meeka WalshKathleen Estey in Memory of

Ed StantonRandy EwanikaMs. Susan FeldmanMs. Catherine FlowerWayne ForbesDaniel Friedman & Rob Dalglieshft3 Architecture Landscape Interior

DesignMrs. Elba HaidDr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri HallKelsey Hargreaves &

Vojtech BalabanMrs. Lisa HastingsMarilyn & Helios HernandezPatti HolmIceland NaturallyMarianne JohnsonMr. Peter JohnsonRichard & Carol JonesKoren & Leonard KaminskiJ. Gartner & L. KampeasKevin & Els KavanaghPatricia KellendonkMs. José KoesKozub/Halldorson FamilyRon LambertLisa & TedSherri Walsh & Dr. Louis LudwigBernie Léveillé & Moira SwintonDrs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougallJohn Maguire & Susan CollisonDrs. Joshua Manusow

& Kristen CreekFrank & Terry MartinBrent Mazur & Nancy QuiringPaul A. McCullochTed McLachlanShana MenkisRon & Sandi MielitzHoward Miller

Ms. Sheila MillerConor MulhollandMichael NesbittBob and Cindy NewfieldDr. Rashmi Nigam Medical CorpLesia PeetRandy PitchDr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth

Tippett-PopePhyllis Portnoy & Rory EganBeth M. ProvenDr. Clare RamseyKelly Regula Dental CorpPat and Bill ReidMichael RennieDr. Guillermo RochaSteve Ruddy & Pauline BoisselleOlga & Bill RunnallsBarbara ScheunemanRobert Shaw & Chris KrawchenkoMichael & Elaine ShnierMajid & Moti ShojaniaPam SimmonsSOCAN FoundationJordan SodomskyMarlene Stern & Peter RaeSusan StobartStorefront MB

Architecture/Design/UrbanismThe Composer Fund of RUV and STEFThe Winnipeg FoundationDr. Ken ThorlaksonSusan Glass & Arni ThorsteinsonMr. Ron TimlickUniversity of Manitoba

Icelandic DepartmentBrad VannanMs. Stephanie M. van NestVQ SalonDr. Marnie WatersMr. & Mrs. Hymie & Shaaron WeinsteinMr. Neil WilcoxKarin WoodsJens J. WrogemannAnne Yankiwski5 Anonymous

Share the Music is a uniqueoutreach initiative of the WSOthat allows economicallydisadvantaged children andtheir families to attend WSOperformances. Thank you forhelping to Share the Music!

Ms. Margaret BarbourLucienne Blouw in Honour of Louise

Nebbs and Paul GodardLucienne Blouw in memory of

Hermi van den BergMrs. Marlene J. CrielaardDr.William DutkaDon & Jerri Hall in Memory of Aunt

Lois AndersonHuynh Van HoIn Memory of Mary HarrisonMrs. Karen KaplenRussell KennedyClaudette & Robert LussierPat & Murray MacraeMr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArtonMs. Sharon MinukMr. Gordon MitchellMargaret Moroz in memory of

Mrs. Pat HoebigDr. Sidney & Gwen NelkoLesia Peet in memory of Andrew LutzAnne Reid and the MacLarty Family in

Memory of Norman MacKay, 38Years as a member of the FrenchHorn Section of WSO andPersonnel Manager for some time

Daryl & Sheila ReidMargot A. RossMr. L . J. RoyBarbara ScheunemanM ScheunemanBrenda SklarMr. Robert B. StinsonRoss & Bette Jayne TaylorJim & Jan TennantWard TweetMs. Gerardina Vanaert3 Anonymous

Sistema Winnipeg is a daily after-school program offered at no cost to participants thatenriches the lives of children andyoung people with the fewestresources and the greatest need. The WSO gratefullyacknowledges the followingpatrons whose support makes adifference in the everyday lives of these children. Thank you!

Honourary ChairDaniel Scholz, Principal Viola

Maestoso

The Bertram Austin Goodman,Mary Easton McLaren Goodmanand Dorothy Jean GoodmanFoundation

Richardson FoundationRBC FoundationWinnipeg Jets True North Foundation

Vivace

Mr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArtonTelus

Con Brio

Bridgeport Office SolutionsDr. Ken FowlerSouchay Gossen Family FoundationThe Winnipeg Foundation - Mauro

Family Fund1 Anonymous

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Dr. David BarnardMr. R.D. BellAndy BurgessTimothy & Barbara BurtRev. Msgr. Michael BuyachokMr. David ChristiansonGordon & Jeannine CornellGreg & Linda FearnJudith & Peter FlynnJocelyn and Mark GabbertMr. Gary B. GoossenKevin & Els KavanaghBill and Shirley LoewenDr. David Lyttle


Manitoba Community ServicesCouncil

Miss Heather MenziesJonathan E. MitchellYvonne MorierMr. & Dr. John & Joan MorrissKevin Neiles & Tracy KogaProfs. Robert O'Kell & Arlene YoungMr. Jean-Francois PhaneufMaurice (Moe) & Ethel Pierce FundMrs. Shirley RichardsonMr. Walter SiliczJim & Jan TennantE. ToewsFaye WarrenElsie Williston1 Anonymous

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Jonathan AlvaranBetty & Ted AshMs. Susan BairdIn Memory of Robert CoatesJanet, Susan, Kathie Beach in

Memory of Garnet & Betty BeachAudrey BelyeaMs. Diane BewellSheila & David BrodovskyMs. Carol BudnickAlexis Kochan & Nestor BudykSusan BurchillLorraine & Gerry CairnsMrs. Audrey CampbellMs. Linda CampbellCanada GuarantyCanadian Maple Wings Association -

Winnipeg ChapterChew RestaurantMelina ChowDave Christianson & Vera SteinbergerFred CoakesAnna-Lisa CohenMr. Victor CollombDennis CooleyD.J. CowanGreg CoxThe Crawford & McCarver FamilyTracey CullenCarl Ar DarbyShannon DarbyL. N. DelisleSilvia V. de SousaMr. & Mrs. Ryan & Janice DiduckDouglas Kuhl School of Music Inc.Dr. Harry & Mrs. Mary Lynn

Duckworth in Memory of DienaYoung

Harry & Mary Duckworth in honourof Arlene Young's birthday

R. DuddekGloria DyckECCO SingersJohn and Marilyn EkinsMs. Karin ErhardtMs. Ursula ErhardtKathleen Estey in memory of Alan

MaxwellPam EylandRick and Julie FastMichael FeldRoss FeldmanNelma FettermanMathilda FijnMrs. Cindy FlynnMargo FoxfordBonny FraserJoycelyn and Bryan Gawryluk

Dr. & Mrs. Jon GerrardIn Memory of James Joseph ("Jim")

GibbonsPenny GilbertMs. Gail GrangerSuzanne GrayRaul GutierrezMr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia HanuschakPatricia HarrasAudrey A. Hawkins in memory of her

mother, Mrs. Janice HawkinsRuediger & Lydia HedrichShirley HicksRobin HildebrandDebby and Brian HirschKaren HiscottP. IlavskyIn memory of my uncle Joe Jaworski

who was a musicianRon & Barb JohnsonSusan JohnsonVictoria JohnstonRick & Caroline JosephsonMarilynne KeilMarion & Bill KinnearEd & Helen KolomayaAlex Grunfeld and Sil KomlodiMr. & Mrs. Ken & Marie KuhnAnne La TourKim LentowitschAlbert & Helen LitzZeeba LoxleyDr. Brendan MacDougallDrs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougallLydia MacKenzie in Honour of

John J. March and His ParentsLorraine MacLeodAllan MalbranckJoseph and Judith Malko Family

Fund - the Strategic CharitableGiving Foundation

James ManishenManitoba Children's MuseumMarian Martin in memory of Eleanor

AnnandaleMargaret (Bouskill) MawEmily MayoralgoKelly McGonigalMrs. Maureen McIntoshQuinton & Maureen McNaught in

Memory of Barry AndersonMr. & Mrs. Q. McNaught in Memory of

Merrily PetersMs. Linda MecklingKaren MenkisP. MichalskiMr. Neil MiddletonDr. Kyle MillarCarolyn and Nathan MitchellGord & Sherratt MoffattVera MorozMorna-June MorrowKim MortonJeffrey & Mary MortonMrs. Sheila MymrykMs. Bonnie NeilIn Honour of H Marie NelsonNorth Kildonan United ChurchAlice OswaldOscar Pantaleon Jr.Garth & Diane PantingDonald Pearen in honour of Arlene

Young's Special BirthdayPatricia Mary PattersonLesia PeetMargaret Peters

Robert PetersonGrant & Gail PiercePatricia Pollard in Memory of

Gary PollardDr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth

Tippett-PopeMrs. Edna PoulterApril Powell in memory of S.

Devinder S. BharajMs. Lois PowneElizabett PrenterTom & Lorraine PrescottBeth M. ProvenDr. David PunterValerie RaberErin RaffertyHolly RaffertyShane RaffertyMrs. Marieann ReevesM. RegulyMs. Teresa ReillyEttie RobinsonMelissa SteeleMs. Miriam RudolphJoan SabourinMr. Terry SargeantNicola SchaeferBarbara ScheunemanPerce & Elizabeth Schirmer FoundationEd & Susan SchmidtA. SchroederTrudy Schroeder & Norman DyckHarald & Vicky SchulzOlga & Myron ShatulskyJim Skinner & Judy NicholDarby SpaffordGarry & Linda SpechtMrs. Pat StefanchukTodd TanchakIn Honour of Bette Jayne TaylorRoss & Bette Jayne TaylorJennifer & Brian ThiessenMary and Robert ThomasPhyllis ThomsonBetsy F Thorsteinson in Memory of

Ruth DowseJulian ThorsteinsonToad Hall Toys Inc.Edith A. ToewsNeil & Carol TrembathCathy Tymm in Honour of Meg

Specht's BirthdayCarole UriasStrang / van Ineveld FamilyMr. Michael van LieropMr. & Mrs. Gordon & Charlotte WalktyMs. Vanessa WarneThuraya WeedonNoah & Myrna WeisznerDiane WeselakeMaryann HudjikWestminster United ChurchWhoDunit? Mystery BookstoreMs. Barbara WiebeGrace M. WiebePeter WilkDr. Gaynor Jane WilliamsIn Memory of Lloyd and Blanche

MorrisseyArt Turner & Lyn StienstraMyra Wolch & Saul CherniackDonna WoodsLibby Yager and Billy BrodovskyIn Memory of Diena YoungDon & Betty Young25 Anonymous

GENERAL WSO

The WSO gratefully acknowledges thefollowing patrons whose foresighthelps to ensure long-term financialsupport for the WSO. Thank you!

Judy & Jay AndersonDr. Siana AttwellShibashis BalBlumie & Iser Portnoy Endowment

FundSheila & David Brodovsky in memory

of Dr. Moe and Ethel PierceLorraine & Gerry CairnsKatherine Cobor and Gordon SteindelGlynis Corkal & Jim TurnockD.J. CowanMr. Ray DavisHelene DyckRuth & Ernest EppMs. Ursula ErhardtGreg & Linda FearnMs. Catherine FlowerMrs. Gitta FrickeMarilyn & Helios HernandezMs. Marilyn KapitanyMarilynne Keil, in Memory of

David H. SkinnerMargaret Kellermann McCulloch &

Paul A. McCullochAaron LewisNick Logan & Christine SkeneBrent Mazur & Nancy QuiringMr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArtonJudith MeunierMargaret MorozGabriela PopescuPat and Bill ReidMs. Iris ReimerLevi & Tena ReimerMr. Louis RicciutoRoss & Allana RobinsonOlga & Bill RunnallsIvor & Lorna SchledewitzMs. Noreen SealyPietra ShirleyMr. & Mrs. Daniel & Maureen SitarMs. Karen SwainDr. & Mrs. David SwatekFrank TalbotJames & Joanne TeitsmaJim & Jan TennantSusan Glass & Arni ThorsteinsonGarnet WardJames & Claudia WeselakeRobin Wiens & Emilie Lagacé-WiensRaymond & Shirley WiestEdith WildeDavid C. WilsonWSO Women's Committee in

memory of Eleanor GibsonKarin WoodsMr. & Mrs. John & Beverly Yarema3 Anonymous

ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATEENDOWMENT FUND Shelley ChochinovBarbara & Brian Crow in Honour of

Alexander MickelthwateIn honour of Robert Dalgliesh and

Daniel FriedmanBruno Gossen in Honour of

Alexander MickelthwateRichard & Carol Jones


Lydia MacKenzie in Honour ofAlexander Mickelthwate, inLoving Memory of Donn

Lawrie & Fran PollardBarbara ScheunemanLynn & Bill SheadJim Skinner in Honour of

Alexander MickelthwateHien Tran

ENDOWMENT FUNDSistema Winnipeg gratefullyacknowledges those who havestarted their own named funds at The Winnipeg Foundation.

The Marjorie & Morley Blankenstein Sistema Endowment Fund

The Tannis M. RichardsonSistema Endowment Fund

The Michael Nozick Family Sistema Endowment FundMr. John A. BaileyVeronique BarthetRalph & Eileen BaxterAudrey BelyeaMr. & Mrs. Harvey & Irene BergnerShirley BookFrances BoothSally BouldingJoan BraunMr. E. BrownMs. Shirley BrownMrs. Dee Buchwald

Rev. Msgr. Michael BuyachokD. J. CowanThe Crawford & McCarver FamilyMr. & Mrs. Ken & Monique DavisMr. John J. EnnsSiegfried EnnsS & G FastDr. Jeannette Filion-RossetMr. David P. GiesbrechtKatie & DeLloyd GuthMr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia HanuschakLinda Harlos & Adrian WildsmithTeresa A. HayShirley HicksMs. Susan HildebrandtBob & Biddy HiltonThe HintsasWalter & Victoria HrablukCarl & Vi HultinWilliam J. HuttonMargaret JeffriesUrsula & Sandor KelemenJohn Knowles & Kathryn KnowlesEd & Helen KolomayaMrs. Vera KostyshynEdith Landy, in Memory of David

LandyAnne La TourMrs. Ingrid LeeFrances LemieuxFrancois LentzMr. & Mrs. David LeveneTom & Lovie LiewickiElaine & Neil MargolisDr. Sabine Mai Mr. Allan MapesCheryl McNabb & Gerald DavisMargaret & Fred MooibroekKim MortonCharlotte Murrell

Mr. Tom Mutter and Ms. RaenaBuksak

Ms. Judy M. Nichol & Dr. Jim SkinnerWayne & Linda PaquinMrs. Liz PatzerMs. Bettina PfeifferMs. Pat PhilpottCarolynne PresserMr. Guy ProkopetzDr. Fiona PunterW Rannie & Elaine WalkerMarlene RegulyJerry & Barbara RempelMrs. Shirley RichardsonJim & Pat RichtikSandra RosenEduardo & Olga SaveliovskyKay SchalmeDeborah SpracklinMs. Helena StelsovskyMrs. Elizabeth SziromMrs. Deborah ThorlaksonPatricia WallaceAnnemarie WiebeGrace M. WiebeMs. Ruth Zahodnik12 Anonymous

OTHER DONATIONSLucienne Blouw in Honour of

Marlene Crielaard and AlanSchmitt's Wedding

Lucienne Blouw in Memory ofAlexander Mickelthwate'sFather

Lucienne Blouw in Memory of Nancy Lambert

Barry & Susan Greenberg inMemory of Mayer Rabkin

Nessie & David Greenberg inMemory of Mayer Rabkin

Saul & Lolly Guttman in memory of Dr. Stephen Szirom

Dr. & Mrs. Paul Henteleff in memoryof Dr. Stephen Szirom

Nadine & Herb Klassen in Memoryof Mayer Rabkin

In memory of Katherine (Kay) LeeSharon Love in Memory of

Jeannine McCallumHarvelyn, Catherine, Lisa, Pam,

Nora, Fran, Betty & Al, Bev & Bruce in Memory of Merrily Peters

Bill & Elizabeth Pope in Honour of Bert & Lee Friesen's 50th Anniversary

In memory of Mayer RabkinCharlene & Harry Schwartz in

Memory of Mayer RabkinRobert Shindleman and Family in

memory of Mayer RabkinEvelyn R. Smith in Memory of

Mayer RabkinDr. & Mrs. S. Szirom, in Memory

of Edith SagiIrv & Toby Vinsky in Memory

of Mayer RabkinMargaret Wollner, in Memory

of Dr. Stephen SziromMr. Aaron Witzke in memory of

his grandfather, Mayer RabkinMr. & Mrs. Edward & Susan

Zwingerman in Memory of Mayer Rabkin

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1948-51 Hon. Mr. Justice J. T. Beaubien1951-53 Mr. J. M. Sinclair1953-55 Dr. Digby Wheeler1955-57 Mr. W. D. Hurst1957-58 Dr. Hugh H. Saunderson1958-61 Mr. E. W. H. Brown1961-62 Mr. David Slater1962-64 The Hon. Mr. Justice Monnin1964-65 Mr. Norman J. Alexander1965-67 Mr. R. W. Richards1967-69 Mr. W. R. Palmer1969-71 Mr. E. J. Smith1971-73 Dr. M. M. Pierce1973-74 Mr. H. S. Brock-Smith1974-76 Mr. Allan G. Moffatt1976-78 Mr. Julian D. T. Benson1978-79 Mr. John L. Buckworth1979-80 Mr. N. Roger McFallon1980-81 Mr. John F. Fraser1981-82 Mr. William W. Draper1982-83 Mr. John O. Baatz1983-84 Mr. Andrew D. M. Ogaranko, Q.C.

1984-86 Mr. Harold Buchwald, Q.C.1986-88 Mr. Michel Lagacé1988-90 Mr. William H. Loewen1990-92 Mrs. Julia DeFehr1992-94 Mr. Gordon Fogg1994-96 Mrs. Helen Hayles1996-97 Mr. Anthony Brookes1997-98 Mrs. Helen Hayles1998-99 Mr. William NorrieFeb 1999-May 1999 Mr. William LoewenJun 1999-2000 Mr. Bruce MacCormack2000-Feb 03 Mr. Roger KingMar 2003-Dec 2003 Ms. Patti SullivanDec 2003-Jan 2005 Mr. Wally Fox-DecentJan 2005-Jul 2006 Ms. Carol BellringerJul 2006-Nov 2006 Mr. Harvey I Pollock, QC

(Interim President)Dec 2006-Jun 2007 Dr. Brendan MacDougall2007-2012 Ms. Dorothy Dobbie2012-2016 Mr. Timothy E. Burt, CFA2016- present Mr. Terry Sargeant

Al AlexandrukMal AndersonCarol BellringerMarilyn BillinkoffDoneta BrotchieJohn and Bonnie BuhlerTimothy E. Burt, CFAJames CarrEdmund Dawe, D.M.A.Dorothy DobbieGreg DoyleJamie DolynchukJulia De FehrSusan FeldmanBarbara FilukWally Fox-DecentJack FraserEvelyn Friesen

Elba HaidHelen HaylesKaaren HawkinsSherrill HershbergIan KayRoger King Bill KnightMichel LagacéZina LazareckGail LeachDr. Hermann LeeNaomi LevineBill LoewenJackie LoweDr. Brendan MacDougallDon MacKenzieBill MarrEd J. Martens

Michael NozickHarvey I Pollock, QCDr. William PopeJohn RademakerKathleen RichardsonTannis RichardsonLeney RichardsonEd RichmondLorne SharfeWilliam SheadGraeme SiftonJoanne SigurdsonMuriel SmithBonnie Staples-LyonBrenlee Carrington TrepelDennis Wallace

PRESIDENTS OF THE WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL

BOARD OF DIRECTORSTerry Sargeant,

PresidentCurt Vossen,

Vice PresidentRob Kowalchuk,

TreasurerMichael Kay,

Corporate SecretaryIda AlboSandra AltnerLucienne BlouwEmily Burt, MBA, CFAJames CohenArlene DahlMarten DuhouxSteven DyerAlan Freeman

ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE, MUSIC DIRECTORBramwell Tovey, Conductor Laureate Julian Pellicano, Resident ConductorHarry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence, WNMF Festival Director

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTJean-Francois Phaneuf, VP Artistic Operations &

Community EngagementJames Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate Evan Klassen, Director of Artistic Operations & ProductionSheena Sanderson, Stage ManagerTatiana Carnevale, Operations CoordinatorChris Lee, Orchestra Personnel Manager Greg Hamilton, Principal Librarian Laura MacDougall, Assistant Librarian Lawrence Rentz, Stage SupervisorBrent Johnson, Education & Community

Engagement Manager Shannon Darby, Sistema Winnipeg Manager

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONLyn Stienstra, VP Finance & AdministrationSandi Mitchell, Payroll & Accounting AdministratorOscar Pantaleon Jr., Finance & Administration AssistantPat Foot, Administration Assistant

OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS

TRUDY SCHROEDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE OFFICELori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant

SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICESRyan Diduck, VP Sales & Audience Services Desiree La Vallee, Patron Services SupervisorTheresa Huscroft, Group Events Representative Rachel Himelblau, Patron Services CoordinatorPatron Services Representatives (p/t):

Phil Corrin Melissa HoustonMeg Dolovich Laura Gow Sandesh Fernandez Paul LongtinShevaun Fortune Emma MilnerJason Hayes Alyssa Ramsay

MARKETING & DEVELOPMENTNeil Middleton, VP Marketing & SponsorshipBeth Proven, VP Development Carol Cassels, Development Manager Shenna Song, Development Coordinator Desiree La Vallee, Campaign & Event CoordinatorVincent Houghtaling, Development InternSarah Panas, Marketing & Communications OfficerDiana Chabai-Booker, Communications AssistantS.Thompson Designs Inc.

Daniel FriedmanDr. Selena FriesenMicah HeilbrunnRobin HildebrandPeter JessimanMargaret Kellermann

McCullochDr. Maureen KilgourSilvester KomlodiSotirios Kotoulas Dr. Eleanor MacDougallSherratt MoffattRichard TurnerTrudy Schroeder, Executive

DirectorAlexander Mickelthwate,

Music Director

Her Honour the Honourable Janice C. Filmon C.M., O.M.

Lieutenant Governor of ManitobaThe Honourable Brian Pallister,

Premier of ManitobaHis Worship Brian Bowman,

Mayor of the City of WinnipegMr. W.H. Loewen & Mrs. S.E. Loewen,WSO Directors Emeritus

WOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVESherratt Moffatt, PresidentMargaret Harvie, Vice-PresidentSylvia Cassie, Past PresidentNancy Weedon, TreasurerAgnes Bailey, SecretaryFlorence Bell, Asssistant

CONTACT US: BOX OFFICE: 204-949-3999 [email protected] OFFICE: 204-949-3950 [email protected] wso.ca


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