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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

In March, we live with the pleasure of anticipating musical favouritesfrom two seasons of programs. It is somewhat delightful to startthinking about the wonderful concerts coming up in the 2017-2018season and selecting just the right mix of Classics concerts, Air CanadaPops concerts and Specials, while at the same time savouring everymoment of the concerts remaining in the 2016-2017 season. This isindeed a special time of year. Spend time with the season brochureand visit the web site, wso.ca, for more information on the concertsnext year. Be certain to book your subscriptions by April 9th so thatyour name can be entered into the draw for Air Canada tickets to anyNorth American location served by Air Canada.

As you know, the coming season is our 70th Anniversary Season. There are many concerts that payhomage to the WSO’s wonderful history while also pointing toward new opportunities and, as we think about the coming year, we want to encourage subscribers to share personal stories of theirconnections with the WSO. Tell us about the ways the WSO has had an impact on your life.Stories can be funny, serious, or thought provoking. Send you contributions to this project to70th@wso.mb.ca so that we can use these glimpses into WSO history throughout the year. Photoswould also be appreciated. Tell us about your favourite concerts, the funniest moments, your WSOtraditions; all of this is part of the legacy of a seventy-year-old organization at work in its community.

The concerts featured this month are among the finest we offer this season. Hear the celebratedCanadian pianist Angela Hewitt, don’t miss the opportunity to poke a little fun at symphonictraditions with Second City’s Guide to the Orchestra, immerse yourself in the glorious texts andmelodies from Mendelsohn’s Elijah, and take in a children’s concert featuring the always entertainingMr. Mark. This March, we also begin our Thursday Night Classics series at the Club Regent EventCentre. Experience the most popular symphonic classics in an intimate and lovely setting.

There is no shortage of wonderful choices to immerse yourself in wonderful musical adventures.Enjoy the music, the gradual lengthening of the days and the promise of spring.

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 tenth seasonas Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Alexander has significantly developedthe orchestra’s profile through active community engagement and innovative programminginitiatives like the annual Winnipeg New Music Festival and the Indigenous Music Festival.Chosen to perform at the Carnegie Hall Spring For Music Festival in New York, May 2014, due to“creative and innovative programming” (CBC Manitoba Scene), the orchestra was the onlyCanadian ensemble in the showcase.

CONDUCTORS AND COMPOSERS

Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor

Julian Pellicano’s boundless musical appetite makes him a formidable interpreter ofthe symphonic repertoire as well as a versatile conductor in a wide range of genres. Heis currently the Resident Conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Artist inResidence at the Norfolk Chamber Music festival, and Music Director of the University ofManitoba Symphony Orchestra. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Music Director of theLongy School of Music Conservatory Orchestra where he established a rigorous and

distinctive new orchestral program. Pellicano has conducted the Orquestra Sinfonica de Porto Alegre(Brazil), Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, New Britain Symphony,The KallistiEnsemble, Boston’s Dinosaur Annex Ensemble and Milwaukee's Present Music. He has worked inmasterclasses with Kurt Masur, Peter Eötvös, Zsolt Nagy, Martyn Brabbins, and Carl St. Clair. An autodidact,he was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory as a percussionist without typical classical training. He alsoholds degrees from the Royal College of Music (Stockholm), and the Yale School of Music where he wasawarded the 2008 Presser Music Award and the Philip F. Nelson Award.

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Harry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence

Harry Stafylakis (b. 1982, Montreal) is a Canadian–American composer based in NYC. He isthe Winnipeg 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, Spokane, Stamford, Victoria, and PEIsymphonies, McGill Chamber Orchestra, Mivos Quartet, Quatuor Bozzini, and AspenContemporary Ensemble, among others. Awards include the Charles Ives Fellowship

from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the ASCAP Foundation’s Leonard Bernstein Award, fourSOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers, and grants from the Canada Council and NYSCA.Stafylakis holds degrees from McGill University and The Graduate Center, CUNY, and lectures at the CityCollege of New York. His doctoral research, supported by SSHRC, examines rhythm and meter inprogressive metal. www.hstafylakis.com

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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 CoardaRodica JeffreyHong Tian JiaMeredith McCallumJane PulfordSonia ShklarovJulie SavardJun Shao

SECOND VIOLINS**Jeremy Buzash, Principal*Darryl Strain, PrincipalElation Pauls, Assistant PrincipalKaren BauchKristina Bauch**Teodora Dimova*Elizabeth DyerBokyung HwangSusan McCallumTakayo NoguchiClaudine St-Arnauld

VIOLASDaniel Scholz, PrincipalAnne Elise Lavallée,

Assistant PrincipalLaszlo BarocziMargaret CareyRichard BauchGreg Hay*Merrily PetersMike Scholz

CELLOSYuri Hooker, Principal

Leana Rutt, Assistant Principal

Alex Adaman

Arlene Dahl

Carolyn Nagelberg

Emma Quackenbush

Sean Taubner

BASSESMeredith Johnson, Principal

Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal

Travis Harrison

Paul Nagelberg

Bruce Okrainec

Daniel Perry

FLUTESJan Kocman, Principal

Martha Durkin

PICCOLOMartha Durkin

OBOESBeverly Wang, Principal

Robin MacMillan

ENGLISH HORNRobin MacMillan, Principal

CLARINETSMicah Heilbrunn, Principal

Michelle Goddard

BASSOONSAlex Eastley, Principal

Kathryn Brooks

HORNSPatricia Evans, Principal

Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal

James Robertson

Caroline Oberheu

Michiko Singh

TRUMPETSIsaac Pulford, Acting PrincipalPaul JeffreyBrian Sykora

TROMBONESSteven Dyer, PrincipalKeith Dyrda

BASS TROMBONEJulia 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 LIBRARIANRaymond Chrunyk

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.

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Arc of Horizon Harry Stafylakis (b. 1982)

Nights in the Gardens of Spain Manuel de Falla (1876 -1946)“At the Generalife”: Allegretto tranquillo e misterioso“Distant Dance”: Allegretto giusto“In the Gardens of the Mountains of Córdoba”: Vivo

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Piano Concerto in G major Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)AllegramenteAdagio assaiPresto

Suite from the Ballet, The Firebird (1919 version) Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)IntroductionThe Dance of the FirebirdRound Dance of the PrincessesInfernal Dance of the King KastcheiBerceuseFinale

Friday, March 10 8:00 p.m.Saturday, March 11 8:00 p.m.

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

SPECIAL CONDENSED MATINEEStravinsky: Suite from the Firebird

Friday, March 10 10:30 a.m.

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Arc of HorizonHarry Stafylakisb. Montreal /1982Composed: 2015First performances: Chamber orchestraversion: August 26, 2015 (Lake George,NY), conducted by Roger Kalia; Fullorchestra version: November 6, 2015(Spokane), conducted by Eckhart Preu,conductorFirst WSO performance

“When you grow up bythe sea you spend a gooddeal of time looking atthe horizon.You wonderwhat on earth the waves

might bring – and where the sea mightdeposit you – until one day you know youhave lived between two places, the sceneof arrival and the point of departure.”

– Andrew O’Hagan,The Atlantic Ocean: Essays (2008)

“The title is drawn from the Greekhorizon kyklos – “separating circle”–which symbolizes the sliver of visiblehorizon that always remains in thedistance no matter how much one triesto reach it.

As a resident of NYC hailing fromMontreal, I have travelled between thetwo cities countless times sincechildhood. At the midpoint of thatvoyage, Lake George has always stoodout as a landmark signaling mydeparture from one place andimminent arrival at another.

This manifests itself tangibly as radiobroadcasts dissolve, replaced by newones ahead, but with significant overlapand signal crossing along the way.Unfailingly, this transition from one“home”to another evokes tangled andconflicting emotions of aspiration,longing, regret, fear, and nostalgia.

Musically, Arc of Horizon emerges fromthis symbolic personal transitionbetween my past in progressive metaland my present in concert music – Iseem to perpetually chase whicheverhorizon seems newest, and havingarrived I turn back to chase it again.”

– Harry Stafylakis

Nights in the Gardens of SpainManuel de Fallab. Cadiz, Spain / November 23, 1876d. Alta Gracia, Argentina / November 14, 1946Composed: 1915First performance: April 9, 1916 (Madrid)conducted by Fernandez Arbós withJosé Cubiles as soloistLast WSO performance: 2004; MichelleMourre, conductor, with Angela Cheng as soloist

Falla was living in Parisbetween 1907 and 1917where he befriendedDebussy, Ravel andDukas, all of whom had

become entranced with sun-drenchedIberian images that both motivatedmusic (Ravel’s Rhapsodie espagnole andDebussy’s Ibéria) and contributed to anexotic sense of Spain in France at thetime. Dukas, especially, encouraged Fallato compose, and the genesis of Nights inthe Gardens of Spain came in a set ofsolo piano pieces Falla entitledNocturnes.When Falla showed thepieces to his compatriot composer IsaacAlbéniz and the famous Spanish pianistRicardo Viñes, both encouraged him toorchestrate the pieces into a largersymphonic setting.

Falla left Paris at the outbreak of war in1914. He had been mostly impoverishedduring his years in Paris but became acelebrity on his return home to Madriddue to the success of his opera La VidaBrève in November, 1914. Out of that,Falla received the commission fromconductor Fernandez Arbós tocomplete Nights in the Gardens of Spain.

“If these ‘symphonic impressions’haveachieved their object, the mereenumeration of their titles should be asufficient guide to the hearer,”Fallawrote.“The music does not pretend tobe descriptive; but something morethan the sounds of festivals and danceshas inspired these ‘evocations in sound,’for melancholy and mystery play theirparts also.”

Small winding intervals signal avariation opening movement, fragrantwith the scent of the luxurious gardensof the 13th-century Moorish villageGeneralife.Vibrant fiesta rhythms come

and go in the second movement,with traces of the Orient. Bridging tothe finale, the music takes on thefeeling of sâmira, which the Moorsdescribed as a gypsy revelry bynight. Falla treats this in the form ofa copla, resembling the rondo form’sreturning motifs. A quiet endingwelcomes sleep.

Piano Concerto in G majorMaurice Ravelb. Ciboure, France / March 7, 1875d. Paris, France / December 28, 1937Composed: 1929-1931First performance: January 14, 1932(Paris) conducted by the composerwith Marguerite Long as soloistLast WSO performance: 2007;Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor,with Louis Lortie as soloist

Stravinsky andRachmaninoff hadsuccess with pianoworks composed forthemselves to tour

with and Ravel wanted the same forhimself. Back from a successful tourto the United States, where Ravelhad also celebrated his 53rd birthdayin March at a party for him with the29-year-old George Gershwinpresent, Ravel seemed to havewanted to become more of aperforming pianist. As he began tocompose a new piano concerto in1929, Ravel rekindled an interest inChopin and Liszt while also startingwork on a piano concerto for lefthand alone commissioned by thepianist Paul Wittgenstein, who hadlost his right arm in the First WorldWar.

All these happenings occurredsimultaneously. Ravel’s two-handconcerto however would be anentertainment, a “divertissement”heoriginally decided to call it, keepingits moods light, entertaining andobviously with a tang of jazz andGershwin, whose Piano Concerto inF had been composed five yearsearlier and Ravel no doubt knew.

Ravel could not find the time tolearn to play his new concerto whenit was finished in the autumn of

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Benjamin Wallfisch, conductorAcclaimed worldwide asconductor and composer,Benjamin Wallfisch hasconducted orchestras suchas the London Philharmonic,Los Angeles Philharmonic

and the Sydney Symphony at venuesincluding the Hollywood Bowl and SydneyOpera House. He has collaborated withartists including Lang Lang, Herbie Hancockand Yuja Wang, and has held the positionsof Associate Conductor of the EnglishChamber Orchestra and Music Director ofthe Crested Butte Music Festival ofColorado. Golden Globe® and Emmy®nominee Benjamin Wallfisch is recognizedas one of the leading film composers of hisgeneration, with a career spanning over adecade and 60 feature films. He hascomposed music for such legendary filmmakers as Steven Spielberg, Rupert Wyatt,Gore Verbinksi and Lars von Trier, and hasbeen recognized with awards andnominations at the Academy Awards®,BAFTAs® and World Soundtrack Awards.

Angela Hewitt, pianoIn 2016, Angela Hewitt embarked on amajor project entitled ‘The Bach Odyssey,’which comprises all of Bach’s keyboardworks in twelve recitals over the next fouryears. Hewitt will present theseperformances in major cities and venues

around the world including London’s Wigmore Hall, NewYork’s 92nd Street Y, Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, aswell as in Tokyo and Florence. Other recital highlightsthis season include Vienna Konzerthaus, Rotterdam’s DeDoelen, and a tour of Australia with Musica Viva.

Other highlights of Hewitt’s 2016-2017 season includethe Baltimore Symphony and Winnipeg Symphonyorchestras, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal,and the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa. Hewittalso directs Festival Strings Lucerne from the keyboardand earlier this year toured the UK with with Vienna’sTonkünstler Orchestra.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Yufei Liu, violin; Momoko Matsumura, viola; Laura MacDougall,flute; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Allen Harrington, bassoon;Todd Martin, assistant horn; Tony Cyre, percussion; VictoriaSparks, percussion; Darryl Friesen, keyboard

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1931. His friend and long-timeinterpreter Marguerite Long tookon the task, as she had been askingRavel to compose such a work forsome time.The premiere was agreat success and a world tour wasplanned, but declining health onlyallowed Ravel and Long a four-month European tour with thework. It proved to be the last majorscore he composed. A recordingwith Long performing and Ravelconducting was made in London.

The dazzling opening movementrecalls Ravel’s Basque folk roots,followed by several nostalgicallydrawn themes. A haunting almostSatie-like simplicity permeates theAdagio, with an especially tenderreturn of the theme in the Englishhorn.The finale is a jazz-infusedshowcase whose episodesbreathlessly fall over each other,ending with a tumbling close.

The Firebird (1919 Version)Igor Stravinskyb. Lomonosov, Russia Oranienbaum,Russia / June 5/17, 1882d. New York / April 6, 1971Composed: 1909-1910First performance: June 25, 1910 (Paris)conducted by Gabriel PiernéLast WSO performance: 2012; AlexanderMickelthwate, conductor

Serge Diaghilev knew hehad found a composer tobe reckoned with when heheard the first notes of 27-year-old Igor Stravinsky’s

dazzling orchestral miniature Fireworks in1908. Diaghilev was forming his BalletRusse at the time and preparing thecompany for its first Parisian season.Envisioning a new ballet filled withRussian magic and fantasy, Diaghilev hadoriginally approached senior composersNikolai Tcherepnin, who declined,followed by Anton Liadov, who was too

slow off the mark to reply. Stravinsky wasthrilled to be Diaghilev’s next choice andeagerly accepted the commission.Stravinsky’s teacher Rimsky-Korsakov wasadept at this kind of writing and much ofthose skills had rubbed off on the youngcomposer, perhaps a reason he acceptedin spite of being handed a six-monthdeadline to complete the score.

Stravinsky indeed borrowed from Rimskyin the way he balanced edgy chromaticharmony for the ballet’s magicalcreatures, with alternately a moretraditional modal-diatonic style for themortals in the tale, in which the Firebirdhelps a young prince rescue a princessfrom the ogre Kastchei, winning herheart.Though the music’s grass roots arein the Romantic tradition, there is nomistake Stravinsky’s musical syntax is atthe brink of the 20th century.

The 1919 version contains six scenes in abrilliant musical summation of the oldand promise of the new.

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Pre-Concert Performance on the Piano Nobile,hosted by Canadian Improv GamesFriday, 7:15 p.m. Massey ImprovSaturday, 7:15 p.m. MBCI Cake BatterSunday, 1:15 p.m. Canadian Improv Games

ACT IBig CLife Is A SymphonySymphony BluffJingleMy First LoveThe Key Of LifeYou’re LateDance of the Comedians by SmetanaAudience ID2001Check Out My Flute

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The Second City Guide to the Symphony

The Second City: Ensemble:Carly Heffernan Marty AdamsMatt Baram Allison PriceAshley Botting Kevin Vidal

Lara Rae, hostJulian Pellicano, conductor

Written by: Carly Heffernan, Scott Montgomery,Matthew Reid and Klaus Schuller

Original Music Composed by Matthew ReidDirected by: Chris EarleExecutive Producer: Andrew AlexanderProducer: Klaus SchullerAssociate Producer: Sophie SanterreStylist: Laura Gardner

First produced in collaboration with the Toronto SymphonyOrchestra under the direction of Peter Oundjian.

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Lara Rae, hostLara Rae is an award-winning comicand the co-founding (and confounding)Artistic Director of the WinnipegComedy Festival. She was one of thedevelopers of the international hittelevision show Little Mosque on the

Prairie. Lara is an avid fan of "long hair" music,particularly Mahler, and is the opera reviewer for CBCManitoba. She lives in Wolseley (almost) with her tworats Frida and Nina who are more partial to gangsta rap.

The Second CityExecutive Producer: Andrew AlexanderProducer: Klaus SchullerAssociate Producer: Sophie SanterreStylist: Laura GardnerProduction Assistant: Georgia Priestley-Brown

The Second City / The Toronto Symphony Orchestra

The Second City Guide tothe Symphony debuted withthe Toronto Symphony

Orchestra (TSO) in late 2014, and makes its first NorthAmerican tour in the 2016-2017 season. Founded in1922, the TSO is one of Toronto’s—and Canada’s—most important cultural institutions, recognizedinternationally, and a distinguished and activesupporter of new Canadian and international work.The Second City has delighted audiences for morethan 55 years as the world's premier comedy theatre,with resident stages in Toronto and Chicago, andtouring companies all over the world.The TSO and TheSecond City are pleased to present this uniquecollaboration, with the hope of sharing the symphonywith comedy fans, and vice versa.

Klaus Schuller, producer, co-writerKlaus Schuller is the Producer andExecutive Director of The Second CityCanada. He has produced dozens ofshows for the Second City includingthe recent smash hit The HotlineAlways Blings Twice and Global TV’s The

Second City Project. As a writer, he has written andcomposed several musicals for young audiences aswell as animation properties for Warner Brothers,Nickelodeon, and Viacom. Klaus would like to thankVictor Borge and Peter Schickele for proving thatclassical music is hilarious.

Scott Montgomery, co-writerOriginally from Winnipeg,Manitoba, Scott is a writer,producer, (sometimes) actor, andalumnus of The Second CityToronto. He's also a member ofFalcon Powder, a friendship

based comedy experiment with whom he co-created/wrote/executive produced and starredin the online series The Whole Truths, which youcan (and should!) check out at CBC Comedy.Select credits include: Writer, Odd Squad(PBS/TVO); Writer/Executive Story Editor, YoungDrunk Punk (Rogers); Writer/Co-ExecutiveProducer, Ron James: Fast Forward and Ron JamesThe Big Picture (CBC); Writer/ Co-executiveproducer, The Ron James Show, seasons 2-5 (CBC);Creator/Writer/Producer for the web series’Canadian History Minute, and Your Path ToEnlightenment ; and Senior Writer/Correspondent,The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos (CBC).

Carly Heffernan, ensemble, co-writer Carly Heffernan is thrilled toonce again play a part inbringing together the symphonyand The Second City. She is analumna of the Second CityToronto where she wrote and

performed in four hit revues.Television creditsinclude: The Other Kingdom, Lost & Found MusicStudios, Spun Out, Odd Squad, But I'm ChrisJericho,The L.A. Complex and This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Carly has written for GeorgeStroumboulopoulos Tonight, Royal Canadian AirFarce and CBC Radio’s, The Irrelevant Show, she isa former member of the award-winning sketchtroupe The Sketchersons and the female, award-nominated, comedy cocktail, She Said What!

Matthew Reid, composer, sounddesigner, co-writer, piano

Matthew Reid has beencomposing music and makingcomedy since the time he wastoo short to ride on rollercoasters. For ten years hecomposed and performed songs

and live soundtracks for Toronto's world famousThe Second City comedy theatre. He's also theaward-winning composer of Derek Frey's (head

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of Tim Burton Productions) critically acclaimed film,Green Lake. In addition, Matt has composed for andlicensed his music for film, television, games, webseries, art galleries, museum exhibits, clown operas,and pyrotechnical circus events.To boot, hecomposed an auto tune version of John Cage's 4'33".Seriously. Check it out on YouTube. As a comedian,he contributed years of jokes and insights to TheSecond City productions and his critically acclaimedsketch duo, Reid Along with Browning, and has beenmaking very weird things since 1999. Hey, for all youinvestors willing to take a risk, they recently createda musical version of Fargo. Surprisingly hummable!

Chris Earle, directorChris Earle is thrilled to be a part of thisunique collaboration between theWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra andThe Second City. A veteran Toronto-based director, playwright, and actor,he has worked and played with The

Second City for over two decades, directing eightmain stage revues including The Hotline Always BlingsTwice and the Canadian Comedy Award winnersSixteen Scandals and Something Wicked Awesome ThisWay Comes. His plays include Democrats Abroad (NYCFringe Excellence Award), Russell Hill (seven Doranominations including Outstanding New Play),Radio :30 (Dora Award – Outstanding New Play,Chalmers Award), Big Head Goes to Bed (co-writtenwith Shari Hollett), as well as a slew of scripts for RossPetty’s annual panto musicals, including Peter Pan inWonderland, Cinderella, and Robin Hood (Doranomination – Outstanding New Musical). His work asan actor includes appearances for Tarragon Theatre(The Trouble with Mr. Adams, Miracle Mother, Faust,Russell Hill),Theatre Columbus (The Knee Plays 2,Doubt), Crows Theatre,Theatre Passe Muraille, theBlyth Festival, and numerous shows for the TorontoFringe.

Matt Baram, ensembleMatt Baram is a veteran of thelegendary The Second City ComedyTheatre in Toronto where he wroteand performed in six Mainstagerevues. He has also performed inboth dramatic and comedic plays

across Canada and is a recipient of the CanadianComedy Award for Best Male improviser. His award-winning theatre company,The National Theatre of

The World, is renown all over Europe where hecontinues to tour and teach improvisation. Mattwas part of the ensemble cast of Seed, a sitcom forCityTV and the CW, and played Mr, Stark onNickelodeon’s Make It Pop. He also plays Dr.VanChris in the new Suicide Squad movie.

Ashley Botting, ensemble Ashley Botting is an alumna of TheSecond City Mainstage, where shewrote and performed in four revues,including How to Kill A Comedian,and Sixteen Scandals. Other theatrecredits: One Night Only, a completely

improvised two-act musical (Klifffer Entertainment).Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish (Studio180)The Second City Guide to the Symphony (RoyThomson Hall, 2014), Impromptu Splendour:Improvised Sondheim (Winnipeg Jewish Theatre),Chicago Sketchfest. TV credits: Straight Talk (CTVNews Channel), Odd Squad (TVO/PBS), Schitt’s Creek(CBC), Coming In (CBC Punchline). Animationcredits: The Ridonculous Race, Arthur, Beywheelz, Z-Squad.Writing credits: NOW Magazine,The TorontoStar,TheLoop.ca, shortlisted for The CBC CanadaWrites: Bloodlines prize. Regular panelist and writerfor Because News on CBC Radio.Two-time Doranominee, three-time Canadian Comedy Award-winner.

Marty Adams, ensembleMarty Adams is an actor and writerwhose career has taken him allacross the board in theentertainment industry. He wroteand performed in four main stagerevues with The Second City

Toronto. He is a multiple Canadian Comedy Awardrecipient, winning Best Comedic Play three yearsin a row. Marty has worked as a stand upcomedian with Yuk Yuk’s international. Select filmand TV credits include: Orphan Black, Scare Tactics,Nick Cannon’s Mission: 4Count, Saw 4, and HemlockGrove. In 2015, Marty was nominated for aCanadian Screen Award for Best SupportingActor/Guest Star in a comedy series for his work inSpun Out. 2016 brought another Canadian ScreenAward nomination for Best Performance in aSketch/Variety comedy series for The Second CityProject, which was also nominated for bestSketch/Variety Comedy Series.

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Allison Price, ensembleAllison Price is a Canadian ComedyAward-winning and Doranominated alumnus of The SecondCity, where she wrote andperformed in four criticallyacclaimed revues including Sixteen

Scandals and The Meme-ing of Life. Additionaltheatre includes Dance Animal (Robin HendersonProductions); People Suck (Nutmeg Productions);pool (no water) and Pieces (Cue6 Productions);The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine (Beacon Theatre).As one half of the award-winning sketch comedyduo Haircut, Allison has performed at festivals inChicago and Toronto and as a part of Just ForLaughs. She is the co-creator and star of the webseries SLUMBER PARTY and the upcoming The LostPages for CBC Comedy.Television and film creditsinclude appearances on Odd Squad, Max & Shred,A Puppy For Christmas and The New Yorker Presents.Allison is a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School.

Kevin Vidal, ensembleKevin Vidal was born and raised inToronto. He decided to pursue hislove of acting in his last year of highschool and can now be seen doingtheatre and improv around the city.He is an alumnus of The Second

City and recently starred in City TV's Sunnyside, forwhich he won a Canadian Screen Award for "BestPerformance In A Variety/Sketch Series By AnIndividual/Ensemble.” Kevin's previous theatrecredits include; Sixteen Scandals, We Can Be Heroes(The Second City), RENT (Lower OssingtonTheatre), Hairspray (Curtain Call Players), RadioActive Drag Queens of the Year 3000 (TorontoFringe), RENT (Fallen Rock), and Skule Nite 0T9/1T0(UofT Skule).

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Lorraine and Gerry Cairns both love the piano.“It’s our favourite instrument. ”They both tooklessons when they were younger althoughneither carried on with it past their teenageyears. As Gerry puts it, he has the piano in hishead and in his heart, but not in his fingers. But,that doesn’t keep them fromloving music and beingsubscribers to the WinnipegSymphony Orchestra (WSO).

Gerry’s love of music started whenhe was a kid living in Pilot Mound.He, his two brothers, and sistersang in Christmas concerts andwere called the “Cairns Kids.”Thenin 1949 when he was living on afarm in Killarney, he remembershearing Ilene Farrell singing onthe radio from New York City.Lorraine’s earliest memories of music weresinging in a choir as a teenager.

They both got to love the WSO when theyworked at the Winnipeg Free Press. Gerry wasjust 17 and was working nights as a copy boy forthe paper. In those days the WSO rehearsed inthe Free Press board room every Sundayevening. Music would drift down thehallway into the newsroom.“WalterKaufmann was the conductor in thosedays. I would stand in the doorway andlisten and he wouldn’t notice me there,”remembers Gerry.

One Sunday evening, Gerry invitedLorraine up to the board room to listen tothe orchestra and that’s when she becamehooked.“We became subscribersshortly after that,” says Lorraine.“Our seats were on thebalcony in the old auditoriumand we had to crane ournecks to see.” They havebeen subscribers eversince.“We find thesymphony to be veryuplifting. It has a calmingeffect and boosts ourspirits,” explains Lorraine.

The Cairns’ love of the orchestra inspired them tobecome donors, but Gerry and Lorraine have alsotaken the steps to leave a gift in their wills to theWSO.“The symphony has brought so muchpleasure and enjoyment to our lives, we feel it isour duty to give back. Sometimes the funding

model for the WSO is difficultso it’s important to givesomething to keep it going.We wanted to help thesymphony in the long-term soother people can enjoy theorchestra long into the future.”

When asked if they had amessage for other people whomight be thinking of doing alegacy donation in their will to the WSO, Gerry replied,“To me, it is an honour to

give this money. Even if they made some smallcontribution in their will, they will really contributeto the life of the symphony. Istrongly encourage peopleto leave a legacy even if it’s a small amount.Every bit helps.”

Legacy Notes– A Marriage Imbued with Music

Gerry and Lorraine Cairns’love of the WSO lead them to establish a gift in their will.

“The symphony has brought somuch pleasure and enjoyment toour lives, we feel it is our duty to give back.”

- Gerry and Lorraine Cairns

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The Legacy Circle exists to recognize the following patrons whose foresightensures that the WSO plays on for all Manitobans for generations to come. The WSOgratefully acknowledges Legacy Circle members for their planned future gift.

Siana Attwell, PhDGreg Doyle & Carol BellringerMrs. Lucienne BlouwLorraine & Gerry CairnsKevin & Els KavanaghMichel D. LagacéGail E. LoewenS. E. Loewen

W. H. LoewenDr. Brendan MacDougallMargaret Kellermann McCullochNathan & Carolyn MitchellLesia PeetBeth M. ProvenEdward Fisher & Lyse RémillardTrudy Schroeder

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We gratefully acknowledge and remember these thoughtful individuals whoselegacy gifts have been received. Most of these gifts are managed as part of theWSO Endowment Fund at the Winnipeg Foundation and provide disbursementsthat sustain the orchestra each year in perpetuity.

To learn more about Legacy Gifts, please contactBeth Proven, VP Developmentat 204-949-3989 orbproven@wso.mb.ca

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ElijahElroy Friesen, conductorMonica Huisman, sopranoCatherine Daniel, mezzo-sopranoJohn Tessier, tenorGregory Dahl, baritoneSimon Burns, boy sopranoUniversity of Manitoba Choirs:

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ElijahFelix Mendelssohnb. Hamburg / February 3, 1809d. Leipzig / November 4, 1847Composed: 1846First performance: August 26, 1846(Birmingham, England) conducted by the composerLast WSO performance: 2006;Henry Engbrecht, conductor

Mendelssohn’s firstoratorio St. Paul had beensuch a success, with 50performances over 18months following its May,

1836 Düsseldorf premiere, he began toenvision a sequel on an even granderscale, settling on the Old Testamentsubject of Elijah. Mendelssohn hadextensively studied the Old Testamentand one passage from the First Book ofKings struck him in particular for itsmusical possibilities, the text “Andbehold, the Lord passed by.”Mendelssohn wrote to his close friend,the poet and London-stationedHanover diplomat Karl Klingemann, tosee if he would be interested insketching a libretto.They arranged tomeet in August, 1837 whenMendelssohn would be conducting theBritish premiere of St. Paul at theBirmingham Festival.

Since Klingemann didn’t show muchinterest in the subject’s personality andMendelssohn had a full slate ofactivities going on - conducting theLeipzig Gewandhaus concerts, directingthe Leipzig Conservatory of which hewas the founder in 1842, composingand travelling - Elijah stalled until thesummer of 1845, when Mendelssohnformally received a commission fromthe Birmingham Festival’s director for afollow-up work to St. Paul.

Mendelssohn enlisted Julius Schubringto help him with the libretto. Schubringwas a respected theologian who hadpreviously assisted with the texts of St. Paul and who understoodMendelssohn’s proposed dramaticthrust for the new work. By early 1846,work on Elijah was in full force.

In June, Elijah was nearingcompletion. Mendelssohn sent theGerman-language original to anotherfriend, the eclectic WilliamBartholomew in London, for a fittingEnglish translation. A violinist andhymn writer, Bartholomew hadserved the same purpose for St. Paul,Mendelssohn’s Second Symphony(Lobgesang) and many of thecomposer’s songs.

Final preparations for the premierebegan when Mendelssohn arrived inEngland on April 17, 1846.That yearhe was serving as co-conductor ofthe Birmingham Festival with thefamous pianist Ignaz Moscheles, whohelped Mendelssohn in choosing thesolo singers and engaging over 80orchestral musicians from London, allof whom would travel by specialtrain to Birmingham that Augustfollowing three days of rehearsals inLondon. An additional 40 musicianswould be hired in Birmingham alongwith a chorus of 270 singers.

Anticipation was at a fever pitch andthe premiere did not disappoint, theaudience of over 2000 shoutingapproval with four arias and fourchoruses encored on demand - anunheard of reception for an oratorio.When Mendelssohn left England inOctober, he was Britain’s mostcelebrated composer since Handel.

But Mendelssohn was unsatisfiedand wanted to refine the workfurther, as he had done with his“Scottish”and “Italian”symphonies.He returned to England for a two-week period in April 1847 to conductperformances of the revised Elijah inLondon, Birmingham andManchester.The trip included otherconcerts that would leave the frailcomposer in a state of nervousexhaustion at the end of his stay.When Mendelssohn returned toLeipzig and learned of the death ofhis beloved sister Fanny, he collapsedin grief.Though he managed tocomplete the String Quartet in Fminor and fragments of an oratorioChristus after that, Elijah proved to beMendelssohn’s last important workbefore his death on November 4, 1847.

Though Mendelssohn may not havebeen the man of the theatre thatHandel obviously was, Elijah issteeped in intense drama. Despite aseeming liability of being a series ofisolated tableaux rather thancontinuous unfolding action, themusic’s power and vision overcomeany shortcomings in the storytelling.

Elijah, the Hebrew prophet,undertakes a mission to destroy thepagan cults of Baal and idolatrousworship of foreign gods that Jezebel,wife of King Ahab, brought to thepeople of Israel.The central episodein Elijah’s complex tale is the conteston Mt. Carmel with the prophets ofBaal: the Lord alone is able to sendfire from heaven, and the Israelitesthus learn that they can have noother god before the Lord.

The first of Elijah’s two parts openswith the prophet’s curse of drought,over intonations of trombones,followed by a stormy fugal Overturedepicting the plight of the Israelites.A tenor aria seeks divine comfort. Inthe next scene, Elijah is at the brookof Cherith protected by a group ofangels, who command him tojourney to Zarepath where he willfind a widow with food to sustainhim during the drought, as promisedby God.The widow’s son is neardeath and Elijah revives the boy overa chorus of praise.

The third scene of Part I finds Elijahpresenting himself to King Ahab andannouncing that the drought is toend. Elijah challenges Ahab’s priestsof Baal to prove the power of theirgod.The priests call upon Baal tobring fire to a sacrificial animal, butnothing happens. Elijah’s prayers areanswered and he prays for rain.Theclouds gather, and the people offertheir monumental chorus “Thanks beto God: He laveth the thirsty land!”

Part II is more serene than the first,dealing with Elijah’s flight from thewrath of Jezebel, his time in thewilderness and the appearance ofGod to the prophet, whose faith isreinvigorated before being swept toHeaven in a fiery chariot.

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Elroy Friesen, conductorDescribed as “innovative,expressive, and dynamic,” ElroyFriesen is Director of Choral Studiesat the University of Manitobawhere he conducts numerouschoirs, and teaches graduate and

undergraduate conducting and music education.His award-winning ensembles tour nationally andinternationally, and are frequently recorded andbroadcasted by the CBC. They enjoy collaboratingwith many outstanding local and national artsorganizations, including the Winnipeg SymphonyOrchestra, the Royal Canadian College ofOrganists, WSO New Music Festival, SoundstreamsCanada, Groundswell, Vancouver Chamber Choir,MusikBarock Ensemble, Manitoba ChamberOrchestra, and the Latvian Radio Choir.

Dr. Friesen studied at the University of Manitoba(B. Mus., B. Ed., M. Mus.) and at the University ofIllinois (DMA). He is in demand as a clinician,adjudicator, and conductor throughout Canada,the United States, and Europe.

Monica Huisman, sopranoDutch-Canadian Soprano, MonicaHuisman has been hailed aspossessing a soprano voice that"embodies both flawless techniqueand dramatic impact" (OperaCanada). Ms. Huisman has

delighted audiences from Amsterdam'sConcertgebouw to Guatemala City with thereputation of her “silken" voice "consistentlycrafting each note into a work of art" (WinnipegFree Press).

She has soared on the stages of Vancouver Opera,Calgary Opera, Edmonton Opera, Pacific OperaVictoria, The Netherlands Opera, Manitoba Opera,Opera Ontario and Saskatoon Opera inproductions of Carmen, Marriage of Figaro, CosiFan Tutte, Don Giovanni, Cunning Little Vixen, LaBoheme, Magic Flute, Hansel and Gretel and Lakme.Many of these performances have beenbroadcasted by CBC Radio on Saturday Afternoonat the Opera.

Recent engagements included Villa Lobos'Bachianas Brasileiras with Rio International CelloFestival in Rio di Janeiro, Mahler's 4th with the

WSO, broadcasted by the CBC, Mendelssohn'sLobegesang with the VSO, Four Songs for Cello andvoice by Previn with the VSO, Beethoven’s 9thSymphony with both the VSO and the RSO, Falstaffwith MOA and the world premiere of A Prairie Boy’sLife by John Greer.

Simon Burns, Boy SopranoSimon loves soccer, singing,dancing, acting, and spending timewith his friends and with his dog,Noot. He has been an active soloistand chorister in the École RiverviewSchool Choir (where he is in Grade 6),

Winnipeg School Division Honour Choir, and FirstMennonite Church Junior Choir. He has been amember of The Winnipeg Boys’ Choir since 2015.He has sung solos in Benjamin Britten’s Ceremonyof Carols in 2016 with First Mennonite, under thedirection of Yuri Klaz, and in 2015 with TheWinnipeg Boys’ Choir under Earl Stafford, as part ofthe Manitoba Chamber Orchestra season. Heappeared in the Little Opera Company's Hanseland Gretel in 2015. Simon has Grade 3 cello andregularly participates in the Winnipeg MusicFestival in choral, vocal, and cello classes. He isexcited to be making his first solo appearance onthe Centennial Concert Hall stage.

Catherine Daniel, mezzo-sopranoCatherine Anne Daniel, mezzo-soprano, is currently based inToronto, Ontario, Canada. Herupcoming projects for this seasoninclude: Singing First Maid inEdmonton Opera’s production of

Elektra, singing Jezebel and the Angel in Elijahwith the WSO and singing Elisabetta inKnoxville Opera’s production of Maria Stuarda.

Last season’s engagements included singingFirst Maid in Opéra de Montréal’s production ofElektra, returning to Edmonton to singMercedes in their production of Carmen and asummer Porgy and Bess tour in Germany.The 2015-2016 season featured Catherinesinging Third Lady with Edmonton Opera’sMagic Flute and a European tour of Porgy andBess. She sang Messiah with l’OrchestreSymphonique de Sherbrooke and participated inthe Opéra de Montréal Gala. Arthur Kaptainis

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from the Montreal Gazette wrote “mezzo-soprano Catherine Anne Daniel applied abright, forward sound and vivacious actingstyle to the ode from Strauss’s Ariadne aufNaxos.” Catherine graduated from theUniversity of Manitoba with an IntegratedMusic/Education degree in 2007. There shestudied voice with Coloratura sopranoTracy Dahl.

John Tessier, tenorThe JUNO Award-winningTenor, John Tessier, hasgarnered internationalattention and praise for thebeauty and honesty of hisvoice, for a refined style and

artistic versatility, and for his handsome,youthful presence in the lyric tenorrepertoire. He has worked with many ofthe most notable musicians of our dayincluding Plácido Domingo, Lorin Maazel,Emmanuel Haim, Valery Gergiev, CharlesDutoit, Leonard Slatkin, Bryn Terfel, SirThomas Allen, Thomas Hampson, PinchasZukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Deborah Voigt,Samuel Ramey, Bobby McFerrin, JohnNelson, Franz Welser-Möst, DonaldRunnicles, Robert Spano, Dame Kiri TeKanawa, Dame Gwyneth Jones, CarlosAlvarez and Bernard Labadie.Appearances of the recent past and nearfuture include performances at the RoyalOpera House, Covent Garden, WienerStaatsoper, Carnegie Hall, Teatro Colon,Oper Frankfurt, Grand Théâtre de Genève,English National Opera, WashingtonNational Opera, Seattle Opera, the NewYork Philharmonic, Wiener Musikverein,Cleveland Orchestra, Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic, Orchestre National de Lyon,Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, and theToronto Symphony Orchestra. Equallycomfortable in the genres of opera,oratorio and recital, Mr. Tessier is also inhigh demand for coaching, masterclasses, and private consultations. Hisdiscography includes recordings on theNaxos, Telarc, BIS, Challenge Records andDorian labels.

Gregory Dahl, baritoneGregory Dahl has attained a position of prominence among baritones of hisgeneration with performances notable for richness of characterization and aremarkable vocal authority. Mr. Dahl’sperformances in Pelleas et Melisande for

Opera Theater of St. Louis were hailed for his“appealingly lyrical baritone [that] emphasized Golaud’sinner turmoil over his villainy.”

Dahl’s current season is highlighted by his debut at theEnglish National Opera as Tomsky in Tchaikovsky’s PiqueDame and he was featured by the Canadian OperaCompany as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly. L’Opéra deMontréal welcomes him back to the Wilfrid Pelletier stageas Nilakantha in Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila and he alsolooks forward to Escamillo in Carmen for Calgary Opera.

Last season, he was Ford in Falstaff for L’Opéra deMontréal, Silvano in Ballo In Maschera for the CanadianOpera Company, Macbeth for L’Opéra de Québec,Golaud in Pélleas et Mélisande for Against the GrainTheatre and an engagement at the Metropolitan Operacovering the role of Mandryka in Arabella.

University of Manitoba ChoirsElroy Friesen and Catherine Robbins, directors

University of Manitoba Singers (Elroy Friesen, director)University of Manitoba Women’s Chorus

(Elroy Friesen, director)University of Manitoba Alumni Chorus

(Elroy Friesen, director)University of Manitoba concert Choir

(Catherine Robbins, director)

The last three decades have brought the University ofManitoba choirs to prominence as performing ensemblesin Canada; they are known for their innovative and inspiredperformances of new and traditional choral repertoire.

The various U of M choirs appear frequently withleading professional organizations having performedand recorded Arvo Pärt’s Litany with the HilliardEnsemble and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, andGlen Buhr’s Ritchot Mass with the Penderecki StringQuartet. Premieres of new music also include Canzoni

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Romane by Sid Robinovitch, Styx by Kancheli, Raftof the Medusa by Veda Hille, and Sid Robinovitch’sCantus Borealis (2011) with the ManitobaChamber Orchestra.

In addition to the university choirs’ extensiveperformance of new works, they regularlyperform traditional choral repertoire andmasterworks. Recent concerts have includedHandel’s Messiah, Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium,Mozart’s Requiem, Stravinsky’s Symphony ofPsalms, and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.

The University Singers and Women’s Chorus havetoured extensively throughout the Americas andEurope, recently including Serbia, Hungary,Montenegro, Iceland, Finland, and Sweden. Thiscoming May, the University Singers will betouring Slovenia, Croatia and Italy.

U of M choir membership is open to allUniversity of Manitoba students and all generalcommunity members. For audition informationcontact: elroy.friesen@umanitoba.ca

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Allen Harrington, bassoon; Peter Collins, basstrombone; Cary Denby, organ

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Morning from Peer Gynt Edvard Grieg

Superhero Saturday Mark Cameron

Sabre Dance Aram Khachaturian

Danse espagnole from Swan Lake Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Danse infernale from The Firebird Igor Stravinsky

Wiener Blut Waltz Johann Strauss Jr.

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Franz Liszt

Symphony No. 5 in C minor: Ludwig van Beethoven

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Prelude from Thus Spake Zarathustra Richard Strauss

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Mr. Mark as Kaos His real name is Mark Cameron buthe has been known to countlesskids and their families as Mr. Mark,creator of wild and wonderful musicfor kids to sing and dance to. Armedwith a truckload of enthusiasm and

a truckload of instruments, his shows are alwayslively and engaging!

When he is not gallivanting around the world withManny Tuba, the WSO’s greatest spokesperson, Mr.Mark is either busy performing at children’sfestivals across Canada, or making orchestras outof junk with kids, as part of Manitoba Arts Council’sArtists in the School Program. If he’s not doingthat, he is most likely at Canada’s Royal WinnipegBallet School, where he has been an accompanistand teacher since 1989.

Bryn Dubberley as LeeAnne / HarmonyAt 13, Bryn Dubberley is a veteranperformer, having appeared in anumber of productions with theRoyal Winnipeg Ballet. In addition toher role as Blue, the little sister ofPrincess Irene in Twyla Tharp's The

Princess and the Goblin, she has had four differentroles in Nutcracker (mouse, party child, angel, andreindeer). Bryn was a member of the ensemble for“Defilé-Mixed program,” and has danced at theRWB Gala, the opening ceremony of the CanadianMuseum for Human Rights, and several times in“Ballet in the Park.”

Bryn began taking classes at the RWB when shewas three. In addition to the RWB IntensiveTraining Program, her classes this year include jazz,hip hop, lyrical, modern and musical theatre. Brynis a Grade 8 French Immersion student.

Carlos Gonzales as Gavin / Melodious PrimeSince Carlos was 3-years-old, he hasgravitated to the stage. Startingwith performing at the BrazilianPavilion, demonstrating Capoeira, aBrazilian Martial Art, he continuedto demonstrate his love for the

stage by developing skills as a magician (Carlos theMagnificent), a hula-hoop artist, and a hip hopanimator at his school talent shows. Carlos has been

taking classes at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet for thepast five years including hip hop, tap, jazz andmusical theatre. He played the role of a Mountie fortwo years in the production of the Nutcracker. He hasalso performed in a number of other Royal WinnipegBallet productions. Just last year, Carlos held fivedistinct roles in his school production of Shrek Junior,including the role of Baby Shrek and Lord Farquaad’sFather. Through the performing arts program atGrant Park High School he has appeared in two AdAstra productions.

Kelsey Miller as HullabalooKelsey Miller is 18-years-old and anAspirant with Canada's RoyalWinnipeg Ballet. She is originallyfrom Red Deer, Alberta, and aftermoving away from Alberta five yearsago, she has been dancing in

Winnipeg ever since. She has never danced during asymphony performance and was very excited whenchoreographer Philippe asked her to join.

Liam Sato as HavocLiam Saito is an Aspirant in the RoyalWinnipeg Ballet School, where he hasbeen a student for the past five years,graduating from the professionaldivision in 2015. Liam grew up inMassachusetts and began dancing at

age 7 with Rose and Charles Flachs at MassachusettsAcademy of Ballet. In 2012, Liam competed in theNew York finals of Youth America Grand Prix. Liam isalso an alumnus of the 2015 Jacob's Pillow SummerBallet Intensive, and has performed with the RoyalWinnipeg Ballet in such productions as Twyla Tharp’sThe Princess and the Goblin, Nutcracker, Giselle, andPeter Pan, as well as Q-Dance 2016.

Patrick Cameron as KonfusedA Winnipeg-born performer, PatrickCameron studied with the RWB’sProfessional Division and preformedin numerous productions with theircompany including the roles ofSeryozha in Anna Karenina and

Dieter in Nutcracker. In addition to their stageproductions, he had involvement with theirdocumentary film series Ballet Girls and the fulllength feature, Tu Tu Much.

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After his tenure with the RWB, Patrickpreformed in Danny Schur’s production ofStrike!, and later went on to being an activemember of the Winnipeg arts and culturecommunity as a board member of Reel PrideFilm Festival. He returns to join Mr. Mark, hisfather, on stage this year with the WSO to helphim bring their joy of music and art as part ofthe Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s, Great-West Life Kids Concerts.

Yuya Mizushima as HooplaYuya Mizushima has beendancing since the age of 3,first training at a privateclassical ballet studio inJapan before being acceptedto the Royal Winnipeg Ballet

School Professional Division in 2014.Mizushima graduated in 2016 from theProfessional Division and has since beentraining in the RWB Aspirant Program.

Philippe Jacques, choreographer Philippe Jacques, a graduate of the RoyalWinnipeg Ballet School’s Aspirant Program,performed and toured internationally inmany of the RWB company’s productionswhile in the School and after. During thistime, Philippe also explored the realm of

choreography, creating for his fellows Aspirants, the DavidSuzuki Blue Dot Tour and the Gardiner Museum of Ceramicsin Toronto. His independent works include Text Me, createdin partnership with Beyond Borders ECPAT Canada, and UnaVida Mejor, created on principal dancer Jaime Vargas for the2015 International Metropolis Conference. His desire toexpand his contemporary vocabulary led him to participatein programs such as the Nederlands Danz Theatre Summerand Springboard Danse Montréal. He is currently workingas a choreographer and artistic coordinator for the RoyalWinnipeg Ballet School, while dancing independently. Hislatest appearance was in the 2016 Q Dance.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Allen Harrington, bassoon; Peter Collins, bass trombone;Tony Cyre, percussion

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Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385,“Haffner” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)Allegro con spiritoAndanteMenuettoPresto

Serenade for Winds, Cello and Bass in Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904)D minor, Op. 44

Moderato quasi MarciaMenuetto:Tempo di Menuetto – Presto – Tempo di MenuettoAndante con motoFinale: Allegro molto – Moderato, quasi Tempo di Marcia – Allegro molto

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Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)Pezzo in forma di Sonatina: Andante non troppo - Allegro moderatoWaltz: Moderato - Tempo di valseElégie: Larghetto elegiacoFinale (Théma russe): Andante – Allegro con spirito

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Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartb. Salzburg / January 27, 1756d. Vienna / December 5, 1791Composed: 1782First performance: March 23, 1783 (Vienna)Last WSO performance: 2006;Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

Mozart’s fortunes hadcertainly looked up by thesummer of 1782. In hispersonal life, he waspreparing for his marriage to

Constanze Weber. Commissions werecoming and Mozart’s acclaim as a pianistand composer for the piano in the piano-mad city of Vienna was growing. Hisopera/singspiel The Abduction from theSeraglio was in final stages of completion.All this after just one year in Vienna,where the young composer had comefrom Salzburg to seek his fortune.

That July, Mozart received a letter fromhis father with news that a special honourwas coming to the Burgomaster ofSalzburg, Siegmund Haffner, for whomMozart had composed the “Haffner”Serenade K. 250 for the wedding ofSiegmund’s daughter.The Burgomasterwas being promoted to a position ofnobility and a sequel-serenade was beingrequested from Salzburg’s favourite son.Mozart knew he had to supply his besteffort and delivered a new six-movementserenade in just two weeks.

In early 1783, Mozart was putting together aconcert and recalled his efforts from the pastsummer. Maybe he could make a symphonyout of the new serenade, he thought. Addingflutes and clarinets to the scoring anddiscarding two movements, the new“Haffner”Symphony was a great success atthe concert on March 23, 1783. EmperorJoseph was there, enthusiastically applauding.

The opening movement recalls Handel inits ceremonial clothes and Haydn in theresourceful workings out of its singletheme.The second movement is anelegant sonatina (sonata form minus adevelopment section).The Menuetto issuitably formal, with an aria-like trio.Thechattering rondo-finale jumps from thegate – “as fast as possible,”Mozartinstructed, with still more nods to Haydn.A rousing close no doubt stirred theEmperor.

Serenade for WindsAntonin Dvorákb. Bohemia / September 8, 1841d. Prague / May 1, 1904Composed: 1878First performance: November 17, 1878(Prague) conducted by the composer.Last WSO performance: 1997,Bramwell Tovey, conductor

February, 1875 was abreakout year forAntonin Dvorák.Theyoung Bohemiancomposer was barelyearning a living as a

church organist, had been marriedjust over a year and was expecting hisfirst child when the tide turned. Agrant program had been establishedby Emperor Franz Joseph to helpstruggling artists in the easternprovinces of the Austro-HungarianEmpire. Dvorák applied, and withrenowned critic Eduard Hanslick andJohannes Brahms on the jury panel,Dvorák not only received the higheststipend but official endorsementsfrom both luminaries. It was Dvorák’sfirst recognition outside his homeland.

“Genuine and original,”Hanslick andBrahms wrote as their first officialreview of Dvorák’s talent, going on tosupply him artistic guidance andcontacts that sparked a flurry ofwriting from the excited composer. In1877, Brahms recommended Dvorákto the publisher Simrock, whose firmwould later profit from theinternational success of Dvorák’sSlavonic Dances, modeled onBrahms’s Hungarian Dances.

Dvorák’s first composition of 1878 wasthe lovely Serenade for two oboes,two clarinets, two bassoons, threehorns, cello and bass.This was likely atribute to Brahms, who’s earlierSerenade in A major had also beenscored for woodwinds, horns and lowstrings. Dvorák would later achievefame as a conductor, and the premiereof the new Serenade marked hisdebut in that role. A month later inVienna, Dvorák met Brahms for thefirst time to thank him effusively forhis inspiration and efforts on behalf ofthe young composer.

The customary classical serenadethat was often played outdoorsopened and closed with a march the

musicians would play while arrivingand leaving. Dvorák opens the Dminor Serenade with a march thatprovides more sun than the key ofD minor suggests.The Menuettothat follows is born from Czech folkdance, the trio resembling a furiant.The heartfelt slow movement is thework’s emotional centerpiece, whilethe finale brings back the openingmarch that culminates in a rousingcoda.

Concert Music for Strings and BrassPaul Hindemithb. Hanau, nr Frankfurt / November 16,1895d. Frankfurt / December 28, 1963Composed: 1930First performance: April 3, 1931(Boston) conducted by SergeKoussevitzkyFirst WSO performance

At the age of 13,Hindemith wasadmitted to theConservatory inFrankfurt to studyviolin and

composition.When his father waskilled in action during World War I,the young Hindemith had tosupport his family as a performingmusician. He went on to becomenot only one of the noted violists ofhis time, but by the early 1920s, waswidely recognized as one ofGermany’s most talented composersthrough his appearances at thefamous concerts of new music atthe Donaueschingen Music Festival.

Hindemith’s music during this earlyperiod aligned with the avant-garde expressionism trending inGermany at the time. But followinghis appointment to the Festival’sadministrative committee in 1923,Hindemith adopted a more inward,soul-based form of expression whilealso looking back to a neo-classicalveneer recalling J.S. Bach.Hindemith allied this in a languageof contrapuntal workings out ofmotives, clearly directed thematicdevelopment and a lyrical yetexpressive objectivity designed tostrip away post-Romanticemotionalism.This singular styleemerged in Hindemith’s famous

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1934 opera Mathis der Maler andremained in his music to the endof his life. Hindemith’s ConcertMusic for Strings and Brass of 1930stood at the outset of this newperiod.

The Boston Symphony Orchestraof that time was a magnificentensemble, its conductor SergeKoussevitzky celebrated forperformances and premieres ofnew music (Prokofiev’s FourthSymphony, Stravinsky’s Symphonyof Psalms among much else).TheConcert Music for Strings and Brasswas one of a number of workscommissioned by the orchestra incelebration of its 50th anniversary,and Hindemith exploited itscapabilities to the fullest. In twolarge subdivided parts of tightlyargued narrative, the music setsapart the strings and brassamicably yet brilliantly, the closingpages capped off with an excitingGershwin-esque coda reiterationof the stabbing three-note themethat opens the second part.

Serenade for StringsPiotr Ilyich Tchaikovskyb. Votkinsk, Russia / May 7, 1840d. St. Petersburg, Russia / November 6, 1893Composed: 1879-1880First performance: October 30, 1881 (St. Petersburg) conducted by EduardNápravnikLast WSO performance: 1999; MarinAlsop, conductor

In 1879,Tchaikovsky’spublisher Peter Jurgensonasked the composer forsome kind of celebratorypiece to honour the SilverJubilee of the coronation of

Czar Alexander II. Tchaikovsky recognizedthe importance of the request and the1812 Overture was the result, though thecomposer was quick to admit that hisheart was not really in its creation,unapologetically claiming a lack of artisticvalue in the Overture’s noisyprogrammatic outcome. Simultaneouslyand perhaps out of necessity, he wasworking on a project that very much was,the Serenade for Strings. It proved to be abalm for his career and became one of hisfavourite creations.

Tchaikovsky originally conceived theSerenade as a symphony though he toldJurgenson that it could also be suitable for astring quartet or an orchestral suite. Followinga few amateur performances, a St. Petersburgpremiere took place with great success, thefamous Waltz immediately encored. Similarsuccesses followed in Moscow, Hamburg,Prague, London, Paris and the United Statesduring Tchaikovsky’s 1891 visit, where heconducted his Marche Solennelle on theopening concert at the new Carnegie Hall.

Tchaikovsky regarded the first movementas an homage to Mozart. A full bodiedintroduction leads to a warmly affectionatestance in the animated melody thatfollows, rounding out this sonatinamovement with a return of the richopening material.The Waltz follows, one of Tchaikovsky’s most famous.The work’sdramatic centerpiece arrives with theElégie.The finale opens with a Russiantheme derived from a Volga work songthat was included in a book of folk musicby Mili Balakirev. More folk material ensues in the Allegro, this time a streetsong from the Kolomna area nearMoscow. A recall of the work’s introductiongives way to a stirring close.

Marcelo Lehninger, conductorBrazilian-born MarceloLehninger is the newly-appointed Music Director ofthe Grand Rapids Symphony.He previously served as MusicDirector of the New West

Symphony in Los Angeles, for which theLeague of American Orchestras awarded himthe Helen H. Thompson Award for EmergingMusic Conductors. Marcelo was appointedAssistant Conductor of the BostonSymphony Orchestra by James Levine, andwas later promoted to Associate Conductor.Earlier in his career, Marcelo served asAssociate Conductor of the Minas GeraisPhilharmonic in Brazil, and Music Advisor ofthe Youth Orchestra of the Americas.

Mr. Lehninger’s 2016-2017 season includesdebuts with the Sydney, Melbourne,Colorado, Hawaii, Toledo, and PortlandSymphonies; the Colorado SpringsPhilharmonic; and Symphony Nova Scotia; as

well as return engagements with, Minas GeraisPhilharmonic, Slovenian Philharmonic, New MexicoPhilharmonic, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, andthe Bard Orchestra, the orchestra of his alma mater.

Career highlights include North American guestconducting engagements with the Chicago,Pittsburgh, Houston, Detroit, Baltimore, Seattle,Toronto, Milwaukee and National SymphonyOrchestras; and in Europe, with the DeutschesSymphonie-Orchester Berlin, OrchestrePhilharmonique de Radio France, OrchestreNational de France, Lucerne Symphony, LausanneChamber Orchestra, and tours with theConcertgebouw Orchestra assisting MarissJansons; and Orchestre National de France, LeipzigGewandhaus Orchestra, and NY Philharmonicassisting Kurt Masur. Marcelo has conducted allmajor orchestras of Brazil and across SouthAmerica.

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and Carolynne McLure FundProgram for the Enrichment of

French in EducationRichardson FoundationBurton A. and Geraldine L. Robinson

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Trust of WSOThe Winnipeg Foundation - Dr. Ken

and Lorna Thorlakson FundThe Winnipeg Foundation - Marylla

van Ginkel Memorial Fund

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Concertmaster's Bow Leonard & Susan AsperHerb & Erna BullerErnest & Anastasia CholakisFrank & Agnes DeFehrJohn & Gay DochertyMarten & Joanne DuhouxBill & Margaret Fast

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Judy & Jay AndersonGorden Andrus & Adele KoryCheryl & Earl BarishF. BellZita & Mark Bernstein Family

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BowermanMr. & Mrs. Penny & Sheldon

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Janice FilmonMr. Wayne ForbesPenny GilbertDr. & Mrs. W. L. GordonBruno GossenMs. Debbie GrenierPatricia GuyDr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri HallGordon E. HannonGregg & Mary HansonMrs. Audrey HarburnDaniel Heindl & Eugene BoychukMrs. Elsie HignellBob & Biddy HiltonN & L HollidayRobert JaskiewiczKoren & Leonard KaminskiMaureen Kilgour and

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Andrew LutzJanice Lutz in Memory of

Patricia HoebigAl & Pat MacklingMs. Lorraine MacLeodDr. Angelos and Pauline

MacrodimitrisRuth MayDavid and Francesca McBeanMs. Nola McBurneyGlen MeadMrs. Mona MillsNathan & Carolyn MitchellSylvia MitchellD. MunroCameron Pauls

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SchroederDr. Robert J. SchrothDr. L. SeklaPhil & Nancy SheadMs. Brenda SniderMs. Deborah SpracklinGary & Gwen SteimanMargaret & Hartley StinsonPaul SwartDr. & Mrs. David SwatekDr. & Mrs. S. SziromDr. & Mrs. John TaylorTom & Lori ThomasMr. & Mrs. Bruce S. ThompsonJune & Lorne ThompsonC. & R. ThomsenDr. J.M. TrainorNeil & Carol TrembathMs. Edna WalpoleHarvey & Sandra WeismanDebbie WilsonMs. Joan WiseAlfred & Lina WoelkeKarin WoodsJoan WrightMr. John Yarema10 Anonymous

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Greg EdmondMiss Marilyn HallDr. Bonnie HallmanMs. Meghan HansenLinda A. HarlosMrs. Phyllis HatskinTeresa A. HayMarilyn & Helios HernandezMs. Shirley HicksMs Marilyn HidoSonia & Harvey HosfieldRichard & Karen HowellRozin & Cathy IwanickiJacqueline IwasienkoAlan Janzen & Leona SookramFather Stan A. JaworskiRoss & Betty Jo JohnstonMs. Bev KawchukRandy & Kathleen KempErwin W. KitschMary KlassenAlfonz & Susan KoncanMrs. Alvina KoshyJacki & Sheldon KovenKozub/Halldorson FamilyD. KristjansonMiss Patricia KuchmaEdith Landy, in Memory of

David LandyHelen La RueMrs. Ingrid LeeMr. R. LeroeyeAlbert & Helen LitzRoger LoweSarah LubyDr. Amrit Malik C. & J. McIntyreViolet McKenzieMrs. Geraldine McKinleyMrs. Jean McLennanS. McMillanMr. & Mrs. Erhard MeierEstelle MeyersMr. & Mrs. Walter & Gladys MildrenCarolyn Garlich and Peter MillerMrs. Mona MillsMargaret Moroz in memory of her

brother Andrew LutzDr. Stan & Wendy MorozMrs. Joan Ann MortonJohn & Margaret MundieLeesa MunroeDavid & Hermine OlfertMrs. Henny ParitzkyMs. Nettie PetersIngrid Peters-FransenIan & Ann-Margret PlummerMs. Clare Pollock

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Ms. Helen Feniuk Mr. Paul FicekCal & Lois FinchHilda FranzMs. Anne FriesenMrs. Donna FriesenMr. Joe FurberMrs. Cathy GervaisMrs. Barbara GessnerMr. Christopher GoldenHeather F. GrahamMrs. Inga GranovskayaVictoria GretchenMr. Anthony (Tony) GriffinMs. Marianne GruberMs. Marion GuinnB. & R. HallGertrude HamiltonMrs. Helen HaywardKelly HearsonJean HighmoorDorothy L. HodgsonStella HryniukMrs. Mary-Ann HudjikWilliam J. HuttonDavid & Heather JenkinsBrent & Karen JohnsonMr. Tim KasprickMr. Gordon C. KeatchKatie KirkpatrickMs. Betty LaingElizabeth LansardWayne & Helen LeBlancMr. Gabriel LemoineKatrina LimberatosIn Memory of Andrew LutzJohn & Carol MacKenzieJoyce ManwaringMr. & Mrs. Jeff & Karen L. MarkMrs. Irene MarriottHugh McCabeMs. Susan McCarthyJ. Doreen McCormickMr. Derek McLeanArdythe McMasterLyle McNichol & Frances StewartMrs. Jocelyn MillardMaureen MorinMr. Robert NixShirley & Graham PadgettMrs. Margaret ParkerSonjia PasiechnikTrudy PatzerEllen Peel & Neil BruneauMr. Irwine PermutKen & Geri PorathMrs. Glennys ProppMrs. Avis RaberMs. Pat RepaMs. Barbara RobertsonGisela RogerMrs. V. RosolowichKay SchalmeWilliam ScheidtMrs. Edna SchneiderIzzy ShoreMrs. Elaine SilverbergMr. & Mrs. Robert SmithMrs. Joyce SmythMrs. Marilyn StothersLorne SunleyMuriel SutherlandMrs. Joan SwafferGladys TaralaRoss & Bette Jayne TaylorMs. Doreen ThorlaciusNancy & Geoff Tidmarsh

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The WSO gratefully acknowledgesthe following patrons whoseforesight helps to ensure long-term financial support for theWSO. Thank you!

Lorraine and Gerry CairnsDorothy Comer and Her Daughters

in Memory of Fern RoydsRay G. DavisHelene DyckMarilyn & Helios HernandezMarilynne Keil, in Memory of David

H. SkinnerBarbara MainJudith MeunierMs. Iris ReimerGrant & Janet SaundersBarbara ScheunemanJim & Jan TennantJames & Claudia Weselake

Festival donors help to furtherthe musical artistry of theWSO’s New Music Festival.Thank you!

Alpha MasonryJean AltemeyerGorden Andrus & Adele KoryAubrey & Dr. Linda AsperAlison BaldwinDavid & Gillian BirdJackie BrignallKevin BurnsDavid CarrAnne Cholakis & Howard LoewenMr. Peter CzaplinskiEric DaviesHerbert EnnsKathleen & David EsteyDr. LeeAnn FishbackMs. Catherine FlowerWayne ForbesDaniel Friedman & Rob DalglieshDr. Alexander Grunfeld & Silvester

KomlodiDr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri HallKelsey Hargreaves & Vojtech

BalabanMs. Helen HawryshDr. Wolfgang Heidenreich in

Support of Composer HenrykGorecki for the 2016-17 WNMF

Marilyn & Helios HernandezHilda & Elmer HildebrandBonnie Dee & Richard JakubowskiDrs. Keith & Gwyneth JonesKoren & Leonard Kaminski

Jo KellendonkKonstantinos Kotoulas & FamilyKozub/Halldorson FamilyT. G. KuceraRon LambertMoira Swinton and Bernie LéveilléDrs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougallMr. & Mrs. Cam & Joy MacLeanManitoba Liquor & LotteriesLori MarksMs. Theresa MartinBrent MazurPaul A. McCullochTed McLachlanShana MenkisThe A. K. Menkis Medical CorporationRon & Sandi MielitzMs. Sheila MillerMrs. Brenda MorlockBob and Cindy NewfieldMikaela OldenkampLesia PeetDr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth

Tippett-PopeMark Potash, Darena Snowe,

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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!

Pat & Harvey AntonMs. Margaret BarbourRalph & Eileen BaxterMs. Linda CampbellMs. Rheo CattShelley ChochinovMarlene Crielaard in Memory of

Gijsbert CrielaardMichele Del RizzoMonica Dinney in Memory of

Gijsbert CrielaardBarbara FilukGeorge HaidauDr. Don & Jerri Hall In memory of Lois

Anderson Huynh Van HoIshbel Isaacs, in Loving Memory of

Gijsbert CrielaardCycelia Lazarowich in Memory of

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Tom Liewicki in memory of LovieLiewicki

Claudette & Robert LussierJames ManishenMs. Sharon MinukMargaret Moroz in memory of

Mrs. Pat HoebigAnne MartinDr. Sidney & Gwen NelkoLesia Peet in memory of Andrew LutzMs. Marlene RegulyMr. L. J. RoyBarbara ScheunemanMs. Brenda SklarMs. Maureen SouthamDeborah SpracklinIn honour of Kinzel KeysJim & Jan TennantAnne Thiessen in Memory of Gijsbert

CrielaardMs. Gerardina VanaertFran & Estela ViolagoBetty Wayborn in Memory of

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Sistema Winnipeg is a free dailyafter-school program offered atno 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 livesof these children. Thank you!

Honourary ChairDaniel Scholz, Principal Viola

MaestosoRBC FoundationRichardson Foundation

VivaceBoeing Canada WinnipegCavalia Inc.The Winnipeg Foundation

Con Brio Garth Lee StringsSouchay Gossen Family

FoundationManitoba Community Services

CouncilManitoba Liquor and Lotteries

Allegro Alpha MasonryMr. Ron BellTimothy & Barbara BurtMs. Brenlee Carrington TrepelArt & Leona DefehrJocelyn and Mark Gabbert in

memory of Benjamin JohnWest Flynn

Michael S Gray Fund C/O PrivateGiving Foundation

Mr. Elmer HildebrandMr. & Mrs. Philippe Le Dorze

Ms. Gail E. LoewenDr. David LyttleLydia MacKenzie in Honour of John

J. March and His ParentsManitoba Community Services

CouncilTom McIlwhamRon & Sandi MielitzScott MacDonald & Tracey NovakMr. Jean-Francois PhaneufMaurice (Moe) & Ethel Pierce Fund,

Jewish Foundation of ManitobaThe Winnipeg Foundation - Chief

Justice Richard J. Scott andMary Scott Fund

Jim & Jan TennantE. ToewsStrang / van Ineveld FamilyFaye WarrenJohn Wells1 Anonymous

Conmoto

ADESA WinnipegKathleen & Ken AlderJames & Faye Alward in Honour of

Margot J. AlwardIn Memory of Eleanor Anne

AnnandaleMr. John A. BaileyRalph & Eileen BaxterMs. Kathleen Beach-NelsonIn Honour of Helene BeaucheminJennifer BeirnesAudrey BelyeaByrnes BenoitMs. Diane BewellTammy Brock in Honour of Noah

Weiszner's 65th BirthdayPaul & Doreen BromleyLorraine & Gerry CairnsCamerata NovaMrs. Audrey CampbellDave ChristieIn Memory of Robert CoatesHelen Bergen, Music Director FGUC

ChoirDr. & Mrs. Jamit And Courtney

DhaliwalClaire DionneR. DuddekECCO SingersLinda EdelCaroline ElderKathleen Estey in memory of Alan

MaxwellNelma FettermanMathilda FijnMs. Catherine FlowerJudith FlynnPeter FlynnHilda FranzBonny Fraserft3 Architecture Landscape Interior

DesignEvelyn & Ricardo GalimaGardon Construction Ltd.Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia HanuschakCatherine HarrisonRuediger & Lydia HedrichD&R HerntierRobin HildebrandArlene Hintsa in Memory of MarilynKaren HiscottPatricia HolbrowWilliam J. Hutton

Mrs. Jacquie JamesMargaret JeffriesPeter JessimanJoseph and Judith Malko Family

Fund - the Strategic CharitableGiving Foundation

Ms. Nadia KamienskiMs. Jayne Laverne KapacKevin & Els KavanaghMarilynne KeilDr. Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace DueckEd & Helen KolomayaAnne La Tour Mrs. Anita MalbranckMarian Martin in Memory of

Eleanor AnnandaleLynne McCarthy & Claude DavisMrs. Maureen McIntoshIona McPheeRon and Sandi MielitzMs. Marlene MilneMs. Francine MorinKim MortonMs. Bonnie NeilMr. Robert NixMs. Lucy NykolyshynLeena PatelDavid & Veronica Payne in memory

of Eleanor AnnandaleJohn & Agnieszka Payne in memory

of Eleanor AnneIn memory of Eleanor Annandale

from Joan, Stuart and HelenPatricia M. Patterson in Memory of

Max & Pearl Kuran and MaryKuran; In Honour of BeatriceKuran, Jean Kuran and UnaKuran

Mr. Blair PepplerMargaret PetersMrs. Edna PoulterMs. Lois PowneValerie RaberJoan SabourinMs. Corazon SaquilayanMrs. Claudia SarbitMr. Terry SargeantHeather SarnaIn Memory of Jean SauderNicola SchaeferBarbara ScheunemanPerce & Elizabeth Schirmer

FoundationEd & Susan SchmidtA. SchroederTrudy SchroederMrs. Mary ScottBetty & Sam SearleOlga & Myron ShatulskyWilma SotasDiane StewartRobert Stewart & Leslie Ross-

Stewart, in Memory of EleanorAnne Annaandale

Telpay Inc.Mary and Robert ThomasDeborah Thorlakson in Celebration

of Mrs. Tannis Richardson'sBirthday

Betsy F Thorsteinson in Memory ofRuth Dowse

Edith A. ToewsNeil & Carol TrembathJudith & Francisco ValenzuelaMs. Christine Van CauwenbergheCurt & Cathy VossenGerri Weigeldt

Dr. Noah WeisznerDiane WeselakeJudy White in Honour of Doug and

Loreen Buss’ MarriageWhoDunit? Mystery BookstoreGrace M. WiebeKarin WoodsWynward Insurance GroupLibby Yager & Billy BrodovskyArlene Young and Robert O'Kell8 Anonymous

ANNUAL CAMPAIGNThe WSO gratefullyacknowledges the followingpatrons whose generosity helpedto support orchestral music inour community. Thank you!

Greg AndersonJoan BlightC BohemierCrowe & BrownlieLori ButlerCarlyle Printers Service & SuppliesEileen ChabanWayne ForbesCarl & Vi HultinMargaret JeffriesDr. Arnold & Mrs. Doreen KapitzKen KinsleyKat KupcaCynthia MarxBob and Betty McCamisM. MorawskiD.E. MorrisonMs. Lillian MurphyBeth M. ProvenAdriana SedlakPam SimmonsTom ThiessenMs. Andrea TowersPaul TrapnellIra van den Berg & Greg

Butterfield15 Anonymous

Remembrance DayRheo Catt in memory of Rex CattIn Memory of Graham DixonBarbara Filuk in Honour of Alex

PitkethlyMs. Catherine FlowerMs. Robin HildebrandMs. Betty Laing in Honour of All

VeteransAlbert & Helen Litz, in Honour of

Our VeteransMargaret Mahon in Honour of her

Father, Thomas Hoey McGownC. & J. McIntyre in Honour of All

VeteransNeil Middleton in memory of

Michael BundonMrs. Kathy Parry in honour of

"PINK" RCN 4760Donna & Gordon Price in Honour

of Donald MacDonaldMr. & Mrs. Bill & Lynn SheadJim Skinner & Judy Nichol, in

honour of James EdwardSkinner and the late JamesEdward Nichol

Jim & Jan Tennant in honour ofStan and Ralph Hanson

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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 Mr. Brendan MacDougall2007-2012 Ms. Dorothy Dobbie2012-2016 Mr. Timothy E. Burt, CFA2016- present Mr. Terry Sargeant

Al AlexandrukMal AndersonCarol BellringerMarilyn BillinkoffDoneta BrotchieJohn and Bonnie BuhlerJames CarrEdmund Dawe, D.M.A.Dorothy DobbieGreg DoyleJamie DolynchukJulia De FehrSusan FeldmanBarbara FilukWally Fox-DecentJack FraserEvelyn FriesenElba Haid

Helen HaylesKaaren HawkinsSherrill HershbergIan KayRoger King Bill KnightMichel LagacéZina LazareckGail LeachDr. Hermann LeeNaomi LevineBill LoewenJackie LoweDr. Brendan MacDougallDon MacKenzieBill MarrEd J. MartensMichael Nozick

Harvey 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 DIRECTORSTerence Sargeant,

PresidentCurt Vossen,

Vice PresidentRob Kowalchuk,

TreasurerMichael Kay,

Corporate SecretaryTimothy E. Burt, CFA

Past President Ida AlboSandra AltnerLucienne BlouwEmily Burt, MBA, CFAJames CohenArlene DahlMarten DuhouxSteven Dyer

ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE, MUSIC DIRECTORBramwell Tovey, Conductor Laureate Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor

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

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

Phil Corrin Melissa HoustonMeg Dolovich Laura Gow Kristie Enns Crystal Schwartz Shevaun Fortune Stephanie Van NestJason Hayes

MARKETING & DEVELOPMENTNeil Middleton, VP Marketing & SponsorshipBeth Proven, VP Development Carol Cassels, Development Manager Carol Linsday, Campaign & Events Coordinator Shenna Song, Development Coordinator Sarah Panas, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Matt Brooks, Designer Diana Chabai, Intern S.Thompson Designs Inc.

OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS

TRUDY SCHROEDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE OFFICELori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant

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

Community EngagementJames Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate Evan Klassen, Production Manager Sheena Sanderson, Stage ManagerChris Lee, Orchestra Personnel Manager Ray Chrunyk, Principal Librarian Laura MacDougall, Assistant Librarian Lawrence Rentz, Stage SupervisorBrent Johnson, Education & Community

Engagement Manager Amy Wolfe, Education CoordinatorLindsay Woolgar, Education Programs Coordinator (Term)Shannon Darby, Sistema Winnipeg Manager

Alan FreemanDaniel FriedmanDr. Selena FriesenMicah HeilbrunnRobin HildebrandPeter JessimanMargaret Kellermann

McCullochMaureen 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, PresidentWinnifred Warkentin, Vice-PresidentSylvia Cassie, Past PresidentNancy Weedon, TreasurerAgnes Bailey, SecretaryFlorence Bell, Asssistant

WSO BOARD & STAFF 2016-2017 SEASON

CONTACT US: BOX OFFICE: 204-949-3999 boxoffice@wso.mb.caADMIN OFFICE: 204-949-3950 wso@wso.mb.ca wso.ca

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