NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2018 I ISSUE 2

RAVEL, BRITTEN, SHOSTAKOVICH HARRY POTTER AND THE MANNY TUBA’S – IN REMEMBRANCE CHAMBER OF SECRETSTM KOOKY CHRISTMAS CAROL

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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

November and December have a special energy and focus for many of us in this wonderful community. Somehow, these are two months when Winnipeggers are in Winnipeg – they are not at the lake, and not in the south, they are here and ready to participate in the wonderful array of activities and concerts available for their enjoyment. The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra offers a strong program of concerts to take you through to the end of 2018.

On November 9th and 10th we present In Remembrance, an opportunity to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The gorgeous music and stories from that time will prepare your heart and spirit for Remembrance Day. For an upbeat energizing concert, Swing is the Thing will remind you of the great music and performers that came out of Harlem’s musical golden era. In December, we have Harry Potter™ and the gang, the timeless glory of Handel’s Messiah, a wonderful Christmas concert with Manny Tuba for the whole family on December 9th, and The Celtic Tenors on December 14th, 15th, and 16th before the orchestra starts its Christmas tradition with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker.

There are so many options this season and also some marvellous opportunities to support the orchestra and your community through gift-giving options, donations to the WSO’s Share the Music program at concerts, or by purchasing a box of Morden’s Russian Mints in the lobby.

We encourage you to give yourself a gift and travel to Amsterdam with the WSO in May 2020 for the concerts and special events during our first European tour. If the travel bug hits you earlier, our WSO Travel Club is taking a trip to Italy at the end of March 2019. This may be the spring trip you have been looking for. There is a reason that Italy is at the top of the list of places people dream of visiting, and this trip offers you a chance to have a trip with a special focus on the art, music, and cuisine of Rome, Florence, Milan, and Cremona. As I look at the brochure and write about this, I think I have just convinced myself into going on this trip.

More than anything, the WSO wishes you every joy of the season as you celebrate and enjoy music and time together with family members and friends during the holidays.

With best wishes for health and happiness for the holidays and for the coming year,

Trudy Schroeder Executive Director Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

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WSO SPONSORS, FUNDERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The WSO proudly acknowledges the ongoing support of the following sponsors, media and funders:

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FUNDERS

November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 3 CONDUCTORS AND COMPOSERS

Daniel Raiskin, Music Director A son of a prominent musicologist, Daniel Raiskin grew up in St. Petersburg. He attended music school and later the celebrated conservatory in his native city, where he studied violin, viola and conducting. At the age of twenty, Daniel Raiskin left the Soviet Union to continue his studies in Amsterdam and Freiburg.Inspired to take up the baton by an encounter with the distinguished teacher Lev Savich, he also took classes with Maestri such as Mariss Jansons, Neeme Järvi, Milan Horvat, Woldemar Nelson and Jorma Panula. Raiskin, who cultivates a broad repertoire, often looks beyond the mainstream in his strikingly conceived programmes. He was Chief Conductor of the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie in Koblenz (2005-2016) and held the same title with the Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestrain Lódz (2008-2015). From the 2017-2018 season onwards, Daniel Raiskin will be Principal Guest Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife and of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Artistic Partner of the Chamber Orchestra St. Michael Strings in Finland.

Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor A musician with wide-ranging musical interests, conductor Julian Pellicano has made his mark with a multifaceted approach to programming and performing, engaging audiences in a diverse mélange of concerts and genres. Dedicated to invigorating performances of the traditional and contemporary symphonic repertoire, Pellicano’s range has extended to films live with orchestra, classical and modern ballet, collaborations with composers, opera, pops, musical theater, multi-media productions, workshops, as well as carefully programmed concerts for young listeners.The Winnipeg Free Press says of Pellicano,“His versatility is truly astonishing…” The 2018 - 2019 season includes exciting debut performances with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as well as a return to conduct two productions with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.This year also marks Pellicano’s sixth season as Resident Conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra with concerts on the WSO’s Masterworks Series in addition to leading a multitude of performances throughout the season on the WSO’s Pops, Movie, Kids, Specials and Education series. He studied conducting on fellowship at the Yale School of Music where he was also a member of the critically acclaimed Yale Percussion Group.

Harry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence,WNMF Festival Director New York City-based composer Harry Stafylakis (b. 1982) hails from Montreal. "Dreamy yet rhythmic" (NY Times), with a “terrible luminosity”and “ferociously expressive”(Times Colonist), his concert music is “an amalgamation of the classical music tradition and the soul and grime of heavy metal”(I Care If You Listen). He is the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's Composer-In-Residence and Co-Curator of the Winnipeg New Music Festival. His works have been performed by the Toronto, Winnipeg,Vancouver, Edmonton,Victoria, Spokane, Stamford, and PEI symphonies, American Composers Orchestra, McGill Chamber Orchestra, ICE, Contemporaneous, Mivos Quartet, Quatuor Bozzini, and Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, among others. www.hstafylakis.com

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MUSIC DIRECTOR CELLOS TRUMPETS Daniel Raiskin Yuri Hooker, Principal Chris Fensom, Principal Leana Rutt, Assistant Principal Paul Jeffrey RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Alex Adaman Isaac Pulford Julian Pellicano Arlene Dahl The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair Carolyn Nagelberg COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE TROMBONES Emma Quackenbush Harry Stafylakis Steven Dyer, Principal **Alyssa Ramsay Keith Dyrda FIRST VIOLINS Sean Taubner Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster BASS TROMBONE The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt- BASSES **Isabelle Lavoie, Principal Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed Meredith Johnson, Principal by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal TUBA Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster Travis Harrison *Chris Lee, Principal Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster Paul Nagelberg **Jarrett McCourt Chris Anstey Bruce Okrainec Mona Coarda Daniel Perry TIMPANI Teodora Dimova **Anna Scheider Mike Kemp, Principal Tara Fensom Hong Tian Jia FLUTES PERCUSSION Meredith McCallum Jan Kocman, Principal Frederick Liessens, Principal Sonia Shklarov Alex Conway Julie Savard HARP Jun Shao OBOES Richard Turner, Principal Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen Beverly Wang, Principal SECOND VIOLINS Jeremy Buzash, Principal Robin MacMillan Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Karen Bauch ENGLISH HORN MANAGER Kristina Bauch Robin MacMillan, Principal Greg Hay Elizabeth Dyer Bokyung Hwang CLARINETS PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Rodica Jeffrey Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Greg Hamilton **Momoko Matsumura Taylor Eiffert Susan McCallum The James Thomson Memorial Chair ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN *Takayo Noguchi Laura MacDougall Jane Pulford BASSOONS Claudine St-Arnauld Kathryn Brooks, Acting Principal **Brenton Foster *On Leave VIOLAS **Temporary Position Daniel Scholz, Principal HORNS Please note: Non-titled (tutti) Anne Elise Lavallée, Patricia Evans, Principal string players are listed Assistant Principal Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal Marie-Elyse Badeau alphabetically and are seated The Hilda Schelberger according to a rotational system. Laszlo Baroczi Memorial Chair Richard Bauch Aiden Kleer Greg Hay Fred Redekop is the official Piano Caroline Oberheu Tuner and Technician of the WSO. Michael Scholz Michiko Singh Heather Wilson

November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 5 SAVE THE DATE

6 OVERTURE I November – December 2018 Ravel, Britten & Shostakovich – In Remembrance

Daniel Raiskin, conductor CLASSICS Tasmin Little, violin

Lament for Strings, H. 117 Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 15 Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Moderato con moto - Agitato - Tempo primo – Vivace - Animando - Largamente - Cadenza –

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Le Tombeau de Couperin Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Prélude:Vif Forlane: Allegretto Menuet: Allegro moderato Rigaudon: Assez vif

Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Allegro Moderato Presto - Largo - Allegretto

Friday, November 9 7:30 p.m. Official Radio Station Saturday, November 10 7:30 p.m. of the WSO Classics: Presenting Patrons: Bob & Heather Williams Pre-Concert Chat on the Piano Nobile at 6:45 p.m. *Special pre-concert performance on November 9 (7:05 – 7:20pm) by the Regimental Band of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles

Tasmin Little will be signing copies of her CD during intermission and after the concert in the lobby.

November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 7 coming war and find a fresh artistic Le Tombeau de Couperin PROGRAM NOTES start.With Britten was his life-long Maurice Ravel by James Manishen partner, tenor Peter Pears. Settling in b. Ciboure, France / March 7, 1875 Brooklyn and Amityville, Long Island, d. Paris, France / December 28, 1937 Lament for Strings the two would return to England Composed: 1917 for piano; Frank Bridge three years later. orchestrated in 1920 b. Brighton, England / February 26, 1879 First performance: February 28, d. Friston, Sussex / January 10, 1941 A Canadian connection was made, 1920 (Paris), Rhené-Baton, Composed: 1915 since Britten and Pears entered the conductor First WSO performance United States through Toronto as Last WSO performance: 2013; “legal British immigrants”to facilitate Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Best known as the influential the move. Britten had successfully teacher of composer premiered his Piano Concerto at the Ravel’s emotional state Benjamin Britten (from age London Proms in August 1938 and was turbulent in 1917. 13), Frank Bridge has become felt confident that a new Violin Anguished by the First known for music that is Concerto should be his next effort. World War and beautifully crafted inside a distinctive He arrived in Toronto in May with shocked by the final impressionistic framework, often recalling sketches and it was there that he illness and death of his mother, Ravel Ravel but also containing dustings of the worked on the Violin Concerto, turned to what had always been an peculiarly exotic style of Frederick Delius in followed by more work on it in antidote for him during difficult its use of small motives synthesized to exotic Amityville over the summer. Britten times, the emotional and intellectual harmonies and yearning expression. finished the Concerto while on comfort of French culture and vacation in Quebec in September. tradition. Lament was composed as an elegy to a Writing to his publisher he said:“So 9-year-old girl named Catherine who, with far it is without question my best The original piano setting of Le her family, perished on May 7, 1915 when a piece. It is rather serious, I’m afraid – Tombeau de Couperin combined a German U-Boat sank the civilian ocean liner but it’s got some tunes in it!” dedication of each movement to one RMS Lusitania in the Atlantic. 1,195 people of Ravel’s friends that had fallen on were lost and the incident caused an The premiere went to Britten’s friend the battlefield, with a look-back to international furor.The family had been and fellow Frank Bridge student, the musical style of the French friends of Bridge’s, and this darkly beautiful Spanish violinist Antonio Brosa, who Baroque era. Composer François work for strings became an outlet for his had also immigrated to the United Couperin (1668-1733) had produced personal anguish, whose pacifism was driven States with war looming in Europe. music in memory of friends, giving it by the loss of family and friends during this the name “tombeau”(tombstone). With the New York Philharmonic led This too became Ravel’s path. period.The constant motion and resolutions by John Barbirolli on March 28, 1940, of the music’s rising and falling two-note it received mixed reviews but the Highly engaging in its charm, one figures make for an intensely affecting American composer Elliott Carter would not suspect that Le Tombeau tribute. was most impressed with the “size de Couperin is a work springing from and ambition”of Britten’s talent. any kind of personal turmoil, Violin Concerto especially in the orchestral version. Benjamin Britten The noble opening movement Though the music’s fragrant b. Lowestoft, England / November 22, 1913 begins with a distinctive motive on harmonies and vivid orchestration d. Aldeburgh / December 4, 1976 the timpani which serves as a motto show a modern face, the rhythmic Composed: 1938-1939 throughout the movement.The elements and phrase repetitions First performance: March 29, 1940 soloist enters with a melody of short recall Baroque dances of Couperin’s (New York), John Barbirolli, conductor; dropping phrases. Roles reverse later age. Antonio Brosa, soloist on, and the movement ends in First WSO performance haunting fashion. The oboe leads off in the opening Prélude, soon drawing the As with his teacher Frank The second movement begins woodwinds along to join its Bridge, Benjamin Britten without pause – a sinister scherzo shimmering line. Forlane is based on was a committed pacifist. with a more relaxed centerpiece. an Italian dance reputedly made Following Hitler’s Then, a searching cadenza that popular by Venetian gondoliers. annexation of recalls the opening movement.The Menuet is a signature Baroque Czechoslovakia in March of 1939, thus finale is a passacaglia, an ancient dance. Ravel’s is of childlike simplicity. Baroque variation form whose ending Neville Chamberlain’s declaration The rousing Rigaudon closes the repeating bass line is first heard in of “peace for our time,”the 26-year-old suite, the music’s lively duple- the trombones. An intense dialogue Britten followed his friends, poet W.H. metered rhythms recalling the with the soloist ensues, traversing Auden and novelist Christopher original hopping dance moves found nine emotionally charged variations in Provence during Louis XIV’s time. Isherwood to America to avoid the through a range of striking episodes.

Veuillez vous adresser au service des abonnés ou consulter le site www.wso.ca pour la traduction en français. 8 OVERTURE I November – December 2018 Symphony No. 9 Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8 Shostakovich did attempt an epic first Dmitri Shostakovich (1943) became a profoundly tragic movement but abandoned it, b. St Petersburg, Russia / September 25, 1906 and epic depiction of massive observing Stalin “like a frog puffing d. Moscow / August 9, 1975 conflict and the war’s himself up to the size of the ox. Composed: 1945 consequences.With victory over Everyone praised Stalin, and now I was First performance: November 3, 1945 Hitler’s Nazis in 1945, the resulting supposed to join in this unholy affair.” expectation for Russia’s greatest (Leningrad),Yevgeny Mravinsky, conductor Shostakovich’s response was a far Last WSO performance: 2011, Dmitry composer was to provide a suitably monumental symphony to glorify more compact symphony in the new Sitkovetsky, conductor Stalin in no uncertain terms, Ninth – full of biting wit, economy of gesture and pointed barbs of anger Begun in 1941, Shostakovich’s regardless of the terrible losses of CLASSICS large-scale Symphony No. 7 the Russian people. After all, under its surface.The work was one of reflects the siege of Leningrad, Beethoven and Mahler wrote the main reasons Shostakovich was a Leningrad “Stalin destroyed auspicious Ninth symphonies. So targeted as an Enemy of the People and Hitler finished off,”the too here, but with a more significant during Stalin’s second wave of composer wrote in Testimony. dedication, the politburo felt. repression in 1948.

CLASSICS ARTIST BIOS Ravel, Britten & Shostakovich

Tasmin Little, violin OBE, FGSM, Hon RAM, ARCM (Hons) "One of the supremely great violinists Tasmin Little is a Fellow of the Guildhall School of our time" - Music-Web International of Music and Drama (FGSM), a Vice President of "Little can justly be regarded as the Elgar Society, an Ambassador for The Britain's finest violinist" - Independent Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts, and for Youth Music, and has received Tasmin Little has firmly established Honourary Degrees from the Universities of herself as one of today's leading international Bradford, Leicester, Hertfordshire and City of violinists. She has performed on every continent and London. In 2016, she was awarded Honourary in some of the most prestigious venues of the world, Membership of the Royal Academy of Music including Carnegie Hall, Musikverein, (Hon RAM) by the Academy and the University Concertgebouw, Philharmonie Berlin,Vienna of London. She is the recipient of the Gold Konzerthaus, South Bank Centre, Barbican Centre and Badge Award for Services to Music and in 2012 Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center and Suntory Hall. was appointed an Officer of the Order of the Tasmin’s concerto appearances include those with British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's Diamond Adelaide, City of Birmingham, London, Melbourne, Jubilee Birthday Honours List, for Services to Seattle, Singapore, and St. Louis Symphonies; the Music. She plays a 1757 Giovanni Battista Berlin, New York, Hong Kong, Malaysian, London, Guadagnini violin. Netherlands Radio, Royal Liverpool and Royal Philharmonics; the Gewandhaus, Ulster and all the ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: BBC Orchestras;The Philharmonia and Orquestra Victoria Sparks, Percussion; Sinfonica do Porto - Casa da Musica. Laura McDougall, Flute

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Swing is the Thing

Byron Stripling, conductor & trumpet Carmen Bradford, vocalist POPS SOUNDBYTES Leo Manzari, tap dancer Robert Breithaput, drummer

It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing Ellington/Tyzik Dinah Armstrong/Tyzik St. James Infirmary Primrose/Mackrel/Tyzik Symphony In Riffs Benny Carter A-Tisket, A-Tasket Traditional Love Is Here To Stay Gershwin/Riddle I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Fields/McHugh/Tyzik Smile Darn Ya Smile O’Flynn/Meskill/Rich You Gotta Give Me That Rhythm Jeff Tyzik

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Bugle Call Rag Pettis/Meyers/Schoebel/Holman St. Louis Blues Handy/Tyzik Mood Indigo Ellington/Mills/Bigard/ Berger Harlem Street Scene Jeff Tyzik Minnie the Moocher Calloway/Tyzik Honeysuckle Rose Fats Waller I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues Jeff Tyzik I Won’t Dance Kern/Riddle Bill Bailey Cannon/Tyzik

*November 16: Swing dancing with Saturday Swingout during Intermission

Friday, November 16 8:00 p.m. Presenting Media Sponsor: Saturday, November 17 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 18 2:00 p.m.

Pre-Concert Performance on the Piano Nobile, Friday, 7:15 p.m. Manitoba Registered Music Teacher's Association Saturday, 7:15 p.m. Winnipeg Youth Orchestra Sunday, 1:15 p.m. Suzuki Music Winnipeg

November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 11 POPS ARTIST BIOS Swing is the Thing

Byron Stripling, conductor & trumpet concert with Shelly Berg, Big Band with the ladies A powerhouse trumpeter, gifted of DIVA or her new favourite: performing with with a soulful voice and a Symphony Orchestras around the world, Carmen charismatic onstage swagger, Byron Bradford’s body of work reflects a vast depth of Stripling has delighted audiences musical experience and technical brilliance. She is internationally. As soloist with the also recognized for the overwhelming passion she Boston Pops Orchestra, Stripling has brings to the lyric. She has truly contributed to the performed frequently under the perpetuation and preservation of this Great baton of Keith Lockhart, as well as being featured American art form called jazz. soloist on the PBS television special Evening at Pops with conductors John Williams and Mr. Lockhart. Leo Manzari, tap dancer Currently, Stripling serves as artistic director and Originally from Washington, DC, conductor of the highly acclaimed, award-winning Leo Manzari is a Lucille Lortel Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Award-nominated tap dancer. As part of a duo act called The Since his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Manzari Brothers, Leo has Pops, Stripling has emerged as one of America’s headlined in the touring and Off- most popular symphony pops guest artists, having Broadway productions of Maurice performed with over 100 orchestras around the Hines is Tappin' Thru Life, featured guest artist on world including the Boston Pops, National So You Think You Can Dance, The Mo'nique Show, Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Detroit PBS News Hour, Jerry Lewis Telethon, and ABC's Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, The View. Other credentials include a recurring role Dallas Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit in Showtime's wildly popular and award winning Symphony,Vancouver Symphony,Toronto television show Homeland and lead writer and Symphony, and Dallas Symphony, to name a few. He vocalist for a a genre he created called TAP RAP. His has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl most recent album, CLOCKWORK, can be found on and performs at jazz festivals throughout the world. all major streaming platforms. A resident of Ohio, Stripling lives in the country with Robert Breithaupt, drummer his wife, former dancer, writer and poet, Alexis, and Robert Breithaupt is a veteran of their beautiful daughters. over 40 years in music, as a Carmen Bradford, vocalist performer, educator, arts Born in Austin,Texas and raised in administrator, author, musical Altadena, California, Carmen contractor, and entrepreneur. Bradford grew up with music in her He is Professor of Music at Capital home and in her heart. It was only University, Past-President of the natural that Carmen would follow in Percussive Arts Society, and on the board of the the footsteps of her great family Jazz Education Network. Breithaupt has performed legacy, being the daughter of and recorded in diverse solo, small ensemble and legendary trumpeter/composer Bobby Bradford and orchestral settings and has appeared with a virtual world-renowned vocalist/composer Melba Joyce. “Who’s Who”of great jazz talents and scores of Her grandfather Melvin Moore sang with Lucky other noted artists. As drummer/percussionist for Millender and Dizzy Gillespie’s Big Band in the 1940s trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, Broadway star and sang with the Ink Spots, making Carmen the Sandy Duncan and other artists, he has performed third generation of incredible musicians. She has with dozens of professional orchestras and carved out a place in music history for herself and is ensembles throughout the United States and playing an integral role in this uniquely American art abroad, and is the drummer for the Columbus form called jazz. Carmen Bradford is Jazz Royalty. Jazz Orchestra. In 2016, Carmen Bradford was asked by South ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: African trumpeter, Darren English, to be a part of his Paul Balcain, saxophone; Will Bonness, piano; new critically acclaimed CD, tilted Imagination Janice Finlay, saxophone; Julie Husband, saxophone; Nation on Hot Shoe Records.Whether it’s a duo Julian Bradford, bass; Jonathan Steven, saxophone; Neil Watson, saxophone

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Sunday, December 1 Saturday, (s18) Publishing ©JKR. Rights Inc. Entertainment Bros. and Warner Rowling J.K. ROWLING`SWIZARDING WORLD™ J.K. Inc. Entertainment namesandrelated indiciaare ©&™ Warner Bros. HARRY characters, POTTER of theleadinglicensing andretail merchandising organizations intheworld. isone Company, Entertainment a Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Warner Bros. Consumer Products About Warner Bros. Pictures Distributed by Warner Bros. 1492Pictures Produced by Heyday Films, Edited by Peter Honess Cinematography by RogerPratt Music by John Williams Starring: Rowling by J.K. Based on Potter“Harry andtheChamber ofSecrets” Written by Steve Kloves Produced by David Heyman byDirected ChrisColumbus conductor Julian Pellicano, Warwick Davis Robbie Coltrane John Cleese Kenneth Branagh Emma Watson Grint Rupert Daniel Radcliffe December 2 2:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Julie Walters Smith Maggie Fiona Shaw Alan Rickman Jason Isaacs Harris Richard Griffiths Richard November –December 2018 I OVERTURE 15

BMO NIGHT AT THESOUNDBYTES MOVIES BMO NIGHT AT THE MOVIES ARTIST BIOS Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Academy’s most-nominated living person and the SecretsTM Synopsis second-most nominated person in the history of Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious the Oscars. He has received seven British Academy house-elf comes to warn Harry PotterTM at Awards (BAFTA), twenty-four Grammys, four Golden the start of his second year at HogwartsTM. Globes, five Emmys, and numerous gold and Adventure and danger await when bloody platinum records. In 2003, he received the Olympic writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Order (the IOC’s highest honour) for his of Secrets has been opened.To save contributions to the Olympic movement. He Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in Hermione’s magical abilities and courage. December of 2004. In 2009, Mr.Williams was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & John Williams, composer Sciences, and he received the National Medal of In a career spanning more than Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. five decades, John Williams has Government. In 2016, he received the 44th Life become one of America’s most Achievement Award from the American Film accomplished and successful Institute – the first time in their history that this composers for film and for the honour was bestowed upon a composer. concert stage, and he remains In January 1980, Mr.Williams was named one of our nation’s most distinguished and nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops contributive musical voices. He has composed Orchestra, succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. the music and served as music director for He currently holds the title of Boston Pops more than one hundred films, including all Laureate Conductor, which he assumed following eight Star Wars films, the first three Harry his retirement in December, 1993, after fourteen Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born on the highly successful seasons. He also holds the title of Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Artist-in-Residence at Tanglewood. Mr.Williams Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home Alone and has composed numerous works for the concert The Book Thief. His 45-year artistic partnership stage, among them two symphonies, and with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in concertos commissioned by several of the world’s many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and leading orchestras, including a cello concerto for successful films, including Schindler’s List, E.T. the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a bassoon The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close concerto for the New York Philharmonic, a trumpet Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones concerto for The Cleveland Orchestra, and a horn films, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In Adventures of Tintin, War Horse, Lincoln, The 2009, Mr.Williams composed and arranged “Air and BFG and The Post. His contributions to Simple Gifts” especially for the first inaugural television music include scores for more than ceremony of President Barack Obama, and in 200 television films for the groundbreaking, September 2009, the Boston Symphony premiered early anthology series Alcoa Theatre, Kraft a new concerto for harp and orchestra entitled “On Television Theatre, Chrysler Theatre and Willows and Birches.” Playhouse 90, as well as themes for NBC Nightly News (“The Mission”), NBC’s Meet the Brady Beaubien Press, and the PBS arts showcase Great A Stanford graduate and All- Performances. He also composed themes for American Athlete, Beaubien the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic studied cognitive neuroscience Games, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He before founding Interlace Media – has received five Academy Awards and fifty- an award-winning motion graphics one Oscar nominations, making him the company.

16 OVERTURE I November – December 2018 Interlace is a premiere CG animation and experience. Recent and current live concert experiences creative agency for feature films.They have include Gladiator, The Godfather, It’s a Wonderful Life, defined the global campaigns of over 100 DreamWorks Animation In Concert, Star Trek: The major Hollywood movies, including Avatar, X- Ultimate Voyage 50th Anniversary Concert Tour, and Men, Rio, Ice Age, and Die Hard franchises. Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Justin Freer has quickly become one of the most sought-after conductors of film music Beaubien co-founded CineConcerts, a company with a long list of full symphonic live to projection dedicating to reinventing the experience of projects. He has appeared with some of the world’s theatrical presentation and orchestral music. He leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony is currently producing Gladiator Live, The Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Godfather Live, DreamWorks Animation in Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Concert, It’s a Wonderful Life, Breakfast at Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and Sydney Tiffany’s, Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage, and The Symphony Orchestra. From full-length movie screenings Harry Potter Film Concert Series. with live orchestra to music-interactive sporting event He had spearheaded Cineconcerts invention of experiences to original 3D-environment holiday new genres and its creative presentations of programming, CineConcerts is at the forefront of live cherished film and television content, including entertainment. writing Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage, a project that celebrates 50 years of iconic material. He Staff and Thanks TM works to ensure Cineconcerts inspires a return Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets In Concert to communal entertainment and continues to Produced by offer modern audiences and the world’s youth Justin Freer President/Founder/Producer a chance to re-connect with concert halls and Brady Beaubien Co-Founder/Producer local orchestras. Director of Production Jeffery Sells As a designer, Beaubien co-designed Matsuhisa Director of Marketing, George Valdiviez Paris at the Le Royal Monceau-Raffles and Head of Publicity and Communications Andrew Alderete designed the Citrus building on Melrose Ave. General Manager, Nicolas Rehm This new architectural addition to the Brand/Marketing/IP Acquisition, Ma’ayan Kaplan Hollywood cityscape represents a commitment Brand/Marketing Manager, Brittany Fonseca to the metropolitan and interconnected Brand/Marketing and PR Manager, Molly Kossoff providence of Los Angeles. At The Citrus, Brand/Marketing Manager, Si Peng advanced materials and technology merge with Office Manager, Gabe Cheng wood, concrete and glass in an organic and Worldwide Representation WME Entertainment modernist design. Mr. Beaubien has partnered with award-winning sushi chef, Nobu Music Preparation JoAnn Kane Music Service Matsuhisa, to bring his new restaurant concept Music Editing Ed Kalnins - Umeda - into the building. Mr. Beaubien also Playback Operation and Synthesizer Production, designed the restaurant. iMusicImage Sound Remixing Justin Moshkevich, CineConcerts Igloo Music Studios CineConcerts is one of the leading producers of Merchandising by Firebrand live music experiences performed with visual media. Founded by producer/conductor Justin ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Freer and producer/writer (Star Trek: The Ultimate Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Voyage and DreamWorks Animation in Concert) Anthony Cyre, percussion; Cary Deby, piano; Allen Brady Beaubien, CineConcerts has engaged Harrington, bassoon; Donna Laube, piano; Leanne Lee, millions of people worldwide in concert piano; Anna Millan, French horn; Chad Reimer, tuba; presentations that redefine the evolution of live Laurel Ridd, flute; Victoria Sparks, percussion; Brendan Thompson, percussion

November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 17 The Official Radio Station for the WSO Masterworks Series.

Winnipeg’s only dedicated classical & jazz music station Messiah

Daniel Raiskin, conductor Jessica Strong, soprano Catherine Daniel, mezzo-soprano SPECIAL James McLennan, tenor Gregory Dahl, baritone CMU Festival Chorus, Janet Brenneman, Artistic Director

Messiah George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Part the First

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There will be a very brief interval between Parts II and III. Please remain in the hall.

Part the Third

Saturday, December 8 7:30 p.m.

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

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra wishes to acknowledge the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra for the use of the portative organ in tonight’s performance.

November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 19 Messiah is an anomaly among Handel traveled to Dublin that PROGRAM NOTES Handel’s two dozen oratorios in that, November and after the by James Manishen apart from Israel in Egypt, its entire disappointments of London, took Messiah text is drawn from the Bible and is his much pleasure in being George Frideric Handel only oratorio based on the New enthusiastically received by the b. Halle, Prussia / February 23, 1685 Testament. Messiah was also the only Irish press. Preparations for the d. London, England / April 14, 1759 oratorio presented in a consecrated premiere went on throughout the Composed: 1741. First performance: space during his lifetime. Not winter of 1742. Choristers were 1742 (Dublin). intended as part of a devotional recruited from Dublin churches service, Handel intended it as a and excitement elevated to fever The most middle-class entertainment with pitch. celebrated pious leanings and just a step oratorio of all removed from the Italian operatic The premiere on April 13th 1742 time, Messiah style ventures he had been having was a triumph. Handel couldn’t elicits almost an success with as London’s leading wait to take it home to London. involuntary composer, impresario and producer response of of opera. In London however, it was felt that recognition at the mere mention of Messiah’s texts would be its name. It is the most loved of all But in 1740, Handel was having compromised by performances in oratorios and for all their estimable trouble keeping such ventures theatres propagated by actors of merits, neither the Passions of Bach solvent. English public taste was questionable morals. Messiah nor Haydn’s Creation rival Messiah’s moving away from continental received a few subsequent popularity, though Mendelssohn’s influences towards more localized performances but had to wait Elijah was, in the 19-century, entertainments, spurred on by the until more liberal times arrived in considered its equal. success of the 1728 satirical romp The 1750 when Handel staged a Beggar’s Opera by Gay and Pepusch. performance to benefit London’s One feels the urge to want to sing as Rumors abounded that Handel was Foundling Hospital, a charity for with no other work of its genre, as finished. abandoned children. imperial melody, invention and vision are presented with the matchless Handel withdrew from public life in Such good will further ensured proportion of a theatrical master. And the early months of 1741 and seldom Messiah’s success, inspiring annual for the gift of Messiah, we literally ventured out. But that summer, he performances for the Foundling have to thank inches, when, as a came across a small book of Biblical Hospital up until Handel’s death young man, Handel’s life was saved texts assembled by Charles Jennens, a in 1759. It was the last work after a metal frock button deflected a wealthy and pretentious type but a Handel directed, just eight days sword point in a duel! great admirer of the composer. before his death and is the only Handel’s imagination lit up. major Baroque work that has an Yet for all the visionary qualities in the unbroken performance tradition music’s progression from dark to light, Rumor has it that Handel confined from the time of its creation to the dramatic strength of Messiah himself to his room, completing the present day. comes not from telling a story. Messiah on September 14, 1741 in Handel’s theatrical background was just over three weeks, but evidence inbred when he composed Messiah, shows that the Lord Lieutenant of but his priority was contemplation of Dublin had visited Handel early in the sacred rather than the dramatic.“I 1741 to propose a new work for a should be sorry if I only entertained series of Dublin charity concerts. them,”Handel told an admirer.“I wished to make them better.”

Veuillez vous adresser au service des abonnés ou consulter le site www.wso.ca pour la traduction en français. 20 OVERTURE I November – December 2018 SPECIAL ARTIST BIOS Messiah

Jessica Strong, soprano James McLennan, tenor Hailed as a “superb discovery,”by James McLennan has been celebrated Operà Magazine, Jessica Strong has for his “emotional intensity”(Opera been praised for possessing a News),“considerable charm,”and “powerful, charismatic soprano “strong yet pure tenor,”(Toronto Star) whose voice commands attention.” in a wide range of roles on opera and (Classical Voice America). concert stages across Canada. Most recently, Ms. Strong debuted the lead Last season’s credits included Goro in Madama soprano role of Marta in Weinberg’s Die Passagierin, Butterfly at Manitoba Opera and Luther Billis in South as well as the title role in Barber’s Vanessa, both Pacific for Calgary Opera. He also appeared with with Oper Frankfurt. Jessica has also performed Edmonton Opera as Jean Bilodeau in the critically leading roles in Stiffelio, Falstaff, La Traviata, Simon acclaimed production of Les Feluettes, a role he Boccanegra, Carmen, Der Ring des Nibelungen, originated for the world premiere at the Montreal The Rake’s Progress, Die Fledermaus, A Midsummer Opera in 2016. An avid performer of new music, James’ Night’s Dream, Don Giovanni, Ariodante, and concert appearances included a tour of the Canadian L’Italiana in Algeri. prairies with A Prairie Boy’s Life, a new chamber work The recipient of many awards and scholarships, by composer John Greer. In 2018, James was awarded Jessica has been recognized by the Canada Council a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, which for the Arts, Sylva Gelber Music Foundation, funded six weeks of study in France under Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, internationally renowned clown and acting teacher, WMC McLellan Competition, Solti Foundation, Philippe Gaulier. Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation, George London Last fall James joined the University of Manitoba’s Foundation and Vancouver Opera Guild; a Desautels Faculty of Music as a voice instructor. highlight performance saw Jessica singing at An alumnus of the Second City Training Centre in Carnegie Hall with Marilyn Horne’s ‘Song Toronto, he is also a certified French translator. Continues’ series. Gregory Dahl, baritone Catherine Daniel, mezzo-soprano Gregory Dahl’s debut as Tomsky in Originally from Edmonton, Catherine The Queen of Spades for English Daniel, mezzo- soprano is currently National Opera was notable for “a based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. splendidly oily and corrupt Count Her upcoming roles include: Tomsky”while the press hailed his Azucena, Santuzza and Arsace. Last “appealingly lyrical baritone [that] season included concerts in emphasized Golaud’s inner turmoil over his villainy” Winnipeg, Montreal and New York and operas in in Opera Theatre of St. Louis’s Pelléas et Mélisande. Knoxville and throughout Ontario. During the 2018/2019 season, Greg appears as Ms. Daniel recently stepped in for the role of Hermogines in the world premiere of Rufus Klytemnestra in Edmonton Opera’s production of Wainwright’s second opera Hadrian with the Canadian Elektra (2017). Mark Morris from Edmonton Journal Opera Company, joins l’Opéra de Montréal for Donner wrote:“…She pulled it off triumphantly, rather in Das Rheingold, sings Messiah with the Winnipeg imperious in her stage presence, with a chilling range Symphony, and reprises the title role in Rigoletto for of vocal expression, colour, and often menace…” Calgary Opera. European engagements included: singing Dido and Mr. Dahl first came to national attention as Francis the Sorceress (2009), Carmen (2010) and two tours Chancy in the World Premiere of James Rolfe’s of Porgy and Bess (2015, 2016). Canadian Beatrice Chancy. Mr. Dahl has also created roles for performances included: Edmonton Opera (2014- Tapestry New Opera Works (Robert Peary in Smith’s 2017), Montreal Opera (2010, 2014 and 2015) and Facing South and The Alchemist in Schafer’s The Bicycle Opera (2017). Catherine graduated from the Palace of the Cinnabar Phoenix) and sang the role of University of Manitoba with an Integrated George in the Canadian Premiere of Heggie’s Dead Music/Education degree in 2007.There she studied Man Walking, presented by the Calgary Opera. voice with Coloratura soprano Tracy Dahl.

November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 21 SPECIAL ARTIST BIOS Messiah

Canadian Mennonite University Festival CMU Festival Chorus Director Janet Brenneman is Chorus, Janet Brenneman, director Associate Professor of Music at Canadian The CMU Festival Chorus, in its Mennonite University where she teaches music inaugural season, brings education, choral conducting, and conducts the together the choral traditions CMU Singers and the CMU Women’s Chorus. Active and excellent quality of three in the Manitoba choral community, Janet is also distinct ensembles under the the Conductor of Renaissance Voices, and the Faith CMU umbrella to create an and Life Women’s Choir. Janet has studied and ensemble comprised of current CMU students, worked with notable conductors Doreen Rao, CMU alumni, and community members.With its Elmer Iseler, Charles Smith, and Helmuth Rilling. Recent guest conducting engagements have roots in excellent performances by the former taken her across Canada, most notably to conduct Mennonite Festival Chorus, the choir members the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir of have worked with distinguished WSO directors Toronto in a performance of Bach’s Christmas Bramwell Tovey, Andrey Boreyko and Alexander Oratorio in December 2017. Mickelthwate, as well as guest conductors such as Helmut Rilling, Robert Shaw, Ivars Taurins, The current season brings CMU Festival Chorus to Jane Glover, and Tania Miller. Performances with the concert hall stage with WSO’s new Music Director the WSO include masterworks by Mozart, Daniel Raiskin to perform Handel’s Messiah in Britten, Handel, Beethoven,Verdi, Mahler, December 2018 and Verdi’s Requiem in March 2019. Schoenberg, Silvestrov, and Pärt. ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Michelle Mourre, harpsichord/organ

22 OVERTURE I November – December 2018 SOUNDBYTES AIR CANADA POPS

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GREAT-WEST LIFE Manny Tuba’s Kooky Christmas Carol! KIDS CONCERTS Earl Lee, conductor LIFE GREAT-WEST Mr. Mark, entertainer Manny Tuba,WSO mascot

Troika from Lieutenant Kije Prokofiev Dance of the Buffoons from The Snow Maiden Rimsky-Korsakov Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals Saint-Saëns Holiday for Strings Rose Jingle Bells arr. Gould Mazurka from Swan Lake Tchaikovsky Sleigh Ride Anderson Fantasy on Green Sleeves Vaughn Williams O Holy Night Adam Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from Nutcracker Tchaikovsky We Wish You a Merry Christmas

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November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 25 GREAT-WEST LIFE KIDS CONCERTS ARTIST BIOS Manny Tuba’s Kooky Christmas Carol

Mr. Mark, entertainer Earl Lee, conductor His real name is Mark A newly appointed Associate Cameron, but he has been Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony known to countless kids and Orchestra and former RBC Resident their families as Mr. Mark, Conductor of the Toronto Symphony creator of wild and wonderful Orchestra, Earl Lee is a renowned music for kids to sing and Korean-Canadian performer who dance to. Armed with a truckload of creates powerful, emotional experiences for audiences enthusiasm and a truckload of instruments, worldwide. Earl’s passion for music is reflected in his his shows are always lively and engaging! diverse career as both a conductor and a cellist, appearing on major concert hall stages across the When he is not gallivanting around the world globe. with Manny Tuba, the WSO’s greatest spokesperson, Mr. Mark is either busy Earl’s musical philosophy is centred around the power performing at children’s festivals across of emotional connections. Every aspect of his Canada, or making orchestras out of junk concerts - from programming to performance - are with kids, as part of Manitoba Arts Council’s fine-tuned to connect with both musicians and Artists in the School Program. If he’s not audiences on a personal level. Earl’s close affinity for doing that, he is most likely at Canada’s Royal the emotions of his audience has made him a sought- Winnipeg Ballet School, where he has been after performer across the world, with concerts in an accompanist and teacher since 1989. Canada, the United States, China, and South Korea.

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Christmas with The Celtic Tenors

The Celtic Tenors: Daryl Simpson POPS

James Nelson SOUNDBYTES Matthew Gilsenan Martin MacDonald, conductor Brian McGrane, music director

Joy to the World attrib G. F.Handel The First Noel Traditional In the Bleak Mid-Winter Holst Rocky Road to Dublin Trad. / arr. Cian Sweeney You Raise Me Up Rolf Lovland & Brendan Graham / arr. D. Munro Westering Home Trad. Hugh S. Robertson / arr. Gavin Murphy Wild Mountainside John Douglas / arr. Gavin Murphy Red-Haired Mary Trad. / arr. Dervish/Celtic Tenors/Gavin Murphy Remember Me Phil Coulter

- INTERMISSION - Angels We Have Heard Trad. French / arr. Celtic Tenors We Three Kings John Henry Hopkins / arr. Celtic Tenors Libiamo (Brindisi) from La Traviata Verdi Galileo Declan O’Rourke / arr. Gavin Murphy Better Tom Baxter / arr. Gavin Murphy The Town I Loved So Well Phil Coulter / arr. Nick Ingman Spanish Lady Trad. / arr. Frank Gallagher Time to Say Goodbye Sartorial & Quarantotto / arr. D. Munro

All vocal arrangements by The Celtic Tenors

Friday, December 14 8:00 p.m. Sponsored by: Saturday, December 15 8:00 p.m. Sunday, December 16 2:00 p.m. Presenting Media Sponsor:

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING Pre-Concert Performance on the Piano Nobile Friday, 7:15 p.m. Piano Studio of Gina Wedel (MRMTA) Sunday, 1:05 p.m. Manitoba Band Association Tuba Christmas Festival Presenting Patrons: Curt & Cathy Vossen

DINNER & SYMPHONY Catered by: 3-course Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., Saturday

November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 29 POPS ARTIST BIOS Christmas with The Celtic Tenors

Daryl Simpson Over 50 roles in opera and operetta include Daryl Simpson B.E.M., from Omagh, Tichon (Katya) for Opera Theatre Company in Northern Ireland, developed his love of Portugal, Josef (Wiener Blut) and Cecco (Il Mondo music during schooling at Omagh della Luna) for OTC, Basilio (Figaro) for Scottish Academy, which then led him to study at Opera under the baton of Raymond Leppard, Queen’s University (Bmus), Royal Irish Pinkerton (Butterfly) at Hever Castle in Kent, Academy of Music (DipMus), and Royal Scottish Snout/Wall (Midsummer Night’s Dream) for Academy of Music and Drama (PgDipMus, MMus and Singapore Lyric, Cavaradossi (Tosca), Calaf MOpera). (Turandot) and Pinkerton (Butterfly) for Opera in the Open, Lensky (Onegin) in Russia, Alfredo After leaving Scotland, Daryl became an inaugural (Traviata) at Como in Italy, roles for Scottish ‘Young Associate Artist’ at Opera Theatre Company, Opera, Opera Ireland, Opera Liceu, New Israeli performing in various operas, recitals and broadcasts. Opera, and the Wexford and Buxton Festivals. He was then accepted to the prestigious Opera Zurich Studio, where he went on to perform several roles For 13 years, James wrote a column for the Sligo including Tamino (Die Zauberflöte). His concert/oratorio Weekender – Nelson’s Column. James is also part of performances include appearing with the Royal an ongoing building project in Kenya, giving Scottish National Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra, as well AIDS orphans a second chance at life, building & as the Zurich Kammer Orchestra. upgrading their accommodation and education facilities, as well as teaching them music and In September 1998, in the aftermath of the Omagh performing in concerts with the kids. Check out tragedy, Daryl formed the Omagh Community Youth www.kenyabuild.com. A debut charity CD is also Choir, bringing young people together to promote available – Cheryl’s Children – On Top of the World. Peace and Reconciliation through music. OCYC has had unprecedented international success including Matthew Gilsenan recording with Lord Lloyd Webber and appearing on Matthew Gilsenan was born into a The Royal Variety Show.Their collaboration Playing for hard-working farming family in North Change scored a US Billboard No 10, headlined at Meath. Steeped in the local musical Glastonbury Festival and a release of, All you Need is traditions and raised by parents who Love, for Starbucks (Red). shared a great love for music, from the Daryl also plies his skills as an Music Director, Arranger great composers to obscure Irish folk, Matthew and Vocal teacher but takes most pride from mentoring along with all his siblings was born to sing. and developing young talent for a career in music. His classical training started in the Sisters of Daryl was recognized with a BEM (British Empire Medal) Mercy convent in Kells, Co.Meath, aged 10, and for services to Community Relations and Peace and progressed to some of the great Irish and Reconciliation In Northern Ireland in the Queen's 2018 Scottish teachers. Although he ventured into New Year Honours List. opera and classical singing, Matthew never lost James Nelson his love for the music of his youth, in particular the vibrant contemporary Irish music, which is his James Nelson, from Sligo, though resident great source of inspiration. in Baltinglass (Wicklow), is a BA, BMus (Hons) graduate from UCD, and a student Matthew's busy singing life ran in parallel with his of David Harper (UK), Britta Sundberg engineering career, but his desire to sing was too (Sweden) and Edith Forrest & Dr Veronica strong. So in 1997, he decided to take a six-month Dunne (Ireland). sabbatical from engineering and embarked on his singing career. So in the space of one year, Highlights from an oratorio repertoire of over 60 Matthew’s live singing moved from his works include Frank Martin’s Golgotha in Bern & engineering firms rock band to Ireland’s National Zürich Cathedrals, L’Enfance du Christ (Berlioz) Chamber Choir to the operatic stage and alongside Katia Ricciarelli in Rome and Florence, as onwards, together with James, founding The well as Gerontius,Verdi Requiem, Britten’s St Nicolas, Celtic Tenors, in a sensational boardroom signing Haydn’s Creation, the Bach Passions,etc. with EMI classics. Matthew has never looked back!

30 OVERTURE I November – December 2018 November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 31 An interview with Sistema Teacher, John Baron

John Baron is in his seventh year teaching square one. The growth is incredible. with Sistema Winnipeg. Working out of It's hard to see in the thick of things Elwick School, John instructs three bass sometimes but when I've taken a students and conducts both the moment to step back and think about Beethoven and Mozart orchestras, where these students have come teaching over 40 students each year. from, it's pretty amazing. From how to hold a violin to running their own What have you found is the biggest chamber groups and sight reading impact of having a daily teacher within orchestral pieces ... that's the Sistema Winnipeg? spectrum within the time I've been with Sistema Winnipeg. Students need structure. Students need repetition. Students need consistency. What is your favourite part of All three of these things are in place teaching within Sistema Winnipeg? when the students know that there will be the same teacher there every single My favourite part of day. It helps the students develop a teaching within routine and gives them something they Sistema Winnipeg is can count on. I feel like it also helps getting to see students me just as much as it helps the experience success. It kids. Getting to teach them every doesn't matter in day, I am able to develop what way or the size relationships with the students of the success. The and most importantly, trust. minute you see a These are all difficult lightbulb go on in things to build if a their head, where teacher is only they've connected around a couple the dots on a days in a week. When I'm concept or they prove teaching as many kids as I themselves wrong by do, I need to have as doing something they many of them on my side thought they couldn't as possible (haha). do, that's why I'm still with the program. Can you describe the Getting to see these musical growth students discover their you’ve witnessed love for music, its in your students? challenges and its I've seen a lot of rewards really makes students from the job worth it. What are you most looking forward to for the Sistema Winnipeg cannot exist future of Sistema? without your help. Please donate to keep this important program Sistema is a growing program. The students who going. You may support the started the first year it came to Winnipeg are now annual operations or the newly in high school. They travel from their respective established Sistema Endowment schools to rehearse and more importantly, to Fund. Donations to the mentor the younger students. I believe this is the endowment are eligible for future of Sistema Winnipeg; a mentorship based matching funds. To donate, program where students are teaching other visit wso/support or phone students. This new chapter for Sistema Winnipeg Beth Proven, VP Development is very new and very exciting. at (204) 949-3989. At Music for Young Children®, we encourage children to be more creative, inventive, imaginative and expressive through our keyboard-based music education program. We provide them with a unique set of skills that will carry throughout their lives. Whether it’s improving their grades, enhancing coordination skills for their athletic activities, or to learn the rewarding skill of playing the piano; MYC® is the first key to getting them there. Teaching opportunities available! For more information, please contact: Marilyn Unrau, MYCC Regional Coordinator - Western Canada 1.877.603.3MYC [email protected]

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Anthonisen Barbara Scheuneman T.G. Kucera Dr. & Mrs. Klaus & Dorit Wrogemann Pat & Harvey Anton Pietra Shirley Fraser & Joan Linklater 1 Anonymous Doug Arrell & Dick Smith M.Winnifred Sim Pat & Jim Ludwig * Founding Members Betty & Ted Ash Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Maureen Sitar Douglas MacEwan Dr. Siana Attwell Jim Skinner & Judy Nichol John Maguire & Susan Collison Gail & Domenic Auriti Ms. Debbie Spracklin Allan & Anita Malbranck Ms. Marilyn Thompson Drs. Joshua Manusow & Mr. John A. Bailey Dr. & Mrs.Willem T.H. van Oers Kristen Creek Dick & Minnie Bell Friends of the WSO support Faye Warren Ruth May Audrey Belyea Bruce & Joyce Berry the WSO each season. Raymond & Shirley Wiest John & Natalie Mayba Herbert & Shirley Wildeman Ms. Nola McBurney Susan & Edwin Bethune Honourary Chair 5 Anonymous Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Joy C. Betts Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster Terri & Jim McKerchar Joan Blight Concerto Mr.William Richard Bloxom Symphony Mrs. E. Louise McLandress Gordon Anderson Neil & Oonalee Minuk Keith & Marnie Bolland A2B Communication Ltd. Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory Margaret Moroz Shirley Book Mrs. France Adams Earl & Cheryl Barish Fern Morris Gerald Callow Carmyn Aleshka F.Bell Conor Mulholland Donna Carruthers Judy & Jay Anderson Bernice Blakeman Dr. Rashmi Nigam Medical Corp Helle Cosby Janet Ash & Associates Ltd. Jim Blanchard Kris Olafson Greg Cox Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood Dr.Tenley Nicole Bower Medical Athina Panopoulos & Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Barbara Crow David & Gillian Bird Corporation Sinclair Arlene Dahl Helga & Gerhard Bock Dr. & Mrs. Brian and Donna & Ian Plant Judy & Werner Danchura Dr. & Mrs. Brian and Cathie Cathie Bowerman Ms. Marina Plett-Lyle Ms. Linda Daniels Bowerman Mr. & Mrs. Penny & Sheldon Bowles Patricia Pollard in Memory of Mr.Tom Dercola Sheila & David Brodovsky Daniel Heindl & Eugene Boychuk Gary Pollard Sandra & Robert Dewey Stephen Brodovsky Mr. & Mrs. F.Buckmaster Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman Susan Brownstone Brock & Rev. Msgr. Michael Buyachok Tim Preston & Dave Ling Faye Dixon Thomas Brock Dr. David Camoriano Rosemary Prior Hilary Druxman Mr. Bill Bruinooge Mrs. Audrey Campbell Dr. Clare Ramsey Mrs. Donna Ekerholm Herb & Erna Buller Mr. & Mrs. Norm & Sylvia Cassie Reynold & Esther Redekopp John and Marilyn Ekins Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Shelley Chochinov Ms. Judith Reichert George B. Elias Pamela & Andrew Cooke Dave Christianson & Vera Steinberger Michael Rennie Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Elsner Jr. John Corp & Mary Elizabeth Ron Clement Ricou-Manfreda John J. Enns McKenzie Ms. Julie Collings Judge & Mrs. Charles & Naida Rubin Siegfried Enns Margaret Cuddy Drs. David & Kathleen Connor Ed & Susan Schmidt Ruth & Ernest Epp Isaac Benjamin Diamond Mr. & Mrs. John & Claudia Corona Dr. & Mrs. Alvin and Ethel Schroeder Margaret E. Faber Helene Dyck Ruth Crook Dr. Moti Shojania Nelma Fetterman Ms. Ursula Erhardt Gary & Fiona Crow Merrill & Shayna Shulman Dr. LeeAnn Fishback November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 37 Doug & Phyllis Flint Mikaela Oldenkamp Ms. Diane Bewell Ruediger & Lydia Hedrich Mrs. Gitta Fricke Prof. Kerrie A. Orlick Ms.Trudy Blight Ms. M. Hido Arnold & Christa Froese Mr. Cam Pauls Dr. Eric Richard Bohm & Dr. Clara Darlene Hildebrand & Steve van Harold & Alice Funk Eleanor Payne Jane Bohm Vlaenderen George & Carol Gamby Mr. Rick Pinchin Joan Braun Richard & Karen Howell Kelvin Goertzen Lawrie & Fran Pollard Ruth & Kris Breckman Shaun Humphries Dr. & Mrs. Andrew & Karen Gomori Ms. Cornelia Pope Mr. Robert Briercliffe Huynh Van Ho Dr. & Mrs.W. L. Gordon Donna & Gordon Price Jackie Brignall Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki Larry & Susanne Greer Juta Rathke Miss Dorothy Broomhall Alan Janzen & Leona Sookram Irene Groot-Koerkamp & Greg Kelly Regula Dental Corp Chris Brown & Pat McCullough Father Stan A. Jaworski Edmond Pat and Bill Reid Mr. E. Brown Victoria Johnston Katie & DeLloyd Guth Ms.Teresa Reilly Mrs. Margaret Brown Ms. Bev Kawchuk B. & R. Hall Mr. Louis Ricciuto Sean Bucholz Patricia Kellendonk Mrs. Dee Buchwald Erwin W. Kitsch Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia Hanuschak Robert & Vera Ripley Ms. Carol Budnick Nadine & Herb Klassen Mrs. Audrey Harburn Mr. Sidney Robinovitch Ms. Judi L. Burling Ms. Mary Klassen Mrs. Audrey Harburn Mrs. Patricia Romeyn Kevin Burns John Knowles & Kathryn Knowles Ms. Linda Harlos & Mr. Adrian Steve Ruddy & Pauline Boisselle Mr. John Burrows Ed & Helen Kolomaya Joan Sabourin Wildsmith Mr. Bryan Byhre Ms. Jacki Koven Matt Schaubroeck Beth & Raymond Harris Pat & Mary Jo Carrabre Dr. Jeremy Kredentser William Scheidt Teresa A. Hay Laura Chan & Herman Lam Patricia Kuchma Marie Schoffner Ms. Susan Hildebrandt Lawrie and Bea Cherniack Ron Lambert Dr. Robert Schroth Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Holland Ms. Gert Chipka Lisa & Ted Patti Holm Ms. Janet Schubert Melina Chow Edith Landy, in Memory of David Mr. Charles Huband Harald & Vicky Schulz Katherine Cobor & Landy Helmut & Dorothy Huebert Dr. L. Sekla Gordon Steindel Langrell Family Margaret & Peter Hughes Olga & Myron Shatulsky Joyce Cormack Mrs. Ingrid Lee Carl & Vi Hultin Phil & Nancy Shead The Crawford & McCarver Family Mr. & Ms. Kathy and Saul Leibl P.Ilavsky Robert Shindleman Mrs. Marlene J. Crielaard Mr. Francois Lentz David Jacobson David & Lorraine Smith Ms. Maxine Cristall Mr. & Mrs. David & Sherrill Levene Margaret Jeffries Ms. Brenda Snider Tracey Cullen Tom & Lovie Liewicki Ross & Betty Jo Johnston St. Mary's Road United Church Maureen Danzinger Albert & Helen Litz J. Gartner & L. Kampeas Ms. Illana Steele Mr. Raymond Davis Barry & Patricia Lloyd Henry Katz, in Memory of Dena Mrs. Pat Stefanchuk Dan De Bruijn Pamela Lockman Marilynne Keil, in Memory of David Ms. Helena Stelsovsky F.De Grazia Mr. & Mrs. Chris and Lori Luby H. Skinner Susan Stobart Beth Derraugh Angela MacDonald Randy & Kathleen Kemp Lorne Sunley Claire Dionne Al & Pat Mackling Marion & Bill Kinnear Dr. Ian Robert Sutton Jennifer Dobson Dr. Sabine Mai Ken Kinsley Lorron Agencies Ltd. Herbert & Norma Driver James Manishen Mr. & Mrs. Keith Knox Dr. & Mrs. John Taylor Anne Dubouloz-Gislason Mr. Allan Mapes Ms. Jose Koes James & Joanne Teitsma R. Duddek Linda Martin Dr. Alexander Grunfeld & Silvester C. & R.Thomsen Lezlee Dunn Margaret (Bouskill) Maw Komlodi Mr. Ron Timlick Gloria Dyck Mr. Harold Mawhinney Mrs. Marion Korn Edith A.Toews Andrea Dyhe Jemara Fay Mona Koropatnick Ms. Andrea Towers Lisa Edel Dr. & Mrs. Ihor Mayba Sarah Kredentser & David Howen Mr. & Mrs. Gordon & Charlotte Mrs. Margaret Edmonds J. Doreen McCormick Walkty Mrs. Jennifer Krestanowich Audrey Epp Dr. Ian McIntyre Garnet Ward Ms. Janet Kuchma Don & Martha Epstein Ardythe McMaster Dr. Marnie Waters Elaine & Patrick Lamonica S & G Fast Cheryl McNabb & Gerald Davis Mr. & Mrs. Hymie & Shaaron Bernie Léveillé & Moira Swinton Rick & Julie Fast Mr. & Mrs. Q. McNaught Weinstein Dr. & Mrs. Dick & Rose Lim Greg & Linda Fearn Ms. Linda Meckling Noah & Myrna Weiszner Michael Feld Karen Menkis Sherri Walsh & Dr. Louis Ludwig Mrs. Evelyn Wener Ms. Helen Feniuk Estelle Meyers Mr. Benjamin Lyle Robin Wiens and Emilie Lagacé- Ms. Catherine Flower Dr. Adrienne Meyers Jane Mackay Wiens Joanne Flynn In Honour of Donn Yuen's Ms. Lorraine MacLeod Debbie Wilson Mrs. Marguerite Fredette Retirement Angelos and Pauline Joan Wright Lise Laverdure & François Gauvin Mr. & Mrs.Walter & Gladys Mildren MacRodimitris Mr. John Yarema Mrs. Margaret Funk Peter Miller & Carolyn Garlich Chris Pearce & Ruth Magnuson Arlene Young and Robert O'Kell Jim & Betty Gaynor Ms. Sheila Miller Simone Mahrenholz 16 Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Jon Gerrard Mrs. Mona Mills Jackie Markstrom Jean & Dennis Giguere in memory Gord & Sherratt Moffatt Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Prelude of Barbara Filuk Margaret & Fred Mooibroek S. McMillan Patricia Allen & Len Dueck W. Blair Gohl Ms. Francine Morin Glen Mead Trish Allison-Simms D. Gooch Mrs. Joan Ann Morton Shana Menkis Jean Altemeyer Ms. Barbara Graham John & Margaret Mundie Judith Meunier Ms. Joan Anderson Suzanne Gray Leesa Munroe Ms. Sue Miclash Mr. Brian Bailey Marj Grevstad Mel & Sharon Myers Sylvia Mitchell Allan & Rochelle Baker Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. & Marjorie Mrs. Sheila Mymryk Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Barbara & Bruce Ball Grower Dr. Sidney & Gwen Nelko Mr. Peter Morgan Ms. Margaret Barbour Saul & Lolly Guttman Ms. Judy M. Nichol & Dr. Jim D.E. Morrison Robert Barton George Haidau Skinner Brian Muirhead In Memory of Robert Coates Gertrude Hamilton David & Hermine Olfert Dr. Hellmuth Muller Neovation Learning Solutions Meghan Hansen Truus Oliver Charlotte Murrell Isaak & Tina Bergen Ms. Erin Harley Mrs. Henny Paritzky Mr.Tom Mutter and Eric Bergen Mrs. Phyllis Hatskin Heather Partridge Ms. Raena Buksak Donald & Edith Besant Larry & Evelyn Hecht Kathleen Parums 38 OVERTURE I November – December 2018 Mr. Julian Pellicano Patrick Wright Walter & Victoria Hrabluk Janis Pregnall Ms. Nettie Peters Libby Yager and Billy Brodovsky Stella Hryniuk Mr. James & Christine Prendergast Ingrid Peters-Fransen Wanda Young in memory of Mrs. Mary-Ann Hudjik Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Prescott Ian & Ann-Margret Plummer Edwin Yee Ms. Barbara Hunnie Ms. Margaret Proven Cristian Popescu Donn K.Yuen Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Ms. Joanne Prygrocki Gabriela Popescu 20 Anonymous Rosalind Husband Joanne Prygrocki Carol Poulin Sonatina Ishbel Isaacs Valerie Raber Mrs. Edna Poulter David & Heather Jenkins W Rannie & Elaine Walker Ms. Lois Powne Arshad Ahsanuddin Susan Johnson Karen Rassmussen-Oke Mr. Guy Prokopetz Jonathan Alvaran Mrs. Karen Kaplen Mrs. Marieann Reeves Dr. Fiona Punter Alyssa Amposta Cathy & Robert Kaptian M. Reguly Bryan & Diana Purdy Judy Amy-Penner Mr. Gordon C. Keatch Ms. Susan Renard Judith Putter Mr. Lance Arthur Anderson Ursula & Sandor Kelemen Beverley Ridd Erin Rafferty Ms. Dorothy Arnold Katie Kirkpatrick Ms. Heather Robbins Shane Rafferty Ms. Susan Baird Dorothy Knowles in honour of Ettie Robinson Holly Rafferty Veronique Barthet Barbara Filuk Jean Robson Daryl & Sheila Reid Ralph & Eileen Baxter Mrs.Vera Kostyshyn Mrs. Susan E. Roe-Finlay Mrs. Barbara Rempel Ms. Oslen Belle Mr. & Mrs. Ken & Marie Kuhn Gisela Roger Mrs. Eva Berard Mr.William Reynolds Ms. Irene Kuhtey Sandra Rosen Mrs. Lori Bettig Sheilas Music Studio Anne La Tour Mrs.V. Rosolowich Anna Ruth Bird Eleanor Riach Ms. Desiree La Vallee Margot A. Ross Mr. Dick J. Bloemheuvel Mrs. Melissa Rice Ms. Betty Laing John & Shirley Russell Sally Boulding Mrs.Tracy Ridley Mr. & Mrs. Emery & Vlasta Lajtai Brittany Rycroft Monica Brechka Frances E. Rowlin Elizabeth Lansard Mr. & Mrs. James Sankey Ms. Shirley Brown Mr. Chris Rudd Frances Lemieux Eduardo & Olga Saveliovsky Alfred Buelow Mr. Johnny & Ms. Pearly Rule Kim Lentowitsch Jessie Sawicz Susan Burchill Salangad Linda Litwack Nicola Schaefer Canada Guaranty Mrs. Claudia Sarbit Gail Loewen Kay Schalme R. Schroeder Canadian Association of Gift Planners Manitoba Chaper Roger & Norma Lowe Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz A. Schroeder Zeeba Loxley Charlene & Harry Schwartz Dr. Marlis Schroeder Sister Josephine Chudzik S. K. Clark Pat & Murray Macrae Sharna Searle Mr. Ken Schykulski Barbara Main Izzy Shore Charlene Scouten Melissa Colquhoun Glynis Corkal Frank & Terry Martin Gail & Murray Singer Robert Shaw Marian Martin Evelyn R. Smith Lynn & Bill Shead Karen Couch Emily Mayoralgo Mr. & Mrs. Robert Smith Mr.& Ms.Ed Shwedyk Mrs. Jean Cunningham Hugh McCabe Ms. Kaye Snatenchuk Patricia Simcoe-Rosenbaum & Mr. & Mrs.Ted & Lacona Ms. Marlene McCulloch Darby Spafford Harvey Rosenbaum Cunningham Kelly McGonigal Garry & Linda Specht Louis & Shirley Ann Simkulak D. Cymbalist Jim McLaren Ms. Meg Specht Jordan Sodowsky Shannon Darby Mrs. Jean McLennan Gerry & Jasmin St. Laurent Geri & Peter Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Ken & Monique Davis Sen. Marilou McPhedran Marianne Staub Mrs. Elsie Stasiuk Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP Mr. Garfield McRae Diane Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Starodub Mrs.Wilma Dehls Ms. Kathleen Michener Archie & Shirley Stone Dan & Elsie Stasiuk Mrs. Michele Del Rizzo Bonnie Hoffer-Steiman & L. N. Delisle Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Mrs. Marilyn Stothers Lionel Steiman Ms. Shawna Dempsey Howard Miller Muriel Sutherland Ms. Sally Stephens Christine Dewar Bob & Penny Miller Dianne Szelag Mr. & Mrs. Lorne & Lorna Stevens M. Jane Dick Sandi Mitchell Frank Talbot Art Turner & Lyn Stienstra Mrs. Ethel Dil Carolyn and Nathan Mitchell Gladys Tarala Ms. Karen Swain Monica Dinney Mr. Gordon Mitchell Charles Tax Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Susan Docker in memory of M. Mohr Sherri Towaij TEC VIDEO SECURITY INC Barbara Filuk Jon Montes Ms. Josette Toye Tom Thiessen Paul Dueck Margaret Morse Cathy Tymm Mary and Robert Thomas Mr. Spencer Duncanson Kim Morton Mrs. Nancy Vincent Mrs. Deborah Thorlakson Ms. Margaret Elaine Ellis Ms. Bonnie Neil Denis Vincent Julian Thorsteinson Vera & Peter Fast Ms. Sabrina Neumann Irv & Toby Vinsky Betsy F.Thorsteinson Ross Feldman Fred & Karen Nicholson Miss A. H.Wagstaffe Robert & Barbara Tisdale Dr. Jeannette Filion-Rosset Mrs. Clarice Owen Dr. Jackie Walker In Memory of Ronald George Bonny Fraser Shirley & Graham Padgett Patricia & Lorne Wallace Spencer Joycelyn and Bryan Gawryluk Oscar Pantaleon Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul A.Walton Henry & Elizabeth Toews Mr. David P.Giesbrecht Sonjia Pasiechnik Phyllis M Waters Edith Ugrin Heather F.Graham Judy Pateman Mr. Glen Angus Webster Mr. Michael van Lierop Ms. Gail Granger Mrs. Liz Patzer Morgan Wege Ms. Stephanie M. van Nest Mrs. Inga Granovskaya Donald Pearen Mr. James Wernham Barry and Gail Veals Victoria Gretchen Ellen Peel & Neil Bruneau Grace M.Wiebe Jim & Joan Warbeck Ms. Marion Guinn Mrs. Denise Penley Annemarie Wiebe Ken & Mary Warmbrod Raul Gutierrez Robert Peterson Emily Wilcosh Ms.Vanessa Warne Michael & Elaine Shnier Ms. Bettina Pfeiffer Peter Wilk Shawn & Beth Watters Helen & Peter Hayward Grant & Gail Pierce Mrs. Lilli Williams Waverley Tenant Association Paul Henteleff Denise Piper Anne Yankiwski James & Claudia Weselake Ms. Shirley Hicks Randy Pitch Garden City Collegiate Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Mrs. Margaret Hill Ross Pokeza Ms. Ruth Zahodnik Andrew Winkless Arlene Hintsa in Memory of Dr. Christine Polimeni Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Ms. Joan Wise Marilyn Dr. & Mrs. James Popplow Susan Zwingerman Terrie Woodward Mrs. Cathy Hobday Ken & Geri Porath 27 Anonymous November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 39 Dr. Rashmi Nigam Carole Boily Mikaela Oldenkamp Sheila & David Brodovsky Lesia Peet Kathy Burchill Randy Pitch Ms. Judi L. Burling Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Mr. Bryan Byhre Sistema Winnipeg is a free daily Tippett-Pope Stanley Byskal, Ardelle & Denis Festival donors help to further after-school program offered at Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Jacques, and Cathy Carter in the musical artistry of the WSO’s no cost to participants that Beth M. Proven honour of Ben & Nadia New Music Festival. Thank you! enriches the lives of children and Dr. Clare Ramsey Hanuschak's 65th Wedding young people with the fewest Anniversary Mrs. France Adams Kelly Regula Dental Corp resources and the greatest Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Jean Altemeyer Pat and Bill Reid need. The WSO gratefully Mrs. Audrey Campbell Janet Ash & Associates Ltd. Michael Rennie acknowledges the following Canada Guaranty Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Guillermo Rocha Medical Corporation patrons whose support makes a Canadian Maple Wings Association - Gail & Domenic Auriti Steve Ruddy & Pauline Boisselle difference in the everyday lives of Winnipeg Chapter Neil Bardal Funeral Centre Olga & Bill Runnalls these children. Thank you! Melina Chow Ms.Trudy Blight Barbara Scheuneman Dave Christianson & Vera Steinberger Dr.Tenley Nicole Bower Medical Robert Shaw & Chris Krawchenko Honourary Chair D.J. Cowan Corporation Dr. Moti Shojania Daniel Scholz, Principal Viola Greg Cox Jackie Brignall SOCAN Foundation Maestoso The Crawford & McCarver Family Stephen Brodovsky Jordan Sodomsky Tracey Cullen Kevin Burns Marlene Stern The Bertram Austin Goodman, Betty Curnew in honour of Ben & Dr. David Camoriano Susan Stobart Mary Easton McLaren Goodman Nadia Hanuschak's 65th and Dorothy Jean Goodman Pat & Mary Jo Carrabre Dr. Kenneth Thorlakson Wedding Anniversary Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John & Claudia Corona Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Shannon Darby RBC Foundation Cushman & Wakefield Mr. Ron Timlick Silvia V. de Sousa Richardson Foundation Mrs. Michele Del Rizzo Dr. Peter Czaplinski University of Manitoba Icelandic Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation Ms. Shawna Dempsey Department L. N. Delisle Marc Desjardins Sandra & Robert Dewey Ms. Stephanie M. van Nest Vivace Mr. & Mrs. Ryan & Janice Diduck Dr. R. Dookeran Medical Corporation Brad Vannan Manitoba Community Services Council Monica Dinney Mr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArton Andrea Dyhe Volvo Winnipeg Jennifer Dobson The Thomas Sill Foundation Inc Robert Enright Meeka Walsh Harry & Mary Duckworth in honour Siobhan Richardson Foundation Inc. Kathleen & David Estey Dr. Marnie Waters of Arlene Young's birthday Randy Ewanika Mr. & Mrs. Hymie & Shaaron Con Brio Dr. Harry & Mrs. Mary Lynn Duckworth Ms. Susan Feldman Weinstein Bridgeport Office Solutions in Memory of Diena Young Wayne Forbes Mr. Neil Wilcox Dr. Ken Fowler R. Duddek Karin Woods Daniel Friedman & Rob Dalgliesh Souchay Gossen Family Foundation Gloria Dyck Baked Expectations - Beth Grubert Dr. Jens J.Wrogemann The Winnipeg Foundation - Mauro John and Marilyn Ekins & Family Anne Yankiwski Family Fund Audrey Epp Mrs. Elba Haid 2 Anonymous Ms. Ursula Erhardt Dr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri Hall Allegro Kathleen & David Estey Michael & Elaine Shnier Mr. R.D. Bell Rick & Julie Fast Mrs. Lisa Hastings Andy Burgess Michael Feld Marilyn & Helios Hernandez D'Addario Foundation Ross Feldman Ms. Catherine Flower Patti Holm Judith & Peter Flynn in honour of Judith & Peter Flynn Mr. Peter Johnson Share the Music is a unique Arlene Young's Birthday outreach initiative of the WSO Judith & Peter Flynn in memory of Foundation for Choral Music in Manitoba Marianne Johnson Bonny Fraser Richard & Carol Jones that allows economically Diena Young Judith & Peter Flynn in memory of Joycelyn and Bryan Gawryluk Koren & Leonard Kaminski disadvantaged children and Andrew Wihelm-Boyles Dr. & Mrs. Jon Gerrard J. Gartner & L. Kampeas their families to attend WSO Mark & Jocelyn Gabbert Penny Gilbert Kevin & Els Kavanagh performances. Thank you for Ms. Barbara Graham helping to Share the Music! Margaret & Peter Hughes Patricia Kellendonk Dr. David Lyttle Ms. Gail Granger Ms. Jose Koes Ms. Margaret Barbour Miss Heather Menzies Suzanne Gray Ron Lambert Lucienne Blouw in memory of Hermi Jonathan E. Mitchell Russel & Mary Grenkow in honour of Lisa & Ted van den Berg Yvonne Morier Ben & Nadia Hanuschak's 65th Ms. Bergthora Laxdal Mrs. Marlene J. Crielaard John Morriss Wedding Anniversary Bernie Léveillé & Moira Swinton Huynh Van Ho Mr. Jean-Francois Phaneuf Raul Gutierrez Sherri Walsh & Dr. Louis Ludwig Volvo Winnipeg Maurice (Moe) & Ethel Pierce Fund Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia Hanuschak Drs. Grant & Eleanor MacDougall Pat & Murray Macrae Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Jan Tennant Audrey A. Hawkins in memory of her mother, Mrs. Janice Hawkins Chris Pearce & Ruth Magnuson Mr. Gordon Mitchell E.Toews Ruediger & Lydia Hedrich Dr. Sidney & Gwen Nelko Faye Warren John Maguire & Susan Collison Carl & Vi Hultin Daryl & Sheila Reid 1 Anonymous Drs. Joshua Manusow & Shaun Humphries Kristen Creek Margot A. Ross Conmoto William J. Hutton Frank & Terry Martin Barbara Scheuneman P. I l av s k y Brenda Sklar Jonathan Alvaran Brent Mazur & Nancy Quiring Alyssa Amposta Investors Group Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Shana Menkis Judy Amy-Penner Susan Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Jan Tennant Ron & Sandi Mielitz Betty & Ted Ash Victoria Johnston in honour of Ben & 2 Anonymous Ms. Sheila Miller Ms. Susan Baird Nadia Hanuschak's 65th Howard Miller In Memory of Robert Coates Wedding Anniversary Conor Mulholland Neovation Learning Solutions Cathy & Robert Kaptian Michael Nesbitt Isaak & Tina Bergen Kevin & Els Kavanagh Bob and Cindy Newfield Ms. Diane Bewell Marilynne Keil, in Memory of Dr. Rashmi Nigam Medical Corp Mr.William Richard Bloxom David H. Skinner

40 OVERTURE I November – December 2018 Marion & Bill Kinnear Nadia Hanuschak's 65th ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE Ed & Helen Kolomaya Wedding Anniversary ENDOWMENT FUND Dr. Alexander Grunfeld & Silvester Mrs. Marieann Reeves Shelley Chochinov in Honour of Komlodi Ms.Teresa Reilly Alexander Mickelthwate Mr. & Mrs. Ken & Marie Kuhn Sheilas Music Studio GENERAL WSO Barbara & Brian Crow in Honour of Kim Lentowitsch Mrs. Shirley Richardson The WSO gratefully acknowledges the Alexander Mickelthwate Albert & Helen Litz Tannis Richardson following patrons whose foresight In honour of Robert Dalgliesh and Gail Loewen Ettie Robinson helps to ensure long-term financial Daniel Friedman Zeeba Loxley Jean Robson support for the WSO. Thank you! Bruno Gossen in Honour of Drs. Christie J. MacDonald & Mr. Chris Rudd Alexander Mickelthwate Philip St. John Ms. Miriam Rudolph Judy & Jay Anderson Dr. Siana Attwell Richard & Carol Jones Angela MacDonald Joan Sabourin Lydia MacKenzie in Honour of Drs. Grant & Eleanor MacDougall Mrs. Claudia Sarbit Shibashis Bal Sheila & David Brodovsky Alexander Mickelthwate, in Lydia MacKenzie Nicola Schaefer Loving Memory of Donn Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Allan & Anita Malbranck Barbara Scheuneman Lawrie & Fran Pollard Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Mr. & Mrs. Al & Pat Mackling in Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Barbara Scheuneman Ms. Barbara Cook honour of Ben & Nadia Foundation Lynn & Bill Shead Hanuschak's 65th Wedding Ed & Susan Schmidt Glynis Corkal Jim Skinner & Judy Nichol in Anniversary Trudy Schroeder & Norman Dyck D.J. Cowan Honour of Alexander Joseph and Judith Malko Family Fund Harald & Vicky Schulz Mr. Raymond Davis Mickelthwate James Manishen Ms. Beverley J. Scott Helene Dyck Hien Tran Jackie Markstrom Debra Scott Ruth & Ernest Epp Marian Martin in memory of Eleanor Olga & Myron Shatulsky Ms. Ursula Erhardt Annandale Mr. & Ms. Ed Shwedyk Dr. LeeAnn Fishback Margaret (Bouskill) Maw Jim Skinner & Judy Nichol Ms. Catherine Flower Emily Mayoralgo Joan Smith in honour of Ben & Nadia Mrs. Gitta Fricke ENDOWMENT FUND Kelly McGonigal Hanuschak's 65th Wedding Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Sistema Winnipeg gratefully Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Anniversary Ms. Marilyn Kapitany acknowledges those who have Dr. Ian McIntyre Darby Spafford Marilynne Keil, in Memory of David started their own named funds at The Winnipeg Foundation. Mr. & Mrs. Q. McNaught in Memory of Garry & Linda Specht H. Skinner Merrily Peters Ms. Meg Specht Margaret Kellermann McCulloch & The Marjorie & Morley Blankenstein Quinton & Maureen McNaught in St. Mary's Road United Church Paul McCulloch Sistema Endowment Fund Memory of Barry Anderson Marianne Wojtas Staub in honour of T.G. Kucera The Tannis M. Richardson Ms. Linda Meckling Eileen Zaluski Dola and Beverly Aaron Lewis Sistema Endowment Fund Karen Menkis Karan Pope's 60th Birthday Nick Logan & Christine Skene In Honour of Donn Yuen's Mrs. Pat Stefanchuk Brent Mazur & Nancy Quiring The Michael Nozick Family Retirement Ms. Suzanne Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArton Sistema Endowment Fund Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Diane Stewart Judith Meunier Mr. John A. Bailey Carolyn and Nathan Mitchell Art Turner & Lyn Stienstra Margaret Moroz Veronique Barthet Gord & Sherratt Moffatt Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Gabriela Popescu Ralph & Eileen Baxter Ms. Francine Morin TEC Video Security Inc Pat and Bill Reid Audrey Belyea Morna-June Morrow Mary and Robert Thomas Levi & Tena Reimer Mr. & Mrs. Harvey & Irene Bergner Margaret Morse The Winnipeg Foundation – Dr. Ken Ms. Iris Reimer Shirley Book Kim Morton and Lorna Thorlakson Annual Mr. Louis Ricciuto Frances Booth Mrs. Sheila Mymryk Giving Fund, in memory of Alan Henriette Ricou & Jure Manfreda Sally Boulding Ms. Bonnie Neil Adams Ross & Allana Robinson Joan Braun In Memory of Diena Young Julian Thorsteinson Olga & Bill Runnalls Ms. Shirley Brown In honour of Arlene Young's birthday Betsy F.Thorsteinson Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz Mr.E.Brown Oscar Pantaleon Jr. Toad Hall Toys Inc. Mrs. Dee Buchwald Garth & Diane Panting Edith A.Toews Marie Schoffner Pietra Shirley Rev. Msgr. Michael Buyachok Judy Pateman Carol & Neil Trembath Helle Cosby Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Maureen Sitar Donald Pearen in honour of Arlene Christine Tymchak & Les Cels in D.J. Cowan Ms. Karen Swain Young's Special Birthday honour of Ben & Nadia The Crawford & McCarver Family Dr. & Mrs. David Swatek Lesia Peet Hanuschak's 65th Wedding Mr. & Mrs. Ken & Monique Davis Frank Talbot Mr. Julian Pellicano Anniversary Siegfried Enns James & Joanne Teitsma Robert Peterson Cathy Tymm in Honour of Meg John J. Enns Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Jan Tennant Grant & Gail Pierce Specht's Birthday S & G Fast The Winnipeg Foundation Patricia Pollard in Memory of Gary Strang/van Ineveld Family Dr. Jeannette Filion-Rosset Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Pollard Mr. Michael van Lierop Mr. David P.Giesbrecht In Memory of Ronald George Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett- Ms. Stephanie M. van Nest Katie & DeLloyd Guth Spencer Pope Mr. & Mrs. Gordon & Charlotte Walkty Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia Hanuschak Mrs. Edna Poulter Ms.Vanessa Warne Garnet Ward Ms. Linda Harlos & Mr. Adrian Ms. Lois Powne Shawn & Beth Watters James & Claudia Weselake Wildsmith Mr. James & Christine Prendergast Thuraya Weedon Robin Wiens and Emilie Lagacé- Teresa A. Hay Elizabett Prenter Noah & Myrna Weiszner Wiens Ms. Shirley Hicks Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Prescott Diane Weselake Raymond & Shirley Wiest Darlene Hildebrand & Steve van Adeline Pressey in honour of Ben & Westminster United Church Edith Wilde Vlaenderen Nadia Hanuschak's 65th WhoDunit? Mystery Bookstore David C.Wilson Ms. Susan Hildebrandt Wedding Anniversary Edith Wilde Karin Woods Bob & Biddy Hilton Beth M. Proven Peter Wilk Mr. John Yarema Arlene Hintsa in Memory of Marilyn Valerie Raber Libby Yager and Billy Brodovsky Blumie & Iser Portnoy Endowment Walter & Victoria Hrabluk Erin Rafferty Tyler Yip Fund Carl & Vi Hultin Shane Rafferty Arlene Young and Robert O'Kell WSO Women's Committee in William J. Hutton Holly Rafferty Don & Betty Young memory of Leila Alvare Margaret Jeffries Darcia Ratuski in honour of Ben & 20 Anonymous 4 Anonymous Ursula & Sandor Kelemen November – December 2018 I OVERTURE 41 John Knowles & Kathryn Knowles Levi & Tena Reimer Hilary Druxman Charlene & Harry Schwartz in Ed & Helen Kolomaya Mrs. Barbara Rempel Nessie & David Greenberg in Memory of Mayer Rabkin Mrs.Vera Kostyshyn Mrs. Shirley Richardson Memory of Mayer Rabkin Robert Shindleman and Family in Anne La Tour Jim & Pat Richtik Barry & Susan Greenberg in memory of Mayer Rabkin Edith Landy, in Memory of David Henriette Ricou & Jure Manfreda Memory of Mayer Rabkin Evelyn R. Smith in Memory of Landy Mrs. Patricia Romeyn Saul & Lolly Guttman in memory of Mayer Rabkin Langrell Family Sandra Rosen Dr. Stephen Szirom Dr. & Mrs. S. Szirom, in Memory of Mrs. Ingrid Lee Eduardo & Olga Saveliovsky Dr. & Mrs. Paul Henteleff in memory Edith Sagi Frances Lemieux Kay Schalme of Dr. Stephen Szirom In memory of Mayer Rabkin Mr. Francois Lentz Ms. Debbie Spracklin Harvelyn, Catherine, Lisa, Pam, Irv & Toby Vinsky in Memory of Mr. & Mrs. David & Sherrill Levene Ms. Helena Stelsovsky Nora, Fran, Betty & Al, Bev & Mayer Rabkin Tom & Lovie Liewicki Mrs. Elizabeth Szirom Bruce in Memory of Merrily Mr. Aaron Witzke in memory of Dr. Sabine Mai The Winnipeg Foundation – The Peters his grandfather, Mayer Rabkin Mr. Allan Mapes Asper Endowment Richard and Carol Jones in honour Margaret Wollner, in Memory of Elaine & Neil Margolis Mrs. Deborah Thorlakson of Barbara Filuk Dr. Stephen Szirom Cheryl McNabb & Gerald Davis Patricia & Lorne Wallace Kevin & Els Kavanagh in memory of Wanda Young in memory of Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Annemarie Wiebe Jacqueline Desmarais Edwin Yee Kim Morton Grace M.Wiebe Nadine & Herb Klassen in Memory Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Susan Charlotte Murrell Ms. Ruth Zahodnik of Mayer Rabkin Zwingerman in Memory of Mr.Tom Mutter and Ms. Raena 11 Anonymous Linda Litwack in memory of Mayer Mayer Rabkin Buksak Rabkin Listing as of Oct. 11, 2018 Ms. Judy M. Nichol & Dr. Jim Skinner OTHER DONATIONS Sharon Love in Memory of Wayne & Linda Paquin Lucienne Blouw in memory of Jeannine McCallum Mrs. Liz Patzer Louise Nebbs Brian Muirhead in memory of Ms. Bettina Pfeiffer Lucienne Blouw in Memory of Mayer Rabkin Ms. Pat Philpott Alexander Mickelthwate's In memory of Katherine (Kay) Lee Carolynne Presser Father Bill Pope & Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Barb & Gerry Price Lucienne Blouw in Honour of in honour of Bill & Shirley Mr. Guy Prokopetz Marlene Crielaard and Alan Loewen's 60th Anniversary Dr. Fiona Punter Schmitt's Wedding Bill & Elizabeth Pope in Honour of W Rannie & Elaine Walker Lucienne Blouw in Memory of Bert & Lee Friesen's 50th M. Reguly Nancy Lambert Anniversary

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WSO BOARD & STAFF 2018-2019 SEASON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS Terry Sargeant, Dr. Selena Friesen Her Honour the Honourable President Margaret Harvie Janice C. Filmon C.M., O.M. Curt Vossen, Micah Heilbrunn Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba Vice President Robin Hildebrand The Honourable Brian Pallister, Rob Kowalchuk, Jackie Hunt Premier of Manitoba Treasurer Margaret Kellermann His Worship Brian Bowman, McCulloch Michael Kay, Mayor of the City of Winnipeg Dr. Maureen Kilgour Corporate Secretary Mr.W.H. Loewen & Mrs. S.E. Loewen, Sandra Altner Silvester Komlodi WSO Directors Emeritus Lucienne Blouw Sotirios Kotoulas Marlene Stern Emily Burt, MBA, CFA WOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE Richard Turner James Cohen Margaret Harvie, President Arlene Dahl Trudy Schroeder, Executive Eva Lavallee,Vice-President Marten Duhoux Director Sherratt Moffatt, Past President Steven Dyer Daniel Raiskin, Music Director Susan Cooke, Secretary Daniel Friedman Nancy Weedon,Treasurer

Trudy Schroeder, Executive Director FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Lori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant Lyn Stienstra, CPA, CMA,VP Finance & Administration Sandi Mitchell, Payroll & Accounting Administrator ARTISTIC Oscar Pantaleon Jr, Finance & Administration Assistant Daniel Raiskin, Music Director Alexander Mickelthwate, Director Emeritus MARKETING Bramwell Tovey, Conductor Laureate Brent Phillips,VP Marketing & Communications Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor Diana Chabai, Communications Assistant Harry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence and S.Thompson Designs Inc. Festival Director,Winnipeg New Music Festival DEVELOPMENT ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Beth Proven,VP Development Jean-Francois Phaneuf,VP Artistic Operations & Carol Cassels, Development Manager Community Engagement Renate Rossol, Development Coordinator James Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate Chelsey Hiebert, Sistema & Special Events Coordinator Laura Lindeblom, Production Manager Kae Normandeau, Development Communications Tatiana Carnevale, Operations Coordinator Coordinator Sheena Sanderson, Stage Manager SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES Stuart Bremner, Stage Supervisor Ryan Diduck,VP Sales & Audience Services Greg Hay, Orchestra Personnel Manager Jen Skelly, Sales & Audience Services Manager Greg Hamilton, Principal Librarian Rachel Himelblau, Box Office Coordinator Laura MacDougall, Assistant Librarian Theresa Huscroft, Group Events Representative Brent Johnson, Education & Patron Services Representatives (P/T): Community Engagement Manager Meg Dolovich Paul Longtin Sandesh Fernandez Emma Milner Laura Gow Kelsey Rosentreter Jason Hayes Stephanie Van Nest

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

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