NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2017 I ISSUE 2
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE™ STRAUSS, RAVEL & MORE THE TENORS MESSIAH THE SNOWMAN
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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
There is magic in the air at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and it is not just because we are looking forward to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s StoneTM at the end of November. There are many magical moments coming up in concerts this November and December. This music will be part of the 2017 holiday celebrations of so many adults and children in Manitoba. These concerts transport us to different epochs in time and allow us to access the genius and beauty of music composed decades and even centuries ago.
In mid-November, Five By Design takes us back to the Mad Men Era with exciting new arrangements of music by Bobby Darin, Peggy Lee, Wayne Newton, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. In early December, international conducting sensation Jun Märkl takes us on a journey to Vienna with the music of Strauss and Ravel. Holiday celebrations begin in earnest with the delightful presentation of The Snowman.A week later The Tenors deploy their mellow charms and wonderful voices to bring us fully into the holiday spirit. On Sunday, December 10th, we host the most traditional of Christmas Celebrations with a concert guaranteed to charm people of all ages. Steve Bell will join us on December 12th with a new and thoughtful take on the mystery and beauty of the Christmas story. Then the timeless texts and choruses from Handel’s Messiah inspire us anew with the true spirit of the season.
There is something there to suit every musical taste for the holiday season.The WSO also takes the lovely Manitoba Hydro Holiday Tour to Steinbach, Portage la Prairie, and Brandon to spread some seasonal cheer to other parts of Manitoba.
As you will notice in the centre pages of the Overture magazine this month, the WSO is launching a campaign to build endowment resources to provide long-term, stable support for Sistema Winnipeg. This program changes the lives of children and young people in Winnipeg and provides the seeds for a hopeful future. Gifts to the endowment campaign are eligible for matching from the Government of Canada, and we encourage you to join in making a generous gift to a program that works a magic of its own in the lives of Winnipeg inner city children and their families.
All the best to you and your loved ones for a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year from all of us at the WSO.
Trudy Schroeder Executive Director Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 1
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November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 3 CONDUCTORS AND COMPOSERS
Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director German conductor Alexander Mickelthwate is renowned for his “splendid, richly idiomatic readings” (LA Weekly),“fearless” approach and “first-rate technique” (Los Angeles Times). Critics have noted Alexander’s extraordinary command over the Austro-Germanic repertoire, commenting on the “passion, profundity, emotional intensity, subtlety and degree of perfection achieved” in Bruckner’s Symphony
Photographer: Grajewski Fotograph Inc. No. 7 as “miraculous” (Anton Kuerti, 2011). Following on from his tenure as Assistant Conductor with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, which he completed in 2004, Alexander Mickelthwate was Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for three years, under the direction of Essa-Pekka Salonen. Now in his tenth season as Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Alexander has significantly developed the orchestra’s profile through active community engagement and innovative programming initiatives 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 only Canadian ensemble in the showcase.
Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor A conductor with expansive musical interests, Julian Pellicano is a formidable interpreter of the symphonic repertoire.The Winnipeg Free Press says of Pellicano,“His versatility is truly astonishing…”Marking his fifth season with the WSO, the 2017-2018 season includes appearances at the inaugural edition of the Ciclo de Música Contemporánea in Oviedo, Spain, a return to the Louisiana Philharmonic and his first appearance conducting the
Photographer: Nardella Photography Inc. Royal Winnipeg Ballet among many other highlights. The creation, with Dr. Paul Lehrman, of a new performance edition of George Antheil's Ballet Mecanique first brought Pellicano to the public’s attention. Conductor of the Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble since 2008, Pellicano is recognized for his transparent interpretations of contemporary music. He studied conducting as a fellow at the Yale School of Music. An autodidact, he was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory as a percussionist without typical classical training, and continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden and at the Yale School of Music and was a member of the critically acclaimed Yale Percussion Group. Pellicano also holds a degree in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University.
Harry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence,WNMF Festival Director Harry Stafylakis (b. 1982) hails from Montreal and is now based in NYC. He is the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's Composer-In-Residence and Festival Director of the WSO's Winnipeg New Music Festival. His works have been performed by the American Composers Orchestra, the Toronto,Winnipeg,Vancouver, Spokane, Stamford,Victoria, and PEI symphonies, McGill Chamber Orchestra, ICE, Contemporaneous, Mivos Quartet, Quatuor Bozzini, and Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, among others. Awards include the Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the ASCAP Foundation’s Leonard Bernstein Award, four SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers, and grants from the Canada Council, NYSCA, and New Music USA. He is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the NYC composer collective ICEBERG New Music. Stafylakis holds degrees from McGill University and The Graduate Center, CUNY,and lectures at the City College of New York. His doctoral research, supported by SSHRC, examines rhythm and meter in progressive metal. www.hstafylakis.com
4 OVERTURE I November – December 2017 WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2017-2018 SEASON
MUSIC DIRECTOR CELLOS TRUMPETS Alexander Mickelthwate Yuri Hooker, Principal Chris Fensom, Principal Leana Rutt, Assistant Principal Paul Jeffrey RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Isaac Pulford **Desiree Abbey Julian Pellicano Alex Adaman TROMBONES COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE Arlene Dahl Steven Dyer, Principal Harry Stafylakis Carolyn Nagelberg Keith Dyrda Emma Quackenbush FIRST VIOLINS Sean Taubner BASS TROMBONE Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster **Stephen Clayton, Principal The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt- *Julia McIntyre, Principal BASSES Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed Meredith Johnson, Principal by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation TUBA Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal Chris Lee, Principal Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster Travis Harrison Chris Anstey Paul Nagelberg TIMPANI Mona Coarda Bruce Okrainec Mike Kemp, Principal Teodora Dimova Daniel Perry Tara Fensom PERCUSSION **Anna Scheider Hong Tian Jia Frederick Liessens, Principal Meredith McCallum Sonia Shklarov FLUTES HARP Julie Savard Jan Kocman, Principal Richard Turner, Principal Jun Shao Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen OBOES SECOND VIOLINS Beverly Wang, Principal ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Jeremy Buzash,Principal Robin MacMillan Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal MANAGER Karen Bauch Chris Lee ENGLISH HORN Kristina Bauch Robin MacMillan, Principal Elizabeth Dyer PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Bokyung Hwang Greg Hamilton Rodica Jeffrey CLARINETS ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Susan McCallum Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Laura MacDougall Takayo Noguchi *Jane Pulford BASSOONS Claudine St-Arnauld Alex Eastley, Principal *On Leave Kathryn Brooks **Temporary Position VIOLAS Daniel Scholz, Principal HORNS Please note: Non-titled (tutti) Anne Elise Lavallée, Patricia Evans, Principal string players are listed Assistant Principal alphabetically and are seated Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal Marie-Elyse Badeau according to a rotational system. Laszlo Baroczi James Robertson Richard Bauch Caroline Oberheu Fred Redekop is the official Piano Greg Hay Michiko Singh Tuner and Technician of the WSO. Michael Scholz Heather Wilson
November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 5 BEST AIRLINE IN MEILLEUR TRANSPORTEUR NORTH AMERICA. AÉRIEN EN AMÉRIQUE DU NO THANK YOU —AND THERE’S MORE TO COME. MERCI — ET CE N’EST QUE LE DÉBUT
At Air Canada, we take great pride in bringing Canada to the À Air Canada, nous sommes fiers de mieux faire conn world. The maple leaf on our aircraft and uniform remind le Canada au monde. La feuille d’érable sur nos avio us we represent a nation known for its caring people and notre uniforme rappellent que nous représentons we humbly strive to make you proud of us. It’s at the core nation reconnue pour ses gens bienveillants, et nous of our pursuit of a great flight experience. You’ve named efforçons humblement de vous rendre fiers. Vous us the Skytrax No. 1 airline in North America and we can’t avez nommés meilleur transporteur aérien en Amé thank you enough for this great honour.The hard work and du Nord, et nous vous remercions de cette g passion of our 30,000 employees continues to allow us to distinction. Grâce au travail acharné et à la passio achieve new heights.This is only the beginning, with many 30 000 employés, nous progressons vers de nouv blue skies ahead. #FlyTheFlag sommets avec un ciel bleu à l’horizon. #HautLeDrap Five by Design in Music of the Mad Men Era Five By Design, vocal group Lorie Carpenter-Niska, Catherine Scott, SOUNDBYTES Kurt Niska, Michael Swedberg,Terrence Niska Mike Malone, Drums
Julian Pellicano, conductor AIR CANADA POPS Orchestrations: Willis Delony | Lovell Ives Vocal Arrangements: Terrence Niska | Michael Swedberg Sound Engineer: Phil Henrickson Sound
Theme from Mission: Impossible Lalo Schifrin, arr. Custer A Lot Of Livin’ To Do Lee Adams & Charles Strouse Sway Pablo Beltran Ruiz,English lyrics by Norman Gimbel Mack The Knife Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht & Marc Blitzstein What Is This Thing Called Love? / Cole Porter / Bert Kaempfert, Milt Gabler Danke Schoen & Kurt Schwabach All Of Me Gerald Marks & Seymour Simons Blue Moon Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart Night And Day Cole Porter Pop Goes The Weasel Terrence Niska Perk Up! Coffee Michael Swedberg Soul Bossa Nova Quincy Jones Cara de Payaso Haroldo Barbosa & Luiz Reis Jump In The Line Ralph DeLeon, Raymond Bell, Gabriel Oller & Steve Samuel - INTERMISSION - TV Theme Medley arr.Lovell Ives Commercial Medley arr.Lovell Ives Almost Like Being In Love Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe Mona Lisa Jay Livingston & Ray Evans Theme from The Pink Panther Henry Mancini Mambo Italiano Bob Merrill Fever John Davenport & Eddie Cooley More Norman Newell, Riz Ortolani & Nino Oliviero What a Wonderful World George David Weiss & Bob Thiele Come Fly With Me Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen
©2017 The Mad Men Era Concert. All rights reserved. Program subject to change. Artist Representation: Alton Accola (651) 335-5466 For further information on Five By Design's itinerary, activities and recordings, please visit the ensemble’s website at www.fivebydesign.com.
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November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 7 AIR CANADA POPS ARTIST BIOS Five by Design in Music of the Mad Men Era Five By Design The Minnesota-based Five By Design includes Lorie Carpenter-Niska, Catherine Scott, Kurt Niska, Michael Swedberg,andTerrence Niska.Four of the five have been singing together since 1986.The group’s familial ties include brothers Terrence and Kurt Niska and the husband-wife duo of Kurt and Lorie Niska and childhood collaborator, Michael Swedberg.The creative team is supported by in-house artist representatives Five By Design's signature harmonies have withstood Alton Accola & Midge Swedberg.Their technical team the test of time in a career that stands out on America's includes Sound Engineer Phil Henrickson who has musical landscape, spanning more than twenty years. worked with the ensemble since 1987. This nationally acclaimed vocal ensemble has been the choice of symphony orchestras and performing art For further information regarding Five By Design’s centers, delighting hundreds of thousands. itinerary and activities, visit the ensemble’s website at www.fivebydesign.com. But Five By Design's creative talents go far beyond their vocal prowess. As the creative talent behind Radio Days, Club Swing, Stay Tuned and Cool and ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Swingin’ and Live! From The Ultra Lounge,their Momoko Matsumura, viola; Martha Durkin, flute; Laurel productions showcase the group's penchant for Ridd, flute; Colin Mehmel, clarinet; Scott Miller, bassoon; storytelling and the comedic.Whether backed by Derrick Gardner, trumpet; Brian Sykora, trumpet; Miles symphony orchestra or studio big band, Five By Thomsen, trumpet; Justin Hickmott, tuba;Tony Cyre, Design embraces the unforgettable melodies, lush percussion; Brendan Thompson, timpani; Nenad Zdjelar, harmonies, and swinging rhythms that evoke the bass; Will Bonness, keyboard; Janice Finlay, saxophone names of Miller, Mancini and Mercer.
8 OVERTURE I November – December 2017
BMO NIGHT THE AT MOVIES
Jeffrey Schindler, conductor
Warner Bros. Pictures presents A Heyday Films / 1492 Pictures / Duncan Henderson Production A Chris Columbus Film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™” Daniel Radcliffe • Rupert Grint • Emma Watson Starring John Cleese • Robbie Coltrane • Warwick Davis • Richard Griffiths • Richard Harris • Ian Hart • John Hurt • Alan Rickman • Fiona Shaw • Maggie Smith • Julie Walters Music by John Williams Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce,A.C.E. Production Designer: Stuart Craig Director of Photography: John Seale,A.C.S.,A.S.C. Executive Producers: Chris Columbus • Mark Radcliffe • Michael Barnathan • Duncan Henderson Screenplay by Steve Kloves Based on the Novel by J.K. Rowling Produced by David Heyman Directed by Chris Columbus
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Saturday,November 25 7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 26 2:00 p.m.
November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 11 BMO NIGHT AT THE MOVIES ARTIST BIOS Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™ John Williams nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, In a career spanning five succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently decades, John Williams has holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor become one of America’s most which he assumed following his retirement in accomplished and successful December, 1993, after fourteen highly successful composers for film and for the seasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at concert stage, and he remains Tanglewood. Mr.Williams has composed numerous one of our nation’s most distinguished and works for the concert stage, among them two contributive musical voices. He has composed symphonies, and concertos commissioned by several of the music and served as music director for the world’s leading orchestras, including a cello more than one hundred films, including all concerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a seven Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter bassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic, a films, Superman, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, trumpet concerto for The Cleveland Orchestra, and a Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The horn concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In Accidental Tourist, Home Alone and The Book 2009, Mr.Williams composed and arranged “Air and Thief.His 40-year artistic partnership with Simple Gifts” especially for the first inaugural ceremony director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of President Barack Obama, and in September 2009, the of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful Boston Symphony premiered a new concerto for harp films, including Schindler’s List, E.T.The Extra- and orchestra entitled “On Willows and Birches”. Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, Jeffrey Schindler, conductor Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures of Conductor Jeffrey Schindler enjoys a Tintin, War Horse and Lincoln.His contributions dynamic international career that takes to television music include scores for more him from concert podiums around the than 200 television films for the world to the scoring stages of Hollywood, groundbreaking, early anthology series Alcoa to the recording studios of London. Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, Chrysler Theatre Whether leading symphonic works of the and Playhouse 90,as well as themes for NBC Masters, multi-million dollar film scores, or cutting edge Nightly News (“The Mission”), NBC’s Meet the contemporary and commercial music, Mr. Schindler’s Press,and the PBS arts showcase Great energy and visionary musical storytelling are hallmarks Performances.He also composed themes for of every performance. Mr. Schindler’s artistry melds the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic imaginative and illuminating performances with Games, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He expressive and powerful technique, impeccable has received five Academy Awards and fifty scholarship, and vibrant energy. Oscar nominations, making him the Academy’s Known as a versatile conductor, Mr. Schindler has most-nominated living person and the second- conducted world-renowned orchestras across the globe. most nominated person in the history of the He has appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra, Oscars. He has received seven British Academy Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, Awards (BAFTA), twenty-three Grammys, four Seattle Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Golden Globes, five Emmys, and numerous gold San Diego Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Calgary and platinum records. In 2003, he received the Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Silicon Valley, Fort Olympic Order (the IOC’s highest honour) for Wayne Philharmonic, Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago, his contributions to the Olympic movement. Orquesta Filarmónica de Puerto Rico, Czech Philharmonic, He received the prestigious Kennedy Center London Session Orchestra,The Strauss Orchestra of Honors in December of 2004. In 2009, Montreal, Orquesta Internacional de Las Artes in Mexico Mr.Williams was inducted into the American City, and the AISOI Symphony Orchestra in Australia. Academy of Arts & Sciences, and he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award Mr. Schindler is one of the only conductors leading given to artists by the U.S. Government. In concerts of live orchestra to film who has conducted A-list 2016, he received the 44th Life Achievement Hollywood motion pictures in the original studio Award from the American Film Institute – the recordings, and is in high demand among film composers. first time in their history that this honour was He has led the sessions for many international feature film bestowed upon a composer. and television projects including X-Men: Apocalypse, In January 1980, Mr.Williams was named X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jack the Giant Slayer,The
12 OVERTURE I November – December 2017 Wolfman, Astroboy, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, most sought-after conductors of film music with a Temple Grandin,Four Christmases,Bernard and Doris, long list of full symphonic live to projection Anchorman,Talladega Nights, Hollywood Homicide, projects. He has appeared with some of the and the most successful documentary of all time: the world’s leading orchestras including the Chicago Academy-Award winning March of the Penguins. Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Brady Beaubien Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, San Francisco A Stanford graduate, All-American Symphony and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. From Athlete turned creative impresario, full-length movie screenings with live orchestra to Beaubien is the founder of Interlace music-interactive sporting event experiences to Media – an enterprising motion graphics original 3D-environment holiday programming, company with a specialty of integrating CineConcerts is at the forefront of live entertainment. theatrical and television media. The acclaimed Interlace is a premiere CG animation Staff and Thanks and advertising agency for feature films.They define Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone global campaigns of over 100 major Hollywood In Concert movies, including Avatar, X-Men, Rio, Ice Age,and Die Produced by Hard franchises. Justin Freer President/Founder/Producer Beaubien co-founded CineConcerts, a company Brady Beaubien Co-Founder/Producer dedicated to reinventing the experience of theatrical presentation and orchestral music. CineConcerts Director of Production Jeffery Sells partners with the greatest theatrical concert halls in Vice President of Marketing Kory Kelly the world, including the Sydney Opera House and Head of Publicity and Communications Royal Albert Hall, to screen classic films while Andrew Alderete renowned orchestras perform the score for the film in Brand/Marketing Director, Ma’ayan Kaplan real-time. Currently producing Harry Potter and the Brand/Marketing Manager, Phillip Aleman Sorcerer’s Stone In Concert, Gladiator Live, The Godfather Brand/Marketing Manager, Brittany Fonseca Live and Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage. Brand/Marketing Manager, Molly Kossoff Brand/Marketing Manager, Si Peng Beaubien also founded Interlace Design, an Office Manager, Gabe Cheng international architecture and design firm, currently building a new restaurant in Paris and an exclusive Worldwide Representation WME Entertainment residence in Tokyo. His new headquarters – which he Music Preparation JoAnn Kane Music Service designed and built on Melrose Ave - represents a Music Editing Ramiro Belgardt and Ed Kalnins commitment to the metropolitan and interconnected Playback Operation and Synthesizer Production, providence of Los Angeles. Advanced materials and iMusicImage technology merge with wood, concrete and glass in an Sound Remixing Justin Moshkevich, organic and modernist design. Mr. Beaubien has Igloo Music Studios partnered with award winning sushi chef, Nobu Matsuhisa, to bring his new restaurant concept into the Merchandising by Firebrand building. Mr. Beaubien also designed the restaurant. A Very Special Thanks to:Warner Bros. Consumer CineConcerts Products,The Blair Partnership, Mark Graham, CineConcerts is one of the leading producers of live Amos Newman, Jamie Richardson, Alex Rabens, music experiences performed with visual media. and John Williams. Founded by producer/conductor Justin Freer and producer/writer Brady Beaubien, CineConcerts has ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: engaged millions of people worldwide in concert Laurel Ridd, flute; Laura MacDougall, flute; Sharon Atkinson, presentations that redefine the evolution of live clarinet; Erin Fung, clarinet; David Liam Roberts, cello; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Scott Miller, bassoon; experience. Recent and current live concert experiences Allen Harrington, contra-bassoon; Todd Martin, horn; include Gladiator, The Godfather, It’s a Wonderful Life, Tony Cyre, percussion;Victoria Sparks, percussion; DreamWorks Animation In Concert, Star Trek: The Ultimate Byron Wood, percussion; Brendan Thompson, percussion; Voyage 50th Anniversary Concert Tour,and Breakfast at Earl Stafford, keyboard; Leanne Lee, piano; Tiffany’s.Justin Freer has quickly become one of the Darryl Friessen, piano
November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 13 The Official Radio Station for the WSO Masterworks Series.
Winnipeg’s only dedicated classical & jazz music station Strauss, Ravel and More
Jun Märkl, conductor Paul Jeffrey, trumpet CLASSICS
The Water Goblin,Op.107 Antonin Dvorˇák (1841-1904)
Trumpet Concerto (2017) John Estacio (b.1966) Triton's Trumpet Ballad Rondo
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Tod und Verklärung Richard Strauss (1864-1949) (Death and Transfiguration), Op. 24
La valse, poème choréographique Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Friday, December 1 8:00 p.m. Official Radio Station WINNIPEG’S Saturday, December 2 8:00 p.m. of the WSO Classics: CLASSIC
Pre-Concert Chat on the Piano Nobile at 7:15 p.m.
SPECIAL CONDENSED MATINEE Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) Maurice Ravel: La valse,poème chorégraphique Friday, December 1 10:30 a.m.
November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 15 Dvorˇák’s detailed, verse-inspired music Death and Transfiguration PROGRAM NOTES ends with an epilogue, heightening the Richard Strauss by James Manishen tragic atmosphere of the goblin’s motif b. Munich, Germany / June 11, 1864 in monotone repetition with the final B d. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany / The Water Goblin minor chord in bassoons and lower September 8, 1949 Antonin Dvorˇák brass. Composed: 1888-1889 b. Bohemia / September 8, 1841 First performance: June 21, 1890 d. Prague / May 1, 1904 Trumpet Concerto (Eisenach), conducted by the composer Composed: 1896 John Estacio Last WSO performance: 1997; First performance: November 14, 1896 b. Newmarket, Ontario / April 8, 1966 Bramwell Tovey, conductor (London), conducted by Henry Wood Composed: 2016 First WSO performance First performance: March 24, 2017 Strauss was just 26 when he By 1895, Dvorˇák was (Kitchener), conducted by Michael completed Death and internationally famous, Christie, with Larry Larson as soloist Transfiguration,a time having completed his Ninth First WSO performance when composing was Symphony (“From the New The first movement, actually his avocation. By then he was a World”),his three String Triton’s Trumpet,takes its rising star as a conductor, assisting the Quartets and the beloved Cello Concerto. inspiration from the famous Hans von Bülow at Meiningen, Returning to Bohemia from America in Greek myth about conducting in leading opera houses April 1895, he sought to expand his ever- Poseidon’s son,Triton, and cementing acclaim with a guest present Czech patriotism further by who used his conch shell as a trumpet appearance conducting the Berlin revisiting for its musical possibilities the to calm or raise the ocean waters.The Philharmonic, the best orchestra of the poetry of Karel Jaromir Erben (1811-1870), movement begins in a tranquil state time. whose “ballads”Dvorˇák had already drawn and features a lyrical and florid upon for earlier song settings and his cadenza for the solo trumpet over During his first conducting post, cantata The Spectre’s Bride (1885). sustained tremulous strings. An Strauss met Alexander Ritter, a violinist, undercurrent of disturbance by the music maven and self-proclaimed poet In January 1896, Dvorˇák began work on lower brass warns that this tranquility who introduced Strauss to the three symphonic poems: The Water Goblin, could be disrupted, but is calmed by incendiary Romanticism of Wagner. The Noonday Witch and The Golden the mellifluous tones of the trumpet. Strauss’father, an acclaimed horn Spinning-Wheel.All three were completed Gradually, discordance in the orchestra player, did not want his son exploring by the end of March, with the fourth, The takes over and builds to a giant wave Wagner and Liszt, preferring him to Wood Dove,finished in autumn. of sound and energy, almost grow within the classical and early overpowering the soloist. However, as Romantic realms of Mozart and The dark, Grimm-like narratives of the with Triton, the soloist eventually Beethoven respectively.Wagner was poems Dvorˇák chose are in fact at odds calms the waters and the tranquil not only a revelation to Strauss Junior with the charm of the music, perhaps music from the opening reappears, but a spark wherein a literary idea reflecting simple acceptance of folk albeit in a slightly disquieting setting. could inspire a vivid tone poem for material at the time as just that, rather orchestra. Death and Transfiguration The middle movement, Ballad, than psychoanalytic musical studies. was the third Strauss composed after features extended lyrical phrases this wake-up call, the others being for the solo trumpet.The strings In The Water Goblin,a mortal girl is Macbeth (1886) and Don Juan (1888). ensnared into an underwater kingdom introduce a primary melody that feels somewhat unsettled and where she has a child with the water Strauss conceived his own story for ungrounded. A solemn chorale played goblin. Longing to see her mother, the girl Death and Transfiguration,depicting persuades the goblin to allow her back to by the winds follows; this chorale will eventually transform and become the the final hours of a man (artist) who dry land. He agrees but the child must stay driving force behind a regal sounding had spent his life searching for the behind.When the mother refuses to let climax. After the portentous first two highest ideals. Lying in bed breathing the girl return, the goblin destroys the movements, the third movement, heavily, he dreams of his past quests, child during a shrieking storm. Rondo,is a spirited balm. It is written his childhood, goals and absence of in a quick 6/8 meter and begins with a perfection in his strivings, achievable The music, masterly orchestrated, follows a quixotic melody that will return by no man.At the fateful hour, his soul loose rondo form whose watery opening several times throughout this departs in serene comfort as the ideal material and returning appearances show mercurial kaleidoscope of energy, finally arrives in the eternal cosmos. the goblin’s changing faces, while the colour and fanfare. alternating episodes display the mother, - John Estacio the girl and the daughter’s travails.
Veuillez vous adresser au service des abonnés ou consulter le site www.wso.ca pour la traduction en français. 16 OVERTURE I November – December 2017 La valse in Ravel’s mind,“an apotheosis of the waltz and its metre of three destroyed by Maurice Ravel Viennese waltz”with a “fatefully a five-note figure at the storming climax. b. Ciboure, France / March 7, 1875 inescapable whirlpool”that signified A musical juggernaut as it were and one d. Paris, France / December 28, 1937 World War I and Vienna’s immersion of Ravel’s most brilliant creations. Composed: 1919-1920 in its turmoil, all the more potent First performance: December 12, 1920 alongside images of the strains of (Paris) conducted by Camille Chevillard Johann Strauss. Last WSO performance: 2010; Julian Kuerti, conductor It took Diaghilev to push Ravel to complete this “choreographic poem” Ravel loved old forms and – a waltz-in-kind that surreally starts in January 1919 he found out of the mists, moves to the himself wanting to make a ballroom and ends crashing down in tribute to musical Vienna. blazing orchestral colours with the What else but the waltz, or
CLASSICS ARTIST BIOS Strauss, Ravel and More
Jun Märkl, conductor Paul Jeffrey, trumpet Jun Märkl has long been known as a Paul Jeffrey joined the WSO highly respected interpreter of the as second/utility trumpet in core Germanic repertoire from both September of 2007. He also the symphonic and operatic traditions, performs with the Manitoba and more recently for his refined and Chamber Orchestra, Groundswell, idiomatic explorations of the French MusikBarock, the University of impressionists. His long-standing relationships at the Manitoba Faculty Brass Quintet, and as a member state operas of Vienna, Berlin, Munich and of Paradigm Brass, has performed at the Winnipeg Semperoper Dresden have in recent years been Fringe Festival, the Winnipeg Jazz Festival, and in complemented by his Music Directorships of the some of the city’s finest drinking establishments. Orchestre National de Lyon (2005-2011) and MDR Paul has previously held positions with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra Leipzig (to 2012). From 2014 - Philharmonic Orchestra, the Malaysian 2017 seasons, he was Chief Conductor to the Basque Philharmonic Orchestra and the Thunder Bay National Orchestra. He guests with the world’s Symphony Orchestra. Paul has performed with leading orchestras, including the Cleveland orchestras across North America including the Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, NHK Symphony National Arts Centre, the Toronto Symphony, the Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Canadian Opera Company, the Vancouver Oslo Philharmonic, and Tonhalle Orchester Zürich. Symphony, and the Oregon Symphony. Born in Munich, his (German) father was a Paul earned his Bachelor’s of Music degree from distinguished Concertmaster and his (Japanese) the Curtis Institute of Music and his Master of mother a solo pianist. Märkl studied violin, piano and Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. conducting at the Musikhochschule in Hannover, His teachers have included Vincent Cichowicz, going on to study with Sergiu Celibidache in Munich Frank Kaderabek, David Bilger, Michael Sachs and and with Gustav Meier in Michigan. In 1986, he won Larry Knopp. Paul Jeffrey is a recipient of the Sir the conducting competition of the Deutsche Musikrat Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Award. and a year later won a scholarship from the Boston Symphony Orchestra to study at Tanglewood with Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. Soon afterwards ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: he had a string of appointments in European opera Laurel Ridd, flute; Laura MacDougall, flute; houses followed by his first music directorships at the Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, Staatstheater in Saarbrücken (1991-1994) and at the oboe; Allen Harrington, bassoon; Tony Cyre, Mannheim Nationaltheater (1994-2000). Jun Märkl is percussion; Victoria Sparks, percussion; represented by Ron Merlino, Musicvine. Brendan Thompson, percussion
November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 17 Julian Pellicano Elsaida Alerta WSO Conductor World Champion Karaoke Singer
BRANDON, WESTERN MANITOBA CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM Sunday, December 3 - 3:00 p.m.
STEINBACH MENNONITE CHURCH Tuesday, December 5 - 7:30 p.m.
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, WILLIAM GLESBY CENTRE Wednesday, December 6 - 7:30 p.m.
SPONSORED BY: FUNDED BY: The Tenors
The Tenors SOUNDBYTES Victor Micallef Clifton Murray Fraser Walters Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor AIR CANADA POPS
Program to be announced from the stage.
Friday, December 8 8:00 p.m. Pops Series Sponsor: Saturday, December 9 8:00 p.m. Presenting Media Sponsor:
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November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 19 AIR CANADA POPS ARTIST BIOS The Tenors
The Tenors Multi-platinum, JUNO Award-winning vocal supergroup,The Tenors, comprised of Clifton Murray, Fraser Walters and Victor Micallef, blend classical music and contemporary pop to deliver powerful performances and outstanding harmonies for audiences around the world.
Since 2008,The Tenors have sold over 1 million albums worldwide, performed nearly 1,000 shows on five continents and made over 150 television appearances.Their four studio albums have achieved multi-platinum certification, and their first Christmas album The Perfect Gift has been certified triple-platinum.Visit www.tenorsmusic.com.
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Laura MacDougall, flute; Sharon Atkinson, clarinet
20 OVERTURE I November – December 2017
Jingle Bells arr. Morton Gould Morton arr. Amundson Steven 10 December Sunday, Night Holy O’ Emmanuel Veni, Veni, Bells Jingle Rejoice! Harris Arthur arr. It’s TheMost Wonderful Timeof the Year Concerto) (Christmas minor G in 8 No. 6 Op. grosso Concerto FiddleFavouritesand Ride Sleigh Fidelis Adeste Celebration Christmas A Sunday, 1:05 p.m. Manitoba Band Association Band Manitoba p.m. 1:05 Sunday, Nobile, Piano the on Performance Pre-Concert MAKING IN THE MUSICIANS We Three Kings Arthur Harris Arthur the toWorld Joy Singalong Christmas We Kings Three Symphony Toy ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Angel’sCarol from Here is Christmas Time Belle La Catherine JuliaDelaney; RedRiver Jig; Medley: FolkSongs Icelandic Medley:Three - The Raven in a Gulley Slept Gulley a in Raven The Baby My Sleep Celebrationforthe Time is Now Pastorale INTERMISSION 5 8 9 5 Tuba Christmas Festival Christmas Tuba 5 7 - A Charlie Brown Christmas Brown Charlie A 2:00 p.m.2:00 1 6 itm inpgStudents Sistema Winnipeg vocalist Alerta, Elsaida director MaplesCollegiate DorothyChamberDyck, Choir, director Narrator Guest Special artistic Anderson, Valdine Voices, Trails Pembina group vocal SnowTones, The folklorique l’Ensemble de jeunesse troupe La guitar Björn guitar Thoroddsen, trumpet; RichardRusu, Gillis, Jeremy fiddle; Kusturok, Patti host Burpee, Ace conductor Pellicano, Julian 2 de la Rivière Rouge Rivière la de 4 3 4 Sponsor: Media Presenting Sponsor: Concert Sponsor: Series Pops 3 8 6 November – December 2017 2017 December – November arr. Bill Holcombe Bill arr. Rutter John Guaraldi; Mendelson/Vince Lee George Wylie/EddiePola; CorelliArcangelo Traditional arr.PattiKusturok Traditional; arr. Aaron Lewis Aaron arr. Finnegan John arr. Mozart Leopold Adam Adolph-Charles 9 4 arr.Tad Biernacki arr.Tad Biernacki arr.Tad 1 2 I OVERTURE 23 OVERTURE 5 7
AIR CANADA POPSSOUNDBYTES AIR CANADA POPS ARTIST BIOS A Christmas Celebration
Ace Burpee, host Richard Gillis, trumpet Ace Burpee has worked in radio Richard Gillis studied trumpet at for over a decade in almost The University of Saskatchewan every capacity, and is well (Bachelor of Music),The Banff Centre known for the hundreds of (Canadian Brass), and The University charitable events and causes of Michigan (Master of Music; that he donates his time to D.M.A.), as well as privately with every year. He is currently the host of The Ace Armando Ghitalla,Vincent Cichowicz and James Burpee Show on 103.1 Virgin Radio. Ace is a Stamp.While completing his D.M.A. Richard played recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond in The University of Michigan faculty brass quintet. Jubilee Medal for his service to our community, he is the recipient of a Hero of Mental Health Richard Gillis is co-founder and Artistic Director Award from the Canadian Mental Health of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, and is brass chair Association, he has received a Volunteer at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Music. He Manitoba Award for Outstanding Community has recently released several recordings, both Leadership, was recognized as Outstanding jazz and “classical," including seven CDs with Icelandic guitarist Björn Thoroddsen, three of Volunteer Fundraiser by the Association of which received recognition from the Icelandic Fundraising Professionals of Manitoba and also Music Awards. named a Manitoba Hero. He is proudly from Cooks Creek, Manitoba. Björn Thoroddsen, guitar Patti Kusturok, fiddle For several years, Björn Thoroddsen North American Fiddlers' Hall of has been one of Iceland's leading Fame member Patti Kusturok's old jazz guitarists. He is the recipient of time fiddle style is characterized by several Icelandic Music Awards, a pulsating, rhythmical lilt that is including "Jazz Performer of the guaranteed to get you on the Year" in 2003, and has released a dance floor. Often referred to as number of critically acclaimed albums. one the smoothest fiddle players in North Originally a rock musician, his attention soon America, Patti is known for her effortless delivery turned towards jazz, and now Björn tours both as of some of the best traditional Canadian fiddle a soloist and with his bands all around the world, music of all time. A recording artist, Patti is in high playing pop, jazz, rock, blues, country and demand for performances, teaching, recording, whatever style of music he feels like playing at the and judging fiddle contests across the continent. time. Björn's bands include Cold Front with At the age of four, Patti began to learn playing Canada's Richard Gillis and the popular Icelandic the fiddle, and has a resume that reads like that band Guitar Islancio, which had the honour of of an Olympic champion. A few to her credit being the first Icelandic jazz group to have a gold includes the Canadian Junior Champion (1985), certificate album. Bjorn has also collaborated with three-time Champion at the famous Pembroke, musicians such as Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, ON competition, six-time Manitoba Champion, Kazumi Watanabe,Tommy Emmanuel, Al Di Meola, three-time Grand North American Champion, Robben Ford and Larry Coryell, to name a few. and in 1994, 1995 and again in 1996, Patti won An acclaimed soloist, Björn dazzles his audiences the prestigious Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling worldwide with outstanding playing and Championship in Ottawa, ON. Patti was the first showmanship. He also runs the international woman in the history of Canada to ever win and guitar festival Guitarama, which is now an annual was the very first person from Western Canada event in Winnipeg, Reykjavik, Edmonton, and to attain the crown. soon England.
24 OVERTURE I November – December 2017 La troupe jeunesse de l’Ensemble Pembina Trails Voices, folklorique de la Rivière Rouge Valdine Anderson, Artistic Director The Ensemble folklorique de la Rivière-Rouge du Centre culturel franco- manitobain’s youth troupe is comprised of young passionate artists who Having sung for audiences for over thirty promote their French Canadian culture through years, Pembina Trails Voices (PTV) is one of music and dance.With their energetic and fun Manitoba’s premiere children’s and youth filled performances, these young artists choir organizations. PTV is a collection of preserve the past for future generations of eight choirs comprised of choristers from Canadians as well as for audiences abroad. Kindergarten through Grade 12, and affiliated with Pembina Trails School Division. PTV The youth troupe members have trained in all choirs are consistent winners in local as well disciplines: violin, piano, guitar, bass, as national and international festivals and percussion, voice, classical ballet, jazz, tap, competitions. PTV tours have taken modern, hip hop, musical theatre and, of choristers from locations throughout course, traditional French Canadian jig.These Manitoba to festivals and competitions across young artists have years of experience on Canada, Europe and Latin America. Most stage and an astounding array of professional recently, PTV Singers undertook a 10-day achievements. Since its inception in October concert tour of China in 2015, and an 8-day 2011, the youth troupe has participated in tour of Cuba. The choirs are thrilled to be in numerous festivals around the world and is a concert today with the WSO as part of A featured act for the Festival du Voyageur and Christmas Celebration! Folklorama. Pembina Trails Voices Family of Choirs The SnowTones, vocal group Valdine Anderson, Artistic Director The SnowTones NOVA: Conductor, Martha Dyck is a Winnipeg- Minnesingers: Conductor, Debra Yacheson; based vocal Pianist, Kimberly Lapatha group that has PTV Boys TC: Conductor, Amanda Ciavarelli; been thrilling Pianist, Leanne Hiebert local audiences Choraliers: Conductor, Andrea Wicha; since 2010.Veterans of the choral community, Pianist, Amanda Hahn-Tomchuk the group includes bass Bill Quinn Chorale: Conductor, Monika Lukomska; (Renaissance Voices), soprano Sara Clefstad Pianist, Kimberly Lapatha (Polycoro, Canzona), tenor/counter tenor PTV Boys: Conductor, Alisa Wiebe; Dan Peasgood (Polycoro, Camerata Nova) and Pianist, Leanne Regehr Lee alto Jodie Borle, an accomplished vocal jazz Cantemus: Conductor,Valdine Anderson; artist (Winnipeg Singers).The group has Pianist, Leanna Regehr Lee appeared on CBC TV and Radio, Classic 107 PTV Men: Conductor, Michael Dueck; FM, in concert with Renaissance Voices and Pianist Leanne Hiebert on the field as anthem singers for the PTV Singers: Co-Conductors,Valdine Anderson Winnipeg Goldeyes. and Michael Dueck; Pianist, Leanne Regehr Lee
November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 25 AIR CANADA POPS ARTIST BIOS A Christmas Celebration
Maples Collegiate Chamber Choir, Elsaida Alerta, vocalist Dorothy Dyck, director Elsaida Alerta has been singing all of her life, having entertained friends, family, and a wide variety of audiences since her very early childhood years. Elsaida has participated in many and won several singing competitions, with her biggest highlight to date being her Karaoke World Championships (KWC) victory in Singapore in November 2015. Since then, she has been working toward honing skills in co-writing and has The Maples Collegiate Chamber Choir, spent some time in studio. Current projects under the direction of Dorothy Dyck and include singing in an event band, along with other Philip Lapatha, is recognized for its fine appearance requests. Elsaida is a Co-Director of musicianship, community connection, and KWC Canada-Manitoba, seeking local talent to enthusiastic performances.The choir enjoys represent Manitoba on a national stage, and singing a wide range of repertoire. appreciates encouraging others to exercise their potential! Elsaida is honoured to be participating The Chamber Choir earned the coveted Earl in the 2017 Manitoba Hydro Holiday Tour and Grey Trophy at the Winnipeg Music Festival wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season! 2017, awarded for the most outstanding school chorus performance at the festival. Sistema Winnipeg Students Other honours include: - Gold standings at the Winnipeg Music Festival (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) - MusicFest Canada recommendations (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) - Finalist for the Paul J Bourret National Class award (2013) - Performances at the Winnipeg Music Festival Evening of Choral Excellence (2015, 2016) Sistema Winnipeg is a daily, intensive orchestral - Showcase concerts at the Canadian program that focuses on children with the fewest Rocky Mountain Music Festival in Banff resources and greatest need.The program delivers (2014, 2016) musical training, including string and wind The core values of the choir are instrument instruction and choral singing, to Unity, Passion, Growth, Responsibility, 160 children from ages 6 to 14 after school in Acceptance, Dedication, and Excellence - Winnipeg’s inner city and North end, at no cost to UPGRADE. College. She and her husband participants.
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: Laurel Ridd, flute; Laura MacDougall, flute; Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Tony Cyre, percussion/drum set
26 OVERTURE I November – December 2017 It is an education program of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in partnership with Seven Oaks School Division and Winnipeg School Division.
Inspired by Venezuela’s music education system, El Sistema.
Dedicated to enriching the lives of students in inner city schools.The WSO aspires to add students from other inner city schools subject to available funding. It launched in 2011 with 30 students. Today there are 160 children in the program, from age 6 to 14 and from grades 1 to 8.
Children come to Sistema 3 hours a day, after regular school hours, 5 days a week, 10 months of the year.
Students are taught by trained music educators and professional musicians, Students are taught by including members of the WSO. trained music educators Daily schedules include and professional musicians, nutritional snacks, group including members of lessons (string, woodwind, brass), the WSO. orchestra, choir, mentorship, music Photo: (student playing bass) theory and dance. Moses, Age 10
Children start in the program in grade 1 and have the opportunity to continue to grade 12.
Sistema Winnipeg does not charge participants. Currently it is wholly supported through an annual campaign with assistance from the WSO community.
Sistema families may attend WSO family concerts without charge. Michael Nozick and Family Donates $500,000 to Sistema Winnipeg
Funds of this magnitude will support 16 children a year in the program, each and every year.
More than that, these funds stabilize a program that was existing year to year having to raise every single dollar from donations. Now with the guaranteed income from this endowment fund, Mr. Nozick has For the Michael Nozick family, a $500,000 helped to ensure that the program will donation to Sistema Winnipeg is a gift that continue to exist. will keep giving back. It’s the kind of investment that he knows will make a “We are tremendously grateful to Michael difference to Sistema students and their Nozick and his family for this ground families, but will also have an impact to the breaking gift to our Sistema Winnipeg broader community. program,”remarks WSO Executive Director, Trudy Schroeder. “Michael has been leading “These kids come from high risk a campaign to help us raise sufficient communities. When they have a program endowment funds so that our Sistema like this to give them structure and purpose, program can continue, and he has shown his they flourish. The community benefits leadership with this first important because we’re giving the students a gift to that campaign.” foundation that will serve them throughout their lives,”says Mr. Nozick. I strongly encourage other Mr. Nozick’s donation is eligible for matching through the Canadian Cultural engaged citizens of Winnipeg Investment Fund. Therefore his $500,000 to support this campaign. has the potential to become $1,000,000. - Michael Nozick
“These kids come from high risk communities. When they have a program like this to give them structure and purpose, they flourish.” - Michael Nozick 28 OVERTURE I November – December 2017 Tannis Richardson Boosts Sistema Winnipeg with a $500,000 Donation
Tannis Richardson since it started seven years ago, regularly has been an ardent attending the winter and spring concerts supporter of and encouraging the students at every step. Sistema Winnipeg right from the very Mrs. Richardson’s gift will be eligible for beginning. Her love matching funds from the Canadian Cultural of the program and Investment Fund, resulting in a potential the difference it is $1,000,000 addition to the Sistema making to children in two of Winnipeg’s endowment fund. inner city schools has inspired her to donate $500,000 toward an endowment fund to “The WSO owes so much gratitude to Tannis support the program indefinitely. Richardson for her many years of support – 70 years to be exact. This latest gift to “El Sistema is one of the greatest gifts we can Sistema is truly a legacy gift, and will help give these children,”says Mrs. Richardson. ensure that the Sistema program exists for “Their grades improve,their self-esteem years to come,”says Trudy Schroeder,WSO improves and their future prospects are Executive Director.“This kind of gift means made so much brighter.” the lives of children will be transformed. I can’t think of a better investment.” Mrs. Richardson has been involved with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra since its very first concert at the old Winnipeg Auditorium which she attended with her Photos: (opposite page) Michael and Cheryl Nozick; (above) Tannis Richardson; (below) Children at King Edward School late husband, George. She hasn’t missed a WSO season since. She has been a strong supporter of the Sistema Winnipeg program
“El Sistema is one of the greatest gifts we can give these children. Their grades improve, their self-esteem improves and their future prospects are made so much brighter.” - Tannis Richardson
November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 29 What impact does Sistema have? Sistema Winnipeg has been part of a University of To maintain the existing Manitoba study since 2011. The study has found: program through grade 12 and to reach targeted future Math and reading levels are improving compared to expected grade levels. student levels, the WSO intends/needs to establish a School suspensions dropped from 10 to 1 separate endowment fund in the first two years. dedicated to Sistema to Students are scoring high on tests for their own supplement the annual self-concept. campaign.The funded Initial Founder commitments of Chronic absenteeism (missing at least 10% of school) Tannis Richardson and the dropped by 10% in first two years of Sistema. Michael Nozick family are Students have a sense of belonging in their peer groups given on the understanding and school. that sufficient additional 100% of parents believe their child is more confident. long-term endowment money will be raised from the public School administrations reports that families are choosing at large, and (as in other to stay in the neighbourhood to keep their child in Sistema. Canadian cities having 98% of parents are more optimistic of their child’s future Sistema programs) assistance and the program GIVES its students a future of in the form of both outright alternatives. grants, matching funds Sistema students are exceeding expectations on and/or long-term committed comprehensive music testing. support from Federal, Provincial and Municipal Our entire society benefits when youth in these core Governments as well as neighbourhoods flourish and become leaders in their communities. continuing generosity from donors supporting the annual campaign. What are Sistema’s immediate needs? Currently funded by an annual fundraising campaign plus WSO musicians’ time. Approximate current cost to add/maintain each student to the program is $3000/year. To support the Sistema Winnipeg endowment fund Target is to add 15-30 students per year through grade 12 at the Winnipeg Symphony (currently, seven years into the program, children are enrolled in grades 1 through 8.) Orchestra, go to wso.ca or call Shenna Song at Only 10 new students could be accommodated in 2017 (204) 949-3973. due to limited funds. Without additional funding, the Sistema program may be unable to continue as planned.
Messiah
Julian Pellicano, conductor Jane Fingler, soprano
Daniel Peasgood, countertenor CLASSICS Peter John Buchan, tenor Kris Kornelsen, baritone Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Chorus, John Wiens, director
Messiah George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Part the First
- INTERMISSION - Part the Second
There will be a very brief interval between Parts II and III. Please remain in the hall.
Part the Third
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The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra wishes to acknowledge the University of Manitoba Desautels Faculty of Music for the use of the portative organ in tonight’s performance.
November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 33 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 and excitement elevated to fever The most service, Handel intended it as a pitch. celebrated middle-class entertainment with oratorio of all pious leanings and just a step The premiere on April 13, 1742 time, Messiah removed from the Italian operatic was a triumph. Handel couldn’t elicits almost an style ventures he had been having wait to take it home to London. involuntary success with as London’s leading response of composer, impresario and producer In London however, it was felt that recognition at the mere mention of its of opera. Messiah’s texts would be name. It is the most loved of all compromised by performances in oratorios and for all their estimable But in 1740, Handel was having theatres propagated by actors of merits, neither the Passions of Bach trouble keeping such ventures questionable morals. Messiah nor Haydn’s Creation rival Messiah’s solvent. English public taste was received a few subsequent popularity, though Mendelssohn’s moving away from continental performances but had to wait Elijah was, in the 19-century, influences towards more localized until more liberal times arrived in considered its equal. entertainments, spurred on by the 1750 when Handel staged a success of the 1728 satirical romp performance to benefit London’s One feels the urge to want to sing as The Beggar’s Opera by Gay and Foundling Hospital, a charity for with no other work of its genre, as Pepusch. Rumors abounded that abandoned children. imperial melody, invention and vision Handel was finished. are presented with the matchless Such good will further ensured proportion of a theatrical master. And Handel withdrew from public life in Messiah’s success, inspiring annual for the gift of Messiah,we literally the early months of 1741 and seldom performances for the Foundling have to thank inches,when,as a ventured out. But that summer, he Hospital up until Handel’s death young man, Handel’s life was saved came across a small book of Biblical in 1759. It was the last work after a metal frock button deflected a texts assembled by Charles Jennens, a Handel directed, just eight days sword point in a duel! wealthy and pretentious type but a before his death and is the only great admirer of the composer. major Baroque work that has an Yet for all the visionary qualities in the Handel’s imagination lit up. unbroken performance tradition music’s progression from dark to light, from the time of its creation to the dramatic strength of Messiah Rumor has it that Handel confined the present day. comes not from telling a story. himself to his room, completing Handel’s theatrical background was Messiah on September 14, 1741 in inbred when he composed Messiah, just over three weeks, but evidence but his priority was contemplation of shows that the Lord Lieutenant of the sacred rather than the dramatic. Dublin had visited Handel early in “I should be sorry if I only entertained 1741 to propose a new work for a them,”Handel told an admirer. series of Dublin charity concerts. “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. 34 OVERTURE I November – December 2017 CLASSICS ARTIST BIOS Messiah
Jane Fingler, soprano Peter John Buchan, tenor Soprano Jane Fingler is PJ Buchan – a native of Winnipeg – quickly becoming a fixture has been involved with choral and on Winnipeg’s choral music vocal music since he joined the scene. As a veteran member men and boys choir at All Saint’s of Camerata Nova, Jane has Church in 1979. He has appeared performed music old and as a chorister and soloist with new, from Michael Praetorius’ Mass for many of Winnipeg’s foremost ensembles, Christmas Morning to newly commissioned including the Winnipeg Singers, Camerata Nova, works such as Partita by Caroline Shaw and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, as well as for last year’s Taken by Andrew Balfour. In CBC national broadcast. Polycoro, she has performed a wide variety of early music as well as new music, PJ has been a competitor for both the Rose Bowl including challenging works by Meredith and the Tudor Bowl at the Winnipeg Music Monk, Nicholas Gilbert and Morton Festival, has appeared as a soloist in London’s Feldman. As a former member of Canzona, Millennium Centre and Prague’s St Vitus’s Jane is well versed in Handel, Bach, and Cathedral, and was the guest soloist at the other luminaries of the era.With a sweet, February 2005 Reykjavik Winter Festival. Recently, crystalline sound and flexibility perfectly PJ has been involved in a number of opera suited to the demanding runs of Baroque productions with Winnipeg’s Musical Offering and composers, Jane’s voice truly shines in the Little Opera Company. music of this period. Equally at home as a soloist or as part of an ensemble, she is Kris Kornelsen, baritone consistently winning praise and charming Baritone Kris Kornelsen is no audiences wherever she performs. Jane stranger to the music scene in studied voice at the U of M with Donna Winnipeg. He has sung as both a Fletcher and received a Bachelor of Music in soloist and chorister with The 2014. Winnipeg Singers and Canzona and has enjoyed guest Daniel Peasgood, countertenor appearances with the Manitoba Chamber Daniel is thrilled to be Orchestra, the Mennonite Oratorio Choir and the singing with Polycoro and Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir. Kris has performed the WSO as soloist in performances of Handel’s Messiah, for this year's Messiah Haydn’s Creation,and Bach’s St. John and St. presentation. Dan has been Matthew’s Passions.He is known for his singing and working in musicianship and ability to actively communicate Winnipeg for the past 17 years. In this time, with his audiences. He brings a refreshingly he has sung in numerous ensembles bright yet warm vocal quality marked by including The Winnipeg Singers, Camerata sensitive phrasing to his performances. Kris is also Nova, Canzona,The Canadian Chamber very active singing various styles of music, from Choir, Antiphony, and, most recently, classical to jazz, gospel and pop with the mixed Polycoro. In 2015, Dan was part of vocal quartet, Encore. Manitoba Underground Opera's presentation of Massenet's Cendrillon.He Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Chorus also had the opportunity to sing with the Under the direction of John Wiens, the WSO Royal Winnipeg Ballet in their presentation Chorus is made up of local singers who will debut of Monteverdi's Vespers in 2017. Happy as a group at the WSO’s performances of Handel’s Holidays to all and peace on earth! Messiah.
November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 35 CLASSICS ARTIST BIOS Messiah
John Wiens, director John is a dynamic and versatile Westmount, Ensemble Bellechose). He holds conductor with a wide-ranging degrees in Violin,Voice, and Conducting, and repertoire hailed as “a new has been fortunate to study with Robert Ingari, force in our world.”Equally at Christopher Jackson, and Andrew Megill. home in chamber or orchestral settings, he is widely John is Artistic Director of Polycoro, a recognized for his eloquent interpretations, professional chamber choir specializing in persuasive musicality, and emotional repertoire before 1750 and after 1890.The connection to music and performers. ensemble will perform six times in the 2017- 2018 season, including concerts in partnership Born into a musical family in small-town with Cluster: New Music and Integrated Arts Manitoba, John aspired to be a musician Festival, and the Winnipeg New Music Festival. from an early age. He studied violin and He is also on the conducting staff of Camerata piano, and sang in the All Saints Men and Nova, and is the Director of Music at Boys choir in Winnipeg. His conducting St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Churches. career has ranged from Belgium (University Chorus for L’Université Catholique de ADDITIONAL MUSICIAN: Louvain) to Morocco (Ensemble Voca Me) to Will Bonness, continuo Montreal (St. Matthias Anglican Church in
36 OVERTURE I November – December 2017 On behalf of DARRELL GEBHARDT Family, Partners, & Associates
Proud supporter of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, we celebrate and wish them a huge success on their 70th Anniversary!
GREAT-WEST LIFE The Snowman
Julian Pellicano, conductor Ismaila Alfa, narrator* KIDS CONCERTS
Winnipeg Boys’ Choir LIFE GREAT-WEST Art City, video animation*
Brother Heinrich’s Christmas* John Rutter The Snowman Music by Howard Blake image © Snowman Enterprises Ltd © Snowman Enterprises Limited “The Snowman”by Raymond Briggs is published by Puffin www.thesnowman.com
In 1982, Raymond Briggs’classic picture book The Snowman was first televised on 26 The Snowman was adapted as a 26-minute December 1982 and has since been shown animated film by TVC, at the time the UK’s every year on Channel 4. longest established animation studio, under In keeping with the book, the film of The the direction of Dianne Jackson. Snowman is wordless and free of dialogue, Having spotted the potential for creating a except for the now iconic,“Walking in the Air” unique and ground-breaking animation, John which features as part of a now timeless Coates instructed two trusted assistant musical score. Both song and score were animators, Hilary Audus and Joanna Harrison, written and composed by Howard Blake, to go and buy a dozen copies of the book for who had written the melody some years the purpose of dissecting it and storyboarding before having been inspired by a walk on a the very first animatic. Cornish beach. This quickly turned into a hand-drawn The score for the film was originally performed animation bible which became the template by the Sinfonia of London, with ‘Walking in the for the final film.John Coates’passion for Air’being sung in the film by chorister Peter bringing the book to the screen quickly caught Auty, often cited as a famous case of mistaken the attention of Sir Jeremy Issacs, former Chief identity, as three years later the song was Executive of Channel 4, who believed that it famously re-recorded by Welsh chorister Aled would be a fantastic piece for the channel and Jones in a single which reached number five stand out from the rest of its schedule. in the UK charts.
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November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 39 ARTIST BIOS Ismaila Alfa Winnipeg Boys Choir Ismaila Alfa is the host of Up Probably the To Speed on CBC Radio One oldest 89.3 FM / 990 AM in independent Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ismaila boys’ choir in the Alfa was born in Nigeria to a country, the Nigerian father and Canadian Winnipeg Boys’ mother. In fact, his mom hails from Choir is an auditioned group of boys and young men aged Pipestone, Manitoba. He completed his early 8-18, dedicated to high-quality music making and vocal school years in Edmonton, wrapping up his training in a convivial atmosphere. Founded in 1925, the middle and senior school years in Winnipeg. choir has for decades delighted audiences with music in He pursued a civil engineering degree at many genres and languages. In recent years,WBC ensembles the University of Manitoba but dropped out have performed with many of our city’s finest arts to tour Canada and the United States as a organizations, including the WSO, Manitoba Chamber hip hop musician for eight years. Orchestra, RWB, Canzona,Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, Camerata Nova and the Winnipeg Singers. Director Carolyn Likening his life to the movie 8 Mile,family and responsibility brought Ismaila Alfa and Boyes conducts the Treble and Chamber Choruses and his vocal pipes back to Winnipeg. In January Spencer Duncanson conducts the Senior Chorus (changed 2008, he started with CBC Radio One voices). Please join us for our spring concert “So Much Work freelancing for the weekday morning show for Love to Do”—an evening of hopeful and uplifting music with Terry MacLeod and Marcy Markusa. for troubling times—on 27 April 2018 at 7pm, at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church. See our website In April 2008, he found his way into the winnipegboyschoir.ca for tickets and more information. spotlight again as Information Radio's audio technician, traffic reporter and jingle ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: writer extraordinaire. Laura MacDougall, flute; Sharon Atkinson, clarinet
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WSO SUPPORTERS Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Art & Leona DeFehr Joseph and Judith Malko Family Frank & Agnes DeFehr Fund - the Strategic John & Gay Docherty The WSO gratefully acknowledges Charitable Giving Foundation Dr. Ravi Dookeran Karl & Petra Dornetshuber the following companies whose George Warren Keates Memorial Fund The Maestro’s Circle recognizes Philipp & Ilse Ens generous support helps to ensure Allen and Marion Lambert Fund patrons whose significant Douglas C. Everett, Chairman, musical enrichment within our Lutz Family Foundation philanthropy furthers the Domo Gasoline Corporation Ltd. community. Marjory Alexander Graham & Family musical artistry of the WSO. Fund *Based on 12 months accumulative giving Bill & Margaret Fast The Winnipeg Foundation, John and Greg & Linda Fearn Honourary Chair James Gibbs Carolynne McLure Fund Alexander Mickelthwate, Maurice (Moe) & Ethel Pierce Fund Mrs. Audrey F.Hubbard Music Director Jared & Robin Jacobson Program for the Enrichment of David & Diane Johnston French in Education Diamond MC Podium Nora Kaufman RBC Foundation Gail Asper and Michael Paterson Margaret Kellermann McCulloch Johnston Group Inc. Peter & Dana Jessiman Richardson Foundation & Paul A. McCulloch Resident Artist Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Foundation Bill and Shirley Loewen* Dr.Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace David & Leda Slater Memorial Fund Michael Nesbitt Qualico Dueck Aqueduct Foundation - Inga and Platinum Baton Christine Skene & Nick Logan Anna Storgaard Fund Principal Chair James Cohen & Dr. David Lyttle Leslie John Taylor Fund, the Terracon Development Ltd. Linda McGarva-Cohen Brent Mazur & Nancy Quiring Wawanesa Insurance Winnipeg Foundation Marten & Joanne Duhoux Robert Penner James Thompson Memorial Fund in Ms. Pat Philpott Assistant Principal Chair Daniel Friedman & Rob Dalgliesh Trust of WSO Raymond & Lynne-Anne Oliver & Gennie Plett Cambrian Credit Union The Winnipeg Foundation - Marylla McFeetors Lawrie & Fran Pollard J.K. May Investments Ltd. van Ginkel Memorial Fund Mr. & Mrs. Curt & Cathy Vossen Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth The Winnipeg Foundation - Dr. Ken Tippett-Pope* Orchestra Chair and Lorna Thorlakson Fund Gold MC Mr. Rick Riess & Mrs. Jean Carter Bison Transport 1 Anonymous Dr. Marcel A. Desautels Olga & Bill Runnalls Maxim Truck & Trailer Arnold & Myra Frieman Jimmy & Morse Silden Royal Bank of Canada Kevin & Els Kavanagh* Muriel Smith Music Stand Arlene Wilson & Allan MacDonald Paul & Shelley Smith Mr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArton Don & Jennifer Streuber Coghlan's Limited Ron & Sandi Mielitz Ian R.Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. The Legacy Circle exists to Ken and Judy Murray E.Toews Price Industries Limited recognize the following patrons Hartley & Heather Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Simon & Deborah Pollard Banknote Limited whose foresight ensures that the Dr. Jens J.Wrogemann Waller Premier Printing Ltd. WSO plays on for all Manitobans Silver MC Meeka Walsh Reider Insurance for generations to come. The WSO Professor A.M.C.Waterman Winmar Property Restoration Gail Asper and Michael Paterson gratefully acknowledges Legacy Mark & Carilyn Buller Elsie Williston Riser Circle members for their planned Timothy & Barbara Burt Klaus & Elsa Wolf 1 Anonymous A. Akaman & Son Ltd. future gift to the WSO. Dr. Albert & Mrs. Lee Friesen Mr. & Mrs. Duncan & Judy Black Tie European Art Glass Ltd. Siana Attwell, PhD Greg Brodsky Law Corporation Jessiman Austin Abas Greg Doyle and Carol Bellringer Mr. Sotirios Kotoulas InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Ms. Sandra Altner Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Don & Kim MacDonald Mid West Packaging Limited Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Dolores P.Brommell Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall Patill/St. James Insurance Shibashis Bal Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Elaine & Neil Margolis Mrs. Marjorie Blankstein Mrs. Audrey F.Hubbard Wade Miller & Melissa Malden Frances Booth Foundations Ethel Karr Bob and Cindy Newfield Doneta & Harry Brotchie The WSO gratefully acknowledges Henry Katz Michael Nozick & Cheryl Ashley Ms. Emily Burt the following foundations: Kevin & Els Kavanagh Barb & Gerry Price Rev. Msgr. Michael Buyachok Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund - the Erwin W. Kitsch Tannis Richardson* Pierce & Amy Cairns Winnipeg Foundation Michel D. Lagacé Mr. & Mrs. Meril & Eveline Rivard Mr. Steven Chipman The Noreen & Robert Allen Gail E. Loewen Mr. & Mrs. Lyle & Anna Silverman Jan & Kevin Coates Charitable Trust S. E. Loewen Charlie & Dayna Spiring Michael Duncan The Asper Foundation W. H. Loewen Dr. Lea Stogdale Joan & Glen Dyrda Jim & Jan Tennant Gail Asper Family Foundation Dr. Brendan MacDougall Mr. Alan Freeman & Dr. Radhika Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Brandon Area Community Margaret Kellermann McCulloch Desai Jason A. Goldberg Foundation Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Concertmaster's Bow Tyler Gompf Winnipeg Jets True North Lesia Peet David & Ruth Asper Beth M. Proven Dr. Alexander Grunfeld & Foundation Leonard & Susan Asper Silvester Komlodi Sylvia & Robin Cowan Foundation Edward Fisher & Lyse Rémillard Mr. Jim Barrett Trudy Schroeder Gregg & Mary Hanson In Memory of Peter D. Curry Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Micah Heilbrunn June Slobodian Defehr Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John & Bonnie Buhler John & Lisa Heimbecker Muriel Smith Foundation for Choral Music in Herb & Erna Buller Ms. Robin Hildebrand Manitoba Dr. & Mrs. S. Szirom Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Derek & Mary Johannson Francofonds Inc. Edith A.Toews & Dr. Helen A.Toews Brent Trepel Richard & Carol Jones Souchay Gossen Family Foundation Robin Wiens and Emilie Lagacé- Morris Chia Michael & Glenna Kay Michael S Gray Fund C/O Private Wiens Dr. Leslie Simard-Chiu & Mr. Sotirios Kotoulas Giving Foundation Donn K.Yuen Dr. Aaron Chiu Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos & 2 Anonymous 42 OVERTURE I November – December 2017 Our Place, or Yours... Premium catering for your corporate, wedding and private dining events. Host your special occasion in our venue located in the historic Grain Exchange Building or allow us to cater to you in the comfort of your own home. We would be delighted to be of service!
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November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 43 Chrysoula Kotoulas Carrie Ferguson James Carr Rosemary Prior Mr. Rob Kowalchuk, CPA, CA Judith & Peter Flynn Mr. Raymond Chrunyk Dr. Clare Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. Bob & Deirdre Jocelyn and Mark Gabbert Anna-Lisa Cohen Fred & Carolyn Redekop Kozminski Robert & Linda Gold Drs. David & Kathleen Connor Esther and Reynold Redekopp Mr. Aaron Lewis in Memory of Dr. Percy Goldberg in memory of Pam & Andrew Cooke J. Reichert Robert Handler Elaine Goldberg Irene & Robert Corne Levi & Tena Reimer Dr. Judith Littleford Mr. Gary B. Goossen Mr. & Mrs. John & Claudia Corona Ricou-Manfreda Ms. Valerie Mollison Mrs. Audrey Harburn Gary & Fiona Crow Judge & Mrs. Charles & Naida Jim & Krista Morden Mrs. Lisa Hastings Mr. Bradley J. Curran Rubin Dr. Michael Nelson & N and L Holliday Mr. Peter Czaplinski A. Schroeder Dr. Selena Friesen Robert Jaskiewicz Esther and Hy Dashevsky Dr. L. Sekla Dr. Joel Nkosi Marianne Johnson Hilary Druxman Majid & Moti Shojania Ted & Mary Paetkau Mr. Peter Johnson Beverley & Fred Dyck Merrill & Shayna Shulman Wayne & Linda Paquin Lawrence Jones Mr. & Mrs.W. Easton Ms. Brenda Snider Lesia Peet Mr. Darrell Klassen Ms. Ursula Erhardt Con-Pro Industries Millie & Wally Kroeker Harvey I. Pollock Q.C. Randy Ewanika Deborah Spracklin T.G. Kucera Dr. & Mrs. Brian Postl Ms. Susan Feldman Mr. & Mrs. Gary and Gwen Mrs.W.K. Labies Beth M. Proven Honourable Gary and Steiman John & Violet Rademaker Mr. Frank Lavitt Helen Sundstrom Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Le Dorze Honourable Janice Filmon Dr. Diane Ramsey Dr. LeeAnn Fishback Paul Swart Ms. Iris Reimer Lydia MacKenzie in loving Dr. & Mrs. David Swatek memory of Donn Marcia Fleisher & Kelly Dr. Donald S. Reimer & MacDonald Todd Tanchak Mrs. Anne Reimer Dr. John & Mrs. Natalie Mayba Margaret Follett Jennifer & Brian Thiessen Jim & Leney Richardson Jonathan E. Mitchell Wayne Forbes Tom & Lori Thomas Mrs. Shirley Richardson Sylvia Mitchell Dr. Helen A.Toews Gord & Sherratt Moffatt Penny Gilbert Sanford & Deborah Riley Edith A.Toews Terence and Vi Moore Bruno Gossen Terry Sargeant & Margaret Haney Carol & Neil Trembath Vera Moroz Katie & DeLloyd Guth Barbara Scheuneman Susan Twaddle Drs. Kenneth & Sharon Mould Patricia Guy Trudy Schroeder Brad Vannan Bob Silver Family Kevin Neiles & Tracy Koga Dr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri Hall Dr. Rashmi Nigam Mr. & Mrs. Allen Hattie Mr. Robert Vineberg Pam Simmons* Thuraya Weedon Mrs. Rae Spear Arlene Young & Robert O'Kell Blair & Erica Henderson Bonnie & Richard Olfert Hilda & Elmer Hildebrand Diane Weselake Mr. Jason Stefanson Mr. Neil Wilcox Jon & Jodee Stewart Mr. Jean-Francois Phaneuf Bob & Biddy Hilton Donna & Ian Plant Carole Holke Myra Wolch & Saul Cherniack Mr. Richard Turner Harry & Evelyn Wray Mrs. Marina Plett-Lyle Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Holland Dr. & Mrs. Eric Vickar Don & Betty Young Carolynne Presser Maryann Hudjik Peter & Marina White 7 Anonymous Don & Florence Whitmore Mike Pyle & Laura Lomow Mrs. Joan M. Hunter Larry & Thelma Reynolds Klaus and Dorit Wrogemann Dr. Lorne Hurst & Elly Hoogterp Serenade Mitch & Wanda Zajac Mrs. Shirley Richardson David Jacobson Jim & Pat Richtik Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Edward Acuna 2 Anonymous Jean Altemeyer Guillermo Rocha Koren & Leonard Kaminski * Founding Members Pat & Harvey Anton Noni & Dan Rosenblat Randy & Kathleen Kemp Doug Arrell & Dick Smith Mr.Walter Silicz Marion & Bill Kinnear Betty & Ted Ash Jim Skinner & Judy Nichol, in Ray Kohanik & Terri Ashcroft Brian & Janice Bailey honour of James Edward Mr. Andre Kriening Skinner and the late James Mr. John A. Bailey Kat Kupca Friends of the WSO support Edward Nichol Janet, Susan, Kathie Beach in Edith Landy, in Memory of David the WSO each season. Murray & Loretta Steinbart Memory of Garnet & Betty *Based on 12 months accumulative giving Marlene Stern Landy Beach Yan Lau & Ming-Ka Chan Honourary Chair Ms. Marilyn Thompson Dick & Minnie Bell Ms. Francoise Lesage & Mr. Ken Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster Strang/van Ineveld Family Audrey Belyea Dr. & Mrs.Willem T.H. van Oers Mills Susan & Edwin Bethune Symphony Faye Warren James & Pat Ludwig Mr. Robert Briercliffe Mrs. France Adams Raymond & Shirley Wiest Scott MacDonald & Tracey Novak Jackie Brignall Carmyn Aleshka Herbert & Shirley Wildeman Dr. Brendan MacDougall Gerald Callow Janet Ash 4 Anonymous Douglas MacEwan Mrs. Audrey Campbell Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood John Maguire & Susan Collison Mrs. Leona Christiansen Concerto Dr. David Barnard Margaret Mahon in Honour of Ron Clement David & Gillian Bird Judy & Jay Anderson her Father,Thomas Hoey Fred Coakes Helga & Gerhard Bock Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory McGown Ms. Julie Collings Susan Brownstone Brock & Cheryl & Earl Barish Drs. Joshua Manusow & Kristen Ms. Linda Daniels Thomas Brock Ms. Kathleen Beach-Nelson Creek Mr.Tom Dercola Sheila & David Brodovsky F. Bell Terri & Jim McKerchar Sandra & Robert Dewey Stephen Brodovsky Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Joy C. Betts Louise McLandress Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman Lorraine & Gerry Cairns Bernice Blakeman Neil Middleton in memory of Dr. Harry & Mrs. Mary Lynn Mr. David Christianson Cathie and Brian Bowerman Michael Bundon Duckworth in Memory of Joy Cooper & Martin Reed Dr.Tenley Nicole Bower Ron & Maureen Monson Diena Young Gordon & Jeannine Cornell Mr. & Mrs. Penny & Sheldon Bowles Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Frances Edye John Corp and Mary Elizabeth Daniel Heindl & Eugene Boychuk Conor Mulholland Donna Ekerholm McKenzie Greg & Sylvia Brodsky Dr. Rashmi Nigam John & Martha Enns Ruth Crook Mr. & Mrs. F.Buckmaster Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Margaret E. Faber Margaret Cuddy Ms. Carol Budnick Tim Preston & Dave Ling Nelma Fetterman Miss O. Dilay Alexis Kochan & Nestor Budyk Donna & Gordon Price in Honour Donalda Fridfinnson Helene Dyck Dr. David Camoriano of Donald MacDonald Arnold & Christa Froese Kathleen & David Estey David Carr Mrs. Margaret Funk
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Harold & Alice Funk Robert Shindleman and Family in Maureen Danzinger Ed & Helen Kolomaya George & Carol Gamby memory of Mayer Rabkin Mr. Ray Davis Marion B Korn Kelvin Goertzen David & Lorraine Smith F.De Grazia Jacki & Sheldon Koven George Haidau Margaret & Hartley Stinson Michele Del Rizzo Kozub/Halldorson Family Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia Hanuschak Susan Stobart Wade Derkson Elsa Krahn Patricia Harras Lorne Sunley Faye Dixon in Memory of Graham Miss Patricia Kuchma Beth & Raymond Harris Dr. & Mrs. Ian & Karen Sutton Dixon Ms. Janet Kuchma Catherine Harrison Jo Swartz & Richard Silverman Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Brenda Helen & Len La Rue Ruediger & Lydia Hedrich Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Szirom Donald Ron Lambert Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Ms.Vanessa Thiessen Anne Downey in Memory of Pat Elaine & Patrick Lamonica Debby and Brian Hirsch June & Lorne Thompson Mutchmore Elizabeth Lansard Patti Holm C. & R.Thomsen Mr. & Mrs. Mervin & Ariela Mr. & Ms. Saul & Kathy Leibl Rudy & Gail Isaak Dr. J.M.Trainor Drabinsky Mr. R. Leroeye Terry & Shirley James Paul Trapnell Herb & Norma Driver Jennifer Lidstone Margaret Jeffries Estela Violago John and Ada Ducas Roger Lowe Rick & Caroline Josephson Ms. Edna Walpole R. Duddek Sarah Luby J. Gartner & L. Kampeas Sherri Walsh & Dr. Louis Ludwig Andrea Dyhe Janice Lutz in Memory of Andrew Ms. Marilyn Kapitany Jim & Joan Warbeck Lisa Edel Lutz Henry Katz, in Memory of Dena Dr. Marnie Waters Scott & Margaret Edmonds Janice Lutz in Memory of Patricia Marilynne Keil Jack Watts Mr. & Mrs. J.G. Ekins Hoebig Mr. & Mrs. Burton J. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Hymie & Shaaron George B. Elias Ms. Dorothy I. MacIntyre Ken Kinsley Weinstein Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Elsner Jr. Barbara Main Heather Kirkham J.Whyte Siegfried Enns James Manishen Erwin W. Kitsch Donna Woods Ms. Karin Erhardt Anethea Marshall Susan & Keith Knox Karin Woods Doug & Phyllis Flint Linda Martin Ms. Jose Koes 16 Anonymous Joanne Flynn Harold S. Mawhinney & Judy Moon Mona Koropatnick Margo Foxford J. Doreen McCormick In Honour of Helene Beauchemin Prelude Mrs. Marguerite Fredette Paul A. McCulloch Sarah Kredentser & David Howen Brian & Karen Abrams in Honour Mrs. Gitta Fricke C. & J. McIntyre in Honour of All Douglas Kuhl School of Music Inc. of Harvey & Sandra Weisman's Mrs. Donna Friesen Veterans Mr. Don Lawrence 60th Anniversary and Harvey's Lise Laverdure & François Gauvin D. McKay Mr. Norman Leathers 90th Birthday Dr. & Mrs. Jon Gerrard Violet McKenzie Moira Swinton and Bernie Léveillé Kaeren Anderson In memory of a long time Ted McLachlan Tom Liewicki in memory of Lovie Allan & Rochelle Baker supporter Mrs. Kay Lee S. McMillan Liewicki Alison Baldwin Dr. & Mrs. Andrew & Karen Gomori Ms. Linda Meckling Rose & Dick Lim Mr. & Mrs. R. Bruce Ball D. Gooch Estelle Meyers Fraser & Joan Linklater Ms. Margaret Barbour Dr. & Mrs.W. L. Gordon Tzivie Meyers, Anibal, Ashira and Lisa & Ted Robert Barton Suzanne Gray Ronen Mass Albert & Helen Litz, in Honour of In Memory of Robert Coates Mrs. Noreen Greenberg Ms. Sue Miclash Our Veterans Ralph & Eileen Baxter larry & Susanne |Greer Carolyn Garlich & Peter Miller Al & Pat Mackling Byrnes Benoit Marj Grevstad Ms. Sheila Miller Lorraine MacLeod Eric Bergen Irene Groot-Koerkamp & Greg Mrs. Mona Mills Angelos and Pauline Macrodimitris Bruce & Joyce Berry Edmond Ms. Marlene Milne Allan Malbranck Donald & Edith Besant Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. & Marjorie Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Ruth May Ms. Diane Bewell Grower Margaret Moroz in memory of her Lynne McCarthy & Claude Davis Ms.Trudy Blight Mr. & Mrs. Saul Guttman brother Andrew Lutz Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Joan Blight Gertrude Hamilton John & Margaret Mundie Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Eric & Clara Bohm Ms. Joanne Hampson D. Munro Glen Mead Shirley Book Kelsey Hargreaves & Vojtech Leesa Munroe Shana Menkis Ruth & Kris Breckman Balaban Charlotte Murrell Judith Meunier Paul & Doreen Bromley Ms. Erin Harley Mel & Sharon Myers Mr. & Mrs.Walter & Gladys Mildren Miss Dorothy Broomhall Teresa A. Hay Mrs. Sheila Mymryk Dr. Kyle Millar Chris Brown & Pat McCullough Larry & Evelyn Hecht Ms. Bonnie Neil Brad & Donna Mitchell Sherrill Brown L.G. Herd Dr. Sidney & Gwen Nelko D.E. Morrison Leona Burdeniuk Terry Heron Mikaela Oldenkamp Mrs. Joan Ann Morton Sel & Chris Burrows Ms. Shirley Hicks David & Hermine Olfert Patricia Mary Patterson Gary & Jane Caines Ms. Marilyn Hido Truus Oliver Ms. Eleanor Payne Ms. Donna Carruthers Ms. Susan Hildebrandt Allan & Hazel Osborn Mr. Rick Pinchin Laura Chan & Herman Lam Karen Hiscott Mr. Douglas Page Sandra & Irvin Plosker Mrs. Patti Cherney Richard & Karen Howell Ms. Georgine Palmquist Ruth Carol & Len Podheiser Helmut & Dorothy Huebert Mrs. Henny Paritzky Don & Carol Poulin Lawrie and Bea Cherniack Ms. Lois Powne Shelley Chochinov Carl & Vi Hultin In Memory of Eleanor Annandale Dr. David Punter Anne Cholakis & Howard Loewen Huynh Van Ho from Joan, Stuart and Helen Juta Rathke Helen Bergen, Music Director Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki John & Agnieszka Payne in Kelly Regula FGUC Choir Mrs. Jacquie James Memory of Eleanor Anne Pat and Bill Reid Mr.Victor Collomb Bob Jansen in memory of Eleanor Annandale M. Rennie Dennis Cooley Annandale David & Veronica Payne, in William Scheidt Glynis Corkal Alan Janzen & Leona Sookram Memory of Eleanor Annandale Ed & Susan Schmidt Joyce & Lawrence Cormack Father Stan A. Jaworski Ellen Peel & Neil Bruneau Marie Schoffner Helle Cosby Ross & Betty Jo Johnston Ms. Nettie Peters Dr. & Mrs. Alvin and Ethel Barbara & Brian Crow in Honour of Victoria Johnston Ian & Ann-Margret Plummer Schroeder Alexander Mickelthwate Mrs. Karen Kaplen Ms. Danuta Podkomorska Dr. Robert J. Schroth Tracey Cullen Ms. Bev Kawchuk Blumie Portnoy Dr. & Mrs. Morry Schwartz Mr. & Mrs.Ted & Lacona Jo Kellendonk Mrs. Edna Poulter Mr. Ken Schykulski Cunningham Nadine & Herb Klassen in Memory April Powell in memory of S. Robert Shaw & Chris Krawchenko Judy & Werner Danchura of Mayer Rabkin Devinder S. Bharaj 46 OVERTURE I November – December 2017
Mrs. Nell Provinciano Sonatina Ms. Helen Hawrysh In memory of Katherine (Kay) Lee Bryan & Diana Purdy Arshad Ahsanuddin Helen & Peter Hayward Ken & Geri Porath M. Reguly Jonathan Alvaran John Heath Mark Potash, Darena Snowe, Lily Mr. Daryl & Mrs. Sheila Reid James & Faye Alward in Honour of D&R Herntier Snowe-Potash, Lev Snowe- Anne Reid and the MacLarty Margot J. Alward Jean Highmoor Potash Family in Memory of Norman Alyssa Amposta Mrs. Margaret Hill Janis Pregnall MacKay, 38 years as a member Greg Anderson Mrs. Diane Holding Ms. Joanne Prygrocki of the French Horn Section of Jacqueline Anderson Stella Hryniuk Valerie Raber WSO and Personnel Manager In Memory of Eleanor Anne Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Rosalind Karen Rassmussen-Oke for some time Annandale Husband Mrs. Marieann Reeves Theresa Rempel Dr. John Badertscher Ishbel Isaacs Ms. Barbara Robertson Eleanor Riach Ms. Susan Baird Bonnie Dee & Richard Jakubowski Melissa Steele Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Vera Ripley Mr. Robert Baragar David & Heather Jenkins Jean Robson Kevin Rollason & Gail MacAulay Mrs. Eva Berard C Bohemier Gisela Roger Brian & Iris Rountree Mrs. Lori Bettig Ron & Barb Johnson Mrs.V. Rosolowich Frances E. Rowlin Mr. Dick J. Bloemheuvel Susan Johnson Marnie Ross Steve Ruddy & Pauline Boisselle Monica Brechka Dr. Arnold & Mrs. Doreen Kapitz John & Shirley Russell Mr. Johnny Rule Salangad & Ms. Wendy & Ken Broadfoot Mr. Gordon C. Keatch Joan Sabourin Pearly Rule Salangad Crowe & Brownlie Ursula & Sandor Kelemen Jessie Sawicz David & Helen Saude Alfred Buelow Ms. Mary Klassen Kay Schalme Grant & Janet Saunders Sheila Burland D. Kristjanson Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz Nicola Schaefer Kevin Burns Ms. Irene Kuhtey Mary Agnes Welch Matt Schaubroeck Mr. John Burrows Anne La Tour Charlene & Harry Schwartz in Hans & Gabriele Schneider Divna Calic Ms. Betty Laing in Honour of Memory of Mayer Rabkin Mr. M. Schnitzer Ruth Calvert All Veterans Betty & Sam Searle David Schroeder Ms. Linda Campbell Mrs. Ingrid Lee Adriana Sedlak R. Schroeder Marianas Canadas Kim Lentowitsch Mr. & Mrs. Bill & Lynn Shead Charlene Scouten Aline Caron Mr. & Mrs. David Levene Michael & Elaine Shnier Ms. Noreen Sealy Rheo Catt in memory of Rex Catt Katrina Limberatos Izzy Shore Olga & Myron Shatulsky Eileen Chaban Barry & Patricia Lloyd Mrs. Elaine Silverberg Carl & Margaret Shaykewich Ella Chenkie In Memory of Andrew Lutz Ms. Jean P.Smellie Mr. & Ms. Ed Shwedyk Melina Chow Mr. & Mrs. Cam & Joy MacLean Mr. & Mrs. Robert Smith Heida & Skuli Sigfusson S.K. Clark Christopher MacNutt Evelyn R. Smith in Memory of Louis & Shirley Ann Simkulak Mr. Alfred Cornies Mr. Allan L. 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Marilou McPhedran Steiman Iona McPhee Ms. Linda Thomas Ms. Helena Stelsovsky Silvia V. de Sousa Phyllis Thomson Mrs.Wilna Dehls Mr. Garfield McRae Ms. Sally Stephens Ms. Kathleen Michener Robert & Barb Tisdale Archie & Shirley Stone L. N. Delisle Ms. Melita Tonogai Beth Derraugh Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Lorron Agencies Ltd. Bob & Penny Miller In memory of Mayer Rabkin Muriel Sutherland Ms.Terrylynn Desrosiers Ms. Josette Toye M. Jane Dick Ms. Sharon Minuk Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Harry & Annette Minuk Shelley Turnbull Dr. & Mrs. John Taylor Mrs. Ethel Dil Ward Tweet Paul Dueck Ms. Sandra Mitchell Tom Thiessen Carole Urias Linda Edel Carolyn and Nathan Mitchell Mary and Robert Thomas Ms. Eleanor Urquhart Don & Martha Epstein Sandi Mitchell Betsy F Thorsteinson in Memory of Ms. Stephanie M. van Nest Pam Eyland Jon Montes Ruth Dowse Mrs. Arlene van Ruiten Vera & Peter Fast M Morawski Henry & Elizabeth Toews Mr. Steve van Vlaenderen Ross Feldman Maureen Morin Ms. Andrea Towers Sophia Venter Ms. Helen Feniuk Kim Morton Ira van den Berg & Greg Butterfield Nils & Melissa Vik Mathilda Fijn Jeffrey & Mary Morton Mrs. Nancy Vincent Mr. Michael van Lierop Barbara Filuk Jackie Murphy Dr. & Mrs. Jose & Ruth Vasconcelos Ms. Catherine Flower Anne Martin Denis Vincent Barry and Gail Veals Peter Flynn Mr. Robert Nix Irv & Toby Vinsky in Memory of Hugo and Anny Veldhuis Mrs. Cindy Flynn Ms. Helen O'Neill Mayer Rabkin Waverley Tenant Association Hilda Franz Alice Oswald Miss A. H.Wagstaffe Mr. Glen Angus Webster Bonny Fraser Mrs. Clarice Owen Dr. Jackie Walker James & Claudia Weselake Jim & Betty Gaynor In Memory of Diena Young Gerri Weigeldt Dr. Gaynor Jane Williams Ms. Jacqueline Godard Shirley & Graham Padgett Ms. Barbara Wiebe Debbie Wilson Heather F.Graham Mrs. Kathy Parry in honour of Grace M.Wiebe Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Ms. Gail Granger "PINK" RCN 4760 Theresa Wiktorski Ms. Joan Wise Mrs. Inga Granovskaya Sonjia Pasiechnik Peter Wilk Patrick Wright Victoria Gretchen Mr. Irwine Permut Mr. Andrew Winkless Libby Yager and Billy Brodovsky Ms. Marianne Gruber Gail Perry & David Firman in In memory of my uncle Joe Mr. John Yarema Ms. Marion Guinn Memory of Andrew Lutz Jaworski who was a musician Mr. Edwin Yee Raul Gutierrez Margaret Peters Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Susan Donn K.Yuen B. & R. Hall Robert Peterson Zwingerman 18 Anonymous Mrs. Phyllis Hatskin Grant & Gail Pierce 39 Anonymous
48 OVERTURE I November – December 2017 Randy Ewanika Susan Stobart Ms. Susan Feldman Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Dr. LeeAnn Fishback U of M Icelandic Department Ms. Catherine Flower Brad Vannan Wayne Forbes Ms. Stephanie M. van Nest The WSO gratefully acknowledges Daniel Friedman & Rob Dalgliesh Nils & Melissa Vik Sistema Winnipeg is a free daily the following patrons whose Dr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri Hall VQ Salon after-school program offered at foresight helps to ensure long-term Kelsey Hargreaves & Vojtech Meeka Walsh no cost to participants that financial support for the WSO. Balaban Dr. Marnie Waters enriches the lives of children and Thank you! Mrs. Lisa Hastings Mr. & Mrs. Hymie & Shaaron young people with the fewest resources and the greatest Blumie & Iser Portnoy Endowment Ms. Helen Hawrysh Weinstein need. The WSO gratefully Fund Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Mr. Neil Wilcox acknowledges the following Lorraine & Gerry Cairns Hilda & Elmer Hildebrand Karin Woods Patti Holm patrons whose support makes a Barbara & Brian Crow in Honour of Dr. Jens J.Wrogemann Bonnie Dee & Richard Jakubowski difference in the everyday lives of Alexander Mickelthwate 4 Anonymous Marianne Johnson these children. Thank you! Mr. Ray Davis Mr. Peter Johnson Helene Dyck Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Honourary Chair Greg & Linda Fearn Richard & Carol Jones Daniel Scholz, Principal Viola Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Koren & Leonard Kaminski Marilynne Keil, in Memory of Maestoso J. Gartner & L. Kampeas Share the Music is a unique David H. Skinner Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation Kevin & Els Kavanagh outreach initiative of the WSO Lydia MacKenzie in Honour of RBC Foundation Jo Kellendonk that allows economically Alexander Mickelthwate, in Richardson Foundation Ms. Jose Koes disadvantaged children and loving memory of Donn Mr. Sotirios Kotoulas Vivace their families to attend WSO Barbara Main Kozub/Halldorson Family performances. Thank you for Boeing Canada Winnipeg Judith Meunier T.G. Kucera Mr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArton helping to Share the Music! Ms. Iris Reimer Ron Lambert Telus - Manitoba Community Board Levi & Tena Reimer Lisa & Ted Ms. Margaret Barbour Con Brio Barbara Scheuneman Sherri Walsh & Dr. Louis Ludwig Ralph & Eileen Baxter Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz Moira Swinton and Bernie Léveillé Lucienne Blouw in Honour of Louise Bridgeport Office Solutions Jim & Jan Tennant Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall Nebbs and Paul Godard Dr. Ken Fowler Garth Lee Strings James & Claudia Weselake Mr. & Mrs. Cam & Joy MacLean Lucienne Blouw in memory of Hermi Souchay Gossen Family Foundation WSO Women's Committee in John Maguire & Susan Collison van den Berg Manitoba Community Services memory of Eleanor Gibson Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Ms. Rheo Catt Council 2 Anonymous Drs. Joshua Manusow & Kristen Shelley Chochinov Creek Michele Del Rizzo Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Ms.Teresa Martin Dr.William Dutka 1 Anonymous Barbara Filuk Brent Mazur & Nancy Quiring Allegro Paul A. McCulloch George Haidau Dr. David Barnard Ted McLachlan Don & Jerri Hall in Memory of Aunt Andy Burgess Shana Menkis Lois Anderson Timothy & Barbara Burt Ron & Sandi Mielitz Huynh Van Ho Rev. Msgr. Michael Buyachok Festival donors help to further Ms. Sheila Miller In Memory of Mary Harrison the musical artistry of the WSO’s Conor Mulholland Mrs. Karen Kaplen Mr. David Christianson New Music Festival. Thank you! Michael Nesbitt Russell Kennedy Gordon & Jeannine Cornell Tom Liewicki in memory of Lovie Art & Leona Defehr Alpha Masonry Bob and Cindy Newfield Liewicki Greg & Linda Fearn Mrs. France Adams Dr. Rashmi Nigam Medical Corp Claudette & Robert Lussier Jocelyn and Mark Gabbert Jean Altemeyer Mikaela Oldenkamp James Manishen Mr. Gary B. Goossen Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory Lesia Peet Mr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArton Michael S Gray Fund C/O Private Mr. Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Ms. Sharon Minuk Janet Ash & Associates Ltd. Mark Potash, Darena Snowe, Lily Giving Foundation Margaret Moroz in memory of Mrs. Pat Alison Baldwin Snowe-Potash, Lev Snowe- Kevin & Els Kavanagh Hoebig David & Gillian Bird Potash Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Le Dorze Beth M. Proven Anne Martin Bill and Shirley Loewen Ms.Trudy Blight Dr. Sidney & Gwen Nelko Dr.Tenley Nicole Bower Medical Dr. Clare Ramsey Dr. David Lyttle Pat and Bill Reid Lesia Peet in memory of Andrew Lutz Manitoba Community Services Corporation Anne Reid and the MacLarty Family in Kelly Regula Dental Corp Council Jackie Brignall Memory of Norman MacKay, M. Rennie Jonathan E. Mitchell Stephen Brodovsky 38 years as a member of the Guillermo Rocha Medical John Morriss Kevin Burns French Horn Section of WSO and Corporation Kevin Neiles & Tracy Koga Dr. David Camoriano Personnel Manager for some time Steve Ruddy & Pauline Boisselle Mr. Jean-Francois Phaneuf Marianas Canadas Mr. L. J. Roy Olga & Bill Runnalls Maurice (Moe) & Ethel Pierce Fund David Carr Barbara Scheuneman Barbara Scheuneman Anne Cholakis & Howard Loewen M Scheuneman Mrs. Shirley Richardson Mr. M. Schnitzer Mr. & Mrs. John & Claudia Corona Brenda Sklar Mr.Walter Silicz Robert Shaw & Chris Krawchenko Mr. Peter Czaplinski Deborah Spracklin Jim & Jan Tennant Michael & Elaine Shnier Eric Davies Mr. Robert B. Stinson E.Toews Majid & Moti Shojania Sandra & Robert Dewey Jim & Jan Tennant Strang/van Ineveld Family Dr. R. Dookeran Medical Pam Simmons Ward Tweet Faye Warren Corporation Muriel Smith Ms. Gerardina Vanaert Elsie Williston Andrea Dyhe Jordan Sodomsky Estela Violago 2 Anonymous Kathleen & David Estey Marlene Stern & Peter Rae 9 Anonymous
November – December 2017 I OVERTURE 49 Conmoto Robin Hildebrand Betty & Sam Searle Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kemp Jonathan Alvaran Debby and Brian Hirsch Olga & Myron Shatulsky Ken Kinsley James & Faye Alward in Honour of Karen Hiscott Jim Skinner & Judy Nichol Marion B Korn Margot J. Alward Mrs. Jacquie James Wilma Sotas Sarah Kredentser & David Howen Alyssa Amposta Bob Jansen in memory of Eleanor Melissa Steele Kat Kupca In Memory of Eleanor Anne Annandale Mrs. Pat Stefanchuk Ms. Betty Laing Annandale In memory of my uncle Joe Jaworski Diane Stewart Mr. Don Lawrence Betty & Ted Ash who was a musician Robert Stewart & Leslie Ross-Stewart, Al & Pat Mackling Mr. John A. Bailey Ron & Barb Johnson in Memory of Eleanor Anne Cynthia Marx Ms. Susan Baird Susan Johnson Annandale Sen. Marilou McPhedran Ralph & Eileen Baxter Victoria Johnston Todd Tanchak Ms. Kathleen Michener Janet, Susan, Kathie Beach in Joseph and Judith Malko Family In Honour of Bette Jayne Taylor M Morawski Memory of Garnet & Betty Beach Fund - the Strategic Charitable Telpay Inc. D.E. Morrison Ms. Kathleen Beach-Nelson Giving Foundation Jennifer & Brian Thiessen Youssef Mouzahem In Honour of Helene Beauchemin Rick & Caroline Josephson Mary and Robert Thomas Ms. Eleanor Payne Audrey Belyea Marilynne Keil Phyllis Thomson Ellen Peel & Neil Bruneau Byrnes Benoit Ed & Helen Kolomaya Betsy F Thorsteinson in Memory of Mrs. Edna Poulter Helen Bergen, Music Director FGUC Anne La Tour Ruth Dowse Carolynne Presser Choir Kim Lentowitsch Edith A.Toews Beth M. Proven Ms. Diane Bewell Albert & Helen Litz Carol & Neil Trembath Jessie Sawicz Paul & Doreen Bromley Dr. Brendan MacDougall Carole Urias Barbara Scheuneman Ms. Carol Budnick Lorraine MacLeod Mr. Michael van Lierop Mary Agnes Welch Alexis Kochan & Nestor Budyk Allan Malbranck Thuraya Weedon Adriana Sedlak Lorraine & Gerry Cairns Manitoba Children's Museum Gerri Weigeldt Robert Shaw Mrs. Audrey Campbell Marian Martin in Memory of Eleanor Diane Weselake Louis & Shirley Ann Simkulak Ms. Linda Campbell Annandale Maryann Hudjik Pam Simmons Canada Guaranty Emily Mayoralgo WhoDunit? Mystery Bookstore Tom Thiessen Fred Coakes Lynne McCarthy & Claude Davis Ms. Barbara Wiebe Ms. Marilyn Thompson In Memory of Robert Coates Kelly McGonigal Grace M.Wiebe Ms. Melita Tonogai Anna-Lisa Cohen Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Peter Wilk Ms. Andrea Towers Mr.Victor Collomb Iona McPhee Dr. Gaynor Jane Williams Paul Trapnell Dennis Cooley Ms. Linda Meckling Myra Wolch & Saul Cherniack Ira van den Berg & Greg Butterfield Greg Cox Mr. Neil Middleton Donna Woods Hugo and Anny Veldhuis Tracey Cullen Dr. Kyle Millar Libby Yager and Billy Brodovsky 29 Anonymous Carl Ar Darby Ms. Marlene Milne Arlene Young and Robert O'Kell L. N. Delisle Carolyn and Nathan Mitchell In Memory of Diena Young OTHER DONATIONS Silvia V. de Sousa Vera Moroz Don & Betty Young Brian & Karen Abrams in Honour of Douglas Kuhl School of Music Inc. Kim Morton 12 Anonymous Harvey & Sandra Weisman's Dr. Harry & Mrs. Mary Lynn Jeffrey & Mary Morton 60th Anniversary and Harvey's Duckworth in Memory of Diena Mrs. Sheila Mymryk ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 90th Birthday Ms. Bonnie Neil Lucienne Blouw in Honour of Peter Young The WSO gratefully acknowledges North Kildonan United Church and Jane Markesteyn R. Duddek the following patrons whose Alice Oswald Lucienne Blouw in Honour of ECCO Singers generosity helped to support Patricia Mary Patterson Marlene Crielaard and Alan Linda Edel orchestral music in our David & Veronica Payne in Memory Schmitt's Wedding Ms. Karin Erhardt community. Thank you! Ms. Ursula Erhardt of Eleanor Annandale Jackie Brignall in memory of Kathleen Estey in memory of Alan John & Agnieszka Payne in Memory Greg Anderson Andrew Lutz Maxwell of Eleanor Anne Annandale Pat & Harvey Anton Anne Downey in Memory of Pat Mutchmore Pam Eyland In Memory of Eleanor Annandale Mr. Robert Baragar Barry & Susan Greenberg in Ross Feldman From Joan, Stuart and Helen Bernice Blakeman Lesia Peet Joan Blight Memory of Mayer Rabkin Nelma Fetterman Nessie & David Greenberg in Margaret Peters Helga & Gerhard Bock Mathilda Fijn Memory of Mayer Rabkin Robert Peterson C Bohemier Mrs. Cindy Flynn Nadine & Herb Klassen in Memory Grant & Gail Pierce Monica Brechka Judith Flynn of Mayer Rabkin Peter Flynn Mrs. Edna Poulter Crowe & Brownlie Sharon Love in Memory of Judith & Peter Flynn in memory of April Powell in memory of S. Carlyle Printers Service & Supplies Jeannine McCallum Diena Young Devinder S. Bharaj Eileen Chaban Gail Perry & David Firman in Judith & Peter Flynn in memory of Ms. Lois Powne Con-Pro Industries Memory of Andrew Lutz Andrew Wihelm-Boyles Dr. David Punter John and Ada Ducas In memory of Katherine (Kay) Lee Margo Foxford Valerie Raber Wayne Forbes Charlene & Harry Schwartz in Bonny Fraser Mrs. Marieann Reeves Lise Laverdure & François Gauvin Memory of Mayer Rabkin Dr. & Mrs. Jon Gerrard M. Reguly Kelvin Goertzen Robert Shindleman and Family in In Memory of James Joseph ("Jim") Jean Robson In memory of a long time memory of Mayer Rabkin Gibbons Ms. Miriam Rudolph supporter Mrs. Kay Lee Evelyn R. Smith in Memory of Ms. Gail Granger Joan Sabourin larry & Susanne |Greer Mayer Rabkin Suzanne Gray Mr.Terry Sargeant George Handyman In memory of Mayer Rabkin Raul Gutierrez Nicola Schaefer Mrs. Audrey Harburn Irv & Toby Vinsky in Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia Hanuschak Barbara Scheuneman Carl & Vi Hultin Mayer Rabkin Patricia Harras Perce & Elizabeth Schirmer Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Rosalind Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Susan Catherine Harrison Foundation Husband Zwingerman in memory of Ruediger & Lydia Hedrich Ed & Susan Schmidt Margaret Jeffries Mayer Rabkin D&R Herntier A. Schroeder Dr. Arnold & Mrs. Doreen Kapitz 1 Anonymous Ms. Shirley Hicks Trudy Schroeder Ursula & Sandor Kelemen Listing as of October 1, 2017
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1948-51 Hon. Mr. Justice J.T. Beaubien 1984-86 Mr. Harold Buchwald, Q.C. 1951-53 Mr. J. M. Sinclair 1986-88 Mr. Michel Lagacé 1953-55 Dr. Digby Wheeler 1988-90 Mr.William H. Loewen 1955-57 Mr.W. D. Hurst 1990-92 Mrs. Julia DeFehr 1957-58 Dr. Hugh H. Saunderson 1992-94 Mr. Gordon Fogg 1958-61 Mr. E.W. H. Brown 1994-96 Mrs. Helen Hayles 1961-62 Mr. David Slater 1996-97 Mr. Anthony Brookes 1962-64 The Hon. Mr. Justice Monnin 1997-98 Mrs. Helen Hayles 1964-65 Mr. Norman J. Alexander 1998-99 Mr.William Norrie 1965-67 Mr. R.W. Richards Feb 1999 -May 1999 Mr.William Loewen 1967-69 Mr.W. R. Palmer Jun 1999-2000 Mr. Bruce MacCormack 1969-71 Mr. E. J. Smith 2000-Feb 03 Mr. Roger King 1971-73 Dr. M. M. Pierce Mar 2003-Dec 2003 Ms. Patti Sullivan 1973-74 Mr. H. S. Brock-Smith Dec 2003-Jan 2005 Mr.Wally Fox-Decent 1974-76 Mr. Allan G. Moffatt Jan 2005-Jul 2006 Ms. Carol Bellringer 1976-78 Mr. Julian D.T. Benson Jul 2006-Nov 2006 Mr. Harvey I Pollock, QC 1978-79 Mr. John L. Buckworth (Interim President) 1979-80 Mr. N. Roger McFallon Dec 2006-Jun 2007 Dr. Brendan MacDougall 1980-81 Mr. John F.Fraser 2007-2012 Ms. Dorothy Dobbie 1981-82 Mr.William W. Draper 2012-2016 Mr.Timothy E. Burt, CFA 1982-83 Mr. John O. Baatz 2016-present Mr.Terry Sargeant 1983-84 Mr. Andrew D. M. Ogaranko, Q.C.
PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL
Al Alexandruk Elba Haid Michael Nozick Mal Anderson Helen Hayles Harvey I Pollock, QC Carol Bellringer Kaaren Hawkins Dr.William Pope Marilyn Billinkoff Sherrill Hershberg John Rademaker Doneta Brotchie Ian Kay Kathleen Richardson John and Bonnie Buhler Roger King Tannis Richardson Timothy E. Burt, CFA Bill Knight Leney Richardson James Carr Michel Lagacé Ed Richmond Edmund Dawe, D.M.A. Zina Lazareck Lorne Sharfe Dorothy Dobbie Gail Leach William Shead Greg Doyle Dr. Hermann Lee Graeme Sifton Jamie Dolynchuk Naomi Levine Joanne Sigurdson Julia De Fehr Bill Loewen Muriel Smith Susan Feldman Jackie Lowe Bonnie Staples-Lyon Barbara Filuk Dr. Brendan MacDougall Brenlee Carrington Trepel Wally Fox-Decent Don MacKenzie Dennis Wallace Jack Fraser Bill Marr Evelyn Friesen Ed J. Martens
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS Terry Sargeant, Daniel Friedman Her Honour the Honourable President Dr. Selena Friesen 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, Peter Jessiman Premier of Manitoba Treasurer Margaret Kellermann His Worship Brian Bowman, Michael Kay, McCulloch Mayor of the City of Winnipeg Corporate Secretary Dr. Maureen Kilgour Ida Albo Silvester Komlodi Mr.W.H. Loewen & Mrs. S.E. Loewen, Sandra Altner Sotirios Kotoulas WSO Directors Emeritus Lucienne Blouw Dr. Eleanor MacDougall Emily Burt, MBA, CFA Sherratt Moffatt WOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE James Cohen Richard Turner Sherratt Moffatt, President Arlene Dahl Trudy Schroeder, Executive Margaret Harvie,Vice-President Marten Duhoux Director Sylvia Cassie, Past President Steven Dyer Alexander Mickelthwate, Nancy Weedon,Treasurer Alan Freeman Music Director Agnes Bailey, Secretary Florence Bell, Asssistant
ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE, MUSIC DIRECTOR TRUDY SCHROEDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bramwell Tovey, Conductor Laureate Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor EXECUTIVE OFFICE Harry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence,WNMF Festival Director Lori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES Jean-Francois Phaneuf,VP Artistic Operations & Ryan Diduck,VP Sales & Audience Services Community Engagement Desiree La Vallee, Patron Services Supervisor James Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate Theresa Huscroft, Group Events Representative Evan Klassen, Director of Artistic Operations & Production Rachel Himelblau, Patron Services Coordinator Sheena Sanderson, Stage Manager Aaron Lewis, Sales Specialist Tatiana Carnevale, Operations Coordinator Patron Services Representatives (p/t): Chris Lee, Orchestra Personnel Manager Phil Corrin Melissa Houston Greg Hamilton, Principal Librarian Meg Dolovich Laura Gow Laura MacDougall, Assistant Librarian Kristie Enns Paul Longtin Lawrence Rentz, Stage Supervisor Sandesh Fernandez Emma Milner Brent Johnson, Education & Community Shevaun Fortune Alyssa Ramsay Engagement Manager Jason Hayes Shannon Darby, Sistema Winnipeg Manager MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Neil Middleton,VP Marketing & Sponsorship Lyn Stienstra,VP Finance & Administration Beth Proven,VP Development Sandi Mitchell, Payroll & Accounting Administrator Carol Cassels, Development Manager Oscar Pantaleon Jr., Finance & Administration Assistant Shenna Song, Development Coordinator Pat Foot, Administration Assistant Desiree La Vallee, Campaign & Event Coordinator Sarah Panas, Marketing & Communications Officer Diana Chabai-Booker, Communications Assistant S.Thompson Designs Inc.
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