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APRIL - MAY 2016 I ISSUE 6 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND TERRI CLARK MEETS THE WSO RUSSIAN FIREWORKS LES VIOLONS DU ROY DISNEY FANTASIA: LIVE IN CONCERT wso.ca I 204-949-3999 MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Friends, Patrons, and Music Lovers, This year marks my 10th anniversary season with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. We have performed some of my favourite works this season with Mahler’s 2nd and 10th symphonies, and recently Bruckner’s 4th, but there is still so much beautiful music to take in over the next few months. We set Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, his most personal statement, with Alain Lefèvre’s interpretation of Rachmaninoff’s 4th Piano Concerto. Then we will have the ultimate pairing of classical music and animation with Disney FANTASIA: Live in Concert. We close the season with the astounding theatrics of Cirque Mechanics, a feast for the eyes and ears. We will bring an 18-foot, pedal- powered “Gantry Crane” on stage. If you have never seen a Cirque show before, this is the way to see it - with live symphony orchestra! While you are at the concert hall, I encourage you to talk to a WSO staff member or volunteer about our next season. They will be happy to discuss your subscription package with you and let you know all the benefits of becoming a WSO subscriber – and a member of our extended symphony family. I would like to thank all of our major sponsors, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, the Richardson Foundation, Air Canada, Investors Group and Great-West Life, who help this organization thrive. Auf Wiedersehen, I hope to see you soon, Alexander Mickelthwate Music Director April – May 2016 I OVERTURE 1 WSO SPONSORS, FUNDERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The WSO proudly acknowledges the ongoing support of the following sponsors, media and funders: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARTNER EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN MEMORY OF PETER D. CURRY POPS KIDS CONCERTS CLASSICS A SERIES SERIES SERIES WSO IN BRANDON POWER SMART HOLIDAY TOUR INDIVIDUAL CONCERTS SOUNDCHECK PROGRAM CANADA DAY AT THE FORKS POPS PRESENTING OFFICIAL RADIO STATION OFFICIAL RADIO STATION MEDIA SPONSOR OF MEDIA PARTNER OF THE POPS SERIES OF THE WSO CLASSICS WSO KIDS CONCERTS PIANO RAFFLE CAR RAFFLE CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY MATCHING SHARE DONATION CAMPAIGN THE MUSIC Women’s Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra FUNDERS April – May 2016 I OVERTURE 3 CONDUCTORS 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 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 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. As well as significantly contributing to the New Music Festival and Indigenous Festival, Alexander led the orchestra’s first out of province tour since 1979 to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, launched the International Conducting masterclasses, the New Music Festival 2012 film project and played a major part in the acoustic overhaul of the Centennial Concert Hall. Photographer: Grajewski Fotograph Inc. Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor Julian Pellicano’s voracious musical appetite makes him a formidable interpreter of the symphonic repertoire. He is currently resident conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Artist-in-Residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music festival, and music director of the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra. Pellicano has built his career by following an unconventional path.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. From 2009 to 2013 he served as music director of the Longy School of Music Conservatory Orchestra where he established a rigorous and distinctive new orchestral program. Pellicano has conducted the Orquestra Sinfonica de Porto Alegre (Brazil), Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, New Britain Symphony, The Kallisti Ensemble, Boston’s Dinosaur Annex Ensemble and Milwaukee's Present Music. He has worked in masterclasses with Kurt Masur, Peter Eötvös, Zsolt Nagy, Martyn Brabbins, and Carl St. Clair. As a young musician he played drums, percussion, organ, and accordion in rock, blues and jazz groups. An autodidact, he was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory as a percussionist without any formal training. He holds degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, the Royal College of Music (Stockholm), and the Yale School of Music where he was awarded the 2008 Presser Music Award and the Philip F.Nelson Award. He premiered Martin Bresnick’s critically acclaimed opera My Friend's Story at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas and conducted at Carnegie Hall with the Yale Philharmonia Orchestra. Photographer: Nardella Photography Inc. 4 OVERTURE I April – May 2016 WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2015-2016 SEASON MUSIC DIRECTOR CELLOS TRUMPETS Alexander Mickelthwate Yuri Hooker, Principal Isaac Pulford, Acting Principal Leana Rutt, Assistant Principal Paul Jeffrey RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Alex Adaman Brian Sykora Julian Pellicano The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair Arlene Dahl Carolyn Nagelberg FIRST VIOLINS TROMBONES Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster Emma Quackenbush Steven Dyer, Principal The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt- Sean Taubner Keith Dyrda Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation BASSES BASS TROMBONE Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster Meredith Johnson, Principal Julia McIntyre, Principal Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal Chris Anstey Travis Harrison TUBA **Jeremy Buzash Paul Nagelberg Chris Lee, Principal Mona Coarda Bruce Okrainec TIMPANI Rodica Jeffrey Daniel Perry Hong Tian Jia Mike Kemp, Acting Principal Meredith McCallum FLUTES Jane Pulford PERCUSSION Jan Kocman, Principal Frederick Liessens, Principal Julie Savard Martha Durkin Jun Shao HARP *Karin Andreasen PICCOLO Richard Turner, Principal *Simon MacDonald Martha Durkin Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen SECOND VIOLINS Darryl Strain, Principal OBOES ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal Beverly Wang, Principal MANAGER Karen Bauch Robin MacMillan Chris Lee Kristina Bauch ENGLISH HORN **Calvin Cheng PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Robin MacMillan **Teodora Dimova Raymond Chrunyk Elizabeth Dyer **Jonathan Garabedian CLARINETS ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Bokyung Hwang Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Laura MacDougall Takayo Noguchi Michelle Goddard Claudine St-Arnauld *Jane Pulford BASSOONS *On Leave *Susan McCallum *Alex Eastley, Principal **Temporary Position Kathryn Brooks, Acting Principal VIOLAS Please note: Non-titled (tutti) Daniel Scholz, Principal string players are listed HORNS Anne Elise Lavallée, alphabetically and are seated Patricia Evans, Principal Assistant Principal according to a rotational system. Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal Laszlo Baroczi Margaret Carey James Robertson Fred Redekop is the official Piano Richard Bauch The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair Tuner and Technician of the WSO. Greg Hay Caroline Oberheu Merrily Peters Michiko Singh Mike Scholz April – May 2016 I OVERTURE 5 The Official Radio Station for the WSO Masterworks Series. Winnipeg’s only dedicated classical & jazz music station Beethoven, Mendelssohn and a New Virtuoso CLASSICS James Feddeck, conductor Louis Schwizgebel, piano Má vlast (My Homeland): selections Bedrˇich Smetana (1824-1884) Vltava (The Moldau) Sˇárka Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Allegro con brio Adagio Rondo: Molto allegro - INTERMISSION - Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 (Italian) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Allegro vivace Andante con moto Con moto moderato Saltarello: Presto Friday, April 1 8:00 p.m. Official Radio Station Saturday, April 2 8:00 p.m. of the WSO Classics: Pre-concert chat on the Piano Nobile begins at 7:15 p.m. WSO IN BRANDON Sunday, April 3 3:00 p.m. WSO in Brandon Series Sponsor: MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING WSO in Brandon Media Sponsor: Pre-concert performance in the lobby. Sunday, 2:35 p.m. Brandon Conservatory Chorale April – May 2016 I OVERTURE 7 fall asleep (the low bassoons) and Symphony No. 4 (Italian) PROGRAM NOTES another clarinet solo introduces the Felix Mendelssohn closing chapter leading all the men to by James Manishen b. Hamburg / February 3, 1809 the slaughter, in blood and thunder style. d. Leipzig / November 4, 1847 Má vlast (My Homeland) Piano Concerto No. 2 Composed: 1831-1833; revised Bedrˇich Smetana 1834-1837 Ludwig van Beethoven b. Bohemia / March 2, 1824 First performance: May 13, 1833 b. Bonn / December 17, 1770 d. Prague / May 12, 1884 (London), conducted