SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2014 I ISSUE 1

NATASHA PAREMSKI PERFORMS GERSHWIN: CONCERTO IN F

AZIZ SHOKHAKIMOV CONDUCTS BRAHMS

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September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 1 with Dinnera & 3-Course Dinner starts at SERIES 5:30 pm on the Piano Nobile Symphony followed by Concert at 8:00 pm Vikingur Plays Grieg: Nordic Festival Finale Viking~Icelandic Saturday, November 1, 2014 Cuisine Kjotsupe – Icelandic Lamb Soup Onion Crusted North Atlantic Cod Fish with “Skyronnaise” Tartar set on Baked Gourmet Potatoes Fries & Root Vegetables Vinatarta Cake with Vanilla Custard, Fresh Blueberries

Randy Bachman’s Symphonic Overdrive Holiday~Overdrive Friday, December 5, 2014 “An Elevated State of Christmas Fare” Saturday, December 6, 2014 “The House Salad” with Lobster~Macadamia Nut Emulsion Vine Tomato & English Cucumber, Goat Cheese Pate Black Truffle & Garlic Spiked Chicken Breast, Hickory Smoked Bacon & Wild Mushroom Yukon Gold Potatoes, Madeira Sauce, Fresh Vegetables Baked Alaska with Red Velvet Cake, Pistachio Ice Cream, Toasted Marshmallow

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Singin’ in the Rain - Film with Orchestra American Cuisine “The Roaring Twenties” Saturday, March 14, 2015 with The Caesar! - Our Take on the 1924 Classic Salad Patricia Herb Butter Basted Grilled New York Striploin Steak Sliced over Ward Kelly! Mild Garlic & Onion Infused Mashed Potatoes, Fresh Green Beans & Carrots Pineapple Upside-down Cake Crowned with Vanilla Cherry Ice Cream All dinners include premium roast coffee/tea service and fresh baked bread & butter. $ Event pricing 4 EVENT PACKAGE 320 starts at $89 *$60 per person per dinner for those who already have a concert ticket. per person per concert * WSO Box Office 204-949-3999 I www.wso.ca MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Trudy Schroeder There is another season of wonderful concerts awaiting us in the WSO's programs for this coming year. Each concert offers us the chance to enjoy the music and the special contributions of each musician and soloist. I look forward to that special feeling of anticipation before the start of each concert, the chance to listen intently to the music, and the experience of discovery and renewal that comes to at some point in almost every concert.

The fall is also a period of welcoming newcomers to our

Photo: Nardella Photography Inc. community and to the WSO. As we start this year, we have the pleasure of welcoming new musicians, board members, staff members, and audience members to the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. This fall we welcome a number of new musicians to the WSO Janet Liang to the first violin section, Elizabeth (Liz) Dyer to the second violin section, Daniel Perry to the double bass section, and Brendan Thompson to timpani. We wish the new musicians all the best as they begin work with our fine orchestra.

On the board of directors we welcome a large number of new members, and we hope they will find the experience of working with the WSO interesting and pleasurable. Joining the administrative team is Neil Middleton, our new director of Marketing and Communications, our new Production Manager is Evan Klassen, and the new Stage Manager is Sheena Sanderson.

The WSO is part of Manitoba's program for celebration... we are often called upon to mark special occasions in our province's history. To our community, we welcome and celebrate opening of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. We have included many powerful compositions with themes related to human rights in this year's program. Our hope is that the museum will add significantly to the encouragement and celebration of human rights throughout the world and will provide a context for greater dialogue within our local community.

We welcome back subscribers who have been with us for many years and new concert attendees and subscribers. Our audience members are a big part of our story and the experience of listening to a live music experience changes with the energy and passion you bring to the experience.

With my very best wishes for a fine year of musical enjoyment.

Trudy Schroeder Executive Director Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

September – November 2014 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 eighth 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 lead 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.

Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor In the fall of 2014, Julian Pellicano begins his second season as resident conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, where he leads the orchestra in a wide variety of programs throughout the year. He has worked with the Orquestra Sinfonica de Porto Alegre (Brazil), Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, New Britain Symphony, Boston’s Dinosaur Annex Ensemble and Milwaukee's Present Music. In addition, Julian conducted the premiere of 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. Recognized for his work with living composers and transparent interpretations of contemporary works, he has premiered over 40 new pieces and as an artist in residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, he conducts the Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble. Julian has worked in masterclasses with Kurt Masur, Peter Eötvös, Zsolt Nagy, Martyn Brabbins, Carl St. Clair, L’Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. 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. Beyond his position with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Julian also serves as music director of the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra.

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4 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2014-2015 SEASON

MUSIC DIRECTOR CELLOS TRUMPETS Alexander Mickelthwate Yuri Hooker, Principal Brian Sykora, Principal Leana Rutt, Assistant Principal Paul Jeffrey RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Alex Adaman Isaac Pulford Julian Pellicano Margaret Askeland The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair Arlene Dahl COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE TROMBONES Carolyn Nagelberg Vincent Ho Steven Dyer, Principal Emma Quackenbush John Helmer FIRST VIOLINS Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster BASSES BASS TROMBONE The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt- Meredith Johnson, Principal Julia McIntyre, Principal Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation Travis Harrison TUBA Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster Paul Nagelberg Chris Lee, Principal Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster Bruce Okrainec Karin Andreasen Daniel Perry TIMPANI **Brendan Thompson, Chris Anstey Acting Principal Mona Coarda FLUTES Hong Tian Jia Jan Kocman, Principal PERCUSSION Janet Liang Martha Durkin Frederick Liessens, Principal Simon MacDonald Meredith McCallum PICCOLO HARP Julie Savard Martha Durkin Richard Turner, Principal Jun Shao Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen OBOES SECOND VIOLINS Beverly Wang, Principal Darryl Strain, Principal Robin MacMillan ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal MANAGER Karen Bauch ENGLISH HORN Chris Lee Kristina Bauch Robin MacMillan Elizabeth Dyer PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Rodica Jeffrey CLARINETS Raymond Chrunyk Susan McCallum Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Takayo Noguchi ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Michelle Goddard Laura MacDougall Claudine St-Arnauld † Jane Pulford BASSOONS Alex Eastley, Principal *On Leave VIOLAS Kathryn Brooks **Temporary Position Daniel Scholz, Principal † Dual Section Position Anne Elise Lavallée, HORNS Assistant Principal Patricia Evans, Principal Please note: Non-titled (tutti) string Laszlo Baroczi Ken MacDonald, Associate Principal players are listed alphabetically and are seated according to a Richard Bauch James Robertson Greg Hay rotational system. The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair Suzanne McKegney Caroline Oberheu Merrily Peters Fred Redekop is the official Piano Michiko Singh Mike Scholz Tuner and Technician of the WSO.

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MATINEE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 10:30 A.M. CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL Dvorˇák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor MASTERWORKS FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 26 8:00 P.M. SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 27 8:00 P.M. CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL

WSO IN BRANDON SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER 28 3:00 P.M. WESTERN MANITOBA CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM Dvorˇák: New World Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Natasha Paremski, piano University of Manitoba Singers, Elroy Friesen, director* (Winnipeg) Brandon University Concert Choir, Andrée Dagenais, director* (Brandon) PROGRAM Canticle of Freedom* Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Piano Concerto in F George Gershwin (1898-1937) Allegro Andante con moto Allegro agitato - INTERMISSION - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, “From the New World” Antonin Dvorˇák (1841-1904) Adagio – Allegro molto Largo Scherzo: Molto vivace Allegro con fuoco Pre-concert chat on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to the evening concerts. MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING (LOBBY IN BRANDON) Pre-concert performance begins 30 minutes prior to concert. Sunday, September 28 – Brandon University School of Music Clarinet Choir Extra Musicians: Laura MacDougall, flute Masterworks A Laurel Ridd, flute/piccalo Series Sponsor: Melissa Scott, oboe Sharon Atkinson, clarinet Ray Chrunyk, violin WSO in Brandon WSO in Brandon Tony Cyre, percussion Series Sponsor: Media Partner: Victoria Sparks, percussion Jamie Pham, percussion

September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 7 PROGRAM NOTES Piano Concerto in F Symphony No. 9 George Gershwin “From the New World” by James Manishen b. Brooklyn, NY / September 26, 1898 Antonin Dvorˇák d. Hollywood / July 11, 1937 b. Nelahozeves, Bohemia / Canticle of Freedom Composed: 1925 September 8, 1841 Aaron Copland First performance: December 3, 1925 d. Prague / May 1, 1904 b. Brooklyn NY / November 14, 1900 (New York), conducted by Walter Composed: 1892 d. North Tarrytown NY / Damrosch with the composer as soloist First performance: December 16, 1893 December 2, 1990 Last WSO performance: 2004; (New York) conducted by Anton Seidl. Composed: 1955, rev. 1967 Jon Kimura Parker, piano; Last WSO performance: 2012; First performance: 1955 (New York City) Andrey Boreyko, conductor Richard Lee, conductor conducted by Leonard Bernstein First WSO performance When the famous America badly needed conductor Walter its National Copland was an Damrosch (New York Conservatory of Music at enthusiastic reader Symphony) heard the the time founder Mrs. of world literature premiere of Gershwin’s Jeanette Thurber and had close Rhapsody in Blue on the historic night of brought Antonin Dvorˇák to New York friends such as February 12, 1924, Damrosch was so enthused to head it on September 27, 1892. She writer Gerald Sykes and that he set about to convince Gershwin to felt the 51-year-old composer was best director/critic Harold Clurman to produce another large-scale work, as well as to suited to uncover and encourage an discuss enlightening literary be the soloist in six subsequent concerts. American school of composition. As discoveries with. It was probably Gershwin jumped at the offer but knew he Dvorˇák eased into his task, his long these associations that pointed had to bone up on his writing technique for association with a Czech translation of Copland towards the old esoteric symphony orchestra, namely, instrumentation, Longfellow’s epic poem The Song of Scottish poem and paean to structure and balance and general narrative Hiawatha remained in his mind, in the freedom that became the text for flow. Where the Rhapsody was, as he termed it, hope of creating an opera with its story. his Canticle of Freedom. a blues impression, the new Concerto had to The poem would become the essence of be a concise piece of ‘absolute’ music the “New World” Symphony. Copland’s patriotism was fervent at unrelated to any program. the time, so when the commission Though dedicated to celebrate the Gershwin produced his first sketches in from the Massachusetts Institute of fourth centennial of Columbus’s so- London during May 1925. That July he was Technology to dedicate its Kresge called discovery of America, one back in New York playing sections of the Auditorium and MIT Chapel came evolving work to friends. Gershwin’s wealth might expect a brighter overall mood through, he was most enthusiastic allowed him to hire an orchestra to test his and sunnier key than E minor. Still, about the project. Copland had orchestrations in October, a process that gave Dvorˇák’s New World Symphony, with its also been a victim of the McCarthy him the “greatest thrill of his musical life.” By memorable English horn solo in the witch hunts. This commission was a November, the Concerto in F was completed. second movement (the forest funeral direct affirmation of academic, The premiere on December 3, 1925 was a of Minnehaha), ranks among the artistic and political freedom. success, though not as tumultuous as that of most recognized and beloved of all the Rhapsody. It was only the 27-year-old symphonic works. Since MIT was not a primarily arts- composer’s second concert work, and an focused school, Copland Dvorˇák wrote that “the influence of astonishing achievement. deliberately kept the vocal writing America can be felt by anyone who simple: two-part singing and a Gershwin summed up the Concerto in his has a nose.” But the work’s influence relatively undemanding orchestral own words just four days before the is really Czech, reflecting the role. Nonetheless, he created a premiere: “The first movement employs a composer’s acute longing for home stirring work that deserves to be Charleston rhythm. It is quick and pulsating, and identity. Yet one also feels the better known. The familiar representing the young, enthusiastic spirit of pull of Native American folk music: hallmarks of Copland’s American life. Later a second theme is an inference of plantation songs, Appalachian Spring style are here: introduced by the piano. The second spirituals and other indigenous its open harmonies with movement has a poetical nocturnal suggestions. As always in Dvorˇák, the occasionally dissonant tang, atmosphere which has come to be referred music’s fertile supply of melody and confident melodies, ripe percussion to as American blues, but in a purer form brilliant orchestration have a timeless than that in which they are usually treated. writing and jubilant finish. appeal that has won audiences for The final movement is an orgy of rhythms.” generations.

Veuillez vous adresser au service des abonnés ou consulter le site www.wso.ca pour la traduction en français. 8 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 CHORAL NOTES

Canticle of Freedom Aaron Copland Freedom is a noble thing! Freedom makes man to have liking; Freedom to all solace to man gives, He lives at ease that freely lives. A noble heart may have no ease, Nor aught beside that may him please If Freedom fail. For free liking is yearned for over all thing, Nor he that aye have lived free may know well the misery, The anger, and the wretched doom That is coupled to foul thralldom; But if he have essayed it Then throughout all he should it wit; And should think freedom more to prize Than all the gold in world that is.

Excerpt from a fourteenth century Scottish poem extolling the idea of freedom. John Barbour (1320-1395) wrote his “Bruce” around 1375, in the language of the Middle Scots. The above words are an adaptation in equivalent modern English.

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MASTERWORKS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 8:00 P.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 8:00 P.M. CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL Aziz Conducts Brahms Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor Julie Albers, cello

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Capriccio - Concertante S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899-1974) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85 Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Adagio – Moderato - Lento – Allegro molto Adagio Allegro non troppo – Poco piu lento – Allegro molto

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Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Allegro non troppo Andante moderato Allegro giocoso Allegro energico e passionato

Extra Musicians: Laura MacDougall, flute Jim Ewen, bassoon Donna Laube, keyboard

Pre-concert chat on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to the concerts. Aziz Shokhakimov

September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 11 PROGRAM NOTES being badly treated in England, Symphony No. 4 with others killed or wounded in Johannes Brahms action. As well, Elgar’s Edwardian by James Manishen b. Hamburg / May 7, 1833 world, of which he so identified, d. Vienna / April 3, 1897 Capriccio - Concertante was coming to a close after the Composed: 1884-1885 S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté War and he felt his seemingly First performance: October 25, b. Moscow, Russia / January 6, 1899 anachronistic music would be 1885 (Meiningen) conducted by d. Stuttgart, Germany / December 2, 1974 pushed aside in the new world of the composer. Composed: 1941 harmonic daring. Most of all, his Last WSO performance: 2009; Last WSO performance: 2008; Alexander beloved wife Alice – his chief Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Mickelthwate, conductor inspiration, critic and aide – was falling ill and Elgar knew that she Perhaps the best way Moving to Winnipeg in hadn’t much time. to approach a performance of 1953 with her husband With Alice’s passing in 1920, Dr. Ferdinand Eckhardt, Brahms’ Fourth Elgar stopped composing Symphony is to recall Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt- completely and retreated into a Gramatté was a virtuoso on the composer’s private world of disillusionment farewell to his beloved Vienna, both the piano and violin and unhappiness. All these where conductor Hans Richter had while also a composer of a wide variety of factors presaged the Cello scheduled it for the Vienna works. Her Capriccio – Concertante was Concerto, written just before Philharmonic’s concert of March 7, written in Vienna in 1941, the title Alice’s death and Elgar’s last 1897. Mortally ill from liver cancer, imparting a light-hearted piece in three- major work. It proved to be a Brahms witnessed an overwhelming part form featuring opposing groups of final statement for him, an response from the audience after instruments. introspective, meditative and each movement. In the words of his Perhaps the music’s relentless rhythm in elegiac valedictory story very biographer Florence May: “Tears ran down his cheeks as he stood there… the first section reflects the wartime different from the vigor Elgar so another outburst of applause and yet atmosphere of Europe, the omnipresent regularly showed in his earlier another.” As a valedictory statement dance melody encircling itself reiterating music. One feels here that Elgar to a life filled with searching and the same note with unexpected haltings, is describing a musical and discovery, Brahms’ Fourth is in the syncopations and accents. The middle personal era that were dying highest tier and, extending from section has a Siciliano dotted rhythm for a with him. Schubert and Beethoven, the more cheerful foil, though still vitally Much of the solo cello role is culmination of symphonic style. rhythmic. The third section is a given to solitary reflections, as in restatement of the opening theme leading the recitative-like opening of the The outer movements are of such to a lively finish. work. The poignant opening grand proportion and development movement is in three-part form that they could almost be considered Cello Concerto in E minor (ABA) and leads directly to the symphonies in themselves. The key Edward Elgar second movement, taking several of E minor is significant, a tonality b. Broadheath, nr Worcester, England / tries before the new movement signifying tragedy and melancholy, June 2, 1857 takes flight in the concerto’s most perhaps Brahms’ resignation of his d. Worcester / February 23, 1934 openly virtuosic moments. The own mortality much as Mahler explored Composed: 1918-1919 Adagio that follows begins with in his Sixth Symphony later on. First performance: October 27, 1919 motionless stillness and seems a A tiny two-note motive pervades the (London) conducted by the composer direct window to Elgar’s world- opening movement of sad melancholy with Felix Salmond as soloist. weary soul. The finale starts with and wondrous compositional skill. Last WSO performance: 2014; a recitative and then moves into a Richard Strauss described the second Colin Carr, cello; Alexander Mickelthwate, rondo-form narrative, trying hard movement as “a funeral procession conductor to be a bit more optimistic but moving across moonlit heights.” The then retreating back to a bright scherzo third movement The Great War devastated memorable soliloquy as in the brings respite with its dance-like joy. Elgar, not only numbing in third movement. Moments of The finale is a passacaglia – a the residual effects of all its earlier material return before a gathering variation movement on a tragic events but also that final recall of the fast rondo repeating theme hearkening back to so many of his friends of music to close. the Baroque in form and never used German ancestry were in a symphony before it.

Veuillez vous adresser au service des abonnés ou consulter le site www.wso.ca pour la traduction en français. 12 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 September –April November – May 2014 2011 I I OVERTUREOVERTURE 13 7 VOTED THE NUMBER ONE AIRLINE IN NORTH AMERICA FIVE YEARS IN A ROW. AND AS CANADIANS, WE CAN’T SAY ‘THANK YOU’ ENOUGH.

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MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING Pre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to the concerts. Friday, October 17 – Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute Saturday, October 18 – Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute Sunday, October 19 – Flutes by the Score

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MASTERWORKS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 8:00 P.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 8:00 P.M. CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL Sigrun Plays Sibelius: Nordic Festival Opener Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Sigrun Edvaldsdottir, violin Prairie Voices, Vic Pankratz, director PROGRAM Finlandia Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47 Jean Sibelius Allegro moderato Adagio di molto Allegro ma non tanto

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Credo Kjartan Sveinsson (b. 1978)

Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105 Jean Sibelius (In One movement)

Sigrun Edvaldsdottir

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September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 17 PROGRAM NOTES Violin Concerto contribute to Sigur Rós' distinctive Jean Sibelius sound. Composed: 1903; revised in 1905 by James Manishen Credo was premiered at the First performance: February 8, Whitelight Festival in New York on Finlandia 1904 (Helsinki), conducted by the November 16, 2010 with Kjartan Jean Sibelius composer with Viktor Novácek as Sveinsson along with Jonsi & Alex b. Hämeenlinna, Finland / December 8, 1865 soloist and The Hilliard Ensemble. d. Järvenpää, Finland / September 20, 1957 Last WSO performance: 2009; Composed: 1899 Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Alexander Symphony No. 7 Mickelthwate, conductor First performance: November 4, 1899 Jean Sibelius (Helsinki), conducted by the composer Mahler, Richard Strauss, Scriabin and Composed: 1923-1924 Last WSO performance: 2005; all the late romantics drew the First performance: March 24, 1924 Michelle Mourre, conductor famous comment by Sibelius that (Stockholm), conducted by the while other composers were composer For most of the 19th "manufacturing heady cocktails of all Last WSO performance: 1993; century, Finland, as an colours," Sibelius was serving up Moshe Atzmon, conductor autonomous Grand Duchy "pure cold water." of the Russian Empire, was As Sibelius was gently ruled by the The shimmering opening of the Violin completing his Fifth Alexanders. That changed Concerto certainly shows this, along Symphony in 1918, when Nicholas II took the Russian with much of the orchestral colouring he began to conceive throne in 1894, his chief representative which sounds as if set more in autumn that work as part of a Nikolai Bobrikov proving to be a ruthless and winter half-lights rather than deep trilogy of symphonies governor following the issuance of the so- hues, though those aren’t neglected. arising from the euphoria of the called February Manifesto that restricted There is no doubt the work also falls ending of the Great War. Each the Finnish press and curtailed the rights into the tradition of the great Romantic symphony would be in a three- of the Finnish people by forcing them to virtuoso concertos of Mendelssohn and movement design but open to speak Russian, among other restrictions. Tchaikovsky, with solo writing that is changes as he proceeded. “I am a The Finns responded by staging Press characteristic, taxing and full of the slave to my themes and submit to Celebrations, thinly veiled patriotic events kind of rapt expression that has made their demands,” he said. ostensibly to help the hard-hit press. Sibelius’ Violin Concerto a benchmark of its realm. After the premiere of the Sixth For the Press Celebration of November 4, Symphony in 1923, Sibelius 1899, a series of Finnish living tableaux The opening movement’s sonata form immediately went to Italy to begin were planned for the Swedish Theatre in finds a cadenza in place of the usual work on the Seventh, his final Helsinki. The young Sibelius, recently back development section. Three theme symphony, finishing it on March 3, from study in Germany and Vienna, was groups take charge in rapturous fashion, 1924. What emerged bore no hired to supply the music which was to telling their stories within an airtight resemblance to the three-movement comprise an introduction and incidental plotline. The second movement is one of original design, but rather an music for each of the six tableaus. Clearly Sibelius’ most ardent Romantic organic, tautly argued single- Sibelius would infer pent-up revolution, in statements. The finale launches into a movement multi-section work particular the closing tableau entitled dance the famed musicologist Donald reflecting the culmination of the Finland Awakes, as a patriotic response to Francis Tovey called “a polonaise for Romantic urge towards structural the failed powers of darkness Finland had polar bears” gathering intensity as it goes. unification in a symphony. been suffering through. Sibelius had been interested in the Finlandia solidified Sibelius’ Credo austere polyphony of Palestrina at international reputation as a composer Kjartan Sveinsson the time, and the Seventh and the work became a worldwide First performance: November 16, Symphony reflects a similar statement of sympathy to the Finnish 2010 (New York City) emotional reserve. This further cause. When Finland became Last WSO performance: 2012; contributes to the music’s epic independent of Russia after the First nature, the feeling of an indivisible Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor; organism overriding the sense of World War, Finlandia became renowned Prairie Voices sections, as the music’s iron-willed as the country’s musical calling card. Kjartan "Kjarri" hold over tension and resolution Sveinsson is the Though the hymn-like theme suggests drives the story to its logical former keyboardist conclusion. Rumors of an eighth the simplicity of folksong, Sibelius for the Icelandic claimed that all the work’s themes were symphony persisted during the post-rock band Sigur Rós. He joined remainder of Sibelius’ life. But with his own. As a stirring display of inspired the band in 1998, bringing his banner-waving, Finlandia is as grand a the Seventh, he obviously felt that background as a multi-instrumentalist he could advance no further. statement as it gets. on many unorthodox instruments to

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Toccata from Toccata and Fugue in D minor J.S. Bach Ballet Music 1925 Zoltán Kodály Little Fugue in G J.S. Bach arr. Stokowski The Sorcerer's Apprentice Paul Dukas Night on Bald Mountain Modest Mussorgsky

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September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 21 NORDIC Friday, October 24 I 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 25 I 8:00 p.m. SIGRUN PLAYS SIBELIUS: NORDIC FESTIVAL OPENER Centennial Concert Hall (See page 17 for concert details)

Sunday, October 26 I 3:00 p.m. NORDIC SAGAS Westminster United Church, 745 Westminster Avenue Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, Yuri Klaz, director The Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir kicks off its 92nd season on Sunday, October 26 at Westminster United Church with NORDIC SAGAS, part of the WSO’s Nordic Festival. This concert features some of the most beautiful choral music in the Nordic repertoire, including works by Grieg (Four Psalms and excerpts from Peer Gynt), Sibelius (Autumn Evening from his Opus 38 Song Cycle), and Nielsen, Hallgrimsson, Hemberg, Gjeilo and Mäntyjärvi. The Phil is excited to welcome very special guest artists Tracy Dahl, soprano, PJ Buchan, tenor and narrator and Sólskríkjan Kór, Winnipeg’s Icelandic Choir (director Kerrine Wilson). The Phil is proud to dedicate this performance to the 125th anniversary of Manitoba’s Icelandic community in Gimli. Tickets available at the Philharmonic box office 204-896-7445, www.thephil.ca or at McNally Robinson.

Monday, October 27 I 7:30 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA ORCHESTRA Westminster United Church, 745 Westminster Avenue University of Manitoba Orchestra, Julian Pellicano, conductor Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927) was one of the most important figures in the history of Swedish musical life. Not only was he an influential composer, but he was also a sought after pianist and was the chief conductor of the newly formed Golthenburg Symphony Orchestra from 1907-1922. Stenhammar's magnum opus, the Symphony No. 2, strives to break away from Neo-romantic orchestra virtuosity and the influence of Wagner and Strauss in favour of creating music that is a "sober and honest" portrayal of line and rhythm while incorporating elements of Swedish folk music. Stenhammar was greatly influenced by his Nordic contemporaries, especially Jean Sibelius. Sibelius' Karelia Suite takes us to Finland's Karelia Province, which not only has mythical significance in Finnish culture, but also has a tangled history with Sweden. We are lucky to have our own local connection to contemporary Nordic music at the University of Manitoba, and we will open or concert with U of M faculty member Örjan Sandred's orchestral work Mechanica. PROGRAM: Örjan Sandred: Mechanica Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite Op. 11 - Intermision - Wilhelm Stenhammar: Symphony no. 2 Op. 34 Tickets available at the door.

22 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 FESTIVAL Tuesday, October 28 I 7:30 p.m. FREE NORDIC MUSIC ROUNDTABLE EVENT McNally Robinson Booksellers WSO Music Director Alexander Mickelthwate and Artistic Operations Associate James Manishen discuss the great composers from Norway, Denmark and Finland.

Wednesday, October 29 I 8:00 p.m. NORDIC CHAMBER MUSIC MASTERPIECES: A lyrical masterpiece by Niels Gade, impressionist intensity by Rautavaara and the magnificent Grieg String Quartet Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg Chamber Music Society PROGRAM: Niels Gade: Piano Trio in F major, Op. 42 Einojuhani Rautavaara: Summer Thoughts FESTIVAL - Intermission - PASSES Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27 STARTING AT $ * Tickets available at the WSO box office. 125 *Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir performance not included Thursday, October 30 I 7:00 p.m. in pass THE HUNT (JAGTEN) Directed by Thomas Vinterberg; 2012, Denmark, 115 min. (Danish with English subtitles) Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street One of the years defining and most controversial films, The Hunt is an intelligent and disturbing dissection of Danish society. Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen), a highly regarded schoolteacher, has been forced to start over having overcome a tough divorce. Just as things are starting to go his way, his life is shattered. Selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. Cinematheque Regular Admission.

Friday, October 31 I 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 1 I 8:00 p.m. VÍKINGUR PLAYS GRIEG: NORDIC FESTIVAL FINALE Centennial Concert Hall (See page 25 for concert details)

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24 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 MATINEE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 10:30 A.M. CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Víkingur Ólafsson, piano MASTERWORKS DINNER & A SYMPHONY FRIDAY,OCTOBER 31 8:00 P.M. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 3-course Dinner Viking~Icelandic SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 1 8:00 P.M. starts at 5:30 p.m. Cuisine CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL Concert at 8:00 p.m. Catered by: Centennial Concert Hall WSO IN BRANDON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 3:00 P.M. WESTERN MANITOBA CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM Víkingur Plays Grieg: Nordic Festival Finale Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Víkingur Ólafsson, piano PROGRAM Morgun Kenley Kristofferson (b. 1983) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 16 Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Allegro molto moderato Adagio – Allegro moderato molto e marcato – Poco più tranquillo – Tempo I - INTERMISSION - Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 “The Inextinguishable” Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Allegro Poco allegretto Poco adagio quasi andante Allegro (played without pause) Extra Musicians: Laurel Ridd, flute Pre-concert chat on the Piano Nobile begins 45 minutes prior to Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe the evening concerts. Sharon Atkinson, clarinet MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING (LOBBY IN BRANDON) Desiree Abbey, cello Pre-concert performance begins 30 minutes prior to concert. Jim Ewen, bassoon Ed Reifel, timpani/percussion Sunday, November 2 – Brandon Suzuki Talent Education Program

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September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 25 notably from the German Romantic Though Nielsen’s stature PROGRAM NOTES tradition of Schumann’s Piano as Denmark’s greatest Concerto. symphonist is commonly by James Manishen accepted, his name While in Copenhagen Grieg met Morgun Rikard Nordraak, another young doesn’t involuntarily Kenley Kristofferson Norwegian composer whose ambition resonate among Nordic composers the b. Winnipeg / December 31, 1983 to create a distinctive Norwegian same way as with Grieg and Sibelius, First performance musical identity equally fuelled Grieg’s who invite familiarity with time-worn passion for his homeland’s music. music evoking their heritages and “Morgun is the Icelandic They established the Euterpe (“giver individual musical syntaxes. But word for “morning,” of delight” in Greek mythology) Nielsen’s is a uniquely individual voice: signaling the start of a Society to help spread the word. provocative and original in his new day. During this period Grieg also met his dramatic emphasis, resourceful and future wife, singer Nina Hagerup. brilliant in his use of orchestral forces Photo: Mike Latschislaw/Latsch Studios On October 21, 1875, a well in evidence across his six group of Icelandic settlers landed on In 1866, Grieg gave a concert in symphonies written over a period of 35 Willow Island near Gimli, MB changing Norway exclusively of Norwegian years. their lives forever. While their intended compositions. It was a great success destination had been further north up the and as a result, he now had the means Nielsen’s first three symphonies shore of Lake Winnipeg, a vicious storm to marry Nina in 1867. A daughter reflect his Danish youth, containing forced the S.S. Colville to cut the barges was born the following spring and music ripe with optimism and carrying the Icelanders to the island. Grieg was a most happy man. exuberance, secure in career success and marital bliss, no more so than Morgun evokes the feelings of hope and The couple returned to Denmark for trepidation on the first day of the new in the Symphony No. 3 (1911), an an idyllic vacation in the summer of especially powerful celebration of settlement. The image of “morning,” 1868 and it was at a secluded retreat life. But all was to turn in 1916. which was used as an inspiration for this there that Grieg wrote the Piano piece, signifies the beginning of a new Concerto. When the Griegs returned Symphony No. 4 ‘The chapter in the lives of the Icelanders as to Norway in the fall, the work was Inextinguishable’ was completed well as the optimism and lamentation mostly complete. He tinkered with it when Europe was at war. Nielsen’s that they must have felt. The settlers over the winter and the premiere the marriage was breaking down and he were looking forward to their new life, following April was well received. was battling with a musical while always carrying in their heart the Grieg was thrilled to meet Franz Liszt establishment at odds with an home they left behind.” in Rome in the fall of 1869, as Liszt expanded ideology he was Kenley Kristofferson played through the Concerto offering undergoing. Still, the will of life encouragement and tips to the 26- consumed the composer as did the Piano Concerto in A minor year-old Norwegian. elemental goodness of life and Edvard Grieg music’s ability to express it. b. Bergen, Norway / June 15, 1843 The famously opening flourish leads to the main theme in the woodwinds. The Writing about this piece himself, d. Bergen / September 4, 1907 Nielsen explained what it meant to Composed: 1868 second theme is a tender cello melody. The development section is based on him, and what it was supposed to First performance: April 3, 1869 the main theme, wrapped up with a achieve: (Copenhagen), with Edmund Neuport fine cadenza. The song-filled second as soloist The symphony evokes the most primal movement belies Hans von Bülow’s sources of life and the wellspring of the Last WSO performance: 2007; view of Grieg as “the Chopin of the life-feeling; that Life is indomitable and Stewart Goodyear, piano; North.” Following without pause, the inextinguishable; the struggle, the Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor finale uses rhythms of the popular wrestling, the generation and the Grieg’s common Norwegian dance, the halling, which wasting away go on today as yesterday, perception as a miniaturist Grieg would go on to use often. A tomorrow as today, and everything devoted to Norwegian stirring close further seals this beloved returns. Once more: music is life, and folklore is perhaps a bit work as among the most popular like it inextinguishable. unfair, for large-scale works concertos of all. Cast over a single large span occupied him during the first half of his comprising four movements played career. Following studies at the Leipzig Symphony No. 4 without pause, the dramatic thrust Conservatory in 1863, he spent three years Carl Nielsen lies in the music’s opposing forces: in Copenhagen studying with Niels Gade, b. Sortelung, Denmark / June 9, 1865 one volatile and threatening, the at the time Denmark’s most prominent d. Copenhagen / October 3, 1931 other life-affirming and joyous, the composer. By 1867, Grieg had produced a Composed: 1914-16 two sides unforgettably closing the piano sonata, the first two violin sonatas, First performance: February 1, work with a thunderous showcase of plus a symphony and In Autumn, a 1916 (Copenhagen) tympani followed by a transcendent concert overture. His new Piano Concerto Last WSO performance: 2005; climax of the opening movement’s lay directly ahead - folk-inspired but born Dmitry Liss, conductor hymnal melody.

Veuillez vous adresser au service des abonnés ou consulter le site www.wso.ca pour la traduction en français. 26 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 The Women’s Committee of the WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Presents Up Close & Musical

Patricia Evans Meredith ]McCallum Darryl Friesen Nardella Photography Inc. Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Great Hall at Canadian Mennonite University - North Campus 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. (North of Grant) Reception to Follow

Musicians: Patricia Evans (principal French Horn) and Meredith McCallum (violin) of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Darryl Friesen (piano)

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Instrument: Violin and Instrument: Viola Instrument: Violin Concertmaster Joined WSO: 2001 Joined WSO: 2002 Joined WSO: 1987 Hometown: Miskolc, Hungary Hometown: Prince George, BC Hometown: Vancouver, BC What is your favourite book? What is your most memorable What advice would you give to The Dark Tower series by moment performing with the aspiring musicians? Practice and Stephen King WSO? Mahler 9 performance always seek out the very best What musician/artist had a with Andrey Boreyko. teacher. profound influence on you? What concert are you most looking Who are your favourite composers? Pinchas Zukerman and Yuri forward to performing this Beethoven and Brahms. Bashmet. coming season? Sibelius’ Violin What is your favourite piece of What concert are you most Concerto and Symphony No. 7. music to play? Whatever I’m looking forward to performing What musician/artist had a playing (mostly)! this coming season? Copland’s profound influence on you? Third Symphony My former teacher Lorand Fenyves. Paul Nagelberg Travis Harrison Michelle Goddard

Instrument: Bass Instrument: Double Bass Instrument: Clarinet Joined WSO: 1978 Joined WSO: 2013 Joined WSO: 2012 Hometown: New York, NY, USA Hometown: Etobicoke, ON Hometown: Vancouver, BC What is your most memorable What concert are you most What is your favourite book? I moment performing with the looking forward to performing really enjoyed reading The Inner WSO? Carnegie Hall, 1979 this coming season? The Game of Tennis. There are many What musician/artist had a Nielsen Symphony No. 4 interesting connections between profound influence on you? program on Halloween and music and tennis when it comes My bass teacher Lawrence Hurst. November 1st. I’ve never played to preparation, training, and focus. I think of his words every time I a Nielsen symphony before, so What musician/artist had a play my instrument. it will be an adventure! profound influence on you? What concert are you most looking What musician/artist had a My former teacher James Campbell forward to performing this profound influence on you? is my greatest musical influence coming season? Brahms’ Fourth My teacher Joel Quarrington. and a continued mentor and friend.

28 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 Alex Adaman Chris Lee Michiko Singh

Instrument: Cello Instrument: Tuba Instrument: Horn Joined WSO: 1984 Joined WSO: 2003 Joined WSO: 2010 Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela Hometown: Toronto, ON Hometown: Kitimat, BC What is your most memorable What is your most memorable What is your most memorable moment performing with the moment performing with the moment performing with the WSO? Our Carnegie Hall WSO? Premiere of Victor Davis WSO? Playing Schumann’s concert of May, 2014. Tuba Concerto. Konzertstück for Four Horns and What musician/artist had a What musician/artist had a Orchestra with the WSO horn profound influence on you? profound influence on you? section. Mstislav Rostropovich and The Canadian Brass What musician/artist had a Vladimir Horowitz. What concert are you most profound influence on you? What concert are you most looking forward to performing Jerome Ashby, my teacher at looking forward to performing this coming season? Copland’s Juilliard and the only African this coming season? Symphony No. 3 American musician in the New York Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 Philharmonic from 1979-2007. Carolyn Nagelberg Brian Sykora John Helmer

Instrument: Cello Instrument: Principal Trumpet Instrument: Trombone Joined WSO: 1972 Joined WSO: 1984 Joined WSO: 1983 Hometown: Wilmington, NC, USA Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Hometown: Vancouver, BC What is your favourite book? What is your favourite book? What is your favourite book? A series by Alexander McCall Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide. The History of the English Smith, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective What musician/artist had a Language Agency. profound influence on you? What is your most memorable What musician/artist had a Bernard Adelstein, my trumpet moment performing with the profound influence on you? teacher at the Cleveland Institute WSO? Performing Jon Sandtröm’s Zara Nelsova, who inspired me of Music. He didn’t mince words; Motorbike Concerto in 1994. to learn the cello (instead of the once during a lesson, he had this What musician/artist had a bassoon) at age 11. to say about what I had just played: profound influence on you? “Brian, do you ever listen to MUSIC?” French horn player Dennis Brian > Check out full musician profiles at www.wso.ca September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 29

ARTIST BIOS

MASTERWORKS / MATINEE / WSO IN BRANDON Elroy Friesen Dvorˇák: New World Dr. Elroy Friesen is Associate SEPTEMBER 26-28 Professor and Director of Choral Studies at the Natasha Paremski University of Manitoba With her consistently striking and where he conducts numerous dynamic performances, 26-year-old choirs and teaches graduate pianist Natasha Paremski reveals choral conducting. Recently publishing his astounding virtuosity and voracious research on the choral music of Finnish interpretive abilities. Born in Moscow, composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, Elroy she began her piano studies at age continues to pursue his passion of study and four, emigrated with her family to the United States in performance of new Nordic repertoire. 1995 and became a US citizen in 2001. Her Beginning in fall of 2014, he will also be the professional debut was at age nine and at fifteen, she new Artistic Director of Canzona, Winnipeg’s performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic as well professional Baroque choir. His award-winning as recorded two discs with the Moscow Philharmonic ensembles tour nationally and internationally, Orchestra under Dmitry Yablonsky. In September 2010, Natasha was awarded the Classical Recording and are frequently recorded and broadcasted Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year and released her by the CBC. first recital album in 2011. MASTERWORKS University of Manitoba Singers, Aziz Conducts Brahms Elroy Friesen, director OCTOBER 10-11 Aziz Shokhakimov The remarkable young conductor Aziz Shokhakimov burst on the scene at the age of just 21 by astounding audiences in Bamberg, where he was awarded second prize The last three decades have brought the University at the Gustav Mahler International Singers to prominence as a performing ensemble in Conducting Competition under the auspices Canada; they have performed and recorded with of the Bamberger Symphoniker. In 2006, organizations such as the Hilliard Ensemble, the Aziz Shokhakimov assumed the position of WSO, the Penderecki String Quartet and the principal conductor at the National Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Most recently they Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan, a performed works by Schnittke and Auerbach with position which he continues to hold. the Latvian Radio Choir. In addition to the University Singers’ extensive performance of new Next season, the 25-year old Shokhakimov works, they regularly perform traditional choral will conduct debut performances of the repertoire. Recent concerts have included Bach’s Strasbourg Philharmonie, Frankfurt Radio Weihnachtsoratorium, Mozart’s Requiem and Symphony and London Philharmonic Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms. orchestras and enjoy engagements with La Verdi Milan, Filarmonica del Teatro The University Singers have placed first in the CBC Comunale di Bologna, Düsseldorfer National Choir Competitions. They have toured Symphoniker, Sinfonia Varsovia and the extensively throughout the Americas and Europe and will Winnipeg Symphony. be performing in Serbia and Hungary in May 2014.

September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 31 ARTIST BIOS

MASTERWORKS Julie Albers Sigrun Plays Sibelius: American cellist Julie Albers is Nordic Festival Opener recognized for her superlative OCTOBER 24-25 artistry, her charismatic and radiant performing style, and Sigrun Edvaldsdottir her intense musicianship. She Sigrun Edvaldsdottir started was born into a musical family playing the violin at the age of and began violin studies at the age of two with five. She graduated from the her mother, switching to cello at four. She moved Reykjavik Music Conservatory to Cleveland while in high school to pursue with a soloist degree in 1984, studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Julie where she studied with Gudny was awarded the Grand Prize at the XIII Gudmundsdottir, and from the Curtis Institute International Competition for Young Musicians of Music in Philadelphia in 1988 with a in Douai, France, and as a result toured France as Bachelor’s degree, where she studied with Jascha soloist with Orchestre Symphonique de Douai. Brodsky and Jaimee Laredo. She was a founding member and first violin of the Miami string Julie Albers made her major orchestral debut quartet from 1988-1990. with the Cleveland Orchestra in 1998, and thereafter has performed in recital and with She has won several prizes in international violin orchestras throughout North America, Europe, competitions, was awarded the Icelandic Korea, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. She Optimist price in 1992 for her work in music and is currently is Assistant Professor and holds the her positive outlook, and was knighted by the Mary Jean and Charles Yates Cello Chair at the president of Iceland in 1998. She enjoys playing McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University new music and has had violin concertos written in Georgia. Julie Albers performs on a N.F. for her and works dedicated to her. She has Vuillaume cello made in 1872 and makes her recorded with Naxos, Chandos, ITM and Steinar home in Atlanta with her husband, Bourbon, and labels. Sigrun has been concertmaster at the their dog, Dozer. Danish Royal Opera, but has held the position of one of the two concertmasters at the Icelandic AIR CANADA POPS Symphony Orchestra since 1998 and has The King – A Tribute to Elvis performed as a soloist with them several times. OCTOBER 17-19 Prairie Voices, Vic Pankratz, director The King – A Tribute to Elvis The King – A Tribute to Elvis stars award-winning vocalists Scott Coulter, Lee Lessack, Johnny Rodgers and Brian Wilson. The group, along with drummer Danny Mallon, has travelled the globe (both as a group and individually) performing in the Founded in 2000 by Elroy Friesen, Prairie Voices world's top concert venues and symphony halls. In is an award-winning company of singers ages addition to their concert work, Scott, Lee and 18-25 dedicated to the performance of innovative Johnny are solo recording artists with award-winning contemporary choral music from all over the CDs to their credit. The King – A Tribute to Elvis world. Placing an emphasis on Canadian and was conceived and directed by Scott and features Manitoban composers, the choir uses energy, arrangements by Johnny and Scott. expressiveness and movement to connect avant- garde composition with a popular audience.

32 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 ARTIST BIOS

Prairie Voices has performed around the world, MASTERWORKS/MATINEE/WSO IN BRANDON bringing their unique touch to a diverse Víkingur Plays Grieg: repertoire, from African spirituals to Broadway Nordic Festival Finale hits. Prairie Voices has managed to grow as an OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 2 organization while still remaining true to their Canadian roots. This past season, Prairie Voices Víkingur Ólafsson released their new CD, Autumn. Possessing a rare combination of passionate musicality, Victor Pankratz explosive virtuosity and Victor Pankratz is well known in Manitoba for intellectual curiosity, Víkingur his singing, conducting and teaching. He was a is an artist who constantly seeks frequent performer with the Manitoba Opera new ways to engage with his Association. As a tenor soloist he has appeared audience. Passionate about music from the with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Renaissance to the present day, Víkingur has Robert Shaw and the Mennonite Festival performed over 20 piano concertos and Chorus, and many more groups. For three collaborated with such conductors as Vladimir years he was co-artistic director of the Ashkenazy, Petri Sakari, Rumon Gamba, Ilan Winnipeg Singers. He has also had the Volkov and Pietari Inkinen. Víkingur is the privilege of conducting the regional youth founder and artistic director of Reykjavík choirs in Manitoba. Currently, Victor is artistic Midsummer Music, taking place annually director of Prairie Voices, and teaches music around summer solstice in Reykjavík’s Harpa at Westgate Mennonite Collegiate. Concert House. He founded his own record label, Dirrindí, in 2009 and has released three albums to date. GREAT-WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS Phantoms of the Orchestra Víkingur grew up in Iceland where he studied OCTOBER 26 with Erla Stefánsdóttir and Peter Máté. He Magic Circle Mime Company holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Magic Circle Mime Co. is the Juilliard School, where he studied with regarded as one of today’s Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald. premier family attractions. Víkingur’s awards and recognitions include Their highly acclaimed seven Icelandic Music Awards and The performances, which unite the Icelandic Optimism Prize 2009, awarded by concert orchestra with visual the presidential office to an outstanding artist theatre, are consistently praised for imaginative in any field. and innovative content. Magic Circle Mime Co. performs with virtually every major orchestra in North America and has performed on numerous occasions with the Symphony Orchestras of Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Montreal, Saint Louis, Seattle and Toronto; Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra; and on more than half a dozen occasions at The Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts with the National Symphony Orchestra.

September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 33 A Program of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Changing our World through Music: Play Your Part

Sistema Winnipeg is an innovative program that seeks to affect social change through the pursuit of musical excellence. It is a free daily after-school orchestra program that enriches the lives of children and young people with the fewest resources and the greatest need.

Get Involved! How can you be a part of Sistema Winnipeg? Attend our Concert Thursday, December 4, 2014 | 6:30pm Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, 340 Provencher Blvd. Donate Money Your support makes a difference in the everyday lives of these children! Visit www.wso.ca to donate. You will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Sistema Winnipeg Volunteer is based on these We are looking for volunteers in these areas. guiding principles: • Weekly volunteers to support students during program classes • Social Change • Concert volunteers to hand out welcome guests • and hand out programs Inclusion & • Providing food or snacks for special events Accessibility • Invite our students to perform Artistic Excellence If you have a special event or reception where you would • Teamwork & like a 10-minute performance by a Sistema Winnipeg Community Building Chamber Group, please let us know. We ask for an honorarium to cover costs, but smiles and energy are free. • Intensity www.sistemawinnipeg.ca • Leadership Development Sistema Winnipeg is a partnership between:

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MICHAEL NESBITT WSO SUPPORTERS Foundations Trudy Schroeder De Fehr Foundation The WSO gratefully acknowledges June Slobodian John & Gay Docherty Dorothy Dobbie the following foundations: Muriel Smith Robin Wiens & Émilie Greg Doyle and Carol Aqueduct Foundation - Inga and Lagacé-Wiens Bellringer Anna Storgaard Fund Donn K. Yuen Douglas C. Everett, Brandon Area Community The WSO gratefully acknowledges 2 Anonymous Chairman, Domo Foundation the following companies whose Gasoline Corporation Bruce and Catherine Jones Fund, generous support helps to ensure Limited the Winnipeg Foundation musical enrichment within our Dr. Beryl Peters & Dr. Blair Burton A. and Geraldine L. Peters community. Thank you! Robinson Fund The Maestro’s Circle exists to Ilse & Philipp Ens C.P. Loewen Family Foundation Inc. Mr. Alan Freeman Resident Artist recognize those special Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund patrons whose significant Arnold & Myra Frieman $10,000 + Dr. & Mrs. Albert D. 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Waterman Jim & Leney Richardson* The Legacy Circle exists to Hub International STRATA Black Tie Mrs. Shirley Richardson recognize the following patrons Benefits Consulting $1,500 - $2,499 Mr. Rick Riess & Mrs. Jean whose foresight ensures that the Carter InterGroup Consultants Ltd. WSO plays on for all Manitobans for Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Mr. Jim Barrett Sanford & Deborah Riley Peerless Garments LP generations to come. The WSO Mr. Terry Sargeant Pollard Banknote Limited gratefully acknowledges Legacy Morley & Marjorie Blankstein C.M., O.M. Trudy Schroeder Red River Cooperative Ltd. Circle members for their planned Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Cheryl & Lorne Sharfe True Value Hardware & V. & S. future gift to the WSO. Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Jimmy & Morse Silden Winnifred Sim Dept. Stores Lucienne Blouw Brent Trepel Doneta & Harry Brotchie Jack & Elaine Sine Riser Lorraine & Gerry Cairns Muriel Smith Greg Doyle & Carol Bellringer Mr. & Mrs. John & Bonnie Under $500 Buhler Dudley & Eleanor Thompson Ethel & Joe Karr Susan Glass & Arni A. Akman & Son Ltd. Michel D. Lagacé Herb & Erna Buller Con-Pro Industries Canada Ltd. Ms. Patricia Chaychuk Thorsteinson G. E. Loewen Mr. Richard Turner Mid West Packaging Limited S. E. Loewen In Memory of Robert M. Chipman Dr. & Mrs. Eric Vickar Patill/St. James Insurance W. H. Loewen Edward & Irene Warkentin Dr. Brendan MacDougall Mr. David Christianson Jan & Kevin Coates Don & Florence Whitmore Carolyn & Nathan Mitchell Klaus & Elsa Wolf Lesia Peet James Cohen & Linda McGarva-Cohen Dr. & Mrs. Klaus Wrogemann Tannis M. Richardson * Founding Members

September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 35 Patricia Guy Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Bethune Mrs. Myrna H. Levin Mary & Gregg Hanson Mr. & Mrs. A.K. Bolton Rose & Dick Lim Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Audrey Paul & Doreen Bromley Mr. Gordon P. Linney Harburn Mr. Chris Brown Jim MacNair in Memory of Friends of the WSO help Mr. Daniel Heindl Mrs. Jane Bullied Mae support the WSO’s artistic Number Ten Sel & Chris Burrows Dr. & Mrs. A.G. Macrodimitris programs each season. Architectural Group Rev. Msgr. Michael Buyachok Barbara Main Thank you! Robert Jaskiewicz Mrs. Mary C. Campbell Matthew Gossen Advancement Mr. Leroy M. Johnson Honourary Chair Ron Clement Trust Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster Dr. & Mrs. Andrew & Pamela Ruth May Koren & Leonard Kaminski Cooke David and Francesca McBean Symphony J. Gartner & L. Kampeas Mrs. Joyce Cooper D. McKay $600 - $1,500 Brian Kells Irene & Robert Corne Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory Mr. & Mrs. Burton J. Kennedy Ted & Margaret Cuddy Terri McKerchar Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood Dr. I. Kinizsi Judy & Werner Danchura Mr. James A. McKinley Len & Mary Bateman Susan & Keith Knox Ms. Linda Daniels Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod David & Gillian Bird T.G. Kucera Mrs. Maureen Danzinger Glen Mead Lorraine and Gerry Cairns Ms. Francoise Lesage & Bob & Alison Darling Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Miss O. Dilay Mr. Ken Mills Miss Anne Defehr Sylvia Mitchell Carrie Ferguson Ted & Wanda Lismer Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Robert & Linda Gold James & Pat Ludwig In Memory of Graham Dixon Mr. Peter Morgan Marianne Johnson Andrew Lutz Sally R. Dowler Margaret Morse June & Lawrence Jones Douglas MacEwan Mr. & Mrs. W. Easton Mrs. E. J. Nebbs Christina & Alan Kowalec Dr. & Mrs. John & George B. Elias Edgar Oddleifson Millie & Wally Kroeker Natalie Mayba W.K. Labies Nobu Ellis George & Gladys Oelkers Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Eva Enders Ms. Pat Philpott Gord & Sherratt Moffatt Mrs. E. Louise McLandress Ms. Valerie Mollison John & Martha Enns Mr. Rick Pinchin Vera Moroz John B. & Katie Epp Blumie Portnoy Terence and Vi Moore Drs. Kenneth & Sharon Mould Mrs. Marina Plett-Lyle Ms. Ursula Erhardt Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Bonnie & Richard Olfert Margaret E. Faber Don & Carol Poulin Levi & Tena Reimer Carole & Cameron Osler Jim & Pat Richtik Margaret & Bob Ferguson Tim Preston & Dave Ling Shelley Parham & David Smith W. & K. Ferreira Mrs. Nell Provinciano Mr. Bob Tallman Mr. & Mrs. David & Wanda Pike Dr. & Mrs. Willem T.H. van Oers Dr. Nelma Fetterman Reynold & Esther Redekopp Donna & Ian Plant Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Finnbogason Mrs. Eleanor Riach Raymond & Shirley Wiest Lois Anderson 1 Anonymous Doug & Phyllis Flint John & Wendy Russell Carolynne Presser Margaret Follett Dr. & Mrs. Alvin N. Schroeder Concerto Rosemary Prior Arnold & Christa Froese A. Schroeder $300 - $599 J. Reichert Harold & Alice Funk Dr. Robert J. Schroth All Charities Campaign Ms. Iris Reimer Jim & Betty Gaynor Mr. Gunter Schupke Judy & Jay Anderson Donald & Karen Ross Eileen George Mr. & Mrs. Ed & Elaine Segstro Ms. Margaret Barbour Judge & Mrs. Charles & Naida Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Dr. L. Sekla Cheryl & Earl Barish Rubin Mr. Donald Graham Shirley E. Sherwood Monty & Mary-Claire Bell F.E. Sanderson Larry & Susanne Greer Louis & Shirley Ann Simkulak Mr. & Mrs. C.R. Betts Hans & Gabriele Schneider Dr. Hilary Grocott & Ms. David & Lorraine Smith Helga & Gerhard Bock Merrill & Shayna Shulman Shivaun Berg Lindi & John Smith Mr. Jim Bracken Brenda Standing Beth & Raymond Harris Ms. Brenda Snider Sheila & David Brodovsky Curtis & Lorane Steiman Nora Harvey Gordon & Darby Spafford Mr. & Mrs. F. Buckmaster Dr. & Mrs. M.R. Steinbart Jane Hayakawa Mr. & Mrs. R.P. Spear Canadahelps.Org Dr. Lea Stogdale Jack & Elsie Hignell R.P. Spear Gail Carruthers Susan & Kerr Twaddle Ross M. 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Thomsen Kathleen & David Estey 8 Anonymous Dena Jim & Joan Warbeck Marcia Fleisher & Kelly Mr. Ray Kohanik Melissa Weselake MacDonald Serenade Mrs. Marion Korn Myra Joan Wolch Mr. Lloyd Friedman $150 - $299 Ms. Janet Kuchma Karin Woods Penny Gilbert Ross & Doreen Adamson Elaine & Patrick LaMonica 11 Anonymous Mrs. Catherine Gordon Trish Allison-Simms Mr. Norman Leathers Ms. Debbie Grenier Dick & Minnie Bell Mrs. Donna Leech

36 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL

Al Alexandruk Zina Lazareck Mal Anderson Gail Leach Carol Bellringer Dr. Hermann Lee Marilyn Billinkoff Naomi Levine Doneta Brotchie Bill Loewen John and Bonnie Buhler Dr. Brendan MacDougall James Carr Don MacKenzie Edmund Dawe, D.M.A. Bill Marr Dorothy Dobbie Ed J. Martens Greg Doyle Michael Nozick Jamie Dolynchuk Harvey Pollock Dr. William Pope Julia De Fehr John Rademaker Susan Feldman Kathleen Richardson Barbara Filuk George & Tannis Wally Fox-Decent Richardson Jack Fraser Lenny Richardson Evelyn Friesen Ed Richmond Elba Haid Lorne Sharfe Helen Hayles William Shead Kaaren Hawkins Graeme Sifton Sherrill Hershberg Joanne Sigurdson Ian Kay Muriel Smith Roger King Bonnie Staples-Lyon Bill Knight Brenlee Carrington Trepel Michele Lagacé Dennis Wallace

PRESIDENTS OF THE WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

1948-51 Hon. Mr. Justice J. T. Beaubien 1983-84 Mr. Andrew D. M. Ogaranko, Q.C. 1951-53 Mr. J. M. Sinclair 1984-86 Mr. Harold Buchwald, Q.C. 1953-55 Mr. Digby Wheeler 1986-88 Mr. Michel Lagacé 1955-57 Mr. W. D. Hurst 1988-90 Mr. William H. Loewen 1957-58 Dr. Hugh H. Saunderson 1990-92 Mrs. Julia DeFehr 1958-61 Mr. E. W. H. Brown 1992-94 Mr. Gordon Fogg 1961-62 Mr. David Slater 1994-96 Mrs. Helen Hayles 1962-64 The Hon. Mr. Justice Monnin 1996-97 Mr. Anthony Brookes 1964-65 Mr. Norman J. Alexander 1997-98 Mrs. Helen Hayles 1965-67 Mr. R. W. Richards 1998-99 Mr. William Norrie 1967-69 Mr. W. R. Palmer Feb 1999-May 1999 Mr. William Loewen 1969-71 Mr. E. J. Smith Jun 1999-2000 Mr. Bruce MacCormack 1971-73 Dr. M. M. Pierce 2000-Feb 03 Mr. Roger King 1973-74 Mr. H. S. Brock-Smith Mar 2003-Dec 2003 Ms. Patti Sullivan 1974-76 Mr. Allan G. Moffatt Dec 2003-Jan 2005 Mr. Wally Fox-Decent 1976-78 Mr. Julian D. T. Benson Jan 2005-Jul 2006 Ms. Carol Bellringer 1978-79 Mr. John L. Buckworth Jul 2006-Nov 2006 Mr. Harvey Pollock (Interim President) 1979-80 Mr. N. Roger McFallon Dec 2006-Jun 2007 Mr. Brendan MacDougall 1980-81 Mr. John F. Fraser 2007-2012 Ms. Dorothy Dobbie 1981-82 Mr. William W. Draper 2012-present Mr. Timothy E. Burt, CFA 1982-83 Mr. John O. Baatz

September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 37 Prelude Ian & Gerry Hamilton Truus Oliver Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago $75 - $149 Marie Harnois Theda Olson Elizabeth M. Wall P. Achtemichuk Mrs. Phyllis Hatskin Miss Jenny Olynyk Ken and Mary Warmbrod Kaeren Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Allen Hattie Mrs. L. Ozog Jack & Bernice Watts Mr. Philip Ashdown Dr. & Mrs. J.C. Haworth Shirley & Graham Padgett Harvey & Sandra Weisman Rochelle & Allan Baker Larry & Evelyn Hecht Mr. Cam Pauls Mrs. Evelyn Wener Rosemary & David Barney Millie Hemmelgarn Mrs. Betty Peddie J. Whyte Robert Barton L.G. Herd Ms. Nettie Peters Debbie Wilson Ms. D Beaven Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Mrs. Helene Picton Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Audrey Belyea Max & Eleanor Herst Sylvia & Earl Pitch Joan Wright Ted Bock & Liane Chalmers Ms Marilyn Hido Mr. & Mrs. Ron Polinsky Patrick Wright Keith & Marnie Bolland Ms. Susan Hildebrandt Donna & Gordon Price Mr. Edwin Yee Frances Booth William J. Hutton Mr. David Procner Ms. Vicki Young Brian & Bev Born Ms. Helen Isaak Bryan & Diana Purdy Donn K. Yuen Norma Bortoluzzi Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki Mrs. Carol Pyper 30 Anonymous Mrs. Jean M. Bradley Jacqueline Iwasienko Juta Rathke Mrs. Ruth Bredin Wilfred & Dorothy James Sonatina Mrs. Esther Remis Under $75 Lorne & Rosada Bride Alan Janzen & Leona Sookram Waltraut Riedel-Baun Elinor Ableson, In Memory of Mr. Robert Briercliffe Father Stan A. Jaworski Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Vera Ripley Dr. Fred Ward Miss Dorothy Broomhall Ms. Jayne Laverne Kapac Ms. Ludvika Rogozinska Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Mr. E. Brown Ms. Bev Kawchuk Frances E. Rowlin Susan Allen Mr. Ross Brownlee Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Kinnear Christine van Cauwenberghe & Jacqueline Anderson Ms. Carol Budnick Erwin W. Kitsch Christopher Mainella in Mr. M. Richard Arcand Ms. Donna Carruthers Mrs. M. E. Kittle Memory of Ruth Rubinstein Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Carol A. Cassels Ms. Mary Klassen Mr. John Russell Janice Bailey Ms. David Charlesworth Mona Koropatnick Alixe Ryles Ray & Barb Bailey Mrs. Patti Cherney Mr. Ernie Krahn Mr. & Mrs. John Sadler Veronique Barthet Mrs. Leona Christiansen D. Kristjanson Mr. Johnny & Asher Begleiter Alex & Peggy Colonello Patricia Kuchma Ms. Pearly Rule Salangad Ms. Marcella Copp Mrs. Eva Berard Robert Kusmack R. Schroeder Joyce & Lawrence Cormack Edith Landy, in Memory of Shirley Schroeder Donald & Edith Besant Helle Cosby David Landy Walter & Dorothea Schultz Ms. Joanne Biggs M. & G. Crielaard Mrs. Jessie Lang Charlene Scouten Barbara Bohune Ms. Maxine Cristall Mrs. Helen La Rue Ms. Noreen Sealy Ms. Ingrid Bolbecher Ms. Denise Cyr-Gander Rod & Ann Ledwich Ed Segstro Mr. & Mrs. G.G. Brodsky Q.C. Alonzo & Lise Daley Mr. R. Leroeye Mrs. Doreen Shanks Edythe M. Brown Mrs. Sheila M. Davis R. & J. Lewis Ms. Selma Shearer Ms. Meira Buchszreiber Jack & Mary Davison Jennifer Lidstone Izzy Shore Alfred Buelow F. De Grazia Albert & Helen Litz Mr. & Ms. Ed Shwedyk Sheila Burland Ms. Maureen Dolyniuk Barry & Patricia Lloyd Dr. Don & Lynne Simonson Saul Silbert Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Ms. Cathy Lloyd Jack & Elaine Sine Ruth Calvert Brenda Donald Mrs. Helga Loechner Mr. & Mrs. Ian & Arlene Smith Andrea Charron F. P. Doyle Lorron Agencies Ltd. Ms. Kaye Snatenchuk Ella Chenkie Herbert Driver Roger Lowe Geri & Peter Spencer Ms. Claudia Chernitsky John & Ada Ducas Mr. Al Mackling Coralie Standing Sister Josephine Chudzik Mrs. Dorothy Easton Ms. Lorraine MacLeod Nicola Lindley Starin S.K. Clark Mr. & Mrs. J.G. Ekins Mr. John Macrae Ms. Doreen Conlin Mrs. M.L. Elliott Mr. & Mrs. Starodub Harold S. Mawhinney & Mr. Alfred Cornies John & Ruth Ens Mrs. Elsie Stasiuk Judy Moon Stephen Crane Ken & Connie Epp Ms. Helena Stelsovsky Mr. Alan Maxwell Ms. Judy Crawford Don & Martha Epstein Dr. & Mrs. Ihor Mayba Elva G. Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Greg & Linda Fearn Mr. & Mrs. Raymond & Archie & Shirley Stone Cunningham Ms. Helen Feniuk Margaret McDougall Paul Swart Ms. Jean Curtis Doug & Joanne Flynn Robert McDowall Dr. & Mrs. S. Szirom D. Cymbalist Mrs. Marguerite Fredette Ms. Diane McGregor Dr. Meir Serfaty & Bonnie Talbot Margaret Redekop Mrs. Margaret Funk C. & J. McIntyre Taylor McCaffrey Beth Derraugh M. & Mme. Andre Gautron Violet McKenzie Ms. Anne Thiessen M. Jane Dick Father R A. Glofcheski Mrs. Jean H. McLennan Douglas & Leeann Thompson D. Gooch Sandra McMillan June & Lorne Thompson Marlene & Fred Dickson Mrs. Noreen Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Erhard Meier Robert & Barb Tisdale Sylvia Dixon Marj Grevstad Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Henry & Elizabeth Toews Mr. & Mrs. Peter Eibisch Irene Groot-Koerkamp & Mrs. Mona Mills Dr. Helen A. Toews Ms. Margaret Elaine Ellis Greg Edmond Anonymous Neil & Carol Trembath Vera & Peter Fast Ms. Christina W. Grose Dr. Stan & Wendy Moroz Mr. Richard Turner in Memory Cal & Lois Finch Mr. & Mrs. Mel Guberman John & Margaret Mundie of William Schroeder Mrs. Gitta Fricke Katie & DeLloyd Guth D. Munro Dr. & Mea. Jose & Ms. Anne Friesen Mr. Patrick Hackett Charlotte Murrell Ruth Vasconcelos Mr. & Mrs. George & Miss Marilyn Hall David & Hermine Olfert Hugo & Anny Veldhuis Carol Gamby

38 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 Ms. Barbara Gessner Mrs. June Perron Dr. & Mrs. L.C. Graham Marilyn Gilbert Ms. Gail Perry Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Satwant Gill Ms. Beverley Phillips Dorothy L. Hodgson Heather Graham Ken & Geri Porath In Memory of Mrs. Inga Granovskaya Blumie Portnoy in Honour of Gwendolyn Hodgson Share the Music is a unique outreach initiative of the WSO John & Louise Greenaway her 90th Birthday Mr. Gordon C. Keatch that allows economically Ms. Cheryl M. Greenwood Mrs. Glennys Propp Marilynne Keil in Memory of disadvantaged children and Victoria Gretchen Ms. Beth Proven David H. Skinner their families to attend WSO Ms. Marianne Gruber Mrs. Margaret Rayter Mr. Don Lawrence performances. Thank you for Ms. Marion Guinn Ms. Pat Repa Bill & Hilda Muir Mr. & Mrs. H Gustafson helping to Share the Music! Beverley Ridd Mr. Jacob Pankratz B. & R. Hall Ms. Pat Robertson Pat Patterson M and G Crielaard Irene Hamerton Elaine Rohoway, in memory of Mr. Irvin Plosker Ms. Irene Lesniak Gertrude Hamilton Victoria Sebastian Kereluk Dr. & Mrs. James Popplow Ms. Susan Rosner Mrs. Sylvia Haverstick Mrs. V. Rosolowich Ms. Iris Reimer Ms. Shirley Hicks John & Shirley Russell M Scheuneman Robert & Ina Abra Family Jean Highmoor Leonore Saunders O.M. Share the Music Fund - the Winnipeg Elly Hoogterp-Hurst & Kay Schalme Ms. Brenda Sklar Foundation Lorne Hurst William Scheidt Bette Jayne Taylor, in Honour Kim Horne Adolph & Diane Schurek Olga & Bill Runnalls of Her Birthday Ken Howard Mr. John Schwandt Grant & Janet Saunders Richard & Karen Howell Mr. & Mrs. Jiri Sichler Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago Mrs. Carole Hreno Mrs. Elaine Silverberg Jesse Vorst In Appreciation of Muriel Sutherland Mr. & Mrs. James & Claudia Mrs. Ishbel Isaacs Ms. Marguerite Szymesko Weselake Ishbel Isaacs Ms. Melinda Tallin Women's Committee of the Sistema Winnipeg is a free Bob & Vi Jacob Mary Lou Talmage Winnipeg Symphony daily after-school orchestra Peter & Dora Janzen Gladys Tarala Orchestra program that enriches the David & Heather Jenkins Bette Jayne Taylor 4 Anonymous lives of children and young people with the fewest Nadine Kampen Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor Conmoto resources and the greatest Dr. & Mrs. Arnold & Ms. Doreen Thorlacius Under $1,000 need. Your support makes a Doreen Kapitz Nancy & Geoff Tidmarsh difference in the everyday Cindy Keenan Edith A. Toews lives of these children. Mrs. Shirley Kilburn Ms. Eleanor Urquhart Thank you! Mr. Eugene S. Kovach Mrs. Roseline Usiskin Mrs. Jennifer Krestanowich Denis Vincent Ms. Betty Laing Vivace Miss A. H. Wagstaffe Elizabeth Lansard $10,000 - $24,999 Mrs. Laurabelle Wallace Wayne & Helen LeBlanc In Memory of Fred Ward Gail Loewen in Memory of Mrs. Ingrid Lee E. Sylvia Warrington Festival donors help to ensure Her Mother Sue Lemmerick Mr. & Mrs. Sydney Lentle Mr. Glen Angus Webster the artistic excellence of the Allegro Mr. & Mrs. David Levene Snjolaug Whiteway WSO’s New Music Festival. $1,000 - $4,999 Jackie Lowe Ms. Lois A. Whyte Thank you! Golden West Broadcasting Inc. In Memory of Sheila Lugtig Ms. Lorraine Willms Arnold & Myra Frieman Manitoba Museum Social Fund All Charities Campaign Julia Witt in Memory of Frances Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Patricia Lee Mr. Robert Witzke Thorsteinson Deer & Almond Lydia MacKenzie in Loving 14 Anonymous Mr. Allan Mapes Fitzroy Memory of Donn Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon & Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Valerie McPherson Rita Margolis The Honourable TJ Hiebert Sanford & Deborah Riley Ms. Charlotte Robbins Mrs. Irene Marriott Koren & Leonard Kaminski Faye Warren Ms. Mary Massey Kozub/Halldorson Family Keith and Debbie Mayoh Leave a Legacy by making a 1 Anonymous donation to the WSO’s T.G. Kucera Ms. Susan McCarthy Conmoto Endowment Fund. Managed Ron Lambert In Appreciation of Mr. Gordon P. Linney Under $1,000 Mrs. Sydney McInnis by the Winnipeg Foundation Dr. Brendan MacDougall Ms. Hollie I. Andrew In Memory of Joan McLeod since 1959, the fund has Mr. Frank Martin Lynne Axworthy Ardythe McMaster grown in value to just over 6.4M. Gifts to the fund ensure Ms. Sheila Miller In Memory of Robert Coates Mrs. M. Jean Moniuk Dr. Catalena Birek David Moroz & Gwen Hoebig, longterm financial support for Mrs. Brenda Morlock Broadway First Baptist Church in Memory of William the orchestra. Thank you! Margaret Moroz Doneta & Harry Brotchie Schroeder Bill Newman Mrs. Joan Ann Morton Eugene Boychuk & Out of the Blue Mrs. Audrey Campbell Sonjia Pasiechnik Daniel Heindl Lesia Peet Maria Cefali Pat Patterson Mr. Ray Davis Skipthedishes.com Shelley Chochinov Mrs. Bev L. Penner Helene Dyck Iian Smythe In Honour of John Cole Louise Penner Bernard Freeman Karin Woods Martin Reed & Joy Cooper

September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 39 Martin Reed & Joy Cooper in Ms. Marianne Gruber Ron & Sandi Mielitz William Stewart Memory of Betty Ann Henry Catherine Harrison Walter A. Mildren St George's Anglican Church Mr. Roger Dennis Ms. Sandra Hart Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Sturgeon Heights Music Parent Mary Dixon Lydia Hedrich Mr. & Mrs. Garnet & Association David Donald Katherine Himelblau Geraldine Morgan Dr. Laura E. Targownik In Memory of Diane Dowling Arlene Hintsa Dr. Gwenna Moss Mary and Robert Thomas Mrs. Renate Duddek in Memory of Marilyn Ms. Lucy Nykolyshyn S.Thompson Designs Inc. Ms. Fiona Duncalf In Memory of Carol Holm Addie Penner Thomson Duprey Fund Judge Judith Elliott Humanists, Atheists, and Portsmouth Retirement Ms. Phyllis A. C. Thomson Mrs. Martha Epp Agnostics of Manitoba Residence Neil & Carol Trembath Kathleen & David Estey P. Ilavsky Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Prescott Anonymous, in Memory of Susan In Memory of Ron Oswald InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Mr. David Procner Wieser Ms. Fruma Farago Irene Baron Eden Centre Dr. David Punter John & Diane Weselake Marilyn & John Rae James & Margaret Jeffries Ms. Debra Radi Ms. Stephanie Whitehouse Jan and John Restall, Bruce & Theresa Johnson Mr. Carl Radimer Edith Wilde Lesli and Gerry Trottier, Ms. Nadia Kamienski Mrs. Barbara Rempel Winnipeg Foundation's Youth in Lenore and Chris Good, Janet and Tim Kroeker David and Joan Rew Philanthropy Program Jan and Kevin Coates Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Betty Ross Nicole & Graham Worden Ms. Judith Flynn John Lewis & Diane Ives-Lewis Nicola Schaefer Libby Yager and Billy Brodovsky Margo Foxford In Memory of Shelley Lugtig Ms. Janet Schubert 10 Anonymous Hilda Franz Andrew Lutz Margaret Scheffer Ms. Valerie Gilroy Dr. David Lyttle Ms. Selma Shearer Diana Goods Carol Macoomb Clarice Shell Karen Goossen Carol Macoomb in Honour of the Wilma Sotas Dr. Lisa Gould Birthday of Diane Jones Ms. Barbara Sparling Ms. Marie-Alice Grassick Mrs. Mildred B. Mann Ms. Dorothy Stephens

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42 OVERTURE I September – November 2014 Our season opened with Aaron Copland’s incredible Canticle of Reimagining Broadway Freedom and Nov. 14 & 15 you can hear his Third Symphony with with Sarah Slean its famous Fanfare for the Common Man along with Jerod Tate’s Fire November 7 – 9 & Light – a vivid setting of Chickasaw Nation story for orchestra – and Three Pieces from John William’s deeply moving Schindler’s Schwarz & Copland Third List score. An evening that will definitely stir the soul! November 14 – 15

Nov. 7-9, hear the world of Broadway through the imagination of Emily Bear: Manitoba-born pianist/composer/singer Mike Janzen along with Girl with a Gift Sarah Slean in Reimaging Broadway. Guys and Dolls, Mary Poppins, November 29 Annie, Wizard of Oz and Les Misérables are just of few of the hits that Janzen has pulled music from for this world premiere show. Winter Solstice: A Rocky Mountain Fairy Tale 13-year-old composer/pianist Emily Bear is one of the most November 30 extraordinary musical talents of our time. “She’s astounding, man ... she’s astounding. And there are no limits to the musical heights Randy Bachman’s she can reach,” says Quincy Jones. Emily opens our SoundBytes Symphonic Overdrive series on Nov. 29 and will perform her own original compositions December 5 – 7 as well as Gershwin, Ellington and Bernstein. Messiah Sing-Along December 12 Randy Bachman takes on the symphony in Randy Bachman’s Symphonic Overdrive, Taurins Conducts Messiah Dec. 5-7. Randy has cranked out hit after hit December 13 throughout his legendary career since The Guess Who’s Shakin' All Over first topped the A Prairie Christmas charts in 1965. Now, for the first time, Randy Celebration will perform with the full, sweeping sounds of December 14 orchestra.

Next in December are two ways to enjoy the tradition of Handel’s Messiah: Messiah Sing-Along, Dec. 12, where the audience gets to sing along; and Taurins Conducts Messiah, Dec. 13, a traditional performance of the work.

And we close December with A Prairie Christmas Celebration, Dec. 14. Stunning visual artistry, comedy, magic, storytelling and favourite seasonal music all in an afternoon with host Ace Burpee! Randy Bachman Credit: Mark Maryanovich

September – November 2014 I OVERTURE 43 WSO BOARD & STAFF 2014-2015 SEASON

OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS His Honour the Honourable Timothy E. Burt, CFA Daniel Freidman Philip S. Lee C.M., O.M. President Dr. Daya Gupta Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba Richard Turner Gregory Hay The Honourable Greg Selinger, 1st Vice President Micah Heilbrunn Premier of Manitoba Terry Sargeant Robin Hildebrand His Worship Sam Katz, 2nd Vice President Peter Jessiman Mayor of the City of Winnipeg Rob Kowalchuk Michael D. Kay Mr. W.H. Loewen & Mrs. S.E. Loewen, Treasurer Maureen Kilgour WSO Directors Emeritus Sandra Altner Sotirios Kotoulas Lucienne Blouw Dr. Eleanor MacDougall WOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE Sylvia Cassie Alexander Mickelthwate, Sylvia Cassie, President Michael Cox Ex-officio Winnifred Warkentin, Vice-President Arlene Dahl Trudy Schroeder, Ex-officio Shirley Loewen, Past President Marten Duhoux Dr. Ian Thomson Isobel Harvie, Treasurer Alan Freeman Curt Vossen Tracey LeClair, Secretary OFFICIAL AUDITORS Deloitte LLP

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