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BEYOND THE SCORE®
ELGAR: ENIGMA VARIATIONS
CARMINA BURANAGOLDEN HARVEST WORLD PREMIERE
KIDS CONCERTS: MAXIMUS MUSICUS VISITS THE ORCHESTRA
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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
As we make our way through the musical season, I am always struck bythe huge diversity in programs the WSO provides for the community.
In this upcoming series of concerts we move through Strauss’ gloriousFour Last Songs with soprano Joni Henson, to the full symphonicsplendour of Bruckner’s Symphony No.4 in E-flat major (Romantic). This isa concert to satisfy the hearts of the most dedicated lovers of symphonicmusic, or for those that have an interest in the ultimate symphonicexperience where the full orchestra is put through the most demandingof technical and expressive repertoire. As audience members, we can
immerse ourselves in the rich glory of the music.You cannot help but be deeply moved byexperiencing this music live.
Then we move to a wonderful exploration of great music developed by the Chicago SymphonyOrchestra’s Beyond the Score® series. This year’s presentation features Edward Elgar’s much lovedEnigma Variations. The work is based on musical sketches of fourteen people in the composer’s life,and the wonderful material and research provided by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra providesexceptional clarity and insight that adds immensely to the experience of the music.
We continue our partnership with the Philharmonic Choir in a performance of Mendelssohn’sLobgesang, and then we explore the musical genius of Rufus Wainwright. This is a marvellousopportunity to experience the great musical talent and extraordinary song writing that RufusWainwright brings to our stage. We move then to a world premiere of Larysa Kuzmenko’s GoldenHarvest, an oratorio honouring the 125th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada. We welcomeAndriana Chuchman, Manitoba’s globe-trotting opera star, back to her home orchestra, and alsofeature the ever popular Carmina Burana.
We end this portion of the season with a delightful concert for children. It is indeed a journey ofmusical discovery to move through the year with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
During this year’s New Music Festival, I read a comment somewhere (I cannot remember the locationor source) that “art decorates space, and music decorates time.”While I don’t think that “decorate” isquite the right word, I love the idea that through music, we are able to add colour, dimension, passion,and joy to the seconds, minutes, and hours of our lives. The WSO is pleased to provide theseexceptional musical moments to add beauty to your life.
Enjoy your WSO enhanced time.
Trudy SchroederExecutive DirectorWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra
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Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director
German conductor Alexander Mickelthwate is renowned for his “splendid,richly idiomatic readings” (LA Weekly),“fearless” approach and “first-ratetechnique” (Los Angeles Times). Critics have noted Alexander’s extraordinarycommand over the Austro-Germanic repertoire, commenting on the “passion,profundity, emotional intensity, subtlety and degree of perfection achieved” inBruckner’s Symphony No. 7 as “miraculous” (Anton Kuerti, 2011).
Following on from his tenure as assistant conductor with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, whichhe completed in 2004, Alexander Mickelthwate was associate conductor of the Los AngelesPhilharmonic for three years, under the direction of Essa-Pekka Salonen. Now in his tenth seasonas music director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Alexander has significantly developedthe orchestra’s profile through active community engagement and innovative programminginitiatives like the annual New Music Festival and the Indigenous Music Festival. Chosen toperform at the Carnegie Hall Spring For Music Festival in New York, May 2014, due to “creativeand innovative programming” (CBC Manitoba Scene), the orchestra was the only Canadianensemble in the showcase. As well as significantly contributing to the New Music Festival andIndigenous Festival, Alexander led the orchestra’s first out of province tour since 1979 to theNational Arts Centre in Ottawa, launched the International Conducting masterclasses, the NewMusic Festival 2012 film project and played a major part in the acoustic overhaul of theCentennial Concert Hall.
CONDUCTORS
Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor
Julian Pellicano’s voracious musical appetite makes him a formidable interpreterof the symphonic repertoire. He is currently resident conductor of the WinnipegSymphony Orchestra, Artist-in-Residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music festival,and music director of the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra. Pellicanohas built his career by following an unconventional path. The creation, with Dr. Paul Lehrman, of a new performance edition of George Antheil's Ballet Mecaniquefirst 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 rigorousand distinctive new orchestral program. Pellicano has conducted the Orquestra Sinfonica de PortoAlegre (Brazil), Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, New Britain Symphony,The Kallisti Ensemble, Boston’s Dinosaur Annex Ensemble and Milwaukee's Present Music. He hasworked 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 jazzgroups. An autodidact, he was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory as a percussionist without anyformal 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 andthe Philip F. Nelson Award. He premiered Martin Bresnick’s critically acclaimed opera My Friend's Storyat the International Festival of Arts and Ideas and conducted at Carnegie Hall with the YalePhilharmonia Orchestra.
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MUSIC DIRECTORAlexander Mickelthwate
RESIDENT CONDUCTORJulian Pellicano
FIRST VIOLINSGwen Hoebig, Concertmaster
The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowedby the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation
Karl Stobbe, Associate ConcertmasterMary Lawton, Assistant ConcertmasterChris Anstey**Jeremy BuzashMona CoardaRodica JeffreyHong Tian JiaMeredith McCallumJane PulfordJulie SavardJun Shao*Karin Andreasen*Simon MacDonald
SECOND VIOLINSDarryl Strain, PrincipalElation Pauls, Assistant PrincipalKaren BauchKristina Bauch**Calvin Cheng**Teodora DimovaElizabeth Dyer**Jonathan GarabedianBokyung HwangTakayo NoguchiClaudine St-Arnauld*Jane Pulford*Susan McCallum
VIOLASDaniel Scholz, PrincipalAnne Elise Lavallée,
Assistant PrincipalLaszlo BarocziMargaret CareyRichard BauchGreg HayMerrily PetersMike Scholz
CELLOSYuri Hooker, PrincipalLeana Rutt, Assistant PrincipalAlex AdamanArlene DahlCarolyn NagelbergEmma QuackenbushSean Taubner
BASSESMeredith Johnson, PrincipalAndrew Goodlett, Assistant PrincipalTravis HarrisonPaul NagelbergBruce OkrainecDaniel Perry
FLUTESJan Kocman, PrincipalMartha Durkin
PICCOLOMartha Durkin
OBOESBeverly Wang, PrincipalRobin MacMillan
ENGLISH HORNRobin MacMillan
CLARINETSMicah Heilbrunn, PrincipalMichelle Goddard
BASSOONS*Alex Eastley, PrincipalKathryn Brooks, Acting Principal
HORNSPatricia Evans, PrincipalKen MacDonald, Associate PrincipalJames Robertson
The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair
Caroline OberheuMichiko Singh
TRUMPETSIsaac Pulford, Acting PrincipalPaul JeffreyBrian Sykora
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TROMBONESSteven Dyer, PrincipalKeith Dyrda
BASS TROMBONEJulia McIntyre, Principal
TUBAChris Lee, Principal
TIMPANIMike Kemp, Acting Principal
PERCUSSIONFrederick Liessens, Principal
HARPRichard Turner, Principal
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Please note: Non-titled (tutti)string players are listedalphabetically and are seatedaccording to a rotational system.
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Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Frühling (Spring): Allegretto
September: Andante
Beim Schlafengehn (Going to Sleep): Andante
Im Abendrot (In Twilight): Andante
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Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, (Romantic) Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
Andante quasi Allegretto
Scherzo: Bewegt – Trio: Gemächlich
Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Friday, February 26 8:00 p.m.Saturday, February 27 8:00 p.m.
Pre-concert chat on the Piano Nobile begins at 7:15 p.m.
Bruckner & Strauss:Nature, Love & Longing
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Joni Henson, soprano
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Four Last SongsRichard Straussb. Munich, Germany / June 11, 1864d. Garmisch-Partenkirchen,Germany / September 8, 1949Composed: 1948First performance: May 22, 1950(London) conducted by WilhelmFurtwängler with Kirsten Flagstad as soloistLast WSO performance: 1992;Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor;Elizabeth Knighton Printy, soprano
The bombing ofDresden and the lossof many friendsweighed heavily onRichard Strauss duringthe war, even though
he was shielded from its ravages athis villa in the Bavarian Alps where hehad been living since 1935. Fearingthe Denazification hearings thatbegan in October 1945, Strauss andhis wife Pauline decided to move toSwitzerland where they remained forthe next four years. Officiallyexonerated in June 1948, theincreasingly frail composer stayed inSwitzerland for medical treatmentand returned to Bavaria in May 1949.His Four Last Songs date from thisperiod that also included his OboeConcerto and Duet Concertino forclarinet, bassoon and strings.
The aging Strauss occupied his timein Switzerland reading Goethe,studying his score of Wagner’sTristan und Isolde and reflecting onhis long life as a guardian of GermanRomantic musical tradition andnever apologized that he always hadone foot in the previous century as aconsistent traditionalist opposed tomodernism, though with enoughdecorous irony to underscore hisown time.
Strauss had read Eichendorff’s poemIm Abendrot in 1946, in which anaging couple reflects on the lifetimethey’ve spent together, viewing thesetting sun and asking “Could this
perchance be death?”Soon after, Straussread a collection of poems by HermannHesse and decided to make a five-songsetting for soprano and orchestraconcluding with the Eichendorff poemwhich he had set in May 1948.Completing the entire set by Septemberless one Hesse song that was neverfinished, Four Last Songs became Strauss’final work.
The Four Last Songs metaphorically reflecton death, looking back and ahead,worldly and wise rather than angry orfearful. As Wagner famously did, theorchestra is integral to the narratives, thehorn in particular (Strauss’ father Franzhad been a professional horn player) andthe beauty of the soprano voice wasclearly uppermost in Strauss’ thoughts.With universal rather than autobiographicalmessages and without any suggestion ofreligious consolation, Strauss offers aglowing valedictory in a musicallandscape he had loved throughout hisentire composing life.
Symphony No. 4Anton Brucknerb. Ansfelden / September 4, 1824d. Vienna / October 11, 1896Composed: 1874; revised in 1878-1881and 1887-1888First performance: February 20, 1881(Vienna) conducted by Hans RichterLast WSO performance: 2001: StanislawSkrowaczewski, conductor
The music of AntonBruckner is unique,and inexorablybonded to both itscreator and his own
Creator. Descended from generations ofCatholic peasants, Bruckner lived in aseemingly religious ecstasy, sparinghimself as he could from the necessitiesof everyday life with a guileless humilityand in constant fear that God mightcondemn him for not using his time andtalent to his fullest capacity.Wagneradored the simplicity of thisextraordinary man, and Brucknerreturned the favour with Wagnerbecoming his musical mentor.
It took Bruckner 14 years to create theFourth Symphony. Endless revisions,trials, tribulations and insecurities
blanketed additions, deletions,orchestrations and responses beforethe work was premiered. BeganJanuary 2, 1874, just two days afterfinishing his Third Symphony, theVienna Philharmonic read throughthe score a year later and deemedonly the first movement fit forpublic performance, the rest“idiotic.”Deeply hurt yet busyenough with his teaching and organperforming commitments, Brucknerwaited until 1878 to persevere withthe Fourth, completing it over atwo-year period to largely the formthat it is today.
When conductor Hans Richteraccepted the Fourth forperformance, Bruckner at 57 years ofage still hadn’t had a major successas a composer, so he followed therehearsals for the premiere withnervousness and hope for atriumph. At the end of the rehearsalthe sheepish composer pressed acoin into Richter’s hand and toldhim to buy a beer “to my health.”
The premiere on February 20, 1881was an immediate success. Brucknerwas called to the stage after everymovement and the Scherzo had tobe encored. For the first time in 25years in Vienna, Bruckner wasreceiving his due. Richter wore thecoin on his watch chain for the restof his life as a memento of therehearsal – “of a day when I wept,”he said.
The Fourth Symphony is amongBruckner’s most fervently arguedworks, in both spirit andconstruction. As always in his music,one senses the “cathedral in sound”as popularly ascribed.Time, space,the long controlled climaxes,repetitions and occasional yetendearing stammering produce amatchless bonding of grandeur ofexpression to simplicity of outline.Those who take Bruckner on hisown terms receive a special hour ofa purity of discourse achieved byfew others in the history of music.
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Joni Henson, sopranoSoprano Joni Henson is one ofCanada’s most thrillingperformers on both the operaand concert stage. Pastseasons have included Frickain Das Rheingold for Pacific
Opera Victoria, Britten’s War Requiem with theVictoria Symphony, Senta in Der FliegendeHolländer for Calgary Opera, Elisabetta in DonCarlos for Vancouver Opera and as Tosca forPacific Opera Victoria. Concert credits includeBeethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with theNational Arts Centre Orchestra, VancouverSymphony, Winnipeg Symphony and theDetroit Symphony, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8with Orchestre Metropolitain, Mahler’sSymphony No. 2 with the Calgary
Philharmonic and Opera Galas for theColorado and Fairfax Symphonies. Mostrecently, she was heard as Marguerite inBerlioz’s La Damnation De Faust with theCalgary Philharmonic and looks forward toStrauss’ Vier Letzte Lieder with theWinnipeg Symphony. She has recorded forthe Canadian Art Song Project, with hergroup Casa Diva and is featured on theMillenium Gala CD from CBC.
EXTRA MUSICIANS:Momoko Matsumura, violin; Patrick Horn,
viola; Laurel Ridd, flute; Laura MacDougall,
flute; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Sharon
Atkinson, clarinet; E-Chen Hsu, clarinet; Jim
Ewen, bassoon; Allen Harington, bassoon;
Donna Laube, celeste
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Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma” Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Variation I (C.A.E.) –
Variation II (H.D. D.-P) –
Variation III (R.B.T.) –
Variation IV (W.M.B.) –
Variation V (R.P.A.) –
Variation VI (Ysobel) –
Variation VII (Troyte) –
Variation VIII (W.N.) –
Variation IX (Nimrod) –
Variation X (Dorabella): Intermezzo –
Variation XI (G.R.S.) –
Variation XII (B.G.N.) –
Variation XIII (***): Romanza –
Variation XIV (E.D.U.): Finale
Saturday, March 5 7:30 p.m.
MUSICIANS IN THE MAKINGPre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile.Saturday, 6:45 p.m. Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute
Beyond the Score®
Enigma VariationsBeyond the Score® is produced by the Chicago Symphony OrchestraGerard McBurney, creative director, Beyond the Score®
Martha Gilmer, executive producer, Beyond the Score®
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Rob Herriot, actor
Tom Soares, actor
Donna Fletcher, actor
Madeline Hildebrand, piano
James Manishen, narrator
Jennifer Parr, production stage director
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Rob Herriot, actorCanadian stagedirector/singer/actor RobHerriot has directedproductions of The MagicFlute, The Mikado, Tosca,Pirates of Penzance, Daughter
of the Regiment and HMS Pinafore forEdmonton Opera, Lucia di Lammermoor,La Boheme, Carmen, Rigoletto (ManitobaOpera), La Traviata (Opera Hamilton),Carmen (Arizona Opera), Don Pasquale(Opera Hamilton, Connecticut Opera,Manitoba Opera, Utah Opera). Otherproductions include Albert Herring,Marriage of Figaro, Suor Angelica and GianniSchicci. Rob also works extensively withCalgary Opera as a returning director fortheir main stage and Emerging Artistshows. Recent productions include Piratesof Penzance, Candide and Barber of Seville.He has also performed in productions ofSouth Pacific, Music Man and Annie withRainbow Stage and productions ofSweeney Todd, A Man of No Importance andAddams Family with Dry Cold Productionshere in Winnipeg.
Tom Soares, actorThis is the second time Tomhas worked as an actor withthe WSO. He appeared asthe eccentric Mozart incelebration of Mozart's250th birthday and is
delighted to be back. Tom has his MFA inActing from York University and is a voiceand speech specialist and instructor at theUniversity of Winnipeg's Department ofTheatre and Film. He has acted in theatreand film and some credits include: QuoVadis (That Way Productions), Annie(Rainbow Stage), Little Women, Urinetown(Dry Cold Productions), Much Ado AboutNothing (RMTC), as well as Measure forMeasure and Troilus and Cressida (Tom-TomTheatre).
Donna Fletcher, actorDonna Fletcher is anaccomplished director, actor,singer, and concert performerwith a wide range of nationalexperience in theatre, musicaltheatre, and symphonic work.
Proud of her prairie roots, Donna receivedher early training in Winnipeg and earned aBachelor of Music in Vocal Performancefrom the University of Manitoba, a diplomain Music Theatre from The Banff Centre forthe Arts, and a Master of Music in VocalPerformance from The University of Toronto.She has performed with the WinnipegSymphony, the Florida Orchestra, theCalgary Philharmonic Orchestra and wasfeatured on the CBC Radio’s SaturdayAfternoon at the Opera. Donna’s most recentcredits include the Mother Superior inRainbow Stage’s Sister Act and DesireeArmfeldt in Dry Cold Production’s upcomingMay, 2016 production of the Sondheimclassic A Little Night Music. She is a SessionalVoice and Musical Theatre Instructor at theUniversity Of Manitoba Marcel DesautelsFaculty of Music and the University ofWinnipeg Theatre Department.
Madeline Hildebrand, pianoMadeline’s passion for pianomusic recently culminated ina Master of Piano Performancefrom UBC under the tutelageof distinguished Canadianpianist, Jane Coop. Previously
she earned a performance degree withJudy Kehler Siebert at University ofManitoba, where she received theMillennium Scholarship. The opportunitiesafforded her have been many andexhilarating, including the prestigious DorisMcLellan first prize for solo performancewith the WSO in 2012. Madeline has beenawarded scholarships to study with suchluminaries as André Laplante, John Perry
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and Gilbert Kalish through Orford, Banff,Icicle Creek and Kneisel Hall, Maine. Besidesperformances at home and on the westcoast, highlights have included the 2013 E-gré national competition, premiers atManitoba’s Cluster festival, collaborationswith Randolph Peters, a House ConcertSeries across the prairies, the EasternEuropean Cultural Festival in Romania, andaccompanying Canada’s National YouthChoir.
James Manishen, narratorJames Manishen is alongstanding figure inManitoba's musiccommunity. He joined theWSO as a clarinetist in 1966and holds a Master of Music
degree from the Manhattan School ofMusic in New York City. He was the classicalmusic columnist for the Winnipeg FreePress and CBC broadcaster; hosting hisown national radio show and appearing onmany other music shows as host, writer,and commentator. As a writer, he has beenpublished in every major Canadian musicjournal plus international journalsGramophone, Stereo Review and others. Asan adjudicator, he has judged the CanadianMusic Competitions, the JUNO awards andmany others.
Jennifer Parr,production stage director
Jennifer is delighted to bereturning to work with theWinnipeg SymphonyOrchestra as ProductionStage Director for The Elgar
Variations - Beyond the Score®, havingpreviously directed four other BTS shows with the WSO: Beethoven 5,Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition,Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Dvorák From the New World.
Since 2011, Jennifer has been the residentProduction Stage Director for the ChicagoSymphony’s Beyond the Score®productions in Canada includingBeethoven 5 and Dvorák From the NewWorld with the Montreal Symphony,Tchaikovsky à l’heure de multimédia and IlÉtait une Fois Elgar with l’OrchestreSymphonique de Québec, and The Rite ofSpring, The Miraculous Mandarin andTchaikovsky 4 with the Toronto Symphony.
Jennifer most recently directed anacclaimed all-female production ofShakespeare’s Julius Caesar at Toronto’s RedSandcastle Theatre and the Canadianconcert premiere of Brian Current & AntonPiatigorsky’s opera Airline Icarus for ManiacStar.
EXTRA MUSICIANS:Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Jim Ewen, bassoon;
Allen Harrington, bassoon; Tony Cyre,
percussion; Victoria Sparks, percussion
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Candide: Overture Leonard BernsteinApril FoolsArt TeacherThis Love AffairBeauty MarkMaker MakesVibrateA Woman’s Face Lyrics by ShakespeareMatinée IdolWho Are You New York
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Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo MascagniComplainte de la Butte Jean Renoir/Georges van ParysLes FeuxTiergartenMarthaGoing to a TownDinner at EightZebulonCigarettes and Chocolate Milk
All songs by Rufus Wainwright unless otherwise noted.
Friday, March 11 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 12 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 13 2:00 p.m.
MUSICIANS IN THE MAKINGPre-concert performance on the Piano Nobile.Friday, 7:15 p.m. Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts Cello EnsembleSaturday, 7:15 p.m. St. Germain Music StudioSunday, 1:15 p.m. Manitoba Chapter of Canadian Music Competition:
Provincial Competitors
The Best of Rufus WainwrightRufus Wainwright, singer-songwriter
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
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Rufus Wainwright, singer-songwriterRufus Wainwright, one of
the great male vocalists,
songwriters and
composers of his
generation, has released
seven studio albums,
three DVDs, and three
live albums. He has collaborated with artists
ranging from Elton John, David Byrne, Mark
Ronson, Joni Mitchell to Burt Bacharach.
His acclaimed first opera, Prima Donna,
premiered at the Manchester International
Festival in July 2009 and has since been
presented in London, Toronto and BAM in New
York. In 2010, Wainwright was commissioned
by the San Francisco Symphony to compose
and interpret “Five Shakespeare Sonnets,” a
five-movement song cycle that sets
Shakespeare’s “Sonnets” to orchestra and voice.
Last Fall saw the Deutsche Grammophon release
of a double CD/vinyl recording of Prima Donna
with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Deutsche
Grammophon will also be releasing an album
of Shakespeare Sonnets set to Rufus’ music in
Spring 2016 in celebration of the 400th
Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
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Golden Harvest 1 Larysa Kuzmenko (b. 1956)
Words by Talia Zajac
Part I: Journey
Part II: Struggle
Part III: Settlement
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Carmina Burana2 Carl Orff (1895-1982)
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (“Fortune, Empress of the World”)
I. Primo Vere (“Spring-time”)
II. In Taberna (“In the Tavern”)
III. Cour d’Amours (“Court of Love”)
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Friday, March 18 8:00 p.m.Saturday, March 19 8:00 p.m.
Carmina BuranaAlexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Andriana Chuchman, soprano 1, 2
Adam Sperry, tenor 2
Michael Nyby, baritone 1, 2
Mennonite Festival Chorus 1, 2, Janet Brenneman
& Rudy Schellenberg, co-directors
Canadian Mennonite University Chorus 2
Winnipeg Boys’ Choir 2, Carolyn Boyes, director
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Golden HarvestLarysa Kuzmenkob. Toronto / January 23, 1956Composed: 2015World premiere
The oratorioGoldenHarvest(“ZolotyZhnyva”/ “Lamoissondorée”)
chronicles the journey of one family,symbolic of all Ukrainian pioneers, whomade the difficult decision to leavebehind all that was familiar and dear tothem in order to build a better life inCanada. Between 1891 and 1914,approximately 200,000 Ukrainians madethe similar decision to flee poverty,military conscription, and cultural andreligious discrimination in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which then occupiedwestern Ukraine.
Following the completion of theCanadian Pacific Railroad, Sir CliffordSifton, the minister responsible forimmigration under the government ofSir Wilfred Laurier, looked to Ukraine forpeasant farmers to open the Prairies.European shipping companies whobrought over Ukrainian immigrantsreceived payment from the Canadiangovernment. As a result, thesecompanies tried to get as manyimmigrants as possible onto Canadian-bound ships.They presented anidealized version of life in Canadathrough leaflets, newspaperadvertisements, and a network ofagents going from village to village,often disguised as peddlers. SinceUkrainian has no word for “homestead,”advertisements for immigrantstranslated this word loosely as “farm,”and many settlers came to Canadathinking that they would have a ready-built home on arrival.
Having spent all of their money on thevoyage, they arrived in shock on thePrairies to find that they had to build ashelter in the wilderness. Efforts to
inform Ukrainians about the trueconditions of life in the Prairies werehampered by the fact that encouragingemigration was prohibited by law in theAustro-Hungarian Empire.
Once in Canada, Ukrainian pioneersfaced hardships ranging from diseaseand starvation on their homesteads toxenophobia.This xenophobiaculminated in the internment of over8,000 Ukrainians from 1914 to 1920 inforced labour camps, and theregistration of over 80,000 others (themajority of whom were Ukrainians) as“enemy aliens”who had to carry identitypapers with them and report to thepolice on a regular basis. Despite thisdiscrimination, thousands of Ukrainiansstill volunteered to serve in Canada’sarmed forces during the First World War,including Filip Konowal, who wasawarded the Victoria Cross for hisbravery.
The oratorio chronicles these hardshipsand achievements in three archetypalmoments, which reflect the universalexperience of all immigrants coming toCanada: their journey, their struggle, andfinally their settlement in their new land.The piece culminates in a celebration ofthe “Golden Harvest”Ukrainians broughtto Canada: a harvest of precious wheatand uncountable cultural wealth.
- Talia Zajac
Carmina BuranaCarl Orffb. Munich, Germany / July 10, 1895d. Munich / March 29, 1982Composed: 1935-1936First performance: December 8, 1937(Frankfurt), conducted by BertilWetzelbergerLast WSO performance: 2013; AlexanderMickelthwate, conductor
The texts of Orff’s wildlyenergetic and enormouslypopular Carmina Buranacame from the discoveryin 1803 of a 13th-centurycodex among the
holdings of the abbey of Benediktbeuren,in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps.Some 200 secular poems satirizing the
church and its morals in favourof the lustiness of everyday lifewere found.Written by a bandof presumed ecclesiastics, thepoems depicted a vivid if likelyliterary view of medieval life setin an amorphous language withsome primitive notationindicating that some were sung.Under the title of CarminaBurana (“Songs of Beuren”), thepoems were published in 1847by Johann Andreas Schmeller.
When Orff discovered the lyricsin the 1930s he immediatelysaw its theatrical potential,originally figuring on aspectacle for the stage but withcostumes sets and scenerystripped away. Philosophically,Orff wanted to fuse the intellectwith the primal creative spirit ofthe poems, establishing atension in the story to be feltthrough structural simplicity,primitive rhythmic energy andimmediately impactful melody.Orff’s idea was to draw listenersto their instinctual awareness of“oneness with the universe.”Theexperience was to be viscerallyfelt, without any traces ofRomantic symphonic argumentor rich orchestral timbre.
Whether a Medieval play onmorals, a set of risqué songs, aphilosophical statement or ablending of all of these, CarminaBurana is immensely entertaining.As the poems had no knownassociating music, Orff’s settingsof the 24 he chose are alloriginal.
The work has a prologue and anepilogue that flank three largesections.While these sectionsproclaim the libidinous songs oflusty life, the prologue andepilogue (containing the samemusic) warn against indulgentliving, the chorus standing asthe bond to eternal morality atthe outset and the close. As thewheel of fate turns (“FortunaImperatrix Mundi”), so too can itgrind sensual pleasure to dust.
Veuillez vous adresser au service des abonnés ou consulter le site www.wso.ca pour la traduction en français.
Talia Zajac & Larysa Kuzmenko
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Larysa Kuzmanko, composerLarysa Kuzmenko is a Toronto-based composer, pianist, andJUNO nominee. Her works havebeen published by Boosey andHawkes, commissioned,performed, broadcast and
recorded by many outstanding musicians allover the world. Some prominent ensemble andsoloists who have performed her worksinclude: the Toronto Symphony Orchestra,directed by Peter Oundjian and Jukka-PekkaSaraste; the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,directed by Bramwell Tovey; Thunder BaySymphony Orchestra, directed by JeffreyMoule; the Gryphon Trio; the Composer’sOrchestra, directed by Gary Kulesha; pianistsAnton Kuerti and Christina Petrowska-Quilico;cellist Shauna Rolston and the New HampshirePhilharmonic, directed by Mark Latham. Herworks demonstrate a strong affinity towardsthe mainstream of classical music. She imbuesher music with a strong melodic sense, and afirm rooting in traditional, albeit extendedtonal processes. She is currently on staff at theUniversity of Toronto’s Faculty of Music, whereshe teaches piano and composition.
Talia Zajac, librettistTalia Zajac is currentlycompleting her PhD in medievalhistory at the University ofToronto. Her poetry hasappeared in a number ofCanadian magazines, including
Audeamus, Contemporary Verse 2, The TorontoQuarterly, the Hart House Review, MisunderstandingsMagazine, Carousel, and NoD Magazine. In 2010her story Dinner at the Sandstone Hotel wasfeatured in an anthology of works by youngwriters, Writing Without Direction: Ten and a HalfShort Stories by Canadian Authors Under Thirty(Clark-Nova Books). Driven by constantcuriosity and a sense of wonder, writing hasbeen her life-long passion.
Talia Zajac would like to dedicate theseperformances to the memory of hergrandparents: Ludmilla and Evhen Makaryk,and Volodymyr and Melania Zajac.
Andriana Chuchman, sopranoThis season, soprano AndrianaChuchman makes her debutsat the Los Angeles Opera asLauretta in Gianni Schicchi andthe Dallas Opera as Magnoliain Show Boat, and returns to
the Manitoba Opera as Susanna in Le nozze diFigaro. She also sings Handel's Messiah withthe Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Orff'sCarmina Burana and the world premiere ofLarysa Kuzmenko's Golden Harvest with theWinnipeg Symphony, and appears in recitalin Toronto.
In concert, Ms. Chuchman has appeared withthe Detroit Symphony Orchestra inperformances of the Brahms Requiem, theRhode Island Philharmonic in Orff's CarminaBurana, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestrain Mahler's Symphony No. 4, the RaviniaFestival as a guest on the Prairie HomeCompanion radio show, and with theInternational Music Foundation of Chicago inperformances of Handel’s Messiah.
In her native Canada, Ms. Chuchman recentlymade her debut at the Canadian OperaCompany as Olympia in Les Contesd’Hoffmann. She has also appeared at theEdmonton Opera as Yum-Yum and Marie inLa Fille du Regiment, and at the ManitobaOpera as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. Concertperformances have included engagementswith the Toronto Symphony, Prince GeorgeSymphony, and the Winnipeg SymphonyOrchestra.
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Adam Sperry, tenorAdam Sperry is currently inhis fourth year of vocalperformance at theDesautels Faculty of Music.Adam grew up immersed inthe Manitoban choral
culture and has developed a passion foropera, oratorio and art song during histime at both the Canadian MennoniteUniversity and The University of Manitoba.His performance highlights includesinging as a soloist with the WinnipegSymphony Orchestra last year in their 2014Holiday Express Tour throughout SouthernManitoba, performing Handel’s Messiahand Bach’s St. Matthew Passion withCanzona, and performing in the Universityof Manitoba School Tour of The BrothersGrimm. He is also looking forward to hisfourth year performance recital thiscoming April. Adam is incredibly gratefulfor his experiences thus far, and is excitedto perform with the WSO, again.
Michael Nyby, baritoneA native of Hamilton,Ontario, Canadian-Americanbaritone Michael Nyby hasperformed with theVancouver Opera, the SantaFe Opera, Minnesota Opera,
the Caramoor Festival, Burnaby LyricOpera, Opera Atelier, Theatre Aquarius,Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Duluth FestivalOpera, and others.
Recently, Mr. Nyby sang the world-premiere of Georgia Bottoms, a comicopera set in modern day Alabama, withthe Huntsville Symphony in Alabama.World premieres in his future includeKuszmenko’s oratorio Golden Harvest forthe Winnipeg Symphony and Isis and Osirisby Peter Anthony Togni for VOICEBOX:
Opera in Concert of Toronto.Recent and upcoming engagementsinclude Carmina Burana for the VictoriaSymphony, Danilo in The Merry Widow withEdmonton Opera, and performances withthe Windsor Symphony (La Boheme andMessiah), Kingston Symphony, Thunder BaySymphony (Carmina Burana), and NiagaraSymphony (Gilbert and Sullivan Concert). Hewas also featured with the TorontoOperetta Theatre in Der Vetter aus Dingsdaand in Opera Atelier’s Der Freischütz.
Mennonite Festival Chorus,Rudy Schellenberg, JanetBrenneman, Co-directorsThe Mennonite Festival Chorus (MFC) madeits debut in 1985 under the distinguishedleadership of the late Robert Shaw, togetherwith the WSO, in Brahms’ Ein DeutschesRequiem. Following that auspiciousbeginning, it twice appeared at theInternational Choral Festival in Toronto withthe TSO: in 1989 with Beethoven’s MissaSolemnis (Robert Shaw) and in 1993 withBritten’s War Requiem (Bramwell Tovey).Together with the WSO, the choir hasperformed a great variety of worksincluding those of Mahler, Handel, Bach,Dvorák, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Arvo Pärt,and Valentin Silvestrov.
MFC has sung under the distinguishedleadership of WSO music directors BramwellTovey, Andrey Boreyko and AlexanderMickelthwate, as well as guest conductorssuch as Helmut Rilling, Ivars Taurins andJane Glover.
MFC is a highly select core of choristersfrom Winnipeg and surroundingcommunities, many of whom are regularmembers of other choirs, includingnumerous alumni and present students ofthe Canadian Mennonite University.
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Canadian Mennonite UniversityChorus, Rudy Schellenberg, JanetBrenneman, Co-directorsThe Canadian Mennonite University (CMU)Chorus combine’s two of CMU’s premiereensembles, the CMU Women’s Chorus (JanetBrenneman, conductor) and the CMU Men’sChorus (Rudy Schellenberg, conductor).Theseauditioned choirs are comprised of studentsfrom a variety of academic programs at CMUand perform regularly in worship and in concertacross Manitoba. Known for their innovativeprogramming, energy, and enthusiasm, thesechoirs perform demanding repertoire thatrepresents their commitment to exploring aglobal context in close relation to the music oftheir Christian heritage and faith.Together, theCMU Women and Men’s choirs host the annualCMU Choral Connections and can be heardregularly on Golden West Broadcastingthroughout southern Manitoba. Pastperformances with the WSO include the theworld premiere of T. Patrick Carrabre’s CreationStories, Alfred Schnittke’s Faust Cantata SeidNuchtern und Wachet, Christos Hatzis’ Sepulcherof Life, Glen Buhr’s Symphony No. 3, JohnTavener’s Requiem, Krzysztof Penderecki’s SevenGates of Jerusalem, and Giya Kancheli’s Styx.
Winnipeg Boys’ Choir,Carolyn Boyes, director
The Winnipeg Boys’ Choir (WBC) is an auditionedgroup dedicated to high-quality music makingand vocal training in a convivial atmosphere.Founded in 1925, the choir has for decadesdelighted audiences with music in many genresand languages. In recent years, WBC ensembleshave been invited to perform with many of ourcity’s finest arts organizations, including the WSO,
the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, the RWB,Canzona, The Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, andCamerata Nova. Music Director Carolyn Boyesconducts the Treble and Chamber Choruses andSpencer Duncanson conducts the changed voicesof the Senior Chorus. The choir is open by auditionto boys and young men from 8-18. Please join usfor our spring concert “The People Sing”—anevening of traditional songs from many lands andcontemporary music written on the theme ofhuman rights—on 15 April 2016 at Crescent FortRouge United Church. See our website atwinnipegboyschoir.ca for more information.
EXTRA MUSICIANS:Momoko Matsumura, violin; Linda Umbrico, viola;Laura MacDougall, flute; Sarah Jeffrey, oboe;Ross Edwards, clarinet; Jim Ewen, bassoon;Allen Harrington, bassoon; Gabe Radford, horn;Tony Cyre, percussion; Victoria Sparks, percussion;Brendan Thompson, percussion; Donna Laube,keyboard; Earl Stafford, keyboard
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Boléro Maurice Ravel
Symphony No. 5: Movement I Ludwig van Beethoven
Fanfare for the Common Man Aaron Copland
On Sprengisandur Sigvaldi Kaldalóns
Maxi s Song Hallfrídur Ólafsdóttir
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Matthew Fletcher, narratorAs an active actor and musician,Matthew is rooted in vocaltechnique, theatricalconceptualization and musicalexploration. Pursuing a career inperformance from age seven, he
strives to explore the classics anddevelop/broaden modern perceptions oftheatre and music. A proud graduate ofNorthwestern University with a Bachelor ofMusic in Vocal and Opera Performance and aCertificate of Musical Theatre.
Select credits:WSO: E.T.A. Hoffmann Beethoven's Fifth: Beyond TheScore®. Theatre: JD Heathers (WST), EarthwormJames And The Giant Peach (MTYP), MariusPontmercy Les Misérables (Rainbow), U/SEnjolras/Cast Les Misérables (Drayton), Robbie FayA Man of No Importance (Dry Cold), Moritz StiefelSpring Awakening (Griffin, Chicago Premiere).Film/TV: T.R. Tilden The Pinkertons (BuffaloGal/Rosetta), Master Class Participant TripleSensation (CBC). He thanks friends and family fortheir continued support.
EXTRA MUSICIAN:Laura MacDougall, flute; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe
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WMC McLellan Competition for Solo Performance with the WSO
The Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg is proud to announce the 2016 semi-finalists in theWMC McLellan Competition for Solo Performance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Coded entry MP3s were adjudicated
online by six professional musicians, and the following 12 semi-finalists (in alphabetical order) were chosen to audition:
The competition is open to advanced Manitoba musicians pursuing performance careers in all disciplines including voice.It offers a unique rehearsal and performance opportunity with the WSO for emerging classical musicians, as well as a
substantial financial award.
Semi-final auditions take place on Saturday March 26, 2016, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, in the Muriel Richardson Auditorium of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Admission: $10 at the door (no admission during an audition).
Final Competition Concert with the WSO and the Award Ceremony will take place Friday, April 22, 2016, 7:30 pm at Jubilee Place Auditorium. The three finalists will appear in performance with the WSO, and will be ranked by another
set of adjudicators. A thrilling finish to a great competition!
Tickets are $30 from McNally Robinson Booksellers, WSO box office, or at the door. Students (with ID cards) $5, at the door only.
For further information: 204-944-9431 www.womensmusicalclubofwpg.ca
Natalie Dawe, cello Everett Hopfner, piano
Zander Howard-Scott, cello Jaena Kim, flute
Jason Klippenstein, baritoneGregory Lewis, violin
Anne-Marie MacIntosh, soprano Jesse Plessis, piano
Daniel Tselyakov, piano Paul Williamson, piano Caitlin Wood, soprano
Tony Zhou, piano
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EdmondMarjorie & Kenneth GrowerKatie & DeLloyd GuthMr. Patrick HackettDr. Don & Jerri HallMiss Marilyn HallIrene HamertonTeresa A. HayJane HayakawaLarry & Evelyn HechtMillie HemmelgarnMrs. Carolyn HenryMarilyn & Helios HernandezMax & Eleanor HerstMs. Shirley Hicks
Ms. Marilyn HidoMs. Susan HildebrandtMr. Martin & Mrs. Rose Marie
HorsemanSonia & Harvey HosfieldRichard & Karen HowellJacqueline IwasienkoWilfred & Dorothy JamesAlan Janzen & Leona SookramFather Stan A. JaworskiMargaret JeffriesMs. Crystal JochumMrs. Shirley KilburnMr. & Mrs. W. J. KinnearErwin W. KitschMs. Mary KlassenMrs. Alvina KoshyKozub/Halldorson FamilyElsa KrahnD. KristjansonPatricai KuchmaRobert KusmackMrs. Helen La RueMrs. Ingrid LeeMr. R. LeroeyeFraser & Joan LinklaterAlbert & Helen LitzBarry & Patricia LloydLorron Agencies Ltd.G. & G. LowryMr. Al MacklingMatthew Gossen Advancement
TrustHarold S. Mawhinney & Judy MoonRuth MayDr. & Mrs. Ihor MaybaMs. Margaret K. McCullochMs. Diane McGregorC. & J. McIntyreD. McKayViolet McKenzieMrs. Geraldine McKinleyJean McLennanS. McMillanMr. & Mrs. Erhard MeierEstelle MeyersWalter A. MildrenMrs. Jocelyn MillardPeter Miller & Carolyn GarlichCarolyn Garlich and Peter MillerDr. Stan & Wendy MorozMargaret MorseMrs. Joan Ann MortonJohn & Margaret MundieD. MunroLeesa MunroeCharlotte MurrellDavid & Hermine OlfertTruus OliverMiss Jenny OlynykMs. Nettie PetersMrs. Helene PictonPhyllis Portnoy & Rory EganMs. Beth ProvenMrs. Nell ProvincianoJuta Rathke
Mrs. Esther RemisWaltraut Riedel-BaunMr. & Mrs. Robert & Vera RipleyBrian & Iris RountreeFrances E. RowlinMr. & Mrs. John SadlerMr. Johnny Rule Salangad & Ms.
Pearly Rule SalangadR. SchroederShirley SchroederViola J. SchultzMr. Gunter SchupkeCharlene ScoutenMarilyn & Jon SeguireMrs. Doreen ShanksPhil & Nancy SheadMr. & Ms. Ed ShwedykHenry & Connie ShykaLouis & Shirley Ann SimkulakDr. Don & Lynne SimonsonMs. Kaye SnatenchukGeri & Peter SpencerMr. & Mrs. StarodubElsie StasiukBonnie Hoffer-Steiman & Lionel
SteimanMs. Helena StelsovskyElva G. StevensArchie & Shirley StoneDr. Ian Robert SuttonDr. & Mrs. S. SziromDouglas & Leeann ThompsonRobert & Barb TisdaleEdith A. ToewsHenry & Elizabeth ToewsDr. Helen A. ToewsLouise & Jim TownsendMrs. C.M. ValentineBarry and Gail VealsHugo & Anny VeldhuisElizabeth M. WallJim & Joan WarbeckKen & Mary WarmbrodJ. WhyteMr. Paul WiebeDebbie WilsonDorcas & Kirk WindsorPatrick WrightMr. Edwin YeeDonn K. Yuen23 Anonymous
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Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Susan AllenJacqueline AndersonHeather BakerMrs. Eva BerardNorma BortoluzziMrs. Diane BrineBarbara Bryant-AnstieAlfred BuelowSheila BurlandMs. Rosemary ButterworthMr. Gerald CallowRuth CalvertAndrea CharronElla Chenkie
Ms. Claudia ChernitskyS.K. ClarkMrs. Barbara CoombsMr. Alfred CorniesStephen CraneMs. Judy CrawfordMr. & Mrs. Ted CunninghamMs. Jean CurtisMr. Roger DennisBeth DerraughMrs. Ethel DilClaire DionneSylvia DixonAnna DoorenbosMs. Suzanne DoyleMs. Sheila M. DumoreEcole Pointe-Des-ChenesMr. & Mrs. Peter EibischMr. S. J. EnnsMr. Garry W. EppVera & Peter FastMs. Allison FenskeDr. Nelma FettermanRobert FiliatrontHilda FranzDonalda FridfinnsonMs. Anne FriesenMrs. Cathy GervaisMs. Barbara GessnerMr. Christopher GoldenHeather GrahamDr. & Mrs. L.C. GrahamMrs. Inga GranovskayaJohn & Louise GreenawayIrvin & Gilda GreenburgVictoria GretchenMs. Joyce GroseMs. Marianne GruberB. & R. HallGertrude HamiltonMr. Ken HardyMrs. Helen HaywardKelly HearsonJean HighmoorDorothy L. HodgsonMrs. Mary-Ann HudjikDon HutniakHo V HuynhIshbel IsaacsBob & Vi JacobPeter & Dora JanzenPat JarrettMr. & Mrs. Paul & Rodica JeffreyBryan JohnsonDr. Karen L. JohnsonMr. Tim KasprickMr. Gordon C. KeatchDr. Birte KlugRay KnowlesJim KomishonMr. Eugene S. KovachRhoda KravetskyJanet and Tim KroekerMrs. Audrey KrushelMs. Betty LaingElizabeth LansardWayne & Helen LeBlanc
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Mr. & Mrs. Sydney LentleMr. & Mrs. David LeveneKatrina LimberatosMrs. Joyce ManwaringMr. Allan MapesMr. & Mrs. Ian & Cornelia MarcilMrs. Irene MarriottMs. Carol MasseMs. Kimberley McCallumMs. Susan McCarthyTerri L. McKercharArdythe McMasterLyle McNichol & Frances StewartM. MohrNancy MorganTheda OlsonMrs. Clarice OwenShirley & Graham PadgettSonjia PasiechnikDarell PlummerMs. Clare PollockCristian PopescuKen & Geri PorathMr. Guy ProkopetzMrs. Glennys ProppMs. Joanne PrygrockiMrs. Avis RaberMrs. Charlotte RedekoppMs. Pat RepaMs. Patricia G. RitchieGisela RogerMrs. V. RosolowichRory RunnellsJohn & Shirley RussellLeonore Saunders O.M.Kay SchalmeWilliam ScheidtMrs. Edna SchneiderIzzy ShoreMrs. Marie SichlerMrs. Elaine SilverbergMr. & Mrs. Robert SmithMrs. Marilyn StothersMuriel SutherlandMs. Marguerite SzymeskoMs. Melinda TallinMary Lou TalmageGladys TaralaRoss & Bette Jayne TaylorMs. Anne ThiessenMrs. Roseline UsiskinJudith & Francisco ValenzuelaDenis VincentMiss A. H. WagstaffeMr. Gordon WalktyMrs. Laurabelle WallaceE. Sylvia WarringtonMr. Glen Angus WebsterMr. & Mrs. Donald WeidmanSnjolaug WhitewayMs. Lorraine WillmsMrs. Margaret WilsonTerrie Woodward18 Anonymous
The WSO gratefullyacknowledges the followingpatrons whose foresight helpsto ensure long-term financialsupport for the WSO.
Lorraine & Gerry CairnsStephen Choy & Gina YooMr. Ray DavisMr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Brenda
DonaldHelene DyckDr. & Mrs. L.C. GrahamEugene Boychuk & Daniel HeindlMarilyn & Helios HernandezMarilynne Keil in Memory of
David H. SkinnerBrent MazurMs. Edna PoulterGrant & Janet SaundersMr. & Mrs. James & Claudia
WeselakeJames & Claudia WeselakeWomen's Committee of the
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Women's Committee of the
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,, in Memory of Vera Gorlick
Women's Committee of theWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra,in Memory of Norma Bingeman
Women's Committee of theWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra,in Memory of Maria Michalak
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Alpha MasonryAubrey & Dr. Linda AsperMrs. Alison BaldwinMr. R.D. BellDavid & Gillian BirdDr. Oliver A. I. BotarJackie BrignallKevin BurnsSel & Chris BurrowsTimothy & Barbara BurtDavid CarrJill Carr & Alex SnukalMs. Anne CholakisLara CiekiewiczKathy & David ConnorMr. Peter CzaplinskiM. Donald in Honour of Mr. T.
Wong & FamilyRavi DookeranMrs. Ann EnglandRobert EnrightDaniel Friedman & Rob DalglieshWendy Gale
Tyler GompfStefan GordienkoDr. Alexander Grunfeld & Silvester
KomlodiDr. Don & Jerri HallMs. Helen HawryshMarilyn & Helios HernandezMr. & Mrs. Elmer HildebrandKim JeremicPeter JessimanEllen & Harry JohnsonKoren & Leonard KaminskiMs. Jose KoesKonstantinos & Chrysoula
Kotoulas Sotirios KotoulasKozub/Halldorson FamilyDr. Thomas G KuceraRon LambertMs. Veronica L. LarmourHideo MabuchiDrs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougallMr. & Mrs. Cam & Joy MacLeanManitoba Liquor & LotteriesLori MarksMr. Frank MartinBrent MazurAllison McPheeThe A. K. Menkis Medical
CorporationRon & Sandi MielitzMs. Sheila MillerIngrid & Lothar MoehlmannMargaret MorozMatthew NarveyMichael NarveyMichael NesbittMikaela OldenkampMr. Chris PearceLesia PeetMargaret & Peter PetersCheryl Janzen & Randolph PetersKathleen Polischuk & Richard
DerksenDr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth
Tippett-PopeMrs. Victoria RamnawajBill & Pat ReidMajid & Moti ShojaniaPam SimmonsMuriel SmithCarrie SolmundsonTerrell StephenMs. Marlene SternJon StewartMargaret & Hartley StinsonSally SweatmanBrenda TaylorFenella & Ray TemmermanTetrem Capital ManagementMs. Stephanie M. van NestMr. Curt VossenMs. Meeka WalshSnjolaug WhitewayKarin WoodsMr. & Dr. Jens J. Wrogemann3 Anonymous
Share the Music is an outreach initiative that allowseconomically disadvantagedchildren and their families toattend WSO performances.
Katherine Devine & George AndrichMs. Margaret BarbourRalph & Eileen BaxterBernice BlakemanMrs. Lucienne Blouw, in Memory of
Gijsbert CrielaardMs. Patricia BozykSheila & David BrodovskyMs. Carol BudnickEileen & TedShelley ChochinovRay Cloutier in Memory of Gijsbert
CrielaardJoan C. CohenM. & G. CrielaardDr. & Mrs. Harold DiamondDoreen DockingMs. Enid DurwardShaun Dyck In memory of Gijsbert
CrielaardMr. & Ms. John EdwardsDon & Martha EpsteinKathy FeaderMr. & Mrs. Gary & Janice FilmonDr. Leeann FishbackDorothy FlightMrs. Louise FriesenMrs. Joyce FykeJocelyn and Mark GabbertGeorge & Carol GambyFrancois GauvinThe Staff of GD5 in Memory of
Gijsbert CrielaardMr. Richard GillandersGreystone Managed Investments Inc.B. & R. HallTeresa A. HayLarry & Evelyn HechtMonique HendersonKatherine HimelblauDorothy L. HodgsonMrs. Katherine HoeppnerHuynh Van HoMs. Margaret JeffriesMr. & Mrs. C JenkinsRoss & Betty Jo JohnstonMarilyn Kapitany Mrs. Karen KaplenKevin & Els KavanaghUrsula & Sandor KelemenMs. Mary KlassenSandra KnellerMr. Eugene S. KovachFrances LemieuxMs. Marion LewisDr. Judith LittlefordDr. Brendan MacDougall
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Dr. Sabine MaiElaine & Neil MargolisC & V MartensMr. Peter MartinReina and Mark McDowell - in Memory
of Gijsbert CrielaardJean & Mike McIlrathMr. Sheldon Leonard McLeodMrs. Jose MeersMs. Pat MichalskiL & D MitchellM. MohrMargaret Moroz in Memory of Gijsbert
CrielaardVera MorozBill & Hilda MuirDr. Sidney & Gwen NelkoM. Nancy Lynn O'BrienD OgaleTruus OliverSam O.Mrs. Alice OswaldPat PattersonMr. & Mrs. David & Wanda PikePiston RingMs. Clare PollockMs. Rose PopowichRosemary & Walter PrychodkoPat and Bill ReidMs. Lyse RemillardTannis RichardsonDon & Joceline Ringach, Pamela
Ringach & Chris JordanDavid & Elena RobertsMr. & Mrs. Norm SagertOlive SayersYour HR Support Co.Mr. Walter SiliczMrs. Roslyn SilverMs. Brenda SklarDebbie SmithMs. Deborah SpracklinHerbert StewartMrs. Joan SwafferMs. Ruth SwanDr. & Mrs. S. SziromDr. Teresa SztabaMr. & Mrs. Robert TapscottBette Jayne TaylorJames & Marlene TaylorRoss & Bette Jayne TaylorMrs. Bonnie E Thiessen in Memory of
Gijsbert CrielaardMs. Mia TimmermansMs. Melita TonogaiFran & Estela ViolagoE. Sylvia WarringtonProfessor A.M.C. WatermanBruno Zimmer20 Anonymous
Sistema Winnipeg is a free dailyafter-school program thatenriches the lives of childrenand young people with thefewest resources and thegreatest need.
Honourary ChairDaniel Scholz, Principal Viola
Maestoso
Burns FoundationRBC FoundationRichardson Foundation
Vivace
Boeing Canada WinnipegCavalia Inc.George Weston LimitedMichael NesbittThe Pollard Family FoundationThe Thomas Sill Foundation
Con Brio
Michael S Gray FundSouchay Gossen Family FoundationIn Memory of Kenneth HrynchukThe Winnipeg Foundation - George
and Tannis Richardson FundSanford & Deborah RileyRotary Club of Winnipeg NorthDon & Lorraine Swanson
Allegro
Assiniboine Credit UnionMs. Judith FlynnJocelyn and Mark Gabbert in
Memory of Benjamin John West Flynn
Golden West Broadcasting Ltd.Dr. David LyttleRon & Sandi MielitzLinda Moore in Remembrance
of Anastasia MooreMaurice (Moe) & Ethel Pierce Fund,
Jewish Foundation of ManitobaPhyllis Portnoy & Rory EganSanford & Deborah RileyMs. Charlotte RobbinsSandra & Harvey Secter Family
Fund, Jewish Foundation of Manitoba
Moira Swinton & Bernie LeveilleJan and Jim TennantE. ToewsFaye WarrenWinnipeg Regional Health
Authority3 Anonymous
ConmotoJames & Faye Alward in Honour of
Margot J. AlwardJames & Faye Alward in Memory of
Benjamin John West FlynnMr. Barry AndersonIn Memory of Lois AndersonMs. Hollie I. AndrewMs. Hollie I. Andrew in Memory of Ben
FlynnBetty & Ted AshGail Asper & Michael PatersonJohn BalsillieMs. Angelica BanmannBrenda BatzelRalph & Eileen BaxterJean & John Beaver in Memory of
Benjamin FlynnMarissa BeckerAaron BenarrochHelen Bergen, Music Director FGUCMs. Diane BewellAmeet BharajHelen & Henry Bially in Memory of
Benjamin John West FlynnCathy BilykMichael BinghamDr. Catalena BirekGwen BirseBryan Bjerring In Memory of
Benjamin FlynnSally BouldingPaul & Doreen BromleyDoneta & Harry BrotchieTim & Joelle BrownMs. Coralie BryantMrs. Donna BrykMrs. Dee BuchwaldMs. Lorelei BunkowskyDominador CalpaturaAmihan P. CamachoMrs. Audrey CampbellGordon & Ann CampbellMr. Alan CantorMs. Darlene J. ChimilarMinna ChungMargaret Clarke in Memory of Ben
FlynnMichael Cobus & Christine
WigglesworthJoan C. CohenRussell & Joan Colnett in Memory of
Benjamin John West FlynnLily Conway in Memory of Benjamin
John West FlynnGerald CorrCathy & Roger CossMrs. Diane CoughlinBarbara CrowMr. & Mrs. Brian & Barbara CrowF. De GraziaMelissa DelarondeN. DenboerMr. Roger Dennis in Memory of Mr.
Ben FlynnMs. Lucy De SousaDrs. Diana & Dhali DhaliwalJudy DoctoroffIn Memory of Diane DowlingBob Dueck and Joan Duerksen
Mrs. Cynthia DuttonLinda EdelJudge Judith ElliottConnie EppKathleen & David EsteyMs. Fruma FaragoRick & Julie FastDenzil Feinberg CFP R.F.P.In Memory of Ben FlynnMs. Judith FlynnMr. Peter FlynnMr. Verland ForceMargo FoxfordAlbert & Luisa FriesenGisaya GahunguEvelyn & Ricardo GalimaDiane Gerhard Celebrating the
Marriage of Marlene and JerryGary GervaisDr. Lisa GouldMs. Barbara GrahamMr. Bruce GranoveBobbi-Lynn HaegemanAlison HallStephen & Barbara HamiltonMr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia HanuschakHarvard Property Management Inc. /
201 Portage Ltd.Ms. Rhue HaydenLydia HedrichMs. Donna HeroldKatherine HimelblauArlene Hintsa in Memory of Glen PierceDebby and Brian HirschVladimir HlasCathy HorbasWilliam J. HuttonP. IlavskyMr. & Mrs. Kelvin & Jeanette JacksonMrs. Miriam JaegerJames & Margaret JeffriesBruce & Theresa JohnsonNancy JohnsonDrs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones in
Memory of Ben FlynnJoseph and Judith Malko Family Fund
at the Strategic Charitable GivingFoundation
Ms. Nadia KamienskiKevin & Els KavanaghRon KoswinHarry & Shirley KowalchukPeter KrahnBryon Devries & Diane LauChapel Lawn Funeral HomeZandra Lea in Honour of Paul and
Pamela ConnollyNancy LeBlondMelanie & Craig LeonhardtLovie LiewickiHelen LitzMs. Margaret Looney in Memory of
Ben FlynnMs. Leona MacDonaldMs. Lorraine MacIboricLydia MacKenzie in Honour of John J.
March and His ParentsKathleen MaloneJames ManishenManitoba Association of School
SuperintendentsElaine & Neil MargolisMaylanne Maybee in Memory of
Benjamin John West FlynnMrs. Mary McCormickRoss MeachamMs. Linda MecklingLinda Meckling In Memory of
Alan BlanchetteLinda Lee-Meiers & Matt MeiersLorna MendozaRita & Don MenziesMr. Peter MertinsTrish MinishCarolyn and Nathan MitchellG.F. (Rick) MorganMr. Rick MorganFrancine MorinMargaret Moroz, in Memory of Ben
MorozMrs. Norma MorrisMr. & Mrs. Brian & Denise MurphyHelena Jane GahunguBob and Cindy NewfieldMr. Robert NixNostalgia Broadcasting CooperativeMs. Claudette NovakMs. Lucy NykolyshynWilliam & Linda Oakley in Memory of
Ben FlynnPeter ObendoerferThomas ObendoerferMr. Brian O'LearyMs. Anna OlsonMargaret OwenR & J PalmerTheresa ParkerElizabeth ParryMr. David PatePatricia M. Patterson in Memory of
Max & Pearl Kuran and MaryKuran; In Honour of BeatriceKuran, Jean Kuran and Una Kuran
Mrs. Jackie PaulMr. Julian PellicanoBrenda PetersonMr. Jean-Francois PhaneufMrs. Edna Poulter in Memory of
Benjamin John West FlynnMs. Lois PowneThomas & Lorraine Prescott in
Memory of Ben FlynnMr. & Mrs. Thomas PrescottMr. David ProcnerDr. David PunterCatherine PurchaseJohn & Violet RademakerMr. Carl RadimerDr. Diane RamseyJames Ray in memory of Henry RayMrs. Marieann ReevesBarbara RempelTannis RichardsonErin RisbeyDavid Guspodarchuk & Joey-Heather
RobertsonGarry and Tamara RoehrKaren Romanoff
Mrs. Jeanne RomanoskiSheryl RosenbergJay RossPenny RossmanJoan SabourinEdward Sale in Memory of Benjamin
John West FlynnCorazon SaquilayanNicola SchaeferBarbara ScheunemanPerce & Elizabeth Schirmer
FoundationGaylene Schroeder-NishimuraTrudy SchroederKathleen SchubertBetty & Sam SearleMarilyn & Jon SeguireMs. Mary SemanowichOlga & Myron ShatulskyMs. Selma ShearerWayne ShimizuRoger SimoensChristine Skene and Nick LoganMuriel SmithMichael SorianoWilma SotasMeg SpechtPatricia Spencer and Thomas OsbornGeorge Toles and Melissa SteeleLynne StefanchukWally & Pat StefanchukPat & Wally StefanchukMs. Diane Elisabeth StewartPatricia & Fletcher Stewart in Memory
of Benjamin John West FlynnSzwajcer FamilyDr. Laura E. TargownikCaroline TaubenseeMary and Robert ThomasMs. Phyllis A. C. ThomsonRev. & Mrs. William & Molly Titus in
Memory of Benjamin FlynnBill & Barb ToewsGreg Tramley in memory of Dave
HuntNeil & Carol TrembathMs. Terry TruppStrang/van Ineveld FamilyGail Walker in Memory of Benjamin
FlynnBarbara WarrackThe Waverley Tenant AssociationJohn & Diane WeselakeSteve WestS WhitehouseDon & Florence WhitmoreGrace M. WiebeDrs. Lora Cuddy & Mel Wiebe in
Memory of Benjamin FlynnMs. Edie WildeWilliam WildeMs. Sid WilliamsonThe Winnipeg Foundation - Dr. Peter
& Geraldine Spencer FundV Wowryk Libby Yager & Billy BrodovskyMs. Diane Zack9 Anonymous
ANNUAL CAMPAIGNThe WSO gratefullyacknowledges the followingpatrons whose generosityhelped to support orchestralmusic in our community.
Ms. Sylvia L. BarrDianne J. BeavenF. BellMonty & Mary-Claire BellMarjorie BlanksteinHelga & Gerhard BockFrances BoothMs. Bev BosiakWendy BroadfootGreg & Sylvia BrodskyDolores P. BrommellMs. Carol BudnickMrs. Leona BurdeniukGerald CallowMrs. Audrey CampbellMr. & Mrs. Carl & Donna ChambersKaren CouchDennis & Ruth CrookJean CunninghamEllen CurtisD. CymbalistPiotr Czaykowski & Anne WorleyLena DonaldMr. & Ms. Jim & Virginia DyckLisa EdelScott & Margaret EdmondsDonna EkerholmConnie EppJohn B. & Katie EppVera & Peter FastRev. Brenda FergusonMr. & Mrs. Gary & Janice FilmonJoan FlemingMiriam FliegelMrs. Gitta FrickeArnold & Myra FriemanMarian H. FriesenRobert & Monica FriesenArnold & Christa FroeseGeorge & Carol GambyMrs. A. Lee GibsonMrs. Marie-Alice GrassickMr. Patrick HackettGeorge HandymanDr. Don & Jerri HallIan & Gerry HamiltonL. HarasymTeresa A. HayDaniel Heindl & Eugene BoychukL.G. HerdTerry HeronSanford HildebrandMs. Susan HildebrandtCarole HolkeStella HryniukVi HultinMrs. Joan M. HunterRudy & Gail IsaakRozin & Cathy Iwanicki
Crystal & Günter JochumJ. H. KaminskyHenry Katz in Memory of DenaDr. Maureen Kilgour Ken KinsleyFrances R. KoltMona KoropatnickPaul KosowanMs. Jacki KovenMs. Janet KuchmaElizabeth LansardDon LawrenceMr. Norman LeathersP. M. LitwinMeiya LiuRoger LoweGrant MacDougallLydia MacKenzieMs. Lorraine MacLeodBarbara MainMr. Allan MapesAubrey MargolisMs. Nola McBurneyBob and Betty McCamisMs. Margaret K. McCullochMs. Diane McGregorSylvia MitchellMargaret & Fred MooibroekD.E. MorrisonMs. Lillian MurphyRobert NixEllen Peel & Neil BruneauMr. Irwine PermutMr. Jean-Francois PhaneufIan & Ann-Margret PlummerMr. & Mrs. Barry PrenticeDavid PunterBarbara M. RobertsonOlga & Bill RunnallsBarbara ScheunemanA. SchroederDr. Robert SchrothKen SchykulskiMrs. Doreen ShanksCarl and Margaret ShaykewichPam SimmonsMs. Debbie SpacklinMr. & Mrs. A.E. StantonMr. Herbert StewartJuris and Aija SvenneMrs. Joan SwafferMs. Judith ThompsonMs. Marilyn ThompsonMs. Andrea TowersMrs. Susan TwaddleAudrey WalkerPatricia WalkerMrs. Marilyn WeimerEvelyn WenerMs. Joan Wise17 Anonymous
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1948-51 Hon. Mr. Justice J. T. Beaubien1951-53 Mr. J. M. Sinclair1953-55 Mr. Digby Wheeler1955-57 Mr. W. D. Hurst1957-58 Dr. Hugh H. Saunderson1958-61 Mr. E. W. H. Brown1961-62 Mr. David Slater1962-64 The Hon. Mr. Justice Monnin1964-65 Mr. Norman J. Alexander1965-67 Mr. R. W. Richards1967-69 Mr. W. R. Palmer1969-71 Mr. E. J. Smith1971-73 Dr. M. M. Pierce1973-74 Mr. H. S. Brock-Smith1974-76 Mr. Allan G. Moffatt1976-78 Mr. Julian D. T. Benson1978-79 Mr. John L. Buckworth1979-80 Mr. N. Roger McFallon1980-81 Mr. John F. Fraser1981-82 Mr. William W. Draper1982-83 Mr. John O. Baatz
1983-84 Mr. Andrew D. M. Ogaranko, Q.C.1984-86 Mr. Harold Buchwald, Q.C.1986-88 Mr. Michel Lagacé1988-90 Mr. William H. Loewen1990-92 Mrs. Julia DeFehr1992-94 Mr. Gordon Fogg1994-96 Mrs. Helen Hayles1996-97 Mr. Anthony Brookes1997-98 Mrs. Helen Hayles1998-99 Mr. William NorrieFeb 1999-May 1999 Mr. William LoewenJun 1999-2000 Mr. Bruce MacCormack2000-Feb 03 Mr. Roger KingMar 2003-Dec 2003 Ms. Patti SullivanDec 2003-Jan 2005 Mr. Wally Fox-DecentJan 2005-Jul 2006 Ms. Carol BellringerJul 2006-Nov 2006 Mr. Harvey Pollock (Interim President)Dec 2006-Jun 2007 Mr. Brendan MacDougall2007-2012 Ms. Dorothy Dobbie2012-present Mr. Timothy E. Burt, CFA
Al AlexandrukMal AndersonCarol BellringerMarilyn BillinkoffDoneta BrotchieJohn and Bonnie BuhlerJames CarrEdmund Dawe, D.M.A.Dorothy DobbieGreg DoyleJamie DolynchukJulia De FehrSusan FeldmanBarbara FilukWally Fox-DecentJack FraserEvelyn FriesenElba Haid
Helen HaylesKaaren HawkinsSherrill HershbergIan KayRoger King Bill KnightMichel LagacéZina LazareckGail LeachDr. Hermann LeeNaomi LevineBill LoewenJackie LoweDr. Brendan MacDougallDon MacKenzieBill MarrEd J. MartensMichael Nozick
Harvey PollockDr. William PopeJohn RademakerKathleen RichardsonTannis RichardsonLenny RichardsonEd RichmondLorne SharfeWilliam SheadGraeme SiftonJoanne SigurdsonMuriel SmithBonnie Staples-LyonBrenlee Carrington TrepelDennis Wallace
PRESIDENTS OF THE WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL
BOARD OF DIRECTORSTimothy E. Burt, CFA,
PresidentTerry Sargeant,
1st Vice PresidentCurt Vossen,
2nd Vice PresidentRob Kowalchuk, CA,
TreasurerMichael D. Kay,
SecretarySandra AltnerLucienne BlouwEmily Burt, MBA, CFAJames CohenArlene DahlMarten DuhouxAlan FreemanDaniel Friedman
ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE, MUSIC DIRECTORBramwell Tovey, Conductor Laureate Julian Pellicano, Resident Conductor
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONLyn Stienstra, VP Finance & AdministrationSandi Mitchell, Payroll & Accounting AdministratorOscar Pantaleon Jr., Finance & Administration Assistant
SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICESRyan Diduck, VP Sales & Audience Services Desiree La Vallee, Box Office CoordinatorShevaun Fortune, Patron Services RepresentativeTheresa Huscroft, Group Events Representative Patron Services Representatives (p/t):
Phil Corrin Chelse McKeeMeg Dolovich Crystal Schwartz Rachel Himelblau Stephanie Van NestMelissa Houston
MARKETING & DEVELOPMENTNeil Middleton, VP Marketing & Development Sarah Duval, Director of Development Carol Cassels, Development Manager Shenna Song, Development Coordinator Sarah Panas, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Matt Brooks, Designer S.Thompson Designs Inc.
OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS
TRUDY SCHROEDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE OFFICELori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTJean-Francois Phaneuf, VP Artistic Operations &
Community EngagementJames Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate Evan Klassen, Production Manager Sheena Sanderson, Stage ManagerChris Lee, Orchestra Personnel Manager Ray Chrunyk, Principal Librarian Laura MacDougall, Assistant Librarian Lawrence Rentz, Stage SupervisorBrent Johnson, Education & Community
Engagement Manager Amy Wolfe, Education & Community Engagement
CoordinatorShannon Darby, Sistema Winnipeg Manager
Gregory HayMicah HeilbrunnRobin HildebrandPeter JessimanMargaret Kellermann
McCullochMaureen KilgourSilvester KomlodiSotirios KotoulasDr. Eleanor MacDougallDr. Michael NelsonDr. Ian ThomsonRichard TurnerEx-OfficioTrudy Schroeder, Executive
DirectorAlexander Mickelthwate,
Music Director
Her Honour the Honourable Janice C. Filmon C.M., O.M.
Lieutenant Governor of ManitobaThe Honourable Greg Selinger,
Premier of ManitobaHis Worship Brian Bowman,
Mayor of the City of WinnipegMr. W.H. Loewen & Mrs. S.E. Loewen,WSO Directors Emeritus
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVEMargaret Kellermann McCulloch, PresidentSylvia Cassie, Past presidentWinnifred Warkentin, Vice presidentNancy Weedon, TreasurerSherratt Moffatt, Secretary
WSO BOARD & STAFF 2015-2016 SEASON
CONTACT US: BOX OFFICE: 204-949-3999 [email protected] OFFICE: 204-949-3950 [email protected] wso.ca
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