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2 WSO Annual Report – 2010/2011 Season

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WSO Mission, 2020 Vision, Strategies and Values 3

Message from the WSO President and Chair 4

Message from the WSO Executive Director 6

Message from the WSO Music Director 7

2010 – 2011 Season Highlights 8

Artistic & Community Partnerships 9

Education Programs 10

Outreach Programs 11

Beyond the Perimeter – Tour Report 11

Rural Outreach 12

2010 Indigenous Festival 13

2011 New Music Festival 14

Financial Report 15

WSO Sponsors, Funders and Acknowledgements 19

Donors 20

Volunteer Resources 27

Governance 28

WSO Staff 29

WSO Musicians 30


Mission : To provide exceptional musical experiences for Mani tobans 2020 Vision: • The WSO will be an internationally recognized model of artistic excellence and

community relevance • Structural pillars that include:

� excellent musicians � innovative programs � strong leadership � diversified revenue streams � solid financial foundation

Strategies: for 2008-2013 • To build the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s governance, artistic, and operational

capacity • To build the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s community (artists and audience)

through education and outreach • To identify and deliver expanded opportunities to bring music into people’s lives • To enhance the ability of musicians to live and thrive in the community Values: Artistic Excellence Organizational Strength Community Leadership Innovation Stewardship Inclusion Entrepreneurship Respect Collaboration


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In many ways, this has been the most challenging but also one of the most rewarding years of my tenure as the president of The Winnipeg Symphony

Orchestra: challenging because we made some important decisions affecting the future of the orchestra and we had to be sure that those decisions would protect the orchestra for the future while also allowing us to progress. It was also rewarding in that the board, the staff and our musicians worked together to lay a solid foundation that will withstand the passage of time. One of our most exciting rewards has been to deliver a positive bottom line for the 4th year in a row and to come close to our pledge to produce working surpluses of at least 2% of our budget. Our surplus this year will help provide us with a cushion against the unexpected and allow us to enhance the operation of the organization while providing excellent and innovative musical programs. Thanks to a favourable change in accounting standards, after two years of accounting decisions that worked against us, we will also retire that old accumulated deficit. As of this moment, we are debt free and we plan to stay that way. I am very pleased to tell the province that we have met our obligations to retire the deficit we inherited four yeas ago. We have also re-qualified for three-year block funding from the Canada Council, which allows us to plan ahead with additional certainty. Their vote of confidence in us is a testament to the hard work of our management team and your board. I would like to thank Arts Stabilization Manitoba for their encouragement and support throughout the last few years of rebuilding our orchestra’s fortunes. Their contribution to our cash flow has helped tremendously in allowing

your bard to focus on the future fortunes of the orchestra and in regaining our momentum as the cornerstone arts organization of Winnipeg. It was an exciting year. We played for the Queen in July. We also played for you in free concerts held at The Forks, in Kenora, at the Park and for the magical barge offering. The WSO shared its opening weekend with the first national Culture Days celebrations by opening our doors to the public during our rehearsal. As a member of the steering committee that planned this event in Manitoba, we were a critical part of its success and we hope this is just the first of many occasions where we can participate in Manitoba and national projects that highlight the importance of the arts to our community and nation. Speaking of that, I am very proud to tell you that I have been elected as the 2012 chair of the National Arts Summit which is held in Banff at the end of March. This the first time the president of the WSO has been given the honour to lead and plan this annual meeting, which represents the top 50 arts organizations across Canada. I believe this honour rightfully belongs to our orchestra and is just one more indication of the esteem in which the WSO is once again held across the country. There were other wonderful highlights this year. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of the WSO’s New Music Festival and what a celebration it was, marking a twenty-year dedication by the WSO to new compositions and new performances. From the pre-opening celebration at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, to the sold out opening night performance of Vincent Ho’s The Shaman interpreted by world renowned percussionist, Dame Evelyn Glennie, to the final performance of Penderecki’s Seven Gates of Jerusalem, this was a twentieth birthday to remember. It also drew twice as many people as

it has in recent past years, so it was a success by every measurement. This May, for the first time in almost 35 years, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa as part of the Prairie Scene Festival. The orchestra played brilliantly with our guest soloist, Manitoba born violin virtuoso, James Ehnes, and on its own. The sold out crowd at the National Arts Centre responded with enthusiasm and three standing ovations for our guest, our maestro and our musicians. At the board and staff level, too, we have spent a year of considering the future shape and role of the WSO in serving our community and creating a sustainable base for the coming years. For many years, our offices have been hidden away in a windowless office in the basement of the Centennial Concert Hall. I believe that this environment has been an unhealthy one for the orchestra in that it limits the ability of our management and our board to see the bigger picture – to be part of the community in an open and meaningful way. Therefore, we looked for opportunities for the WSO to expand its physical presence while maintaining our home performance base at the Concert Hall. We began by looking at the Concert Hall itself, which appeared unable to accommodate us, so when Pantages was presented to us as an option, we took this under serious consideration. I am pleased to report that among the outcomes of this consideration is our decision to work with the Performing Arts Consortium, CentreVenture and other community partners to create an administrative and music education centre for the WSO in a restored and refurbished Pantages Theatre. Our performance space will continue to be the Centennial Concert Hall, but the Pantages space will give us new administrative offices while allowing us to utilize the rest of the space for


special purposes that are designed to create new revenue streams and other opportunities for the orchestra. We are proud to work with our partners in moving this opportunity forward and you will hear more of the details as we progress. In addition, as you have been reading, we have made the decision to be the first Canadian Orchestra to partner with a school division in presenting an El Sistema program for its community. This is a program that provides musical training opportunities for underprivileged kids and it hopes to stimulate continued interest in classical music while providing additional employment for our musicians, who we currently employ only nine months of the year. We look forward to sharing more about this program’s pilot project venture over the coming months. We have taken a leadership role in and continue to participate with the other major arts organizations in the community. The Chairs of the WSO, the RWB, the Opera, and MTC hold four to five meetings a year to compare notes and plan joint action. The executive directors are now doing the same and I understand that similar activity is taking place between artistic directors. As well, we are members of the Committee of Resident Tenants of the Centennial Concert hall which is currently examining opportunities for an arts district and possible change to the Centennial Concert Hall from

which we can all benefit. These projects would coincide with Canada’s sesquicentennial in 2017. In the coming year, your board has determined that filling the house is a priority. If the Winnipeg Jets can sell out and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers can sell out, then we believe that so can the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and we will be looking at strategies to make this happen consistently. We believe that our core job is to continue to bring you the best possible entertainment, while overseeing the operations of an orchestra of world-class quality and making you proud to be in our audience. We look forward to hearing from you about your musical priorities as we work on this critical project. We also have some activities of a housekeeping nature to attend to in the coming year. We have been reviewing the Bylaws of the WSO and see a number of areas for improvement. You will be asked to consider some minor adjustments today, with a more thorough overhaul planned for 2011-2012. Finally, it has been my privilege to once again serve as the president and chair of the WSO board of directors. I thank all of the members of the board who gave generously of their time, talents and treasure to preserve and protect the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. They have

made excellent progress in our fundraising and friend-raising efforts, both, and their thoughtful guidance has been an inspiration to me. Thank you to the members of the President’s Advisory Council for their wise counsel and continued interest. Our music director, Alexander Mickelthwate, and executive director, Trudy Schroeder, along with all their staff and all the musicians of the WSO, have worked tirelessly to achieve this year’s excellent results. I would like to single out Trudy and Alexander for their dedication, co-operation and determination to reach our goal. Thank you both, Alexander and Trudy. You make my work a lot easier than it looks. As always, the WSO Women’s Committee provided an ongoing and valuable service to the WSO and raised substantial funds. Thank you to the women and men of this committee. There are many, many unsung heroes of the WSO who work as volunteers putting on events, raising funds and doing a thousand important little jobs that make us possible. I thank you. I am very proud of this team, and I thank you for all your hard work and enthusiasm for the WSO. Dorothy Dobbie President and Chair


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The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra shares in the sense of optimism and opportunity that seems to be a hallmark in our community in recent times. Hard work,

community spirit, and collective effort of the board, staff, and musicians with the outstanding contributions of so many partners have brought the WSO to a strong year end position. The development of a healthy, artistically vibrant, fully engaged, and financially stable orchestra is a complex process, and there is not one easy answer for rebuilding and growth. They say that it takes a village to raise a child, and the same concept holds true for the diverse kinds of support needed to sustain and nurture a robustly healthy symphony orchestra in our community. The WSO is proud to be able to report an operating surplus of $119,000 in its 2010-11 fiscal year. This excellent result is a reflection of better health which is related to a whole series of artistic, program, and related

administrative successes in this year: • The WSO had an 11% increase in

paid attendance, from 90,000 to 101,000 paid tickets to WSO concerts.

• More than 30,000 young people actively participated in WSO education and outreach programs.

• The WSO developed more partnerships and joint projects with other community institutions including The Forks, the Cultural Capital of Canada Program and the Chinese Cultural and Community Centre.

• The WSO increased outreach and program growth in rural areas in Manitoba.

• The number and generosity of corporate donors increased.

• The WSO was able to host a number of special development projects that helped to improve our donated revenue: o a special reception for the

Canadian Tenors hosted by Gail Asper.

o A series of in-home fundraising concerts and events hosted by WSO supporters and friends.

o The raffle of a painting donated by internationally recognized artist Wanda Koop, the WSO’s Artist of Distinction for 2010-11.

o A special celebration of The Peking Acrobats in partnership with the Chinese Cultural and Community Centre which raised funds for our endowment funds.

In addition, the WSO was able to make contributions of $450,000 to its Endowment Fund at The Winnipeg Foundation. This is largely due to a generous bequest from the estate of Donald Hurd and matching grants through the federal endowment building program. This brings the current value of the endowment fund up to $4,500,000 which is moving closer to the longer term goal of $20,000,000. I personally want to thank all the staff members, musicians, and board members who inspire me on a daily basis with their dedication, great ideas, enthusiasm, and support for the music, programs and projects of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. It is a pleasure to work with our music director, Alexander Mickelthwate and our board chair Dorothy Dobbie. It has been an honour to serve this wonderful organization in this role for the third year. The labour is intense, and the rewards are many. Trudy Schroeder Executive Director


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Last season your Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s continuing path of stabilization and artistic excellence became increasingly recognized by growing audiences, a tribute to everyone involved in the

organization. In a North American climate of decreasing support for symphony orchestras in general, I am proud to say that the WSO made significant strides over the season, not only in the quality of its programs but in the management of its operation. Our Masterworks series presented such well-known blockbusters as Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony – a work we performed to acclaim as part of the Prairie Scene Festival in Ottawa – plus Mahler’s First Symphony, Prokofiev’s Fifth, Brahms’s Second and Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, among much else. Our soloists did themselves proud. Violinist Mark O’Connor’s performance of his own Double Violin Concerto was brilliantly partnered by our own Karl Stobbe. Janina Fialkowska’s Chopin was memorable, as was Anton Kuerti’s Beethoven, which we paired with Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony. Our musicians were wonderful in that music especially and I hope we may have

more from that composer in future. Personally I am very proud of the beautiful music making of our own soloists from the orchestra: Bede Hanley’s performance of Richard Strauss’ Oboe Concerto and Gwen Hoebig's interpretation of Beethoven's Violin Concerto. We had splendid guest conductors as well in Carlos Miguel Prieto and the well-known British conductor Jane Glover, who led an excellent performance of Bach’s St. John Passion. I don’t think one will find better choral singing anywhere than right here in Manitoba! Our new SoundBytes series attracted new listeners and enlightened old, from Guy Maddin’s film music program through a live orchestra-to-film performance of Chaplin’s Modern Times. And what an amazing job our resident conductor Richard Lee did with Chaplin’s complex score! We are so lucky to have Richard for all his work with us. Our 20th annual New Music Festival was among the most successful of them all. Again we felt the strength and imagination of our composer-in-residence Vincent Ho, whose Percussion Concerto not only provided a compelling display for soloist Dame Evelyn Glennie but a valuable addition to the literature as well.

Distinguished guest composer John Corigliano spent most of the week with us and returned home full of admiration not only for our performances of his music but for the Festival overall. Ending with Penderecki’s epic Symphony No. 7 (Seven Gates of Jerusalem), I was greatly moved by everyone’s commitment to the Festival’s success. Our outreach and education concerts attracted record numbers of students. Partnerships continue to be forged between the WSO and a wide variety of community groups. Our staff continues to be a bedrock of support to me and I thank each and everyone of them. We must continue to build on our success. The WSO is wonderful and, most importantly, relevant. Let’s rally to keep that message out there! Alexander Mickelthwate Music Director


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Alexander’s fifth full season as music director continued to build on his desire for a balanced musical season to both excite WSO audiences and stimulate new ones. A broad sampling of the core symphonic literature in the Masterworks series included Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 and Brahms’s Symphony No. 2. Guest conductors included the exciting young Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto who featured in Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 (Organ) and Romanian conductor Cristian Mandeal. The season closed with an all-Tchaikovsky program that included his Symphony No. 5 and his Violin Concerto, a program the orchestra successfully performed at the Prairie Scene Festival in Ottawa shortly after. A fine collection of guest soloists appeared throughout the Masterworks series with especially notable performances from pianists Janina Fialkowska in Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Anton Kuerti in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Orli Shaham in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. Violinists Mark O’Connor (along with WSO associate concertmaster Karl Stobbe) opened the season performing his own Double Violin Concerto and James Ehnes performed Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto to close the season. Soloist highlights also occurred from two WSO principals: oboist Bede Hanley who performed Richard Strauss’ Oboe Concerto and concertmaster Gwen Hoebig with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Our choral series continued in strong fashion with excellent attendances. Partnered by a fine group of soloists, the Mennonite Festival Chorus again showed why Manitoba is the nation’s choral capital, with well-received accounts of Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s St. John Passion, the latter led by eminent British conductor Jane Glover. With Alexander conducting,

the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir was featured in Beethoven’s Mass in C major, a WSO first performance. Our new theme-based SoundBytes series received a successful launch. This three-concert series offered a stimulating product mix with newly designed scripts by the WSO’s artistic team that included soloists, visual elements and fascinating archival material. Noted film-maker Guy Maddin hosted the opening program that offered his insights on how a film-maker chooses music for the movies. A live music-to-film performance of Charles Chaplin’s Modern Times vividly showed the large audience how essential Chaplin’s score is to that classic film. Our Pops season offered a wide mix of music and styles for all to enjoy. Notable were the dazzling Peking Acrobats, the smooth vocals of The Canadian Tenors and three near sellout shows of The Music of Pink Floyd. We thank our resident conductor Richard Lee for all his hard work as conductor for the entire series. Our outreach department was especially busy in the 2010-11 season. In mid-October, Alexander Mickelthwate and the orchestra visited seven high schools throughout the city in the aptly titled Up Close and Orchestral series, promoting the season and filling the various gyms and auditoriums with great music. Similarly, our Adventures in Music series in February and March brought approximately 15,000 elementary school students to the Concert Hall for a highly successful concert that featured a program entitled Our Music, Our Language. Our Great-West Life Concerts for Kids series again proved highly successful with concerts averaging well over 1000 in attendance. Veteran entertainer Al Simmons delighted the audience with his special brand of musical mayhem in Festive Frivolity in December. WSO mascot Manny Tuba was on hand for not only the series program Manny Tuba’s Excellent Adventures but an expanded

three-concert Musical Discovery series for elementary school students. The series closed with Enchantment Theatre and a dazzling production of Scheherazade. Once again, new music-lovers’ hearts and souls were warmed in the middle of our cold winter by the 2011 Imris New Music Festival. Curated by Alexander Mickelthwate and our engaging composer-in-residence Vincent Ho, this year’s festival was among the most successful of all in the WSO’s long-standing internationally recognized series. Highlights included the premiere of Vincent’s The Shaman, brilliantly performed by percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, a concert that also included American composer John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1. Mr. Corigliano was in attendance for most of the festival. The renowned Kronos Quartet made an appearance and the festival concluded with a first WSO performance of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Symphony No. 7 (Gates of Jerusalem). As has been the case since the festival began in 1992, we were graced by the attendance of distinguished composers, among who included Alexina Louie, Gary Kulesha and others. Many local soloists rounded out a most successful festival. The WSO’s Indigenous Festival featured Alexander Mickelthwate conducting a unique performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring with special choreography by Buffy Handel and Odette Heyn-Penner and dancers from the Manitoba Aboriginal School of Dance and alumni of the School of Contemporary Dancers. Curated by Vincent Fontaine, the festival included a wide variety of soloists from both the Manitoba and international Aboriginal communities.


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The orchestra continued to forge artistic connections with the community in several notable partnerships. The ongoing success of the WSO’s annual collaboration with the River East Transcona School Division necessitated moving to the Concert Hall for a sold-out November concert. Local students and teachers partnered with the WSO in this program. On January 2, the second consecutive “concert of the year” featuring 17 of Winnipeg’s best musical talents alongside the WSO. Entitled 2011: The Concert, the initial celebration that was conceived following Winnipeg’s designation of “Cultural Capital of Canada 2010” was so successful that the WSO, together with Saison Voyageur and Manitoba Homecoming 2010, decided to give Winnipeggers another opportunity to celebrate its cornucopia of culture.

February saw the third annual concert of our Rising Stars project, this year in partnership with the Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra, a mass high school choir of 350 singers and seven talented young soloists. The featured work was The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by British composer Karl Jenkins. The longstanding highly successful Virtuosi Concerts series continued its partnership with the WSO. For this second series, two programs were presented at Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall at the University of Winnipeg, under its sponsorship. We look forward to an ongoing relationship with the University in presenting stimulating, theme-based programs for Virtuosi. Summer appearances found the WSO performing at the Lyric Theatre in Assiniboine Park, The Forks on Canada Day and a special performance before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth-II and Prince Philip on July 3rd.

The WSO continues to serve as the musical foundation for Manitoba Opera and The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, bringing to their audiences the full symphonic resources their productions require.


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The WSO’s exciting and innovative education programs were presented to more than 30,000 students during the 2010-2011 season. Reaching students from across Manitoba, these programs introduce orchestral music and instruments in an engaging and educational way. Early in the season, the full orchestra visited seven high schools with the Up Close and Orchestral program. Led by music director Alexander Mickelthwate, this program featured a variety of music from the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony to an entertaining Beatles medley. More than 3500 students across Winnipeg received a rare opportunity to meet the WSO and experience an “up close and personal” orchestra performance in their school. As part of the WSO’s annual student competition, these concerts featured student violinist winner Heather Stewart performing the third movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Two students from each school were invited to perform on a “popper” during Strauss’ Champage Polka. One lucky student received the opportunity to debut by conducting Bizet’s Toreador March with the WSO. All high school students were invited to attend the first SoundBytes concert on November 4, 2010 called Music, Movies & Maddin. Thanks to the Richardson Foundation, 595 students enjoyed this concert at no cost. They brought 222 guests with them for a total of 817 new patrons at this concert. The WSO’s Open Dress Rehearsal program continued for the third year. In total, 670 junior high and high school students and chaperones attended these rehearsals to observe the WSO’s final preparations before a concert. Music director Alexander Mickelthwate hosted the rehearsals

and participated in a Q&A session with the students. The Bach to School program, made up of nine ensemble groups of the WSO (string, woodwind, brass and percussion), visited 60 schools in across Manitoba. This program reached 14,208 students from Kindergarten to Grade 8. This program has a strong reach to many communities including rural schools, inner city schools, junior high students and covering 12 school divisions. The Nursery Notes program is an innovative program designed to reach pre-school aged children. A string ensemble group from the WSO shared presentations in 13 different nursery schools across Winnipeg. More than 352 children connected with the music and instruments through interactive activities and a puppet named Symphony Sam. The WSO also partners with the River East Transcona School Division each year to present this program as part of their nursery school classes. The Rising Stars program continued for the third year with a 350-voice choir of high school students. These students represented 18 schools in seven school divisions, including 36 students from Neelin High School in Brandon, MB. These students met together three times for a mass choir rehearsal including rehearsal time with Maestro Mickelthwate. They performed Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man with four soloists from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Music for an audience of more than 1500 friends and family. In addition, the 60-member Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra performed two pieces alongside members of the WSO. The concert will also feature two student soloists: Katrina Townsend (soprano), winner of the Student Vocalist Competition, and Jaena Kim (flute) winner of the Student Instrumentalist Competition. The WSO presented the second year of the Musical Discoveries program for Grades 1-3 students. Due its popular introduction in the 2009-2010 season, this series was increased to three concerts with almost 4000 students

attending. The WSO’s Mascot Manny Tuba joined children’s entertainer Mr. Mark on an adventure around the world exploring new places and great music. Teachers received a curriculum-based Study Guide that includes lesson plans to teach the children about the music and prepare them to attend. The WSO’s largest education program Adventures in Music presented eight concerts in February and March. More than 15,000 elementary school students attended this program during the season. This year “Our Music, Our Language” explored the diverse world of music and language. Led by resident conductor, Richard Lee, these concerts included more than 1500 students performing on stage in eight different choirs, recorder and string groups. These concerts also featured student artwork and poetry. The Music Connections program is a close partnership with the Winnipeg School Division. This 10-week program involved 120 students in Grades 3 to 6 from three inner city schools – Mulvey School, John M. King School, and Strathcona School. The students made and learned to play the Native American flute. After weeks of preparing and learning from various teaching artists, the program culminated with a performance with five WSO brass musicians at Thunderbird House. The students performed their own creative expressions, as well as Joseph Naytowhow’s One People with the brass musicians. Prior to each Concerts for Kids concert, the WSO presents an hour of pre-concert activities for children ages 4-9. In partnership with Music for Young Children, these activities can include a craft station, rhythm ensembles, an instrument petting zoo and a conducting station. WSO mascot Manny Tuba attended each concert and invited children to learn about music, pose for pictures and bring their friends. The WSO hosted two birthday parties during the season, which included a special


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In partnership with the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Music, WSO musicians attend University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra rehearsals. This Mentorship

Program provides opportunity for young university orchestra students to be mentored by professional orchestra musicians. The WSO musicians participate in the rehearsals to offer technical expertise, suggestions for rehearsing excerpts and demonstrate leadership skills. For adult students, the

WSO co-presents a series of Music Appreciation Courses with the Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts and Creative Retirement. Led by instructor Don Anderson, these courses offer a wealth of information about classical music including themes from the WSO’s current season.

BEYOND THE PERIMETER – TOUR REPORT

The WSO regularly packs up instruments and musicians and heads out on the open road to take the full orchestra to communities throughout the province and beyond. Our regular concert series in Brandon presented a wide range of musical offerings, as we have done four times per season, ensuring that music lovers in the Western regions of Manitoba can experience the wonder of live symphonic music. Summer of 2010 found the WSO appearing in Kenora, the large audience enjoying a lovely summer evening’s program of music dockside. The WSO was featured prominently in the Prairie Scene Festival held in early May at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Performances of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, performed by James Ehnes, and that composer’s Symphony No. 5 drew both a warm audience response and an enthusiastic review in the Ottawa Citizen.

December was especially busy, as the orchestra embarked on its Power Smart Holiday Express Tour with family-focused holiday concerts in Steinbach, Winkler, Pinawa, Gladstone and Portage La Prairie. The concert featured local tenor Conrad Siebert performing two movements from Handel’s Messiah. Thanks to the Richardson Foundation, the WSO’s Adventures in Music education series saw April and May performances in Morden and Brandon. Approximately 2500 elementary students were in attendance from these areas with more than 300 students performing in a choir or recorder group with the WSO. This program works closely with the school divisions to establish close relationships in the community. Both communities provided

financial support through their local foundations and had positive media coverage on local radio stations. The WSO continues to connect with rural schools through the Bach to School program. Each year, a group of five musicians visit five schools in small communities introducing more than 1500 students in Grade 1-8 to live orchestra music. These communities included Pinawa, Morden, La Broquerie, Mitchell and Dominion City. As always, the WSO continues to explore touring opportunities in Manitoba to ensure that all Manitobans may regard the orchestra as their own.

Photo by Steve Salnikowski


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The WSO is committed to being an integral part of our community and bringing orchestral music to new audiences. The WSO and the River East Transcona School Division presented a special community concert at the Centennial Concert Hall in November 2010. Building on the success of previous years, these concerts showcased more than 600 students and soloists from the division who performed with the WSO in choirs, instrumental groups or as a soloist. Special features this year included the River East Transcona Percussion Ensemble. In partnership with Manitoba Artists in Healthcare, the Artists in the Hospital program offers musical presentations by a WSO string quartet and a musical duo featuring WSO principal harpist Richard Turner and flutist Laura MacDougall at various healthcare centres across Winnipeg. Using live music,

this program promotes the health and healing of hospital patients, visitors and staff in the community. Share the Music is a unique partnership with community organizations that enables economically disadvantaged children, their families and adults to attend WSO performances. Because of the generous donations by corporations and individuals, more than 5000 tickets were provided across the province this season. The organizations distribute tickets free of charge to people who want to hear our orchestra who may not have the opportunity to do so. Through the Musicians in the Making program, the WSO provides performance opportunities for young musicians in our community. This season, numerous school groups and students performed in the Piano Nobile level prior to each Pops and SoundBytes concerts throughout the season.

Education and Outreach Sponsors : • Richardson Foundation • Great-West Life Assurance

Company • Investors Group • In memory of Peter D. Curry • Boeing • TD Financial Group • Brandon Area Community

Foundation • Manitoba Blue Cross • Manitoba Artists in Healthcare • Province of Manitoba • Winnipeg Foundation • Morden and Area Community

Foundation • Nygard • Francofonds


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The WSO’s 2010 Indigenous Festival offered a wide variety of new and old music traditions from China, India, Brazil, Chile, West Africa and the Indigenous sounds of North America. Curated by Vincent Fontaine and music director Alexander Mickelthwate, the four day festival took place from June 21 through June 24, profiling the culture of our own North American First Nations as placed alongside music of various world cultures to spread a message of kinship, tolerance and artistic richness through the universal language of music. The opening concert, entitled Ritual, featured the full WSO and the Manitoba Aboriginal School of Dance in a performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring to special Native Canadian / contemporary choreography by Odette Heyn-Penner and Buffy Handel. Chinese erhu master George Gao performed two of his works for that instrument. Cree composer Andrew Balfour’s Manitou Sky paid tribute to our own Manitoba landscape.

The second concert, Friendship, took place in the intimate venue of the West End Cultural Centre and featured guest artists from India and Canada. Introduced by a traditional drum song from Walking Wolf followed by Andrew Balfour’s Raven Fanfare 2 performed by a Photos by Keith Levit Photography

WSO sextet, dance traditions and music of India, Métis and First Nations Manitoba vividly portrayed the festival’s goal, ending with Eagle & Hawk’s Wild West Show for a little tongue-in-cheek. The third concert, Songs, was no less intimate a program. Here we were taken inside the song tradition from three Southern cultures. Pura Fé and Jennifer Kreisberg displayed their Native American ancestry. Viva Brasil dazzled the audience with its

capoeira dancing and songs from Brazil. Licanantay offered their musical traditions from Chile, with a contemporary twist. Celebration was the title of the closing concert at the Burton Cummings Theatre. The concert was all about New Traditions and featured some of the most celebrated performers on the

Canadian Aboriginal scene performing with the WSO conducted by Alexander Mickelthwate. The large

audience was on its feet applauding Don Amero, Digging Roots, Shy-Anne Hovorka and Eagle & Hawk, capping off a festival as rich in sharing as it was in artistic pleasure.


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This year, the WSO celebrated the 20th anniversary of its annual New Music Festival, one of the world’s premiere events of its kind. Highlighting this occasion was the return of many past NMF-luminaries: John Corigliano (composer), Dame Evelyn Glennie (percussionist), and The Kronos Quartet . Also at the celebration was Canada’s very own Gary Kulesha , Alexina Louie and Allan Bell . For eight nights the WSO and special guest artists had presented an exciting line-up of new works by many of today’s greatest composers, including John Corigliano’s Symphony No.1, Krzysztof Penderecki’s Symphony No. 7: The Seven Gates of Jerusalem and Gary Kulesha’s Symphony No.1. As well, a number of Canadian composers were commissioned to create new works for this very special occasion: Gary Kulesh a – The Confusion of Tongues (for spatialized wind symphony and wind ensemble)

Nicole Lizee – Death to Kosmiche (for The Kronos Quartet)

Vincent Ho – The Shaman: Concerto for Percussion and

Orchestra (for Dame Evelyn Glennie and the WSO)

Randolph Peter s – Io (for orchestra)

Kelly-Marie Murphy – Murmuration (for orchestra)

Sid Robinovitch – Raggabaloo (for wind ensemble)

For this year’s presentation of John Corigliano’s Symphony No.1, aka The “AIDS” Symphony, a special partnership was made with the University of Manitoba’s International HIV Prevention Exchange Symposium. Over 200 HIV researchers from around the world came to Winnipeg for the weeklong symposium and to take part in our opening gala concert. This special arrangement was made to help spread HIV awareness through cultural means. As well, many local performance organizations were featured throughout the weeklong event: - University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble - Winnipeg Wind Ensemble - Groundswell New Music

- Experimental Improv Ensemble - The Canadian Mennonite University Choir - The Winnipeg Chamber Music Society Due to the significance of the celebration and the Festival’s exceptional programming, CBC Radio recorded six of the concerts for nationwide broadcast and showcased many of the guest artists in their on-air interviews. As well, the event was ranked #2 in Globe and Mail’s “Top 5 Must-See Concerts of 2011.” Thus, the 20th anniversary celebration of the WSO’s New Music Festival proved to be a historic event that highlighted many of the greatest talents of the contemporary classical world. With record-breaking attendances, stellar reviews and international media coverage, this year’s Festival was an overwhelming success.

Dame Evelyn Glennie Jerry Moscovitch

Photos by Chronic Creative

Special thanks to Stephen Borys and the Winnipeg Art Gallery for their generous support and contribution to the Opening Night of the New Music Festival.


FFIINNAANNCCIIAALL RREEPPOORRTT

This year showed a gratifying positive response to changes made in 2009-10 with the year-end operating surplus of $119K. Alone, this was not enough to retire the accumulated deficit but, as noted in Note 2 in the audited report, combined with the asset changes permitted under the new CICA Handbook rules for non-profit organizations, as of June 1, 2011, the WSO will be able to count as capital assets its grand piano, celesta and music library. Together, these are valued at $328K. This will eliminate the accumulated deficit and generate an overall cumulative surplus of $60K. As previous CICA changes had impacted the WSO negatively, this positive adjustment was indeed welcome and will give impetus to other steps being taken by the Organization. A generous undesignated bequest of $220K was assigned to the WSO Endowment Fund held by the Winnipeg Foundation, in time to receive federal matching grants of 70c on the dollar. Along with modest Endowment donations during the year brought that Fund to $4,500K. There was substantial revenue growth of $520K or about 17%. Ticket revenues from regular symphony performances were up

by over $420K with Fees received for services provided to other organizations such as the RWB and MOA up over $97K. Ticket revenue for elementary school concerts was up $45K, and Private sector revenue up by over $40K. The New Music Festival ticket revenue was $94K, a 65% growth over last year due mainly to the popularity of the Dame Evelyn Glennie concert which opened the festival. Expenses were also up by over $560K or 9%, $500K of that for regular concerts. Expenses for Education and Outreach were down by $90K and for Marketing by $30K. During the year, the WSO received the third installment of the Arts Stabilization Grant of $100K bringing the ASF Working Capital Reserve Fund to $300K. Cash and investments on hand May 31, 2011 were $810K, this is up from $741K at last year end. Throughout the year the committee regretted losing one member who resigned, Ed Richmond, but welcomed one new member, Lesia Peet. The committee carried out the duties assigned in a conscientious manner. In addition to monthly

monitoring of the financial statements, they worked to refine the analytical detail available for sound financial management. They requested breakdowns of ticket sales, by type (including complementary), price, timing and presence or absence of a star guest artist; lists of sponsors and foundation funds; historical summaries of many relevant trends; and comparative evaluations of results for individual concerts against earlier estimates. The audit was carefully reviewed, and a request made to set out accompanying schedules for the revenues and expenses for the specific project with Pantages. The financial budget along with its business plan and assumptions for 2011-12 were scrutinized and recommended to the Executive and Board for approval. The Finance Chair would like to thank committee members for their faithful attendance and hard work, and also to pay tribute to John Bacon, Director of Finance, without whose thorough knowledge and patient manner the work of the committee could not have been accomplished. Muriel Smith Chair, Finance & Audit Committee


(Excerpt from Audited Statements)

Full audited statements available at the WSO General Office, located at Suite 1020 – 555 Main St., Winnipeg, MB


DDOONNOORRSS

A special thank you to all of our corporate and private donors, sponsors and government funders for their support. Their donations have made it possible for the WSO to continue to provide exceptional musical experiences for Manitobans. Podium – over $25,000 Corus Entertainment Inc. National Leasing Principal Chair $5,000 - $9,999 B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. Rogers Media Group Wawanesa Insurance Assistant Principal Chair $2,500 - $4,999 Cambrian Credit Union J.K. Investments Ltd. Michael F. B. Nesbitt Orchestra Chair $1,000 - $2,499 Bison Transport Dormond Industries E.H. Price Limited

Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Payworks Inc Premier Printing Ltd. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Young Presidents Organization Music Stand $500 - $999 Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. Deloitte Foundation Florence & Sheldon Berney InterGroup Consultants Ltd. Manitoba's Credit Unions The Manitoba Teachers' Society New Flyer Industries Number Ten Architectural Group Piston Ring Service Pitblado LLP

Pollard Banknote Limited Red River Co-Operative Ltd. The Smith Agency Ltd. Riser - Under $500 A. Akman & Son Ltd. Allmar International L.J. Bowman Realty Inc. Michael McKernan Mid West Packaging Limited 1 Anonymous

ENDOWMENT FUND Gail Asper & Michael Paterson In Memory of Jessica Bernardin Sheila & David Brodovsky Ms. Marion Bruno Mr. Ray Davis Miss Helene Dyck In Memory of Madeleine Suzanne Gauvin In Memory of Esther Ginpil and Patricia Louise Tarnava Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Dorothy L. Hodgson In Memory of Donald Winkler Hurd P. Ilavsky Andrew Lutz, in Memory of Alice Lutz Robert and Barbara Lutz, Christopher Tanya and Mika Lutz, in Memory of Alice Lutz Barbara Main Grant & Janet Saunders In Memory of Robert F. Skinner Trudy Schroeder & Norman Dyck, in Memory of Heather Whittaker Harry & Evelyn Wray WSO 3 Anonymous

Sheila & David Brodovsky Barbara Cook M. & G. Crielaard 1 Anonymous Audience Collection

Gerald & Lorraine Cairns Greg Doyle & Carol Bellringer Mrs. Audrey Frances Hubbard Ethel & Joe Karr Michel D. Lagacé Mrs. Emilie Lagacé-Wiens G. E. Loewen S. E. Loewen W. H. Loewen Dr. Brendan MacDougall Carolyn & Nathan Mitchell Trudy Schroeder Muriel Smith Emilie Lagacé & Robin Wiens Donn Yuen

FOUNDATIONS Blumie & Iser Portnoy Endowment Fund and Jewish Foundation of MB Brandon Area Community Foundation Francofonds Inc. Terracon Development Ltd. Houston Family of Bradwardine Fund, the Winnipeg Foundation Leslie John Taylor Fund, the Winnipeg Foundation The Mauro Family Foundation Ms. Ellen Peel Private Giving Foundation Richardson Foundation The Winnipeg Foundation

Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Pat & Mary Jo Carrabre Dr. & Mrs. David Connor Mrs. Ann England Mr. & Mrs. Egon & Erna Enns Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Richard & Karen Howell Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Koren & Leonard Kaminski Kozub/Halldorson Family T.G. Kucera Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Lambert Dr. Brendan MacDougall Mr. & Mrs. Cam & Joy MacLean Ms. Sheila Miller Mrs. Brenda Morlock Margaret Moroz Stogie B Lesia Peet Mr. Doug Shewfelt Muriel Smith Mr. & Mrs. T. J. Wiens Karin Woods 1 Anonymous MAJOR GIFTS Ruth Carol & Len Podheiser, In support of Music Connections Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory, In support of Education


Honourary Chair Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director Platinum Baton $25,000 + Bill & Shirley Loewen Gold Baton $10,000 - $24,999 Dr. Brendan MacDougall Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Silver Baton $5,000 - $9,999 Babs Asper Greg Doyle and Carol Bellringer Dr. Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace Dueck Ron & Sandi Mielitz Muriel Smith Concertmaster's Bow $2,500 - $4,999 Gail Asper & Michael Paterson Joyce & Margaret Beggs Bill & Margaret Fast Morley & Marjorie Blankstein C.M., O.M. Timothy & Barbara Burt Mr. Frank Fred Gladky Mrs. Audrey F. Hubbard Kevin & Els Kavanagh Drs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougall Michael Nozick & Cheryl Ashley Frank & Jeanne Plett Lawrie & Fran Pollard George & Tannis Richardson Jimmy & Morse Silden John Thistlethwaite Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Professor A.M.C. Waterman

Black Tie $1,500 - $2,499 Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Mr. Jim Barrett Mrs. Lucienne Blouw Brenlee Carrington-Treple & Brent Treple Doneta & Harry Brotchie James Carr Warren Carther Ms. Patricia Chaychuk Jan & Kevin Coates Mr. & Mrs. Albert & Irena Cohen Art & Leona DeFehr Faye Dixon Dorothy Dobbie Douglas C. Everett, Chairman, Domo Gasoline Corporation Limited Philipp R. & Ilse K. Ens Ms. Susan Feldman Ms. Barbara Filuk Dr. & Mrs. Albert D. Friesen Dr. & Mrs. Percy Goldberg Drs. Daya & Chander Gupta Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Hawkins Joanne Gudmundson & Brian Oleson Richard & Carol Jones Michael & Glenna Kay Paul Leinburd Ted & Wanda Lismer Dr. Judith Littleford G.E. Loewen Suzanne & Graham Lount Dr. David Lyttle Mr. David Mann Elaine & Neil Margolis

Ed & Pat Martens Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Murray Wayne & Linda Paquin Mr. & Mrs. W.B. Parrish Harvey & Sylvia Pollock Mr. & Mrs. Gerald V. Price John & Violet Rademaker Dr. Diane Ramsey Dr. Donald S. Reimer & Mrs. Anne Reimer Hartley & Heather Richardson Jim & Leney Richardson Mrs. Shirley Richardson Mr. Rick Riess & Mrs. Jean Carter Mr. & Mrs. H. Sanford Riley Cheryl & Lorne Sharfe Jack & Elaine Sine Dudley & Eleanor Thompson Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass Trudy Schroeder Edward & Irene Warkentin Don & Florence Whitmore Klaus & Elsa Wolf Dr. & Mrs. Klaus Wrogemann Ivy & Norval Young


. Honourary Chair Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster

Symphony $600 + Mr. & Mrs. A. Robert & C. Joy Antenbring Len & Mary Bateman David & Gillian Bird Lorraine and Gerry Cairns John & Gay Docherty Beverley & Fred Dyck Mr. Abdo A El Tassi Carrie Ferguson Ms. Jo-Ann Finney Delores Gembey Penny Gilbert Robert & Linda Gold Gwen Hodgson Donald K. Johnson June & Lawrence Jones Millie & Wally Kroeker M.L. Kuntzemueller W.K. Labies In Memory of Jean Mooney Terry & Vi Moore Brian & Sharon Postl Jim & Pat Richtik Winnifred Sim Mr. Frank Stewart & Elaine Parent Mr. Peter van Dijken & Dr. Lorelie Mitchell Dr. & Mrs. Willem T.H. van Oers Raymond & Shirley Wiest Concerto $300 - $599 Gorden Andrus & Adele Kory Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood Ms. Margaret Barbour Cheryl & Earl Barish Monty & Mary-Claire Bell Mr. & Mrs. C.R. Betts Helga & Gerhard Bock Mr. Jim Bracken Sheila & David Brodovsky Mr. & Mrs. F. Buckmaster Elizabeth Buggey P. Jane Bullied Gail Carruthers Bruno Gossen & Solange Chabannes Barbara Coghlan Ms. Julie Collings Dr. & Mrs. David Connor Drs. David Connor & Kathleen Ross Barbara Cook Tanya & Cameron Derksen Sally R. Dowler Marten & Joanne Duhoux Marcia Fleisher & Kelly MacDonald

Mr. William Gordon Dr. & Mrs. W. L. Gordon Patricia Guy Mary & Gregg Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Allen Hattie Mr. Daniel Heindl Sonia & Harvey Hosfield Helmut & Dorothy Huebert Investors Group Matching Gift Program Ms. Helen Isaak Rudy & Gail Isaak Robert Jaskiewicz Mr. Leroy M. Johnson Marianne Johnson Dave & Diane Johnston Drs. Keith & Gwyneth Jones Penny & Gerald Kalef Koren & Leonard Kaminski Mr. & Mrs. Burton J. Kennedy Dr. I. Kinizsi In Memory of Harvey Kittle Susan & Keith Knox T.G. Kucera Rose & Dick Lim James & Pat Ludwig Andrew Lutz Ms. Janice Lutz, in Memory of Don Browne, Alice Lutz & Lovie Liewicki Douglas MacEwan Pat & Murray Macrae Marjory Alexander Graham & Family Fund Mrs. Maureen McIntosh Mrs. E. Louise McLandress Gord & Sherratt Moffatt Robert Mondy Margaret Moroz, in Memory of Alice Lutz, Lovie Liewicki, and Donald Browne Vera Moroz Drs. Kenneth & Sharon Mould Bonnie & Richard Olfert Shelley Parham & David Smith Blanche Parsons Mr. & Mrs. Marcel Pelletier Kevin & Karen Peters Vic & Gwen Pinchin Donna & Ian Plant Carolynne Presser Rosemary Prior Mr. Fred Redekopp Levi & Tena Reimer Donald & Karen Ross

Merrill & Shayna Shulman Harold & Brenda Standing Curtis & Lorane Steiman Dr. & Mrs. M.R. Steinbart Dr. Lea Stogdale Dr. & Mrs. John Taylor Lee Treilhard 6 Anonymous Serenade $150 - $299 Ross & Doreen Adamson Trish Allison-Simms Mr. Stuart Attwood and Michele Dupuis George & Eleanore Balacko Dick & Minnie Bell Audrey Belyea Dr. & Mrs. Barry Bermack Mark & Zita Bernstein Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edwin & Susan Bethune Mrs. Jean M. Bradley Ruth & Kris Breckman Gloria Brown Sel & Chris Burrows Carol A. Cassels Ron Clement Mrs. Joyce Cooper John Corp and Mary Elizabeth McKenzie Ingrid & Michael Cox Gary and Fiona Crow Ted & Margaret Cuddy Ms. Linda Daniels Mrs. Maureen Danzinger Bob & Alison Darling Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dingman John & Ada Ducas Miss Helene Dyck Mr. & Mrs. W. Easton George B. Elias Mrs. Nobu Ellis John & Martha Enns Miss Tina Enns John B. & Katie Epp Margaret E. Faber Margaret & Bob Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Finnbogason Doug & Phyllis Flint


Serenade $150 - $299 (Cont.) Mr. Lloyd Friedman Reg Friend Arnold & Christa Froese Harold & Alice Funk Dr. & Mrs. Ron & Denise George Mrs. Harold W. Grant Larry & Sue Greer Greg Edmond & Irene Groot-Koerkamp Ms. Joyce Grose Dr. Don & Jerri Hall Mr. Roy Halstead Mr. James Hanley Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Audrey Harburn Larry & Evelyn Hecht Bob & Biddy Hilton Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Holland Mrs. Joan M. Hunter Henry & Dena Katz Marion & Bill Kinnear Ms. Heather Kirkham Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Kirkland Ms. Rose Kotelniski Ms. Janet Kuchma Lillian Kushniaryk Ms. Phyllis Law Mr. Norman Leathers Mr. & Mrs. H.F. Leggett Ms. F Lesage Mrs. Myrna H. Levin Wendell & Eleanor Lind Mr. John Macrae Dr. & Mrs. A.G. Macrodimitris Helen & Brian Mansfield Ruth May D. McKay Violet McKenzie Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeod Glen Mead Gary and Ricki Miles Nathan & Carolyn Mitchell Sylvia Mitchell Armelle Molin Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Mrs. J.E. Morris Bill & Hilda Muir Mrs. E. J. Nebbs Fred & Karen Nicholson George & Gladys Oelkers J.T. & Karen Ogden Theda Olson Carole & Cam Osler Ms. Pat Philpott Mr. David Pike Ms. Cornelia Pope Tim Preston & Dave Ling Reynold & Esther Redekopp J. Reichert Ms. Iris Reimer Gordon & Eleanor Riach Ms. Charlotte Robbins F.E. Sanderson

Dr. Robert Schroth David & Lorraine Smith Ms. Brenda Snider Gordon & Darby Spafford Mr. & Mrs. R.P. Spear Bonnie Hoffer-Steiman & Lionel Steiman Ms. Margaret Stevenson Margaret & Hartley Stinson Miss Evelyn M. Stoddart Dr. V. Marie Storrie Juris & Aija Svenne Dr. & Mrs. David Swatek Mrs. Florence Taylor Mrs. Lori Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Thompson C. & R. Thomsen Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago Pat & Peter Walker Mrs. Marion Wallace Douglas & Janet Watson Mr. & Mrs. J.P. Whitlaw Mr. & Mrs. Claude Wilson Melanie Wood Karin Woods 15 Anonymous Prelude $75 - $149 P. Achtemichuk Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Susan Allen In Memory of Grant McIntosh, Guy Arbez & Dawn Power Doug R. Arrell Mr. Philip Ashdown Jack Atchison William & Irmgard Baerg, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Allan & Rochelle Baker David & Rosemary Barney Robert Barton Joyce & Margaret Beggs, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Eric Bergen Donald & Edith Besant Ted Bock & Liane Chalmers Keith and Marnie Bolland Mr. & Mrs. A.K. Bolton Frances Booth Brenda Bracken-Warwick & Ken Warwick Mr. & Mrs. A.D. Brady Lorne & Rosada Bride Paul & Doreen Bromley Miss Dorothy Broomhall Mr. & Mrs. Calvin & Jane Brown, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Mr. Chris Brown Mr. & Mrs. E. & M. Mavis Brown Mr. Ross Brownlee

Ms. Marion Bruno Mr. Aurele Campeau, In Memory of Dr. Eguene Kaprowy Ms. Donna Carruthers Dr. Denis Champagne Dr. Jong Chang Saul Cherniack & Myra Wolch Mrs. Leona Christiansen Ms. Marcella Copp Joyce & Lawrence Cormack Irene & Robert Corne Mrs. E. Craig Irene Crofts Ms. Ruth Crook Mrs. Isabel J. Crowson Ms. Denise Cyr-Gander Alonzo & Lise Daley Mrs. Sheila M. Davis Jack & Mary Davison Miss Anne Defehr D & E De Graff F. De Grazia Marilyn Derksen & Merle Neufeld Mary Dixon Maureen Dolyniuk Dr. F.P. Doyle Herb & Norma Driver Mr. R. D. Dryden John and Ada Ducas Kobus & Corne Du Preez Mrs. Dorothy Easton Bill & Anne Edge Mr. Howard Epp Ken & Connie Epp Kathleen & David Estey In Memory of Ron Oswald Gary & Marietta Fewings Doug & Joanne Flynn Margaret Follett Mr. Wayne Forbes Mrs. Marguerite Fredette Mrs. Margaret Funk Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Evelyn Gardner Deborah L. Ginther Joyce & Bob Gladding Ms. Diane Gooch Mr. Donald Graham Dr. & Mrs. L.C. Graham Claire Breslaw & Paul Granovsky Elaine & Oliver Greenfield Marj Grevstad Ms. Christina W. Grose Mr. & Mrs. Mel Guberman Katie & DeLloyd Guth Mr. Patrick Hackett Miss Marilyn Hall Ian & Gerry Hamilton Beth & Raymond Harris Catherine Harrison Mrs. Phyllis Hatskin Teresa A. Hay Mrs. Elisabeth Hellmuth Mrs. Betty Henderson L.G. Herd


Prelude $75 - $149 (Cont.) Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Mrs. Marilyn Hido Ning Hou William J. Hutton Mr. Lindsay Ingram Terry & Shirley Jones Wilfred & Dorothy James Alan Janzen & Leona Sookram Father Stan A. Jaworski Jim & Jan Tennant, in Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Mr. John Kearsey Erwin W. Kitsch John & Martha Klassen Mrs. Marion Korn Mr. Ernie Krahn D. Kristjanson Miss Patricia Kuchma Alan Laing Mrs. Helen La Rue Miss Elizabeth Lavender Mr. R. Leroeye Riva Levi R. & J. Lewis David & Suzanna Libby Sheila & Elvin Linder Mr. Gordon P. Linney Donald & Barbara Little, In Memory of Dr. Kaprowy Albert & Helen Litz Mrs. Mary Lloyd Kathleen Lovelace Laura & Michael Lovett, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Roger Lowe G. & G. Lowry Ms. Lorraine MacLeod Jim MacNair in Memory of Mae Markham Physiotherapy Clinic Harold S. Mawhinney & Judy Moon Mr. Alan Maxwell Dr. & Mrs. Ihor Mayba Mr. & Mrs. R. McDougall Janet McDowell M Jane McIntosh & Michael Weis, In Memory of David Grant McIntosh C. & J. McIntyre Mr. James A. McKinley Mrs. Jean McLennan Iona McPhee Edward C. Meadows Rita & Don Menzies Mrs. Jocelyn Millard Mrs. Mona Mills Mr. Peter Morgan Agnes B. Morrow John & Margaret Mundie Don Munro Charlotte Murrell Glenn & Neva Nicholls B. & J. Nielsen Mr. Robert Nix Helen St. Germain

Edgar Oddleifson Mr. & Mrs. Kiem Oen Truus Oliver Miss Jenny Olynyk Mrs. B. Ozog Abraham & Henny Paritzky In Memory of Mary Patterson Cameron Pauls Ms. Diane Payment Margaret & Peter Peters Sylvia & Earl Pitch Frank & Jeanne Plett Irvin & Sandra Plosker Ms. Danuta Podkomorska Mr. & Mrs. Edna Pohl Mr. & Mrs. Ron Polinsky Blumie Portnoy Phyllis Portnoy & Rory Egan Mr. & Mrs. Sam Potter Ms. Donna Price Ms. Joanne Prygrocki Eric & Erna Pullam Bryan & Diana Purdy Mrs. Carol Pyper Juta Rathke Ms. Marjorie Reed George & Lois Reenders Gordon & Adele Reid Esther Remis Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Rerie Stan Ridgway Waltraut Riedel-Baun Bruce Roe & Margo Lane Brian & Iris Rountree Mr. John Russell John & Wendy Russell Alixe Ryles Mr. Johnny Rule Salangad & Ms. Pearly Rule Salangad Bill Sands A. Schroeder R. Schroeder Shirley Schroeder Viola J. Schultz Walter & Dorothea Schultz Mr. Ken Schykulski Charlene Scouten Dr. L. Sekla Lynne B. Simonson Mr. & Mrs. Smith Mabel S. Smith Lindi & John Smith Geri & Peter Spencer Coralie & John Standing Mr. W.H. Stannard Mr. & Mrs. Starodub Gary & Gwen Steiman Ms. Helena Stelsovsky Elva G. Stevens Archie & Shirley Stone Ms. Linda Sturgeon Ron Surcon Dr. & Mrs. S. Szirom

Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor June & Lorne Thompson Ms. Leann Thompson Ms. Marilyn Thompson Lorna & Dr. Ken Thorlakson Robert & Barb Tisdale Edith A. Toews Henry & Elizabeth Toews Dr. Helen A. Toews Carol & Neil Trembath Dr. & Mrs. Jose & Ruth Vasconcelos Hugo & Anny Veldhuis Bill & Brenda Voort Elizabeth M. Wall Peter & Faye Warren Jack & Bernice Watts Mrs. Gwen M. Welsh Mr. Herbert W. Wildeman Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Norma Woodman Patrick Wright Mr. Edwin Yee Graham & Vicki Young, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Mr. Donn K. Yuen 28 Anonymous Sonatina Under $75 Joyce Aitken H Neil Almdal Jacqueline Anderson M. Richard Arcand Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Janice Bailey Mr. Cliff Barrett Gertie and Asher Begleiter Mrs. Margaret Bellhouse Mrs. Eva Berard Balram & Carole Bhakar Dr. Eric R. Bohm Ms. Ingrid Bolbecher Ms. Kathy Brost In Memory of Donald Richard Browne Edythe M. Brown Dr. Jeff & Madeline Brown Ms. Carol Budnick Mr. Alfred Buelow Rev. Msgr. Michael Buyachok Ruth Calvert Barbara Campbell Mrs. Mary C. Campbell Ms. Ruth Campbell Canadahelps.Org Mrs. Audrey Cassels Betty & Bruce Catchpole Mr. Theodore Chell Mrs. Ella Chenkie Mrs. Patti Cherney Ms. Claudia Chernitsky S.K. Clark Marjory Clowes Ms. Katherine Cobor M. Aimé Coté Arthur Cramer & Darlene Stewart Stephen Crane


Sonatina Under $75 (Cont.) Barrie & Sally Cranston Ms. Judy Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Jack & Joyce Crawley Ms. Maxine Cristall J. & B. Croxford Mr. Raymond E. Cunningham J Curtis D. Cymbalist Mrs. Daphne Davidson Mr. Rowland Del Bigio Beth Derraugh Miss Shirley K. Dickinson Marlene & Fred Dickson Sylvia Dixon David Downie Mrs. Norma Drosdowech Wanda Drury Miss Sharon Dueck, In Memory of Donald Browne Mr. & Mrs. Peter Eibisch John & Ruth Ens Don & Martha Epstein Vera & Peter Fast Miss Nancy Fennell, In Memory of Donald Browne David & Ruth Ferguson Laurel Fife Cal & Lois Finch Mr. David Firman, In Memory of Alice Lutz In Memory of Robert Gordon Fogg Dr. Theo Fourie Mrs. Sheryl Fowler Glen & Florence Fraser Mrs. Gitta Fricke Kevin & Pam Friesen Mary Friesen Mrs. Dot & Milt From Bill & Carolyn Gadsby, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Mr. & Mrs. George & Carol Gamby Mrs. M. L. Garry Ms. Barbara Gessner Mrs. A. Lee Gibson Mrs. M. Gilbert Les & Doreen Girling Mr. Goldstein Linda Graham Mrs. Inga Granovskaya John & Louise Greenaway Ms. Cheryl M. Greenwood Ms. Victoria Gretchen Ms. Marianne Gruber Ms. Wilma Guertin Mrs. Evelyn Gurvey, In Memory of Donald Browne Maxine M. Gurvey Mr. & Mrs. H Gustafson Irene Hamerton Gertrude Hamilton Dr. & Mrs. J.C. Haworth Gregory B. Hawrysh Jane Hayakawa

Yude Henteleff C.M. Q.C. LLD (Hon) Max & Eleanor Herst Ms. Shirley Hicks Marion Holland Ken Howard Mrs. Carole Hreno Roberta & Larry Hurtig Ms. Ishbel Isaacs, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Rozin & Cathy Iwanicki, In Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Jacqueline Iwasienko R.B. Jackson, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Philip, Susan & Josh Kahanovitch, In Memory of Heather Whittaker J. Gartner & L. Kampeas Ms. Jayne Laverne Kapac Dr. & Mrs. Arnold & Doreen Kapitz Dr. Sam Kantor In Memory of Anne Gwendolyn Karr Mr. Gordon C. Keatch Miss Esme Keith Ms. Eunice Kells Ms. Mary Klassen Susan Koncan Mr. Eugene S. Kovach Mr. & Mrs. Hy Kraitberg Mrs. K. Kristjanson Mrs. Jessie Lang Elizabeth Lansard Ms. Lorna Law, In Memory of Heather Whittaker Mrs. Eveleen Lawrenson Mr. and Ms. Leblanc Wayne & Helen LeBlanc Rod & Ann Ledwich Mrs. Ingrid Lee Teresa Lee, In Memory of Donald Browne Mr. & Mrs. Sydney Lentle Mrs. Mary-Ann Lepper Ms. Hildy Leverton Mr. & Mrs. C. Lewis Paul & Shirley Lindsay Mr. Paul Lindsay Barry & Patricia Lloyd Jeannette Lord, in Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Mr. Al Mackling Mr. & Mrs. Alexander & Phyllis Madryga Ma Mawi Mr. Allan Mapes Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon & Rita Margolis Mrs. Irene Marriott

Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Carol Martens Ms. Mary Massey Mrs. Ruth Matas, in Memory of Don Browne Hugh McCabe Ms. Kimberley McCallum Ms. Susan McCarthy Ardythe McMaster Mrs. Marilyn McMullan Mr. Lyle W. McNichol Ms. Emily Mikolajewski Peter Miller and Carolyn Garlich Dianne Milton Mr. Howard Mitchell Ms. Akemi Miyahara M. Mohr, in Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Mrs. Joan Ann Morton Esther Nisenholt Issie & Hazel Oiring Ms. Margitta Ossenkopp Shirley & Graham Padgett Dr. F. Paraskevas Pat Patterson Mrs. Evelyn Pearlman Valerie Pearson Neil Bruneau & Ellen Peel Mrs. Denise Penley Mrs. Heather Penno Ms. Gail Perry Howard Curle & Beverley Phillips Mrs. Marina Plett-Lyle, in Memory of Don Browne Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope, in Memory of Donald Browne Don and Carol Poulin, in Memory of Dr. Eugene Kaprowy Mr. David Procner Mrs. Glennys Propp Carol Rebizant Ms. Pat Repa Beverley Ridd, In Memory of Grant McIntosh Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Vera Ripley Mrs. Estelle Rosenberg Mrs. V. Rosolowich Mr. Don Ross Frances E. Rowlin Royal Canadian College of Organists, in Memory of William Sim Mr. Rory Runnells John & Shirley Russell Mr. & Mrs. John Sadler Leonore Saunders O.M. Mrs. Caterina Sayers Alan & Rebecca Schacter Kay Schalme William Scheidt Ms. Velma Schmidt Mrs. Edna Schneider Mrs. Marian Schroeder Adolph & Diane Schurek B.J.N. Scott Miriam Segal Robert and Marilyn Shawcross Carl and Margaret Shaykewich


Sonatina Under $75 (Cont.) Shirley E. Sherwood Izzy Shore Mrs. Rita Shreiber Mrs. Elaine Silverberg George A. Sotiriadis Ms. Nata L. Spigelman Josephine Stemerowicz Muriel Sutherland Ms. Mary Lou Talmage Gladys Tarala Ewa & Ludwick Tarsia Nancy & Geoff Tidmarsh Marilyn Torossi Mr. Alan Tring Mrs. Yoko Tsuyuki D. Turner Mr. Richard Turner Mr. & Mrs. William & Diane Ulrich, In Memory of Gordon Fogg Ms. Eleanor Urquhart Mrs. Roseline Usiskin Eve & Harry Vickar, In Memory of Don

Browne Dr. & Mrs. L. Villa Denis Vincent Miss A. H. Wagstaffe Robin & Joanne Walker Mrs. Laurabelle Wallace Patricia & Lorne Wallace Ken and Mary Warmbrod Mr. & Mrs. Gordon R. Waver Mrs. Hilda Weber Mr. Glen Angus Webster Ms. Louise Welsh Ms. S.M. Whiteway, In Memory of

Donald Browne, In Memory of Heather Whittaker

Ms. Lois A. Whyte Ms. Audrey Wilson Joy Winchell Elaine & Manuel Wiseman Phillip S. Young 27 Anonymous

WSO Endowment Gifts: The Winnipeg Foundation’s 90-Hour Giving Challenge

Anonymous Donor Anonymous Donor Patricia Allen Arts Policy Branch, Dept. of Canadian Heritage Bruce and Shelley Bertrand-Meadows Ms. Brenda Bracken-Warwick Mr. James A. Bracken Lawrie and Bea Cherniak Greg Doyle Richard L. and Nancy Frost Joyce Grose Joanne Gudmundson Ian and Gerry Hamilton Ms. Ann Hanks Mr. Paul Henteleff Marilyn and Helios Hernandez Richard and Karen Howell June Kaan John Kearsey Susan Knightly Mr. Thomas Kucera David Lyttle Dr. Brendan MacDougall Massage Therapy Association of Manitoba Ms. Ann McConkey and Mr. Greg Wilson John Mickelthwate Ms. Theresa Miller Peter Morgan Peter S. and Margaret Morse Dr. John and Margaret Mundie

Peak of the Market William Pope and Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Judith Reichert Trudy Schroeder Robert Schroth Glen Simpkins David Skinner Muriel Smith John and Coralie Standing Mr. William S. Stewart Erik Thomson Hein Tran and Mr. Girija Srivastava Ms. Faye Warren Leslie Weir Donald W. Whitmore David Wilson The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Inc.


VOLUNTEER RESOURCES

WOMEN’S COMMITTEE The Women’s Committee works tirelessly throughout t he season in support of the WSO.

Thank you for your continued dedication.

Executive Members President - Lesia Peet

Vice-President - Shirley Loewen Past President - Olga Runnalls

Treasurer - Margaret Harvie Co-Secretary - Winnifred Warkentin

Co-Secretary - Susan Cooke Members Joann Alexander-Smith Leila Alvare Vlasta Amizic Agnes Bailey Martha Baluta Anna Banera Rosemarie Beal Sandi R. Bloomfield Jacqueline Brignall Pauline Burns Jennie Cardinal Prystupa Sylvia Cassie Patricia Chaychuk Chrystyna Choptiany Evelyn Davidson Madeleine Dean Ursula Erhardt Catherine Flower Gitta Fricke Eleanor Gibson Vera Gorlick Ruth Gregg Evelyn Gurvey Mrs. Stuart Hanks Nadia Hanuschak

Isobel Harvie Gwen Hodgson Vera Hrycenko Linda Hutchings Elena Ivanitskaia Hyllerene Jarvis Koren Kaminski Elinor Kent Davette Kent Aggie Klassen Lynella Kluchnik Adele Kory Eva Lavallee Roberta Linnett Gail Loewen Janice H. Lutz Joann MacMorran Margaret Mackling Maarit MacMahon Helene Marsh Margaret McElmoyle Maria Michalak Brenda Morlock Margaret Moroz Maggie Nishimura

Aleksandra Osipova Joan Papushka Maria Paulic Helen Peters Brenda Phernambucq Marina Plett-Lyle Margaret Prefontaine Claire Pudavick Helen Schaetzle Pat Sirski June Slobodian Marlene Steele Maria Stolarskyj Ruth Taylor Brenda L. Thibeault Sara Scott Turner Diane Ulrich Genevieve van Oers Eve Vickar Doreen Wallace Rena Zinkowski

THANKS TO OUR 2010 - 2011 VOLUNTEERS Gordon Andrus Doug Bale Sharon Berkowitz Chelsea Borden Judy Brown Jane Bullied Katrin Buschausen Mike Carlisle Gwen Cave Helle Cosby Shanyce Crighton John Cunningham Debbie Curtis Erika Dilke Elfrieda Dupuis Carol Ferguson Jenn Gillis Barbara Gislason Ray Gislason Ann Goodwin Meghan Hansen Diane Harley Annette Hay Chris Hay

Randall Hay Wirlana Holowka Diane Hudson Elizabeth Hunt Jim Husiak Diane Husiak Judy Jennings Sonny Kichane Betty Laing Dennis Lockerby Jim MacKenzie Joan MacKenzie Mardi MacNeil Rhonda McRorie Jesse Marantz Linda Marks Vicky Marks Jo Millard Janine Pennington John Pennington Bettina Pfiefer Ingrid Pfiefer Jessica Piper Sandra Plosker

David Roberts Elena Roberts Noreen Rossnagel Daria Schur Lea Scott Jenna Seidel Sophia Sontag Lea Stogdale Ken Stone Geri Sweet Gudy Tait Joanne van Yprenberg Tony van Yprenberg Menorah Waldman Emily Walker Brian Webber Eleen Webber Penny Webber Tannis Webster Megan Wells Diane Zack Irene Zurawsky


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OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS

His Honor the Honourable Philip S. Lee C.M., O.M. Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

The Honourable Greg Selinger

Premier of Manitoba

His Worship Sam Katz Mayor of the City of Winnipeg

Mr. W. H. Loewen & Mrs. S.E. Loewen

WSO Directors Emeritus BOARD OF DIRECTORS STANDING COMMITTEESDorothy Dobbie, President & Chairperson Ed Martens, 1st Vice-President Muriel Smith, 2nd Vice-President Dr. Brendan MacDougall, Past President Marilyn Billinkoff Brenlee Carrington Trepel Michael Cox Arlene Dahl Greg Doyle Susan Feldman Dr. Daya Gupta Elba Haid Lesia Peet Dr. William Pope Ed Richmond Lorne Sharfe William Shead Joanne Sigurdson Karl Stobbe Richard Turner Ex-Officio Trudy Schroeder Alexander Mickelthwate EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dorothy Dobbie, Chairperson Greg Doyle Elba Haid Ed Martens Brendan MacDougall Joanne Sigurdson Muriel Smith Richard Turner Ex-Officio Trudy Schroeder Alexander Mickelthwate

FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE Muriel Smith, Chairperson Betty Bernardi Greg Doyle Lesia Peet Dan Snidal Richard Turner Ex-Officio Dorothy Dobbie Trudy Schroeder John Bacon

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Richard Turner, Chairperson William Pope William Shead Marilyn Billinkoff Ex-Officio Dorothy Dobbie NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE Brendan MacDougall, Chairperson Richard Turner Ex-Officio Dorothy Dobbie AD HOC COMMITTEES COMMUNITY RELATIONS & OUTREACH COMMITTEE Dr. Daya Gupta, Chairperson Karl Stobbe Ed Richmond William Shead ACCOMMODATIONS COMMITTEE Greg Doyle, Chairperson Ex-Officio Dorothy Dobbie Trudy Schroeder

EXTERNAL RELATIONS & MARKETING COMMITTEE Ed Martens, Chairperson Ed Richmond Val Mollison Eva Luk Lorne Sharfe Ex-Officio Dorothy Dobbie

ENDOWMENT FUND AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Elba Haid, Co-Chair Greg Doyle, Co-Chair Brenlee Carrington Trepel Ex-Officio Dorothy Dobbie DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Joanne Sigurdson, Chairperson Tracey Epp Tracey Bowman Emily Burt Susan Feldman Marilyn Billinkoff Ex-Officio Dorothy Dobbie

BRANDON AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Michael Cox, Chairperson Richard Turner

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Trudy Schroeder - Executive Director Alexand er Mickelthwate - Music Director

EXECUTIVE OFFICE Lori Marks - Confidential Executive Assistant FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION John Bacon - Director of Finance & Administration Sandi Mitchell - Payroll & Accounting Administrator Kari Keam – Accounting & Administration Assistant (ending Jan 11) *Chelse McKee - Accounting & Volunteer Assistant (as of Feb 11) DEVELOPMENT Joanne Gudmundson - Director of Development Carol Cassels - Development Manager Terri O’Neil – Development Coordinator (ending March 11) Sarah Lund - Development Coordinator (as of March 11) *Gail Loewen - Manager of Strategic Advancement Projects SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES Ryan Diduck - Director of Sales & Audience Services Sarah Lund – Group Sales Associate (ending March 11) *Tara Forshaw - Patron Services Supervisor Jason Hayes - Patron Services Representative *Matthew Brooks - Patron Services Representative *Ashley Cyr - Patron Services Representative *Rachel Himelblau - Patron Services Representative *Clare Neil - Patron Services Representative *Crystal Schwartz - Patron Services Representative *Heather Thornton - Patron Services Representative *Melissa Ungrin - Patron Services Representative

ARTISTIC *Bramwell Tovey - Conductor Laureate *Richard Lee - Resident Conductor Vincent Ho - Composer-in-Residence ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Jean-Francois Phaneuf - Director of Artistic Operations James Manishen - Artistic Operations Associate Anne Elise Lavallée - Artistic Operations Assistant *Sue Stone Scott – Production Manager (ending Jan 11) Laura Daniel - Production Manager (as of Feb 11) *Amanda Wilson - Stage Manager *Lawrence Rentz - Stage Supervisor *Chris Lee - Orchestra Personnel Manager *Ray Chrunyk - Principal Librarian *Laura MacDougall - Assistant Librarian *Jacob Gurevich - Personnel Manager Emeritus EDUCATION & OUTREACH Tanya Derksen - Director of Education & Outreach Amy Wolfe - Education & Outreach Coordinator *Vincent Fontaine - Indigenous Festival Manager MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Lisa Abram - Director of Marketing & Communications Cheryl Waldner - Communications Coordinator Shaun Thompson - Graphic Designer

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FIRST VIOLINS Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster

The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation

Karl Stobbe, Associate Concertmaster

Mary Lawton, Assistant Concertmaster

Chris Anstey Raymond Chrunyk Mona Coarda Hong Tian Jia Trevor Kirczenow Simon MacDonald Rachel Moody Julie Savard Jun Shao SECOND VIOLINS Darryl Strain, Principal Elation Pauls, Assistant Principal Karen Bauch Laura Chenail Rodica Filipoi Boyd MacKenzie Susan McCallum Claudine St. Arnauld *Barbara Gilroy *Kathryn Sigsworth **Elizabeth Dyer **Jane Radomski VIOLAS Daniel Scholz, Principal Anne Elise Lavallée, Assistant

Principal Laszlo Baroczi Richard Bauch Greg Hay Suzanne McKegney Merrily Peters Mike Scholz CELLOS Yuri Hooker, Principal Rafael Hoekman, Assistant

Principal Alex Adaman Margaret Askeland Arlene Dahl Carolyn Nagelberg Emma Quackenbush

BASSES Meredith Johnson, Principal Theodore Chan, Assistant

Principal Stanley Label Paul Nagelberg Bruce Okrainec Zdzislaw Prochownik FLUTES Jan Kocman, Principal

Supported by Gordon & Audrey Fogg

Martha Durkin PICCOLO Martha Durkin OBOES Bede Hanley, Principal *Robin MacMillan **Melissa Scott ENGLISH HORN *Robin MacMillan **Melissa Scott CLARINETS Micah Heilbrunn, Principal Richard Klassen BASSOONS Alex Eastley, Principal James Ewen CONTRABASSOON James Ewen HORNS Patricia Evans, Principal Ken MacDonald, Associate

Principal James Robertson The Hilda Schelberger

Memorial Chair Caroline Oberheu Michiko Singh TRUMPETS Brian Sykora, Principal Paul Jeffrey Isaac Pulford The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair

TROMBONES Steven Dyer, Principal John Helmer BASS TROMBONE Julia McIntyre, Principal TUBA Chris Lee, Principal TIMPANI Jeremy Epp, Principal PERCUSSION Frederick Liessens, Principal HARP Richard Turner, Principal Endowed by W.H. & S.E.

Loewen ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Chris Lee PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Raymond Chrunyk ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Laura MacDougall *On Leave **Temporary Position

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