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There is magic in the air at the Winnipeg SymphonyOrchestra, and it is not just because we are looking forwardto Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone TM at the endof November. There are many magical moments coming upin concerts this November and December. This music willbe part of the 2017 holiday celebrations of so many adultsand children in Manitoba. These concerts transport us todifferent epochs in time and allow us to access the geniusand beauty of music composed decades and evencenturies ago.

In mid-November, Five By Design takes us back to the Mad Men Era with exciting newarrangements of music by Bobby Darin, Peggy Lee, Wayne Newton, Dean Martin andFrank Sinatra. In early December, international conducting sensation Jun Märkl takes uson a journey to Vienna with the music of Strauss and Ravel. Holiday celebrations begin inearnest with the delightful presentation of The Snowman. A week later The Tenorsdeploy their mellow charms and wonderful voices to bring us fully into the holiday spirit.On Sunday, December 10th, we host the most traditional of Christmas Celebrationswith a concert guaranteed to charm people of all ages. Steve Bell will join us onDecember 12th with a new and thoughtful take on the mystery and beauty of theChristmas story. Then the timeless texts and choruses from Handel’s Messiah inspire usanew with the true spirit of the season.

There is something there to suit every musical taste for the holiday season. The WSO also takes the lovely Manitoba Hydro Holiday Tour to Steinbach, Portage la Prairie, andBrandon to spread some seasonal cheer to other parts of Manitoba.

As you will notice in the centre pages of the Overture magazine this month, the WSO is launching a campaign to build endowment resources to provide long-term, stablesupport for Sistema Winnipeg. This program changes the lives of children and youngpeople in Winnipeg and provides the seeds for a hopeful future. Gifts to the endowmentcampaign are eligible for matching from the Government of Canada, and we encourageyou to join in making a generous gift to a program that works a magic of its own in thelives of Winnipeg inner city children and their families.

All the best to you and your loved ones for a wonderful holiday season and a happy NewYear from all of us at the WSO.

Trudy SchroederExecutive DirectorWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra

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Alexander Mickelthwate, Music DirectorGerman conductor Alexander Mickelthwate is renowned for his “splendid, richlyidiomatic readings” (LA Weekly),“fearless” approach and “first-rate technique” (LosAngeles Times). Critics have noted Alexander’s extraordinary command over theAustro-Germanic repertoire, commenting on the “passion, profundity, emotionalintensity, subtlety and degree of perfection achieved” in Bruckner’s SymphonyNo. 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 Winnipeg New Music Festival and the Indigenous Music Festival.Chosen to perform at the Carnegie Hall Spring For Music Festival in New York, May 2014, due to“creative and innovative programming” (CBC Manitoba Scene), the orchestra was the onlyCanadian ensemble in the showcase.

CONDUCTORS AND COMPOSERS

Julian Pellicano, Resident ConductorA conductor with expansive musical interests, Julian Pellicano is a formidable interpreter ofthe symphonic repertoire.The Winnipeg Free Press says of Pellicano,“His versatility is trulyastonishing…”Marking his fifth season with the WSO, the 2017-2018 season includesappearances at the inaugural edition of the Ciclo de Música Contemporánea in Oviedo,Spain, a return to the Louisiana Philharmonic and his first appearance conducting the Royal Winnipeg Ballet among many other highlights.

The creation, with Dr. Paul Lehrman, of a new performance edition of George Antheil's Ballet Mecanique firstbrought Pellicano to the public’s attention. Conductor of the Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble since 2008,Pellicano is recognized for his transparent interpretations of contemporary music. He studied conductingas a fellow at the Yale School of Music. An autodidact, he was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory as apercussionist without typical classical training, and continued his studies at the Royal College of Music inStockholm, Sweden and at the Yale School of Music and was a member of the critically acclaimed YalePercussion Group. Pellicano also holds a degree in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University.

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Harry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence, WNMF Festival DirectorHarry Stafylakis (b. 1982) hails from Montreal and is now based in NYC. He is theWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra's Composer-In-Residence and Festival Director of theWSO's Winnipeg New Music Festival. His works have been performed by the AmericanComposers Orchestra, the Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Spokane, Stamford, Victoria, andPEI symphonies, McGill Chamber Orchestra, ICE, Contemporaneous, Mivos Quartet,Quatuor Bozzini, and Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, among others. Awards include

the Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the ASCAP Foundation’sLeonard Bernstein Award, four SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers, and grants from theCanada Council, NYSCA, and New Music USA. He is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centreand a member of the NYC composer collective ICEBERG New Music. Stafylakis holds degrees from McGillUniversity and The Graduate Center, CUNY, and lectures at the City College of New York. His doctoralresearch, supported by SSHRC, examines rhythm and meter in progressive metal. www.hstafylakis.com


MUSIC DIRECTORAlexander Mickelthwate

RESIDENT CONDUCTORJulian Pellicano

COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCEHarry Stafylakis

FIRST VIOLINSGwen Hoebig, Concertmaster

The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowedby the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation

Karl Stobbe, Associate ConcertmasterMary Lawton, Assistant ConcertmasterChris AnsteyMona CoardaTeodora DimovaTara FensomHong Tian JiaMeredith McCallumSonia ShklarovJulie SavardJun Shao

SECOND VIOLINSJeremy Buzash, PrincipalElation Pauls, Assistant PrincipalKaren BauchKristina BauchElizabeth DyerBokyung HwangRodica JeffreySusan McCallumTakayo Noguchi*Jane PulfordClaudine St-Arnauld

VIOLASDaniel Scholz, PrincipalAnne Elise Lavallée,

Assistant PrincipalMarie-Elyse BadeauLaszlo BarocziRichard BauchGreg HayMichael ScholzHeather Wilson

CELLOSYuri Hooker, PrincipalLeana Rutt, Assistant Principal**Desiree AbbeyAlex AdamanArlene DahlCarolyn NagelbergEmma QuackenbushSean Taubner

BASSESMeredith Johnson, Principal

Andrew Goodlett, Assistant Principal

Travis Harrison

Paul Nagelberg

Bruce Okrainec

Daniel Perry

**Anna Scheider

FLUTESJan Kocman, Principal

OBOESBeverly Wang, PrincipalRobin MacMillan

ENGLISH HORNRobin MacMillan, Principal

CLARINETSMicah Heilbrunn, Principal

BASSOONSAlex Eastley, PrincipalKathryn Brooks

HORNSPatricia Evans, PrincipalKen MacDonald, Associate PrincipalJames RobertsonCaroline OberheuMichiko Singh

TRUMPETSChris Fensom, PrincipalPaul JeffreyIsaac Pulford

TROMBONESSteven Dyer, PrincipalKeith Dyrda

BASS TROMBONE**Stephen Clayton, Principal*Julia McIntyre, Principal

TUBAChris Lee, Principal

TIMPANIMike Kemp, Principal

PERCUSSIONFrederick Liessens, Principal

HARPRichard Turner, Principal

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PRINCIPAL LIBRARIANGreg Hamilton

ASSISTANT LIBRARIANLaura MacDougall

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Please note: Non-titled (tutti)string players are listedalphabetically and are seatedaccording to a rotational system.

Fred Redekop is the official PianoTuner and Technician of the WSO.

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Theme from Mission: Impossible Lalo Schifrin, arr. CusterA Lot Of Livin’ To Do Lee Adams & Charles StrouseSway Pablo Beltran Ruiz, English lyrics by Norman GimbelMack The Knife Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht & Marc BlitzsteinWhat Is This Thing Called Love? / Cole Porter / Bert Kaempfert, Milt Gabler

Danke Schoen & Kurt SchwabachAll Of Me Gerald Marks & Seymour SimonsBlue Moon Richard Rodgers & Lorenz HartNight And Day Cole PorterPop Goes The Weasel Terrence NiskaPerk Up! Coffee Michael SwedbergSoul Bossa Nova Quincy JonesCara de Payaso Haroldo Barbosa & Luiz ReisJump In The Line Ralph DeLeon, Raymond Bell, Gabriel Oller & Steve Samuel

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TV Theme Medley arr. Lovell IvesCommercial Medley arr. Lovell IvesAlmost Like Being In Love Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick LoeweMona Lisa Jay Livingston & Ray EvansTheme from The Pink Panther Henry ManciniMambo Italiano Bob MerrillFever John Davenport & Eddie CooleyMore Norman Newell, Riz Ortolani & Nino OlivieroWhat a Wonderful World George David Weiss & Bob ThieleCome Fly With Me Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen

©2017 The Mad Men Era Concert. All rights reserved. Program subject to change.Artist Representation: Alton Accola (651) 335-5466 For further information on Five By Design's itinerary, activities and recordings, please visit the ensemble’s website at www.fivebydesign.com.

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Five By Design, vocal groupLorie Carpenter-Niska, Catherine Scott,Kurt Niska, Michael Swedberg, Terrence Niska

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Orchestrations: Willis Delony | Lovell IvesVocal Arrangements: Terrence Niska | Michael Swedberg Sound Engineer: Phil Henrickson Sound

Friday, November 10 8:00 p.m.Saturday, November 11 8:00 p.m.Sunday, November 12 2:00 p.m.

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKINGPre-Concert Performance on the Piano Nobile,Friday, 7:15 p.m. Regimental Band of the Royal Winnipeg RiflesSaturday, 7:15 p.m. MBCI Music ProgramSunday, 1:15 p.m. Ultimate Music Theory & Piano Studio

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Five By Design

Five By Design's signature harmonies have withstoodthe test of time in a career that stands out on America'smusical landscape, spanning more than twenty years.This nationally acclaimed vocal ensemble has been thechoice of symphony orchestras and performing artcenters, delighting hundreds of thousands.

But Five By Design's creative talents go far beyondtheir vocal prowess. As the creative talent behindRadio Days, Club Swing, Stay Tuned and Cool andSwingin’ and Live! From The Ultra Lounge, theirproductions showcase the group's penchant forstorytelling and the comedic. Whether backed bysymphony orchestra or studio big band, Five ByDesign embraces the unforgettable melodies, lushharmonies, and swinging rhythms that evoke thenames of Miller, Mancini and Mercer.

The Minnesota-based Five By Design includes LorieCarpenter-Niska, Catherine Scott, Kurt Niska,Michael Swedberg, and Terrence Niska. Four of thefive have been singing together since 1986. The group’sfamilial ties include brothers Terrence and Kurt Niskaand the husband-wife duo of Kurt and Lorie Niska andchildhood collaborator, Michael Swedberg. The creativeteam is supported by in-house artist representativesAlton Accola & Midge Swedberg. Their technical teamincludes Sound Engineer Phil Henrickson who hasworked with the ensemble since 1987.

For further information regarding Five By Design’sitinerary and activities, visit the ensemble’s website atwww.fivebydesign.com.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Momoko Matsumura, viola; Martha Durkin, flute; LaurelRidd, flute; Colin Mehmel, clarinet; Scott Miller, bassoon;Derrick Gardner, trumpet; Brian Sykora, trumpet; MilesThomsen, trumpet; Justin Hickmott, tuba; Tony Cyre,percussion; Brendan Thompson, timpani; Nenad Zdjelar,bass; Will Bonness, keyboard; Janice Finlay, saxophone

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Jeffrey Schindler, conductor

Saturday, November 25 7:30 p.m.Sunday, November 26 2:00 p.m.

John WilliamsIn a career spanning fivedecades, John Williams hasbecome one of America’s mostaccomplished and successfulcomposers for film and for theconcert stage, and he remains

one of our nation’s most distinguished andcontributive musical voices. He has composedthe music and served as music director formore than one hundred films, including allseven Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potterfilms, Superman, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July,Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, TheAccidental Tourist, Home Alone and The BookThief. His 40-year artistic partnership withdirector Steven Spielberg has resulted in manyof Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successfulfilms, including Schindler’s List, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encountersof the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films,Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures ofTintin, War Horse and Lincoln. His contributionsto television music include scores for morethan 200 television films for thegroundbreaking, early anthology series AlcoaTheatre, Kraft Television Theatre, Chrysler Theatreand Playhouse 90, as well as themes for NBCNightly News (“The Mission”), NBC’s Meet thePress, and the PBS arts showcase GreatPerformances. He also composed themes forthe 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer OlympicGames, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Hehas received five Academy Awards and fiftyOscar nominations, making him the Academy’smost-nominated living person and the second-most nominated person in the history of theOscars. He has received seven British AcademyAwards (BAFTA), twenty-three Grammys, fourGolden Globes, five Emmys, and numerous goldand platinum records. In 2003, he received theOlympic Order (the IOC’s highest honour) forhis contributions to the Olympic movement.He received the prestigious Kennedy CenterHonors in December of 2004. In 2009,Mr. Williams was inducted into the AmericanAcademy of Arts & Sciences, and he receivedthe National Medal of Arts, the highest awardgiven to artists by the U.S. Government. In2016, he received the 44th Life AchievementAward from the American Film Institute – thefirst time in their history that this honour wasbestowed upon a composer.In January 1980, Mr. Williams was named

nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra,succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currentlyholds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductorwhich he assumed following his retirement inDecember, 1993, after fourteen highly successfulseasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence atTanglewood. Mr. Williams has composed numerousworks for the concert stage, among them twosymphonies, and concertos commissioned by several ofthe world’s leading orchestras, including a celloconcerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, abassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic, atrumpet concerto for The Cleveland Orchestra, and ahorn concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In2009, Mr. Williams composed and arranged “Air andSimple Gifts” especially for the first inaugural ceremonyof President Barack Obama, and in September 2009, theBoston Symphony premiered a new concerto for harpand orchestra entitled “On Willows and Birches”.

Jeffrey Schindler, conductorConductor Jeffrey Schindler enjoys adynamic international career that takeshim from concert podiums around theworld to the scoring stages of Hollywood,to the recording studios of London.Whether leading symphonic works of the

Masters, multi-million dollar film scores, or cutting edgecontemporary and commercial music, Mr. Schindler’senergy and visionary musical storytelling are hallmarksof every performance. Mr. Schindler’s artistry meldsimaginative and illuminating performances withexpressive and powerful technique, impeccablescholarship, and vibrant energy.

Known as a versatile conductor, Mr. Schindler hasconducted world-renowned orchestras across the globe.He has appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra,Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House,Seattle Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Nashville Symphony,San Diego Symphony, Colorado Symphony, CalgaryPhilharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Silicon Valley, FortWayne Philharmonic, Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago,Orquesta Filarmónica de Puerto Rico, Czech Philharmonic,London Session Orchestra, The Strauss Orchestra ofMontreal, Orquesta Internacional de Las Artes in MexicoCity, and the AISOI Symphony Orchestra in Australia.

Mr. Schindler is one of the only conductors leadingconcerts of live orchestra to film who has conducted A-listHollywood motion pictures in the original studiorecordings, and is in high demand among film composers.He has led the sessions for many international feature filmand television projects including X-Men: Apocalypse,X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jack the Giant Slayer, The

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Brady BeaubienA Stanford graduate, All-AmericanAthlete turned creative impresario,Beaubien is the founder of InterlaceMedia – an enterprising motion graphicscompany with a specialty of integratingtheatrical and television media.

The acclaimed Interlace is a premiere CG animationand advertising agency for feature films. They defineglobal campaigns of over 100 major Hollywoodmovies, including Avatar, X-Men, Rio, Ice Age, and DieHard franchises.

Beaubien co-founded CineConcerts, a companydedicated to reinventing the experience of theatricalpresentation and orchestral music. CineConcertspartners with the greatest theatrical concert halls inthe world, including the Sydney Opera House andRoyal Albert Hall, to screen classic films whilerenowned orchestras perform the score for the film inreal-time. Currently producing Harry Potter and theSorcerer’s Stone In Concert, Gladiator Live, The GodfatherLive and Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage.

Beaubien also founded Interlace Design, aninternational architecture and design firm, currentlybuilding a new restaurant in Paris and an exclusiveresidence in Tokyo. His new headquarters – which hedesigned and built on Melrose Ave - represents acommitment to the metropolitan and interconnectedprovidence of Los Angeles. Advanced materials andtechnology merge with wood, concrete and glass in anorganic and modernist design. Mr. Beaubien haspartnered with award winning sushi chef, NobuMatsuhisa, to bring his new restaurant concept into thebuilding. Mr. Beaubien also designed the restaurant.

CineConcertsCineConcerts is one of the leading producers of livemusic experiences performed with visual media.Founded by producer/conductor Justin Freer andproducer/writer Brady Beaubien, CineConcerts hasengaged millions of people worldwide in concertpresentations that redefine the evolution of liveexperience. Recent and current live concert experiencesinclude Gladiator, The Godfather, It’s a Wonderful Life,DreamWorks Animation In Concert, Star Trek: The UltimateVoyage 50th Anniversary Concert Tour, and Breakfast atTiffany’s. Justin Freer has quickly become one of the

most sought-after conductors of film music with along list of full symphonic live to projectionprojects. He has appeared with some of theworld’s leading orchestras including the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra, London PhilharmonicOrchestra, New York Philharmonic, PhiladelphiaOrchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, San FranciscoSymphony and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Fromfull-length movie screenings with live orchestra tomusic-interactive sporting event experiences tooriginal 3D-environment holiday programming,CineConcerts is at the forefront of live entertainment.

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Justin Freer President/Founder/ProducerBrady Beaubien Co-Founder/Producer

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ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Laurel Ridd, flute; Laura MacDougall, flute; Sharon Atkinson,clarinet; Erin Fung, clarinet; David Liam Roberts, cello;Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe; Scott Miller, bassoon;Allen Harrington, contra-bassoon; Todd Martin, horn;Tony Cyre, percussion; Victoria Sparks, percussion;Byron Wood, percussion; Brendan Thompson, percussion;Earl Stafford, keyboard; Leanne Lee, piano;Darryl Friessen, piano

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The Water Goblin, Op. 107 Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904)

Trumpet Concerto (2017) John Estacio (b. 1966)Triton's TrumpetBalladRondo

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Tod und Verklärung Richard Strauss (1864 -1949)(Death and Transfiguration), Op. 24

La valse, poème choréographique Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Friday, December 1 8:00 p.m.Saturday, December 2 8:00 p.m.

Pre-Concert Chat on the Piano Nobile at 7:15 p.m.

SPECIAL CONDENSED MATINEERichard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration)Maurice Ravel: La valse, poème chorégraphique

Friday, December 1 10:30 a.m.

Strauss, Ravel and MoreJun Märkl, conductor

Paul Jeffrey, trumpet

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PROGRAM NOTESby James Manishen

The Water GoblinAntonin Dvorákb. Bohemia / September 8, 1841d. Prague / May 1, 1904Composed: 1896First performance: November 14, 1896(London), conducted by Henry WoodFirst WSO performance

By 1895, Dvorák wasinternationally famous,having completed his NinthSymphony (“From the NewWorld”), his three String

Quartets and the beloved Cello Concerto.Returning to Bohemia from America inApril 1895, he sought to expand his ever-present Czech patriotism further byrevisiting for its musical possibilities thepoetry of Karel Jaromir Erben (1811-1870),whose “ballads”Dvorák had already drawnupon for earlier song settings and hiscantata The Spectre’s Bride (1885).

In January 1896, Dvorák began work onthree symphonic poems: The Water Goblin,The Noonday Witch and The GoldenSpinning-Wheel. All three were completedby the end of March, with the fourth, TheWood Dove, finished in autumn.

The dark, Grimm-like narratives of thepoems Dvorák chose are in fact at oddswith the charm of the music, perhapsreflecting simple acceptance of folkmaterial at the time as just that, ratherthan psychoanalytic musical studies.

In The Water Goblin, a mortal girl isensnared into an underwater kingdomwhere she has a child with the watergoblin. Longing to see her mother, the girlpersuades the goblin to allow her back todry land. He agrees but the child must staybehind.When the mother refuses to letthe girl return, the goblin destroys thechild during a shrieking storm.

The music, masterly orchestrated, follows aloose rondo form whose watery openingmaterial and returning appearances showthe goblin’s changing faces, while thealternating episodes display the mother,the girl and the daughter’s travails.

Dvorák’s detailed, verse-inspired musicends with an epilogue, heightening thetragic atmosphere of the goblin’s motifin monotone repetition with the final Bminor chord in bassoons and lowerbrass.

Trumpet ConcertoJohn Estaciob. Newmarket, Ontario / April 8, 1966Composed: 2016First performance: March 24, 2017(Kitchener), conducted by MichaelChristie, with Larry Larson as soloistFirst WSO performance

The first movement,Triton’s Trumpet, takes itsinspiration from theGreek myth aboutPoseidon’s son,Triton,

who used his conch shell as a trumpetto calm or raise the ocean waters.Themovement begins in a tranquil stateand features a lyrical and floridcadenza for the solo trumpet oversustained tremulous strings. Anundercurrent of disturbance by thelower brass warns that this tranquilitycould be disrupted, but is calmed bythe mellifluous tones of the trumpet.Gradually, discordance in the orchestratakes over and builds to a giant waveof sound and energy, almostoverpowering the soloist. However, aswith Triton, the soloist eventuallycalms the waters and the tranquilmusic from the opening reappears,albeit in a slightly disquieting setting.

The middle movement, Ballad,features extended lyrical phrases for the solo trumpet.The stringsintroduce a primary melody that feels somewhat unsettled andungrounded. A solemn chorale playedby the winds follows; this chorale willeventually transform and become thedriving force behind a regal soundingclimax. After the portentous first twomovements, the third movement,Rondo, is a spirited balm. It is writtenin a quick 6/8 meter and begins with aquixotic melody that will returnseveral times throughout thismercurial kaleidoscope of energy,colour and fanfare.

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Death and TransfigurationRichard Straussb. Munich, Germany / June 11, 1864d. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany /September 8, 1949Composed: 1888-1889First performance: June 21, 1890(Eisenach), conducted by the composerLast WSO performance: 1997;Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Strauss was just 26 when he completed Death andTransfiguration, a timewhen composing was

actually his avocation. By then he was arising star as a conductor, assisting thefamous Hans von Bülow at Meiningen,conducting in leading opera housesand cementing acclaim with a guestappearance conducting the BerlinPhilharmonic, the best orchestra of thetime.

During his first conducting post,Strauss met Alexander Ritter, a violinist,music maven and self-proclaimed poetwho introduced Strauss to theincendiary Romanticism of Wagner.Strauss’ father, an acclaimed hornplayer, did not want his son exploringWagner and Liszt, preferring him togrow within the classical and earlyRomantic realms of Mozart andBeethoven respectively.Wagner wasnot only a revelation to Strauss Juniorbut a spark wherein a literary ideacould inspire a vivid tone poem fororchestra. Death and Transfigurationwas the third Strauss composed afterthis wake-up call, the others beingMacbeth (1886) and Don Juan (1888).

Strauss conceived his own story forDeath and Transfiguration, depictingthe final hours of a man (artist) whohad spent his life searching for thehighest ideals. Lying in bed breathingheavily, he dreams of his past quests,his childhood, goals and absence ofperfection in his strivings, achievableby no man. At the fateful hour, his souldeparts in serene comfort as the idealfinally arrives in the eternal cosmos.

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Jun Märkl, conductorJun Märkl has long been known as ahighly respected interpreter of thecore Germanic repertoire from boththe symphonic and operatic traditions,and more recently for his refined andidiomatic explorations of the French

impressionists. His long-standing relationships at thestate operas of Vienna, Berlin, Munich andSemperoper Dresden have in recent years beencomplemented by his Music Directorships of theOrchestre National de Lyon (2005-2011) and MDRSymphony Orchestra Leipzig (to 2012). From 2014 -2017 seasons, he was Chief Conductor to the BasqueNational Orchestra. He guests with the world’sleading orchestras, including the ClevelandOrchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, NHK SymphonyOrchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic,Oslo Philharmonic, and Tonhalle Orchester Zürich.

Born in Munich, his (German) father was adistinguished Concertmaster and his (Japanese)mother a solo pianist. Märkl studied violin, piano andconducting at the Musikhochschule in Hannover,going on to study with Sergiu Celibidache in Munichand with Gustav Meier in Michigan. In 1986, he wonthe conducting competition of the Deutsche Musikratand a year later won a scholarship from the BostonSymphony Orchestra to study at Tanglewood withLeonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. Soon afterwardshe had a string of appointments in European operahouses followed by his first music directorships at theStaatstheater in Saarbrücken (1991-1994) and at theMannheim Nationaltheater (1994-2000). Jun Märkl isrepresented by Ron Merlino, Musicvine.

Paul Jeffrey, trumpetPaul Jeffrey joined the WSO as second/utility trumpet inSeptember of 2007. He alsoperforms with the ManitobaChamber Orchestra, Groundswell,MusikBarock, the University of

Manitoba Faculty Brass Quintet, and as a memberof Paradigm Brass, has performed at the WinnipegFringe Festival, the Winnipeg Jazz Festival, and insome of the city’s finest drinking establishments.Paul has previously held positions with the SeoulPhilharmonic Orchestra, the MalaysianPhilharmonic Orchestra and the Thunder BaySymphony Orchestra. Paul has performed withorchestras across North America including theNational Arts Centre, the Toronto Symphony, theCanadian Opera Company, the VancouverSymphony, and the Oregon Symphony.

Paul earned his Bachelor’s of Music degree fromthe Curtis Institute of Music and his Master ofMusic degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music.His teachers have included Vincent Cichowicz,Frank Kaderabek, David Bilger, Michael Sachs andLarry Knopp. Paul Jeffrey is a recipient of the SirErnest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Award.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Laurel Ridd, flute; Laura MacDougall, flute;Sharon Atkinson, clarinet; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs,oboe; Allen Harrington, bassoon; Tony Cyre,percussion; Victoria Sparks, percussion;Brendan Thompson, percussion

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La valseMaurice Ravelb. Ciboure, France / March 7, 1875d. Paris, France / December 28, 1937Composed: 1919-1920First performance: December 12, 1920(Paris) conducted by Camille ChevillardLast WSO performance: 2010; JulianKuerti, conductor

Ravel loved old forms andin January 1919 he foundhimself wanting to make atribute to musical Vienna.What else but the waltz, or

in Ravel’s mind,“an apotheosis of theViennese waltz”with a “fatefullyinescapable whirlpool”that signifiedWorld War I and Vienna’s immersionin its turmoil, all the more potentalongside images of the strains ofJohann Strauss.

It took Diaghilev to push Ravel tocomplete this “choreographic poem”– a waltz-in-kind that surreally startsout of the mists, moves to theballroom and ends crashing down inblazing orchestral colours with the

waltz and its metre of three destroyed bya five-note figure at the storming climax.A musical juggernaut as it were and oneof Ravel’s most brilliant creations.

BRANDON, WESTERN MANITOBA CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUMSunday, December 3 - 3:00 p.m.

STEINBACH MENNONITE CHURCHTuesday, December 5 - 7:30 p.m.

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, WILLIAM GLESBY CENTREWednesday, December 6 - 7:30 p.m.

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Elsaida AlertaWorld Champion Karaoke Singer

Julian PellicanoWSO Conductor


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MUSICIANS IN THE MAKINGPre-Concert Performance on the Piano Nobile,Friday, 7:15 p.m. Suzuki Music WinnipegSaturday, 7:15 p.m. Ultimate Music Theory & Piano Studio

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The Tenors

The Tenors

Victor Micallef

Clifton Murray

Fraser Walters

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor


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The Tenors Multi-platinum, JUNO Award-winning vocalsupergroup, The Tenors, comprised of CliftonMurray, Fraser Walters and Victor Micallef, blendclassical music and contemporary pop to deliverpowerful performances and outstandingharmonies for audiences around the world.

Since 2008, The Tenors have sold over 1 millionalbums worldwide, performed nearly 1,000shows on five continents and made over 150television appearances. Their four studio albumshave achieved multi-platinum certification, andtheir first Christmas album The Perfect Gift hasbeen certified triple-platinum. Visitwww.tenorsmusic.com.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Laura MacDougall, flute; Sharon Atkinson, clarinet

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MUSICIANS IN THE MAKINGPre-Concert Performance on the Piano Nobile,Sunday, 1:05 p.m. Manitoba Band Association

Tuba Christmas Festival

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A Christmas CelebrationJulian Pellicano, conductorAce Burpee, hostPatti Kusturok, fiddle ; Jeremy Rusu, guitar1

Richard Gillis, trumpet ; Björn Thoroddsen, guitar2

La troupe jeunesse de l’Ensemble folklorique de la Rivière Rouge3

The SnowTones, vocal group4

Pembina Trails Voices, Valdine Anderson, artistic director5

Special Guest Narrator 6

Maples Collegiate Chamber Choir, Dorothy Dyck, director 7

Elsaida Alerta, vocalist8

Sistema Winnipeg Students9


Adeste Fidelis arr. Arthur HarrisSleigh Ride and Fiddle Favourites1 Traditional; arr.Patti KusturokMedley: Three Icelandic Folk Songs 2 Traditional

Now is the Time for CelebrationSleep My BabyThe Raven in a Gulley Slept

Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 8 in G minor (Christmas Concerto) Arcangelo CorelliPastorale

Medley: Red River Jig; Julia Delaney; La Belle Catherine3

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year4 George Wylie/Eddie Pola;arr. Tad Biernacki

Christmas Time is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas 4 Lee Mendelson/Vince Guaraldi;arr. Tad Biernacki

Angel’s Carol5 John Rutter‘Twas the Night Before Christmas6 arr. Bill Holcombe

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Rejoice! Steven AmundsonJingle Bells arr. Morton GouldVeni, Veni, Emmanuel7

O’ Holy Night 8 Adolph-Charles AdamToy Symphony 9 Leopold MozartWe Three Kings Arthur HarrisChristmas Singalong 5 arr. John FinneganJoy to the World5 arr. Aaron Lewis


Ace Burpee, hostAce Burpee has worked in radiofor over a decade in almostevery capacity, and is wellknown for the hundreds ofcharitable events and causesthat he donates his time to

every year. He is currently the host of The AceBurpee Show on 103.1 Virgin Radio. Ace is arecipient of the Queen Elizabeth II DiamondJubilee Medal for his service to our community,he is the recipient of a Hero of Mental HealthAward from the Canadian Mental HealthAssociation, he has received a VolunteerManitoba Award for Outstanding CommunityLeadership, was recognized as OutstandingVolunteer Fundraiser by the Association ofFundraising Professionals of Manitoba and alsonamed a Manitoba Hero. He is proudly fromCooks Creek, Manitoba.

Patti Kusturok, fiddleNorth American Fiddlers' Hall ofFame member Patti Kusturok's oldtime fiddle style is characterized bya pulsating, rhythmical lilt that isguaranteed to get you on thedance floor. Often referred to as

one the smoothest fiddle players in NorthAmerica, Patti is known for her effortless deliveryof some of the best traditional Canadian fiddlemusic of all time. A recording artist, Patti is in highdemand for performances, teaching, recording,and judging fiddle contests across the continent.

At the age of four, Patti began to learn playingthe fiddle, and has a resume that reads like thatof an Olympic champion. A few to her creditincludes the Canadian Junior Champion (1985),three-time Champion at the famous Pembroke,ON competition, six-time Manitoba Champion,three-time Grand North American Champion,and in 1994, 1995 and again in 1996, Patti wonthe prestigious Canadian Grand Masters FiddlingChampionship in Ottawa, ON. Patti was the firstwoman in the history of Canada to ever win andwas the very first person from Western Canadato attain the crown.

Richard Gillis, trumpetRichard Gillis studied trumpet atThe University of Saskatchewan(Bachelor of Music), The Banff Centre(Canadian Brass), and The Universityof Michigan (Master of Music;D.M.A.), as well as privately with

Armando Ghitalla, Vincent Cichowicz and JamesStamp. While completing his D.M.A. Richard playedin The University of Michigan faculty brass quintet.

Richard Gillis is co-founder and Artistic Directorof the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, and is brass chairat the University of Manitoba Faculty of Music. Hehas recently released several recordings, bothjazz and “classical," including seven CDs withIcelandic guitarist Björn Thoroddsen, three ofwhich received recognition from the IcelandicMusic Awards.

Björn Thoroddsen, guitarFor several years, Björn Thoroddsenhas been one of Iceland's leadingjazz guitarists. He is the recipient ofseveral Icelandic Music Awards,including "Jazz Performer of theYear" in 2003, and has released a

number of critically acclaimed albums.

Originally a rock musician, his attention soonturned towards jazz, and now Björn tours both asa soloist and with his bands all around the world,playing pop, jazz, rock, blues, country andwhatever style of music he feels like playing at thetime. Björn's bands include Cold Front withCanada's Richard Gillis and the popular Icelandicband Guitar Islancio, which had the honour ofbeing the first Icelandic jazz group to have a goldcertificate album. Bjorn has also collaborated withmusicians such as Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen,Kazumi Watanabe, Tommy Emmanuel, Al Di Meola,Robben Ford and Larry Coryell, to name a few.

An acclaimed soloist, Björn dazzles his audiencesworldwide with outstanding playing andshowmanship. He also runs the internationalguitar festival Guitarama, which is now an annualevent in Winnipeg, Reykjavik, Edmonton, andsoon England.

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La troupe jeunesse de l’Ensemblefolklorique de la Rivière Rouge

The Ensemblefolklorique de laRivière-Rougedu Centreculturel franco-manitobain’syouth troupe is

comprised of young passionate artists whopromote their French Canadian culture throughmusic and dance. With their energetic and funfilled performances, these young artistspreserve the past for future generations ofCanadians as well as for audiences abroad.

The youth troupe members have trained in alldisciplines: violin, piano, guitar, bass,percussion, voice, classical ballet, jazz, tap,modern, hip hop, musical theatre and, ofcourse, traditional French Canadian jig. Theseyoung artists have years of experience onstage and an astounding array of professionalachievements. Since its inception in October2011, the youth troupe has participated innumerous festivals around the world and is afeatured act for the Festival du Voyageur andFolklorama.

The SnowTones, vocal groupThe SnowTonesis a Winnipeg-based vocalgroup that hasbeen thrillinglocal audiences

since 2010. Veterans of the choral community,the group includes bass Bill Quinn(Renaissance Voices), soprano Sara Clefstad(Polycoro, Canzona), tenor/counter tenor Dan Peasgood (Polycoro, Camerata Nova) andalto Jodie Borle, an accomplished vocal jazzartist (Winnipeg Singers). The group hasappeared on CBC TV and Radio, Classic 107FM, in concert with Renaissance Voices andon the field as anthem singers for theWinnipeg Goldeyes.

Pembina Trails Voices,Valdine Anderson, Artistic Director

Having sung for audiences for over thirtyyears, Pembina Trails Voices (PTV) is one ofManitoba’s premiere children’s and youthchoir organizations. PTV is a collection ofeight choirs comprised of choristers fromKindergarten through Grade 12, and affiliatedwith Pembina Trails School Division. PTVchoirs are consistent winners in local as wellas national and international festivals andcompetitions. PTV tours have takenchoristers from locations throughoutManitoba to festivals and competitions acrossCanada, Europe and Latin America. Mostrecently, PTV Singers undertook a 10-dayconcert tour of China in 2015, and an 8-daytour of Cuba. The choirs are thrilled to be inconcert today with the WSO as part of AChristmas Celebration!

Pembina Trails Voices Family of ChoirsValdine Anderson, Artistic DirectorNOVA: Conductor, Martha DyckMinnesingers: Conductor, Debra Yacheson;

Pianist, Kimberly LapathaPTV Boys TC: Conductor, Amanda Ciavarelli;

Pianist, Leanne HiebertChoraliers: Conductor, Andrea Wicha;

Pianist, Amanda Hahn-TomchukChorale: Conductor, Monika Lukomska;

Pianist, Kimberly LapathaPTV Boys: Conductor, Alisa Wiebe;

Pianist, Leanne Regehr LeeCantemus: Conductor, Valdine Anderson;

Pianist, Leanna Regehr LeePTV Men: Conductor, Michael Dueck;

Pianist Leanne HiebertPTV Singers: Co-Conductors, Valdine Anderson

and Michael Dueck; Pianist, Leanne Regehr Lee



Maples Collegiate Chamber Choir,Dorothy Dyck, director

The Maples Collegiate Chamber Choir,under the direction of Dorothy Dyck andPhilip Lapatha, is recognized for its finemusicianship, community connection, andenthusiastic performances. The choir enjoyssinging a wide range of repertoire.

The Chamber Choir earned the coveted EarlGrey Trophy at the Winnipeg Music Festival2017, awarded for the most outstandingschool chorus performance at the festival.

Other honours include:- Gold standings at the Winnipeg Music

Festival (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)- MusicFest Canada recommendations

(2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)- Finalist for the Paul J Bourret National

Class award (2013)- Performances at the Winnipeg Music

Festival Evening of Choral Excellence(2015, 2016)

- Showcase concerts at the CanadianRocky Mountain Music Festival in Banff(2014, 2016)

The core values of the choir areUnity, Passion, Growth, Responsibility,Acceptance, Dedication, and Excellence -UPGRADE. College. She and her husband

Elsaida Alerta, vocalistElsaida Alerta has been singing allof her life, having entertainedfriends, family, and a wide varietyof audiences since her very earlychildhood years. Elsaida hasparticipated in many and wonseveral singing competitions, with

her biggest highlight to date being her KaraokeWorld Championships (KWC) victory in Singaporein November 2015. Since then, she has beenworking toward honing skills in co-writing and hasspent some time in studio. Current projectsinclude singing in an event band, along with otherappearance requests. Elsaida is a Co-Director ofKWC Canada-Manitoba, seeking local talent torepresent Manitoba on a national stage, andappreciates encouraging others to exercise theirpotential! Elsaida is honoured to be participatingin the 2017 Manitoba Hydro Holiday Tour andwishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season!

Sistema Winnipeg Students

Sistema Winnipeg is a daily, intensive orchestralprogram that focuses on children with the fewestresources and greatest need. The program deliversmusical training, including string and windinstrument instruction and choral singing, to 160 children from ages 6 to 14 after school inWinnipeg’s inner city and North end, at no cost toparticipants.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Laurel Ridd, flute; Laura MacDougall, flute; SharonAtkinson, clarinet; Tony Cyre, percussion/drum set

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It is an education program of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in partnership with Seven Oaks School Division and Winnipeg School Division.

Inspired by Venezuela’s music education system, El Sistema.

Dedicated to enriching the lives of students in inner city schools. The WSO aspires toadd students from other inner city schoolssubject to available funding.

It launched in 2011 with 30 students.Today there are 160 children in the program,from age 6 to 14 and from grades 1 to 8.

Children come to Sistema 3 hours a day, after regular school hours, 5 days a week,10 months of the year.

Students are taught by trained musiceducators and professional musicians,including members of the WSO.

Daily schedules include nutritional snacks, grouplessons (string, woodwind, brass),orchestra, choir, mentorship, musictheory and dance.

Children start in the program in grade 1 and have the opportunity to continue to grade 12.

Sistema Winnipeg does not charge participants. Currently it is wholly supported through an annual campaign with assistance from the WSO community.

Sistema families may attend WSO family concerts without charge.

Students are taught bytrained music educators and professional musicians,including members of the WSO.

Photo: (student playing bass)Moses, Age 10


Michael Nozick and Family Donates$500,000 to Sistema Winnipeg

For the Michael Nozick family, a $500,000donation to Sistema Winnipeg is a gift thatwill keep giving back. It’s the kind ofinvestment that he knows will make adifference to Sistema students and theirfamilies, but will also have an impact to thebroader community.

“These kids come from high riskcommunities. When they have a programlike this to give them structure and purpose,they flourish. The community benefitsbecause we’re giving the students afoundation that will serve them throughouttheir lives,” says Mr. Nozick.

Mr. Nozick’s donation is eligible formatching through the Canadian CulturalInvestment Fund. Therefore his $500,000has the potential to become $1,000,000.

Funds of this magnitude will support 16children a year in the program, each andevery year.

More than that, these funds stabilize aprogram that was existing year to yearhaving to raise every single dollar fromdonations. Now with the guaranteed incomefrom this endowment fund, Mr. Nozick hashelped to ensure that the program willcontinue to exist.

“We are tremendously grateful to MichaelNozick and his family for this groundbreaking gift to our Sistema Winnipegprogram,” remarks WSO Executive Director,Trudy Schroeder. “Michael has been leadinga campaign to help us raise sufficientendowment funds so that our Sistemaprogram can continue, and he has shown hisleadership with this first important gift to that campaign.”

“These kids come from high risk communities.When they have a program like this to give them structureand purpose, they flourish.”

- Michael Nozick

I strongly encourage otherengaged citizens of Winnipeg to support this campaign.

- Michael Nozick


Tannis Richardson Boosts SistemaWinnipeg with a $500,000 Donation

Tannis Richardsonhas been an ardentsupporter ofSistema Winnipegright from the verybeginning. Her loveof the program andthe difference it is

making to children in two of Winnipeg’sinner city schools has inspired her to donate$500,000 toward an endowment fund tosupport the program indefinitely.

“El Sistema is one of the greatest gifts we cangive these children,” says Mrs. Richardson.“Their grades improve, their self-esteemimproves and their future prospects aremade so much brighter.”

Mrs. Richardson has been involved with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra since its very first concert at the old WinnipegAuditorium which she attended with herlate husband, George. She hasn’t missed aWSO season since. She has been a strongsupporter of the Sistema Winnipeg program

since it started seven years ago, regularlyattending the winter and spring concertsand encouraging the students at every step.

Mrs. Richardson’s gift will be eligible formatching funds from the Canadian CulturalInvestment Fund, resulting in a potential$1,000,000 addition to the Sistemaendowment fund.

“The WSO owes so much gratitude to TannisRichardson for her many years of support –70 years to be exact. This latest gift toSistema is truly a legacy gift, and will helpensure that the Sistema program exists foryears to come,” says Trudy Schroeder, WSOExecutive Director.“This kind of gift meansthe lives of children will be transformed.I can’t think of a better investment.”

Photos: (opposite page) Michael and Cheryl Nozick;

(above) Tannis Richardson; (below) Children at King Edward School

“El Sistema is one of thegreatest gifts we can givethese children. Their grades improve, their self-esteem improves andtheir future prospects aremade so much brighter.”

- Tannis Richardson

What impact does Sistema have?

What are Sistema’s immediate needs?

Sistema Winnipeg has been part of a University of Manitoba study since 2011. The study has found:

Math and reading levels are improving compared to expected grade levels.

School suspensions dropped from 10 to 1 in the first two years.

Students are scoring high on tests for their own self-concept.

Chronic absenteeism (missing at least 10% of school)dropped by 10% in first two years of Sistema.

Students have a sense of belonging in their peer groups and school.

100% of parents believe their child is more confident.

School administrations reports that families are choosing to stay in the neighbourhood to keep their child in Sistema.

98% of parents are more optimistic of their child’s future and the program GIVES its students a future of alternatives.

Sistema students are exceeding expectations on comprehensive music testing.

Our entire society benefits when youth in these coreneighbourhoods flourish and become leaders in theircommunities.

Currently funded by an annual fundraising campaign plusWSO musicians’ time.

Approximate current cost to add/maintain each student to the program is $3000/year.

Target is to add 15-30 students per year through grade 12(currently, seven years into the program, children are enrolled in grades 1 through 8.)

Only 10 new students could be accommodated in 2017 due to limited funds.

Without additional funding, the Sistema program may beunable to continue as planned.

To maintain the existingprogram through grade 12and to reach targeted futurestudent levels, the WSOintends/needs to establish aseparate endowment funddedicated to Sistema tosupplement the annualcampaign. The funded InitialFounder commitments ofTannis Richardson and theMichael Nozick family aregiven on the understandingthat sufficient additionallong-term endowment moneywill be raised from the publicat large, and (as in otherCanadian cities havingSistema programs) assistancein the form of both outrightgrants, matching fundsand/or long-term committedsupport from Federal,Provincial and MunicipalGovernments as well ascontinuing generosity fromdonors supporting theannual campaign.

To support the SistemaWinnipeg endowment fund at the Winnipeg SymphonyOrchestra, go to wso.ca or call Shenna Song at (204) 949-3973.

Messiah George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

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There will be a very brief interval between Parts II and III.Please remain in the hall.

Part the Third

Friday, December 15 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 16 8:00 p.m.

Pre-Concert Chat on the Piano Nobile at 7:15 p.m.

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra wishes to acknowledge the University of Manitoba Desautels Faculty of Music forthe use of the portative organ in tonight’s performance.

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MessiahJulian Pellicano, conductor

Jane Fingler, soprano

Daniel Peasgood, countertenor

Peter John Buchan, tenor

Kris Kornelsen, baritone

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Chorus,

John Wiens, director

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PROGRAM NOTESby James Manishen

MessiahGeorge Frideric Handelb. Halle, Prussia / February 23, 1685d. London, England / April 14, 1759Composed: 1741. First performance:1742 (Dublin).

The mostcelebratedoratorio of alltime, Messiahelicits almost aninvoluntaryresponse of

recognition at the mere mention of itsname. It is the most loved of alloratorios and for all their estimablemerits, neither the Passions of Bachnor Haydn’s Creation rival Messiah’spopularity, though Mendelssohn’sElijah was, in the 19-century,considered its equal.

One feels the urge to want to sing aswith no other work of its genre, asimperial melody, invention and visionare presented with the matchlessproportion of a theatrical master. Andfor the gift of Messiah, we literallyhave to thank inches, when, as ayoung man, Handel’s life was savedafter a metal frock button deflected asword point in a duel!

Yet for all the visionary qualities in themusic’s progression from dark to light,the dramatic strength of Messiahcomes not from telling a story.Handel’s theatrical background wasinbred when he composed Messiah,but his priority was contemplation ofthe sacred rather than the dramatic.“I should be sorry if I only entertainedthem,”Handel told an admirer.“I wished to make them better.”

Messiah is an anomaly amongHandel’s two dozen oratorios in that,apart from Israel in Egypt, its entiretext is drawn from the Bible and is hisonly oratorio based on the NewTestament. Messiah was also the onlyoratorio presented in a consecratedspace during his lifetime. Notintended as part of a devotionalservice, Handel intended it as amiddle-class entertainment withpious leanings and just a stepremoved from the Italian operaticstyle ventures he had been havingsuccess with as London’s leadingcomposer, impresario and producerof opera.

But in 1740, Handel was havingtrouble keeping such venturessolvent. English public taste wasmoving away from continentalinfluences towards more localizedentertainments, spurred on by thesuccess of the 1728 satirical romp The Beggar’s Opera by Gay andPepusch. Rumors abounded thatHandel was finished.

Handel withdrew from public life inthe early months of 1741 and seldomventured out. But that summer, hecame across a small book of Biblicaltexts assembled by Charles Jennens, awealthy and pretentious type but agreat admirer of the composer.Handel’s imagination lit up.

Rumor has it that Handel confinedhimself to his room, completingMessiah on September 14, 1741 injust over three weeks, but evidenceshows that the Lord Lieutenant ofDublin had visited Handel early in1741 to propose a new work for aseries of Dublin charity concerts.

Handel traveled to Dublin thatNovember and after thedisappointments of London, tookmuch pleasure in beingenthusiastically received by theIrish press. Preparations for thepremiere went on throughout thewinter of 1742. Choristers wererecruited from Dublin churchesand excitement elevated to feverpitch.

The premiere on April 13, 1742was a triumph. Handel couldn’twait to take it home to London.

In London however, it was felt thatMessiah’s texts would becompromised by performances intheatres propagated by actors ofquestionable morals. Messiahreceived a few subsequentperformances but had to waituntil more liberal times arrived in1750 when Handel staged aperformance to benefit London’sFoundling Hospital, a charity forabandoned children.

Such good will further ensuredMessiah’s success, inspiring annualperformances for the FoundlingHospital up until Handel’s deathin 1759. It was the last workHandel directed, just eight daysbefore his death and is the onlymajor Baroque work that has anunbroken performance traditionfrom the time of its creation tothe present day.

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Jane Fingler, sopranoSoprano Jane Fingler isquickly becoming a fixtureon Winnipeg’s choral musicscene. As a veteran memberof Camerata Nova, Jane hasperformed music old and

new, from Michael Praetorius’ Mass forChristmas Morning to newly commissionedworks such as Partita by Caroline Shaw andlast year’s Taken by Andrew Balfour. InPolycoro, she has performed a wide varietyof early music as well as new music,including challenging works by MeredithMonk, Nicholas Gilbert and MortonFeldman. As a former member of Canzona,Jane is well versed in Handel, Bach, andother luminaries of the era. With a sweet,crystalline sound and flexibility perfectlysuited to the demanding runs of Baroquecomposers, Jane’s voice truly shines in themusic of this period. Equally at home as asoloist or as part of an ensemble, she isconsistently winning praise and charmingaudiences wherever she performs. Janestudied voice at the U of M with DonnaFletcher and received a Bachelor of Music in2014.

Daniel Peasgood, countertenorDaniel is thrilled to besinging with Polycoro andthe WSO for this year's Messiahpresentation. Dan has beensinging and working in

Winnipeg for the past 17 years. In this time,he has sung in numerous ensemblesincluding The Winnipeg Singers, CamerataNova, Canzona, The Canadian ChamberChoir, Antiphony, and, most recently,Polycoro. In 2015, Dan was part ofManitoba Underground Opera'spresentation of Massenet's Cendrillon. Healso had the opportunity to sing with theRoyal Winnipeg Ballet in their presentationof Monteverdi's Vespers in 2017. HappyHolidays to all and peace on earth!

Peter John Buchan, tenorPJ Buchan – a native of Winnipeg –has been involved with choral andvocal music since he joined themen and boys choir at All Saint’sChurch in 1979. He has appearedas a chorister and soloist with

many of Winnipeg’s foremost ensembles,including the Winnipeg Singers, Camerata Nova,the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, as well as forCBC national broadcast.

PJ has been a competitor for both the Rose Bowland the Tudor Bowl at the Winnipeg MusicFestival, has appeared as a soloist in London’sMillennium Centre and Prague’s St Vitus’sCathedral, and was the guest soloist at theFebruary 2005 Reykjavik Winter Festival. Recently,PJ has been involved in a number of operaproductions with Winnipeg’s Musical Offering andLittle Opera Company.

Kris Kornelsen, baritoneBaritone Kris Kornelsen is nostranger to the music scene inWinnipeg. He has sung as both asoloist and chorister with TheWinnipeg Singers and Canzonaand has enjoyed guest

appearances with the Manitoba ChamberOrchestra, the Mennonite Oratorio Choir and theWinnipeg Philharmonic Choir. Kris has performedas soloist in performances of Handel’s Messiah,Haydn’s Creation, and Bach’s St. John and St.Matthew’s Passions. He is known for hismusicianship and ability to actively communicatewith his audiences. He brings a refreshinglybright yet warm vocal quality marked bysensitive phrasing to his performances. Kris is alsovery active singing various styles of music, fromclassical to jazz, gospel and pop with the mixedvocal quartet, Encore.

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra ChorusUnder the direction of John Wiens, the WSOChorus is made up of local singers who will debutas a group at the WSO’s performances of Handel’sMessiah.

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John Wiens, directorJohn is a dynamic and versatileconductor with a wide-rangingrepertoire hailed as “a newforce in our world.” Equally athome in chamber or orchestralsettings, he is widely

recognized for his eloquent interpretations,persuasive musicality, and emotionalconnection to music and performers.

Born into a musical family in small-townManitoba, John aspired to be a musicianfrom an early age. He studied violin andpiano, and sang in the All Saints Men andBoys choir in Winnipeg. His conductingcareer has ranged from Belgium (UniversityChorus for L’Université Catholique deLouvain) to Morocco (Ensemble Voca Me) toMontreal (St. Matthias Anglican Church in

Westmount, Ensemble Bellechose). He holdsdegrees in Violin, Voice, and Conducting, andhas been fortunate to study with Robert Ingari,Christopher Jackson, and Andrew Megill.

John is Artistic Director of Polycoro, aprofessional chamber choir specializing inrepertoire before 1750 and after 1890. Theensemble will perform six times in the 2017-2018 season, including concerts in partnershipwith Cluster: New Music and Integrated ArtsFestival, and the Winnipeg New Music Festival.He is also on the conducting staff of CamerataNova, and is the Director of Music at St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Churches.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIAN:Will Bonness, continuo

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Pre-concert Activities 1:00 p.m.Sunday, December 17 2:00 p.m.

In 1982, Raymond Briggs’classic picture bookThe Snowman was adapted as a 26-minuteanimated film by TVC, at the time the UK’slongest established animation studio, underthe direction of Dianne Jackson.

Having spotted the potential for creating aunique and ground-breaking animation, JohnCoates instructed two trusted assistantanimators, Hilary Audus and Joanna Harrison,to go and buy a dozen copies of the book forthe purpose of dissecting it and storyboardingthe very first animatic.

This quickly turned into a hand-drawnanimation bible which became the templatefor the final film. John Coates’passion forbringing the book to the screen quickly caughtthe attention of Sir Jeremy Issacs, former ChiefExecutive of Channel 4, who believed that itwould be a fantastic piece for the channel andstand out from the rest of its schedule.

The Snowman was first televised on 26December 1982 and has since been shownevery year on Channel 4.

In keeping with the book, the film of TheSnowman is wordless and free of dialogue,except for the now iconic,“Walking in the Air”which features as part of a now timelessmusical score. Both song and score werewritten and composed by Howard Blake,who had written the melody some yearsbefore having been inspired by a walk on aCornish beach.

The score for the film was originally performedby the Sinfonia of London, with ‘Walking in theAir’being sung in the film by chorister PeterAuty, often cited as a famous case of mistakenidentity, as three years later the song wasfamously re-recorded by Welsh chorister AledJones in a single which reached number five in the UK charts.

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Winnipeg Boys’ Choir

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Ismaila Alfa Ismaila Alfa is the host of UpTo Speed on CBC Radio One89.3 FM / 990 AM inWinnipeg, Manitoba. IsmailaAlfa was born in Nigeria to aNigerian father and Canadian

mother. In fact, his mom hails fromPipestone, Manitoba. He completed his earlyschool years in Edmonton, wrapping up hismiddle and senior school years in Winnipeg.He pursued a civil engineering degree atthe University of Manitoba but dropped outto tour Canada and the United States as ahip hop musician for eight years.

Likening his life to the movie 8 Mile, familyand responsibility brought Ismaila Alfa andhis vocal pipes back to Winnipeg. In January2008, he started with CBC Radio Onefreelancing for the weekday morning showwith Terry MacLeod and Marcy Markusa.

In April 2008, he found his way into thespotlight again as Information Radio'saudio technician, traffic reporter and jinglewriter extraordinaire.

Winnipeg Boys Choir Probably theoldestindependentboys’ choir in thecountry, theWinnipeg Boys’

Choir is an auditioned group of boys and young men aged 8-18, dedicated to high-quality music making and vocaltraining in a convivial atmosphere. Founded in 1925, thechoir has for decades delighted audiences with music inmany genres and languages. In recent years, WBC ensembleshave performed with many of our city’s finest artsorganizations, including the WSO, Manitoba ChamberOrchestra, RWB, Canzona, Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir,Camerata Nova and the Winnipeg Singers. Director CarolynBoyes conducts the Treble and Chamber Choruses andSpencer Duncanson conducts the Senior Chorus (changedvoices). Please join us for our spring concert “So Much Workfor Love to Do”—an evening of hopeful and uplifting musicfor troubling times—on 27 April 2018 at 7pm, at CrescentFort Rouge United Church. See our websitewinnipegboyschoir.ca for tickets and more information.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:Laura MacDougall, flute; Sharon Atkinson, clarinet

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Teaching opportunities available! For more information, please contact:Marilyn Unrau, MYCCRegional Coordinator - Western Canada1.877.603.3MYC [email protected]

At Music for Young Children®, we encourage children to bemore creative, inventive, imaginative and expressive throughour keyboard-based music education program. We providethem with a unique set of skills that will carry throughout theirlives. Whether it’s improving their grades, enhancing coordinationskills for their athletic activities, or to learn the rewarding skill ofplaying the piano; MYC® is the first key to getting them there.

The WSO gratefully acknowledgesthe following companies whosegenerous support helps to ensuremusical enrichment within ourcommunity.

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Qualico

Principal Chair Terracon Development Ltd.Wawanesa Insurance

Assistant Principal Chair

Cambrian Credit UnionJ.K. May Investments Ltd.

Orchestra Chair Bison TransportMaxim Truck & TrailerRoyal Bank of Canada

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Coghlan's LimitedCrosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd.Price Industries LimitedPollard Banknote LimitedPremier Printing Ltd.Reider InsuranceWinmar Property Restoration

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A. Akaman & Son Ltd.European Art Glass Ltd.Greg Brodsky Law CorporationInterGroup Consultants Ltd.Mid West Packaging LimitedPatill/St. James Insurance

FoundationsThe WSO gratefully acknowledgesthe following foundations:Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund - the

Winnipeg FoundationThe Noreen & Robert Allen

Charitable TrustThe Asper FoundationGail Asper Family FoundationBrandon Area Community

FoundationWinnipeg Jets True North

FoundationSylvia & Robin Cowan FoundationIn Memory of Peter D. CurryDefehr FoundationFoundation for Choral Music in

ManitobaFrancofonds Inc.Souchay Gossen Family FoundationMichael S Gray Fund C/O Private

Giving Foundation

Jewish Foundation of ManitobaJoseph and Judith Malko Family

Fund - the StrategicCharitable Giving FoundationGeorge Warren Keates Memorial FundAllen and Marion Lambert FundLutz Family FoundationMarjory Alexander Graham & Family

FundThe Winnipeg Foundation, John and

Carolynne McLure FundMaurice (Moe) & Ethel Pierce FundProgram for the Enrichment of

French in EducationRBC FoundationRichardson FoundationPerce & Elizabeth Schirmer FoundationDavid & Leda Slater Memorial FundAqueduct Foundation - Inga and

Anna Storgaard FundLeslie John Taylor Fund, the

Winnipeg FoundationJames Thompson Memorial Fund in

Trust of WSOThe Winnipeg Foundation - Marylla

van Ginkel Memorial FundThe Winnipeg Foundation - Dr. Ken

and Lorna Thorlakson Fund1 Anonymous

The Legacy Circle exists torecognize the following patronswhose foresight ensures that theWSO plays on for all Manitobans for generations to come. The WSOgratefully acknowledges LegacyCircle members for their plannedfuture gift to the WSO.

Siana Attwell, PhDGreg Doyle and Carol BellringerMrs. Lucienne BlouwDolores P. BrommellLorraine and Gerry CairnsMrs. Audrey F. HubbardEthel KarrHenry KatzKevin & Els KavanaghErwin W. KitschMichel D. LagacéGail E. LoewenS. E. LoewenW. H. LoewenDr. Brendan MacDougallMargaret Kellermann McCullochNathan & Carolyn MitchellLesia PeetBeth M. ProvenEdward Fisher & Lyse RémillardTrudy SchroederJune SlobodianMuriel SmithDr. & Mrs. S. SziromEdith A. Toews & Dr. Helen A. ToewsRobin Wiens and Emilie Lagacé-

WiensDonn K. Yuen2 Anonymous

The Maestro’s Circle recognizespatrons whose significantphilanthropy furthers themusical artistry of the WSO.*Based on 12 months accumulative giving

Honourary ChairAlexander Mickelthwate,Music Director

Diamond MC Gail Asper and Michael PatersonPeter & Dana JessimanBill and Shirley Loewen*Michael Nesbitt

Platinum Baton James Cohen &

Linda McGarva-CohenMarten & Joanne DuhouxDaniel Friedman & Rob DalglieshRaymond & Lynne-Anne

McFeetorsMr. & Mrs. Curt & Cathy Vossen

Gold MC Dr. Marcel A. DesautelsArnold & Myra FriemanKevin & Els Kavanagh*Arlene Wilson & Allan MacDonaldMr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArtonRon & Sandi MielitzKen and Judy MurrayHartley & Heather RichardsonDr. Jens J. Wrogemann

Silver MC Gail Asper and Michael PatersonMark & Carilyn BullerTimothy & Barbara BurtDr. Albert & Mrs. Lee FriesenMr. & Mrs. Duncan & Judy

JessimanMr. Sotirios KotoulasDon & Kim MacDonaldDrs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougallElaine & Neil MargolisWade Miller & Melissa MaldenBob and Cindy NewfieldMichael Nozick & Cheryl AshleyBarb & Gerry PriceTannis Richardson*Mr. & Mrs. Meril & Eveline RivardMr. & Mrs. Lyle & Anna SilvermanCharlie & Dayna SpiringDr. Lea StogdaleJim & Jan TennantSusan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson

Concertmaster's Bow David & Ruth AsperLeonard & Susan AsperMr. Jim BarrettMrs. Lucienne BlouwMr. & Mrs. John & Bonnie BuhlerHerb & Erna BullerBrenlee Carrington Trepel &

Brent TrepelMorris ChiaDr. Leslie Simard-Chiu &

Dr. Aaron Chiu

Art & Leona DeFehrFrank & Agnes DeFehrJohn & Gay DochertyDr. Ravi DookeranKarl & Petra DornetshuberPhilipp & Ilse EnsDouglas C. Everett, Chairman,

Domo Gasoline Corporation Ltd.Bill & Margaret FastGreg & Linda FearnJames GibbsMrs. Audrey F. HubbardJared & Robin JacobsonDavid & Diane JohnstonNora KaufmanMargaret Kellermann McCulloch

& Paul A. McCullochDr. Terry Klassen & Ms. Grace

DueckChristine Skene & Nick LoganDr. David LyttleBrent Mazur & Nancy QuiringRobert PennerMs. Pat PhilpottOliver & Gennie PlettLawrie & Fran PollardDr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth

Tippett-Pope*Mr. Rick Riess & Mrs. Jean CarterOlga & Bill RunnallsJimmy & Morse SildenMuriel SmithPaul & Shelley SmithDon & Jennifer StreuberIan R. Thomson & Leah R. JanzenE. ToewsMr. & Mrs. Simon & Deborah

WallerMeeka WalshProfessor A.M.C. WatermanElsie WillistonKlaus & Elsa Wolf1 Anonymous

Black Tie Austin AbasMs. Sandra AltnerAubrey & Dr. Linda AsperShibashis BalMrs. Marjorie BlanksteinFrances BoothDoneta & Harry BrotchieMs. Emily BurtRev. Msgr. Michael BuyachokPierce & Amy CairnsMr. Steven ChipmanJan & Kevin CoatesMichael DuncanJoan & Glen DyrdaMr. Alan Freeman & Dr. Radhika

DesaiJason A. GoldbergTyler GompfDr. Alexander Grunfeld &

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Friends of the WSO supportthe WSO each season.*Based on 12 months accumulative giving

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James CarrMr. Raymond ChrunykAnna-Lisa CohenDrs. David & Kathleen ConnorPam & Andrew CookeIrene & Robert CorneMr. & Mrs. John & Claudia CoronaGary & Fiona CrowMr. Bradley J. CurranMr. Peter CzaplinskiEsther and Hy DashevskyHilary DruxmanBeverley & Fred DyckMr. & Mrs. W. EastonMs. Ursula ErhardtRandy EwanikaMs. Susan FeldmanHonourable Gary and

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of Donald MacDonald

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SonatinaArshad AhsanuddinJonathan AlvaranJames & Faye Alward in Honour of

Margot J. AlwardAlyssa AmpostaGreg AndersonJacqueline AndersonIn Memory of Eleanor Anne

AnnandaleDr. John BadertscherMs. Susan BairdMr. Robert BaragarMrs. Eva BerardMrs. Lori BettigMr. Dick J. BloemheuvelMonica BrechkaWendy & Ken BroadfootCrowe & BrownlieAlfred BuelowSheila BurlandKevin BurnsMr. John BurrowsDivna CalicRuth CalvertMs. Linda CampbellMarianas CanadasAline CaronRheo Catt in memory of Rex CattEileen ChabanElla ChenkieMelina ChowS.K. ClarkMr. Alfred CorniesKaren CouchGreg CoxStephen CraneMs. Judy CrawfordMaxine CristallMr. Fred J. CrossJean CunninghamMs. Jean CurtisD. CymbalistCarl Ar DarbyEric DaviesSilvia V. de SousaMrs. Wilna DehlsL. N. DelisleBeth DerraughMs. Terrylynn DesrosiersM. Jane DickMrs. Ethel DilPaul DueckLinda EdelDon & Martha EpsteinPam EylandVera & Peter FastRoss FeldmanMs. Helen FeniukMathilda FijnBarbara FilukMs. Catherine FlowerPeter FlynnMrs. Cindy FlynnHilda FranzBonny FraserJim & Betty GaynorMs. Jacqueline GodardHeather F. GrahamMs. Gail GrangerMrs. Inga GranovskayaVictoria GretchenMs. Marianne GruberMs. Marion GuinnRaul GutierrezB. & R. HallMrs. Phyllis Hatskin

Ms. Helen HawryshHelen & Peter HaywardJohn HeathD&R HerntierJean HighmoorMrs. Margaret HillMrs. Diane HoldingStella HryniukMr. & Mrs. Peter & Rosalind

HusbandIshbel IsaacsBonnie Dee & Richard JakubowskiDavid & Heather JenkinsC BohemierRon & Barb JohnsonSusan JohnsonDr. Arnold & Mrs. Doreen KapitzMr. Gordon C. KeatchUrsula & Sandor KelemenMs. Mary KlassenD. KristjansonMs. Irene KuhteyAnne La TourMs. Betty Laing in Honour of

All VeteransMrs. Ingrid LeeKim LentowitschMr. & Mrs. David LeveneKatrina LimberatosBarry & Patricia LloydIn Memory of Andrew LutzMr. & Mrs. Cam & Joy MacLeanChristopher MacNuttMr. Allan L. MapesMrs. Irene MarriottMs. Teresa MartinMarian Martin in Memory of

Eleanor AnnandaleDr. & Mrs. Ihor MaybaEmily MayoralgoKelly McGonigalJim McLarenMrs. Jean McLennanArdythe McMasterSen. Marilou McPhedranIona McPheeMr. Garfield McRaeMs. Kathleen MichenerMrs. Jocelyn MillardBob & Penny MillerMs. Sharon MinukHarry & Annette MinukMs. Sandra MitchellCarolyn and Nathan MitchellSandi MitchellJon MontesM MorawskiMaureen MorinKim MortonJeffrey & Mary MortonJackie MurphyAnne MartinMr. Robert NixMs. Helen O'NeillAlice OswaldMrs. Clarice OwenIn Memory of Diena YoungShirley & Graham PadgettMrs. Kathy Parry in honour of

"PINK" RCN 4760Sonjia PasiechnikMr. Irwine PermutGail Perry & David Firman in

Memory of Andrew LutzMargaret PetersRobert PetersonGrant & Gail Pierce

In memory of Katherine (Kay) LeeKen & Geri PorathMark Potash, Darena Snowe, Lily

Snowe-Potash, Lev Snowe-Potash

Janis PregnallMs. Joanne PrygrockiValerie RaberKaren Rassmussen-OkeMrs. Marieann ReevesMs. Barbara RobertsonMelissa SteeleJean RobsonGisela RogerMrs. V. RosolowichMarnie RossJohn & Shirley RussellJoan SabourinJessie SawiczKay SchalmeIvor & Lorna SchledewitzMary Agnes WelchCharlene & Harry Schwartz in

Memory of Mayer RabkinBetty & Sam SearleAdriana SedlakMr. & Mrs. Bill & Lynn SheadMichael & Elaine ShnierIzzy ShoreMrs. Elaine SilverbergMs. Jean P. SmellieMr. & Mrs. Robert SmithEvelyn R. Smith in Memory of

Mayer RabkinDr. Camelia StefanoviciRobert Stewart & Leslie Ross-

Stewart, in Memory of EleanorAnne Annandale

Diane StewartGeorge StolarskyjMrs. Marilyn StothersMrs. Joan SwafferGladys TaralaRoss & Bette Jayne TaylorMs. Linda ThomasPhyllis ThomsonRobert & Barb TisdaleMs. Melita TonogaiIn memory of Mayer RabkinMs. Josette ToyeShelley TurnbullWard TweetCarole UriasMs. Eleanor UrquhartMs. Stephanie M. van NestMrs. Arlene van RuitenMr. Steve van VlaenderenSophia VenterNils & Melissa VikMrs. Nancy VincentDenis VincentIrv & Toby Vinsky in Memory of

Mayer RabkinMiss A. H. WagstaffeDr. Jackie WalkerGerri WeigeldtMs. Barbara WiebeGrace M. WiebeTheresa WiktorskiPeter WilkMr. Andrew WinklessIn memory of my uncle Joe

Jaworski who was a musicianMr. & Mrs. Edward & Susan

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The WSO gratefully acknowledgesthe following patrons whoseforesight helps to ensure long-termfinancial support for the WSO.Thank you!

Blumie & Iser Portnoy EndowmentFund

Lorraine & Gerry CairnsBarbara & Brian Crow in Honour of

Alexander MickelthwateMr. Ray DavisHelene DyckGreg & Linda FearnMarilyn & Helios HernandezMarilynne Keil, in Memory of

David H. SkinnerLydia MacKenzie in Honour of

Alexander Mickelthwate, inloving memory of Donn

Barbara MainJudith MeunierMs. Iris ReimerLevi & Tena ReimerBarbara ScheunemanIvor & Lorna SchledewitzJim & Jan TennantJames & Claudia WeselakeWSO Women's Committee in

memory of Eleanor Gibson2 Anonymous

Festival donors help to furtherthe musical artistry of the WSO’sNew Music Festival. Thank you!

Alpha MasonryMrs. France AdamsJean AltemeyerGorden Andrus & Adele KoryMr. Aubrey & Dr. Linda AsperJanet Ash & Associates Ltd.Alison BaldwinDavid & Gillian BirdMs. Trudy BlightDr. Tenley Nicole Bower Medical

CorporationJackie BrignallStephen BrodovskyKevin BurnsDr. David CamorianoMarianas CanadasDavid CarrAnne Cholakis & Howard LoewenMr. & Mrs. John & Claudia CoronaMr. Peter CzaplinskiEric DaviesSandra & Robert DeweyDr. R. Dookeran Medical

CorporationAndrea DyheKathleen & David Estey

Randy EwanikaMs. Susan FeldmanDr. LeeAnn FishbackMs. Catherine FlowerWayne ForbesDaniel Friedman & Rob DalglieshDr. & Mrs. Don & Jerri HallKelsey Hargreaves & Vojtech

BalabanMrs. Lisa HastingsMs. Helen HawryshMarilyn & Helios HernandezHilda & Elmer HildebrandPatti HolmBonnie Dee & Richard JakubowskiMarianne JohnsonMr. Peter JohnsonDrs. Keith & Gwyneth JonesRichard & Carol JonesKoren & Leonard KaminskiJ. Gartner & L. KampeasKevin & Els KavanaghJo KellendonkMs. Jose KoesMr. Sotirios KotoulasKozub/Halldorson FamilyT.G. KuceraRon LambertLisa & TedSherri Walsh & Dr. Louis LudwigMoira Swinton and Bernie LéveilléDrs. Eleanor & Grant MacDougallMr. & Mrs. Cam & Joy MacLeanJohn Maguire & Susan CollisonManitoba Liquor & LotteriesDrs. Joshua Manusow & Kristen

CreekMs. Teresa MartinBrent Mazur & Nancy QuiringPaul A. McCullochTed McLachlanShana MenkisRon & Sandi MielitzMs. Sheila MillerConor MulhollandMichael NesbittBob and Cindy NewfieldDr. Rashmi Nigam Medical CorpMikaela OldenkampLesia PeetPhyllis Portnoy & Rory EganMark Potash, Darena Snowe, Lily

Snowe-Potash, Lev Snowe-Potash

Beth M. ProvenDr. Clare RamseyPat and Bill ReidKelly Regula Dental CorpM. RennieGuillermo Rocha Medical

CorporationSteve Ruddy & Pauline BoisselleOlga & Bill RunnallsBarbara ScheunemanMr. M. SchnitzerRobert Shaw & Chris KrawchenkoMichael & Elaine ShnierMajid & Moti ShojaniaPam SimmonsMuriel SmithJordan SodomskyMarlene Stern & Peter Rae

Susan StobartSusan Glass & Arni ThorsteinsonU of M Icelandic DepartmentBrad VannanMs. Stephanie M. van NestNils & Melissa VikVQ SalonMeeka WalshDr. Marnie WatersMr. & Mrs. Hymie & Shaaron

WeinsteinMr. Neil WilcoxKarin WoodsDr. Jens J. Wrogemann4 Anonymous

Share the Music is a uniqueoutreach initiative of the WSOthat allows economicallydisadvantaged children andtheir families to attend WSOperformances. Thank you forhelping to Share the Music!

Ms. Margaret BarbourRalph & Eileen BaxterLucienne Blouw in Honour of Louise

Nebbs and Paul GodardLucienne Blouw in memory of Hermi

van den BergMs. Rheo CattShelley ChochinovMichele Del RizzoDr.William DutkaBarbara FilukGeorge HaidauDon & Jerri Hall in Memory of Aunt

Lois AndersonHuynh Van HoIn Memory of Mary HarrisonMrs. Karen KaplenRussell KennedyTom Liewicki in memory of Lovie

LiewickiClaudette & Robert LussierJames ManishenMr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArtonMs. Sharon MinukMargaret Moroz in memory of Mrs. Pat

HoebigAnne MartinDr. Sidney & Gwen NelkoLesia Peet in memory of Andrew LutzAnne Reid and the MacLarty Family in

Memory of Norman MacKay,38 years as a member of theFrench Horn Section of WSO andPersonnel Manager for some time

Mr. L. J. RoyBarbara ScheunemanM ScheunemanBrenda SklarDeborah SpracklinMr. Robert B. StinsonJim & Jan TennantWard TweetMs. Gerardina VanaertEstela Violago9 Anonymous

Sistema Winnipeg is a free dailyafter-school program offered atno cost to participants thatenriches the lives of children andyoung people with the fewestresources and the greatest need. The WSO gratefullyacknowledges the followingpatrons whose support makes adifference in the everyday lives ofthese children. Thank you!

Honourary ChairDaniel Scholz, Principal Viola

MaestosoWinnipeg Jets True North FoundationRBC FoundationRichardson Foundation

VivaceBoeing Canada WinnipegMr. & Mrs. Barry & Carol McArtonTelus - Manitoba Community Board

Con Brio Bridgeport Office SolutionsDr. Ken FowlerGarth Lee StringsSouchay Gossen Family FoundationManitoba Community Services

CouncilManitoba Liquor and Lotteries1 Anonymous

Allegro Dr. David BarnardAndy BurgessTimothy & Barbara BurtRev. Msgr. Michael BuyachokMr. David ChristiansonGordon & Jeannine CornellArt & Leona DefehrGreg & Linda FearnJocelyn and Mark GabbertMr. Gary B. GoossenMichael S Gray Fund C/O Private

Giving FoundationKevin & Els KavanaghMr. & Mrs. Philippe Le DorzeBill and Shirley LoewenDr. David LyttleManitoba Community Services

CouncilJonathan E. MitchellJohn MorrissKevin Neiles & Tracy KogaMr. Jean-Francois PhaneufMaurice (Moe) & Ethel Pierce FundMrs. Shirley RichardsonMr. Walter SiliczJim & Jan TennantE. ToewsStrang/van Ineveld FamilyFaye WarrenElsie Williston 2 Anonymous


ConmotoJonathan AlvaranJames & Faye Alward in Honour of

Margot J. AlwardAlyssa AmpostaIn Memory of Eleanor Anne

AnnandaleBetty & Ted AshMr. John A. BaileyMs. Susan BairdRalph & Eileen BaxterJanet, Susan, Kathie Beach in

Memory of Garnet & Betty BeachMs. Kathleen Beach-NelsonIn Honour of Helene BeaucheminAudrey BelyeaByrnes BenoitHelen Bergen, Music Director FGUC

ChoirMs. Diane BewellPaul & Doreen BromleyMs. Carol BudnickAlexis Kochan & Nestor BudykLorraine & Gerry CairnsMrs. Audrey CampbellMs. Linda CampbellCanada GuarantyFred CoakesIn Memory of Robert CoatesAnna-Lisa CohenMr. Victor CollombDennis CooleyGreg CoxTracey CullenCarl Ar DarbyL. N. DelisleSilvia V. de SousaDouglas Kuhl School of Music Inc.Dr. Harry & Mrs. Mary Lynn

Duckworth in Memory of DienaYoung

R. DuddekECCO SingersLinda EdelMs. Karin ErhardtMs. Ursula ErhardtKathleen Estey in memory of Alan

MaxwellPam EylandRoss FeldmanNelma FettermanMathilda FijnMrs. Cindy FlynnJudith FlynnPeter FlynnJudith & Peter Flynn in memory of

Diena YoungJudith & Peter Flynn in memory of

Andrew Wihelm-BoylesMargo FoxfordBonny FraserDr. & Mrs. Jon GerrardIn Memory of James Joseph ("Jim")

GibbonsMs. Gail GrangerSuzanne GrayRaul GutierrezMr. & Mrs. Ben & Nadia HanuschakPatricia HarrasCatherine HarrisonRuediger & Lydia HedrichD&R HerntierMs. Shirley Hicks

Robin HildebrandDebby and Brian HirschKaren HiscottMrs. Jacquie JamesBob Jansen in memory of Eleanor

AnnandaleIn memory of my uncle Joe Jaworski

who was a musicianRon & Barb JohnsonSusan JohnsonVictoria JohnstonJoseph and Judith Malko Family

Fund - the Strategic CharitableGiving Foundation

Rick & Caroline JosephsonMarilynne KeilEd & Helen KolomayaAnne La TourKim LentowitschAlbert & Helen LitzDr. Brendan MacDougallLorraine MacLeodAllan MalbranckManitoba Children's MuseumMarian Martin in Memory of Eleanor

AnnandaleEmily MayoralgoLynne McCarthy & Claude DavisKelly McGonigalMrs. Maureen McIntoshIona McPheeMs. Linda MecklingMr. Neil MiddletonDr. Kyle MillarMs. Marlene MilneCarolyn and Nathan MitchellVera MorozKim MortonJeffrey & Mary MortonMrs. Sheila MymrykMs. Bonnie NeilNorth Kildonan United ChurchAlice OswaldPatricia Mary PattersonDavid & Veronica Payne in Memory

of Eleanor AnnandaleJohn & Agnieszka Payne in Memory

of Eleanor Anne AnnandaleIn Memory of Eleanor Annandale

From Joan, Stuart and HelenLesia PeetMargaret PetersRobert PetersonGrant & Gail PierceMrs. Edna PoulterApril Powell in memory of S.

Devinder S. BharajMs. Lois PowneDr. David PunterValerie RaberMrs. Marieann ReevesM. RegulyJean RobsonMs. Miriam RudolphJoan SabourinMr. Terry SargeantNicola SchaeferBarbara ScheunemanPerce & Elizabeth Schirmer

FoundationEd & Susan SchmidtA. SchroederTrudy Schroeder

Betty & Sam SearleOlga & Myron ShatulskyJim Skinner & Judy NicholWilma SotasMelissa SteeleMrs. Pat StefanchukDiane StewartRobert Stewart & Leslie Ross-Stewart,

in Memory of Eleanor AnneAnnandale

Todd TanchakIn Honour of Bette Jayne TaylorTelpay Inc.Jennifer & Brian ThiessenMary and Robert ThomasPhyllis ThomsonBetsy F Thorsteinson in Memory of

Ruth DowseEdith A. ToewsCarol & Neil TrembathCarole UriasMr. Michael van LieropThuraya WeedonGerri WeigeldtDiane WeselakeMaryann HudjikWhoDunit? Mystery BookstoreMs. Barbara WiebeGrace M. WiebePeter WilkDr. Gaynor Jane WilliamsMyra Wolch & Saul CherniackDonna WoodsLibby Yager and Billy BrodovskyArlene Young and Robert O'KellIn Memory of Diena YoungDon & Betty Young12 Anonymous

ANNUAL CAMPAIGNThe WSO gratefully acknowledgesthe following patrons whosegenerosity helped to supportorchestral music in ourcommunity. Thank you!

Greg AndersonPat & Harvey AntonMr. Robert BaragarBernice BlakemanJoan BlightHelga & Gerhard BockC BohemierMonica BrechkaCrowe & BrownlieCarlyle Printers Service & SuppliesEileen ChabanCon-Pro IndustriesJohn and Ada DucasWayne ForbesLise Laverdure & François GauvinKelvin GoertzenIn memory of a long time

supporter Mrs. Kay Leelarry & Susanne |GreerGeorge HandymanMrs. Audrey HarburnCarl & Vi HultinMr. & Mrs. Peter & Rosalind

HusbandMargaret JeffriesDr. Arnold & Mrs. Doreen KapitzUrsula & Sandor Kelemen

Mr and Mrs Kenneth KempKen KinsleyMarion B KornSarah Kredentser & David HowenKat KupcaMs. Betty LaingMr. Don LawrenceAl & Pat MacklingCynthia MarxSen. Marilou McPhedranMs. Kathleen MichenerM MorawskiD.E. MorrisonYoussef MouzahemMs. Eleanor PayneEllen Peel & Neil BruneauMrs. Edna PoulterCarolynne PresserBeth M. ProvenJessie SawiczBarbara ScheunemanMary Agnes WelchAdriana SedlakRobert ShawLouis & Shirley Ann SimkulakPam SimmonsTom ThiessenMs. Marilyn ThompsonMs. Melita TonogaiMs. Andrea TowersPaul TrapnellIra van den Berg & Greg ButterfieldHugo and Anny Veldhuis29 Anonymous

OTHER DONATIONSBrian & Karen Abrams in Honour of

Harvey & Sandra Weisman's60th Anniversary and Harvey's90th Birthday

Lucienne Blouw in Honour of Peterand Jane Markesteyn

Lucienne Blouw in Honour ofMarlene Crielaard and AlanSchmitt's Wedding

Jackie Brignall in memory ofAndrew Lutz

Anne Downey in Memory of PatMutchmore

Barry & Susan Greenberg inMemory of Mayer Rabkin

Nessie & David Greenberg inMemory of Mayer Rabkin

Nadine & Herb Klassen in Memoryof Mayer Rabkin

Sharon Love in Memory ofJeannine McCallum

Gail Perry & David Firman inMemory of Andrew Lutz

In memory of Katherine (Kay) LeeCharlene & Harry Schwartz in

Memory of Mayer RabkinRobert Shindleman and Family in

memory of Mayer RabkinEvelyn R. Smith in Memory of

Mayer RabkinIn memory of Mayer RabkinIrv & Toby Vinsky in Memory of

Mayer RabkinMr. & Mrs. Edward & Susan

Zwingerman in memory ofMayer Rabkin

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Listing as of October 1, 2017


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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 I Pollock, QC

(Interim President)Dec 2006-Jun 2007 Dr. Brendan MacDougall2007-2012 Ms. Dorothy Dobbie2012-2016 Mr. Timothy E. Burt, CFA2016- present Mr. Terry Sargeant

Al AlexandrukMal AndersonCarol BellringerMarilyn BillinkoffDoneta BrotchieJohn and Bonnie BuhlerTimothy E. Burt, CFAJames CarrEdmund Dawe, D.M.A.Dorothy DobbieGreg DoyleJamie DolynchukJulia De FehrSusan FeldmanBarbara FilukWally Fox-DecentJack FraserEvelyn Friesen

Elba HaidHelen HaylesKaaren HawkinsSherrill HershbergIan KayRoger King Bill KnightMichel LagacéZina LazareckGail LeachDr. Hermann LeeNaomi LevineBill LoewenJackie LoweDr. Brendan MacDougallDon MacKenzieBill MarrEd J. Martens

Michael NozickHarvey I Pollock, QCDr. William PopeJohn RademakerKathleen RichardsonTannis RichardsonLeney RichardsonEd RichmondLorne SharfeWilliam SheadGraeme SiftonJoanne SigurdsonMuriel SmithBonnie Staples-LyonBrenlee Carrington TrepelDennis Wallace

PRESIDENTS OF THE WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL

BOARD OF DIRECTORSTerry Sargeant,

PresidentCurt Vossen,

Vice PresidentRob Kowalchuk,

TreasurerMichael Kay,

Corporate SecretaryIda AlboSandra AltnerLucienne BlouwEmily Burt, MBA, CFAJames CohenArlene DahlMarten DuhouxSteven DyerAlan Freeman

ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE, MUSIC DIRECTORBramwell Tovey, Conductor Laureate Julian Pellicano, Resident ConductorHarry Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence, WNMF Festival Director

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTJean-Francois Phaneuf, VP Artistic Operations &

Community EngagementJames Manishen, Artistic Operations Associate Evan Klassen, Director of Artistic Operations & ProductionSheena Sanderson, Stage ManagerTatiana Carnevale, Operations CoordinatorChris Lee, Orchestra Personnel Manager Greg Hamilton, Principal Librarian Laura MacDougall, Assistant Librarian Lawrence Rentz, Stage SupervisorBrent Johnson, Education & Community

Engagement Manager Shannon Darby, Sistema Winnipeg Manager

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONLyn Stienstra, VP Finance & AdministrationSandi Mitchell, Payroll & Accounting AdministratorOscar Pantaleon Jr., Finance & Administration AssistantPat Foot, Administration Assistant

OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONS

TRUDY SCHROEDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE OFFICELori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant

SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICESRyan Diduck, VP Sales & Audience Services Desiree La Vallee, Patron Services SupervisorTheresa Huscroft, Group Events Representative Rachel Himelblau, Patron Services CoordinatorAaron Lewis, Sales SpecialistPatron Services Representatives (p/t):

Phil Corrin Melissa HoustonMeg Dolovich Laura Gow Kristie Enns Paul LongtinSandesh Fernandez Emma MilnerShevaun Fortune Alyssa RamsayJason Hayes

MARKETING & DEVELOPMENTNeil Middleton, VP Marketing & SponsorshipBeth Proven, VP Development Carol Cassels, Development Manager Shenna Song, Development Coordinator Desiree La Vallee, Campaign & Event CoordinatorSarah Panas, Marketing & Communications OfficerDiana Chabai-Booker, Communications AssistantS.Thompson Designs Inc.

Daniel FriedmanDr. Selena FriesenMicah HeilbrunnRobin HildebrandPeter JessimanMargaret Kellermann

McCullochDr. Maureen KilgourSilvester KomlodiSotirios Kotoulas Dr. Eleanor MacDougallSherratt MoffattRichard TurnerTrudy Schroeder, Executive

DirectorAlexander Mickelthwate,

Music Director

Her Honour the Honourable Janice C. Filmon C.M., O.M.

Lieutenant Governor of ManitobaThe Honourable Brian Pallister,

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 EXECUTIVESherratt Moffatt, PresidentMargaret Harvie, Vice-PresidentSylvia Cassie, Past PresidentNancy Weedon, TreasurerAgnes Bailey, SecretaryFlorence Bell, Asssistant

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