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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WSO Announces 2014-‐2015 Season! Winnipeg, MB -‐ February 21, 2014 -‐ The Winnipeg SymphonyOrchestra (WSO) announces their 2014-‐2015 season andcelebrates a significant moment in Winnipeg, and in Canada, withthe opening of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). "The 2014-‐2015 season is as diverse as it gets, from Beethoven toBachman; from Natasha Paremski to Sarah Slean; and from theNordic FesVval to the celebraVon of human rights to Ballroomwith a Twist. How can you top that? Personally, BriXen's WarRequiem will be a big highlight as it's one of the most emoVonallyintense pieces ever wriXen," says Alexander Mickelthwate, WSOmusic director.
The WSO presents its 67th season with six series, 39 uniqueconcerts and 66 concert dates that includes internaVonal guestarVsts and conductors, local gems, mulV-‐media presentaVons andfilms with orchestra. Returning favourites this year are: Natasha Paremski, AzizShokhakimov, Nobuyuki Tsujii ("Nobu"), Messiah, Ace Burpee ashost of A Prairie Christmas Spectacular and another ChicagoSymphony Orchestra Beyond the Score® presentaVon. In addiVonthere will be two World Premieres: Vincent Ho's piece on thenight of the Dvořák and Rachmaninoff concert and KenleyKristofferson's Morgun at the Nordic FesVval Finale.
MEDIA: For more informaVon or toschedule an interview, pleasecontact: Sarah Panas, MarkeVng& CommunicaVonsCo-‐ordinator, WinnipegSymphony Orchestra, at204.949.3970 [email protected]. Download the 2014/2015season guide here. The WSO is integral toWinnipeg's rich cultural life,delighVng more than 100,000audience members each yearwith innovaVve programmingand musical excellence. TheWSO presents educaVonalprograms for more than 25,000students annually and toursoutside the city reaching out tocommuniVes across Manitoba.
Season Highlights:
The season opens with the return of dazzling soloist,Natasha Paremski, performing Gershwin's Piano Concerto.Dvořák's New World Symphony is an audience favourite,September 26-‐27.Twist, shake, raXle and roll with the greatest of ElvisPresley's hits in The King -‐ A Tribute to Elvis, October 17-‐19.The week-‐long Nordic FesSval features two of Iceland'sleading musicians: violinist Sigrun EdvaldsdoTr, October24-‐25, and pianist Vikingur Olafsson, October 31-‐November1.Emily Bear: Girl with a GiX showcases a brilliant youngpianist/composer who dazzled audiences on The EllenDeGeneres Show, November 29.Randy Bachman's Symphonic Overdrive features his besthits over the past 35 years backed by the full WSO,December 5-‐7. Bachman-‐Turner-‐Overdrive will be inductedinto the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awardsbeing held March 30 in Winnipeg.The WSO offers a new way to enjoy Handel's Messiah withMessiah Sing-‐Along featuring guest conductor Ivars Taurinsleading the way as "Herr Handel," December 12.Jeanne Lamon of Toronto's Tafelmusik will conduct theorchestra from her violin in a program featuring Mozart andHaydn, January 16-‐17.Beethoven up-‐close and personal as never experiencedbefore in the WSO's third Beyond the Score® presentaVonwith Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, January 23-‐24.Canadian violinist Nikki Chooi performs Dvořák's ViolinConcerto in his first Masterworks performance with theWSO; the world premiere of a new symphony by Vincent Hois also featured, February 27-‐28.See and hear Singin' in the Rain in an all new experience -‐film with live orchestra! Meet biographer and film historianPatricia Ward Kelly, wife of the late Gene Kelly, March13-‐15.Bri[en: War Requiem -‐ Massive forces of musicians and
singers bring BriXen's masterpiece to life, March 27-‐28.Charles Chaplin: The Circus -‐ film with orchestra -‐ Chaplin'sfirst Academy Award-‐winning movie, April 25.Fabulously giped pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii returns to the WSOwith Beethoven's "Emperor" Piano Concerto, May 8-‐9.Sixteen singers and dancers from Dancing with the Stars, SoYou Think You Can Dance and American Idol perform inBallroom with a Twist, May 22-‐24.The Concert Hall becomes haunted in Phantoms of theOrchestra; fairies meet and dance in the moonlight inWinter SolsSce: A Rocky Mountain Fairy Tale; and the storyof Jack and the Beanstalkis told with giganVc puppetry andmusic, plus 2 more concerts in the Great-‐West Life Concertsfor Kids series.From the Steppes to the Prairies: CelebraSng 125 years ofUkrainians in Canada, a story of Ukrainians in Canada willenchant audiences with the experience that is... Rusalka! onMay 14, 2015.
"The WSO is proud to present a beauVfully balanced program forthe 14-‐15 season," says Trudy Schroeder, WSO execuVve director."You can choose to immerse yourself in new creaVons at the NewMusic FesVval; explore the unique sounds in the Nordic FesVval;build an evening around the Dinner & A Symphony series; pickconcerts linked to films; aXend the shows with a focus on families;or for the best value, experience the full range of the WSO with aSymphony Lover Pass and aXend everything. There is somethingthat will appeal to every taste, because the Winnipeg SymphonyOrchestra is here to serve and delight the whole community." New to the WSO:
Subscribers can receive up to 45% savings -‐ the WSO'slargest subscripVon discount ever!Patrons can now decide between two mini PopssubscripVon series: Pops Classic and Pops Nouveau. Theeight WSO Pops concerts have been packaged into two fiveconcert series to suit different tastes. The Pops Classic seriesrelives the golden and classic age of music from great guest
arVsts, movies and Broadway shows, while the PopsNouveau series offers breakthrough music from movies andTV shows, re-‐imagined favourites and exciVng newpresentaVons.The WSO unveils a new website in conjuncVon with thelaunch of the new season! A perfect companion to the newWSO mobile app. This website includes new features suchas the interacVve calendar which allows visitors to add WSOevents to their iCal applicaVon, a cleaner layout for easynavigaVon and a responsive layout for effortless browsingon mobiles devices. Visit wso.ca to check out the WSO'snew website.
Back by popular demand: Season SavingsWith the growing number of sold-‐out concerts, season Vckets arethe only way to guarantee seats. Subscribers can save up to45% OFF the single Vcket full adult price! Early birds get the bestvalue before May 15. SoundBytes SeriesThe three-‐concert SoundBytes series is designed for first-‐Vmesymphony-‐goers or the seasoned symphony lover and featuresshorter excerpts from familiar classical pieces. This series includes13-‐year-‐old pianist/composer Emily Bear, whose style ranges fromClassical to Jazz and more; Beethoven up-‐close and personal asnever experienced before in the WSO's third Beyond the Score®presentaVon with Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; and CharlieChaplin's first Academy Award-‐winning movie is presented with alive orchestral performance of the original score in CharlesChaplin: The Circus -‐ film with orchestra. Dinner & A SymphonyThe WSO conVnues with the popular Dinner & A Symphony serieswith Bergmann's on Lombard, offering a unique experience forpatrons to dine at the Centennial Concert Hall before one of fourselected concerts. Each three-‐course dinner is themed to thefollowing concerts: Vikingur Plays Grieg: Nordic FesVval Finale on
Saturday, November 1 (Viking Icelandic Cuisine); Randy Bachman'sSymphonic Overdrive on Saturday, December 6 (Holiday Overdrive"An Elevated State of Christmas Fare"); Romeo and Juliet onSaturday, February 14 (Russian Cuisine); and Singin' in the Rain -‐Film with Orchestra on Saturday, March 14 (American Cuisine "TheRoaring TwenVes"). The Dinner & A Symphony four-‐event packageis $320. Event pricing starts at $89 per person per concert ($60per person per dinner for those who already have a concertVcket). Soundcheck ProgramSoundcheck members can aXend any WSO regular season concertfor just $15 and are eligible for special events and perksthroughout the season. Soundcheck members can subscribe tothe enVre WSO season for only $85. Everyone 30 years of age oryounger, or full-‐Vme students over 30, are eligible for this freeprogram. One guest can accompany the Soundcheck member foran addiVonal $25. MaSnee SeriesEach one-‐hour, mid-‐morning concert is introduced by theconductor while patrons get an inside scoop of the openrehearsal, followed by a performance of one or two majorsymphonic pieces being played in the Masterworks concert thatevening. Patrons can also parVcipate in a quesVon-‐and-‐answersession following the performance. All MaVnee concerts begin at10:30 am and last about an hour. MASTERWORKS A SERIES
Dvořák: New WorldFriday, September 26 I 8:00 pmSaturday, September 27 I 8:00 pm Copland: CanIcle of FreedomGershwin: Piano Concerto in FDvořák: Symphony No. 9
"From the New World" Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorNatasha Paremski, pianoUniversity of Manitoba SingersElroy Friesen, director Jazz is the tang of musical America and Gershwin's Piano Concertoin F explores that brilliantly, especially when under the dazzlingcommand of Natasha Paremski. Dvořák's evergreen New WorldSymphony produced a wealth of memorable melody as thecomposer set out to reveal America's indigenous folk voice duringhis Vme in New York. Aaron Copland's CanIcle of Freedom is aninspired call to the highest ideals of our Vme...and all Vme. Sigrun Plays Sibelius: Nordic FesGval OpenerFriday, October 24 I 8:00 pmSaturday, October 25 I 8:00 pm Sibelius: FinlandiaSibelius: Violin Concerto in D minorKjartan Sveinsson: CredoSibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorSigrun Edvaldsdour, violinPrairie Voices, Vic Pankratz, director Jean Sibelius created music that was extraordinarily fluid, epic incharacter and wonderfully individual. No more so than in his ViolinConcerto, regarded among the finest concertos of its kind. TheSeventh Symphony ranks with the greatest of Sibelius' output,
while Finlandia has long been an audience favorite for its heartyFinnish naVonalism. Former Sigur Rós keyboardist KjartanSveinsson's Credo is a serene work that will feature the superbsingers of Manitoba's own Prairie Voices. Schwarz & Copland ThirdFriday, November 14 I 8:00 pmSaturday, November 15 I 8:00 pm Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate:Clans from Lowak Shoppala' (Fire and Light)John Williams: Three Pieces from Schindler's ListCopland: Symphony No. 3 Gerard Schwarz, conductorKarl Stobbe, violinSpecial Guest NarratorCory Campbell, vocalistAndrew Balfour, vocalist Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate is an Oklahoma-‐born 2011 EmmyAward Winner dedicated to the development of NaVve Americanclassical composiVon. Fire and Light vividly tells the story of theChickasaw NaVon and has been acclaimed wherever performed.John Williams's heart-‐rending music from the film Schindler's Listand Aaron Copland's magnificent Third Symphony -‐ with itsfamous Fanfare for the Common Man -‐ round out an inspiredprogram, conducted by eminent American maestro GerardSchwarz in his WSO debut. Mozart & Haydn with Jeanne LamonFriday, January 16 I 8:00 pmSaturday, January 17 I 8:00 pm J.C. Bach: Symphony in G minorMozart: Clarinet Concerto in A majorCorelli: Concerto grosso in B-‐flat majorHaydn: Symphony No. 101 in D major
"The Clock"
Jeanne Lamon, conductor and violinMicah Heilbrunn, clarinet Violinist Jeanne Lamon has been praised throughout the world forher stunning performances of music from the Baroque andClassical periods. Since 1981 she has been music director ofToronto's world-‐ renowned period instrument orchestra,Tafelmusik. DirecVng from the violin, Jeanne will lead an exquisiteprogram that features WSO principal clarineVst Micah Heilbrunnin Mozart's unforgeXable Clarinet Concerto. Romeo and JulietFriday, February 13 I 8:00 pmSaturday, February 14 I 8:00 pm Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night's DreamMozart: Concerto in E-‐flat major for Two Pianos and OrchestraTchaikovsky: Romeo and JulietRavel: Bolero Daniel Raiskin, conductorAnderson & Roe, piano duo Spend ValenVne's Day weekend with Ravel's sultry Bolero, a lovedone by your side, and music that will score a perfect 10!Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet contains the most memorable ofall the big tunes that lovers are inspired by. And you won't want tomiss our fabulous young soloists working their two-‐piano magic inMozart's glorious Double Piano Concerto. A beauVful program forpeople who believe in love on a special day! Nobu Plays Beethoven's EmperorFriday, May 8 I 8:00 pmSaturday, May 9 I 8:00 pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorNobuyuki Tsujii, piano Blind since birth, Nobuyuki Tsujii's star has had a meteoric risesince he won first prize at the 2009 Van Cliburn InternaVonalPiano CompeVVon. "You feel God's presence in the room when heplayed" the late Van Cliburn himself enthused. Our cheeringaudience agreed when Nobu made his WSO debut in 2013 so wecouldn't wait to invite him back for Beethoven's magnificent"Emperor" Concerto. We close with Shostakovich's most acclaimedwork, his epic Fi[h Symphony. Masterworks A Series Sponsor:
MASTERWORKS B SERIES
Aziz Conducts BrahmsFriday, October 10 I 8:00 pmSaturday, October 11 I 8:00 pm Eckhardt-‐GramaXé: Capriccio -‐ ConcertanteElgar: Cello Concerto in E minorBrahms: Symphony No. 4 Aziz Shokhakimov, conductorJulie Albers, cello Aziz Shokhakimov stunned our musicians and audience alike at
our Tchaikovsky FesVval last season. We had to invite himback...and with two cerVfiable masterworks in Brahms's FourthSymphony and one of Elgar's finest works, his Cello Concerto.American cellist Julie Albers has been acclaimed as an arVst whodelivers the burning intensity of this deeply poignant concerto tothe manner born. Vikingur Plays Grieg: Nordic FesGval FinaleFriday, October 31 I 8:00 pmSaturday, November 1 I 8:00 pmKenley Kristofferson: MorgunGrieg: Piano Concerto in A minorNielsen: Symphony No. 4 "The InexInguishable" Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorVikingur Olafsson, piano The opening notes of Grieg's Piano Concerto introduce a romanVcmusical journey that has placed this work among the mostbeloved of all. ExciVng young Icelander Vikingur Olafsson willreveal its treasures as we close our week-‐long Nordic FesVval.Danish composer Carl Nielsen's Fourth Symphony is a triumph forVmpani, and an incredibly exciVng orchestral display. Manitobacomposer Kenley Kristofferson's Morgun honours the 125thanniversary of Manitoba's Icelandic community in Gimli. Taurins Conducts MessiahSaturday, December 13 I 8:00 pm Handel: Messiah Ivars Taurins, conductorLesley Bouza, sopranoAidan Ferguson, mezzo-‐sopranoJusVn Odwak, tenorGeoffrey SireX, baritoneMennonite FesVval Chorus, Rudy Schellenberg & JanetBrenneman, co-‐directors
In 2012, conductor Ivars Taurins gave us one of the mostexhilaraVng Messiah concerts we've ever had. He is the foundingdirector of Toronto's Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and when itcomes to Handel's masterpiece, Ivars brings an experience toaudiences like no other! Add a superb cast of young soloists plusthe outstanding Mennonite FesVval Chorus, and we guarantee theurge to sing will be out in the fullest force imaginable! ArdiTSaturday, January 31 I 8:00 pm Mason Bates: The B-‐SidesWolfgang Rihm: Concerto Dithyrambe for string quartet andorchestraBrian Eno: Music from ApolloGeorg Freidrich Haas: Traum in der Sommers Nacht Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorArdiu Quartet The Ardiu Quartet enjoys a world-‐wide reputaVon for theirspirited and technically refined interpretaVons of contemporaryand earlier 20th century music. Wolfgang Rihm's Dithyrambe is asuper-‐energized display for everyone. Mason Bates's score is acolourful and puckish piece from a composer with a cheerfuldisregard for stylisVc boundaries. Georg Freidrich Haas is one ofthe most talked-‐about composers of our Vme. Giya Kancheli and John Luther AdamsFriday, February 6 | 8:00 pm Andrew Norman: Sacred GeometryGiya Kancheli: DixiJohn Luther Adams: Become Ocean Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Canadian MennoniteUniversity Chorus,Janet Brenneman & Rudy Schellenberg, co-‐directors
Giya Kancheli's music has been a highlight of our New MusicFesVvals. Dixi, for mixed chorus and orchestra has been describedas "Carmina Burana as re-‐imagined by Arvo Pärt." The hushedstring pianissimos that emerge from the reverberaVon of thetumultuous percussion forVssimos and the sop choral lines arehallmarks of Kancheli's evocaVve style. Called "one of the mostoriginal musical thinkers of the new century" (Alex Ross, The NewYorker), John Luther Adams is a composer whose life and work aredeeply rooted in the natural world. Dvořák & RachmaninoffFriday, February 27 | 8:00 pmSaturday, February 28 | 8:00 pm Vincent Ho: (World premiere)Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minorRachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorNikki Chooi, violin Czech composer Antonin Dvořák's music is known for its wealth ofmelody -‐ a seemingly inexhausVble fund for which the lovelyViolin Concerto is pure testament. Rachmaninoff's Third Symphonydisplays no less a gip from this beloved composer. It's full ofalluring, hear|elt music that shows his symphonic gips to be asinspired as his famous works for piano. All will be on display at thisfirst WSO performance with Canadian violinist Nikki Chooi. BriWen: War RequiemFriday, March 27 | 8:00 pmSaturday, March 28 | 8:00 pm Benjamin BriXen: War Requiem Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorJoni Henson, sopranoSteven Tharp, tenorPhillip Addis, baritone
Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, Yuri Klaz, directorMennonite FesVval Chorus, Rudy Schellenberg & JanetBrenneman, co-‐directorsBoys' Choir Using massive forces of musicians and singers, English composerBenjamin BriXen had a message when he composed his WarRequiem in 1961: "My subject is War, and the Pity of War. ThePoetry is in the Pity...All a poet can do today is warn," the Vtlepage shows in poet Wilfred Owens's words, on which the work isportrayed. Owens was killed during the last days of World War I.BriXen's War Requiem is among the most powerfully eloquenttestaments to Owens's universal message of peace. MATINEE SERIES
IntroducVon by the conductorHear conductor comments in an open rehearsalEnjoy a complete performanceParVcipate in a quesVon and answer sessionAll in one hour!
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9From the New WorldFriday, September 26 | 10:30 amAlexander Mickelthwate, conductor Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minorFriday, October 31 | 10:30 amAlexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Vikingur Olafsson, piano Tchaikovsky: Romeo and JulietRavel: BoleroFriday, February 13 | 10:30 amDaniel Raiskin, conductor Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5Friday, May 8 | 10:30 amAlexander Mickelthwate, conductor AIR CANADA POPS SERIES
The King -‐ A Tribute to ElvisFriday, October 17 | 8:00 pmSaturday, October 18 | 8:00 pmSunday, October 19 | 2:00 pm Julian Pellicano, conductorScoX Coulter, vocalistLee Lessack, vocalistJohnny Rodgers, vocalistBrian Wilson, vocalistDanny Mallon, drums Elvis Presley was the king...and he changed American musicforever. We celebrate thrilling performances of his greatest hits,including Heartbreak Hotel, Love Me Tender, Don't Be Cruel,Hound Dog and more -‐ like never before with a full symphony. Thisis not an impersonator show and features four Broadway veteran
singers in a "Jersey Boys" style show and Elvis's greatest hits witha new twist, shake, raXle and roll! Reimagining BroadwayFriday, November 7 | 8:00 pmSaturday, November 8 | 8:00 pmSunday, November 9 | 2:00 pm Julian Pellicano, conductorSarah Slean, vocalistMike Janzen, vocalist, pianist and arrangerGeorge Koller, bassLarnell Lewis, drums From Mary Poppins to West Side Story to Les Misérables, thismagical evening will be one to remember as Manitoba-‐borncomposer Mike Janzen and his trio spin a jazzy, ar|ul take onwell-‐loved Broadway tunes. Guest vocalist Sarah Slean has lepaudiences spellbound with her capVvaVng voice and beauVfullyarresVng presence on stage. A program that sizzles with hypnoVcgrooves and surging imaginaVon! Randy Bachman's Symphonic OverdriveFriday, December 5 | 8:00 pmSaturday, December 6 | 8:00 pmSunday, December 7 | 2:00 pm Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorRandy Bachman, vocalist/guitar For the first Vme ever, Randy Bachman guides audiences througha veritable soundtrack of the last 35 years of popular musicbacked by the grand, sweeping notes of a symphony orchestra.Randy Bachman's Symphonic Overdrive features a catalogue of hishits, such as Let it Ride, These Eyes, American Woman (BossaNova), You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, Taking Care of Business andmore, coming to life like never before. Hollywood: The Epics
From 'Gone with the Wind' to 'Titanic'Friday, January 9 | 8:00 pmSaturday, January 10 | 8:00 pmSunday, January 11 | 2:00 pm Jack Everly, conductorPrairie Voices, Vic Pankratz, director "I was raised on MGM movies" says conductor Jack Everly. "Somuch marvelous music. So much drama!" Jack returns to the WSO(from last season's Sci-‐Fi Spectacular show) to conduct a tour deforce of Hollywood soundtrack scores for orchestra and chorus.You'll be transported by epic film music from the best of the silverscreen: Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-‐Hur, Gone with the Wind, Titanicand much more. It's Hollywood at its Oscar-‐ winning best with theWSO! Sounds of Simon & GarfunkelFriday, February 20 | 8:00 pmSaturday, February 21 | 8:00 pmSunday, February 22 | 2:00 pm Michael Krajewski, conductorAJ Swearingen, vocalistJonathan Beedle, vocalist AJ Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle have been performing thisremarkable tribute to the music of Simon & Garfunkel withorchestras for more than a decade. AJ's warm baritone andJonathan's soaring tenor combine flawlessly with the honeyedtones of the full WSO to capture the magic of Simon & Garfunkel'ssound of the early years in Greenwich Village. Songs include:Sounds of Silence, Bridge over Troubled Water and many more. Singin' in the Rain -‐ Film with OrchestraFriday, March 13 | 8:00 pmSaturday, March 14 | 8:00 pmSunday, March 15 | 2:00 pm
Patricia Ward Kelly, special guest host!Julian Pellicano, conductor The American Film InsVtute called Singin' in the Rain the greatestmovie musical of all Vme. See and hear it in a whole new way withlive orchestral accompaniment as the WSO plays the originalMGM music to the award-‐winning on-‐screen performances byGene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds. To make your experience especially memorable... you will meetbiographer and film historian Patricia Ward Kelly, who will takeyou behind-‐the -‐scenes aper the movie with an inVmate story ofher late husband Gene Kelly and his perspecVve on the innovaVvework for which he wished to be remembered. Everyone shouldexperience Singin' in the Rain. Here's the definiVve way to do it! The Rat Pack is Back!Friday, April 10 | 8:00 pmSaturday, April 11 | 8:00 pmSunday, April 12 | 2:00 pm Lon Bronson, conductorFrank: Brian DupreySammy: Kenny JonesDean: Drew Anthony What happens in Vegas all started with The Rat Pack. This spiritedshow recreates the Vmes when a swingin', ring-‐a-‐ding groupknown as "The Rat Pack" was creaVng hipster legend with afree-‐wheeling nightclub act starring Vegas's favourite sons: FrankSinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean MarVn. Uncanny vocalrecreaVons, unbridled humour, and a hot WSO will send you backto the coolest Vme in history. Hits include That's Amore, My Way,Mr. Bojangles and many more. Ballroom with a TwistFriday, May 22 | 8:00 pmSaturday, May 23 | 8:00 pmSunday, May 24 | 2:00 pm
Julian Pellicano, conductorDancing with the Stars prosSo You Think You Can Dance finalistsAmerican Idol finalists Take your love for live talent-‐based TV shows to the next level atour show, with 16 dancers/singers, all from these hit shows!Watching them on TV is one thing. But seeing them in the flesh isa whole other ballgame. Ballroom with a Twist brings a frenzy ofsizzling dance-‐moves spanning the Samba, Waltz, Foxtrot andmore. American Idol finalists will also be here with powerhousehit songs like I Got Rhythm, You Can't Stop the Beat and more. Pops Series Sponsor:
Air Canada Pops season Vcket holders can enjoy A PrairieChristmas CelebraVonon December 14, for only $25 for adults and$12 for children 12 and under. NEW! POPS CLASSICS SERIES (5 CONCERT PACK)
Relive the golden and classic age of music from great arVsts,movies and well-‐known Broadway shows enhanced by thefabulous WSO.
The King -‐ A Tribute to ElvisReimagining BroadwayHollywood: The EpicsSingin' in the Rain -‐ Film With Orchestra
The Rat Pack is Back!
NEW! POPS NOUVEAU SERIES (5 CONCERT PACK)
InnovaVve and visionary...that's what can be found at PopsNouveau, where breakthrough music from the finest arVsts,movies and TV shows are recreated in exciVng new presentaVons.
Reimagining BroadwayRandy Bachman's Symphonic OverdriveSounds of Simon & GarfunkelSingin' in the Rain -‐ Film With OrchestraBallroom with a Twist
SOUNDBYTES SERIES
Emily Bear: Girl with a Gi\Saturday, November 29 | 7:30 pm Julian Pellicano, conductorEmily Bear, piano In his illustrious career, Quincy Jones thought he had seen it all...
unVl he came across Emily Bear! At only 13, Emily is one of themost astonishing musical talents of our Vme; composing,orchestraVng, and performing in styles ranging from Classical toJazz and more. "She's astounding..." says Jones. All of Emily'stalents will be before us featuring this young wonder at the pianothat dazzled both host and viewers on Ellen DeGeneres's show! Concert Sponsor:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 -‐ Beyond the Score®Friday, January 23 | 7:30 pmSaturday, January 24 | 7:30 pm Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorMadeline Hildebrand, pianoArne MacPherson, actorReid Harrison, actorDonna Fletcher, actorMaXhew Fletcher, actor Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 For the past three seasons our Beyond the Score® presentaVonshave been so successful, we had to bring back another!Beethoven's Fiph Symphony is classical music's signature! Again inan acclaimed mulV-‐media presentaVon created by the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra, we'll have actors and live theatre bringingthe origins of Beethoven's masterpiece to life, followed by acomplete performance of the work. Beethoven, up close andpersonal as you've never experienced before! Charles Chaplin: The Circus -‐ Film with OrchestraSaturday, April 25 | 7:30 pm Julian Pellicano, conductor The Circus won Charles Chaplin his first Academy Award in 1929
for 'VersaVlity and genius in wriVng, acVng, direcVng andproducing'. Engaged as a clown by a travelling circus, Charlie fallsin love with the ill-‐treated daughter of The Circus proprietor, butmeets a rival in the handsome new Vght-‐rope walker. Memorablemoments abound heightened by Chaplin's own musical score thatwill be performed live by the WSO. As an added bonus, we'll seeand hear Kid Auto Races at Venice -‐ Chaplin's first appearance asthe "LiXle Tramp" marking its 100th anniversary with an all-‐newmusical score. GREAT-‐WEST LIFE CONCERTS FOR KIDS
Phantoms of the OrchestraSunday, October 26 | 2:00 pmPre-‐concert AcVviVes I 1:00 pm Julian Pellicano, conductorMagic Circle Mime Company Every Halloween the "phantoms of the orchestra" return to hauntthe concert hall. The maestro -‐ and his terrified assistant -‐ mustuse the power of the baton to control this ghoulish orchestra andlead them in concert. Inspired by The Sorcerer's ApprenIce, ascore made popular by its reinterpretaVon in the Walt Disney filmFantasia, this story is brought vividly to life in this highlyentertaining concert. Winter SolsGce: A Rocky Mountain Fairy TaleSunday, November 30 | 2:00 pmPre-‐concert AcVviVes I 1:00 pm
Julian Pellicano, conductorStoryfair ProducVonsSamantha Whelan Kotkas, narrator In the meadows above Canmore, fairies meet and dance in thelight of the full moon. If you are quiet and paVent, you may get tomeet them! Our magical tale follows a girl cross-‐country skiing inMt. Assiniboine where she and her friends prepare for a trek thatteaches them to expect the unexpected. Singing, dancing,audience interacVon and beauVful artwork combine for aspellbinding message about the commitment and dedicaVon to doanything in life well. Manny Tuba Goes to the CircusSunday, January 18 | 2:00 pmPre-‐concert AcVviVes I 1:00 pm Julian Pellicano, conductorMr. Mark, hostManny Tuba, WSO mascot Manny Tuba loves music, but also loves the circus! Led byringmaster and popular children's entertainer, Mr. Mark, MannyTuba discovers the skills and thrills that clowns, jugglers andanimals bring to circus life. It's a wild, funny and very musicaljourney of discovery for our brassy mascot. Jack and the BeanstalkSunday, March 29 | 2:00 pmPre-‐concert AcVviVes I 1:00 pm Julian Pellicano, conductorDandi ProducVons This concert-‐story, based on Roald Dahl's RevolIng Rhyme,features a cast of four actors, outrageous puppets and a stunning60-‐foot beanstalk, which rises from the stage to the ceiling in amaXer of seconds. There's also a cow, a giant and an ambiVous
boy with a pocket full of beans. But in Dahl's telling of the tale,geung rich depends on geung past that giant's highly developedsense of smell. A wildly entertaining story with plenty ofunexpected twists! Carnival of the AnimalsSunday, May 10 | 2:00 pmPre-‐concert AcVviVes I 1:00 pm Julian Pellicano, conductorL'Arsenal à musique Enter the marvelous universe of the Carnival of the Animals anddiscover a fantasVcal work by composer Camille Saint-‐Saëns. Inthis fabulous musical journey, Octave and Mandoline will guideyou through a magical universe where lions, kangaroos, turtlesand many more animals come to life through remarkablemarioneXes that will surprise and capVvate. An odyssey of soundthat celebrates entertainment and joy, this producVon introducesyoung audiences to a classic composiVon. Concerts for Kids Series Sponsor:
Concerts for Kids Pre-‐Concert AcVviVes Partner:
Great-‐West Life Concert for Kids season Vcket holders can enjoy APrairie Christmas CelebraSon on December 14, for only $25 foradults and $12 for children 12 and under. Season Scket packages are available through the WSO Box Office
at 204-‐949-‐3999 or online at www.wso.ca. Individual Sckets willbe available late summer of 2014. SPECIALS
Pantages 100th Birthday PartySunday, June 29, 2014 I 7:30 pmPantages Playhouse Theatre Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorSpecial guest hosts and soloists It's almost unimaginable to think of the variety of acts that passesthrough our beloved Pantages Playhouse over the past 100 years!In a warm program of music reflecVng the golden era of thePantages, we'll pay tribute to the theatre itself, its vaudeville,Gilbert & Sullivan, comedy, symphony and much more in a showthat's both high on nostalgia and sheer entertainment! Tickets available at the WSO box office. Virtuosi Concerts: My Favourite KeySaturday, December 6 I 8:00 pmSunday, December 7 I 3:00 pmEckhardt-‐GramaXé Hall, University of Winnipeg Kyung Kim, pianoMichael Kim, pianoWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players
Winnipeg audience favourites Kyung and Michael Kim return tothe Virtuosi Stage with the WSO Chamber Players in anexhilaraVng program of Vmeless masterpieces. Complete withenlightening commentary, this concert will be a fascinaVngmusical journey through the emoVonal landscapes that arebrought to life by a composer's choice of key. Concerto, chamber,and solo works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn,Chopin, and Liszt will be performed, with Schubert's "Trout"Quintet, and Chopin's sVrring "Heroic" polonaise being among thefeatured works. Tickets available at the WSO box office or call the Virtuosi boxoffice at 204-‐786-‐9000. Messiah Sing-‐AlongFriday, December 12 I 7:30 pm Handel: Messiah Ivars Taurins, conductorLesley Bouza, sopranoAidan Ferguson, mezzo-‐sopranoJusVn Odwak, tenorGeoffrey SireX, baritoneMennonite FesVval Chorus, Rudy Schellenberg & JanetBrenneman, co-‐directors If you've ever been swept away with the urge to sing in Handel'sMessiah, your Vme has come! An event for the whole family, you'llbe able to sing your heart out along with others who have asimilar love of classical music. The audience is arranged by voices:soprano, alto, tenor and bass. If you'd rather sit with friends orfamily, there's also a secVon for mixed voices. Of course if you'drather not sing, no one will force you to, but you might findyourself having more fun if you let your inhibiVons sit this one out. A Prairie Christmas CelebraGonSunday, December 14 I 2:00 pm
Julian Pellicano, conductorPembina Trails Voices Family of Choirs, David Sawatzky, directorAce Burpee, hostObby Khan, narratorDon Amero, vocalistOdeXe Heyn-‐Projects, dancersMomentum Aerial, aerial arVstryJusVn Odwak, tenorSistema Winnipeg OrchestraManny Tuba, WSO mascot Christmas with the WSO and a host of wonderful Manitoba talent!There's almost no end to the fun you'll find on our annual holidayclassic show where favourite seasonal music goes hand in handwith dazzling visual arVstry, comedy, magic, storytelling, asing-‐along and plenty of good cheer. Hosted by the always funnyand irresisVble Ace Burpee! Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir: Brahms -‐ Ein deutsches RequiemSunday, March 1, 2015 I 3:00 pmSt. Boniface Cathedral Yuri Klaz, conductorTracy Dahl, sopranoVictor Engbrecht, baritone The Phil is delighted to once again partner with members of theWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra to perform Brahms' beloved Eindeutsches Requiem with soprano Tracy Dahl and baritone VictorEngbrecht. The program, which includes Fauré's Messe basse andVerdi's Stabat Mater from Quajro Pezzi Sacri, will be performedin the splendid beauty of Manitoba's historic St. BonifaceCathedral. Tickets available at 204-‐896-‐PHIL (7445), www.thephil.ca or atMcNally Robinson. WSO season Icket holders receive the added benefit of a specialsubscripIon rate for the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir's 2014-‐15
season. Just menIon you are a WSO subscriber when you call thePhil's Box Office at 204-‐896-‐7445. From the Steppes to the Prairies: CelebraGng 125 Years ofUkrainians in CanadaThursday, May 14, 2015 I 7:30 pmCentennial Concert Hall Julian Pellicano, conductorRusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble For 125 years, Ukrainians have woven themselves into the veryfabric of Canadian society. For 50 years Rusalka has showcasedtheir heritage, capturing the imaginaVon of audiences throughoutthe world. This new show in partnership with the WSO honoursboth anniversaries in a full producVon -‐ a story of Ukrainians inCanada that will enchant audiences with the experience thatis...Rusalka! Tickets available at the WSO box office. FESTIVALS Cello FesGvalJune 18-‐22, 2014Sunday, June 22, 2014 | 7:30 pm -‐ Grand FinalePantages Playhouse Theatre Bruch: Canzone and Adagio on CelIc ThemesLutoslawski: Concerto for Violoncello & OrchestraHo: Triple Cello ConcertoLalo: Concerto in D minor for Violoncello & OrchestraDavydov: Hymnus Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorMiklos Perenyi, celloColin Carr, celloAmanda Forsyth, cello
Cello FesVval Ensemble, Alexander Rudin, directorTsuyoshi Tsutsumi, celloDenise Djokic, celloPaul Marleyn, cello Winnipeg's InternaVonal Cello FesVval of Canada is delighted tobe presenVng a galaxy of internaVonal and naVonal stars for the2014 FesVval: Jean-‐Guihen Queyras, Miklos Perenyi, DeniseDjokic, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Christophe Coin, Colin Carr, MaXHaimovitz, Amanda Forsyth and Yegor Dyachkov -‐ many of whomwill be featured in this collaboraVve performance with the WSO inthe FesVval's Grand Finale event that caps off a week ofexciVng cello happenings. Nordic FesGvalOctober 24 -‐ November 1, 2014
Oct 24 & 25 I 8:00 pm: Centennial Concert Hall: WSO
Masterworks (page 7)1
Oct 26 I 3:00 pm: Westminster United Church, 745
Westminster Avenue, Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir2, YuriKlaz, director.Oct 27 I 7:30 pm: Westworth United Church, 1750
Grosvenor Avenue,4University of Manitoba Orchestra, JulianPellicano, conductorOct 28 I 7:30 pm: McNally Robinson Booksellers | NordicMusic Roundtable with Alexander Mickelthwate and JamesManishen (free event)Oct 29 I 8:00 pm: Winnipeg Art Gallery | Winnipeg Chamber
Music Society1
Oct 30 I 7:00 pm: Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street | TheHunt (Jagten). Selected as the Danish entry for the Best
Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.3
Oct 31 & Nov 1 I 8:00 pm: Centennial Concert Hall: WSO
Masterworks1
1Tickets available at the WSO box office.2Tickets available at the Philharmonic box office 204-‐896-‐7445,www.thephil.caor at McNally Robinson.3Cinematheque Regular Admission.4 Tickets available at the door. FesIval Passes available at WSO box office starIng at $125.00.Details at www.wso.ca. Winnipeg Organ FesGval: Closing ConcertThursday, July 9, 2015 | 8:00 pmWestminster United Church Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorJames David ChrisVe, organist James David ChrisVe has been internaVonally acclaimed as one ofthe finest organists of his generaVon. He has performed aroundthe world with symphony orchestras and period instrumentensembles as well as in solo recitals. His WSO debut closes anexciVng week-‐long series of events at the Winnipeg Organ FesVval. Details at www.winnipegorganfesVval.ca. NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL January 31 -‐ February 6, 2015
The WSO's 24th annual New Music FesVval opens with the world-‐renowned Ardiu Quartet performing Wolfgang Rihm's ConcertoDithyrambe for string quartet and orchestra. This year's fesVvalwill include composers such as Mason Bates and John LutherAdams plus many more. The fesVval closes with performances ofAndrew Norman's Sacred Geometry, Giya Kancheli's Dixi and JohnLuther Adams's Become Ocean. More details to follow in 2014.
SUMMER SEASON
Lyric Theatre -‐ Friday, June 27 | 6:00 pmLucia Melnick stage, Kenora -‐ Saturday, June 28 | 7:30 pmCanada Day at The Forks -‐ Tuesday, July 1 | 10:00 pmBarge FesVval, The Forks -‐ Friday, August 29 | 7:00 pm
WSO IN BRANDON
All concerts performed at the Western Manitoba CentennialAuditorium. Dvořák: New WorldSunday, September 28 I 3:00 pm Copland: CanIcle of FreedomGershwin: Piano Concerto in FDvořák: Symphony No. 9
"From the New World" Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorNatasha Paremski, pianoBrandon University Chamber ChoirAndree Dagenais, director Jazz is the tang of musical America and Gershwin's Piano Concertoin F explores that brilliantly, especially when under the dazzlingcommand of Natasha Paremski. Dvořák's evergreen New WorldSymphony produced a wealth of memorable melody as thecomposer set out to reveal America's indigenous folk voice during
his Vme in New York. Aaron Copland's CanIcle of Freedom is aninspired call to the highest ideals of our Vme...and all Vme. Vikingur Plays GriegSunday, November 2 I 3:00 pm Kenley Kristofferson: MorgunGrieg: Piano Concerto in A minorNielsen: Symphony No. 4 "The InexInguishable" Alexander Mickelthwate, conductorVikingur Olafsson, piano The opening notes of Grieg's Piano Concerto introduce a romanVcmusical journey that has placed this work among the mostbeloved of all. ExciVng young Icelander Vikingur Olafsson willreveal its treasures as we close our week-‐long Nordic FesVval.Danish composer Carl Nielsen's Fourth Symphony is a triumph forVmpani, and an incredibly exciVng orchestral display. Manitobacomposer Kenley Kristofferson's Morgun honours the 125thanniversary of Manitoba's Icelandic community in Gimli. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 -‐ Beyond the Score®Sunday, January 25 I 3:00 pmAlexander Mickelthwate, conductorMadeline Hildebrand, pianoArne MacPherson, actorReid Harrison, actorDonna Fletcher, actorMaXhew Fletcher, actor Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 For the past three seasons our Beyond the Score® presentaVonshave been so successful, we had to bring back another!Beethoven's Fiph Symphony is classical music's signature! Again inan acclaimed mulV-‐media presentaVon created by the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra, we'll have actors and live theatre bringingthe origins of Beethoven's masterpiece to life, followed by a
complete performance of the work. Beethoven, up close andpersonal as you've never experienced before! Charles Chaplin: The Circus -‐ film with orchestraSunday, April 26 I 3:00 pm Julian Pellicano, conductor The Circus won Charles Chaplin his first Academy Award in 1929for 'VersaVlity and genius in wriVng, acVng, direcVng andproducing'. Engaged as a clown by a travelling circus, Charlie fallsin love with the ill-‐treated daughter of The Circus proprietor, butmeets a rival in the handsome new Vght-‐rope walker. Memorablemoments abound heightened by Chaplin's own musical score thatwill be performed live by the WSO. WSO in Brandon season subscripSons are available at204-‐728-‐9510 or wmca.ca. Single Sckets go on sale in September. WSO in Brandon Exclusive Sponsor:
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