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2013-2014 SEASON

Annual Report for theAnnual General Meeting of Members

JULY 16, 2014 12:00 PM I RICHARDSON CONFERENCE CENTRE I SALON A, CONCOURSE LEVEL I WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

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WSO Mission, 2020 Vision, Strategies and Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Message from the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Message from the Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62013 – 2014 Season Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Artistic & Community Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Education & Outreach Programs .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Sistema Winnipeg .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Beyond the Perimeter - Tour Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Carnegie Hall – Spring For Music Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132014 New Music Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16WSO Sponsors, Funders and Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20WSO Supporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Golden Baton Award Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Volunteer Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Governance .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27President’s Advisory Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Presidents of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28WSO Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29WSO Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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WSO STRATEGIC PLAN 2014-2020On March 18, 2014, the WSO board approved a Strategic Plan.A summary of key elements of the plan follows.

WSO MISSIONTo provide exceptional musical experiences for Manitobans.

2020 VISIONThe WSO will be thriving artistically and organizationally, and it will have enhanced itsposition as a dynamic, pivotal musical institution in Manitoba. It will be an internationallyrecognized model of artistic excellence and community relevance with structural pillars thatinclude excellent musicians, innovative programs, strong leadership, and a well-diversifiedand solid financial foundation.

STRATEGIES FOR 2014-2020• Consolidating the WSO’s national and international artistic identity.• Celebrating the Canadian Symphonic Voice.• Engaging the community and engaging with the community through education and

outreach initiatives. • Improving the range and quality of facilities in which the WSO performs and works.• Establishing a WSO brand in the local, national, and international market.

VALUESArtistic Excellence InclusionOperational Excellence RespectGovernance Excellence Innovation and OpportunityCommunity Engagement Adaptability

As an organization, we are pleased to report the seventhconsecutive operating surplus for the WSO. This gradual increasein the financial stability of the organization continues to be asignificant focus and concern of the board and staff of the WSO.

- Timothy E. Burt, CFA President, Board of Directors


MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTThe Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s (WSO) 2013-14 season will be remembered as theyear the orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall. This project was the focus of so muchcommunity goodwill, excitement, and exceptional efforts on the part of WSO staff andmusicians. The benefits of participation in the Spring For Music Festival were significant.The recognition that this project garnered for the WSO in the local community and in thebroader international music community were important on a reputational and relationalbasis. The selection for participation in this prestigious festival and the opportunity toperform Canadian works on the stage of Carnegie Hall were a recognition of theimportance of the work we do in Winnipeg to explore new programs, composers, andformats. The wonderful community support and excitement around the project confirmed

and displayed the pride Manitobans feels for their orchestra. The hundreds of Manitobans who were at CarnegieHall on May 8, 2014 will remember the pride and pleasure of that evening for many years to come. The projectwas a success financially as well, and that is an achievement worth celebrating.

Besides the activity and excitement around the Carnegie Hall project, the WSO also accomplished many importanttasks on a local and institutional level. For the board of directors, this was a year of consideration and discussionregarding an up-dated strategic plan for the WSO. The new plan was adopted in March 2014, and it builds on thesuccesses of the 2008 to 2013 plan. The governance committee continued its work on board governance policiesthat follow up on last year’s revision of the WSO By-laws.

As an organization, we are pleased to report the seventh consecutive operating surplus for the WSO. This gradualincrease in the financial stability of the organization continues to be a significant focus and concern of the boardand staff of the WSO. We know that the benefits of fiscal health create a framework for the impact the organizationcan have in the community through its performance programs and outreach activities. Sistema Winnipeg continuesto make a connection with youth in the Elwick and King Edward schools. The program has completed its third yearof operations, and the impact of 15 hours a week of participation in the program is making a difference in lives ofthe participants and their families. We have been pleased to continue our partnership with the Manitoba Opera andRoyal Winnipeg Ballet as well as participate in national and local collaborative initiatives.

I thank my fellow board members for their work and contribution to the health and development of the WinnipegSymphony Orchestra. Dorothy Dobbie and Muriel Smith will be retiring from the board at the end of this season.During their eight years of service to the WSO board, they have both contributed significantly to the gradualimprovement in the finances and operations of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. We thank them for theirdedicated support of the WSO and recognize that they have left the WSO stronger and more resilient than theyfound it eight years ago.

Timothy E. Burt, CFAPresident, Board of Directors

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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORThis is a year that feels like a turning point for the WSO in many ways. We have achievedmany strategic goals that have been part of our thinking and planning for the past sixyears, and we built on the successes of those years in crafting the strategic plan that willtake us to 2020. With a commitment to musical excellence and programs and initiativesthat are deeply engaged with the people and institutions of our home community, weknow that there is a bright future ahead for the WSO. In fulfilling our mission andworking toward our vision of an institution that serves its community with excellence andcommitment, while also building its reputation on an international level, we have acomplex and challenging road into the future. The plan for the way forward is ambitious,but there is a sense that Manitoba is entering an exciting and productive period ofgrowth.

No one involved with the WSO this year will forget the wonderful feeling of pride as the WSO musicians walkedonto the stage of Carnegie Hall. With red scarves waving, the hundreds of WSO supporters from Winnipeg madethe experience many times more exciting and memorable. New Yorkers were very impressed with the communityspirit and support that the WSO provided for its orchestra. We made a mark artistically and we made a mark asManitobans. When a project meets its artistic goals, its financial goals, its community goals, and is also great fun,we know we have succeeded.

I thank the staff of the WSO for the hard work and great spirit of collaboration, the board for its commitmentand dedication to the WSO, and the WSO musicians for providing so many moments of wonder and beauty forall of us to enjoy. This year, the WSO celebrates the careers and contributions of three WSO musicians: RaymondChrunyk, violin; Boyd MacKenzie, violin; and Zdzislaw Prochownik, bass. We also are very sorry to lose the energyand talents of Lisa Abram, the WSO’s director of marketing and communications for the past five years. We wishher well as she moves to Victoria, and we know that she will make an excellent contribution to the communitythere. We also thank Sarah Lund, Jason Hayes, Amanda Wilson and Andrea de Haan for their work at the WSO.We wish you all much joy and good fortune in the coming years.

Our 66th season has passed in a blur of activity, energy and musical exploration. For our loyal audiencemembers, our volunteers, our donors, our sponsors, our Women’s Committee, our staff, our musicians and ourboard, I have to say thank you for the difference you have made here. The WSO serves its community with prideand pleasure, and the community has demonstrated so much affection for its orchestra. I believe that the WSO isleading the way for orchestral and community collaboration, and this will be our biggest strength movingforward.

Trudy SchroederExecutive Director

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I thank the staff of the WSO for the hard work and great spirit ofcollaboration, the board for its commitment and dedication to theWSO, and the WSO musicians for providing so many moments ofwonder and beauty for all of us to enjoy.

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MESSAGE FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOROur 2013-2014 season will always count as one of the most historic and special in the lifeof this organization because of our concert at Carnegie Hall.

We started out the season with the return of two international stars: André Laplante playing thepowerful Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 and James Ehnes performing Khachaturian’sViolin Concerto, not quite as known as the Rachmaninoff, yet an absolute gem.

It was the first year that we created a new festival based on the Russian composerTchaikovsky with several partnerships and Winnipeg collaborations.

For me personally, in November and December we performed two very special concerts,Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) and Handel's Messiah. Both interpretations were

historically informed with beautiful results. Both programs featured quite young soloists or singers: 12-year-old UmiGarrett played a refreshing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Messiah was served dramatically well by four youngvoices and the University of Manitoba Singers, brilliantly prepared by Elroy Friesen.

In our New Music Festival last season we explored the ‘Beyond’ in every aspect. From the spiritual music of ArvoPärt and Valentin Silvestrov to the most extreme sound worlds of Glenn Branca to the cutting edge of a new workby Phil Kline and Jim Jarmusch, it really got people talking. The Hilliard Ensemble performed as part of theirworldwide farewell tour.

And then two more highlights, this time of the most romantic repertoire: Bruckner's majestic Symphony No. 8and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4.

Several audience members wrote this year about the quality of the orchestra’s playing, from Baroque to the classicsand the romantics to contemporary. The playing this season was exceptional.

Our guest conductors, Aziz Shokhakimov, José Gomez and Marc Piollet, added a nice dose of spice and colours.

Our Carnegie program by three living Canadian composers Derek Charke, Vincent Ho and R. Murray Schafer was a statement for Canada and signified the place this orchestra has in this country. The performance in New Yorkwas something that I will never forget.

Other highlights from our Pops series included the descent of Hollywood through George Takei and Babelsbergthrough Fritz Lang's Metropolis. We had lots of fun with Natalie MacMaster, Lindi Ortega, James Bond, ManitobaRocks! and the Peking Acrobats.

I want to thank everyone in administration and the board for this outstanding season.

Alexander MickelthwateMusic Director

Dame Evelyn GlennieCredit: Chronic Creative


2013-2014 SEASON HIGHLIGHTSAlexander’s eighth full season as music director continuedto display our orchestra’s stimulating programming of well-known masterworks and new discoveries to excite WSOaudiences, capped off with a historic return to CarnegieHall in May.

A broad sampling of the core symphonic literature in theMasterworks series was highlighted. Our exciting Canadian-focused program performed at Carnegie Hall was alsopresented in our Masterworks series: the orchestra’s first-everperformance of R. Murray Schafer’s Symphony No. 1,composer-in-residence Vincent Ho’s The Shaman – with DameEvelyn Glennie as percussion soloist, and Derek Charke’sThirteen Inuit Throat Song Games. More about Carnegie later.

A much-anticipated performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8was a season highlight (what magnificent brass playing!), aswas our fall Tchaikovsky Festival that included the composer’sFourth and Sixth Symphonies, his second piano concerto,Rococo Variations, plus a week of Tchaikovsky-based chambermusic, discussions and film. The theme/composer-based

festival concept holds muchpromise going forward.

Other Masterworks programs included Holst’s ever-popular The Planets, Mahler’s Fourth Symphony plusother symphonies by Brahms, Mozart and Beethoven.A special treat was Schumann’s rarely heardKonzertstück for four horns and orchestra, brilliantlyplayed by WSO hornists Patricia Evans, KenMacDonald, Caroline Oberheu and Michiko Singh.

Guest conductors included the exciting youngRussian Aziz Shokhakimov, from France Marc Piolletand Venezuelan-born José Luis Gomez, who startedhis rising career as a young musician in his country’scelebrated El Sistema program.

Our choral programs featured Verdi’s Requiem plusHandel’s Messiah, both with stellar groups of soloists,large audiences and ovations that always accompanythese two masterworks whenever they are performed.

In his first season as resident conductor, JulianPellicano took charge of a wide variety of programs,winning audiences and musicians alike with hisexcellent musicianship and engaging personality.Julian led a splendid performance of GottfriedHuppert’s massive score alongside the Fritz Langclassic science fiction film Metropolis, truly a seasonhighlight in our SoundBytes series.

A fine collection of guest soloists appearedthroughout the Masterworks series.

Especially notable were performances by pianistsAndré Laplante in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.3,the young star Umi Garrett in Chopin’s PianoConcerto No. 1 and violinists James Ehnes andAugustin Hadelich in the concertos of Khachaturianand Mendelssohn respectively.

Our choral offerings continued in strong fashionwith contributions from three major Manitobachoral institutions: the Mennonite Festival Chorus,the Winnipeg Singers, the University of ManitobaSingers, the Canadian Mennonite University Chorusand the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir.

Music from James Bond classic movies, four great Manitobarock bands with our orchestra plus the awe-inspiring PekingAcrobats completed our pops offerings.

Peking Acrobats

Our theme-based SoundBytes series entered its fourthseason with typically eclectic programs. This three-concert series offered a stimulating product mix forboth new and seasoned listeners. A gala Christmasprogram opened the series to a sold-out audience. TheChicago Symphony Orchestra’s acclaimed andenlightening Beyond the Score© presentation ofMussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition attracted anotherlarge audience. Fritz Lang’s Metropolis closedSoundBytes, the orchestra performing GottfriedHuppertz’s rarely heard and vivid score live to ascreening of the classic movie.

Our Air Canada Pops season offered a wide mix ofmusic and styles for all to enjoy. Star Trek legendGeorge Takei and guest conductor Jack Everly kickedthe series off with a lively show devoted to music fromscience fiction classics. The shadow artistry of Le Ombrédisplayed itself in its premiere show with orchestra, notonly presented but co-created with our orchestra, aswas our February pops concerts with rising country starLindi Ortega. Fiddling sensation Natalie MacMasterwowed audiences as she always does. Music from JamesBond classic movies, four great Manitoba rock bandswith our orchestra plus the awe-inspiring PekingAcrobats completed our pops offerings.

Our outreach department was especially busy in the2013-14 Season. In early October, Alexander and theorchestra visited seven high schools throughout the cityin the aptly titled Up Close and Orchestral series,promoting the season and filling the various gyms andauditoriums with great music. Similarly, our Adventuresin Music series in March and April broughtapproximately 15,000 elementary school students to theconcert hall for a highly successful concert thatfeatured dancers, singers, entertainers and plenty ofsymphonic inspiration from our musicians.

Our Great-West Life Concerts for Kids series again provedhighly successful, both in the lively programs andengaging pre-concert activities. Percussion virtuosoVern Griffiths opened the season. Veteran Canadian

writer/storyteller Roch Carrier presented his classicstory The Hockey Sweater to music by AbigailRichardson-Schulte. Ever-popular host Mr. Mark(Mark Cameron) delivered a rousing programpartnered by WSO mascot Manny Tuba.Philadelphia’s Enchantment Theatre Companyappeared in a musically and visually arresting showentitled The Firebird.

Once again, Winnipeg new music-lovers’ hearts andsouls were warmed in the middle of our cold winterby the 2014 New Music Festival. Co-curated by Alexander Mickelthwate and MatthewPatton, this year’s Festival was entitled Beyond.

Opening with an appearance by Britain’s famedHilliard Ensemble, as part of their farewell tour, theFestival included music by Arvo Pärt, Pierre Boulez,Max Richter, Valentin Silvestrov plus a host of pre-andpost-concert performances, speakers and activities,with an exciting newpartnership fromToronto’s Spur Festival.The 125th anniversaryof Gimli’s IcelandicFestival wascommemorated with acommission of a workby Valgeir Sigurdsson.The Pop Nuit portionof NMF proved aspopular as ever, theyoung audiencesshowing their pleasurepost-concert.

Umi Garrett, pianist

(left to right): MichikoSingh, Caroline Oberheu,Kenneth MacDonald,Patricia Evans, Credit:Kenneth MacDonald

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ARTISTIC AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPSThe orchestra continued to forge artistic connectionswith the community in several notable partnerships.The ongoing success of the WSO’s annualcollaboration with the River East Transcona SchoolDivision was again in evidence in the 10th anniversarycelebration at the Centennial Concert Hall.

The WSO’s annual MTS Rising Stars concert was heldin May and featured honour bands of a variety oflevels from the Manitoba Band Association. TheWSO’s first-ever partnership with Winnipeg’s Filipinocommunity took place in May in a concert with therenowned vocalist Pilita Corrales, a program the WSOco-created with Ms. Corrales’s artistic staff.

The fifth biennial Doris McLellan Competition forSolo Performance with our orchestra is one of ourmost valued partnerships. Created with the Women’sMusical Club in 2006, this year’s final round waspresented in April and featured an outstanding trio ofManitoba soloists performing with the WSO. ViolinistJoshua Peters was awarded the $10,000 first prize.

The second triennial International Cello Festivalpresented in partnership with the Agassiz Festival sawour orchestra performing at the closing concert with asplendid group of internationally recognized soloists.

This exciting event holds much promise going forward.

The longstanding highly successful Virtuosi Concertseries continued its partnership with the WSO at theUniversity of Winnipeg’s Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall. Aprogram of works for piano and chamber ensemblewas presented, featuring soloist Sheng Cai. We lookforward to an ongoing relationship with the Universityof Winnipeg in presenting stimulating, theme-basedprograms for Virtuosi.

Partnering with the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choirwithin its series, our musicians appeared in a specialperformance of Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor at St. Boniface Cathedral in March.

Summer appearances found the WSO performing at theLyric Theatre in Assiniboine Park, The Forks on CanadaDay, Central Park stage and its annual appearance atKenora’s new dockside Lucia Melnick Stage.

The WSO continues to serve as the musicalfoundation for the Manitoba Opera and the RoyalWinnipeg Ballet, bringing to their audiences the fullsymphonic resources their productions require.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMSThe WSO’s exciting and innovative educationprograms were presented to more than 35,000 studentsduring the 2013-14 season. Reaching students fromacross Manitoba, these programs introduce orchestralmusic and instruments in an engaging and educationalway. These programs offer a “backstage door” approachthat creates opportunities for students and communitymembers to truly engage in the life and music of asymphony orchestra.

The four key areas of the WSO’s education andoutreach programs are:

• Providing opportunities for Manitobans to makemusic, listen to music and learn about music inconnection with the WSO.

• Creating personal connections and meaningfulexperiences with WSO musicians and conductors,and the music of our orchestra.

• Presenting programming that supports continuouslearning so that patrons of all ages have multipletouch-points with the WSO as a young person andinto adulthood, and therefore a long-termconnection to the WSO.

• Being a resource to our community on many levelsincluding great music-making, music listening,educational resources, innovative ideas andprogramming. We want to be the ‘go-to’ place whenpeople think of excellent music and programs.

The Bach to School program, made up of ten ensemble groupsof the WSO – string, woodwind, brass and percussion – visitedmore than 60 schools across Manitoba. This program reachedover 14,000 students from Kindergarten to Grade 8.

Early in the fall, the full orchestra visited seven highschools with the Up Close and Orchestral program. Led bymusic director Alexander Mickelthwate, this programfeatured a variety of music, from Shostakovich’s FestiveOverture to the theme from Mission Impossible. More than 4,000 students across Winnipeg received a rareopportunity to meet the WSO and experience an “up closeand personal” orchestra performance in their school. Aspart of the WSO’s annual student competition, theseconcerts featured 16-year-old student marimba playerClaire Ploughman performing Rosauro’s Concert No. 1 forMarimba and Orchestra. Two students from each schoolwere invited to perform the canon part on bass drums aspart of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. One lucky student ateach concert received their debut by conducting Rossini’sBarber of Seville with the WSO. All the high school studentswere invited to attend the opening night of the WSO’sTchaikovsky Festival on October 25, 2013. More than 300students enjoyed this concert at no cost.

Destination WSO brings students directly into theMasterworks concert experience via an open dressrehearsal. School groups can also book tours, attendconcerts at discounted prices, or participate in sectionalclinics and masterclasses with WSO musicians. In total,more than 650 junior high and high school students andchaperones, from five different Manitoba communitiesattended these rehearsals. Several of these schools attendedevening concerts at discounted rates, and two schoolsbooked clinics and sectionals with WSO musicians. Musicdirector Alexander Mickelthwate hosted the rehearsals andparticipated in a Q&A session with the students.

The Bach to School program, made up of ten ensemblegroups of the WSO – string, woodwind, brass andpercussion – visited more than 60 schools acrossManitoba. This program reached over 14,000 studentsfrom Kindergarten to Grade 8. Continuing on the successof the French ensemble pilot program in 2012-13, theFrench group was formally made a part of the Bach toSchool program and was able to reach into Francophoneand Immersion schools. In addition, WSO horn playerMichiko Singh visited five high schools to work with andperform for band students as part of this program. This

program has a strong reach to many communitiesincluding rural, inner city, junior high and highschools covering 12 school divisions.

The Nursery Notes program is an innovativeprogram designed to reach pre-school agedchildren. A string ensemble group from the WSOshared presentations in 12 different nursery schoolsacross Winnipeg. More than 285 children connectedwith the music and instruments through interactiveactivities, learning about colours and workingtogether. The WSO also partners with the River EastTranscona School Division each year to present thisprogram as part of their nursery school classes.

The WSO presented the fifth year of the MusicalDiscoveries program for Grades 1-3 students. Thisseries presents three concerts with 4,788 studentsattending. This program continues to grow inattendance each year. This year’s program, MannyTuba’s Musical Treasure Hunt joined WSO mascotManny Tuba and children’s entertainer Mr. Mark asthey explored the musical treasures inside theorchestra. For the first time in an education concert,the WSO brought the music to life by using a livevideo-feed for the students to see the instruments andmusicians performing up close on the screen duringthe concert. Teachers received a curriculum-basedStudy Guide that included lesson plans to teachchildren about the music and prepare them to attend.

Adventures in Music, the WSO’s largest educationprogram, presented eight concerts in March andApril. More than 13,000 elementary schools studentsattended this program. “Raiders of the Lost Art”brought students through a journey through the artgallery of great music featuring excerpts ofMussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, John Williams’sRaiders of the Lost Ark, Flight to Neverland, and more.Led by resident conductor Julian Pellicano, theseconcerts included more than 400 studentsperforming on stage in movement, recorder andstring groups. These concerts also featured studentartwork during the performance of Mussorgsky’s TheOld Castle.


WSO Violist DanScholz conducts afull band workshopfor the DestinationWSO program

Education Programs


Prior to each Concerts for Kids concert, the WSOpresents an hour of pre-concert activities for childrenages 4-9. In partnership with Music for YoungChildren, these activities can include a craft station,rhythm ensembles, an instrument petting zoo, and aconducting station. WSO mascot Manny Tubaattended each concert, inviting children to learn aboutmusic, pose for pictures, and bring their friends.

In partnership with the University of Manitoba MarcelA. Desautels Faculty of Music, WSO musicians attendUniversity of Manitoba Symphony Orchestrarehearsals. This Mentorship Program provides theopportunity for young university orchestra students tobe mentored by professional orchestra musicians.Nineteen WSO musicians participated in therehearsals to offer technical expertise, suggestions forrehearsing excerpts, and demonstrate leadership skills.

The Apprenticeship Program provides string playerscurrently enrolled in a Master of Music program or in

a performance degree at the undergraduate level atthe University of Manitoba the opportunity to rehearseand perform as an orchestral musician with the WSO.They learn about preparing for orchestra auditions andrehearsals, performing with an orchestra and makingconnections to prepare them for a professional careerin music. This year, one cellist and one bassistparticipated by performing in the Adventures in Musicprogram. They also gave a 30-minute presentation totwo schools as part of their professional development.

For the third year, the WSO partnered with the NationalArts Centre Orchestra to present the Music AliveProgram, which aims to support and inspire musicallearning in schools. WSO horn player Ken MacDonaldtravelled with aboriginal musician and composerAndrew Balfour to three remote rural communities towork with students in each school. The musicians spenta full day each at Waterhen School, Skownan School,and Minegoziibe Anishinabe School, connecting withthe students and making music together.

Education Programs (Cont.)

Outreach ProgramsThe WSO is committed to being an integral part of our community and bringing orchestral music to newaudiences.

Culture Days took place across the country on theweekend of September 27-29, 2013. The WSO held anevent on September 28 in partnership with theManitoba Opera, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, theCentennial Concert Hall and Music for Young Children.This included an open house at the Centennial ConcertHall, with tours, a chance to pick your seat,performances by the Manitoba Opera and Music forYoung Children, and child-friendly music activities.

The WSO and the River East Transcona School Divisionpresented a special community concert at theCentennial Concert Hall on October 29, 2013. Buildingon the success of previous years, these concertsshowcased more than 575 students from the divisionwho performed with the WSO in one of three divisionalchoirs, a recorder ensemble, or a guitar ensemble.

The concert also featured student involvement throughvarious visual arts components. This is a very specialpartnership that engages many students, teachers,administration and superintendents from the division.

The Musicians in Healthcare program offered musicalpresentations by a WSO string quartet and a musicalduo featuring WSO principal harpist Richard Turnerand flutist Laura MacDougall at various healthcarecentres across Winnipeg. Using live music, thisprogram promotes the health and healing of hospitalpatients, visitors and staff in the community.

Share the Music is a unique partnership withcommunity organizations that enables economicallydisadvantaged children, their families and adults toattend WSO performances. Because of the generousdonations by corporations and individuals, morethan 2,000, were provided across the Province thisseason. The organizations distribute tickets free ofcharge to people who want to hear our orchestra.

The highlight of the year was on the WSO’s Season OpenerConcert on September 20th, when all 100 Sistema Winnipegstudents joined the WSO on stage to perform the famoustune ‘Ode to Joy’ by Beethoven.

Outreach Programs (Cont.)

Sistema Winnipeg continued strongly in its third year with100 students participating daily from 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm.This program is a partnership with the Seven Oaks SchoolDivision and the Winnipeg School Division and seeks topromote social changes through music in an intensivegroup-based orchestral environment that inspires andsupports students in achieving their full potential. Theprogram values inclusion and accessibility, artisticexcellence, community building and mentorship inachieving its goals.

Through the Musicians in the Making program, theWSO provided performance opportunities for youngmusicians in our community. This season, numerousschool groups and students performed in the PianoNobile Level prior to each Pops and SoundBytesconcert throughout the season.

The Soundcheck program offers young people ages 30and under the opportunity to attend WSO concerts allseason for only $15 per concert. In the 2013-14 season,the Soundcheck membership reached almost 2,500people. The program kicked off the year on September20 with a large event called Dust off the Dress. More than140 young people came dressed in their best attire tocelebrate the launch of the WSO season and mingle withWSO musicians and the music director. The event wascomplete with a fashion show presented by local storeRockabetty. This year, the Soundcheck program hosted

its first ever event in Brandon – a pre-concert Coffee,Dessert and Music, where members met ResidentConductor Julian Pellicano as he presented a chatabout the Four Horns & Beethoven concert. TheSoundcheck program also hosted a post-concertCasino Royale event – a Symphonic tribute to 50Years of 007 as the Piano Nobile level wastransformed into a casino.

For the fifth time, the WSO presented the MTSRising Stars concert, bringing together some of themost talented students in Manitoba. This year theWSO partnered with the Manitoba Band Associationto present a program featuring all three provincialhonour bands performing with the WSO. Theconcert also featured student soloist HeatherJonasson on flute. More than 200 studentsperformed side-by-side with WSO musicians.

In addition to the violin, viola and cello ensembles, the program launched the double bass sectional to fillout the string section of the orchestra. The studentsperformed more than 30 times in the community atvarious events and functions, as well as presented theirown concert with all 100 students in November andMay to audiences of more than 250 people includingparents, supporters and community members.

The highlight of the year was on the WSO’s SeasonOpener concert on September 20th, when all 100students joined the WSO on stage to perform thefamous tune Ode to Joy by Beethoven. It was amoving performance with a standing ovation fromthe Masterworks audience.

In addition, former Manitoba Arts Council chair andSistema Winnipeg volunteer Judith Flynn gave 10

presentations to rotary clubs and retirementhomes in Winnipeg in order to increase

awareness in the community and to assistwith fundraising efforts of the program.Her energy, time and support are truly a gift to this program.

MTS Rising StarsCredit: Chronic Creative


SISTEMA WINNIPEG

Sistema Winnipeg StudentsCredit:Chronic Creative


BEYOND THE PERIMETER – TOUR REPORTThe WSO regularly packs up instruments andmusicians and heads out on the open road to takethe full orchestra to communities throughout theprovince and beyond. Our regular concert series inBrandon presented a wide range of musical offerings,as we have done, four times per season, ensuring thatmusic lovers in the Western regions of Manitoba canexperience the wonder of live symphonic music.Summer of 2014 found the WSO appearing inKenora, the large audience enjoying a lovely summerevening’s program of music dockside.

December was especially busy, as the orchestraembarked on its Power Smart Holiday Express Tour withfamily-focused holiday concerts in Steinbach, BakerColony, Winkler and Portage la Prairie.

Thanks to the Richardson Foundation, the WSO’sAdventures in Music education series saw Mayperformances in Brandon. Approximately 1,500elementary students were in attendance. This programworks closely with the school divisions to providemusical content and preparation for the students so thatthey find the programs stimulating and memorable.

The WSO continues to connect with rural schoolsthrough the Bach to School program. Each year a groupof five musicians visit five schools in small communitiesintroducing more than 1,500 students in Grades 1-8 tolive music.

As always, the WSO continues to explore touringopportunities in Manitoba to ensure that allManitobans may regard the orchestra as their own.

Carnegie HallThe jewel in the season’s crown was the orchestra’sperformance in New York City’s famed Carnegie Hallon May 8th. Our orchestra was chosen as one of sixfrom 32 orchestras that applied to appear at theweek-long Spring For Music Festival, the final timethis annual festival devoted to innovativeprogramming was to take place.

Over 800 Manitobans travelled to the “big apple” tohear and cheer the WSO on in an all Canadianprogram of music by R. Murray Schafer and our owncomposer-in-residence Vincent Ho, whose percussionconcerto The Shaman brought the house down in avivid performance by Dame Evelyn Glennie, theworld’s most renowned percussion soloist. DerekCharke’s Thirteen Inuit Throat Song Games featuredrenowned throat singer Tanya Tagaq.

The reviews were highly positive. James Oestreich inthe New York Times called Vincent’s piece “brilliantand compelling” and Alexander “conductedexpertly.” Following the concert, the large audience,dignitaries and musicians celebrated at New York’slegendary Russian Tea Room.

All of this could not have taken place without thetremendous efforts of the WSO staff, thedevelopment team in particular: JoanneGudmundson, Carol Cassels, Jason Hayes and all theother staff that assisted them. Every musician was“adopted” by enthusiastic patrons and supporters.No doubt the WSO’s star rose considerably from thismemorable event which was an unqualified successon all fronts.

The jewel in the season’s crown was the orchestra’s performancein New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall on May 8th.



2014 NEW MUSIC FESTIVALThis year’s New Music Festival (NMF) was anotherexciting event that pushed the boundaries of creativethinking. As this year’s theme suggests, “Beyond,” itwas a weeklong event devoted to exploring musicthat lays outside the academic realm. This creativevision, spearheaded by co-curators AlexanderMickelthwate and Matthew Patton, led to thecreation of a program that featured many innovativeartists of varying genres: Jim Jarmusch, VenetianSnares, Owen Pallett, etc. As a result, this year’sNMF programming enabled us to reach newaudiences of various demographics, many of whomhave never attended our event before, and saw thecreation of many new partnerships.

The initial vision was to showcase these two streamsof thought and to see how they are being expressedtoday. The opening concert presented this thesiswith two works by composers representing these twomusical worlds – Pierre Boulez (who was deeplyrooted in the contemporary philosophies of Europe)and Frank Zappa (who began breaking down thebarriers between the pop/rock and classicalcontemporary world). From there on, the rest of theweek showcased music by composers whorepresented similar contrasts. Using Frank Zappa asone model, we were proud to feature composers whorepresented his philosophical thinking:

• Owen Pallett (CAN) – Canadiansinger/songwriter who is now making a name forhimself as an orchestral composer (Violin Concerto).

• Jonny Greenwood (UK) – Member of the UKband Radiohead, who now has establishedhimself as a major contemporary classicalcomposer.

• Mychael Danna (CAN) – Hollywood filmcomposer.

• Eyvind Kang and Jessika Kenney (CAN/USA) –Experimental composers/performers.

• Venetian Snares (CAN) – Electronic sound artist.• Glenn Branca (USA) – Avant-garde composer

and guitarist known for his use of volume,alternative guitar tunings, repetition, harmonicseries.

This collection of artists allowed us to reach a newdemographic audience that was new to our Festival.They represented an “underground” scene that hasexisted for many years and are only now beingconnected to our annual event.

As the counterpoint to this, programmed alongsidethese works was music by composers whorepresented the current contemporary new musicscene:

• Pierre Boulez (FR)• Arvo Pärt (EE)• Valentin Silvestrov (UA)• Max Richter (UK)• Gavin Bryars (UK)

In addition, we were proud to present as our guestartists the world-renowned Hilliard Ensemble. Theirparticipation at our Festival reinforced our positionas a world-class event that features criticallyacclaimed artists.

This year, we continued our new Pop Nuit seriesthat consisted of two post-concert performances byartists from the pop/rock genre. Curator MattSchellenberg successfully brought together acollection of artists whose music explores theboundaries between pop and experimentalism:Colin Stetson, Venetian Snares, Mahogany Frog,and Hannah Epperson. The music they presentedrepresented the latest developments andexperiments being made today from within theirmusical sphere. Being that this new series washighly successful with the local youths, we heldthese events at larger venues this year that caters tothis demographic of audience while expanding itsmarketing campaign. The two concerts were soldout and brought in a record-number of listeners.

Thus, our Festival had created many opportunitiesfor our local artists whose artistic practice liebeyond musical categorizations. In other words, wehad brought cutting edge artistic developments toour receptive audience while serving the needs of

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the artists, which thereby nurtures thehealth of our creative community. Thisis one of the fundamental ways ofensuring the growth of our musicalculture.

In addition, we have maintained ourcommitment to our outreach programs.One of our mandates is to showcasemany of these ensembles at our NewMusic Festival by way of performanceopportunities. They play an importantcomponent to our event and havealways added to the Festival experiencewhile enriching our local music scene.This year we were proud to feature aconcert that showcased many of thestudent and local wind ensembles.Ensembles featured were: the BrandonUniversity New Music Ensemble, TheUniversity of Manitoba WindEnsemble, The University of ManitobaFlute Ensemble, and The WinnipegWind Ensemble. As a result, ouroutreach events were all very successfuland had brought in a large number ofaudiences and participating artists.

In conclusion, this year’s NMFprogramming pushed the creativeboundaries further than ever before.By committing ourselves to a themethat highlights artists and music thatlie beyond the concert classical realm,we successfully maintained our“thinking-outside-of-the-box” philosophy, whichhas been the foundation of our creative process.Thus, we brought in many new audiences whilecontinuing our role as a voice for the Canadianand international music community.


Thus, our Festival had created many opportunities for our localartists whose artistic practice lie beyond musical categorizations.In other words, we had brought cutting edge artistic developmentsto our receptive audience while serving the needs of the artists,which thereby nurtures the health of our creative community.

New Music Festival 2014 PosterUrban Ink

FINANCIAL REPORTIt is a pleasure to be able to report the seventh consecutive annual operating surplus for the WinnipegSymphony Orchestra (“WSO”). The excess of revenue over expenditures for the year ended May 31, 2014 was$30,260. The Operating Fund balance was $198,357 and the Net Assets, including the ASM Working CapitalReserve Fund, totaled $398,357.

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund held by the Winnipeg Foundation had a market valueof approximately $6,400,000 at May 31, 2014 an increase of over $800K in the year. During the year, thecontributions to the Fund were $13,249, of which $6,043 was matching funds received through theEndowment Incentives Component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund from Canadian Heritage relatedto contributions made during the 2013 financial year.

Concert revenue increased by $90,755 (3%) from that generated in 2013. Winnipeg subscription concertsdecreased by $44,537, having fewer special concerts decreased concert revenue by $77,949. Brandon concertrevenue decreased $12,732. Sponsorship of performances increased $276,230, broadcasting revenue decreased$60,046, and contracted services revenue increased $9,779.

Performance revenue from Education and Outreach decreased by $105,264 from 2013; Education & OutreachDesignated Donations from Foundations decreased $77,996, ticket sales to outreach events decreased $20,806and revenue from Education and Outreach Sponsorships and Contracted Services decreased $6,461.

Private Sector revenue increased by $442,789 (33%) from 2013. The main changes from 2013 were; the Adopt a Musician Campaign up by $223,364, the Carnegie Hall donations up by $61,145, Fund Raising Special Eventsrevenue was up by $149,401, Endowment Fund and Bequests were down by $94,199, Individual Donationswere down $23,338, Corporate Donations were up $47,162, and General Foundations were up $61,300 from2013.

Expenditures increased by $648,133 (8%) compared to 2013. The majority of the increase was due to theexpenses related to the New York Trip $390K, expanded Special Fundraising Events expenses $202K, andenhancing the Sistema Winnipeg program $50K.

During the year the Finance & Audit Committee met every two months and its activities included:• Review of the monthly financial statements and year end forecasts.• Review of the 2014-2015 budget and business plan and recommendation for its approval by the WSO Board.• Review of all major contractual commitments.• Oversight of the annual external audit process including the audited financial statements • Review of the work of the external auditor and recommendation of the appointment of auditors.

I would like to thank the members of the committee for their work during the year.

Rob KowalchukChair, Finance & Audit Committee


Hilliard EnsembleCredit: Chronic Creative


Full audited statements available at the WSO General Office, located at Suite 1650 – One Lombard Place, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0X3


INDIVIDUAL CONCERTSPOWER SMARTHOLIDAY TOUR

Gail Loewen inMemory of

Sue Lemmerick

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARTNER

CANADA DAY AT THE FORKS CAR RAFFLEPIANO RAFFLE

IN MEMORY OF PETER D. CURRY

EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS

Women’s Committee of the

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

FUNDERS

LOBBY DISPLAY

MEDIASPONSOR

WSO IN BRANDON

Michael Nesbitt

POPSSERIES

CONCERTS FOR KIDSSERIES

MASTERWORKS ASERIES

WSO SPONSORS, FUNDERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Adventures in Music

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The WSO gratefully acknowledgesthe following companies whosegenerous support helps to ensure musical enrichment within ourcommunity. Thank you!

Resident Artist$10,000 - $24,999Johnston Group Inc.QualicoThe Council for Business and the

Arts in CanadaThe Distillery

Principal Chair $5,000 - $9,999National LeasingTerracon Development Ltd.Piston Ring Service and the

Tennant FamilyPremier Printing Ltd.Wawanesa Insurance

Assistant Principal Chair $2,500 - $4,999Cambrian Credit UnionPiston Ring Service and the

Tennant Family

Orchestra Chair $1,000 - $2,499B. A. Robinson & Co.

Ltd./Robinson Bath CentreDurango Construction Inc.Long & McQuade Musical

InstrumentsMTS AllstreamUrban InkWinmar Property Restoration

Music Stand $500 - $999Coghlan's LimitedCrosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd.E.H. Price LimitedHub International STRATA

Benefits ConsultingInterGroup Consultants Ltd.Peerless Garments LPPollard Banknote LimitedTrue Value Hardware & V. & S.

Dept. Stores

RiserUnder $500A. Akman & Son Ltd.Con-Pro Industries Canada Ltd.Mid West Packaging LimitedPatill/St. James Insurance

FoundationsAqueduct Foundation - Inga and

Anna Storgaard FundElizabeth B. Armytage FundBrandon Area Community

FoundationBruce and Catherine Jones Fund,

the Winnipeg Foundation

Burton A. and Geraldine L.Robinson Fund

Sylvia & Robin Cowan FoundationC.P. Loewen Family Foundation Inc.

Marjory Alexander Graham &Family Fund

Houston Family of BradwardineFund, the Winnipeg

FoundationJames Thompson Memorial Fund

in Trust of WSOJohn and Carolynne McLure FundGeorge Warren Keates Memorial

FundLeslie John Taylor Fund, the

Winnipeg FoundationLutz Family FoundationMarjory Stewart McLaren FundNita Eamer Memorial FundThe Noreen & Robert Allen

Charitable TrustThe Pollard Family FoundationProgram for the Enrichment of

French in EducationPerce & Elizabeth Schirmer

FoundationThe Tallman FoundationUnited Way of Greater TorontoThe Winnipeg FoundationThe Winnipeg Foundation

- Dr. Peter & GeraldineSpencer Fund

The Legacy Circle exists to recognizethe following patrons whose foresightensures that the WSO plays on for allManitobans for generations to come.The WSO gratefully acknowledgesLegacy Circle members for theirplanned future gift to the WSO.

Lucienne BlouwLorraine & Gerry CairnsGreg Doyle & Carol BellringerEthel & Joe KarrMichel D. LagacéG. E. LoewenS. E. LoewenW. H. LoewenDr. Brendan MacDougallCarolyn & Nathan MitchellLesia PeetGeorge and Tannis RichardsonTrudy SchroederJune SlobodianMuriel SmithRobin Wiens & émilie

Lagacé-Wiens Donn K. Yuen2 Anonymous2 Anonymous

The Maestro’s Circle existsto recognize special patronswhose significant philanthropyfurthers the musical artistry ofthe WSO. Thank you!

Honourary ChairAlexander Mickelthwate, Music Director

Platinum Baton $25,000 +Bill & Shirley Loewen

Silver Baton $5,000 - $9,999James GibbsMichael Nozick & Cheryl Ashley

Concertmaster's Bow $2,500 - $4,999Bill & Margaret FastTimothy & Barbara BurtPierce & Amy CairnsAudrey F. HubbardKevin & Els KavanaghDr. Brendan MacDougallDrs. Eleanor & Grant

MacDougallJohn Mansfield & Pam SimmonsRon & Sandi MielitzFrank & Jeanne PlettLawrie & Fran PollardDr. Diane RamseyHartley & Heather RichardsonGeorge & Tannis RichardsonIan R. Thomson &

Leah R. JanzenProfessor A.M.C. Waterman

Black Tie $1,500 - $2,499Aubrey & Dr. Linda AsperMr. Jim BarrettMorley & Marjorie Blankstein

C.M., O.M.Mrs. Lucienne BlouwBrenlee Carrington Trepel

& Brent TrepelDoneta & Harry BrotchieMr. & Mrs. John & Bonnie

BuhlerHerb & Erna BullerMs. Patricia ChaychukIn Memory of Robert M.

ChipmanMr. David ChristiansonJan & Kevin CoatesJames Cohen & Linda McGarva-

CohenDe Fehr FoundationJohn & Gay DochertyDorothy DobbieDouglas C. Everett, Chairman,

Domo Gasoline CorporationLimited

Dr. Beryl Peters & Dr. BlairPeters

Ilse & Philipp EnsMr. Alan FreemanArnold & Myra FriemanDr. & Mrs. Albert D. FriesenDr. & Mrs. Percy GoldbergDrs. Daya & Chander GuptaMr. & Mrs. Kerry HawkinsPeter JessimanRichard & Carol JonesNora KaufmanMichael & Glenna KayMr. Sotirios KotoulasMr. Rob KowalchukPaul LeinburdDr. Judith LittlefordGraham & Suzie LountJackie Lowe and Greg TallonDr. David LyttleMr. David MannElaine & Neil MargolisMr. Brent R. MazurMaestro Alexander

MickelthwateDr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. MurrayWayne & Linda PaquinMr. & Mrs. W.B. ParrishDiane Payment and Roxroy

WestLesia PeetHarvey I. Pollock Q.C.Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth

Tippett-PopeDr. & Mrs. Brian PostlMr. & Mrs. G.V. PriceJohn & Violet RademakerDr. Donald S. Reimer & Mrs.

Anne ReimerJim & Leney RichardsonMrs. Shirley RichardsonMr. Rick Riess & Mrs. Jean

CarterSanford & Deborah RileyMr. Terry SargeantTrudy SchroederCheryl & Lorne SharfeJimmy & Morse SildenWinnifred SimJack & Elaine SineMuriel SmithDudley & Eleanor ThompsonSusan Glass & Arni

ThorsteinsonMr. Richard TurnerDr. & Mrs. Eric VickarEdward & Irene WarkentinDon & Florence WhitmoreKlaus & Elsa WolfDr. & Mrs. Klaus Wrogemann

Friends of the WSO help supportthe WSO’s artistic programs eachseason. Members enjoy specialbenefits that bring Friends closerto the music, guest artists andWSO musicians. Thank you!

Honourary ChairGwen Hoebig, Concertmaster

Symphony $600+Gorden Andrus & Adele KoryMargaret-Lynne & Jim AstwoodLen & Mary BatemanDavid & Gillian BirdLorraine and Gerry CairnsMiss O. DilayCarrie FergusonRobert & Linda GoldMarianne JohnsonJune & Lawrence JonesChristina & Alan KowalecMillie & Wally KroekerW.K. LabiesGord & Sherratt MoffattMs. Valerie MollisonTerence and Vi MooreLevi & Tena ReimerJim & Pat RichtikMr. Bob TallmanDr. & Mrs. Willem T.H. van OersRaymond & Shirley Wiest1 Anonymous

Concerto $300 - $599All Charities CampaignJudy & Jay AndersonMs. Margaret BarbourCheryl & Earl BarishMonty & Mary-Claire BellMr. & Mrs. C.R. BettsHelga & Gerhard BockMr. Jim BrackenSheila & David BrodovskyMr. & Mrs. F. BuckmasterCanadahelps.OrgGail CarruthersRoss M. CleeveMs. Julie CollingsDr. & Mrs. David ConnorBarbara CookDennis & Ruth CrookGary & Fiona CrowEsther and Hy DashevskyMarten & Joanne DuhouxBeverley & Fred DyckHelene DyckKathleen & David EsteyMarcia Fleisher & Kelly MacDonaldMr. Lloyd FriedmanMrs. Catherine GordonPatricia GuyMary & Gregg HansonMr. & Mrs. Allan & Audrey

HarburnMr. Daniel HeindlNumber Ten Architectural GroupRobert JaskiewiczMr. Leroy M. JohnsonDrs. Keith & Gwyneth JonesKoren & Leonard KaminskiJ. Gartner & L. KampeasBrian KellsMr. & Mrs. Burton J. KennedyDr. I. KinizsiSusan & Keith Knox

WSO SUPPORTERS

The Soundcheck program offers young people ages 30 and under the opportunity to attend WSO concerts allseason for only $15 per concert. In the 2013-14 season, theSoundcheck membership reached almost 2,500 people.


T.G. KuceraMs. Francoise Lesage & Mr. Ken

MillsTed & Wanda LismerJames & Pat LudwigAndrew LutzDouglas MacEwanDr. & Mrs. John & Natalie MaybaMrs. Maureen McIntoshMrs. E. Louise McLandressVera MorozDrs. Kenneth & Sharon MouldBonnie & Richard OlfertCarole & Cameron OslerShelley Parham & David SmithMr. & Mrs. David & Wanda PikeDonna & Ian PlantLois AndersonCarolynne PresserRosemary PriorJ. ReichertMs. Iris ReimerDonald & Karen RossJudge & Mrs. Charles & Naida

RubinF.E. SandersonHans & Gabriele SchneiderMerrill & Shayna ShulmanBrenda StandingCurtis & Lorane SteimanDr. & Mrs. M.R. SteinbartDr. Lea StogdaleSusan & Kerr TwaddleMr. Robert VinebergJesse VorstPat WalkerMs. Donna WebbHerbert & Shirley WildemanElma & Charles WilsonRobert & Rosalie WoodHarry & Evelyn WrayZita & Mark Bernstein Family

Foundation

Serenade $150 - $299Ross & Doreen AdamsonDick & Minnie BellMr. & Mrs. Edwin BethuneMr. & Mrs. A.K. BoltonPaul & Doreen BromleyMr. Chris BrownMrs. Jane BulliedSel & Chris BurrowsRev. Msgr. Michael BuyachokMrs. Mary C. CampbellRon ClementDr. & Mrs. Andrew & Pamela CookeMrs. Joyce CooperIrene & Robert CorneTed & Margaret CuddyJudy & Werner DanchuraMs. Linda DanielsMrs. Maureen DanzingerBob & Alison DarlingMiss Anne DefehrIn Memory of Graham DixonSally R. DowlerMr. & Mrs. W. EastonGeorge B. EliasNobu EllisEva Enders

John & Martha EnnsJohn B. & Katie EppMs. Ursula ErhardtMargaret E. FaberMargaret & Bob FergusonW. & K. FerreiraDr. Nelma FettermanMr. & Mrs. D.C. FinnbogasonDoug & Phyllis FlintMargaret FollettArnold & Christa FroeseHarold & Alice FunkJim & Betty GaynorEileen GeorgeDr. & Mrs. Andrew GomoriMr. Donald GrahamLarry & Susanne GreerDr. Hilary Grocott & Ms. Shivaun

BergBeth & Raymond HarrisNora HarveyJane HayakawaJack & Elsie HignellMr. & Mrs. J.K. HollandSonia & Harvey HosfieldHelmut & Dorothy HuebertMrs. Joan M. HunterRudy & Gail IsaakDavid JacobsonTerry & Shirley JamesMs. Marilyn KapitanyHenry Katz, in Memory of DenaMr. Ray KohanikMrs. Marion KornMs. Janet KuchmaElaine & Patrick LaMonicaMr. Norman LeathersMrs. Donna LeechMrs. Myrna H. LevinRose & Dick LimMr. Gordon P. LinneyJim MacNair in Memory of MaeDr. & Mrs. A.G. MacrodimitrisBarbara MainMatthew Gossen Advancement

TrustRuth MayDavid and Francesca McBeanD. McKayMr. & Mrs. Jim & Terri McKercharMr. James A. McKinleyMr. & Mrs. Sheldon McLeodGlen MeadNathan & Carolyn MitchellSylvia MitchellMargaret & Fred MooibroekMr. Peter MorganMargaret MorseMrs. E. J. NebbsEdgar OddleifsonGeorge & Gladys OelkersMs. Pat PhilpottMr. Rick PinchinBlumie PortnoyPhyllis Portnoy & Rory EganDon & Carol PoulinTim Preston & Dave LingMrs. Nell ProvincianoReynold & Esther RedekoppMrs. Eleanor Riach

John & Wendy RussellDr. & Mrs. Alvin N. SchroederA. SchroederDr. Robert J. SchrothMr. Gunter SchupkeMr. & Mrs. Ed & Elaine SegstroDr. L. SeklaShirley E. SherwoodLouis & Shirley Ann SimkulakDavid & Lorraine SmithLindi & John SmithMs. Brenda SniderGordon & Darby SpaffordMr. & Mrs. R.P. SpearR.P. SpearGary & Gwen SteimanBonnie Hoffer-Steiman & Lionel

SteimanMargaret & Hartley StinsonDr. V. Marie StorrieDr. & Mrs. David SwatekDr. & Mrs. John TaylorTom & Lori ThomasMs. Marilyn ThompsonC. & R. ThomsenJim & Joan WarbeckMelissa WeselakeMyra Joan WolchKarin Woods19 Anonymous

Prelude $75 - $149P. AchtemichukPatricia Allen & Len DueckMr. Philip AshdownRochelle & Allan BakerRosemary & David BarneyRobert BartonMs. D BeavenAudrey BelyeaTed Bock & Liane ChalmersKeith & Marnie BollandFrances BoothBrian & Bev BornNorma BortoluzziMrs. Jean M. BradleyMrs. Ruth BredinLorne & Rosada BrideMr. Robert BriercliffeMiss Dorothy BroomhallMr. E. BrownMr. Ross BrownleeMs. Carol BudnickMs. Donna CarruthersCarol A. CasselsMs. David CharlesworthMrs. Patti CherneyMrs. Leona ChristiansenAlex & Peggy ColonelloMs. Marcella CoppJoyce & Lawrence CormackHelle CosbyM. & G. CrielaardMs. Maxine CristallMs. Denise Cyr-GanderAlonzo & Lise DaleyJack & Mary DavisonF. De GraziaMs. Maureen DolyniukMr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Brenda

Donald

F. P. DoyleHerbert DriverJohn & Ada DucasMrs. Dorothy EastonMr. & Mrs. J.G. EkinsJohn & Ruth EnsKen & Connie EppDon & Martha EpsteinGreg & Linda FearnMs. Helen FeniukDoug & Joanne FlynnMrs. Marguerite FredetteMrs. Margaret FunkM. & Mme. Andre GautronFather R A. GlofcheskiD. GoochMrs. Noreen GreenbergMarj GrevstadIrene Groot-Koerkamp & Greg

EdmondMs. Christina W. GroseMr. & Mrs. Mel GubermanKatie & DeLloyd GuthMr. Patrick HackettMiss Marilyn HallIan & Gerry HamiltonMarie HarnoisMrs. Phyllis HatskinMr. & Mrs. Allen HattieDr. & Mrs. J.C. HaworthLarry & Evelyn HechtMillie HemmelgarnL.G. HerdMarilyn & Helios HernandezMax & Eleanor HerstMs Marilyn HidoMs. Susan HildebrandtWilliam J. HuttonMs. Helen IsaakRozin & Cathy IwanickiJacqueline IwasienkoWilfred & Dorothy JamesAlan Janzen & Leona SookramFather Stan A. JaworskiMs. Nadia KamienskiMs. Jayne Laverne KapacMs. Bev KawchukMr. & Mrs. W. J. KinnearErwin W. KitschMrs. M. E. KittleMs. Mary KlassenMona KoropatnickMr. Ernie KrahnD. KristjansonPatricia KuchmaRobert KusmackEdith Landy, in Memory of David

LandyMrs. Jessie LangMrs. Helen La RueRod & Ann LedwichMr. R. LeroeyeR. & J. LewisJennifer LidstoneAlbert & Helen LitzBarry & Patricia LloydMs. Cathy LloydMrs. Helga LoechnerLorron Agencies Ltd.Roger LoweMr. Al Mackling

Ms. Lorraine MacLeodMr. John MacraeHarold S. Mawhinney & Judy MoonMr. Alan MaxwellDr. & Mrs. Ihor MaybaMr. & Mrs. Raymond & Margaret

McDougallRobert McDowallC. & J. McIntyreViolet McKenzieMrs. Jean H. McLennanSandra McMillanMr. & Mrs. Erhard MeierMrs. Jocelyn MillardMrs. Mona MillsDr. Stan & Wendy MorozJohn & Margaret MundieD. MunroCharlotte MurrellDavid & Hermine OlfertTruus OliverTheda OlsonMiss Jenny OlynykMrs. L. OzogShirley & Graham PadgettMr. Cam PaulsMrs. Betty PeddieMs. Nettie PetersMrs. Helene PictonSylvia & Earl PitchMr. & Mrs. Ron PolinskyMs. Lois PowneDonna & Gordon PriceMr. David ProcnerBryan & Diana PurdyMrs. Carol PyperJuta RathkeMrs. Esther RemisWaltraut Riedel-BaunMr. & Mrs. Robert & Vera RipleyMs. Ludvika RogozinskaFrances E. RowlinMr. John RussellMr. & Mrs. John SadlerMr. Johnny & Ms. Pearly Rule

SalangadR. SchroederShirley SchroederWalter & Dorothea SchultzCharlene ScoutenMs. Noreen SealyEd SegstroMrs. Doreen ShanksMs. Selma ShearerIzzy ShoreMr. & Ms. Ed ShwedykDr. Don & Lynne SimonsonJack & Elaine SineMr. & Mrs. Ian & Arlene SmithMs. Kaye SnatenchukGeri & Peter SpencerCoralie StandingCoralie StandingMr. & Mrs. StarodubMrs. Elsie StasiukMs. Helena StelsovskyElva G. StevensPaul SwartDr. & Mrs. S. SziromDr. Meir Serfaty & Bonnie TalbotTaylor McCaffrey

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Ms. Anne ThiessenDouglas & Leeann ThompsonJune & Lorne ThompsonRobert & Barb TisdaleHenry & Elizabeth ToewsDr. Helen A. ToewsNeil & Carol TrembathMr. Richard Turner in Memory of

William SchroederDr. & Mea. Jose & Ruth VasconcelosHugo & Anny VeldhuisDr. & Mrs. F.C. ViolagoElizabeth M. WallKen and Mary WarmbrodJack & Bernice WattsHarvey & Sandra WeismanMrs. Evelyn WenerJ. WhyteDebbie WilsonDorcas & Kirk WindsorJoan WrightPatrick WrightMr. Edwin YeeMs. Vicki YoungDonn K. Yuen27 Anonymous

Sonatina Under $75Elinor Ableson, In Memory of

Dr Fred WardMr. & Mrs. Michael & Susan AllenJacqueline AndersonMr. M. Richard ArcandMr. & Mrs. Brian & Janice BaileyRay & Barb BaileyBairdmore SchoolVeronique BarthetAsher BegleiterMrs. Eva BerardDonald & Edith BesantMs. Joanne BiggsBarbara BohuneMs. Ingrid BolbecherMr. & Mrs. G.G. Brodsky Q.C.Ms. Meira BuchszreiberAlfred BuelowIn Memory of Joan McLeodSheila BurlandSaul SilbertRuth CalvertAndrea CharronElla ChenkieMs. Claudia ChernitskySister Josephine ChudzikS.K. ClarkMs. Doreen ConlinMr. Alfred CorniesStephen CraneMs. Judy CrawfordMr. & Mrs. Raymond CunninghamMs. Jean CurtisD. CymbalistDavid Livingstone SchoolMargaret RedekopBeth DerraughMarlene & Fred DicksonSylvia DixonEcole CentraleEcole Pointe-Des-ChenesEcole ProvencherMs. Margaret Elaine Ellis

In Memory of Fred WardVera & Peter FastCal & Lois FinchMrs. Gitta FrickeMs. Anne FriesenMr. & Mrs. George & Carol GambyMs. Barbara GessnerMarilyn GilbertSatwant GillHeather GrahamMrs. Inga GranovskayaJohn & Louise GreenawayMs. Cheryl M. GreenwoodVictoria GretchenMs. Marianne GruberMs. Marion GuinnMr. & Mrs. H GustafsonB. & R. HallIrene HamertonGertrude HamiltonMrs. Sylvia HaverstickMs. Shirley HicksJean HighmoorHoly Cross SchoolElly Hoogterp-Hurst & Lorne HurstKim HorneKen HowardRichard & Karen HowellMrs. Carole HrenoIshbel IsaacsBob & Vi JacobPeter & Dora JanzenDavid & Heather JenkinsNadine KampenDr. & Mrs. Arnold & Doreen KapitzCindy KeenanMrs. Shirley KilburnMr. Eugene S. KovachMrs. Jennifer KrestanowichMs. Betty LaingElizabeth LansardWayne & Helen LeBlancMrs. Ingrid LeeMr. & Mrs. Sydney LentleMr. & Mrs. David LeveneJackie LoweManitoba Museum Social Fund in

Memoruy of FrancesThorsteinsonMr. Allan MapesMr. & Mrs. Sheldon & Rita MargolisMrs. Irene MarriottMs. Mary MasseyKeith and Debbie MayohMs. Susan McCarthyArdythe McMasterMrs. M. Jean MoniukDavid Moroz & Gwen Hoebig, in

Memory of William SchroederMrs. Joan Ann MortonSonjia PasiechnikPat PattersonMrs. Bev L. PennerLouise PennerMrs. June PerronMs. Gail PerryMs. Beverley PhillipsIn Memory of Sheila LugtigIn Appreciation of Mrs. Sydney

McInnis

In Appreciation of Mrs. IshbelIsaacs

Ken & Geri PorathMrs. Glennys ProppMs. Beth ProvenMrs. Margaret RayterMs. Pat RepaBeverley RiddMs. Pat RobertsonElaine Rohoway, in memory of

Victoria Sebastian KerelukMrs. V. RosolowichJohn & Shirley RussellLeonore Saunders O.M.Kay SchalmeWilliam ScheidtAdolph & Diane SchurekMr. John SchwandtShamrock SchoolMr. & Mrs. Jiri SichlerMrs. Elaine SilverbergSt. George SchoolMuriel SutherlandMs. Marguerite SzymeskoMary Lou TalmageGladys TaralaRoss & Bette Jayne TaylorBette Jayne TaylorRoss & Bette Jayne TaylorMs. Doreen ThorlaciusNancy & Geoff TidmarshEdith A. ToewsMs. Eleanor UrquhartMrs. Roseline UsiskinDenis VincentMiss A. H. WagstaffeMrs. Laurabelle WallaceE. Sylvia WarringtonMr. Glen Angus WebsterSnjolaug WhitewayMs. Lois A. WhyteMs. Lorraine WillmsJulia WittMr. Robert WitzkeNo Giving Level Available 14 Anonymous

Based on Venezuela’s revolutionaryEl Sistema social change model,Sistema Winnipeg is a free dailyafter-school orchestra program thatenriches the lives of children andyoung people with the fewestresources and the greatest need.The WSO gratefully acknowledgesthe following patrons:

Vivace $10,000 +Gail Loewen in Memory of

Her Mother Sue Lemmerick

Con Brio $5,000 - $9,999Sanford & Deborah Riley

Allegro $1,000 – $4,999Arnold & Myra FriemanGolden West Broadcasting Inc.Patricia Lee

Lydia MacKenzie in LovingMemory of Donn

Valerie McPhersonMs. Charlotte RobbinsFaye WarrenAnonymous

Conmoto Under $1,000Ms. Hollie I. AndrewLynne AxworthyIn Memory of Robert CoatesDr. Catalena BirekBroadway First Baptist ChurchDoneta & Harry BrotchieMrs. Audrey CampbellMaria CefaliShelley ChochinovMartin Reed & Joy CooperMartin Reed & Joy Cooper in

Memory of Betty Ann HenryMr. Roger DennisMary DixonDavid DonaldIn Memory of Diane DowlingMrs. Renate DuddekMs. Fiona DuncalfJudge Judith ElliottMrs. Martha EppKathleen & David EsteyIn Memory of Ron OswaldMs. Fruma FaragoMarilyn & John RaeJan and John Restall, Lesli and

Gerry Trottier, Lenore and ChrisGood, Jan and Kevin Coates,

Joanne.Ms. Judith FlynnMargo FoxfordHilda FranzMs. Valerie GilroyDiana GoodsKaren GoossenDr. Lisa GouldMs. Marie-Alice GrassickMs. Marianne GruberCatherine HarrisonMs. Sandra HartLydia HedrichKatherine HimelblauArlene Hintsa in Memory of MarilynHumanists, Atheists, and Agnostics

of ManitobaP. IlavskyInterGroup Consultants Ltd.Irene Baron Eden CentreJames & Margaret JeffriesBruce & Theresa JohnsonMs. Nadia KamienskiJanet and Tim KroekerRick Lee & Laurie ShapiroJohn Lewis & Diane Ives-LewisIn Memory of Shelley LugtigAndrew LutzDr. David LyttleCarol MacoombCarol Macoomb in Honour of the

Birthday of Diane JonesMrs. Mildred B. MannRon & Sandi Mielitz

Walter A. MildrenCarolyn and Nathan MitchellMr. & Mrs. Garnet & Geraldine

MorganDr. Gwenna MossMs. Lucy NykolyshynAddie PennerPortsmouth Retirement ResidenceMr. & Mrs. Thomas PrescottMr. David ProcnerDr. David PunterMs. Debra RadiMr. Carl RadimerMrs. Barbara RempelDavid and Joan RewBetty RossNicola SchaeferMs. Janet SchubertMargaret SchefferMs. Selma ShearerCal ShellWilma SotasMs. Barbara SparlingMs. Dorothy StephensWilliam StewartSt George's Anglican ChurchSturgeon Heights Music Parent

AssociationDr. Laura E. TargownikMary and Robert ThomasS.Thompson Designs Inc.Thomson Duprey FundMs. Phyllis A. C. ThomsonNeil & Carol TrembathIn Memory of Susan WieserJohn & Diane WeselakeMs. Stephanie WhitehouseEdith WildeWinnipeg Foundation's Youth in

Philanthropy ProgramNicole & Graham WordenLibby Yager and Billy Brodovsky10 Anonymous

Leave a legacy by making adonation to the WSO’sEndowment Fund. Managed byThe Winnipeg Foundation since1959, the fund has grown invalue to just over $5.6M. Gifts to the fund ensure longterm financial support for theorchestra. Thank you!

Eugene Boychuk & Daniel HeindlAnonymousMr. Ray DavisHelene DyckBernard FreemanDr. & Mrs. L.C. GrahamMarilyn & Helios HernandezDorothy L. HodgsonIn Memory of Gwendolyn HodgsonMr. Gordon C. KeatchMarilynne Keil in Memory of David

H. Skinner

Every musician was “adopted” by enthusiastic patrons andsupporters. No doubt the WSO’s star rose considerably from thismemorable event which was an unqualified success on all fronts.


Mr. Don LawrenceBill & Hilda MuirMr. Jacob PankratzPat PattersonMr. Irvin PloskerDr. & Mrs. James PopplowMs. Iris ReimerRobert & Ina Abra Family Fund -

the Winnipeg FoundationOlga & Bill RunnallsGrant & Janet SaundersDr. & Mrs. F.C. ViolagoJesse VorstMr. & Mrs. James & Claudia

WeselakeWomen's Committee of the

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra3 Anonymous

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

M and G CrielaardMs. Irene LesniakMs. Susan RosnerM ScheunemanMs. Brenda SklarBette Jayne Taylor, in Honour of

Her Birthday

Festival donors help to ensure theartistic excellence of the WSO’sNew Music Festival. Thank you!

All Charities CampaignAubrey & Dr. Linda AsperDeer & AlmondFitzroyMarilyn & Helios HernandezThe Honourable Tj HiebertKoren & Leonard KaminskiKozub/Halldorson FamilyT.G. KuceraRon LambertMr. Gordon P. LinneyDr. Brendan MacDougallMr. Frank MartinMs. Sheila MillerMrs. Brenda MorlockMargaret Moroz

Bill NewmanOut of the BlueLesia PeetSkipthedishes.comIian SmytheKarin Woods

CARNEGIE HALLThe WSO gratefullyacknowledges the followingpatrons whose generoussupport made the dream ofplaying at Carnegie Hallcome true. Thank you!

Platinum Baton $10,000 +Mr. Marcel A. DesautelsNational Leasing Group Inc.Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth

Tippett-PopeTelpay IncorporatedTravel Manitoba

Gold Baton$5,000 - $9,999Arnold & Myra FriemanGolden West RadioHermanos Restaurant & Wine Bar,

Carnaval Brazilian BBQ, &Corrientes Argentine Pizzeria

Kevin & Els KavanaghBill & Shirley LoewenA. MacDonaldArt Mauro & Naomi LevineMichael NesbittFrank & Jeanne PlettSanford & Deborah Riley

Silver Baton$3,000 - $4,999Alpha MasonryGail Asper & Michael PatersonSylvia L. BarrMr. Mark ChipmanCon-Pro Industries Canada LtdBill & Margaret FastMrs. Lucienne BlouwMr. & Mrs. John & Bonnie BuhlerTimothy & Barbara BurtElsie, Allison, & Roxanne Ryback

ChrunykDe Fehr Foundation on behalf of

Art & Leona DeFehrBryce DouglasJames GibbsPeter JessimanJoanne Gudmundson & Brian OlesonJack & Zina LazareckGail E. LoewenLydia MacKenzie in Honour of

John J. March and his parentsMCCCGeorge & Tannis RichardsonHartley & Heather RichardsonJames Richardson & Sons, LimitedMr. Terry SargeantSOCAN FoundationRod & Jeannie SenftCheryl & Lorne Sharfe

Winnifred SimMuriel SmithBob SparrowDr. Lea StogdaleThe Winnipeg Foundation -

Anonymous FundArni Thorsteinson & Susan GlassCurt, Catherine & Kelcey VossenDavid C. WilsonWomen's Committee of the

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Bronze Baton$1,000 - $2,999Lorraine and Gerald CairnsBruno GossenAudrey & Fred HubbardCarl & Vi HultinDonna and Bill ParrishDonna & Ian PlantQualico2 Anonymous

Black TieUnder $1,000Ms. Linda AbbottMs. Susan AirdMs. Sandra AltnerJosephine AndersonGorden Andrus & Adele KoryDave AngusMs. Mary Anne ArndtDoug Arrell and Dick SmithGail Asper & Michael PatersonMs. Ruth AsperThe Asper FoundationBerthe BanvilleDoris & Burton BassMs. Darlene BatullaJames & Joan BaudicDianne BeavenFlorence BellMs. Debbie BjornssonJoan BjornssonBernice BlakemanJoelle BlanchetteMs. Susan BonkDr. John & Mrs. Leah BrackenDebbie BrannaHeather BrennanMs. Evelyn BridgemanJackie BrignallEileen BrittonDoneta & Harry BrotchieMrs. Mary BuchananMs. Lou-Ann BuhrOksana BunioMrs. Leona BurdeniukGeraldine BurgeMs. Patricia CarterSylvia CassieMs. Rheo CattJanice CaversStefan & Barbara CenkowskiMs. Georgina CielenPasqualino & Janet ColatruglioMrs. Joyce CooperJohn Corp and Mary Elizabeth

McKenzieKaren Couch

Mrs. Sylvia CowanMr. David E. CrossMr. & Mrs. Brian & Barbara CrowMrs. Debbie CrumpMr. Bradley J. CurranKathlyn Mary CurtisMs. Candace CyreCarol DahlstromDarryl & Julianne DannerRon & Janine DelaquisMr. & Mrs. Ron & Anne DerksenIsaac & Bonnie DerksenRoberta DickDorothy DobbieMs. Doreen DraffinMr. & Mrs. Gladwyn & Judy DueckMs. Anne DunlopRehana & Remi DurocherMs. June DutkaMrs. Donna Noreen EastoeEconomic Development WinnipegMs. Mary EdwardssonDonna Ekerholm & Jack ShromMr. David J. ElliottMr. Kenneth EnglandJohn & Martha EnnsMr. S. J. EnnsMs. Elizabeth A. EricksonKathleen & David EsteyMs. Sharon EtsellJanet EvansWilliam & Nadia EvansBarbara FilukMs. Margaret FisherMary Fisher-SmithRichard & Joanne FlemingMs. Joan Forbes-MairNigel FortlageMs. Brigitte FrickeMonica FrickeMiss Marilyn FriesenMs. Monique GagneGrazyna GalezowskiLech & Grazyna GalezowskiMrs. Phyllis GallimoreMrs. Susan GarnerPeter GeorgeMr. Gilbert GeschiereMrs. Laurie GeschiereMrs. Eleanor GiffinMs. Marilyn GilliotMs. Valerie GilroyMichael & Barbara GinsbergJean GordonDiane GrayMs. Glenda GrayMs. Carole June GrierHeather GrimesPaulette GroudaMs. Marianne GruberMrs. Evelyn GurveyHelen HallidayMerle HamiltonMs. Sandra HancockMrs. Celine HantonSusan & Luba HarasymGodfrey & Patricia HardingMs. Mikaila HardyKelsey HargreavesMr. & Ms. Harvey & Velma Harland

Ms. Ruth HarrisGeorge & Linda HayesMs. Lyn HeinkelMs. Faye HellnerMrs. Marion HenkeMarilyn & Helios HernandezBarb HicksLisa HiebertTed & Shirley HoferMs. Marielle HoffmanMs. Patricia HollowayMrs. Roberta HolmesMs. Lisa HomenickRichard & Karen HowellMs. Tunde IlonkaMs. Helen IsaakMs. Marka IzydorchzykNicole JacksonMs. Marcia JarjourJoan JarvieCarol JohnsonMs. Daphne JohnsonEric & Carol JohnsonMarianne JohnsonLinda JohnstonMark JohnstonMatt & Drin JonesMrs. Koren KaminskiMs. Marilyn KapitanyMrs. Sharon KatzMichael & Glenna KayKazimierz and Jolanta Czaplinski

Medical CorpDr. Maureen KilgourMaureen Kilgour and Richard GouletMr. & Mrs. W. J. KinnearMr. & Mrs. Albert & Eleanor

KlippenstineJoyce Mary KokeMariusz, Anna & Olaf KolakowskiMrs. Phyllis KoslockMr. Sotirios KotoulasMs. Gwen KrahnT.G. KuceraMr. & Mrs. Ken & Marie KuhnMrs. Joan KullmanMs. Linda KurbisHeather KyleMichel D. LagacéRolf & Alana LangelotzMr. Hugh LatimerBarbara LawtonCaroline LenoverLisa LewisMr. Gordon P. LinneyEric & Eileen LoeppMs. Mildred LuckyMs. Eleanor MacDonellDouglas MacEwanMs. Lydia MacKenzieMs. Jan MacPhailMr. Tony MagianManitoba Film and MusicBarbara MarkhamMs. Carol MasseMr. Brent R. MazurStephanie MazurJoanne McCarthyDoris McCombLinda McFadyen


Violinist, Simon McDonaldwith Susan Glass andArni Thorsteinson

Carnegie HallAdapt-a-Musician Project



Mr. Paul McGeachieMs. Merrill McIntyreKyle McLeanMs. Valerie McRorieGordon & Sandra MeadsKaren MenkisSandra MillenBruce MiltenbergMs. Dolores Minkus-HofleyGord & Sherratt MoffattMs. Valerie MollisonMargaret & Fred MooibroekCarol MoriyamaMargaret MorozThomas MorrisMs. Jacqueline NagelMs. E. Louise NebbsRobert & Cindy NewfieldMrs. Linda NormanNumber Ten Architectural GroupHelen St. GermainRobert OlesonJan OleszkiewiczI.J. PaderewskiMs. Desiree PappelMs. Paulette PappelMs. Joan S. PapushkaMs. Jeannine M. Paradis

David PashniakPat PattersonMr. Charles PazdorDavid & Shirley PealMr. Glenn PeckoverLesia PeetMrs. Helga Pepneck-JoyceMr. & Mrs. Bill & Roula PetersMs. Elaine PhillipsPatricia PhillipsDarryl & Gwyneth PickeringMr. Richard PiersonMr. & Mrs. David & Wanda PikeMrs. Marina Plett-LyleMs. Marj PoirierDr. & Mrs. James PopplowMs. Jacqueline PoulosTiffany ProcheraMs. Leslie RadcliffeMrs. Virginia RadcliffeMs. Helen Lorraine RaeLinda RainvilleCecil & Valerie RalphBertram RebeiroMr. Peter Rebizant (The Strawberry Man)Ms. Amelia ReidMs. Jeannie ReidMr. & Mrs. Emil & Janina Rekrut

Cynthia Rempel PatrickAudrey RichardGordon & Donna RiddellMrs. Marilyn RobbieOlga & Bill RunnallsBlair Rutter & Yolanda HogeveenKael SabineMs. Marilyn SabineMrs. Constance SarchukHeather SarnaMs. Henriette SchellenbergMiss Barbara ScheunemanAlois & Marie SchoffnerMargrita SchroederLarry & Helen SedgwickMs. Diane ShapiroMrs. Nicole SiliczMr. & Ms. Wayne & Helen SilkMs. Pam SimmonsDorothy SmithJohn & Lindi SmithMr. Kelvon SmithWilda SmithMs. Brenda SniderJean SorkoRobert SparrowValerie StarkLinda Starsenic

Mr. Emile Albert Ste. MarieJanice StowMs. Karin StriepeRuth SudermanTracy SumnerEwa & Ludwik TarsiaMs. Margot TassMs. Marcelle TaylorMarlene TaylorMs. Linda ThomasMs. Joanne ThompsonMs. Maureen ThorntonJan ThorsteinsonMarlene TirzitsLesli & Gerry TrottierYvonne TurenneElizabeth TutiahUniversity of ManitobaRichard UrschatzJane van DamEve VickarMs. Sandra VincentMs. Carolyn VogtMs. Susan WallisJeannette WanlinMs. Debbie WatsonMs. Gloria WattersonMrs. Kelly Lynn Weedon

Mirek Weichsel & Beata BiernackaMs. Stephanie WelsmanBarbara A. WeltonMr. & Mrs. James & Claudia WeselakeTheresa WiktorskiMs. Kathy WilcoxBirdiline WilliamsPatricia WilsonTerry WilsonMs. Joan WiseMrs. Mary WolkeSheryl WongKarin WoodsWorld Trade Centre WinnipegMr. & Mrs. Alan WrightMrs. Sonja YachisonDr. Kenneth K. YamamotoMrs. Margaret YamamotoGina YooMs. Margaret YorkeCaroline YoungDonn K. YuenKrzysztof & Elizabeth ZielinskiJadwiga ZiendalskiDan Zieske4 Anonymous

WSO GOLDEN BATON RECIPIENTSYear Recipient(s)

2014

2013 The Richardson Foundation and Steve Bell2012 Carol Bellringer and Tracy Dahl2011 James Ehnes, violinist2010 Irmgard & William Baerg1999 Manitoba Telecom Services, accepted by Tom Stefanson1998 William H. Loewen1997 Canada Council for the Arts, accepted by Donna Scott, Chair1996 The Winnipeg Foundation, accepted by William Parrish, President1995 Investors Group, accepted by Sanford Riley, President & CEO1994 Great-West Life, accepted by Raymond McFeeters, President & CEO1993 du Maurier Arts Ltd., accepted by Don Brown, President & CEO, Imperial Tobacco Ltd.1992 James Richardson & Sons, accepted by George T. Richardson, President & CEO1991 Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, accepted by Charles Bronfman, President & CEO1990 Harold Buchwald, Q.C.

This annual award was established in 1990 to recognize an individual or corporation that has supported the WSOthrough a substantial personal or financial commitment.

Al Simmons (right), recipient of the WSO Golden Baton award, with board president Timothy E. Burt, CFA.

Our 66th season has passed in a blur of activity, energy and musicalexploration. For our loyal audience members, our volunteers, our donors,our sponsors, our Women’s Committee, our staff, our musicians and ourboard, I have to say thank you for the difference you have made here.

- Trudy Schroeder, Executive Director


Leila AlvareAgnes BaileyMartha BalutaAnna BaneraRosemarie BealJacqueline BrignallPauline BurnsJennie Cardinal PrystupaSylvia CassieChrystyna ChoptianySusan CookeEvelyn DavidsonMadeleine DeanUrsula ErhardtCatherine FlowerGitta Fricke

Eleanor GibsonVera GorlickRuth GreggEvelyn GurveyNadia HanuschakIsobel HarvieMargaret HarvieKathleen HillVera HrycenkoLinda HutchingsElena IvanitskaiaHyllerene JarvisKoren KaminskiViolet KasunicMargaret Kellerman

McCulloch

Davette KentAggie KlassenAdele KoryEva LavalleeTracey LeClairRoberta LinnettGail LoadmanGail LoewenShirley LoewenJanice H. LutzJoann MacMorranTatiana MannHelene MarchMargaret McElmoyleMaria MichalakBrenda Morlock

Margaret MorozMaggie NishimuraAleksandra OsipovaJoan PapushkaMaria PaulicLesia PeetHelen PetersBrenda PhernambucqMarina Plett-LyleLouise ProvenClaire PudavikSusan RichardsonOlga RunnallsHelen SchaetzlePat SirskiJune Slobodian

Marlene SteeleMaria StolarskyjRuth TaylorSara Scott TurnerDiane UlrichGenevieve van OersEve VickarDoreen WallaceWinnifred WarkentinIlana WarnerNancy WeedonRochelle ZimbergRena Zinkowski

Matthew AbrahamGorden AndrusDarrin BaldwinDoug BaleChristine BellVal BenevetSharon BerkowitzChelsea BordenJane BulliedPaul BurbankKathy BuschausenArchie & Susan CampbellRay CatellierGwen CaveHelle CosbyShanyce CrightonDebbie CurtisKaren DepapeErica DilkeElfrieda DupuisChantelle Edwards

Carol FergusonMichael Forzley Cheryl FranzGisaya GahunguJennifer GillisMike GillisRay & Barbara GislasonAnn GoodwinRoslyn GrahamCarole GrierCarol & Gary GunvaldsenTiffany HallMeghan HansenDianne HarleyElisabeth HarmsAnnette HayChris HayElizabeth HayShirley HiltonLaura HochheimWirlana Holowka

Heather HowieDiane Hudson & Jim

HusiakElizabeth HuntLe Beau JakobsonJudy JenningsGeorge KesselmanMustapha (Sonny) KitchanAdele KoryRoxolana KurjewiczBetty LaingLawrence LauEva LavalleeDennis LockerbyMerle MacFadyenJoan & Jim MackenzieMardi MacNeilNathan MaertinsJesse MarantzLinda MarksHelen McLennan

Iona McPheeRhonda McRorieClaire MilgromJocelyn MillardGustavo NaigeborenDiane NicholJohn & Janine PenningtonBettina PfeifferIngrid PfeifferJessica PiperJon PlettSandra PloskerSheila RainonenBeverly ReidigerClare Reimer-DorrattJohn RiddellDavid & Elena RobertsDarlene RonaldNoreen RossnagelAlice & Colin RussellDaria Schur

Jenna SeidelFrances SettlerSharon SlobodianNettie SolinskiLea StogdaleKen StoneGeri SweetAudrey TreichelMaria TschritterAnthony & Joanne van

YperenburgMenorah WaldmanEmily WalkerBrian & Eleen WebberPenny WebberTannis WebsterMegan WellsPatrick WrightAngela YangDiane ZackIrene Zurawsky

THANKS TO OUR 2013 - 2014 VOLUNTEERS

VOLUNTEER RESOURCESWOMEN’S COMMITTEE

The Women’s Committee works tirelessly throughout the season in support of the WSO. Thank you for your continued dedication!

EXECUTIVE MEMBERSPresident: Shirley Loewen

Vice-President: Sylvia CassiePast President: Lesia PeetTreasurer: Isobel Harvie

Secretary: Evelyn DavidsonMailing Assistant: Eva Lavallee

MEMBERS

Some members of the WSO Women'sCommittee at the WSO’s annual Spring GalaCredit: John Johnston


GOVERNANCEThe Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is a chartered chartered non-profit organization governered by

a voluntary board of directors.

OUR DISTINGUISHED PATRONSHis Honor the Honourable Philip S. Lee C.M., O.M.

Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

The Honourable Greg SelingerPremier of Manitoba

His Worship Sam KatzMayor of the City of Winnipeg

Mr. W. H. Loewen & Mrs. S.E. LoewenWSO Directors Emeritus

FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEERob Kowalchuk, ChairpersonTimothy E. BurtDorothy DobbieMuriel SmithRichard TurnerTrudy Schroeder, Ex-OfficioJohn Bacon, Ex-Officio

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEETerry Sargeant, ChairpersonMichael KayMaureen KilgourRichard TurnerTimothy E. Burt, Ex-OfficioTrudy Schroeder, Ex-Officio

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEEDorothy Dobbie, ChairpersonJames CarrPeter JessimanRichard TurnerTimothy E. BurtTrudy Schroeder, Ex-OfficioAlexander Mickelthwate, Ex-Officio

PERSONNEL COMMITTEEJackie Lowe, ChairpersonDorothy DobbieGregory HayMaureen KilgourTimothy E. Burt, Ex-Officio

BOARD OF DIRECTORSTimothy E. Burt, CFA, PresidentRichard Turner, Vice PresidentRob Kowalchuk, TreasurerMuriel Smith, SecretaryDorothy Dobbie, Past PresidentJames CarrSylvia CassieMichael CoxArlene DahlAlan FreemanDr. Daya GuptaGregory HayMicah HeilbrunnPeter JessimanMichael D. KayMaureen KilgourSotirios KotoulasJackie LoweTerry SargeantTrudy Schroeder, Ex-OfficioAlexander Mickelthwate, Ex-Officio

Timothy E. Burt, ChairpersonDorothy DobbieRob KowalchukJackie LoweTerry Sargeant

Muriel SmithRichard TurnerTrudy Schroeder, Ex-OfficioAlexander Mickelthwate, Ex-Officio

STANDING COMMITTEESEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

I thank my fellow board members for their work and contribution tothe health and development of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

- Timothy E. Burt, CFA President, Board of Directors

Le Ombré, silhouette dance and shadow performers


PRESIDENTS OF THE WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA1948-49 Hon. Mr. Justice J. T. Beaubien1949-50 Hon. Mr. Justice J. T. Beaubien1950-51 Hon. Mr. Justice J. T. Beaubien1951-52 Mr. J. M. Sinclair1952-53 Mr. J. M. Sinclair1953-54 Mr. Digby Wheeler1954-55 Mr. Digby Wheeler1955-56 Mr. W. D. Hurst1956-57 Mr. W. D. Hurst1957-58 Dr. Hugh H. Saunderson1958-59 Mr. E. W. H. Brown1959-60 Mr. E. W. H. Brown1960-61 Mr. E. W. H. Brown1961-62 Mr. David Slater1962-63 The Hon. Mr. Justice Monnin1963-64 The Hon. Mr. Justice Monnin1964-65 Mr. Norman J. Alexander1965-66 Mr. R. W. Richards1966-67 Mr. R. W. Richards1967-68 Mr. W. R. Palmer1968-69 Mr. W. R. Palmer1969-70 Mr. E. J. Smith1970-71 Mr. E. J. Smith1971-72 Dr. M. M. Pierce1972-73 Dr. M. M. Pierce1973-74 Mr. H. S. Brock-Smith1974-75 Mr. Allan G. Moffatt1975-76 Mr. Allan G. Moffatt1976-77 Mr. Julian D. T. Benson1977-78 Mr. Julian D. T. Benson1978-79 Mr. John L. Buckworth

1979-80 Mr. N. Roger McFallon1980-81 Mr. John F. Fraser1981-82 Mr. William W. Draper1982-83 Mr. John O. Baatz1983-84 Mr. Andrew D. M. Ogaranko, Q.C.1984-85 Mr. Harold Buchwald, Q.C.1985-86 Mr. Harold Buchwald, Q.C.1986-87 Mr. Michel Lagacé1987-88 Mr. Michel Lagacé1988-89 Mr. William H. Loewen1989-90 Mr. William H. Loewen1990-91 Mrs. Julia DeFehr1991-92 Mrs. Julia DeFehr1992-93 Mr. Gordon Fogg1993-94 Mr. Gordon Fogg1994-95 Mrs. Helen Hayles1995-96 Mrs. Helen Hayles1996-97 Mr. Anthony Brookes1997-98 Mrs. Helen Hayles1998-99 Mr. William Norrie1999 – May 1999 Mr. William Loewen1999 – 2000 Mr. Bruce MacCormack2000 –2002 Mr. Roger King2002 – 2003 Ms. Patti Sullivan2003 – 2005 Mr. Wally Fox-Decent2005 – 2006 Ms. Carol BellringerJul. 2006 – 2006 Mr. Harvey Pollock (Interim President)Dec. 2006 – 2007 Dr. Brendan MacDougall2007 – 2012 Mrs. Dorothy Dobbie2012 – present Mr. Timothy E. Burt, CFA

PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCILAl AlexandrukMal AndersonCarol BellringerMarilyn BillinkoffDoneta BrotchieJohn and Bonnie BuhlerEdmund Dawe, D.M.A.Greg DoyleJamie DolynchukJulia De FehrSusan FeldmanBarbara Filuk

Wally Fox-DecentJack FraserEvelyn FriesenElba HaidHelen HaylesKaaren HawkinsSherrill HershbergIan KayRoger King Bill KnightCaroline KsiazekMichele Lagacé

Zina LazareckGail LeachDr. Hermann LeeNaomi LevineBill LoewenDr. Brendan MacDougallDon MacKenzieBill MarrEd J. MartensMichael NozickHarvey PollockDr. William Pope

John RademakerKathleen RichardsonGeorge & Tannis RichardsonLenny RichardsonEd RichmondLorne SharfeWilliam SheadGraeme SiftonJoanne SigurdsonBonnie Staples-LyonBrenlee Carrington TrepelDennis Wallace



WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STAFFTRUDY SCHROEDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE OFFICELori Marks, Confidential Executive Assistant

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONJohn Bacon, Director of Finance & AdministrationSandi Mitchell, Payroll & Accounting AdministratorLeanne Plett, Accounting & Administrative Assistant

DEVELOPMENTJoanne Gudmundson, Director of DevelopmentCarol Cassels, Development ManagerJason Hayes, Development AssistantJeremy Krahn, Development AssistantCaroline Murphy, Telefunder, Donations & Raffles

SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICESRyan Diduck, Director of Sales & Audience ServicesRachel Himelblau, Patron Services CoordinatorTheresa Huscroft, Group Events RepresentativeNicki Kirton, Patron Services RepresentativePatron Services Representatives (p/t):

Phil Corrin Chelse McKeeMeg Dolovich Crystal SchwartzMelissa Houston Stephanie Van Nest

ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE, MUSIC DIRECTOR

ARTISTICBramwell Tovey, Conductor LaureateJulian Pellicano, Resident ConductorVincent Ho, Composer-in-Residence

ARTISTIC OPERATIONSJean-Francois Phaneuf, Director of Artistic OperationsJames Manishen, Artistic Operations AssociateAndrea de Haan, Production ManagerAmanda Wilson, Stage ManagerChris Lee, Orchestra Personnel ManagerRay Chrunyk, Principal LibrarianLaura MacDougall, Assistant LibrarianLawrence Rentz, Stage Supervisor

EDUCATION & OUTREACHTanya Derksen, Director of Education & OutreachAmy Wolfe, Education & Outreach CoordinatorBrent Johnson, Community Outreach Coordinator

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSLisa Abram, Director of Marketing & CommunicationsSarah Panas, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Matt Brooks, Multimedia Coordinator

Our Carnegie program by three living Canadian composers DerekCharke, Vincent Ho and R. Murray Schafer was a statement forCanada and signified the place this orchestra has in this country. The performance in New York was something that I will never forget.

- Alexander Mickelthwate, Music Director

James Ehnes, violinist


MUSIC DIRECTORAlexander Mickelthwate

RESIDENT CONDUCTORJulian Pellicano

COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCEVincent Ho

FIRST VIOLINSGwen Hoebig, Concertmaster

The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed bythe Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation

Karl Stobbe, Associate ConcertmasterMary Lawton, Assistant ConcertmasterKarin AndreasenChris AnsteyRaymond ChrunykMona CoardaHong Tian JiaSimon MacDonald*Rachel MoodyJulie SavardJun Shao**Jae-Won Bang

SECOND VIOLINSDarryl Strain, PrincipalElation Pauls, Assistant PrincipalKaren BauchKristina BauchRodica JeffreyBoyd MacKenzieMeredith McCallumSusan McCallumTakayo Noguchi†Jane PulfordClaudine St-Arnauld

VIOLASDaniel Scholz, PrincipalAnne Elise Lavallée, Assistant PrincipalLaszlo BarocziRichard BauchGreg HaySuzanne McKegneyMerrily PetersMike Scholz

CELLOSYuri Hooker, PrincipalLeana Rutt, Assistant PrincipalAlex AdamanMargaret AskelandArlene DahlCarolyn NagelbergEmma Quackenbush

BASSESMeredith Johnson, PrincipalAndrew Goodlett, Assistant PrincipalTravis HarrisonPaul NagelbergBruce OkrainecZdzislaw Prochownik

FLUTESJan Kocman, Principal

Supported by Gordon & Audrey FoggMartha Durkin

PICCOLOMartha Durkin

OBOESBeverly Wang, PrincipalRobin MacMillan

ENGLISH HORNRobin MacMillan

CLARINETSMicah Heilbrunn, PrincipalMichelle Goddard

BASSOONSAlex Eastley, PrincipalKathryn Brooks

HORNSPatricia Evans, PrincipalKen MacDonald, Associate PrincipalJames Robertson

The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair

Caroline OberheuMichiko Singh

TRUMPETSBrian Sykora, PrincipalPaul JeffreyIsaac Pulford

The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair

TROMBONESSteven Dyer, PrincipalJohn Helmer

BASS TROMBONEJulia McIntyre, Principal

TUBAChris Lee, Principal

TIMPANIJeremy Epp, Principal

PERCUSSIONFrederick Liessens, Principal

HARPRichard Turner, Principal

Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGERChris Lee

PRINCIPAL LIBRARIANRaymond Chrunyk

ASSISTANT LIBRARIANLaura MacDougall

*On Leave**Temporary Position† Dual Section Position

Please note: Non-titled (tutti) string players arelisted alphabetically and are seated accordinglyto a rotational system.

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20132014 SEASON GUIDE

SEASON OPENER:LAPLANTE PLAYS RACHMANINOFFFriday, September 20 I 8:00 pmSaturday, September 21 I 8:00 pm

SCI-FI SPECTACULARFriday, September 27 I 8:00 pmSaturday, September 28 I 8:00 pm Sunday, September 29 I 2:00 pm

BRAHMS: SYMPHONY NO. 1 Friday, October 4 I 10:30 am

JAMES EHNESFriday, October 4 I 8:00 pmSaturday, October 5 I 8:00 pm

WALL TO WALL PERCUSSIONSunday, October 6 I 2:00 pm

TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVALFriday, October 25 I 8:00 pmSaturday, October 26 I 8:00 pm

TCHAIKOVSKY: SYMPHONY NO. 6(PATHÉTIQUE)Friday, November 1 I 10:30 am

TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL FINALEFriday, November 1 I 8:00 pmSaturday, November 2 I 8:00 pm

THE HOCKEY SWEATERSunday, November 3 I 2:00 pm

LE OMBRÉFriday, November 8 I 8:00 pmSaturday, November 9 I 8:00 pm Sunday, November 10 I 2:00 pm

UMI PLAYS CHOPINFriday, November 15 I 8:00 pmSaturday, November 16 I 8:00 pm

A PRAIRIE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONSaturday, November 30 I 7:30 pm

STEVE BELLSunday, December 1 I 8:00 pm

MESSIAH Friday, December 6 I 8:00 pmSaturday, December 7 I 8:00 pm

THE SNOWMANSunday, December 8 I 2:00 pm

NATALIE MACMASTERFriday, December 13 I 8:00 pmSaturday, December 14 I 8:00 pmSunday, December 15 I 2:00 pm

SYMPHONY IDOLFriday, January 10 I 8:00 pmSaturday, January 11 I 8:00 pmSunday, January 12 I 2:00 pm

BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3(EROICA)Friday, January 17 I 10:30 am

FOUR HORNS & BEETHOVENFriday, January 17 I 8:00 pmSaturday, January 18 I 8:00 pm

HILLIARDSaturday, January 25 I 8:00 pm

RICHTER & SILVESTROVFriday, January 31 I 8:00 pm

LINDI ORTEGA WITH THE WSOFriday, February 7 I 8:00 pmSaturday, February 8 I 8:00 pmSunday, February 9 I 2:00 pm

BRUCKNER 8Friday, February 21 I 8:00 pmSaturday, February 22 I 8:00 pm

MANNY TUBA’S MUSICAL TREASURE HUNTSunday, February 23 I 2:00 pm

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION – BEYOND THE SCORE®

Saturday, March 1 I 7:30 pm

WINNIPEG PHILHARMONIC CHOIRSunday, March 2 I 3:00 pm

BOND & BEYOND: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF 007Friday, March 7 I 8:00 pmSaturday, March 8 I 8:00 pmSunday, March 9 I 2:00 pm

MENDELSSOHN & MAHLERFriday, March 14 I 8:00 pmSaturday, March 15 I 8:00 pm

MANITOBA ROCKS!Friday, March 28 I 8:00 pmSaturday, March 29 I 8:00 pmSunday, March 30 I 2:00 pm

FRITZ LANG’S METROPOLISSaturday, April 12 I 7:30 pm

THE FIREBIRDSunday, April 13 I 2:00 pm

VERDI REQUIEMSaturday, April 19 I 8:00 pm

PEKING ACROBATS ENCORE!Friday, April 25 I 8:00 pmSaturday, April 26 I 8:00 pmSunday, April 27 I 2:00 pm

R. MURRAY SCHAFER: SYMPHONY NO. 1Friday, May 2 I 10:30 am

CARNEGIE HALL!Friday, May 2 I 8:00 pmSaturday, May 3 I 8:00 pm

CELLO FESTIVALSunday, June 22 I 8:00 pm

Alexander Mickelthwate, Music DirectorJulian Pellicano, Resident ConductorVincent Ho, Composer-in-Residence

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