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Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
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Orchestra

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Born 1947Winnipeg7 albums

Canadian orchestra

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Biography

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1947, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at the Centennial Concert Hall. Including travelling performances, the WSO presents an average of 80 concerts per year, and also provides orchestral accompaniment to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and the Manitoba Opera.

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People

Members

Ruben Gurevichviolin · 1969–1973Ruben Gurevichviolin · 1973–1974Élise Lavallée1997–nowSteve Dyertrombone · 2001–nowPatricia EvansFrench horn, principal · 2002–nowPaul Jeffreytrumpet · 2007–nowElation Paulsviolin · 2009–nowAlyssa RamsaycelloCharlene ChinGisèle Dalbecprincipal, violinJustin HickmotttubaKeith DyrdatromboneRachel MoodyviolinRobert Williamsbassoon, principal

Songs written

  1. Clarinet Concertocommissioned

Songs recorded

  1. Akasha (Sky)2 versions
  2. 76 Trombones From "The Music Man"
  3. A Christmas Overture
  4. A Rodgers & Hammerstein Overture
  5. Act 1, Scene 1: In The Hair Salon, Train Station, And Night Club, Part 1
  6. Act 1, Scene 1: In The Hair Salon, Train Station, And Night Club, Part 2
  7. Act 1, Scene 1: In The Hair Salon, Train Station, And Night Club, Part 3
  8. Act 1, Scene 1: In The Hair Salon, Train Station, And Night Club, Part 4
  9. Act 1, Scene 1: In The Hair Salon, Train Station, And Night Club, Part 5
  10. Act 1, Scene 2: Coercion
  11. Act 1, Scene 3: Living By The Bell/In The Residential School
  12. Act 1, Scene 4: Living By The Bell/In The Residential School
  13. Act 1, Scene 5: Living By The Bell/In The Residential School
  14. Act 1, Scene 6: Charlie's Escape/Star Children
  15. Act 2, Scene 1: Clergymen's Dance
  16. Act 2, Scene 2: "I Got To Build My Fire Up"
  17. Act 2, Scene 3: "They Could Have Not Possibly Survived", Part 1
  18. Act 2, Scene 3: "They Could Have Not Possibly Survived", Part 2
  19. Act 2, Scene 4: Morning Song
  20. Angels We Have Heard on High
  21. Beren & Lúthien: 1. Beren Erchamion
  22. Beren & Lúthien: 2. Tinúviel
  23. Beren & Lúthien: 3. The Lay of Leithian
  24. Carnival Overture
  25. Carol of the Bells
  26. Carousel: You'll Never Walk Alone
  27. Chanukah Suite
  28. Cockaigne - In London Town, Op. 40
  29. Danse
  30. Egdon Heath, Op. 47
  31. Facade Suite No. 1: I. Polka
  32. Facade Suite No. 1: II. Valse
  33. Facade Suite No. 1: III. Swiss Jodelling Song
  34. Facade Suite No. 1: IV. Tango - Pasodoble
  35. Facade Suite No. 1: V. Tarantella, Sevillana
  36. Façade Suite No. 2: I. Fanfare
  37. Façade Suite No. 2: II. Scotch Rhapsody
  38. Façade Suite No. 2: V. Popular Song
  39. Façade Suite No. 2: VI. Old Sir Faulk
  40. Gesu Bambino
  41. Gospel Hallelujah
  42. Guys and Dolls (highlights)
  43. H.M.S. Pinafore: “I am the very model of a modern Major-General”
  44. H.M.S. Pinafore: “Never mind the why and wherefore”
  45. H.M.S. Pinafore: “The hours creep on apace”
  46. Hello Dolly
  47. I'll Be Home for Christmas
  48. Iolanthe: Overture
  49. Iolanthe: “Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest”
  50. Iolanthe: “O foolish fay”
  51. Jyotir (Brilliance)
  52. London Suite, "London Everyday": London Suite (London Everyday): III. Knightsbridge: March
  53. Lure of the Fallen Seraphim: 1. Introduction and Exposition
  54. Lure of the Fallen Seraphim: 2. Scherzo & First Development
  55. Lure of the Fallen Seraphim: 3. Slow Section
  56. Lure of the Fallen Seraphim: 4. Second Development and Coda
  57. Man of La Mancha (highlights)
  58. Memories
  59. Memory (from Cats)
  60. Memory from Cats
  61. Mis Zeh Hidlik
  62. Mvt. I. Allegro con spirito (Concierto de Aranjuez)
  63. Overture To "Strike Up The Band"
  64. Overture from Strike Up the Band
  65. Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: I. Maestoso
  66. Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: II. Adagio
  67. Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro Non Troppo
  68. Pirates of Penzance: [dialogue]
  69. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rag
  70. Selections From "Camelot"
  71. Selections From "Kiss Me Kate"
  72. Selections From "The King And I"
  73. Showboat
  74. Silent Night
  75. Sleigh Ride
  76. South Pacific: Younger Than Springtime
  77. Symphonic Waltzes
  78. The Cycle of Spring: 1. Nimesha (The Closing of the Eyelids)
  79. The Cycle of Spring: 2. Acharya (The Master)
  80. The Cycle of Spring: 3. Aviravirmayedhi (O Self-Revealing One Reveal Thyself in Me)
  81. The Cycle of Spring: 4. Ananda (Joy)
  82. The Gondoliers: “In a contemplative fashion”
  83. The Gondoliers: “Once more gondolieri”
  84. The Journey (Violin Concerto No. 2): Echoes of the Past
  85. The Journey (Violin Concerto No. 2): Melodies of the Heart
  86. The Journey (Violin Concerto No. 2): Rhythms of the Soul
  87. The Jumblies
  88. The Lark Ascending
  89. The Mennonite Piano Concerto: Rondo/Scherzo
  90. The Mennonite Piano Concerto: Sonata
  91. The Mennonite Piano Concerto: Theme and Variations
  92. The Mikado: “Alone and yet alive!”
  93. The Mikado: “As some day it may happen”
  94. The Mikado: “For he’s gone and married Yum-Yum”
  95. The Mikado: “On a tree by a river a little tom-tit”
  96. The Mikado: “The flowers that bloom in the spring”
  97. The Mikado: “There is beauty in the bellow of the blast”
  98. The Mikado: “Three little maids”
  99. The Pirates of Penzance: [dialogue]
  100. The Pirates of Penzance: “All is prepared”
  101. The Pirates of Penzance: “O is there not one maiden breast?”
  102. The Pirates of Penzance: “Poor wand’ring one”
  103. The Pirates of Penzance: “Stay, Frederic, stay”
  104. The Pirates of Penzance: “Stop, ladies pray!”
  105. The Sound of Music: Climb Evr'y Mountain
  106. The Sound of Music: My Favorite Things
  107. The Yeomen of the Guard: “I have a song to sing O!”
  108. This Isn't Silence
  109. Trial by Jury: Finale “O joy unbounded”
  110. Trial by Jury: [dialogue]
  111. Try To Remember
  112. Viola Concerto
  113. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
  114. Wexford Carol / Christmas Reel
  115. winter poems: 1. Tranquillo
  116. winter poems: 2. Vivo
  117. winter poems: 3. Calmando

Albums

Kunzel's Best
Kunzel's BestWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Erich Kunzel · 1987
Broadway’s Greatest Hits
Broadway’s Greatest HitsErich Kunzel, Rochester Pops, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra · 1991
A Gilbert and Sullivan Gala
A Gilbert and Sullivan GalaGilbert, Sullivan; Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey · 1994
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending / Walton: Facade (Excerpts)
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending / Walton: Facade (Excerpts)Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton, Bramwell Tovey & Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra · 2000
Home for the Holidays
Home for the HolidaysWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Jeff Tyzik · 2005
Mennonite Concertos
Mennonite ConcertosVictor Davies, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra · 2012
Going Home Star: Truth and Reconciliation
Going Home Star: Truth and ReconciliationChristos Hatzis; Tanya Tagaq, Steve Wood, The Northern Cree Singers, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Tadeusz Biernacki · 2015

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