5 / TEAL RAINBOWS 7.30pm, Wednesday, March 11 Crescent Arts Centre, 525 Wardlaw Ave. Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord Anne Manson, conductor With glittering wit and playfulness, this program celebrates the harpsichord as it creates vivid soundscapes and shimmering colours — a spectrum of forms, textures, and shades. Since making his London debut in 2009, Mahan Esfahani has established [...]
About The Concert Beethoven’s beloved “Pastorale” Symphony is filled with imaginative musical depictions of birdsong, a flowing stream, a thunderstorm, and other sounds of country life. Edmonton-born Vivian Fung’s Parade, inspired by watching her 6-year old son in a parade following pandemic lockdowns, is a “celebration of community that also explores the journey from solitude to [...]
About The Concert Beethoven’s beloved “Pastorale” Symphony is filled with imaginative musical depictions of birdsong, a flowing stream, a thunderstorm, and other sounds of country life. Edmonton-born Vivian Fung’s Parade, inspired by watching her 6-year old son in a parade following pandemic lockdowns, is a “celebration of community that also explores the journey from solitude to [...]
The Program A cheeky mashup of classical elegance and contemporary hits—where Regency flair meets pop, rock, and orchestra in a one-of-a-kind experience. Enjoy original pieces and arrangements by Donovan Seidle, James Watson, and Revv52 Remix. Featured Artists JANNA SAILOR Conductor
The Program A cheeky mashup of classical elegance and contemporary hits—where Regency flair meets pop, rock, and orchestra in a one-of-a-kind experience. Enjoy original pieces and arrangements by Donovan Seidle, James Watson, and Revv52 Remix. Featured Artists JANNA SAILOR Conductor
6 / IN THE COMPANY OF BIRDS 2.30pm, Sunday, April 12 Crescent Arts Centre, 525 Wardlaw Ave. Winnipeg Sonora Voices Anne Manson and Valdine Anderson, conductors Nature sings in this evocative choral program with Winnipeg Sonora Voices, where birds, voices, and the turning of the seasons inspire new meditations on the rhythms of nature. Winnipeg [...]
7 / SONGS OF RIVER & FIRE 7.30pm, Thursday, April 30 Desautels Concert Hall, University of Manitoba Melody Courage and Marion Newman, vocals Anne Manson, conductor Themes of motherhood, loss, and joy emerge in a program that spans opera, Indigenous voices, and folk tradition, with song and spirit rising together like flame and tide. Métis [...]
Program Discover Mahler's mighty First Symphony as the Calgary Phil, conducted by Earl Lee, perform this orchestral epic that takes you from the joys of springtime — through rustic dances to an ironic funeral march — and culminates in victory over worldly despair. Before it, relish the rich, nostalgic poetry of Robert Schumann's eloquent Cello Concerto, [...]
Program Discover Mahler's mighty First Symphony as the Calgary Phil, conducted by Earl Lee, perform this orchestral epic that takes you from the joys of springtime — through rustic dances to an ironic funeral march — and culminates in victory over worldly despair. Before it, relish the rich, nostalgic poetry of Robert Schumann's eloquent Cello Concerto, [...]
