Week of Events
WNMF Showcase: Launchpad
Dates Wednesday, January 21, 2026 , 7:00 pm Venue Centennial Concert Hall Artists Daniel Raiskin, conductor Monica Chen, conductor Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Works Chris Byman: Scherzo Oscuro - World premiere Liam Berry: O My Heart, the Wind - World premiere Gabriella Canzani: Ode to Mourning Doves - World premiere Madeleine Ertel: Dance in Fragments - World premiere Kevin Hayward: Fractured - World [...]
WNMF 1: Sunrise
Dates Friday, January 23, 2026 , 7:00 pm Venue Centennial Concert Hall Artists Daniel Raiskin, conductor Lisa Pegher, percussion Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Works Christopher Theofanidis: Rainbow Body Jennifer Higdon: Percussion Concerto Polina Nazaykinskaya: Reading the Wind - Canadian premiere James MacMillan: Concerto for Orchestra: Ghosts - Canadian premiere The WSO is proud to present this year’s WNMF distinguished guest composer, Christopher Theofanidis. [...]
Jocelyn Morlock, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
About The Concert The Vancouver Symphony’s Music Director Otto Tausk makes his Edmonton debut conducting a Mozart masterpiece, his Sinfonia concertante. Featuring ESO Concertmaster Robert Uchida and Principal Viola Keith Hamm, the music in this piece has been described by historian Alfred Einstein as “dropped from heaven.” Written when Mendelssohn was just 15 years old, his First [...]
WNMF 2: Lisa Pegher: A.I. Rhythm Evolution
Dates Saturday, January 24, 2026 , 7:00 pm Venue StudioLab xR Artists Lisa Pegher, percussion Drake Andersen, live electronics Vincent Zhu, visuals Works Jessica Mays: B A O B A B Max Grafe: The Roots of Rhythm Remain Drake Andersen: Exchange Lisa Pegher: Fate Amenable to Grace Stephanie Ann Boyd: Sloane Magenta-Z: Out of Time Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis: Therein Lies the Enemy Victor Baez: Kýklos Zoís [...]