Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

2 / BETWEEN EARTH & SKY 7.30pm, Tuesday, October 28 Crescent Arts Centre, 525 Wardlaw Ave. International Cello Festival of Canada Opening Concert Colin Carr, Denise Djokic, Santiago Cañón-Valencia, Matthias Bartolomey, Cameron Crozman, Inbal Segev, cellos Anne Manson, conductor The cello’s rich, expressive voice takes centre stage in this powerful opening to the Cello Festival, reflecting [...]

4 / DANCES OF DREAMS 7.30pm, Wednesday, February 18 Crescent Arts Centre, 525 Wardlaw Ave. Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor A vibrant celebration of fantasy and rhythm featuring prodigy British pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson — both returning to the MCO stage since last appearing in spring 2024 — this [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]