Thursday, February 3, 7:30 pm
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Centennial Concert Hall

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Daniel Scholz, viola
Richard Lee, conductor

Avner Dorman (USA) – Not the Shadow: Not After Hans Christian Anderson (Canadian premiere)
Krzysztof Penderecki (PL) – Viola Concerto
Luke Nickel (CAN) Winner of this year’s CMC’s
Emerging Composer’s Prize – L’étoile Noyée
Gary Kulesha (CAN) – Symphony No.1; I. & II. Slow-Fast; III. Slow; IV. Finale

For tonight, we are proud to present an international collection of new works as we continue our 20th anniversary celebration! Avner Dorman (a protégé of John Corigliano) makes his Canadian debut with his latest work, Not the Shadow: Not After Hans Christian Anderson. WSO’s Principal Violist Daniel Scholz delivers a passionate performance of Krzysztof Penderecki’s romantic-inspired Viola Concerto, a work commissioned by Venezuela to mark the bicentenary of Simon Bolivar’s birth. The Canadian Music Centre honours this year’s recipient of the “Emerging Composer Prize” with the performance of his winning work. Concluding this evening’s program, we bring back another one of NMF’s greatest highlights: Gary Kulesha’s Symphony No.1 (for two conductors) – a work that was awarded the “Best Canadian Orchestra Composition of the 1990s” prize at the New Music Festival (2001).

Please join us after the concert on the Piano Nobile for a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Music Centre and the 20th anniversary of the Winnipeg New Music Festival. There will be hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, with music provided by Will Bonness (piano) and a chance to meet Luke Nickel, the winner of the CMC Emerging Composer Competition.

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