FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2   10:30 AM

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

Sibelius’s Second Symphony is the most famous of the Finnish composer’s seven symphonies and an unforgettable Romantic journey. As a transition from the youthful to the mature Sibelius, we follow one of the 20th century’s most original symphonic masters.

About Matinée Concerts:

• Learn about a masterwork introduced by the conductor
• Hear the conductor’s comments in an open rehearsal
• Enjoy a complete performance
• Participate in a question and answer session
• All in one hour!

Single tickets are on sale now at the WSO Box Office, 949-3999 or online.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2   10:30 AM

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

Schumann’s ‘Spring’ Symphony is an exuberant work the composer started just after marrying his famous soul-mate Clara Wieck, composing it in a “state of bliss” as he said. Youthful joie de vivre pervades this supremely happy creation.

About Matinée Concerts:

• Learn about a masterwork introduced by the conductor
• Hear the conductor’s comments in an open rehearsal
• Enjoy a complete performance
• Participate in a question and answer session
• All in one hour!

Single tickets are on sale now at the WSO Box Office, 949-3999 or online.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13   10:30 AM

Andrew Grams, conductor
Patricia Evans, horn
Micah Heilbrunn, clarinet
Bede Hanley, oboe
Alexandra Eastley, bassoon

A delightful Mozart concerto-times-four with an opportunity to hear the WSO’s fabulous principal wind players. Mozart not only had an intimate knowledge of the unique sounds of each solo wind instrument, but also their special personalities.

About Matinée Concerts:

• Learn about a masterwork introduced by the conductor
• Hear the conductor’s comments in an open rehearsal
• Enjoy a complete performance
• Participate in a question and answer session
• All in one hour!

Single tickets are on sale now via WSO Box Office, 949-3999 & online.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2   10:30 AM

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

Sibelius’s Second Symphony is the most famous of the Finnish composer’s seven symphonies and an unforgettable Romantic journey. As a transition from the youthful to the mature Sibelius, we follow one of the 20th century’s most original symphonic masters.

About Matinée Concerts:

• Learn about a masterwork introduced by the conductor
• Hear the conductor’s comments in an open rehearsal
• Enjoy a complete performance
• Participate in a question and answer session
• All in one hour!

Single tickets are on sale now at the WSO Box Office, 949-3999 or online.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13   10:30 AM

PLEASE NOTE THE ORIGINAL DATE OF THIS CONCERT WAS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 BUT IS NOW THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DATE CHANGE, PLEASE CALL THE WSO BOX OFFICE AT 949-3999.

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas painted images in sound like no other among his country’s composers. We feature his hypnotic film score La noche de los Mayas, complete with special choreography and performed by Bolero Dance Theatre.

About Matinée Concerts:

• Learn about a masterwork introduced by the conductor
• Hear the conductor’s comments in an open rehearsal
• Enjoy a complete performance
• Participate in a question and answer session
• All in one hour!

Subscriptions on sale now via WSO Box Office & online; Single tickets on sale via WSO Box Office only: 949-3999.

January 14, 15  8:00 PM
January 16  2:00 PM

“Their diverse array of jazz-inflected Latin rhythms and progressive musical ideas promises a performance full of hot solos, driving ensemble work, and tempo-shifting dance floor madness.” – JazzWinnipeg.com Continue reading ‘Afro-Cuban Nights with Papa Mambo’

March 4  10:30 am

Composed for the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1943, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra is a 20th century orchestral classic.

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

For more info, click here.

November12  10:30 am

Profoundly spiritual, brilliantly constructed and memorably themed, Mozart’s 40th Symphony is unlike anything he ever wrote.

Cristian Mandeal, conductor
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

For more info, click here.