EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH THE WSO

Each year the WSO brings a world of music to you in our Winnipeg season. Now you can travel to exceptional locations and have opportunities to experience concerts, festivals, historic sites and art galleries. There are three options, with prices to suit your budget.

Visit New York City with the WSO

May 5–11, 2014

Explore this exciting city and hear the WSO perform in the famed Carnegie Hall. This is your chance to shop, see the sites, attend great concerts and support your WSO musicians in their Carnegie Hall performance.

Other trips:

13 Day Cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow

July 19 – August 2, 2013

Viking River Cruise – Waterways of the Czars
Explore St. Petersburg, visit the Hermitage Museum, take in the White Nights Festival, Bolshoi Theatre, St. Basil’s Cathedral and performances and art galleries on the waterways of the Czars.

Magnificent Europe: Amsterdam to Budapest

October 30 – November 13, 2013

Enjoy a Music themed cruise – Local experts provide insights on European music, while shore excursions include a Strauss concert in Vienna and an organ recital in Melk. In Salzburg, explore Mozart’s birthplace and the stunning countryside where “the hills are alive with the sound of music!”

Each trip will be escorted by WSO representatives. For more information, contact Sarah Lund at 949-3987 or slund@wso.mb.ca.

Our 2011-12 season has been a huge success and to help us celebrate the end of the season we would like to invite Soundcheck members and a guest to a special CLOSING WEEKEND DINING EVENT on Friday, May 4. This event is exclusively for Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra SoundCheck members!

We will start by enjoying dinner in the VIP room at Brooklynn’s Bistro followed by a short walk to the Concert Hall for the WSO’s majestic performance of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony.

Date: Friday, May 4, 2012

Time: 5:00pm cocktails, 5:30 pm dinner, 8:00 pm concert

Location: Brooklynn’s Bistro VIP Room, 177 Lombard Avenue

Cost: Dinner:$35 per person incl. tax & gratuity

Concert: SoundCheck members: $15 per person (and up to one guest)

SoundCheck Super and Extreme Pass holders: concert admission is free (bring a guest for only $10)

Dinners must be purchased no later than Thursday April 26 by calling the box office at 949-3999

MENU

Mediterranean Salad

House-made Focaccia

choice of

Tao Pizza
Lucia Pizza
Hand Rolled Gnocchi
Pickerel Risotto
Pulled Duck Rigatoni

Gelato with Biscotti

Coffee and tea included

Cash bar & appetizers available

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Winnipeg Free Press
January 27, 2012
Staff Writer

Twelve semi-finalists who will compete for cash prizes and a solo performance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra have been announced by the Women’s Musical Club (WMC) of Winnipeg.

The biennial WMC McLellan Competition is open to advanced Manitoba classical musicians who are pursuing performance careers. A jury of local musicians judged the entries on CD. The semi-finalists are: Catherine Daniel, mezzo-soprano; Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, viola; Andrew Erickson, classical guitar; Madeline Hildebrand, piano; Sarah Kirsch, soprano; Jari Piper, cello; Tanya Satteson, violin; Jennifer Sproule, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Strong, soprano; Lida Szkwarek, soprano; Sean Taubner, cello; and Nina Zhou, piano.

Read the rest here: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/12-compete-for-chance-to-perform-with-WSO-138203389.html

EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH THE WSO

Each year the WSO brings a world of music to you in our Winnipeg season. Now you can travel to exceptional locations and have opportunities to experience concerts, festivals, historic sites and art galleries. There are three options, with prices to suit your budget.

Magnificent Europe: Amsterdam to Budapest

October 30 – November 13, 2013

Enjoy a Music themed cruise – Local experts provide insights on European music, while shore excursions include a Strauss concert in Vienna and an organ recital in Melk. In Salzburg, explore Mozart’s birthplace and the stunning countryside where “the hills are alive with the sound of music!”

Other trips:

13 Day Cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow

July 19 – August 2, 2013

Viking River Cruise – Waterways of the Czars
Explore St. Petersburg, visit the Hermitage Museum, take in the White Nights Festival, Bolshoi Theatre, St. Basil’s Cathedral and performances and art galleries on the waterways of the Czars.

Visit New York City with the WSO

May 5–11, 2014

Explore this exciting city and hear the WSO perform in the famed Carnegie Hall. This is your chance to shop, see the sites, attend great concerts and support your WSO musicians in their Carnegie Hall performance.

Each trip will be escorted by WSO representatives. For more information, contact Sarah Lund at 949-3987 or slund@wso.mb.ca.

EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH THE WSO

Each year the WSO brings a world of music to you in our Winnipeg season. Now you can travel to exceptional locations and have opportunities to experience concerts, festivals, historic sites and art galleries. There are three options, with prices to suit your budget.

13 Day Cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow

July 19 – August 2, 2013

Viking River Cruise – Waterways of the Czars
Explore St. Petersburg, visit the Hermitage Museum, take in the White Nights Festival, Bolshoi Theatre, St. Basil’s Cathedral and performances and art galleries on the waterways of the Czars.

Other trips:

Magnificent Europe: Amsterdam to Budapest

October 30 – November 13, 2013

Enjoy a Music themed cruise – Local experts provide insights on European music, while shore excursions include a Strauss concert in Vienna and an organ recital in Melk. In Salzburg, explore Mozart’s birthplace and the stunning countryside where “the hills are alive with the sound of music!”

Visit New York City with the WSO

May 5–11, 2014

Explore this exciting city and hear the WSO perform in the famed Carnegie Hall. This is your chance to shop, see the sites, attend great concerts and support your WSO musicians in their Carnegie Hall performance.

Each trip will be escorted by WSO representatives. For more information, contact Sarah Lund at 949-3987 or slund@wso.mb.ca.

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