Is Joy to the World in Messiah?
Have you ever been listening to Handel’s Messiah and thought “wait, is that Joy to the World?” Well no, you’re not hearing Joy to the World, but you’re not…
A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Part of our exciting celebration on December 7th will be telling of A Child’s Christmas in Wales. The popular prose of Dylan Thomas‘ recollection of Christmases past were made famous…
Come join Elly Thorn and Dean McNeill in the Holiday Cheer!
With holiday preparations in full swing, the SSO would love to give you some Christmas cheer on Saturday, December 7th! Our cocnert Christmas with the SSO will feature many guests with…
Homecoming – The return of SYO and their Featured Alumni
On November 16th, the SSO will see the return of the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra alongside them onstage. It has been nine months since these forces have last joined, playing the…
Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony
Incomplete works are an inevitable feature of most composers’ catalogues. After all, they are no more likely than anyone else to receive specific advance notice of when they will reach…
Vivian Fung’s Violin Concerto No. 1
Although music has often been described as a universal language, the way that it has been created, performed, and appreciated throughout history has been largely determined by geography, ethnicity, and…
Meet Heather Schmidt
Heather Schmidt’s unique dual talents as a pianist and composer have garnered praise from the press, describing her as “a brilliant virtuoso pianist”, “poised and utterly musical”, “a great artist”,…
Holst’s The Planets
Of all the great music composed in England during the past hundred years, few works have been either so popular or as enduring as Gustav Holst’s The Planets, yet with…