Time to Set Sail!
Our reimagined 90th season has taken us on some wonderful adventures – tangos in Argentina, love songs in Italy, strolling the street of Paris, even beer at Oktoberfest! But now…
Transatlantic Cruise
Judith Yan, conductor
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
Filmed, live-streamed, and performed from St John’s Cathedral in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Treaty 6 Territory and the homeland of the Métis.
The Programme
Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20
I. Allegro piacevole
II. Larghetto
III. Allegretto
Edward Elgar
Seascape, Op. 53
Ruth Gipps
Ed. Rodney Winther
Suite mignonne, Op. 98a
I. Petite scène
II. Polka
III. Épilogue
Jean Sibelius
Waltz No. 2 from Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich
Arr. Hans J. Rogoll
Valse Triste, Op. 44
Jean Sibelius
Essay on Newfoundland Themes
Kenneth Peacock
Quiet City
Aaron Copland
Order subject to change
This Concert Includes
Violin 1
- Michael Swan, Concertmaster
- Jacqueline Nutting, Assistant Concertmaster
- Maxim Pletnev
- Lillian Jen-Payzant
Violin 2
- Oxana Ossiptchouk, Principal
- Shion Tamashiro
- Drusilla Waltz
- Talant Kosmosbekov
Viola
- Jim Legge, Principal
- Jeremy Janzen
- Sarah ter Velde
Cello
- John Payzant
- Carman Rabuka
Bass
- Richard Carnegie, Principal
- David Humphrey
Flute
- Allison Miller, Principal
- Brenda Moats
Oboe
- Erin Brophey, Principal (& English Horn)
- Kevin Junk
Clarinet
- Margaret Wilson, Principal
- Gilles Turcotte
Bassoon
- Stephanie Unverricht, Principal
- Marie Sellar
Horn
- Carol-Marie Cottin, Principal
- Arlene Shiplett
Trumpet
- Aaron Bueckert, Acting Principal
Timpani
- Darrell Bueckert, Principal
Keyboard
- Michelle Aalders
Program Notes
Discovering Ruth Gipps
Music was a more than just a passion for English composer Ruth Gipps: it was a way of being. Born in 1921 to a highly musical family (her mother was…
A trip on the RMS Queen Mary!
The story of the ocean liner RMS Queen Mary is one whose length and grandeur nearly rivals that of the ship herself. On the day she was unveiled to the…
Copland’s Quiet City
A composition for trumpet, English Horn, and string orchestra, Aaron Copland’s “Quiet City” took the composer two years to write before it could be pronounced complete. Receiving its premiere on…
Sibelius’ Suite Mignonne
Regarding Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’s fascination with nature, his biographer, Tawaststjerna famously wrote that “even by Nordic standards, Sibelius responded with exceptional intensity to the moods of nature and the…
Elgar’s Serenade for Strings
Edward Elgar’s Op.20 “Serenade for Strings” was written in March of 1892 and was first performed by the Worcester Ladies’ Orchestral class later that year. Musicologists posit that this enduringly…
What’s Next
The SSO would like to acknowledge the incredible support of
The Canada Council for the Arts
The Frank & Ellen Remai Foundation
SKArts
City of Saskatoon
The SSO wishes to thank
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