SSO’s Picasso Connection
Saskatoon’s art scene is coming of age this week. Opening the Remai Modern is the most highly anticipated arts events of the decade in Saskatoon. And particularly exciting for Saskatoon to have a chance to …
Piazzolla’s Four Seasons
When you hear “Four Seasons” do you think about Buenos Aries and tangos? Well, you should. The great Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla made his mark on the world bringing the distinctly South American sounds and rhythms to …
Do I have your attention?
Do I have your attention? Well, while I might have it right now, the reality is that with each passing day your local arts scene has less and less of your attention. Every conference …
Introducing Pascale Giguere
The SSO is thrilled to bring one of Canada’s finest violinists as soloist and guest concertmaster for our first Baroque Series event of the year – there’s a good reason why her Vivaldi and Piazzolla …
Introducing Alexander Shelley
Conductor Alexander Shelley’s impact on the National Arts Centre Orchestra is already being heard. The 38 year old British conductor took the position of Music Director of Canada’s national orchestra in 2015 and since …
Jan Lisiecki – Artist Profile
Just 22, Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki has won acclaim for his extraordinary interpretive maturity, distinctive sound, and poetic sensibility. The New York Times has called him “a pianist who makes every note count”. Lisiecki’s insightful …
NACO’s I Lost My Talk
I Lost My Talk is based on the poem by Mi’kmaw elder and poet Rita Joe, C.M. Rita Joe penned her poem to express not only the pain and suffering she experienced at Schubenacadie Residential …
Introducing Janna Sailor
Janna Sailor returns home to Saskatchewan to make her conducting debut with the SSO in the opening night of our Pops Series, Stardust – the music of David Bowie. Conductor and violinist Janna Sailor is …
The Return of James Ehnes
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y0IFsM5KTk&w=560&h=315] There has always been something special about the way James Ehnes plays the violin. The clarity of sound, the elegant phrasing, and his heightened attention to detail have made him a performer …
Dvorak’s 8th Symphony
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4S4wmD7rGk] Dvořák kept the typical format of a symphony in four movements, but structured them in an unusual way. All movements show a remarkable variety of themes, many of them based on Bohemian material. …
The State of the SSO
Each fall as we’re getting ready to launch a new season, I get to take some time to look back at the past year and reflect on the “state of the SSO”. I have to …
What does being Canadian mean to you?
If you weren’t born Canadian, would you chose to be? Over the last few years we’ve taken Canadian new music very seriously – concertos, symphonies, chamber music, and brand new works. Each and every one …
O Canada Concert Citizenship Ceremony
The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce that it will become the first orchestra in the country to host a Citizenship Ceremony on stage. On May 13th before the final concert of our 86th …
Story of the Raven Steals the Light
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Oliver’s Raven Steals the Light
At our upcoming concert featuring new Canadian music, we’re thrilled to present the narration premier of John Oliver’s the Raven Steals the Light. The work tells the story of a smart raven bringing the world …
Vincent Ho’s The Shaman
On May 13th, the SSO will celebrate Canada and the music of four Canadian composers that you have to hear! We’re thrilled to bring you Vincent Vincent Ho’s The Shaman The Shaman: Concerto for Percussion …
Handel’s Concerti Grosso
In 1735 Handel had started to incorporate organ concertos into performances of his oratorios. By showcasing himself as composer-performer, he could provide an attraction to match the Italian castrati of the rival company, the Opera …
Mozart’s Coronation
Of the sacred works that Mozart composed in Salzburg none is as well known or as popular as the Mass in C K. 317. In 1779 Mozart returned from his disastrous trip to Paris and, …
Meet Erin Brophey
When did you join the SSO? September 2010 How did you become interested in music earlier in your life? My mother always cleaned to classical music. I still associate Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with vacuuming and …
Gilliland’s Oboe Concerto
SSO audience’s got their first dose of Allan Gilliland’s amazing work last season when he orchestrated an entire show for us to perform with Eileen Laverty. Though born in England, Allan calls Edmonton home…and its …
Composer – Emily Doolittle
Canadian-born, Scotland-based composer Emily Doolittle grew up in Halifax Nova Scotia and was educated at Dalhousie University, the Koninklijk Conservatorium in the Hague, Indiana University and Princeton University. From 2008-2015 she was Assistant/Associate Professor of Composition and Theory at Cornish College of the …
We need to close the gap
There is something magical about the rare few artists who really make music. In an era when the classical “superstars” of our day got famous on their ability to impress, nothing feels better than to see …
A New Era – SSO and U of S to sign partnership agreement
The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Jan. 28th to enhance and extend joint initiatives that benefit the cultural interests of …
