Tartini’s Trumpet Concerto
Trumpeter Dean McNeill shares insight into the techniques involved in playing Tartini’s Trumpet Concerto.
Marcello’s Oboe Concerto
Friendly competition, especially amongst siblings, can produce interesting results. Such a pressure can make rubble just as easily as it can produce diamonds. In the case of the Marcello Brothers (Alessandro and Benedetto), such tension …
Finding Isabella Leonarda
One of the most gifted and under-appreciated composers of the Baroque period, Isabella Leonarda spent the majority of her life in an Ursuline convent and dedicated nearly all of her compositions (nearly 200 in total) …
The Carnival of Venice
The history and characters of Venice’s spectacular Carnivale are just as varied as the masks and colorful garments which have traditionally populated it. Legend has it that the bombastic celebration of all things artistic started …
Tartini the Virtuoso
If you’ve ever been to a dog park, you’ve likely come across the great pyrenees: a massive canine with the look of a dandelion puffball and the courage of an elephant. But have you ever …
La Cucina x SSO
Our friends over at La Cucina Restaurant have created this special menu to go with our Saturday concert La Dolce Vita! If you are local to Saskatoon you can call and pre-order for Saturday pickup. …
A virtual tour to Italy!
Our live stream La Dolce Vita – Valentines from Italy features stunning footage of one of the most beautiful and fascinating places in the world. Italy has long caught the imagination of artists, poets, musicians, …
Watch Party Ideas for La Dolce Vita
We knew we had to do something romantic for the Valentines weekend – and nothing is more romantic than a trip to Italy! We love seeing everyone getting in to the spirit of travel with …
Con Te Partiro
“When I’m alone, I dream on the horizon and words fail; yes, I know there is no light in a room where the sun is absent, if you are not with me…” So begins one …
The Songs of Naples!
Ah… Naples. One of the most gorgeous cities in all of Italy, known across the world not only for its fine architecture and food… but also for its music! The song tradition of Naples and …
Piazzolla’s Tangos
Not everyone dances only when they are happy. Some dance to remember, others to forget, and some purely to feel anything and everything at once. Astor Piazzolla’s “Five Tango Sensations” is a suite of works that …
Adriana Isabel Figueroa Mañas
One of Argentina’s most celebrated female composers, Adriana Figueroa Mañas is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist who graduated with a licentiate in music and flute from The National University of Cuyo’s School of Music in 1997. She …
Catching up with Janna Sailor
Conductor Janna Sailor returns to lead her hometown orchestra for Postcards of Buenos Aires – we were able to ask her some of the questions we’ve been itching to ask! SSO: When it comes to …
Ginastera’s Estancia
Born in Buenos Aires to an Italian mother and a father of Catalan descent, Alberto Ginastera left behind a musical legacy which rightly established him as one of the most important classical composers in the …
Piazzolla at 100
Leonardo Suarez Paz has big plans for the world of arts and culture, and he plans to bring each of us closer to the heartbeat of our collective humanity with Piazzolla 100. An interdisciplinary …
Meeting Maria Fuller
As a young musician, Maria Fuller was a force of nature in Saskatchewan growing up. From one of the province’s most musical families, Maria was a pianist of such note in her teenage years giving …
Dvorak’s Serenade for Winds
Born in the Czech village of Nelahozeves on the banks of Vltava River just north of Prague, Antonin Dvořák pursued an intense love of music from the very beginning. His father owned an inn, and …
Mozart’s Serenade for Winds in E Flat
In the late Fall of 1781, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was surprised in the late evening by a group of musicians who had gathered outside the window of his Vienna lodgings to play for him his …
Prague’s Don Giovanni
Commissioned after the overwhelming success of his trip to Prague in January and February of 1787, Mozart’s Don Giovanni was originally to have been performed on October 14th of that same year. The occasion was …
Mozart’s Love of Prague
If one were able to ask Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart why some of his contemporaries were not fans of his music, hearsay might incline one to believe that he would bat away your question and reply …
Local Gift Guide
We asked our musicians and staff to come up with their favourite local spots for holiday shopping. Looking for some last minute gift ideas? Check out our local gift guides! You can visit our retail …
Our Favourite Holiday Films
One of our favourite holiday pastimes is to gather together and watch Christmas movies as a family. While we can’t gather in person it doesn’t mean we can’t keep up the tradition! There are different …
Free Christmas Streams
We knew our holiday concerts would be special, but we were blown away by the response! Our two December live streams had a combined viewership of nearly 12,000 people from across the province and all …
