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…
Piazzolla’s Four Seasons
Astor Piazzolla was fabulously talented, and that wealth of talent caused him some confusion as he tried to decide on a career path. Very early, he learned to play the…
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
The Four Seasons (Italian: “Le quattro stagioni”) is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives a musical expression to a season of…
Musician Spotlight: Brian Unverricht
While reading through your Opening Night program you may have noticed that we did a spotlight on one of our musicians. You know Brian Unverricht as a member of our…
Saskatchewan’s Laura Pettigrew
The SSO has decided we want to be the change we want to see in orchestral music – so this year we’re highlighting the music of living female composers…in fact,…
Carnegie Hall’s Link Up with the SSO
Have you ever been to Carnegie Hall? Many people dream to one day visit the world famous music hall, and now students in Saskatoon have the opportunity to have a…
Stéphane Tétreault’s Return with the SSO
After his truly amazing SSO debut, Stéphane is back…and with another one of the great cello concertos! He and the “Countess of Stainlein, Ex-Paganini” will perform the Dvořák Cello Concerto…
Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
It was Victor Herbert, the composer of Babes in Toyland and Naughty Marietta, who inspired Dvořák to write the most beloved cello concerto in the repertory. We owe this historical…