More than just decking the halls
Music lovers look forward to the holiday season in a unique way – maybe it’s the anticipation of hearing their favourite Christmas carol, or the joy that comes with the…
Ukrainian Christmas Concert on St Nicholas’ Day
In Ukraine, St. Nicholas is a special saint, for it was Prince Vladimir who brought back tales of the saint after he went to Constantinople to be baptized. The Ukrainian…
Haydn Symphony Video Interviews
We had a chance to sit down with Thomas Yu and Mark Turner to discuss our Haydn Symphony Masters Series concert, this Saturday at TCU place. Tickets are going fast! tcutickets.ca SSO…
Rare and Remarkable Piano to be Debuted at TCU Place
On Saturday, November 22nd, award winning Canadian celebrity pianist Thomas Yu will perform on a Fazioli piano made by hand in Italy and valued at $260,000. This will be the…
Core Series at PAVED Arts – feature on Lia Pas
This Friday and Saturday the SSO’s Core Musicians will be heard at PAVED Arts in one of the most unique and original music programming series in Canada. For more information…
Time to rally
Recently I was speaking to a group of students at the U of S about marketing classical music to young people – a student raised the question “what do you…
An incredible achievement
It’s time for a good news story. Your orchestra broke even on last season. This is no small accomplishment – this is the result of a complete analysis of how…
The Road to a Fresh Start
A season launch can say so much about an orchestra. Whether you know it or not, the launch is so much more than the announcement of what music you can…