Introducing Spencer McKnight
At 22, tenor Spencer McKnight has only been singing for a few years – but he’s really made use of those 5 years. At age 17 he started singing when a friend of his at …
Introducing Chelsea Mahan
Canadian-American soprano Chelsea Mahan is making an impression on the independent music scene with her transparency of character in unconventional performance spaces. These intimate performances include the roles of Monica in The Medium and Laurette …
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 crop of new Christmas albums …
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 prince Vsevolod Yaroslavych introduced the …
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 Executive Director Mark Turner On …
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 first time a Fazioli appears …
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 and tickets please CLICK HERE …
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 think is the difficulty of …
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 we were spending money. It …
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 expect to hear in the …
