The Bavarian Connection
For most the music performed at A Night at Oktoberfest brings to mind a big party, tons of tourists, and a great pretzel recipe. For me, family comes to mind….
A Night at Oktoberfest
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
Eric Paetkau, Music Director
Filmed, live streamed, and performed from St John’s Cathedral in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Treaty 6 Territory and the homeland of the Métis.
The Programme
Auf Lustiger Fahrt (potpourri)
Karl Pfortner
Rosen aus dem Süden
Johann Strauss II
An Mosel und Rhein (Walzerpotpourri)
Stamm, Berbver, arr. Kolditz
Tompeten – Echo
Slavko Avsenik
Wein, Weib und Gesang
Johann Strauss II
German Oktoberfest Medley
Clarinet Polka
Karol Namyslowski
Gruß an Markdorf (waltz)
Kuks, arr. Seifert
Liechtensteiner Polka
Edmund Kotscher and Rudi Lindt
Kaiser-Walzer
Johann Strauss II
Tritsch Tratsch Polka
Johann Strauss II
Beer Barrel Polka
Jaromír Vejvoda
Radestzky March
Johann Strauss I
This Concert Includes
Violin 1
- Michael Swan, Concertmaster
- Jacqueline Nutting, Assistant Concertmaster
- Lillian Jen-Payzant
- Simon Fanner
Violin 2
- Oxana Ossiptchouk, Principal
- Ava Leschyshyn
- Drusillla Waltz
- Talant Kosmosbekov
Viola
- Jim Legge, Principal
- Jeremy Janzen
- Gideon Weisman
Cello
- Scott McKnight
- John Payzant
Bass
- Richard Carnegie, Principal
- Zachary Carter
Flute
- Allison Miller, Principal
Oboe
- Erin Brophey, Principal
Clarinet
- Margaret Wilson, Principal
Bassoon
- Stephanie Unverricht, Principal
Horn
- Carol-Marie Cottin, Principal
Trumpet
- Aaron Bueckert, Acting Principal
- Terry Heckman
- Dean McNeill
Trombone
- Don Schmidt, Principal
- Brian Unverricht
- Dawn McLean Belyk
Tuba
- Brent Longstaff, Principal
Percussion
- Fraser Krips, Principal
- Brad Litster
Keyboard
- Michelle Aalders
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Program Notes
Oktoberfest Beer Tasting
We asked our musicians what their favourite drinks were for our virtual Oktoberfest tasting. Here’s what some of them had to say!
Pretzels for Oktoberfest!
Well it isn’t Oktoberfest without a Bavarian pretzel – the tasty golden brown salty treat is iconic. If you’re like us, you’re too intimidated to make them from scratch…but thanks…
What’s with all the clapping for Radetzky
The year was 1848. Revolution shook Europe with wave after wave of civil unrest. Territories then occupied by the Austrian Empire (and today a part of Italy) decided to make…
Watch Party Ideas for Oktoberfest!
It’s one of the biggest parties in the world…and its a whole lot of fun! Oktoberfest is a celebration that happens every fall in Munich. Oktoberfest is the world’s largest…
Roll out the Barrell – the Beer Barrel Polka
Of the sixty compositions the Czech composer Jaromir Vejvoda left us, none have garnered a more enduring international popularity than his “Beer Barrel Polka”. Known the world over as one…
The Clarinet Polka has a wild history!
Some fans of folk music may tell you that the Beer Barrel polka is the most famous polka in the world. To that, we say…there is another! The Clarinet Polka…
What’s Next
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