Trip to the Country

Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
Maria Fuller, conductor
Véronique Mathieu, violin

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

The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 (“Pastoral”)

I. Allegro ma non troppo – Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the countryside
II. Andante molto mosso – Scene by the brook
III. Allegro – Merry gathering of the country folk
IV. Allegro – Tempest, Storm
V. Allegretto – Shepherd’s Song: Happy and thankful feelings after the storm

Ludwig van Beethoven
Arr. Peter Stangel

Order subject to change

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This Concert Includes

Violin 1

  • Michael Swan, Concertmaster
  • Jacqueline Nutting, Assistant Concertmaster
  • Lillian Jen-Payzant
  • Samara St. Louis

Violin 2

  • Oxana Ossiptchouk, Principal
  • Ava Leschyshyn
  • Shion Tamashiro
  • Drusilla Waltz

Viola

  • Jim Legge, Principal
  • Sarah ter Velde
  • Saache Heinrich
  • Gideon Weisman

Cello

  • Scott McKnight
  • Carman Rabuka

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

Timpani

  • Darrell Bueckert, Principal
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Producer, Mark Turner
Videographer, Simeon Taylor
Audio Technician, Darrel Bueckert

Program Notes

Mathieu’s Creative Pandemic

A new album, lessons & feature performance Life has been full of twists and turns for violinist Véronique Mathieu this past year. In March 2020, Mathieu was set to release…

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The Lark Ascending

The Lark Ascending was originally written as a single-movement work for violin and piano by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The composer was inspired by George Meredith’s 1881 poem of…

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Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony

When you think of Ludwig van Beethoven, chances are you hear the infamous pulses of his fiery Fifth Symphony. But did you know that the symphony he composed simultaneously with…

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The SSO would like to acknowledge the incredible support of

The Canada Council for the Arts

The Frank & Ellen Remai Foundation

SKArts

City of Saskatoon

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