Connecting with our Communities
"The feedback has been tremendous" - Holiday Express Tour
"It was one of the best performances ever!" -- Browning School
"Your visit was a great success" -- Marcelline Moody
Cancer Care Manitoba
Recipients of Mayor's Volunteer Service Award (volunteer centre)
Recipients of Mayor's Volunteer Service Award (WSO President)
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Al Simmons: "You people are wonderful"
Victor Davies Premieres "Transit of Venus" with WSO
"Soul, Commitment and Strength of Spirit" - Tracy Silverman
"The Canadian equivalent to the London Sinfonietta" - John McGlinn
"Such Finesse and Excellence" - Sofia Gubaidulina
"It was a great pleasure" -- Rainer Hersch
"Immaculate is not the word" -- AR Forkin (aka Rainer Hersch)
"I am so lucky" -- Sarah Murphy-Dyson
"Such commitment, enthusiasm, and excellence" -- Bright Sheng
Prairie Music Award -- Maestro Andrey Boreyko
"Models of Professionalism" -- David Itkin
"The Orchestra is Filled with Wonderful Musicians" -- TISQ
Letter from Evelyn Hart, Royal Winnipeg Ballet
What we do...and why
"Most of all the arts need respect. And it's a question of political will." -- Sir Simon Rattle
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Arts are good for your health
Why brain researchers sing praises of music
When the Devil Comes for You
Our commitment to New Music: performance statistics
Sir Simon Rattle
How a symphony orchestra works
Band: a preparation for life
Archive
There is a major effort underway to catalogue a vast number of articles through the WSO's history. Check back for more gems.
Mahler Adventures: A WSO cellist recounts his journey in Mahler's footsteps, including visits to the famous "composition huts".
Return to Spillville: How did the New World Symphony come to be? WSO musician Tom Watrous writes about Dvorak's visit to Iowa.
