Troupe Vertigo
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Monica Chen, conductor
Troupe Vertigo, acrobats
Jim Agapito, host
Anderson, Sleigh Ride
Anderson, A Christmas Festival
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker, Pine Forest/Journey through the Snow
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker, March & Children’s Gallop
Silvestri, Polar Express
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker, Coffee-Arabian & Trepak-Russian Dances
Anderson, Bugler’s Holiday
Wendel, Caribbean Sleigh Ride
— INTERMISSION —
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker, Enchanted Palace of the Sweets
Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Greensleeves
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker, Chinese Dance, Spanish Dance, and Mother Gigogne
Leontovitch, Carol of the Bells
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker, Waltz of the Flowers
Sebesky, Christmas Scherzo
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker, Waltz of the Snowflakes
Live at the WSO is sponsored by:
Monica Chen, conductor
From Vancouver, Chen is one of the conducting fellows at the Orchestre Métropolitain, assisting Yannick Nézet-Séguin since the 2021/22 season. She was one of three finalists at Domaine Forget, chosen to perform in concert with the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec two years in a row. She is currently closely associated with Tapestry Opera, frequently working with orchestras across Canada. Continue reading...
Jim Agapito, host
Jim Agapito hosts “Recovering Filipino,” a podcast from CBC Manitoba featured on CBC Radio One, in which he reconnects to his Filipino heritage through a journey of self-discovery. Jim is a Filipino writer, producer, and filmmaker from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Jim’s passion is storytelling, and his specialties include producing, screenwriting and directing documentaries, short films and music videos. He has worked in the Canadian film and television industry and with a number of independent production houses since obtaining diplomas in Journalism from Durham College and Digital Film Production from Red River College. Continue reading…
Troupe Vertigo, acrobats
Los Angeles-based theatrical circus company Troupe Vertigo has been honoured to be creatively involved with numerous national and international symphonies, contributing widely in creating a theatrical sensibility that embraces the grandeur and prestige of the symphony hall. They have been called upon to create custom ensemble-based themed shows where the high-calibre cirque acts are woven together seamlessly with each symphony’s unique musical selections, creating an evening of stunning physical feats choreographed into works of art. Invite your audience’s imagination to twist and soar as we guide them on a thrilling adventure of beauty, amazement and technical prowess. Continue reading…
MUSICIANS
FIRST VIOLINS
Gwen Hoebig,
Concertmaster
The Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation
Karl Stobbe,
Associate Concertmaster
Jeff Dydra,
Assistant Principal
Mona Coarda
Tara Fensom
Hong Tian Jia
Mary Lawton
Sonia Lazar
Julie Savard
Jun Shao
Rebecca Weger**
Liudmyla Prysiazhniuk (guest)
SECOND VIOLINS
Chris Anstey,
Principal
Elation Pauls,
Assistant Principal
Karen Bauch
Kristina Bauch,
Elizabeth Dyer
Bokyung Hwang
Rodica Jeffrey
Susan McCallum
Takayo Noguchi
Jane Radomski
VIOLAS
Elise Lavallée,
Acting Principal
Dmytro Kreshchenskyi,**
Acting Assistant Principal
Marie-Elyse Badeau
Laszlo Baroczi
Richard Bauch
Greg Hay
Michael Scholz
CELLOS
Yuri Hooker,
Principal
Robyn Neidhold,
Assistant Principal
Ethan Allers
Arlene Dahl
Alyssa Ramsay*
Sean Taubner
Emma Quackenbush
Samuel Nadurak (guest)
BASSES
Meredith Johnson,
Principal
Daniel Perry,
Assistant Principal
James McMillan
Eric Timperman*
Emily Krajewski
Taras Pivniak**
FLUTES
Jan Kocman,
Principal
Supported by Gordon & Audrey Fogg
Alex Conway
Laura MacDougall (guest)
PICCOLO FLUTE
Alex Conway,
Principal
OBOES
Beverly Wang,
Principal
Robin MacMillan
Caitlin Broms-Jacobs (guest)
CLARINETS
Micah Heilbrunn,
Principal
Alex Whitehead
BASSOONS
Kathryn Brooks,
Principal
Elizabeth Mee
HORNS
Patricia Evans,
Principal
Ken MacDonald,
Associate Principal
The Hilda Schelberger Memorial Chair
Aiden Kleer
Caroline Oberheu
Michiko Singh
TRUMPETS
Chris Fensom,
Principal
Isaac Pulford
The Patty Kirk Memorial Chair
Paul Jeffrey,
Associate Principal
Marshall Carter
TROMBONES
Steven Dyer,
Principal
Keith Dyrda,
Acting Principal
Kyle Orlando**
TUBA
Justin Gruber,
Principal
PERCUSSION
Andrew Johnson,
Principal
TIMPANI
Andrew Nazer (guest)
HARP
To be determined
Endowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen
Alanna Ellison (guest)
PERCUSSION
Caroline Bucher (guest)
Victoria Sparks (guest)
Brendan Thompson (guest)
KEYBOARD
Donna Laube (guest)
PERSONNEL MANAGER
Isaac Pulford
MUSIC LIBRARIAN
Michaela Kleer
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
Aiden Kleer
* On Leave
** One-year appointment
