CONCERT PROGRAM

Jacob Mühlrad: RESIL I — Canadian premiere
Christopher Theofanidis: Indigo Heaven for clarinet & orchestra — Canadian premiere
Kelly-Marie Murphy: The Confectioner’s Handbook for 2 guitars & strings
Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis: Symphony No. 3: Beyond Horizon — World premiere / WSO commission

Photo: Matthew Fried.

Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad comes to Winnipeg for the first time to present the Canadian premiere of his RESIL I, a sonorous work that considers humanity’s role within Earth’s complex natural systems.

The WSO then welcomes guest soloist Stephen Williamson – principal clarinetist of the Chicago Symphony – to give the Canadian premiere of distinguished guest composer Christopher Theofanidis’s Indigo Heaven. Composed for Williamson, the work evokes the majesty we experience as we navigate between epic natural landscapes.

Guest ensemble CC Duo joins the WSO in a performance of Kelly-Marie Murphy’s characteristically energetic, playful, and virtuosic The Confectioner’s Handbook, one of a series of concerti for two guitars commissioned by the ensemble for their 2025 album – a collaboration with string ensemble Collectif9 – Re/String.

The concert comes to a resounding end with Beyond Horizon, the Third Symphony of Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis. His last major work composed for the WSO as part of his historic 10-year tenure as the orchestra’s composer-in-residence and co-curator of the Winnipeg New Music Festival.