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"In particular, Schütz’s music a towering highlight of the early Baroque period has been a lifeline for me over the past year," adds writer Joshua Kosman. https://bit.ly/3uySpLH

On This Day 1887 | Birth of Florence Price Price was the first Black classical composer to have a composition performed by a major symphony orchestra. Learn more here : https://bit.ly/3fSxiji

#TBT to our 3rd ESO Offstage podcast episode To Screen or Not to Screen? This episode we look at the role of an orchestral musician in the 21st century and discuss diversity and inclusion through music. Enjoy our podcast at winspearcentre.com/Podcast

On This Day 1724 | Johann Sebastian Bach's "St John Passion" premieres in Leipzig Did you know: It was written during Bach's first year as director of church music in Leipzig? Learn more: https://bit.ly/3dLbe7D

Our Music Director Emeritus Bill Eddins is going to take over our Instagram and Facebook stories this Thursday, April 8th In the mean time, find out more about Bill with this exclusive virtual ESO 101 interview from his home in the U.S. https://bit.ly/2R8gaeV

It’s Beethoven’s 250th birthday this week. Explore the music, life and times of the composer who changed culture. https://nyti.ms/3a8zhwO

Registration now open! Join Evelyn Delgado, children's museum designer, as she takes us through her exhibit creation process and helps us understand some of the considerations and options for engaging both younger and older audiences with interactive technology. Together, we'll think about designing and implementing exhibits that effectively engage, instruct, and entertain our audiences. Register here https://bit.ly/2UEMODj

New courses added Join the Winspear Centre and ESO's Musicologist, D.T. Baker for an engaging and lively series of music appreciation courses. Classes feature a variety of topics and genres that will be offered live online via Zoom. Explore all the details at: https://bit.ly/2DnmKaT A HISTORY OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL... Starts January 18th POPS, POLITICS, & PROTEST Starts February 9th THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINES A HISTORY OF THE KEYBOARD Starts March 1st

Happy National Violin Day! Enjoy this fantastic performance by ESO Concertmaster Robert Uchida. This is the 4th video of Robert Uchida's series for solo violin. J.S. Bach - Sonata No. 2 "Allegro" BWV 1003 for Solo Violin https://bit.ly/2W0V54K

Be your own symphonic Santa and compose the perfect gift with our Holiday Gift Guide Davis Concert Organ Demo 45 Minutes $100 This interactive demonstration of Canada's largest pipe organ in a concert hall will educate you about how it was built, where it came from, and who it is named after - plus how this pipe organ makes its glorious sound. ... Details https://bit.ly/35uK3uM See more

Don’t miss our FREE livestream performance this Sunday, November 22,2020! We will be streaming live on the @winspearcentre stage. Details and how to enjoy https://www.winspearcentre.com//eso//concerto-for-2-horns/ Thank you to the incredible Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada for helping make this event happen!

When it comes to digital technology, the possibilities for audience engagement and entertainment are endless. Technology itself has come so far that preparing high-quality digital materials can be achieved within whatever size of budget big or small. Join Rafael Baldwin, renowned Digital Media Storyteller for the New World Symphony and Professor of Immersive Filmmaking at the University of Miami, as he takes us on a technological journey that will introduce us to emerging t...ools and resources that would give an edge to any content and marketing strategy from lenses and apps that enhance the cameras on our phones to creating interactive videos, personalized content, and immersive virtual realities. We will learn about tools that we can leverage to level up our current digital offerings, and make our future engagement stronger, dynamic, interactive, and more impactful than we ever could have imagined. Don’t be left behind! Register for this exciting session now https://bit.ly/3kP1H0D

On the third day of Christmas, our true love Yue Deng performs Three French Hens on violin. This holiday season, our musical gift to you is a series of special videos, each featuring a different Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO) musician performing one verse of the classic song 12 Days of Christmas. Each day, we’ll release a new video featuring a new musician and verse of the song. On the final glorious day, ESO Chief Conductor Alexander Prior will lead a group of ESO mu...sicians in the world premiere of his own arrangement of the 12 Days of Christmas. The ESO and Winspear Centre team wish you happy holidays, and we hope you enjoy our rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas. Thank you to EPCOR Canada Heart + Soul Fund for making this video possible. For more, visit: https://winspearcentre.com/holidays

Welcome to a new and reimagined season with your Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Led by Concertmaster Robert Uchida Friday, November 13 7:30 PM Saturday, November 14 4:00 PM... Saturday, November 14 8:00 PM Sunday, November 15 4:00 PM Tickets and ESO membership options www.winspearcentre.com/tickets

Composer Spotlight: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer and pianist and is considered a leading composer in the romantic period. Enjoy your ESO performing Brahms G Major Sextet on November 20 and 21, 2020 https://bit.ly/3lvKpqz... Did you know? Brahms was a master of nearly every type of classical music. He wrote four great symphonies, chamber music, and composed music for piano.

Hold on to your hats - if you haven’t heard any of these, your life is about to be changed. Any work missing from this list? https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music//change-your-life/

Happy Halloween from your ESO Enjoy our playlist of scary classical music pieces throughout this spooky day. #10: Giuseppe Verdi - Dies Irae from his Requiem The Dies irae is perhaps the most well-known section of this particular Requiem, with its powerful nature creating intensity, whilst representing the ‘Day of Wrath... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jBLyIQvNf0 Comment with your favourite.

Weekend Vibes | In case you missed it: Enjoy Principal Harpist Nora Bumanis as she takes over CBC's This is My Music and presents her favourite recordings. Multiple musical notes Listen here https://bit.ly/2JYHlFR

Take advantage of these fantastic holiday gift ideas and treat the entire family with your Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Whether it's a gift for the little ones or special someone, we've got you covered. Shop here https://bit.ly/38KgaIO

Excited to announce that ESO violinist Anna Kozak will be taking over the ESO Instagram account this Thursday, November 19, 2020. Anna will be sharing her fantastic photos including her 250 year-old violin Follow our Instagram page here https://bit.ly/2zTnmDn

On the second day of Christmas, our true love Scott Whetham performs Two Turtle Doves on tuba. This holiday season, our musical gift to you is a series of special videos, each featuring a different Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO) musician performing one verse of the classic song 12 Days of Christmas. Each day, we’ll release a new video featuring a new musician and verse of the song. On the final glorious day, ESO Chief Conductor Alexander Prior will lead a group of ES...O musicians in the world premiere of his own arrangement of the 12 Days of Christmas. The ESO and Winspear Centre team wish you happy holidays, and we hope you enjoy our rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas. Thank you to EPCOR Canada's Heart + Soul Fund for making this video possible. For more, visit: https://winspearcentre.com/holidays

Enjoy ESO Assistant Principal Horn Megan Evans discuss: How To Appreciate Modern Music Details here https://www.crowdcast.io/e/how-to-find-beauty---h/register

Take a closer look at the world's oldest cello Did you know: The Amati "King" Cello was produced by Italian instrument-maker Andrea Amati in the mid-16th century, and so-called because it was part of a commission for King Charles IX of France. Learn more here https://bit.ly/2HMTmNp

Throwback Thursday to this CBC piece celebrating Canadian Composers. Your ESO has had the honour of performing works by these talented artists on the Winspear stage and we are so excited to perform Jocelyn Morlock's "Solace" on November 5th to 8th. Elgar, Morlock & Vaughan Williams Tickets at WinspearCentre.com... https://bit.ly/35S5uVJ