April 29, 2025 WSO 2025-2026 SEASON LAUNCH BILL & ROCHELLE TEPPERMAN MASTERWORKS The Windsor Symphony Orchestra kicks off the season with the Tepperman Masterworks Opening Night with Gershwin. A wonderful way to celebrate WSO’s 78th season. Canadian composer Vincent Ho brings to the Capitol Theatre stage a sonic picture of birds in flight in Whimsical Concerto of Fanciful Birds and the World Premiere of...
April 9, 2025 Celebrate a national treasure in an all-Canadian tribute WINDSOR, ON – The Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) brings the Music of Joni Mitchell to the Capitol Theatre stage. Under the helm of Resident Conductor Geoffrey Larson, Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Slean joins the WSO to perform Mitchell’s greatest hits like A Case of You,...
March 19, 2025 The Windsor Symphony Orchestra celebrates music inspired by Ukraine Over 1,200 students will attend concerts as part of the WSO’s partnerships with the Greater Essex County District School Board and the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board. The program for grades 7 – 12 includes Ukrainian and Canadian national anthems, along with Tchaikovsky’s tribute to the Ukraine; Symphony No. 2....
February 26, 2025 WSO Maestro Ready to Face Health Challenge Again WINDSOR, ON – Windsor Symphony Orchestra’s (WSO) Maestro Robert Franz understands what he is facing. For the second time, Franz is dealing with a cancer diagnosis. After successfully undergoing cancer treatment three years ago, Franz has once again been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He began...
February 4, 2025 WSO Family Performs Together On Stage WINDSOR, ON The Windsor Symphony Orchestra presents, Side-by-Side-by-Side, a concert featuring the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, the Windsor Symphony Community Orchestra, and the Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestra this Thursday at the Capitol Theatre. After five years, and back by popular demand, this concert features music of Dvořák, Sibelius, and Liadov and is...
January 20, 2025 WSO Performs Opera with a Twist An opera, actors, dancers, and chorus… one Amazing Production Windsor, ON – This weekend the Windsor Symphony Orchestra performs the Greek mythological tragedy, The Legend of Orpheus, featuring, orchestra, soloists, chorus, and St. Clair College music theatre program students. With over 100 performers on stage, the size of this cast...
January 16, 2025 The Office actor B. J. Novak’s The Book With No Pictures set to music WINDSOR, ON The Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) kicks off its Family Concert Series this weekend with a musical telling of The Book With No Pictures, a children’s book written by The Office actor and writer B. J. Novak. WSO Music Director Robert Franz narrates the book, with...
December 18, 2024 WSO gets Christmas Wish with 3 Sold Out Concerts WINDSOR, ON – The Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is beyond grateful to the Windsor Essex community and excited to announce the family fun annual WSO Toldo Holiday Pops concerts have sold out. For the first time in over a decade, three Holiday Pops concerts have sold out!...
November 19, 2024 Maestro Larson at the helm this week Windsor, ON – Maestro Geoffrey Larson raises his baton to conduct the Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) for the first time since joining the organization in July. This week, Maestro Larson conducts 3 concerts titled Flavours of Vienna, performed at the Capitol Theatre. The program features Viennese composer Robert...
November 14, 2024 WSO celebrates music and dance of Southeast Asia WINDSOR, ON – The Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) embraces the power of music, rhythm, and dance, with Indian-inspired music. Bhangra and Beyond is a concert that celebrates the unique ways Indian culture has fused music and dance together. Join the WSO as we see how composers, influenced by...