February 23, 2022 Spring is in the Air and at the Capitol Theatre! Windsor, ON – The WSO is ready to take the stage this Spring with 3 amazing concerts. Maestro Robert Franz, WSO Music Director says, “We’re excited and quite ready to get back to performing live. These concerts will bring our audiences one...
February 18, 2022 Show Performed at Capitol Theatre Receives Nod at Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television awards! Congratulations to Barry Avrich, Harbinder Singh, and Dave Russell on their Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television nominations for From Ontario With Love: A Celebration of Hope. Sheila Wisdom, Windsor Symphony Orchestra’s Executive Director, says “Barry not...
Windsor, ON – In June 2021, the Windsor Symphony Society received a $69,200 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to help the Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) rebuild and recover from the impacts of COVID-19. This grant has allowed WSO to develop new fundraising strategies and equip board members and employees with...
November 29, 2021 WSO’s new digital concerts will INSPIRE all your senses! For Immediate Release The WSO creates a delectable symphonic seven episode series that will certainly inspire all your senses! Tickets to the series go on sale today. The Music. The Story. The Food., was the brainchild of Maestro Robert Franz and Dr. Rob...
October 19, 2021 The City of Windsor & the Canadian Heritage Legacy Fund have invested a combined $2.3 million toward preserving and enhancing our historic Capitol Theatre Windsor. Thank you to MP Irek Kusmierczyk and Windsor Symphony Orchestra for your partnership and support.Read more here.
August 31, 2021 Our Home or Yours Live Concerts return to the Capitol Theatre & Livestream returns to your Home Windsor, ON August 31, 2021 The lights of the Capitol Theatre will be on again on September 25th with the return of live performances by the Windsor Symphony Orchestra after being dark for 18 months....
August 26, 2021 After quickly adapting to the reality created by COVID over the past 18 months, the WSO is excited to announce its plans for Fall 2021. Will the Capitol Theatre see performances during its Centennial year? Will the WSO continue the video innovations begun during COVID? What is the new partnership with the...
Windsor, Ontario – July 28th, 2021 Congratulations to WSO bassoonist, Samuel Fraser, who is featured on this year’s CBC’s annual “30 under 30” list for rising Canadian musicians of the classical music scene! From CBC: “The 2021 edition includes musicians who’ve grabbed our attention over the past 12 months by winning competitions and awards, graduating from...
Windsor, Ontario – March 29th, 2021 On Monday, March 29th, 2021, Percy Hatfield, MPP, Windsor-Tecumseh, spoke in the Provincial Legislature about the WSO’s education programs. Hear what he had to say: “While other symphonies had to lay off their musicians and close their doors during COVID, Windsor seized an opportunity to introduce young people to...
Windsor, Ontario – March 3rd, 2021 High quality and high impact educational programming that helps students learn from home is exactly what teachers, and parents need this challenging school year. The Windsor Symphony Orchestra has produced a learn-at-home music education package to fill this need. The program can also be used in the classroom. A...