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OCAF grant helps WSO market 75th season to community! Windsor, ON – The Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (OCAF), has awarded the Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) a $50,000 grant investment to support the promotion and marketing of the orchestra’s 75th Anniversary season in Windsor Essex. “This grant is very important to the WSO. It will allow...
Windsor Symphony Youth perform at Art in the Park! Windsor, ON – The Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestra (WSYO) is on the entertainment roster for the 42nd Annual Art in the Park this weekend at Willistead Manor in Walkerville, Windsor, Ontario. 19 young musicians perform on Saturday June 4th from 10:45 – 11:30am at the Showmobile...
May 11, 2022 WSO Celebrates 75 Years! Windsor, ON – The WSO’s 75th season is being called the Celebration Season for so many reasons! Maestro Robert Franz says, “This year… we celebrate! We celebrate coming together again, we celebrate a fresh start, a global awakening, and we celebrate our 75th Anniversary and the 100th Anniversary...
April 30, 2022 Leamington – The WSO took a short road trip out to Uni-Fab in Leamington and brought with them the sounds of the great movie composer John Williams! Maestro Robert Franz, WSO Music Director says, “This will be the most unique concert we’ve done in years! Literally! We’re excited to finally be able...
March 15, 2022 Windsor, ON – In September 2021, the Windsor Symphony Society received a $77,800 grant from the Government of Ontario’s Community Building Fund – Operating stream. This grant, delivered by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, supports the Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) in its delivery of education and community programs as the organization rebuilds from...
March 11, 2022 Music Across the Border Windsor, ON – The WSO will host students from the Toledo School for the Arts on Friday March 11th. 58 music and choral students under the direction of band director Jay Welenic will make music with students in Windsor and partake in the sights and sounds of Windsor...
February 28, 2022 Windsor Symphony Community Orchestra supports youth in Windsor/Essex In February, the Windsor Symphony Community Orchestra participated in the United Way iMove for Mental Health Challenge. They “moved” by doing their favourite thing: playing music together! They logged 240 minutes of movement over two weeks to raise funds to support youth mental health...
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...
