June 11, 2025 Windsor’s arts leaders call for action in face of ‘existential threats’ THE WINDSOR STARBy: Jennifer Matotek, Melinda Munro, Vincent Georgie, Jeffrey Patterson, Patti Lauzon, Deb Severs Every day, there is a new story about tariffs, our economy, our status as an independent nation, and our culture as Canadians and as Windsorites. It is asking...
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 25, 2025 Experience music from Gladiator to Taylor Swift to Mozart WINDSOR, ON The Windsor Symphony Community Orchestra and the Windsor Symphony Youth and Junior Youth Orchestras wrap the season with 2 incredible concerts featuring music from the blockbuster movies and modern-day love stories, mixed with orchestral classics. ZIMMER & HORNER AT THE MOVIES Saturday, April 26 at 7:30pmThe Capitol...
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....
March 20, 2025 Barrier-free symphony:A vision for accessibility and accommodation at WSO When George Braddy decided to relocate from Montreal to Windsor during the Covid-19 pandemic to be closer to family, he thought a great way to learn more about his new home would be to integrate himself into its arts and culture scene. Having...
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...
Fifty-five years of wedded bliss, and WSO patronage!Once the music started…they were transported The year was 1969, and while many young Windsorites were checking out the big rock ‘n’ roll acts of the day at the Elmwood Casino and Detroit’s famed Grande Ballroom, a courting couple by the names of Gerry and Rosemary were sneaking...
The Library Beneath The Stage:How the Orchestra Librarian preserves the sound and history of the WSO Matt Lepain didn’t even know Orchestra Librarian was an actual job when he was a young musician earning a degree in trumpet performance at the University of Windsor. There is little in the way of formal education for the...