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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...
February 4, 2022 The Windsor Symphony Orchestra is in our schools! The WSO is happy to extend our thanks to both the Greater Essex County District School Board, and the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board for registering EVERY SCHOOL IN THEIR BOARDS to receive unlimited access to our WSO Digital Education Series. With this...
January 31, 2022 Warm up and cure the winter blues with the WSO at the10th annual Midwinter Musical Feast on Thursday, February 24th! Tickets include a take-out Dinner for Two from Nico Taverna and access to a special livestreamed performancehosted by Maestro Robert Franz, featuring WSO guest artist Michael Karloff on piano and students from St. Clair College’s...
January 13, 2022 In his work Maestro Franz is always thinking on his feet, fast and furious! And now art is mimicking life! Franz, the WSO and administrative staff have been quick to adapt and pivot for this “new normal” that is life right now. The WSO is positioned for a strong future because of...
Thursday, January 13, 2022 Online Learning with the WSO! Maestro Franz presented a two-hour conducting workshop for students of the Greater Essex County District School Board. The workshop took place after school, online via Teams. Forty-two students signed up and attended. They heard Robert’s story on how he became a conductor. The students had lively...
December 18, 2021 From the WSO family to yours, we wish you a safe and happy holiday! Please note our office will be closed on December 20 to January 3. We will return January 4. We look forward to seeing you in 2022!
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