All Events

October 23, 2010, 7:00 pm
Laugh for Life Gala
A Mustard Seed and Candeo Housing Association Benefit featuring comedian Tim Hawkins, performance painter Lewis Lavoie and musical guest Lianna Klassen.

October 28, 2010, 7:00 pm
Evening of Health and Success
Featuring Jack Canfield and Dr Fabrizio Mancini.

Sponsored by: The Edmonton Chiropractic Society

October 29, 2010, 8:00 pm
Mysterioso: Music, Magic, Mayhem, and Mirth (Fri)
Spend Halloween weekend being dazzled by unbelievable acts in this spooky, show-stopping production. ESO and Pops Maestro Jack Everly will bewitch you with a concert of music, magic, and comedy that will keep you laughing, yet asking "How did they do that?" Anything can happen with spectacular illusionist Joseph Gabriel, the hilarity of comic magic duo Les Arnold and Dazzle, the perplexing quick-change artists David & Dana, the unforgettable vocal artistry of Christina Bianco, and hypnotic orchestral gems that will leave you spellbound!

October 30, 2010, 8:00 pm
Mysterioso: Music, Magic, Mayhem, and Mirth (Sat)
Spend Halloween weekend being dazzled by unbelievable acts in this spooky, show-stopping production. ESO and Pops Maestro Jack Everly will bewitch you with a concert of music, magic, and comedy that will keep you laughing, yet asking "How did they do that?" Anything can happen with spectacular illusionist Joseph Gabriel, the hilarity of comic magic duo Les Arnold and Dazzle, the perplexing quick-change artists David & Dana, the unforgettable vocal artistry of Christina Bianco, and hypnotic orchestral gems that will leave you spellbound!

November 1, 2010, 7:30 pm
Chantal Kreviazuk
Fresh from the 2010 Lilith Fair festival tour celebrating women in music, one of Canada’s finest female singer/songwriters makes her ESO debut. Don’t miss your chance to hear this Juno Award-winning star surrounded by symphonic splendour.

November 6, 2010, 2:00 pm
Platypus Theatre's "Emily Saves the Orchestra"
Young Emily is drawn out of her seat and onto the orchestral stage by the strains of beautiful music. However, her bold behaviour brings her much more than she bargained for. In this theatrical introduction to the instruments of the orchestra and the basic elements of music, find out how Emily battles to save music as the ESO presents works by Beethoven, Kabalevsky, Rossini, and more.

November 12, 2010, 7:30 pm
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
A feast of music spanning four centuries, from Handel’s regal suite celebrating the end of war, to Malcolm Forsyth’s moving musical response to 9/11, and John Estacio’s evocative and colorful musical depiction of Alberta’s northern lights. Violin virtuoso Elmar Oliveira, winner of the Tchaikovsky International Competition in 1978, performs two masterworks – one baroque and one romantic – in this, his long-overdue ESO debut.

November 13, 2010, 8:00 pm
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
Applause Series
A feast of music spanning four centuries, from Handel’s regal suite celebrating the end of war, to Malcolm Forsyth’s moving musical response to 9/11, and John Estacio’s evocative and colorful musical depiction of Alberta’s northern lights. Violin virtuoso Elmar Oliveira, winner of the Tchaikovsky International Competition in 1978, performs two masterworks – one baroque and one romantic – in this, his long-overdue ESO debut.

November 18, 2010, 8:00 pm
ESO Showcase
The outstanding musicians of the ESO step into the spotlight to share their favorite music and demonstrate their virtuosity in a fascinating mix of familiar favourites and spectacular showpieces.

November 21, 2010, 2:00 pm
Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto
Edmonton’s David Eggert, winner of the prestigious Eckhardt-Gramatté Prize in 2006, performs the beloved First Cello Concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns. Principal Bass Trombone Christopher Taylor performs a delightful and tuneful work by Eric Ewazen, and the orchestra romps through vivacious showpieces by Emmanuel Chabrier.

November 21, 2010, 2:30 pm
Pro Coro: Voices United!
Everyone has loved Trent Worthington's series of concerts for male voices. This year Trent brings his trademark creativity to a program that is approximately one third for male voices, one third for female voices and one third for the combined voices of Pro Coro Canada. It will be a great event!

November 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Haydn’s Surprise Symphony
Russian-born Sergei Babayan is featured in a stormy Bach keyboard concerto. Lucas Waldin conducts contrasting masterpieces by Elgar and Vaughan Williams, as well as a Haydn symphony complete with a famous practical joke!

November 27, 2010, 8:00 pm
Rolston and Fewer play Brahms
Encore Series
Brahms’ final concerto, a warm and affectionate work of rekindled friendship, will be performed by two of Canada’s most accomplished young string players. Schumann’s sunny “Spring” Symphony, written by a composer intoxicated with love, is complemented by Vaughan Williams’ mystical meld of old and new.