YONA

Road to Joy Fundraising Concert

Presented by EPCOR

Join us for our 8th Annual Road to Joy Fundraising Concert!

Celebrate our YONA students, their incredible resilience, and all they have learned this year. Enjoy this virtual event from the comfort of your home on June 8th at 7:00 PM.

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New Episode!

ESO Offstage

Listen to "A Trip Down Memory Lane"

Welcome to ESO Offstage - an award-nominated podcast that gives you a insider's look into the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and its community.

Join ESO double bassist Max Cardilli as he covers the rapidly evolving world of the orchestra by speaking with people from all walks of life. ESO, like you've never heard it before.

Episode 8 - "A Trip Down Memory Lane" out now!

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Violin • Ukulele • Harp

Sensational Strings Summer Camps

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Join us this summer at the Winspear Centre as we sing, laugh, play, and learn an instrument from scratch.

Instruments are provided • No prior music instruction is required.
COVID-19 safety protocols will be in place.

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It's back!

Rusty Musicians - Summer Camp

July 7 – 11

Are you a musician who hasn't picked up their instrument in a while? Or maybe you play with a community group, but you'd like a chance to play with the pros? The Rusty Musicians programs are your chance to hone your skills and play alongside a professional orchestra.

Register today for our popular summer camp!
This year, we will be back at the Winspear Centre with COVID-19 safety protocols in place.

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ESO Virtual Stage - Video Release

Brahms: String Sextet No. 2

Our second release this month is another tribute to composer Johannes Brahms to celebrate his birth month. Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 consists of four movements performed by pairs of violins, violas, and cellos.

This rich work contains a personal message from Brahms to his unrequited love, and showcases an intense emotional range. “To outline (the sextet) is comparatively simple,” writes Jan Sawfford in his biography of Brahms. “The expressive implications are not.”

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ESO Virtual Stage - Video Release

Brahms Spotlight

Brahms composed more than 200 songs in his lifetime – this video shines a spotlight on four of those pieces. Featuring Allene Hackleman, ESO Principal Horn, and guest pianist Sarah Ho, Brahms Spotlight pulls works from four different song collections. All the works performed were arranged by Canadian horn soloist Martin Hackleman.

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ESO Virtual Stage

A new way to experience your ESO

This exciting digital subscription featuring new, exclusive virtual content from the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Watch the ESO perform from the comfort of your own home at any time – with ESO Virtual Stage, you have the freedom to watch your ESO whenever you want.

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ESO Virtual Stage For Schools

A new way to educate with your ESO!

This exciting new digital subscription features new, exclusive virtual content from the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Musical Creativity Team. Get to know your ESO by accessing engaging lesson plans, PDF slide decks (SMART Board-friendly), instrument introductions, and performances suitable for Kindergarten to Grade 6 students.

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support the eso & Winspear

The ESO and the Winspear Centre are donor-supported community organizations, funded by individuals just like you. Your generous gifts each year ensure music is alive and flourishing in our community. Your support means so much to us, and we need you now more than ever. Thank you for your gift!

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That's Entertainment!
ESO Virtual Stage - Video Release

That's Entertainment!

Celebrating the Hollywood Film Musical Available March 8, 2021 ● 10:00 AM MST
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
ESO Virtual Stage - Video Release

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major

Johann Sebastian Bach Available April 23, 2021 ● 10:00 AM MST
Brahms Spotlight
ESO Virtual Stage - Video Release

Brahms Spotlight

Available May 7, 2021 ● 10:00 AM MST
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  • Donate to ESO

    As non-profit organizations, the Winspear Centre and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra rely on donations from the community to continue to deliver exceptional experiences through concerts, events, and outreach programs like the ones offered by the Tommy Banks Centre for Musical Creativity. By making a donation, you can help to maintain this magnificent facility, give Edmonton a world-class orchestra, and ensure that people of all ages and backgrounds can experience the transformative power of music.

    You can make an even greater impact with a sustaining monthly pledge. An anonymous donor will make a $1,000 donation for every new or increased monthly pledge made before June 30!

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  • Donate to YONA

    YONA students have faced many challenges in the past year as they’ve learned to adapt to a global pandemic, but this program continues to be a positive community for them to connect through the power of music – but they need your help. YONA relies heavily on individual donations and is only possible because of the generosity of people like you.

    Right now, you can make an even greater impact when you start a sustaining monthly pledge! An anonymous donor will make a $1,000 donation for every new or increased monthly pledge made before June 30.

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  • ESO Virtual Stage For Schools

    This exciting digital subscription features new, exclusive virtual content from the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Musical Creativity Team. Get to know your ESO by accessing engaging lesson plans, PDF slide decks (SMART Board-friendly), instrument introductions, and performances suitable for students K-12.

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  • ESO Virtual Stage

    ESO Virtual Stage is a digital subscription featuring new, exclusive virtual content from the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. With ESO Virtual Stage, you have the freedom to watch your ESO whenever you want.

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  • A Trip Down Memory Lane

    ESO Offstage Episode 8 - Out Now!

    Did you know that the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is 68 years old?! Join us this episode as we take a trip down memory lane to hear some stories from the early days of the ESO by speaking to musicians that were there from the beginning.

    Featuring the voices of ESO Cellist Ronda Metszies and her mother Hope Metszies, First Violinist Broddy Olson and Musicologist David Gramit!

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