Program Notes
Program Notes
View the concert list below to select your performance's Program Notes.
Program notes © 2024 by D.T. Baker (except where noted)
Current Programs:
November 28, 2024
The Nutcracker & Mozart
ESO Classics
Thursday, November 28 ● 7:30 PM
Past Programs:
November 22 & 23, 2024
Lightly Classical: Affairs of the Heart
ESO Classics
Friday, November 22 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 23 ● 7:30 PM
November 24, 2024
Chriss Plays Organ Fantasies
Live At The Winspear presents Vital Organs
Sunday, November 24 ● 2:00 PM
November 15 & 16, 2024
She's Got Soul! Legendary R&B Hits
ESO Robbins Pops sponsored by ATB Wealth
Friday, November 15 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 16 ● 7:30 PM
November 17, 2024
Something's Fishy with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Symphony for Kids Presented by Imperial Oil
Sunday, November 17 ● 2:30 PM
November 8, 2024
Fauré’s Requiem
ESO Classics
Friday, November 8 ● 7:30 PM
October 31, 2024
The Phantom of the Opera
Live At The Winspear presents Vital Organs
Thursday, October 31 ● 7:30 PM
October 25, 2024
Brahms & Bourbon
ESO Pairings Presented by Tumbler & Rocks
Friday, October 25 ● 8:00 PM
October 26, 2024
Robert Uchida Plays Brahms
ESO Saturday Classics
Saturday, October 26 ● 7:30 PM
October 27, 2024
Cello & Harp: Romantic Treasures
ESO Robbins Sunday Classics
Sunday, October 27 ● 2:00 PM
October 17, 2024
Ecstasy: Featuring Sarah Slean
ESO New Music
Thursday, October 17 ● 8:00 PM
October 11 & 12, 2024
Let's Misbehave: The Songs of Cole Porter
ESO Robbins Pops
Friday, October 11 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 12 ● 7:30 PM
October 4 & 5, 2024
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3
ESO Classics
Friday, October 4 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 5 ● 7:30 PM
September 7, 2024
Duo Majoya Plays Organ & Piano
Live At The Winspear presents Vital Organs
Saturday, September 7 ● 7:30 PM
August 30 & 31 , 2024
Disney in Concert Once Upon a Time
Symphony In The Square sponsored by Station Lands & Enbridge
Friday, August 30 ● 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 31 ● 7:00 PM
August 21 & 23 , 2024
Mozart, Haydn & Rossini
Symphony Under the Sky At Snow Valley Presented by RE/MAX
Wednesday, August 21 ● 7:00 PM
Friday, August 23 ● 7:00 PM
August 22 & 24 , 2024
Sizzlin' Summer Favourites
Symphony Under the Sky At Snow Valley Presented by RE/MAX
Thursday, August 22 ● 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 24 ● 7:00 PM
August 15 - 18 & 25 , 2024
ESO Outdoors
Presented by RE/MAX
Pavilion at Heritage Park, Stony Plain
August 25 ● 2:00 PM
Four Seasons Park, Beaumont
August 18 ● 2:00 PM
Legacy Park, Fort Saskatchewan
August 17 ● 7:00 PM
Castle Downs Park, Edmonton
August 16 ● 7:00 PM
Centennial Park, Devon
August 15 ● 7:00 PM
June 13 - 15 , 2024
Marvelous Melodies: Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
ESO Classics
Thursday, June 13 ● 7:30 PM
Friday, June 14 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 15 ● 7:30 PM
June 7 & 8 , 2024
James Horner: A Voyage of Immersive Film Scores
ESO Special sponsored by ATB Wealth
Friday, June 7 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 8 ● 7:30 PM
May 31 & June 1 , 2024
From Broadway to Hollywood
ESO Robbins Pops Concert Presented by Chartwell
Friday, May 31 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 1 ● 7:30 PM
May 17 , 2024
Rachmaninoff & Dance
ESO Pairings Presented by Tumbler & Rocks
Friday, May 17 ● 8:00 PM
May 18 & 19 , 2024
Fantastic Dances: Rachmaninoff & Ravel
ESO Classics
Saturday, May 18 ● 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 19 ● 2:00 PM
May 11 , 2024
M is for Music
Symphony for Kids presented by Imperial Oil
Saturday, May 11 ● 2:30 PM
May 2 - 4 , 2024
Schubert's Unfinished Symphony
ESO Classics
Thursday, May 2 ● 7:30 PM
Friday, May 3 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 4 ● 7:30 PM
April 25, 2024
The Wolf of Lafontaine: Song & Dance
ESO New Music
Thursday, April 25 ● 7:30 PM
April 26 & 27, 2024
Celeigh Cardinal with the ESO
ESO Robbins Pops
Friday, April 26 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 27 ● 7:30 PM
April 19, 2024
Tchaikovsky & Folksong
ESO Pairings Presented by Tumbler & Rocks
Friday, April 19 ● 8:00 PM
April 20 & 21, 2024
Angela Cheng Plays Clara Schumann
ESO Classics
Saturday, April 20 ● 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 21 ● 2:00 PM
April 10, 11 & 13, 2024
The Magical Music of Harry Potter
ESO Movie Music Special
Wednesday, April 10 ● 7:30 PM
Thursday, April 11 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 13 ● 2:00 PM
April 12 & 13, 2024
Latin Fire
ESO Robbins Pops concert sponsored by ATB Wealth
Friday, April 12 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 13 ● 7:30 PM
April 4 - 6, 2024
The Organ Concert
ESO Classics
Thursday, April 4 ● 7:30 PM
Friday, April 5 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 6 ● 7:30 PM
March 23 & 24, 2024
Kevin Chen Plays Beethoven's Emperor
ESO Classics concert sponsored by ATB Wealth
Saturday, March 23 ● 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 24 ● 2:00 PM
March 14, 2024
Castles & Warriors: Transcendent Sounds
ESO New Music
Thursday, March 14 ● 7:30 PM
March 16, 2024
Platypus Theatre’s Charlotte & The Music-Maker
Symphony for Kids presented by Imperial Oil
Saturday, March 16 ● 2:30 PM
March 8 & 9, 2024
Brahms' Symphony No. 3
ESO Classics
Friday, March 8 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 9 ● 7:30 PM
March 1 & 2, 2024
Gershwin, By George! Rhapsody in Blue's 100th
ESO Robbins Pops
Friday, March 1 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 2 ● 2:00 PM
Saturday, March 2 ● 7:30 PM
February 27, 2024
McDonald Plays The Planets
Live At The Winspear
Tuesday, February 27 ● 7:30 PM
February 24 & 25, 2024
Stern Conducts Music of Courage & Resistance
ESO Classics
Saturday, February 24 ● 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 25 ● 2:00 PM
February 17, 2024
Gershwin's Magic Key
Family Day Weekend Special sponsored by ATB Wealth
Saturday, February 17 ● 1:30 PM
Saturday, February 17 ● 4:00 PM
February 8 & 10, 2024
Mozart & Mendelssohn
ESO Classics
Thursday, February 8 ● 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 10 ● 7:30 PM
February 9, 2024
Mendelssohn & Hope
ESO Special
Friday, February 9 ● 8:00 PM
February 2, 2024
A Joni Mitchell Tribute: Sarah Slean with the ESO
ESO Special
Friday, February 2 ● 7:30 PM
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