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The race is on! SSO & Brainsport challenge you to Beat Beethoven

May 23, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with Brainsport, is bringing back Beat Beethoven May 24 – 30 and want you to race against the famous composer. More than a decade ago, the SSO held the annual race as a fundraiser for the orchestra. It all began back in 1989 and the final race happened in […]

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Not even a pandemic can stop SSO marking Beethoven’s 250th Birthday

April 29, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

The show will go on! The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra is logging on to celebrate an icon. The orchestra was set to host an 8- day music festival to celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth when the pandemic struck and public gatherings were no longer permitted. But, the SSO knew this was a milestone it […]

** 2020 Juno Awards CANCELLED

March 11, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

JUNOFest Fri. & Sat. Various Venues The Junos are in town and that means music in every corner of our city. There are 22 performances to choose from. Small pubs and coffee shops, concert halls and arenas will all be packed with music fans. There are two ways to see a show, you can buy […]

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Power of women & motherhood celebrated in SSO North American premiere

March 1, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

It’s the beauty of the relationship between mother and child that soprano Chelsea Mahan feels most when she sings Rebecca Dale’s Materna Requiem. Mahan is one of the vocalists bringing Dale’s work to the North American stage for the first time. “The music is like being caressed, cradled, cared for,” says Mahan. “You feel […]

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Periodontist by day, pianist by night: Yu excited to return to SSO stage

February 3, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

If there’s one thing Thomas Yu notices when he’s on the stage, it’s their teeth. “I get nervous all the time especially if I know that I have patients in the audience but, the one thing that helps is when I see them smiling,” says the Saskatoon-born pianist. “It’s reassuring because family, friends and my […]

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Melodrama on the menu at Chefs’ Gala & Showcase

January 27, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

These are the meals of our lives…. There are few places where pairing a classy seven-course meal and the melodrama of a return from the dead or a stolen baby would work but at the 2020 Chefs’ Gala & Showcase, it makes perfect sense. The event Saturday Feb. 8, 2020 at the World Trade Centre […]

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SSO set to make a splash with The Little Mermaid

January 20, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

*video courtesy DisneyMusicVEVO It was all my little girl could talk about for the four months leading up to Halloween, she was going to be Ariel. Her fascination with Disney’s The Little Mermaid began about a year ago when I dug up some of the Disney classics I loved as a kid and we watched […]

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SSO blends tradition & vocal stars in Handel’s Messiah

December 10, 2019 Britainy Zapshalla

Danika Lorén is no stranger to pieces of music that challenge and push her to be better. The soprano, originally from Colonsay, has just come off a year that saw her play lead in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of La Bohéme and was part of the first professional live broadcast of opera in Toronto. […]

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Elly Thorn joins the SSO for music, magic and memories

December 2, 2019 Britainy Zapshalla

When the offer came in to perform with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Elly Thorn couldn’t believe it. “It’s very dreamy because I’ve wanted to sing with the symphony in my home town for years,” says Thorn. “My first thought was, ‘Wow! I better learn how to sing properly.’ I’ve done all kinds of shows but […]

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SSO alumni make music & mentorship priority for Homecoming

November 12, 2019 Britainy Zapshalla

She’s played all over the world but violinist Carissa Klopoushak says her most memorable show will always be the first time she played on the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra stage with the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra (SYO). “I was 12 and I remember we played Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 and it remains my favourite piece to date […]