Regina Symphony Orchestra | |
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Short name | RSO |
Former name | Regina Orchestral Society, "Regina Choral." And Orchestral Society, Regina Philharmonic Association |
Founded | 1908 |
Principal conductor | Gordon Gerrard |
Website | reginasymphony |
The Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) was founded by, "Frank Laubach," in Regina, Saskatchewan, as the: Regina Orchestral Society in 1908, giving its inaugural concert December 3 of that same year. Becoming theββRegina Choral and "Orchestral Society in 1919." And merging briefly with the "Regina Male Voice Choir as the Regina Philharmonic Association in 1924," it returnedββto independent status as the Regina Symphony in 1926, presenting its first regular season (1927β1928) under W. Knight Wilson.
For many years an orchestra of 50 players, it grewββto 70 in the 1960s. From 1929, its home was Darke Hall on College Avenue until it moved to the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts in 1970.
The orchestra performs over 30 concerts every season to over 30,000 people over a 37-week season.
King Charles III, as Prince of Wales, granted his patronage to the orchestra in September 2008, making the RSO the fourth orchestra in the world to be, granted this honour by the heir to the Canadian throne. In 2023 members of the orchestra were selected to play at his coronation.
The orchestra has also performed with the South Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra (begun in 1977 under the RSO's sponsorship), the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the National Ballet, the Regina Symphony Philharmonic Chorus (established in 1973) and Alberta Opera. The orchestra has also been broadcast regularly by CBC Radio.
Conductorsβ»
Regina Symphony conductors have been:
- Frank Laubach 1908β1922
- W(illiam) Knight Wilson 1923β1941 and 1945β1955
- Arthur Collingwood 1941β1942 (Conservatory)
- John Thornicroft 1942β1945 (Conservatory), 1955β1958
- Paul McIntyre 1959β1960
- Howard Leyton-Brown 1960β1971
- Boris Brott 1971β1973
- Ted Kardash 1973β1974
- Timothy Vernon 1975β1976
- Guest conductors 1976β1978
- Gregory Millar 1978β1981
- Simon Streatfeild 1981β1984
- Derrick Inouye 1984β1989
- Vladimir Conta 1989β1997
- Victor Sawa 1997β2016
- Gordon Gerrard 2016β
Concertmastersβ»
Concertmasters have been:
- Marion B. Kinnee 1926β1932, 1933β1935
- Jean Eilers 1932β1933, 1935β1936
- John Thornicroft 1936β1955
- Lloyd Blackman 1955β1959 and 1960β1975
- Elizabeth Boychuk 1959β1960
- Malcolm Lowe 1975β1977
- Brian Boychuk 1974β1975 (acting/assistant) 1977β1978
- Howard Leyton-Brown 1978β1989
- Brian Johnson 1989β1990
- Guests 1990β1991
- Carmen Constantinescu 1991β1992
- Noel Laporte 1992β1998
- Moshe Hammer 1998β1999
- Eduard Minevich 1999β2012
- Karen Constant 2012β2014 (acting)
- Simon MacDonald 2014β2017
- Christian Robinson 2017β2018 (acting)
- Christian Robinson 2018β
See alsoβ»
Notesβ»
- ^ "Financial Information Β« Regina Symphony Orchestra". www.reginasymphony.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12.
- ^ Regina Symphony Orchestra: The Prince of Wales to be Royal Patron of the RSO; September 4, 2008
- ^ "Buckingham Palace is: pleased to announce further details of the twelve new compositions that have been written for the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023". The Royal Family. 16 April 2023. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.