Discover the 2018/19 MCO student matinees!

1 SUSAN HOEPPNER (FLUTE), EMMANUEL CEYSSON (HARP), 1.00PM, WEDNESDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2018

Susan Hoeppner is one of Canada’s favourite flutists, a gifted musical communicator who amazes audiences. At this concert, she performs with the MCO and famous harpist Emmanuel Ceysson, principal harpist of New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Students will love hearing and watching both soloists, as they perform favourite works of Debussy & Mozart — composers who did so much to lay the groundwork for the pop music of our day.

2 NEW CONCERTO PROJECT SHOWCASE, 1.00PM, TUESDAY, 19 MARCH 2019

This concert is all about the talented orchestral musicians and composers who work with the MCO, giving young people a window into the amazing world of music. We’ve chosen music that students love, including a cheerful work by Haydn and new works by two acclaimed Canadian composers: the prolific Kevin Lau and Juno-winner Vivian Fung.

3 JAN LISIECKI, 1.00PM, WEDNESDAY, 24 APRIL 2019

At only 22 years old, Calgary pianist Jan Lisiecki has been called a “prodigy” (CBC), “the most ‘complete’ pianist of his age” (BBC Music Magazine), and even a Mozart of our times. Those lucky enough to see him perform with the MCO will take in a hugely entertaining and impressive concert at a golden moment in his career.

THE INTERACTIVE BILINGUAL LEARNING GUIDE — DISCOVER

For the March 19th 2019 matinee we will offer an interactive bilingual Learning Guide for K to 12 teachers to explore the artists, the repertoire, and the creative possibilities with their students. The Learning Guide connects to the Manitoba Music Curriculum, and all the wings of the Music Butterfly to deepen music experiences:

Music Language and Performance Skills (K to 8) Students develop understanding of and facility with elements, concepts, and techniques for making music.

Creative Expression in Music (K to 8) Students collaboratively and individually generate, develop, and communicate ideas in creating original and interpretive music for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Understanding Music in Context (K to 8) Students connect music to contexts of time, place, and community, and develop understanding of how music reflects and influences culture and identity.

Valuing Musical Experience (K to 8) Students analyze, reflect on, and construct meaning in

response to their own and others’ music.

Making (9 to 12) The learner develops language and practices for making music.

Creating (9 to 12) The learner generates, develops, and communicates ideas for creating music.

Connecting (9 to 12) The learner develops understandings about the significance of music by making connections to various times, places, social groups, and cultures.

Responding (9 to 12) The learner uses critical reflection to inform music learning and to develop agency and identity.

THE NEW CONCERTO PROJECT

Canada is home to a community of diverse composers, who draw from many musical traditions outside classical music. The MCO has invited some very talented composers from this community to write concertos (ensemble pieces that tend to showcase one solo instrument) for us to perform. Among them are Kevin Lau and Vivian Fung, whose new works are featured in our March matinee.

BUS SUBSIDIES

Having trouble meeting concert costs? Ask us about our ticket and bus subsidies. Please contact the MCO at 204-783-7377 for more details.