Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 7:30pm
Venue:                                 Showplace
Conductor:                         Michael Newnham
Guest Artist:                      Michael Nyby (Baritone)

When Dvorak traveled from Prague to New York City his music was greatly inspired by the journey from central Europe to the New World. Our own expedition of the New World begins with compositions influenced by Dvorak’s work – Morawetz’s “Carnival Overture” and Copland’s Old American Songs featuring baritone Michael Nyby, before tracing their roots back to the titular Symphony.

The Evening’s Program:
Morawetz – Carnival Overture
Copland – Old American Songs
Dvorak – Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”

Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 7:30pm

Venue:                                  Showplace
Conductor:                         Michael Newnham
Guest Artists:                    Kawartha Youth Orchestra

Children and adults alike will delight in excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s beloved and timeless Nutcracker. Hockey fans will love our musical version of the more modern classic, The Hockey Sweater (Le chandail de hockey), a story by Roch Carrier. There will be seasonal favourites, a carol sing, and the Kawartha Youth Orchestra joins us to help get everyone into the spirit of the season.

A 50^th anniversary gala concert celebrated through a partnership with The Canadian Canoe Museum

Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 7:30pm
Venue:                                  Showplace
Conductor:                         Michael Newnham
Guest Artists:                    Elizabeth Pitcairn (Violin), James Raffan (Author & Host), Unity Singers

Adventurer, acclaimed author and Director Emeritus of The Canadian Canoe Museum, James Raffan, hosts a trip through the Arctic Circle via Russia’s Borodin, Norway’s Grieg, Sweden’s Swendsen and Finland’s Sibelius. The latter will be performed by celebrated American violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn on her famous 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius. You’ll also be treated to the world premiere of Canadian composer Christine Donkin’s new work based on the legend of The Flying Canoe (La Chasse-galerie). This beautiful new music was commissioned by the PSO and The Canadian Canoe Museum in honour of their partnership and the PSO’s 50^th anniversary milestone.

Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 7:30pm
Venue:                                 Showplace
Conductor:                        Michael Newnham
Guest Artist:                     Janina Fialkowska (Piano)

We honour the personal journey of musical artists with internationally renowned pianist Janina Fialkowska. Montreal-born with Polish ties, Janina will play Polish composer Chopin’s Piano Concerto no. 1. Schubert’s lyrically graceful Symphony no. 4, “Tragic”, will also be performed. This is a special favourite of Maestro Newnham who first conducted it as a student in Poland almost 25 years ago. This concert marks his first time presenting it with the PSO.

The Evening’s Program:
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1
Schubert – Symphony No. 4