Wondering what our Composer-in-Residence was up to while he was here in the Region of Waterloo last week? Head on over to our website to read the latest News article for details on how his residency here was a direct reflection of our educational outreach plans in action! https://wellingtonwindsymphony.ca/2025/03/voicescomposer-in-residence/ Thanks again to @composerjim for everything you did while you were here!

We are all so grateful for everyone who helped make our concert on Friday evening a big success. Thank you to our sponsors for your continued support and belief in our organization. Thank you to our volunteers – working front of house and moving percussion equipment, our board for the work behind the scenes before this event, and to our Artistic Director and Conductor Cynthia Johnston Turner for her incredible vision and faith in our ensemble. Finally, a very special thanks to Jim Stephenson for all of your work this week. We'll post more about everything Jim was up to in the coming days, but he shared his music and inspired about 200 students in the Waterloo Region while he was here through workshops and presentations! He worked with us in a very special rehearsal on Wednesday night prior to our concert, and was with us for our presentation of his second symphony 'Voices' on Friday evening. What an incredible week – thank you so much. We all had such a wonderful time working on your music and were honoured to have you here.

Get your tickets now for this evening – this is truly going to be a spectacular night of music! 🗓️ Friday, March 7th ⏰ 7:30 PM 📍 Knox Waterloo (50 Erb St. W, Waterloo) 🎟️ Available at: www.wellingtonwindsymphony.ca

We were very grateful to have the opportunity to rehearse last night with Jim Stephenson! It was incredibly helpful to have his insights into his 'Symphony No 2: Voices' as we worked to prepare for tomorrow night's concert! Hope to see you there!

Today we'd like to introduce the last piece on our program. Following our intermission tomorrow evening, we'll be performing the incredible 'Symphony No 2: Voices' by James Stephenson @composerjim – who is with us this week and will be there for the performance tomorrow night! Voices is a symphony filled with incredible emotions – telling the heart wrenching story of grief and profound helplessness the composer felt at the loss of his mother. Set in three movements, it follows Jim's journey as he began to come to terms with this monumental loss. It ultimately celebrates the hope that things will be alright, in combination with a sorrow that will never fully fade away. This is truly a masterwork, and we are honoured to be able to present the Canadian premiere of this piece for you all tomorrow evening. Jim will be with us to provide further insight into his music, and in the meantime you can read his program notes here: https://composerjim.com/…/symphony-no-2-voices-for…/ Get your tickets now for tomorrow evening – this is truly going to be a spectacular night of music! 🗓️ Friday, March 7th ⏰ 7:30 PM 📍 Knox Waterloo (50 Erb St. W, Waterloo) 🎟️ Available at: www.wellingtonwindsymphony.ca

Clip from 'Motu' which is on the program for this Friday night!! 🎶 See you there! 🗓️ Friday, March 7th ⏰ 7:30 PM 📍 Knox Waterloo (50 Erb St. W, Waterloo) 🎟️ Available at: www.wellingtonwindsymphony.ca