Upcoming Concerts
Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles, but this is more than just a rock concert. From early Beatles music on through the solo years, Classical Mystery Tour is the best of The Beatles like you’ve never heard them before: totally live with the Regina Symphony Orchestra!
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Classical Mystery Tour
Saskatoon-born pianist Godwin Friesen is a star on the rise. Join us for his RSO debut with Shostakovich’s fiery Piano Concerto No. 2, alongside music from Tchaikovsky’s timeless and passionate score to Swan Lake.
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Godwin Friesen, piano
Jennifer Higdon: blue cathedral
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
The playfulness of Till Eulenspiegel meets the majesty of Beethoven’s String Quartet in this program
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
John Estacio: Sinfonietta
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 74, No. 10 (The Harp)
The playfulness of Till Eulenspiegel meets the majesty of Beethoven’s String Quartet in this program
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
John Estacio: Sinfonietta
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 74, No. 10 (The Harp)
Acclaimed conductor Ivars Taurins leads a stellar cast of soloists and choirs commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice.
Ivars Taurins, conductor
Danika Lorèn, soprano
Lauren Segal, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Giles Tomkins, bass-baritone
SoulFire Collective & University of Regina Choirs
Dominic Gregorio, director
Haydn: Symphony No. 44 (Trauer)
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
Mozart: Requiem
Canadian superstar and classically-trained pianist Chantal Kreviazuk performs all her greatest hits with a dash of Christmas spirit in this holiday classic!
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Chantal Kreviazuk, singer-songwriter
Westminster United Church - 7:00PM
Throw on your favourite holiday sweater, grab a hot chocolate, and bring the family along to an intimate evening of beloved music that is sure to warm your spirit no matter the temperature outside!
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Campbell Collegiate High School Choir
Deidre & Russell Baird, directors
Knox Metropolitan United Church - 7:30PM
Treat your family to Regina’s favourite holiday tradition, performed with transcendent glory by the RSO!
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Simone Osborne, soprano
Emma Char, mezzo-soprano
Josh Lovell, tenor
Michael Adair, bass-baritone
Regina Philharmonic Chorus
Hart Godden, director
Timothy Chooi is regarded as one of the most promising and exciting young artists in the world today. Timothy makes his RSO debut with a performance of Korngold’s dazzling Violin Concerto. The program concludes with Mendelssohn’s intensely dramatic Scottish Symphony.
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Timothy Chooi, violin
Kelly-Marie Murphy: Dragon, Unfolding
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 (Scottish)
Venture into the evocative world of contemporary music with Steve Reich’s masterpiece Different Trains and a telling of a traditional Ojibway tale with Mascall’s Nanabush and the Giant Beaver.
Rebecca Bruton: whast/warb
Richard Mascall: Ojibway tale: Nanabush and the Giant Beaver
Alan Hovhaness: The Spirit of Ink
Steve Reich: Different Trains
Venture into the evocative world of contemporary music with Steve Reich’s masterpiece Different Trains and a telling of a traditional Ojibway tale with Mascall’s Nanabush and the Giant Beaver.
Rebecca Bruton: whast/warb
Richard Mascall: Ojibway tale: Nanabush and the Giant Beaver
Alan Hovhaness: The Spirit of Ink
Steve Reich: Different Trains
Elgar’s Cello Concerto stands at the pinnacle of the repertoire for cello and orchestra. Denise Djokic makes her RSO debut in this monumental work, alongside other gems from England’s greatest composers.
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Denise Djokic, cello
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5
Back by popular demand! The RSO presents the classic story of a little boy and a snowman who takes him on an amazing adventure with film and live orchestra!
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Called “two parts Frank Sinatra and one part Billy Joel,” crooner and pianist Tony DeSare takes on the legend of Ol’ Blue Eyes himself. Bring your Rat Pack to this swingin’ night featuring hits like “Night and Day,” “Moon River,” “My Way” and more!
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Tony DeSare, singer/pianist
A joyous romp through a series of chamber music favourites including Saint-Saëns’ Septet and Beethoven’s String Quartet.
Gordon Gerrard, piano
Arthur Foote: A Night Piece
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18, No. 3
Violet Archer: Divertimento
Saint-Saëns: Septet Op. 65
A joyous romp through a series of chamber music favourites including Saint-Saëns’ Septet and Beethoven’s String Quartet.
Gordon Gerrard, piano
Arthur Foote: A Night Piece
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18, No. 3
Violet Archer: Divertimento
Saint-Saëns: Septet Op. 65
MacKenzie Art Gallery
The Forward Currents Festival brings together music and the arts to inspire connections and spark conversations about issues affecting our community.
MacKenzie Art Gallery
The Forward Currents Festival brings together music and the arts to inspire connections and spark conversations about issues affecting our community.
MacKenzie Art Gallery
The Forward Currents Festival brings together music and the arts to inspire connections and spark conversations about issues affecting our community.
Beethoven’s ode to nature is paired with a dramatic musical work by composer Neil Weisensel and librettist Suzanne Steele about Louis Riel’s lost years and his desire for ‘the heart of the north’ - the homeland.
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Marion Newman, mezzo-soprano
Neil Weisensel: Heart of the North
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral)
The RSO celebrates the incredible catalogue of the most honoured film composer of all time: John Williams! Experience selections from Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter and more by the master of film music!
Michael Krajewski, conductor
For more than 30 years, renowned Canadian family entertainer Fred Penner has brought joy and inspiration to children of all ages. A three-time Juno-Award winner and Order of Canada recipient, Fred joins the RSO with his famously gentle voice and folk guitar!
Karl Hirzer, conductor
Fred Penner, children’s entertainer
An exploration of the late Romantic period in an expressive program of moving pieces.
Anton Webern: Langsamer Satz
Carl Nielsen: Quintet
Josef Rheinberger: Nonet
An exploration of the late Romantic period in an expressive program of moving pieces.
Anton Webern: Langsamer Satz
Carl Nielsen: Quintet
Josef Rheinberger: Nonet
Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony: a fresh, half-finished masterwork, lost in time for decades is paired together with Dvorák’s dramatic Violin Concerto performed by musical maverick, Lara St. John.
Mélanie Léonard, conductor
Lara St. John, violin
Dvorák: Violin Concerto
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished)
A concert of striking emotional contrasts with Rossini’s playful Sonata a Quattro balancing the heft of Brahms’ Serenade.
Rossini: Sonata a Quattro No. 5
Luciano Berio: Opus Number Zoo
Brahms: Serenade Op. 16, No. 2
A concert of striking emotional contrasts with Rossini’s playful Sonata a Quattro balancing the heft of Brahms’ Serenade.
Rossini: Sonata a Quattro No. 5
Luciano Berio: Opus Number Zoo
Brahms: Serenade Op. 16, No. 2
Uniquely engaging, humorous, unforgettable. Canadian Brass, the world’s most famous brass ensemble, joins the RSO for a concert with music ranging from classical to blues and more!
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Canadian Brass
Experience Holst’s magnificent planetary suite in a celebration of 110 years of your RSO! Regina’s own Meagan Milatz joins the RSO for a performance of David McIntyre’s Piano Concerto, as does the SSYO in a once in a lifetime concert experience!
Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Meagan Milatz, piano
South Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra,
Alan Denike, music director
Arturo Márquez: Danzon No. 2
David McIntyre: Piano Concerto
Holst: The Planets
