KWSocial - Blogshttp://www.kwsocial.ca/blogsKWSocial - Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony's Online CommunityUpcoming Concerts: Januaryhttp://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsjanuary<div><h2><span style="color: #000000;">Upcoming Concerts: January</span></h2> <h2><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #733b87;"><strong><span style="color: #ee2d24;">Signature: Musical Fireworks - Prokofiev 5 and Brahms' Concerto for Violin</span><br/></strong></span></h2> <p><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">January 13 &amp; 14 | 8 pm | Centre In The Square<br/></span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">Edwin Outwater, conductor<br/> Vadim Gluzman, violin</span></span></span><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></strong></p> <pre>José Evangelista: <em>Symphonie minute</em>Brahms: Violin Concerto in D majorProkofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major</pre> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://www.kwsymphony.ca/2011_12/signature/sig4.php">More Info and Buy Tickets</a></span></span></span></p>…</div><strong> - Author: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony</strong>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +0000http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsjanuaryUpcoming Concerts: Decemberhttp://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsdecember<div><h2><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #733b87;"><strong><span style="color: #ee2d24;">Signature: Russian Fire</span><br/></strong></span></h2> <p><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">December 2 &amp; 3 | 8 pm | Centre In The Square<br/> December 4| 2:30 pm | Centre In The Square</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">Tito Munoz, conductor<br/> Larry Larson, trumpet<br/> Peter Longworth, piano</span></span></span><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br/></span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://www.kwsymphony.ca/2011_12/signature/sig3.php">More Info and Buy Tickets</a></span></span></span></p> <h2><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #733b87;"><strong><span style="color: #44b649;">Youth Orchestra</span><br/></strong></span></h2> <p><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">December 3 | 2 pm | Centre In The Square<br/></span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">Featuring:<br/> Youth Orchestra<br/> Youth Sinfonia<br/> Youth Strings<br/> Preludium…</span></span></span></p></div><strong> - Author: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony</strong>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:10:00 +0000http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsdecemberUpcoming Concerts: Novemberhttp://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsnovember<div><h2><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #733b87;"><strong><span style="color: #ee2d24;">Signature: The Magic of Hugh Russell</span><br/></strong></span></h2> <p><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">November 4 &amp; 5 | 8 pm | Centre In The Square</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">Edwin Outwater, conductor<br/> Hugh Russell, baritone</span></span></span><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br/></span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://www.kwsymphony.ca/2011_12/signature/sig2.php">More Info and Buy Tickets</a></span></span></span></p> <h2><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #733b87;"><strong><span style="color: #44b649;">Intersections: Basia Bulat</span><br/></strong></span></h2> <p><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">November 10 &amp; 11 | 7:30 pm | Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">Edwin Outwater, conductor<br/> Basia Bulat, singer/songwriter</span></span></span><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br/></span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://www.kwsymphony.ca/2011_12/intersections/int1.php">More Info and Buy Tickets</a></span></span></span></p>…</div><strong> - Author: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony</strong>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:45:00 +0000http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsnovemberUpcoming Concerts: Octoberhttp://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsoctober<div><h2><strong>October Concerts</strong></h2> <h2><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #ffce34;">Baroque and Beyond: Musical Aviary</span><br/></span></strong></span></h2> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>October 19 | 8 pm | First United Church, Waterloo</strong><br/> <strong>October 21 | 8 pm | Harcourt Memorial United Church, Guelph<br/> October 22 | 8 pm | Central Presbyterian Church, Cambridge<br/></strong></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">Stephen Sitarski, conductor/host<br/> Anita Walsh, violin</span></span></span></p> <p>Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A major, <em>The Cuckoo</em><br/> Haydn: Symphony…</p></div><strong> - Author: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony</strong>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:30:00 +0000http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsoctoberUpcoming Concerts: Septemberhttp://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsseptember<div><h2><strong>September Concerts</strong></h2> <h2><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #0071bb;">Edwin &amp; Friends Fundraising Gala</span></strong></span></h2> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Saturday, Sept 17</strong><br/> <strong>Concert: 7 pm | Centre in the Square</strong><br/> <strong>After Party: 9 pm | Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts</strong></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://www.kwsymphony.ca/2011_12/specials/gala.php" target="_blank">More Info</a><br/> <a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://tickets.kwsymphony.on.ca/calendar/view.aspx?id=706">Buy Concert Tickets</a><br/> <a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://tickets.kwsymphony.on.ca/calendar/view.aspx?id=811">Buy After Party Tickets</a></span></span></span></p> <h2><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #733b87;"><strong>Pops: John Morris Russell and the Sultans of String</strong></span></h2> <p><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">September 23 &amp; 24<br/> 8 pm | Centre In The Square</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://www.kwsymphony.ca/2011_12/pops/pop1.php">More…</a></span></span></span></p></div><strong> - Author: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony</strong>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0000http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsseptemberUpcoming Concerts: Septemberhttp://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsseptember~2<div><p><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;">Edwin &amp; Friends Fundraising Gala</span></span> Saturday, Sept 17 |  Concert: 7 pm | Centre in the Square<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">| After Party: 9 pm | Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts</span></span></span></strong> <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://www.kwsymphony.ca/2011_12/specials/gala.php" target="_blank"><br/> More Info</a><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://tickets.kwsymphony.on.ca/calendar/view.aspx?id=706">   Buy Concert Tickets</a><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://tickets.kwsymphony.on.ca/calendar/view.aspx?id=811">   Buy After Party Tickets</a></span></span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #733b87;">Pops: John Morris Russell and the Sultans of String</span> | September 23 &amp; 24<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">| 8 pm | Centre In The Square</span></span></span></strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://www.kwsymphony.ca/2011_12/pops/pop1.php"><br/> More Info and Buy Tickets</a></span></span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #733b97;">Fa…</span></strong></p></div><strong> - Author: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony</strong>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:50:00 +0000http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/upcomingconcertsseptember~2Edwin and Friends Galahttp://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/edwinandfriendsgala<div><h2><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #0071bb;">Edwin &amp; Friends Fundraising Gala</span></strong></span></h2> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Saturday, Sept 17</strong><br/> <strong>Concert: 7 pm | Centre in the Square</strong><br/> <strong>After Party: 9 pm | Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts</strong></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://www.kwsymphony.ca/2011_12/specials/gala.php" target="_blank">More Info</a><br/> <a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://tickets.kwsymphony.on.ca/calendar/view.aspx?id=706">Buy Concert Tickets</a><br/> <a class=" WikiLinkType0" href="http://tickets.kwsymphony.on.ca/calendar/view.aspx?id=811">Buy After Party Tickets</a></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0071bb;"><span style="color: #000000;">Edwin Outwater, conductor<br/> Megan Latham, soprano<br/> Tai Murray, violin<br/> Kenneth Olsen, cello<br/> Ian Parker, piano<br/> Hugh Russell,…</span></span></span></p></div><strong> - Author: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony</strong>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:08:04 +0000http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/edwinandfriendsgalaWelcomehttp://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/welcome<div><h1>music<span style="color: #44b649;">for</span>you</h1> <h4>Welcome to the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony News Feed. Thanks for following! This feed will begin updating in September at the start of our 2011/12 concert season and will provide you with:</h4> <ul> <li>monthly and weekly updates about our concerts</li> <li>noteworthy news (or newsworthy notes!) about the KWS organization, conductors, and musicians</li> <li>Hint…</li></ul></div><strong> - Author: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony</strong>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:46:03 +0000http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/201112season/welcomeFrankenstein!!http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/miscellaneous/frankenstein<div id="right-sidebar" class="grid_4 omega"><div class="rh-promo" style="text-align: left;"> <h3 style="margin-left: 10px;">A Pan-demonium for chansonnier and ensemble after children's rhymes by H.C. Artmann</h3> <p>Words by H. C. Artmann<br/> English translation by Harriett Watts</p> <p><strong>1 Fanfare, Prologue</strong><br/> <br/> little mouse, little mouse<br/> takes me to his mousey house,<br/> now he nibbles out my eye<br/> lost without my eye-<br/> I must bake a currant pie-<br/> currant pie with raisins sweet<br/> …</p></div></div><strong> - Author: Esther Wheaton</strong>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:12:52 +0000http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/miscellaneous/frankensteinA Legacy of Laughter and Musichttp://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/interviews/alegacyoflaughterandmusic<div><p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong><img style="float: right; border: 0pt none;" src="http://checkitoutmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_5016.jpg" alt=""/></strong></p> <p><strong>PLAYBILL: We realise you've probably told the story a hundred times, but how <span style="text-decoration: underline;">DID</span> you got the idea for <em>Bugs Bunny On Broadway</em>?</strong></p> <p>GEORGE DAUGHERTY:  Well, I think a hundred times would be an extremely conservative estimate. I'm sure I've told this story at least a thousand times! But it's always fun to remember how we got this thing going . .…</p></div><strong> - Author: Esther Wheaton</strong>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:59:58 +0000http://www.kwsocial.ca/blogs/interviews/alegacyoflaughterandmusic