VOICE. PLACE. CONNECTION.

In its 2026/27 season, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra is both steward and instigator — honouring tradition and actively reshaping how chamber orchestra is heard and experienced. Across eight concerts, the season centres unexpected connections: music inspired by paintings, water systems, sacred texts, literary adventures, lived cultural memory, and the elemental force of movement. We invite you to join us for our 2026/27 season and experience the intimacy and connection of live music.

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Manitoba Chamber Orchestra 2026/27 Season

1 / GILDED INDULGENCE

7:30pm, Wednesday, September 23 
Crescent Arts Centre
Rose Naggar-Tremblay, contralto & singer-songwriter 
Anne Manson, conductor

Drawn from contralto Rose Naggar-Tremblay’s acclaimed album Händel Gourmand, this concert revels in the sensuality and drama of Handel’s vocal writing while tracing its spirit into contemporary music.

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2 / THE WAY OF WATER 

7:30pm, Wednesday, November 4 
Desautels Concert Hall 
Florian Hoefner Jazz Quartet 
Alexandre Da Costa, conductor

A sweeping, immersive collaboration exploring water as beauty, memory, and climate. Blending the improvisation of jazz with orchestral colour, this major Canadian work invites audiences into a powerful sonic reflection on environmental change. 
Presented with Jazz Winnipeg

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3 / PERPETUAL MOTION 

7:30pm, Wednesday, December 9 
Crescent Arts Centre 
Stéphane Tétreault, cello 
William Eddins, conductor

Fresh off a JUNO-nominated recording, cellist Stéphane Tétreault brings his dynamic presence to Airat Ichmouratov’s emotionally gripping Cello Concerto No. 1 — transforming paintings into sound with lush lyricism, folk colour, theatrical surprise, and virtuosic flair.

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4 / GLASS REFLECTIONS: THE HOURS 

7:30pm, Thursday, February 18 
Crescent Arts Centre 
Simone Dinnerstein, piano 
Anne Manson, conductor

Part one of a two-concert tribute marking Philip Glass’s 90th year. A celebration of the contemporary canon, revisiting repertoire from the MCO’s acclaimed 2012 recording that helped define the orchestra’s artistic identity.

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5 / GLASS REFLECTIONS: THE SEASONS

7:30pm, Wednesday, February 24
Crescent Arts Centre
Kerson Leong, violin
Anne Manson, conductor

The second part of our Philip Glass celebration features the return of one of Canada’s leading violinists in the sweeping lyricism and driving momentum of the Violin Concerto No. 2, bringing The American Four Seasons vividly to life.

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6 / SKY DANCES

7:30pm, Wednesday, March 17
Room 201 at The Forks
V.J. Sparvier-Wells, flute & hoop dancer

An immersive evening where music, movement, and memory come together through the work of Cree artist V.J. Sparvier-Wells. Blending flute, hoop dance, and chamber orchestra, this program draws on the sounds, landscapes, and experiences of the Prairies.

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7 / TILTING AT WINDMILLS

7:30pm, Wednesday, April 7
Crescent Arts Centre
Vincent Lauzer, recorder
Aisslinn Nosky, leader/concertmaster

A program rooted in musical storytelling, featuring recorder virtuoso Vincent Lauzer. From battlefield drama to literary adventure and Celtic evocation to contemporary reflection, this concert reveals the Baroque as vivid narrative theatre, rich with character and imagination.
Presented with the Winnipeg Baroque Festival

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8 / VOX SACRA

7:30pm, Wednesday, May 19
Within the walls of the St. Boniface Cathedral
Andriana Chuchman, soprano, and Cameron Shahbazi, countertenor
Anne Manson, conductor

Set within the ruins of St. Boniface Cathedral, this season finale features Winnipeg’s own Andriana Chuchman in a homecoming performance alongside Persian-Canadian countertenor Cameron Shahbazi. Together, they bring Pergolesi’s emotionally charged Stabat Mater into dramatic relief.

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All programs are subject to change

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The MCO offers two seating sections at Crescent Arts Centre: A and B (see seating map).