Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra New Music Festival

"The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has become the celebrated hub of Winnipeg’s rich cultural life and has gained international recognition for its New Music Festival. Opening night program: Following his once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Canada’s arctic, aboard a scientific research vessel in 2008, WSO Composer-in-Residence Vincent Ho created a piece of music that expresses his new-found spiritual connection to the land he describes as “wondrous and full of angelic beauty untouched by utilitarian society.” We are proud to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steven Stucky as our distinguished guest composer."—Description by festival