New Music Festival - Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
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Elation Pauls<br />
Instrument: Violin<br />
Joined WSO: 2009<br />
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK<br />
What is one of your most<br />
memorable live performances?<br />
My graduating Masters recital at<br />
the U of Toronto. My pianist<br />
jammed her finger in a door<br />
minutes before going to the hall,<br />
so I played the Kreutzer Sonata by<br />
Beethoven with pianist Peter<br />
Longworth without rehearsal.<br />
What is your favourite restaurant<br />
to go to after a WSO concert?<br />
Hermanos for the Empananas<br />
and Heart of Palm Salad<br />
Patrick Staples<br />
Instrument: Bass<br />
Joined WSO: 2011<br />
Hometown: Calgary, AB<br />
What is one of your most<br />
memorable live performances?<br />
Shostakovich <strong>Symphony</strong> No. 11<br />
with Larry Rachleff and the Rice<br />
<strong>Symphony</strong> <strong>Orchestra</strong>.<br />
What or who inspires you?<br />
Michael Jackson<br />
Emma Quackenbush<br />
Instrument: Cello<br />
Joined WSO: 2010<br />
Hometown: Calgary, AB<br />
What is your favorite piece<br />
to play? Brahms <strong>Symphony</strong> No. 4<br />
Hobbies: Yoga, gardening,<br />
and as a result of gardening:<br />
canning. My fiancé and I make<br />
a mean salsa!<br />
What or who inspires you?<br />
My Dad. He is the most<br />
generous, kind, and loving<br />
person I know.<br />
Phoebe Tsang<br />
Instrument: Violin<br />
Joined WSO: 2011<br />
Hometown: London, England<br />
What or who inspires you?<br />
The every day world around<br />
me: people I meet, nature,<br />
books and other works of art.<br />
What is your favourite piece<br />
to play? Anything by Beethoven!<br />
Julie Savard<br />
Instrument: Violin<br />
Joined WSO: 2002<br />
Hometown: Montreal, QC<br />
What is one of your most<br />
memorable live performances?<br />
Playing Beethoven's 6th<br />
<strong>Symphony</strong> in an old church<br />
during a thunderstorm<br />
Hobbies: Baking, horseback<br />
riding, playing with my<br />
daughters Emilie and Chloe<br />
Richard Turner<br />
Instrument: Harp<br />
Joined WSO: 1977<br />
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois, USA<br />
What is your favourite piece<br />
to play? Ceremony of Carols by<br />
Benjamin Britten<br />
What or who inspires you?<br />
Understanding the intention and<br />
conception of a master composer and<br />
then being able to bring it to life.<br />
January – February 2012 I OVERTURE 27
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