Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Rich in tradition and vision, the WSO is recognized throughout Canada and North America. The 43-member Windsor Symphony Orchestra has a proven reputation for musical excellence and innovative programming. Its dynamic Music Director, John Morris Russell, recently signed a new five year contract that will extend his musical leadership of the orchestra through 2012. The WSO is looking forward to his continued musical leadership and his challenging, diverse and exciting orchestral programming for the next few years. The orchestra performs to critical and audience acclaim, as well as to full houses, at nearly every concert.

Awards & Accolades:

2001 - Ontario Lieutenant-Governor's Award for the Arts
2003 - Ontario Lieutenant-Governor's Award for the Arts
2004 - Gemini award nomination for our segment on CBC's Opening Night
2004 - Gold Medal at the New York Festivals awards for television and new media, Best Performance Program for our segment on CBC's Opening Night
2006 - The WSO's latest recording, Peter and the Wolf & Last Minute Lulu, receives highest rating from Rick Phillips on CBC's Sound Advice
2007 - Recipient of the Vida Peene Fund
2007 Orchestra Award 2008 - Nomination for the Juno Award for Best Children's Album for Peter and the Wolf & Last Minute Lulu,
2008 - Orchestras Canada Betty Webster Award, awarded to former WSO Executive Director and Director of Development, Mina Grossman Ianni