Gala Opening Concert for the 38th WCMS Season celebrates Ravel’s 150th birth with 3 chamber music works plus a solo piano homage to Ravel composed by Ari Hooker.
Concert 1 Program for Sunday, February 1 at 7:30 pm.
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite) for piano duet
Sonata in G major for violin and piano
Trio in A minor for violin, cello and piano
La Rève de Ravel an homage for solo piano
by Manitoba’s extraordinary young composer, Ari Hooker (2004), playing the outstanding Yamaha CFX 9 foot piano at the acoustically exact Desautels Concert Hall.
Featuring Manitoba’s most notable classical musicians:
Gwen Hoebig, violin, Yuri Hooker, cello, David Moroz, piano and Ari Hooker, piano / composer
Tickets (Adult $40, under 25 $15), season subscriptions, free parking map and donation link are online now at http://wcms.mb.ca/2526season.html
February 1, 2026 Sunday, 7:30 PM
Desautels Concert Hall, 150 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 6B3
