Written by Jason Vermes. Produced by Annie Bender

“Despite the occasional mishap, the ESO held more than 170 very successful concerts this summer, raising over $160,000. In addition to standard orchestral fare, the musicians shared bits of their personal musical tastes. According to composer and ESO chief conductor Alex Prior, the shows were “so well-received” with people coming in the thousands to watch the group perform…

After months of uncertainty on when the orchestra could return to their home stage, the ESO re-opened the Edmonton’s Winspear Centre’s doors on Monday for the first indoor show with an audience in more than six months…

Of course, the experience has been adapted to the current reality. Concerts are no more than an hour long and audiences are capped at just 100 in a theatre that can seat nearly 2,000. 

The orchestra, too, is smaller — between 15 and 30 musicians, depending on the performance — all physically distanced from each other.”

Source: CBC Radio