Awards Gala Dinner and Dance
Friday, October 24
Grand Ballroom, Fort Garry Place
Entrance through the 1st floor of
The Fort Garry Hotel
222 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0R3
Tel: (204) 942-8251
Fax: (204) 956-2351
Toll-free: 1-800-665-8083
Individual tickets: | $70 |
Full Table (10 seats): | $600 |
Dress Code
Black Tie Dress Recommended
Schedule
5:30pm | Reception |
6:25pm | Welcome & Introductions, Greeting from Government, Awards Presentations |
7:30pm | Dinner |
8:45pm | Entertainment and Dance, Ron Paley Big Band |
Awards Being Presented
Coming Soon...
2013 Award Recipients
Entertainment and Dance
Ron Paley Big Band
Pianist, electric bassist, and composer, Ron Paley formed the Ron Paley Big Band in 1976 after playing with the big bands of
Buddy Rich and Woody Herman, with whom he recorded two CD's and played on a Frank Sinatra album. He has recorded two big band
albums, one trio album, and is completing work on a big band musical.
The big band has performed in concert with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and played a concert of "new music" sponsored by
Winnipeg's new music concert organization "Groundswell". In 2002 Ron was commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of
Organists to compose a work for choir and organ based on the text of Psalm 122. This was followed by a commission from
the National Arts Centre to write a fanfare for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for the Royal Visit. In 2004 the big band
performed and toured with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, playing jazz arrangements of songs by Rogers and Hart
for "A Cinderella Story". In 2007 Ron was commissioned by the Winnipeg Singers to write a choral work using the text
of 3 of Shakespeare's sonnets.