When he steps on stage at the Winspear in late September, Jean-Marie Zeitouni will be more than just the conductor for the night. He will finally walk fully into his role as the Music Director at the city’s premier classical music organization, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

The announcement came in February, but for months, he has been working behind the scenes, planning and doing office work. But at the end of September, when the air chills, the leaves change, and the symphony returns to the Winspear Centre, Zeitouni will finally be able to make music with the orchestra he now leads.

“I am still pinching myself a little bit. I am so, so happy about it,” says Zeitouni about his new role. “I started working with the orchestra, going over there for meetings and planning and stuff for no

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