The CBC Winnipeg Orchestra (CBCWO) was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 orchestra

Orchestra

An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...

 based in Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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, Manitoba

Manitoba

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 that was operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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 for 37 years. The orchestra mainly performed on CBC Radio

CBC Radio

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, but also occasionally performed live concerts in Winnipeg. It was established in 1947 under the leadership of conductor Eric Wild

Eric Wild (conductor)

Eric Lees Wild was a Canadian conductor, trumpeter, arranger, and composer.-Life and career:Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Wild studied conducting and arranging at the University of Michigan where he earned a Bachelor of Music in 1932...

. Wild remained principal conductor for 27 years. During his tenure he conducted the premieres of several works by Canadian composers. He notably recorded Calixa Lavallée

Calixa Lavallée

Calixa Lavallée, , born Calixte Lavallée, was a French-Canadian-American musician and Union officer during the American Civil War who composed the music for O Canada, which officially became the national anthem of Canada in 1980.-Biography:Calixa Lavallée was born at Verchères, a suburb of...

's comic opera The Widow with the CBCWO in 1967. Upon Wild's retirement in 1974, the CBCWO's concertmaster

Concertmaster

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 Arthur Polson served as interim director. In 1975 Boris Brott

Boris Brott

Boris Brott, OC, O.Ont is a Canadian conductor and motivational speaker.Born in Montreal, the son of violinist and composer Alexander Brott and cellist Lotte Brott, and brother of cellist Denis Brott....

was appointed conductor of the orchestra. He remained in that post until the orchestra was disbanded in 1984.