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Turns out, the Viennese Winter Ball can just waltz back into town.
Following a one-year break, the popular annual gala returned Saturday. With it, the black-tie event brought charm, elegance and beauty to the ballroom of The Westin hotel for a night of live orchestral music, dancing and operatic singing mixed with champagne, gourmet dining and good company, all in support of youth and the arts.
A group of 12 debutantes and 12 cavaliers presented the quadrille at the Viennese Winter Ball held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016, with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra.
Grant McDonald, regional managing partner of KPMG, co-chaired the 15-person organizing committee for the 19th edition of this Austrian cultural treasure with Liza Mrak, business development manager at the family-owned Mark Motors luxury Audi and Porsche dealership.
The undoubted highlight was the youthful demonstration of the polonaise and quadrille by cavaliers, smartly dressed in tuxedos, with their debutante partners in strapless white ballgowns with matching long gloves, offset by red rose bouquets.
The 24 youth, who attend a mix of local public and private schools, spent weeks rehearsing with Melissa Krulick from Ottawa’s Fred Astaire Dance Studio in anticipation of their big night, dancing to the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. They looked radiant and happy performing in a ballroom transformed by Event Design to fit the classy occasion.
A group of 12 debutantes and 12 cavaliers opened up the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016, by performing the polonaise with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra.
Afterward, many guests were coaxed onto the floor for a quick but fun group ballroom dance lesson.
The nearly 300 attendees included Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and her husband, Frank McArdle, Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel and his wife, Loretta Loria-Riedel, Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger, and Mayor Jim Watson. Missing was Liberal MPP Yasir Naqvi, who was getting better acquainted with his newly born daughter.
Pianist Jean Desmarais played throughout the cocktail reception while Canadian soprano Ellen Wieser gave a gorgeous performance at dinner. Later, guests could cut loose on the spacious dance floor to the Stevens and Kennedy Band.
Rob Clipperton, retired CBC broadcaster, was back as master of ceremonies of the $450-a-ticket event. This year’s beneficiaries were: Music and Beyond’s youth programs, the Junior Thirteen Strings and OrKidstra.
Helping out as charity auctioneer was the mayor. He sold off a cross-country VIA Rail trip for two, as well as a private dinner for 10, with entertainment, to be hosted by the ambassador.
Watson jokingly made an attractive offer, in light of last week’s big dump, to have the winner’s street plowed of snow. A bidding war for the embassy dinner broke out between Michael Mrak, from Mark Motors, and Sanjay Shah, CEO of ExecHealth. Mrak won it for $5,800 on the wishful thinking condition he might get additional plow service.
Carolyn001@sympatico.ca
Photos: Viennese Winter Ball
The black-tie event brought charm, elegance and beauty to the ballroom of The Westin hotel on Saturday for a night of live orchestral music, dancing and operatic singing mixed with champagne, gourmet dining and good company.
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Following a one-year break, the popular annual gala returned Saturday. With it, the black-tie event brought charm, elegance and beauty to the ballroom of The Westin hotel for a night of live orchestral music, dancing and operatic singing mixed with champagne, gourmet dining and good company, all in support of youth and the arts.
A group of 12 debutantes and 12 cavaliers presented the quadrille at the Viennese Winter Ball held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016, with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra.
Grant McDonald, regional managing partner of KPMG, co-chaired the 15-person organizing committee for the 19th edition of this Austrian cultural treasure with Liza Mrak, business development manager at the family-owned Mark Motors luxury Audi and Porsche dealership.
The undoubted highlight was the youthful demonstration of the polonaise and quadrille by cavaliers, smartly dressed in tuxedos, with their debutante partners in strapless white ballgowns with matching long gloves, offset by red rose bouquets.
The 24 youth, who attend a mix of local public and private schools, spent weeks rehearsing with Melissa Krulick from Ottawa’s Fred Astaire Dance Studio in anticipation of their big night, dancing to the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. They looked radiant and happy performing in a ballroom transformed by Event Design to fit the classy occasion.
A group of 12 debutantes and 12 cavaliers opened up the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016, by performing the polonaise with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra.
Afterward, many guests were coaxed onto the floor for a quick but fun group ballroom dance lesson.
The nearly 300 attendees included Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and her husband, Frank McArdle, Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel and his wife, Loretta Loria-Riedel, Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger, and Mayor Jim Watson. Missing was Liberal MPP Yasir Naqvi, who was getting better acquainted with his newly born daughter.
Pianist Jean Desmarais played throughout the cocktail reception while Canadian soprano Ellen Wieser gave a gorgeous performance at dinner. Later, guests could cut loose on the spacious dance floor to the Stevens and Kennedy Band.
Rob Clipperton, retired CBC broadcaster, was back as master of ceremonies of the $450-a-ticket event. This year’s beneficiaries were: Music and Beyond’s youth programs, the Junior Thirteen Strings and OrKidstra.
Helping out as charity auctioneer was the mayor. He sold off a cross-country VIA Rail trip for two, as well as a private dinner for 10, with entertainment, to be hosted by the ambassador.
Watson jokingly made an attractive offer, in light of last week’s big dump, to have the winner’s street plowed of snow. A bidding war for the embassy dinner broke out between Michael Mrak, from Mark Motors, and Sanjay Shah, CEO of ExecHealth. Mrak won it for $5,800 on the wishful thinking condition he might get additional plow service.
Carolyn001@sympatico.ca
Photos: Viennese Winter Ball
The black-tie event brought charm, elegance and beauty to the ballroom of The Westin hotel on Saturday for a night of live orchestral music, dancing and operatic singing mixed with champagne, gourmet dining and good company.
From left, Stephen Bleeker and his wife, Janice McDonald, seen with Angela Grant and Mark Saunders, at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016, for the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Sean Murray and his wife, Jamilah, upped the glamour quotient at the Viennese Winter Ball, which was back for its 19th edition at a new location, The Westin Ottawa, on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra artistic director Kevin Mallon with his fiancee, Lisa Drouillard, and guests Laura Brown Breetvelt and David Luxton at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Liza Mrak, business development manager at Mark Motors, with Grant McDonald, regional managing partner at KPMG, co-chaired this year's Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Melanie Greenberg, seen with her mom, Claire, was one of 12 debutantes to perform at the Viennese Winter Ball held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Tripping the light fantastic on the dance floor were Franklin Holtforster, CEO of Colliers International, with wife, Birgitte Alting-Mees, who was on the organizing committee for the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Proud parents Peter Steacy and Pauline Yelle turned out to see their daughter, Miranda Steacy, perform as one of 12 debutantes at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa city councillor Mathieu Fleury, a former contestant in Dancing With the Easter Seals Stars, danced very smoothly with debutante Robin Scheeren at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and her husband, Frank McArdle, executive director of the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association, attended this year's Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
A group of 12 debutantes and 12 cavaliers opened up the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016, by performing the polonaise with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Bennett Bleeker was one of 24 youth to perform the polonaise with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra during the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Mahesh Mani, a partner with sponsor KPMG, and his wife, Deepali, with committee member Christine Murray and her husband, Scott Murray, at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Master of ceremonies Rob Clipperton on stage with Loretta Loria-Riedel and her husband, Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel, patron of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
A group of 12 debutantes and 12 cavaliers opened up the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016, by performing the polonaise with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Karina Wang was one of 12 debutantes to perform at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Michael Mrak from sponsor Mark Motors with his sister and event co-chair Liza Mrak, and Carol Devenny and her husband and event co-chair Grant McDonald, at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at the Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Spiteri & Ursulak LLP partner Chris Spiteri, board chair of Music & Beyond, with his wife, Jane, and their friends, Judith Manley and John Manley, president and CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Melissa Krulick from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio and her dance partner, Chris Drumm, dazzled the crowd with their performance at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2106. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
First-time attendees Sanjay Shah, president of ExecHealth, and his wife, Dr. Bella Mehta, at the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Mayor Jim Watson, with help from Blair Dickerson, auctioned off a VIA Rail trip and a private dinner with the Austrian ambassador at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Lawyer Chris Spiteri, chair of the board for Music & Beyond, with his debutante daughter, Rebecca, on the dance floor during the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Soprano Ellen Wieser performed at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroilne Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Debutantes and cavaliers danced with guests of the 19th annual Viennese Winter Ball held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Young musicians with the Junior Thirteen Strings, which was one of the beneficiaries of the Viennese Winter Ball, performed at this year's elegant event, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
A group of 12 debutantes and 12 cavaliers opened up the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016, by performing the polonaise with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
A group of 12 debutantes and 12 cavaliers presented the quadrille at the Viennese Winter Ball held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016, with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Patricia Barr from Wall Space Gallery in Westboro was at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016, to see her son, Griffin, perform as a cavalier that night. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Rob Marland, a sales rep with Royal LePage Performance Realty, on the dance floor with her debutante daughter, Molly, at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
A group of 12 debutantes and 12 cavaliers opened up the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball at The Westin hotel on Saturday, February 20, 2016, by performing the polonaise with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Heather Bradley, director of communications to the House Speaker, on the dance floor with her son, Sam Scrivens, who was one of the cavaliers in the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Debutante Rebecca Spiteri with former Liberal cabinet minister and deputy prime minister John Manley and Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger (Ottawa-Vanier) at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Marilyn Wilson, sales rep at Marilyn Wilson Dream Properties Inc., with her daughter Reba Wilson, a former debutante who's now on the organizing committee for the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Gill Drake and her husband, British High Commissioner Howard Drake, seen with Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra board president MÈlanie Vadeboncoeur at the 19th edition of the Viennese Winter Ball, held at The Westin Ottawa on Saturday, February 20, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
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