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"I feel really lucky to be here, doing what I‘m doing," says Stephen Sitarski. "The tremendous variety of the job. People rely on me for my ability and judgement. I have to pinch myself sometimes when I realize people are paying me to do this." The 27â€"yearâ€"old Sitarski is enterâ€" ing his third season as associate Hundreds of miles away, in the frostâ€"bitten prairie city of Winnipeg, lives a young Oakvillian completely in love with life. Oakville Beaver Staff By KATHY YANCHUS Violinist content on the prairie The Oakville Symphany Orchestra tickets make perfect Christmas Gifts, call 844â€"7984 "I give her the opportunity to be her best," says Sitarski, who is called upon to do both his and her jobs "at the drop of a hat", as well as two solos every season. The WSO season is a draining one, running 36 weeks and featurâ€" ing more than 100 concerts between September and May at the 2,200 seat Centennial Concert Hall. The offerings include kids and pop conâ€" certs as well as the recular orchesâ€" concertmaster of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. As second in command in the orchestra‘s violins, he is in a support role, ensuring that everything the concertmaster "Gwen Hoebig does gets communiâ€" cated back into the section." In an attempt to broaden its audiâ€" ence base, the innovative WSO launched the New Music Festival (See ‘Life‘ page 20) tral fare. Up until this year â€" when the orchestra suffered a 30% cutâ€" back in support from the city of Winnipeg â€" the orchestra operated in the black, says Sitarski, a comfortâ€" able situation not familiar to most major orchestras. With two huge priâ€" vate donations, however, the orchestra was given a financial boost and subscriptions "are also way up this season", he says. "Ticket prices are extremely low," says Sitarski "We‘d rather have more people in at lower prices than fewer people at higher prices." @rms 323 Church St, (in Mille Mews) Church Reynolds 845â€"1010 . JOINUS FOR SUNDAY BRUNCH 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. . onlys KRing‘ s