Macaron Master: Cork & Canvas High Tea
Our Cork & Canvas High Tea at The Fairmont Palliser is tomorrow! To get into the spirit, we asked David Rousseau, owner of Calgary-based Ollia Macarons, what it takes to make this pastry perfect, and what [...]
Composing a “Crippling” Emotion – The Rapture
What goes into composing a piece of music about an extreme onset of emotion? We asked Patrick Harlin, composer of Rapture, which receives its Canadian premiere at our March 27 and 28 Beethoven and Shostakovich concerts. The "rapture" [...]
A random encounter with a CPO legend
Blog post courtesy of Michael Hope, CPO Assistant Principal Bassoon The other day Matthew Heller (CPO Double Bassist) and I played a short concert for the residents at Silvera For Seniors, Confederation Park. Matt and [...]
Cork & Canvas Spotlight: Live Painting
At our Cork & Canvas Winemaker's Dinner and Art Auction on March 14 (one of six fundraising events held in March) you'll see a live painting! Calgary artist Doug Levitt will paint our Assistant Principal [...]
Up Close and Personal with Leonard Bernstein
Blog post courtesy of Michael Hope, CPO Assistant Principal Bassoon Leonard Bernstein is revered as being one of the most successful and talented artists in North American history. Most musicians consider him to be something [...]
Cork & Canvas Spotlight: Amy Dryer
Cork & Canvas (March 3 - 26) is the CPO's annual Art and Wine Festival. There are six great events coming up, each featuring a silent auction. Paintings, photography and artwork provided by local artists are [...]
“Big Mike” Comes to Calgary
On February 20 and 21, the champion dancers and soloists perform with the CPO in our Let's Dance! concerts. We caught up with one of the singers, Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, a Top 4 Finalist [...]
CPO Music Director Laureate Returns to the Stage
On February 13 and 14, CPO Music Director Laureate Hans Graf returns to conduct the Orchestra's Mozart and Schumann concerts, which showcase five Principal CPO soloists - Sara Hahn (Flute), Jean Landa (Oboe), Steve Amsel [...]
Schumann 3rd From The Back Row
Learn more about Schumann's Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" from CPO Principal Trombone James Scott. Hear this piece, along with Chaminade's Flute Concerto and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon at the Orchestra's February 13 & [...]
Life, Death, & Tempting Fate: Mahler 6
The CPO is working through the Mahler symphonies chronologically, and this year, we're performing Mahler's Sixth Symphony. This symphony is unique in that explores Mahler's thoughts on death, and even includes a "hammer of fate." [...]