The Hayes Family: Building a Musical Community By Stephania Romaniuk Although visionary arts supporters Sam and Angela Hayes have only recently started attending Orchestra concerts with their young daughters, Sophia and Ella, the [...]
By Olivia Sawyer, Helen Isaac, Drew Kotchan, and Tristram Chivers As the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus celebrates its 60th year, we reflect on [...]
Celebrating the first 60 years of the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus By Miranda Martini Sitting inside the Jack Singer Concert Hall, you can hear the hum of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra tuning and the hush of [...]
On 14 and 15 April, enjoy the ultimate Chicago experience! Brass Transit’s dynamic, crowd-pleasing tribute brings the decades-long, multi-platinum songbook of iconic American rock group Chicago to the stage. Enjoy hits like If You [...]
Developing the Next Generation of Women and Non-Binary Conductors Our 2022/2023 Season marks an important step for the Calgary Phil in bringing in brilliant guest conductors, with three conductors [...]
A Journey from Musical Youth to Mastery By Aurora Sol Founded in 1957, only two years after the creation of the Calgary Philharmonic, the Calgary Youth Orchestra has been providing [...]
Jeremy Clark on the Legacy of Philanthropy By Stephania Romaniuk It's called a Gordie Howe hat trick: a goal, an assist, and a fight,” recollects Jeremy Clark, a long-time [...]
by Heather Wootton, Lead Teaching Artist PhilKids, Assistant Principal Horn As long as I have been a professional musician, it has been important for me to find ways to [...]
Get into the heroic spirit with the Orchestra at Heroes of Film on 13 + 14 January, featuring iconic themes from cinema and TV, conducted by John Morris Russell. Epic tunes from Batman, Star Trek, [...]
One of my favourite hobbies is building plastic model kits. Knowing this, my son Kevin gave me a great Father’s Day gift last summer: a 1/32 scale model of [...]