The View From The Loft
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 [...]
4 Things About Chicago
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 [...]
Redefining Leadership in Orchestral Music
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 [...]
Full Circle
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 [...]
A Rewarding Investment
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 [...]
Finding a Voice in Music
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 [...]
A Brief History of Film Music
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, [...]
Building a Firebird with Michael Hope, Assistant Principal Bassoon
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 [...]
Orchestral Manoeuvres
by David Sussman, Assistant Principal Oboe One of my earliest memories of playing in an orchestra was the sheer thrill of participating in something larger than just me. Dozens [...]
Q + A with Tom McCaslin, Principal Tuba
Q Thinking back to the beginnings of your musical journey, what drew you to the tuba as an instrument you would want to study? A I had [...]