Program Notes for City Spaces: Heritage Park
Думка: A XIXth century pastiche Written for me at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, this new commission by Canadian composer Claude Lapalme is called Думка: A XIXth century [...]
Music and History at Heritage Park
Surrounded on three sides by the Glenmore Reservoir, Heritage Park is located on a 127-acre peninsula of prime parkland in south Calgary. The Park first opened to the public on 1 July 1964, [...]
Tim Onyett and Allison Onyett: Finding Strength in Dedication
Tim and Allison at the Core Shopping Centre Partner Post Tim and his daughter Allison are much alike: committed, focused, and wonderfully straightforward. Their Calgary Philharmonic story reflects who they are [...]
Music, Art, and Science at the Spark Science Centre
The Spark Science Centre enjoyed an illustrious history and a range of names in Calgary before moving to its current location in the Nose Creek Valley in Renfrew, just north of the Calgary [...]
Nicole and Michael Lipnicki: Pianos start playing here
Nicole and Michael Lipnicki Partner Post Behind the story of Michael Lipnicki Fine Pianos is 55 years of experience. That story begins with legendary piano dealer Irene Besse, known by many [...]
Discovering the colorful history of Calgary’s grand Fairmont Palliser
Located in the heart of Calgary’s downtown for more than 100 years, the Fairmont Palliser is a picture of elegance, with an equally impressive history. Construction of what was originally called The Palliser [...]
Exploring the unique spaces inside Contemporary Calgary
Contemporary Calgary opened to the public in its newly renovated 11 Street S.W. location in 2020, but the distinctive building already had a long and illustrious history in Calgary before the art gallery [...]
Clark Family: The fun and responsibility of being a philanthropist
Partner Post Elaine and Jeremy Clark are donors who live at the centre of the Calgary Philharmonic’s life. Their generosity can be measured not only in financial terms, but also by the time, talent, and [...]
An inside view from the top of The BOW®
Standing 236 metres (or 58 storeys) tall, The BOW® makes an impressive mark on Calgary’s skyline. It was designed by Foster + Partners, the same studio that created the Great Court at the [...]
True North: Story + Symphony
How do you create a symphony about Canada that reflects its history, the diversity of the people who call it home, and a vast territory that includes lush coastal regions, flat prairies, towering mountains, [...]