Blog post courtesy of Adam Zinatelli, CPO Principal Trumpet The late great Russian trumpet virtuoso Timofei Dokshizer said that his greatest regrets were not being pushier to Shostakovich and Prokofiev about writing proper trumpet concertos. It's [...]

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 [...]

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" [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 (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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 & [...]