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IMPACTFUL MUSIC DIRECTOR WRAPS A MAGNIFICENT EIGHT SEASON RUN WITH THE CALGARY PHIL BY ELIZABETH CHORNEY-BOOTH PHOTO BY HARDERLEE PHOTOGRAPHY If an orchestra is more than a sum…

MAWER SPONSORS YO-YO MA IN CONCERT… AND SO MUCH MORE The final countdown is on for this weekend’s highly anticipated, long sold-out Calgary Philharmonic performance with superstar cellist…

HOW THE ORCHESTRA STAYS ON TRACK WHEN PERFORMING LIVE-TO-FILM BY DAVID SUSSMAN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OBOE The musicians of your Calgary Philharmonic present many different musical offerings. One of…

RISING STAR JENEBA KANNEH-MASON REFLECTS ON MOZART AND HER MUSICAL UPBRINGING BY CHARLOTTE LILLEY PHOTO BY JOHANNA BERGHORN At age 22, pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is well-recognized as a…

EMBRACING INDIGENEITY, ELECTRONICS, AND CLASSICAL MUSIC, CRIS DERKSEN BRINGS WORLDS TOGETHER BY ZOLTAN VARADI PHOTO BY TANJA-TIZIANA From Canada’s boreal forest to the Hawaiian Islands, the African savannah…

TRULY COLLABORATIVE CONCERT CELEBRATES BOB MARLEY’S MESSAGE OF UNITY BY ELIZABETH CHORNEY-BOOTH Very few musical artists have had the global impact of Bob Marley. Defying typical definitions of…

BY ZOLTAN VARADI Pictured: Principal Jennifer Hart and Music Teacher Breton Bonner with students at Emily Follensbee School Enhanced cognitive development. Increased academic success. Improved motor skills. Greater…

VIOLINIST MARIA VAN DER SLOOT EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO SUCCEED IN MUSIC … AND BEYOND BY ZOLTAN VARADI By her own account, Maria van der Sloot…

Assistant Principal Trombone Kristofer Leslie has lived in many places — Florida, Puerto Rico, California, Boston, Toronto, and now Calgary — but he considers his hometown to be…