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David Morrissey on Citizenship and Being Back Onstage
Cellist David Morrissey has been a familiar face onstage since he joined the Calgary Philharmonic in the 2008/2009 Season. Before moving to Calgary, all he knew about the…

Q+A with Michael Hope
Michael Hope is no stranger to the Jack Singer Concert Hall stage. He is currently playing his 40th season as a bassoonist in the woodwind section of the…

Umberto Custom Tailors: A Different Kind of Maestro
PARTNER POST With a reputation reaching far beyond Calgary, Umberto Custom Tailors is a bespoke tailor as well as a purveyor of fine menswear. It all started with…

Masters Gallery: The Art of Making Art Welcoming
PARTNER POST Behind the doors of Masters Gallery is a tradition of knowledge and passion that goes back to its founding in 1976, a block away from its…

Returning Home to the Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons
The Calgary Philharmonic has had the same home since 1985: the Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons on Eighth Avenue and First Street S.E. The hall seats…

Program Notes for City Spaces: Heritage Park
Calgary Phil Second Violinist Adriana Lebedovich shares the story behind the three solos she performs for City Spaces: Heritage Park Думка: A XIXth century pastiche Written for me…

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…

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…

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,…