Summer Series 2020
Our musicians usually spend their summers on the road, performing at festivals and teaching at workshops. This year, many will have some unexpected time on their hands as events are cancelled and [...]
Assistant Concertmaster Donovan Seidle brings music to isolation
Originally published in August 2020 on the Arts Commons blog. Shortly after COVID-19 shut down stages across the country, musicians from the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra recorded a virtual performance [...]
Meet the Musician: Season highlights from the new musicians
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra welcomed five new musicians this 2019-2020 Season, and they’ve been introduced to Calgary audiences through the Meet the Musician series on this blog. Even though the Season was cut [...]
Quarantine Listening Series: Find out what’s on our Orchestra’s playlist
While the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2019/2020 Season has been unexpectedly cut short, our musicians are still finding comfort in the art form in new ways. Over the next few weeks, we'll be [...]
Meet the Musician: Violist Jesse Morrison
The newest member of the Calgary Philharmonic’s viola section, Jesse Morrison grew up playing the violin and attended an arts program at his Toronto high school. “For Grades 9 and 10, I was [...]
Calgary Phil takes kids on an orchestra adventure in new online series
Calgary Philharmonic musicians and Associate Conductor Karl Hirzer are used to welcoming large groups of kids to the concert hall each season, but right now, there are no yellow school buses lined up in front of [...]
Announcement of Principal Flute Endowed Chair
Memorial Gift helps share love of music with future generations Paul and Margaret Boëda have loved classical music ever since they were surrounded by it as children. “My dad loved music,” [...]
Erin’s Picks: Three Ways Beethoven Revolutionized Music
BY ERIN BURKHOLDER, SECOND VIOLIN The year 2020 marks Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birthday! To celebrate, orchestras all over the world are performing concerts and series honouring his [...]
Q + A with Assistant Principal Bassoon Michael Hope
Assistant Principal Bassoon Michael Hope was scheduled to perform as a vocalist for Best of Broadway in April. In this feature, we'll learn more about his love of singing and enjoy a special [...]
Calgary Philharmonic 2020/2021 Season features superstar guest artists, classical giants, pop music favourites, the grand finale of Beethoven’s birthday, and more
The Calgary Philharmonic revealed its upcoming 2020/2021 Season and launched its new logo and website on Tuesday 31 March following a special video performance by the Orchestra’s Grammy Award-winning Principal Oboist, Alex Klein. “Right now we’re [...]