On the Blog: Musical Roots
By Autumn Fox How many people do you know can claim Yo-Yo Ma taught them the cello in their after-school music class? Be it through movies, cartoons, lullabies, parents, older siblings, or an [...]
On the Blog: The Impact of a Ticket
By Hadya Azeem There is nothing quite as magical as seeing your first live performance, the energy of sitting in the concert hall in anticipation, hearing the cheers of an audience, and getting [...]
In Total Harmony Calgary Boys’ Choir and Calgary Philharmonic Chorus + Free Concert at Calgary Library
Music has the extraordinary power to build community. In this city, the Calgary Boys' Choir and the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus have existed side-by-side for fifty years, and at times, demonstrating a symbiotic relationship – [...]
On the Blog: Your Calgary Phil and Edmonton Symphony prep for Moving Mahler
By Micha Oostenbrink and Simon MacLeod In the summer of 1980, CBC produced Tones of Two Cities — a special project that saw the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra travel to Edmonton to rehearse and [...]
On the Blog: Jazz meets Classical in Classically Jazzed
The worlds of classical and jazz have long intertwined with one another. On 3 + 4 November classical music standards get jazz makeovers in Classically Jazzed. Hear some of your favourite orchestral repertoire in [...]
On the Blog: The Gift of a Lifetime
By Stephania Romaniuk For Calgary Philharmonic patron and visionary supporter Judith Kilbourne, being introduced to orchestral music is inseparable from the people who were a part of the experience. A long-standing advocate for volunteerism [...]
On the Blog: IT’S A ZOO OUT THERE!
By David Sussman, Assistant Principal Oboe Our Symphony Sundays for Kids concerts come with a wonderful pre-show activity — the Instrument Discovery Zoo. An hour before the start of the concert, kids can see [...]
Q+A: Getting to Know Juliane Gallant
New Brunswick-born conductor Juliane Gallant is the Resident Conductor of the Calgary Philharmonic, and one of two fellows in the inaugural cohort of Tapestry Opera’s Women in Musical Leadership program. She made her Calgary [...]
Tour De Force: Cheng + Cello
On Saturday 23 September, join the Canadian-born and Berlin-based rising star cellist Bryan Cheng has he takes the stage with your Calgary Phil for an enchanting evening featuring music from the legendary Czech composers [...]
Pictures at an Exhibition
On Saturday 16 September, be transported by your Calgary Phil on a journey through orchestral sound with Music Director Rune Bergmann as your guide to Modest Mussorgsky’s splendid instrumental showcase, Pictures at an [...]