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Blog courtesy of Philip Hansen, Principal Cello. Photo credit: Quadra Island Festival of Chamber Music Facebook page. The longer days of summer are a time for a few good reads, movies we may have missed, a taste of the outdoors. [...]

There are lots of memories and stories in a 43-year career with the Orchestra. Principal Violist John Thompson shared some of them with us when he reflected about his career with the CPO. John, originally [...]

CPO Violist Katerina Grigoriu retires this year after a 37-year career with Orchestra. We got the opportunity to ask her about how she began her journey as a professional musician, what brought her from Romania to Canada, and [...]

From learning why Mahler was considered a "Master," to understanding what's involved in performing Mahler's 5th symphony, take a look at our Q&A with CPO cellist Tom Mirhady about our "Masters" concert (music from Mozart, [...]

We got the chance to sit down with our Chorus Master Tim Shantz (also the Artistic Director of Spiritus Chamber Choir and Founding Director of Luminous Voices...Tim has a busy schedule!) to get his [...]

The CPO launches our new season on May 1 at our Ode to Joy concert! In addition to hearing about our exciting new season, you’ll hear the world premiere of A Song of Joys by [...]

If you love beer, or are just interested in the science behind making a perfect brew (called "zymurgy"), have a look at this recipe for an Imperial Liquorice Stout, courtesy of our violist, and [...]

In the spirit of our first Cork & Canvas event, Vintage Wine Tasting at Willow Park Wines and Spirits, here are some wines you can pair with classical music! Our Assistant Principal Bassoon player [...]

Ronin Furdyk, a 10-year-old Calgarian known for his drawings of classical composers (featured on George Stroumboulopoulos's blog), joined us this Christmas for a backstage tour. We recently caught up with him at the open rehearsal [...]

The Splendour of China: The story of the “Butterfly Lovers” Q: You’ve mentioned the Butterfly Lovers is a very romantic story. What happens? Michael Hope (MH): It’s pretty hot stuff.  Here’s the gist of it: -          [...]