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Q + A with Associate Conductor Karl Hirzer

Simon Macleod2023-02-24T10:17:45-07:00February 16th, 2023|Uncategorized|

On Friday 3 March, Associate Conductor Karl Hirzer will lead Late Night at The GRAND: Professor Bad Trip — an event unlike anything you’ve ever heard or seen, featuring Calgary Phil musicians tackling chamber-orchestra-sized genre-defying [...]

Full Circle

Simon Macleod2023-03-06T13:29:27-07:00February 16th, 2023|Calgary Phil Blog, Guest Blog|

A Journey from Musical Youth to Mastery By Aurora Sol Founded in 1957, only two years after the creation of the Calgary Philharmonic, the Calgary Youth Orchestra has been providing [...]

A Rewarding Investment

Simon Macleod2023-02-16T14:05:29-07:00February 16th, 2023|Calgary Phil Blog, Support|

Jeremy Clark on the Legacy of Philanthropy By Stephania Romaniuk It's called a Gordie Howe hat trick: a goal, an assist, and a fight,” recollects Jeremy Clark, a long-time [...]

Finding a Voice in Music

Megan Beaudoin2023-01-31T13:23:23-07:00January 31st, 2023|Calgary Phil Blog, Meet the Musician, Musician Blog|

by Heather Wootton, Lead Teaching Artist PhilKids, Assistant Principal Horn As long as I have been a professional musician, it has been important for me to find ways to [...]

A Brief History of Film Music

Megan Beaudoin2023-08-09T18:18:45-06:00January 3rd, 2023|Calgary Phil Blog|

Get into the heroic spirit with the Orchestra at Heroes of Film on 13 + 14 January, featuring iconic themes from cinema and TV, conducted by John Morris Russell. Epic tunes from Batman, Star Trek, [...]

Pairing Music with Food

Simon Macleod2023-02-02T13:51:14-07:00December 3rd, 2022|Community, Guest Blog|

Five Restaurants to Check Out this Winter By Liz Middleton I love Calgary, and there are so many great dining options in this city. Whether you’re spending time with family, entertaining clients, [...]

Bringing Arts Programs to Youth

Simon Macleod2023-02-02T13:53:15-07:00December 2nd, 2022|Uncategorized|

YMCA Calgary expands programming across the city By Kathryn Ward Since the dawn of humanity, creating art has been an important means of expression and communication and, ultimately, a [...]

Building a Firebird with Michael Hope, Assistant Principal Bassoon

Megan Beaudoin2022-11-22T11:43:52-07:00November 22nd, 2022|Calgary Phil Blog, Meet the Musician, Musician Blog|

One of my favourite hobbies is building plastic model kits. Knowing this, my son Kevin gave me a great Father’s Day gift last summer: a 1/32 scale model of [...]

Orchestral Manoeuvres

Megan Beaudoin2022-10-18T16:12:57-06:00October 18th, 2022|Calgary Phil Blog, Meet the Musician, Musician Blog|

by David Sussman, Assistant Principal Oboe One of my earliest memories of playing in an orchestra was the sheer thrill of participating in something larger than just me. Dozens [...]

Q + A with Tom McCaslin, Principal Tuba

Megan Beaudoin2022-10-11T14:33:13-06:00October 11th, 2022|Calgary Phil Blog, Meet the Musician, Musician Blog|

Q Thinking back to the beginnings of your musical journey, what drew you to the tuba as an instrument you would want to study? A I had [...]

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