Q + A with Tom McCaslin, Principal Tuba
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 [...]
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 [...]
1. He was one of America’s first teen idols At the height of his career, Frank Sinatra became one of the first big teen idols, due to the [...]
In early 2021, the mural artists involved in Pink Flamingo’s Black Lives Matter Mural Project were invited to respond to a new commission by Canadian composer Laura Hawley. Hear it come to life [...]
By Aurora Sol After two years of lockdowns and ongoing health restrictions that hit concert venues and performers the hardest of any sector in Canada, the return of [...]
1. They spent more than 2600 hours in the recording studio Over The Beatles’ eight-year career, they spent an estimated 2652 hours together in the recording studio. Some [...]
Diana Cohen, Concertmaster 19 July 2022 This summer my husband and I have been travelling lots to play and our wonderful 2.5 year old Noa has been with us [...]
Ahead of our upcoming Chorus Auditions, we hear from Chorus members Mark and Colleen about their time singing with the Calgary Phil. Mark Dumbrique, Bass My [...]
There are some pieces of music that feel like the melody is fully formed within you before you even open your mouth to make a sound. Mozart’s Requiem in D minor is one [...]
Calgary Phil bass player Matt Heller You don’t need to take a course to love symphonic music. Whether or not you’ve mastered music history or theory, you can still be swept away [...]
Alex Ketchum with Marc Stevens The Calgary Phil welcomed a very special guest to the Orchestra on Saturday 19 March. Alex Ketchum, a 16-year-old music student from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, was visiting [...]