The Wonder of Mozart’s Requiem
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 [...]
Find a deeper appreciation and connection to classical music in course with Calgary Phil musician Matt Heller
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 [...]
Music student’s first live orchestra experience a source of inspiration
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 [...]
Chasing a dream: Tom McCaslin celebrates the tuba in a solo role
Calgary Philharmonic Principal Tuba Tom McCaslin / Photo by Neil Zeller The tuba isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when we think about solo instruments. Or even the second. [...]
Five questions with Calgary Phil musicians
Our musicians can't wait to get back to performing in-person concerts for you in March, but in the meantime they are once again finding ways to stay busy. Not only are they [...]
A look back at 2021 with the Calgary Phil
The past year brought many challenges, but your support and encouragement helped keep the music playing. At the beginning of 2021, with the concert hall closed, we reached out to our partners in [...]
CANADA LIFE — At the Heart of the Community
Canada Life Team pictured just before March 2020 Canada Life has been a proud sponsor of Calgary Philharmonic since 2002 and their support is currently focused on our online Education Concerts. [...]
Collaboration with Making Treaty 7 tells traditional Blackfoot story through music and drama
A new online production combining drama and music is bringing a traditional Blackfoot story to life. Napi and the Rock, a collaboration between Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, [...]
Local company White Whale uses data analytics to support the arts
From left to right: Shounak Ray, Sarah Mihuc, Rachel Wilson, Jack Williams, Dennis Ajalie, Peter Guo, and James Raine. When the cofounders of an ambitious young tech company in Calgary offered [...]
David Morrissey on Citizenship and Being Back Onstage
Cellist David Morrissey has been a familiar face onstage since he joined the Calgary Philharmonic in the 2008/2009 Season. Before moving to Calgary, all he knew about the city was its proximity to the [...]