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 [...]
Q+A with Michael Hope
Michael Hope is no stranger to the Jack Singer Concert Hall stage. He is currently playing his 40th season as a bassoonist in the woodwind section of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and is [...]
Umberto Custom Tailors: A Different Kind of Maestro
With a reputation reaching far beyond Calgary, Umberto Custom Tailors is a bespoke tailor as well as a purveyor of fine menswear. It all started with a boy coming from a tiny [...]
Masters Gallery: The Art of Making Art Welcoming
Behind the doors of Masters Gallery is a tradition of knowledge and passion that goes back to its founding in 1976, a block away from its current downtown location on 4th Street [...]
Returning Home to the Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons
The Calgary Philharmonic has had the same home since 1985: the Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons on Eighth Avenue and First Street S.E. The hall seats up to 2,000 people, and [...]