Program Discover Mahler's mighty First Symphony as the Calgary Phil, conducted by Earl Lee, perform this orchestral epic that takes you from the joys of springtime — through rustic dances to an ironic funeral march — and culminates in victory over worldly despair. Before it, relish the rich, nostalgic poetry of Robert Schumann's eloquent Cello Concerto, [...]
Program Discover Mahler's mighty First Symphony as the Calgary Phil, conducted by Earl Lee, perform this orchestral epic that takes you from the joys of springtime — through rustic dances to an ironic funeral march — and culminates in victory over worldly despair. Before it, relish the rich, nostalgic poetry of Robert Schumann's eloquent Cello Concerto, [...]
Join us for a beautiful spring concert with our Novella, Canta, and Viva choirs. An afternoon of song: Earth, Fire, Wind and Water, premiering "Orange Skies" by Esther Ling. “Orange Skies”, is an exciting 4-part/SSAA piece with percussion and piano, commissioned by the Peace Region Girls Choir for the senior girls to sing. It is [...]
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN - DEADLINE MAY 31 - APPLY HERE Emerging Composers with a connection to Canada’s Prairie Region, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut are invited to submit their orchestral works to the CMC Prairie Region Emerging Composer Competition for Orchestra with a cash prize and performance by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) during the 2027 [...]
Edmonton, AB – JUNO Award-winning Pro Coro Canada, joined by guests Edmonton Young Voices (Lyndsey Olsen, director), proudly presents its final concert of the 2025-2026 season, Ice: Voices for a Frozen World. This timely program featuring innovative choral works invites audiences to reflect on their relationship to the earth and the impact of climate change [...]
Re-Zoning: Pigeon Breeders with Kate Stashko | Alicia Proudfoot – Perennial Date: Friday, June 5, 2026 7:30 PM Venue: Mile Zero Dance Space (9931 – 78 Avenue NW, Edmonton) The 15th edition of Now Hear This kicks off with an exciting collaboration between two of Edmonton’s leading experimental artists: Pigeon Breeders (Myles Bartel and Will Scott) and dance artist Kate Stashko. Their [...]
2026 Canadian Jazz Composers Workshops: June 6, 2026 - with Daniel Hersog GIVING THE ESSENTIALS: WRITING EFFECTIVE DRUM PARTS - Allison Au During this session, Allison will share select scores from her 2024 Juno award-nominated album "Migrations", written and arranged for a ten-piece chamber jazz ensemble (vocals, saxophone, vibraphone, piano, bass, drums, and string quartet). [...]
管弦回響: Echoes of Winds and Strings Echo Ensemble 悦耳歌 | Virginia Wan – Consensus 43 Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026 7:30 PM Venue: Mile Zero Dance Space (9931 – 78 Avenue NW, Edmonton) This is the NME début of Echo Ensemble, our city’s amazing collective of traditional Chinese instruments. Comprised of erhu, yangqin, dizi, ruan, sanxian, and various [...]
Rising Sounds: A Celebration of New Voices from Amiskwaciy-wâskahikan (Edmonton) Date: Friday, June 12, 2026 7:30 PM Venue: Mile Zero Dance Space (9931 – 78 Avenue NW, Edmonton) Featuring: kirmeve; Tamarack Cunningham; Borborygmi; Tzadeka; Andrew Noakes and Julian Eveneshen Now Hear This, weekend 2, begins with an outstanding multiple bill featuring some of the most exciting early-career creative voices from the Amiskwaciy-wâskahikan (Edmonton) region. [...]
Elusive Things: Standing Wave Ensemble | Makenna Graham Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026 7:30 PM Venue: Holy Trinity Anglican Church (10037 84 Ave, Edmonton) Bringing the festival to spectacular close, New Music Edmonton is honoured to present our guests from Vancouver, Standing Wave, in an exhilarating program of new work that will take you to some very unexpected [...]