2026 Canadian Jazz Composers Workshops: March 21, 2026 - with Allison Au April 25, 2026 - with Chelsea McBride 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 [...]
About The Concert Beethoven’s beloved “Pastorale” Symphony is filled with imaginative musical depictions of birdsong, a flowing stream, a thunderstorm, and other sounds of country life. Edmonton-born Vivian Fung’s Parade, inspired by watching her 6-year old son in a parade following pandemic lockdowns, is a “celebration of community that also explores the journey from solitude to [...]
About The Concert Beethoven’s beloved “Pastorale” Symphony is filled with imaginative musical depictions of birdsong, a flowing stream, a thunderstorm, and other sounds of country life. Edmonton-born Vivian Fung’s Parade, inspired by watching her 6-year old son in a parade following pandemic lockdowns, is a “celebration of community that also explores the journey from solitude to [...]
PROGRAM In the month of International Women’s Day, we present a concert to celebrate women musicians. Programmed by Calgary’s prominent flutists, the afternoon concert will feature Canadian and American female composers who have shaped and enriched the contemporary music landscape: Jean Coultard, Catherine McMichael, Rachel Laurin, Colleen Athparia, and Amanda Harberg. The program will also [...]
The Program Rock choir meets full symphony in a high-voltage fusion of hits — Stairway to Heaven, Bittersweet Symphony, Coldplay favourites, Yellow Brick Road, Hallelujah and more — performed live at Summit View United Church! Enjoy original pieces and arrangements by Donovan Seidle, James Watson, and special guest ReMix: Powered by Revv52.
The Program A cheeky mashup of classical elegance and contemporary hits—where Regency flair meets pop, rock, and orchestra in a one-of-a-kind experience. Enjoy original pieces and arrangements by Donovan Seidle, James Watson, and Revv52 Remix. Featured Artists JANNA SAILOR Conductor
Celebrating World Premieres in partnership with The University of Calgary March 28, 2026 7:30 pm Location: Rozsa Centre Pre-Concert Chat: 6:45pm Concert: 7:30pm Come and experience this special event as we celebrate today’s emerging, established, and senior musical voices. As part of University of Calgary’s Alchemy Festival and our annual Student Composers’ Program, we are excited to [...]
6 / IN THE COMPANY OF BIRDS 2.30pm, Sunday, April 12 Crescent Arts Centre, 525 Wardlaw Ave. Winnipeg Sonora Voices Anne Manson and Valdine Anderson, conductors Nature sings in this evocative choral program with Winnipeg Sonora Voices, where birds, voices, and the turning of the seasons inspire new meditations on the rhythms of nature. Winnipeg [...]
2026 Canadian Jazz Composers Workshops: April 25, 2026 - with Chelsea McBride 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 [...]
7 / SONGS OF RIVER & FIRE 7.30pm, Thursday, April 30 Desautels Concert Hall, University of Manitoba Melody Courage and Marion Newman, vocals Anne Manson, conductor Themes of motherhood, loss, and joy emerge in a program that spans opera, Indigenous voices, and folk tradition, with song and spirit rising together like flame and tide. Métis [...]