Vivian Fung, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
2026-03-22 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square NW, Edmonton, AB, T5J 4X8, Canada
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 togetherness.”
Camille Saint-Saëns often said, “form is the essence of art,” a principle that is eloquently realized in his compact Cello Concerto No. 1, featuring Montreal-born Jean-Guihen Queyras in his long overdue ESO debut.
This concert will include an intermission.

Program to Include

BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”

FAURÉ
Élégie for Cello

SAINT-SAËNS
Cello Concerto No. 1

VIVIAN FUNG
Parade
ESO Premiere

Program subject to change.

Featured Artists

Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Conductor & Music Director
Jean-Guihen Queyras, Cello
ESO Debut

About ESO Classics

ESO Classics are dynamic and engaging concerts that feature the most memorable orchestral pieces. This masterworks series is our flagship and showcases the greatest symphonic masterpieces in classical music. From Bach and Handel in the Baroque period and Mozart and Beethoven in the 18th century Classical period, all the way to 21st century contemporary composers, this series encompasses the best of classical music. Our world-class musicians are joined by some of the most talented soloists from around the world, delivering unparalleled performances of these illustrious works. Let the timeless beauty of live classical music enrich and transport you!

Jean Coulthard, Colleen Athparia, Rachel Laurin, Liezel Kruger, The Women with the Golden Flutes
2026-03-22 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Edmonton) | St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 1121 14 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2R 0P3, Canada
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 feature the premiere of Calgary composer Liezel Kruger and their piece The Trees of Kortillion, commissioned by Lucie Jones.
ARTISTS
Gwen Klassen, Emily Phernambucq, Sarah MacDonald, Lucie Jones (flutes), Akiko Tominaga (piano)
PROGRAM
The Trees of Kortillion by Liezel Kruger
Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 29, Rachel Laurin
Ascending Ashes, Colleen Athparia
Lyric Sonatina for Flute and Piano, Jean Coultard
Court Dances Suite for flute and Piano, Amanda Harberg
Gaelic Offering, Catherine McMichael
SUNDAY, MARCH 22 2026
Doors at 2:30 PM
Show at 3:00 PM
Show Duration: 70 minutes (with no intermission)

LOCATION
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church
1121 14 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0P2

Donovan Seidle and James Watson, Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra
2026-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton) | RockPointe Church Bearspaw, 255024 Lochend Rd, Calgary, Alberta, T4C 2H2, Canada
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
2026-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton) | Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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 present five world premieres by students of the U of C composition program and twelve (!) from some of Canada’s acclaimed living composers. These were written just for us to premiere in this year-end concert that highlights the collaborative relationships we have with composers—some spanning almost 30 years!
Program
World premieres of new works by:
Five students of the UofC Composition program
Arthur Bachmann
Allan Gordon Bell
Dorothy Chang
Derek Charke
Vincent Ho
Gary Kulesha
Larysa Kuzmenko
Alexina Louie
Maxime McKinley
Kelly-Marie Murphy
Donovan Seidle

Donovan Seidle and James Watson, Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra
2026-03-29 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | Vivo for Healthier Generations Indoor Park, 11950 Country Village Link NE, Calgar, Alberta, T3K 6E3, Canada

Kevin Lau, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
2026-04-12 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Winnipeg) | Crescent Arts Centre, 525 Wardlaw Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3L 0L9, Canada
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 Sonora Voices (formerly known as Pembina Trails Voices) is an award-winning auditioned choral program offered to children and young people. Recent performing highlights include the world premiere of Sid Robinovitch’s Jonah with the MCO in 2022 and a guest appearance with the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir performing Sir Paul McCartney’s Ecce Cor Meum in 2024.
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Kevin Lau
New commissioned work
Ola Gjeilo
Song of the Universal
Astor Piazzolla
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Program subject to change

Marie Clements/Brian Current & Ian Cusson, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
2026-04-30 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Winnipeg) | Desautels Concert Hall, University of Manitoba, 150 Dafoe Rd W, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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 soprano Melody Courage gained national attention as The Native Girl “…played with ethereal grace…” in the 2017 world premiere of Marie Clements’ and Brian Current’s opera Missing, co-produced by City Opera Vancouver and Pacific Opera Victoria. Missing gives voice, in English and Gitxsan, to the story of Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Critically acclaimed and award-winning mezzo-soprano Marion Newman is Kwagiulth and Stó:lō First Nations with English, Irish and Scottish heritage. She is one of Canada’s most accomplished singers in repertoire ranging from Charpentier to Cusson and operatic roles, including Carmen and Rosina in The Barber of Seville.
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Cassandra Miller
Perfect Offering
Marie Clements/Brian Current
Language Duet from “Missing”
Jacques Offenbach
Belle Nuit
Joy Harjo/Ian Cusson
Fire
Marion Newman
Kinanu
Gioachino Rossini
Una voce poco fa
Camille Saint-Saëns
Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix
Richard Strauss
Csárdás
Ian Cusson
Dodo, mon tout petit
G.F. Handel
Piangerò la sorte mia
Program subject to change

Samy Moussa, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
2026-05-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-23 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton) | Jack Singer Concert Hall, 205 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 0K9, Canada
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, featuring distinguished cellist Steven Isserlis.
Samy Moussa Elysium
Robert Schumann Cello Concerto in A Minor
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1
Program and artists are subject to change without notice.

Artists

EARL LEE conductor
STEVEN ISSERLIS cello
CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
