GS4: North/South GS4: North/South March 20, 2025, 7:00pm GroundSwell and WAG-Qaumajuq are thrilled to co-present North/South, a unique gallery concert featuring throat songs by Nikki Komaksiutiksak and family, as well as music for violas and percussion played by Melody McKiver, Jennifer Thiessen and Ben Reimer. New collaborations by Melody McKiver and Jennifer Thiessen and new [...]
About The Concert We celebrate our first Composer in Residence John Estacio, whose colourful and cinematic sonorities have electrified Edmonton Symphony audiences for over 30 years. The concert will include a movement from John’s Trumpet Concerto (co-commissioned by a consortium of 19 Canadian orchestras), a dazzling string quartet written for the Banff International String Quartet Competition, a [...]
The Spotlight Series is MRU Conservatory's faculty recital series, showcasing performances by the talented members of our faculty - some of Calgary's finest musicians. On Saturday, March 29 at 4pm in the Trans-Alta Pavilion at the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts, we will be featuring three of our esteemed guitar faculty: Brett Gunther, Ben [...]
Sheet music, books, CDs, LPs, and more! First day $5, second day half off.
Sheet music, books, CDs, LPs, and more! First day $5, second day half off.
6 / SOLACE 7.30pm, Wednesday, April 9 Crescent Arts Centre (525 Wardlaw Ave) Aisslinn Nosky, violin and leader; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe Canada’s famous violinist-conductor reminds us why Bach called music “a refreshment of the soul” in this escape to the otherworldly sounds of Penderecki, Morlock, Vivaldi and B himself. Krzysztof Penderecki Three Pieces in Baroque [...]
About The Concert Described by Mendelssohn as “the jolliest piece I have ever done,” his Symphony No. 4 “Italian” is one of his treasured works and was inspired by his travels to Italy. Joseph Jongen’s magnificent Symphonie concertante for Organ is a mighty force for the instrument and captures a wide range of moods. Plus, Allan Gilliland’s 2000 commission [...]
About The Concert Described by Mendelssohn as “the jolliest piece I have ever done,” his Symphony No. 4 “Italian” is one of his treasured works and was inspired by his travels to Italy. Joseph Jongen’s magnificent Symphonie concertante for Organ is a mighty force for the instrument and captures a wide range of moods. Plus, Allan Gilliland’s 2000 commission [...]
About The Concert Beethoven’s groundbreaking Third Symphony, nicknamed “Eroica” for its heroic qualities, was originally dedicated to Napoleon, but his name was later removed in a fury of rage. In his ESO debut, Canadian pianist Sheng Cai will perform Khachaturian’s mesmerizing Piano Concerto. A beloved Chorale by Bach and a Passacaglia based on its theme by Canadian composer Oskar Morawetz round [...]
About The Concert Beethoven’s groundbreaking Third Symphony, nicknamed “Eroica” for its heroic qualities, was originally dedicated to Napoleon, but his name was later removed in a fury of rage. In his ESO debut, Canadian pianist Sheng Cai will perform Khachaturian’s mesmerizing Piano Concerto. A beloved Chorale by Bach and a Passacaglia based on its theme by Canadian composer Oskar Morawetz round [...]
