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Anne-Marie MacIntosh on sharing her love of opera with CPO audiences
Classical music and opera are complementary art forms, as soprano Anne-Marie MacIntosh can certainly attest. She sang in children’ choirs and played violin at a young age, then…
Heather Edwards brings Itzhak Perlman to the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
When Heather Edwards was a youth, her mother gave her a surprise that has had a long-lasting impact: tickets to the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) to see world-renowned…
Meet the Musician: Assistant Principal Horn Maxwell Stein
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is welcoming new musicians this 2019/2020 Season. We’ll be introducing them to you with our “Meet the Musician” blog series. Follow along to get…
Laurie Matiation on retiring from the horn section after 36 years with the CPO
In 1983, horn player Laurie Matiation found herself living every professional musician’s nightmare — abrupt unemployment. After five years of working with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (ASO), an…
Game-Changing Moments
RUNE BERGMANN MUSIC DIRECTOR “As we put together this Season, the Orchestra musicians and I reflected on our game-changing musical moments. In my early childhood I spent time…
Meet the Musician: Season highlights from the strings
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) welcomed seven new musicians to the strings sections this 2018/2019 Season — four violinists, two cellists, and one bassist. Over the last few…
Get to know the Game-Changing 2019/2020 Guest Artists Part 4
We’re excited about the guest artists coming for 2019/2020 and we know you will be, too! Every week we’re sharing a little bit about the talented individuals who’ll…
Get to know the Game-Changing 2019/2020 Guest Artists Part 3
We’re excited about the guest artists coming for 2019/2020 and we know you will be, too! Every week we’re sharing a little bit about the talented individuals who’ll…
Get to know the Game-Changing 2019/2020 Guest Artists Part 2
We’re excited about the guest artists coming for 2019/2020 and we know you will be, too! Every week we’re sharing a little bit about the talented individuals who’ll…