Our celebration of Canada’s 150th Birthday and the first concert of the season will feature Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear, proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times and “one of the best pianists of his generation” by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Savour the Canadian premiere of Mr. Goodyear’s own piano concerto, Callaloo (an exotic Caribbean dish)—a musical experience not to be missed!
Programme
MERCURE Kaleidoscope
GOODYEAR Callaloo
BELL The Light of Adoration
FORSYTH Atayoskewin: Suite for Orchestra
Featuring
STEWART GOODYEAR piano
Remember our pre-concert chats start at 1:45 pm.
The short story by Québec writer Roch Carrier, The Hockey Sweater, has become an iconic piece of Canada’s winter heritage. Join the orchestra and our “secret celebrity” narrator as we recreate this story of the youthful trauma of wearing the wrong sweater in the Les Canadiens dominated hockey culture of Québec! Complete this celebration of Canadian winter with music from the rink and seasonal sing-along favourites.
Wear your favourite hockey or Christmas sweater!
Programme
GLAZOUNOV The Seasons: Winter
WALDTEUFEL Valse des Patineurs
RICHARDSON-SCHULTE The Hockey Sweater
TCHAIKOWSKY Swan Lake
ELGAR Sospiro/Salut d’amour
SING ALONGS
Remember our pre-concert chats start at 1:45 pm.
Forget it’s winter in Calgary as you join us to experience Latin heat. Who needs to head south when you can drop in to Jack Singer Concert Hall for an afternoon of steaming Latin music? Immerse yourselves in the vibrant colours of Mexico and South America as presented by the University of Calgary String Quartet, soprano Michelle Minke and accordionist Penny Sanborn.
Programme
MARQUEZ Danzon No. 2
ORBON Concerto Grosso for String Quartet and Orchestra
VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas brasileiras No. 5
PIAZZOLLA Oblivion / Adios Nonino / Libertango
GINASTERA Estancia: Four Dances
Featuring
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY STRING QUARTET
MICHELLE MINKE soprano
PENNY SANBORN accordion
Remember that our pre-concert chats start at 1:45 pm.
The United States is our closest friend and neighbour—its culture and music have a significant impact on us. Sit back, close your eyes, and feel the surf wash over you with John Adams’ Dharma at Big Sur. This amazing live performance event, composed for 6-string electric violin, will feature CPO concertmaster Diana Cohen and an enhanced and eclectic orchestra. Experience the immortal and moving words of the 16th US president in Copland’s A Lincoln Portrait, narrated by a “secret celebrity”, and hum along to the ever-popular tunes from Gershwin’s great opera, Porgy and Bess.
Programme
IVES Variations on “America”
BARBER Adagio for Strings
ADAMS Dharma at Big Sur
COPLAND A Lincoln Portrait
GERSHWIN Catfish Row (suite from “Porgy and Bess”)
Featuring
DIANA COHEN violin
Remember our pre-concert chats start at 1:45 pm.
Fasten your seatbelts for Short Ride in a Fast Machine, 4½ minutes of the most adrenaline-packed “pedal to the metal” music in the repertoire! The Calgary Civic Symphony continues its commitment to encouraging the best of young Alberta talent as it presents the winners of the C3 Competition. Support and experience these remarkable young performers as they rise to the occasion and give us all a musical gift to remember!
Programme
RIDOUT Fall Fair
CONCERTOS TBC
ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Featuring
WINNERS of the 2018 Calgary Concerto Competition (C3)
Remember our pre-concert chats start at 1:45 pm.