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Born Of A Competition, String Quartet Festival Carves Its Own Niche
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September 4, 2024
All Hands On Deck: Orchestra Shares Stage With ‘Rheingold’ Singers
Bill Rankin
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April 24, 2024
Presto! (Or Andante): Between Competitions, A Festival Works Magic
Bill Rankin
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September 8, 2023
With Canadian Premiere Of ‘Jobs,’ Opera House Buffs Modernist Profile
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February 10, 2023
Orchestra Breaks Mold With Adventures Into New Worlds Of Music
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May 2, 2022
Far-Flung String Players Converge (Virtually) For A Festival Homecoming
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September 15, 2021
Music Of Spheres: Kronos’ ‘Sun Rings’ Gets Sound Prize
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February 2, 2020
Wacky Yet Morbid ‘Ghost Opera’ With Cast Of Puppets
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May 28, 2019
Hardy Opera Buffs Cheer Climbers In Harrowing ‘Everest’
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February 7, 2019
Banff Goes Gluck One Better With Modernized ‘Orphée’
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July 19, 2018
Conductor’s Debut Makes Statement With Daring Music
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September 19, 2017
A String Quartet Competition Spawns A Festival
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September 7, 2017
Trio And Soprano Serve Up Charming And Eclectic Menu
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November 30, 2016
Grand Mahler 8th Caps Minczuk Era With Calgary Phil
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June 15, 2016
Calgary Conjures Surreal Isolation Of ‘Die tote Stadt’
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February 4, 2016
Classical-Jazz Mix Is Obsessive Lure For Alberta Eight
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June 29, 2015
Les Violons du Roy Take Regal Sound To Canadian West
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November 17, 2014
Rossini’s Comedic ‘Italian Girl’ Finds Home in Calgary
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November 24, 2013
Bayrakdarian Tells Stories in Song for Edmonton Recital
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November 2, 2013
Opera Nuova done
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July 1, 2010
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