Music

Quartet performing on stage

Evolution: Quartet 2022 Participant and Faculty Program (Jul 24)

Join us for six performances showcasing Banff Centre’s long history with a pillar of western classical music – the string quartet.
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Quartet performing on stage

Evolution: Classical 2022 Participant and Faculty Program (Jul 7)

Evolution: Classical faculty and participants blend music, commentary, and projections in captivating presentations that explores transformation.
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Calista Quartet rehearsing
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Evolution: Chamber - Quartets, Piano Trios + Composers

This intensive residency in Banff targets early career quartets, piano trios, and composers.
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Zoe Markle performing on stage
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Evolution: Classical 2023

A program for classically trained musicians.Online June 12-23 On campus July 31-Aug 19
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BMiR 2023
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Banff Musicians in Residence Winter 2024

This self-directed residency is for musicians of all genres to work on their projects in Banff Centre’s unparalleled mountain setting.
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Three Musicians jam in darkened club
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Banff Musicians in Residence - Jazz & Creative Music Fall 2021

This self-directed residency is an opportunity for musicians specializing in Jazz and Creative Music to work on their projects and career development in Banff C
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Opera singers on stage
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Opera in the 21st Century: Don Giovanni

The 2023 Opera program is comprised of two modules.Ottawa: June 5 - 17 & Banff: July 3 - 22
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Luminous voices choir performs in a beautifully finished large dome shaped wood auditorium.
Date: Fri, Feb 21 @ 8:00 PM
Kinnear Centre Ground Floor Husky Great Hall #103

Open Concert: Choral Art Featuring Luminous Voices

Calgary’s renowned professional choir Luminous Voices performs a program exploring the Tudor Period, featuring works by the English Renaissance masters Tallis,
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A conductor stands in front of a choir of approximately 20 people as the perform in formal dress.
Date: Sat, Feb 15 @ 7:30 PM
Rolston Recital Hall

Open Concert: Choral Art

All sung by members of the program and featuring faculty from Pro Coro Canada, hear new works created by 5 resident composers in this performance from the Chora
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A conductor stands in front of a choir of approximately 20 people as the perform in formal dress.
Date: Sat, Feb 29 @ 7:30 PM
Rolston Recital Hall

Open Concert: Choral Art

All sung by members of the program and featuring faculty from Pro Coro Canada, hear new works created by 5 resident composers in this performance from the Chora
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Female Violinist performing on a dark stage.
Date: Fri, Feb 21 @ 7:30 PM
Rolston Recital Hall

Open Concert: Faculty and Participants of Concert in the 21st Century

Go beyond the traditional concert experience – discover the work of participants in the Concert in the 21st Century performing arts program. Join the excitement
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Female Violinist performing on a dark stage.
Date: Tue, Feb 18 @ 7:30 PM
Rolston Recital Hall

Open Concert: Faculty and Participants of Concert in the 21st Century

Go beyond the traditional concert experience – discover the work of participants in the Concert in the 21st Century performing arts program. Join the excitement
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