Education Overview 2004-2005
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Calgary Philharmonic Baroque Orchestra at Glamorgan Elementary School.
Photo Credit: Vanessa J. Goymour
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The Calgary Philharmonic offers a variety of educational programming that caters to elementary, junior and senior high school students. You can find out more about the range of programmes that we offer on this web site.
We have formed a partnership with Mount Royal College Conservatory and are working on forming new and exciting partnerships with the Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival and the University of Calgary. Through these partnerships, talented young Calgarians will have opportunities to perform as soloists with the CPO; there will be opportunities for joint orchestral performances as well as opportunities for CPO guest artists to perform masterclasses and more.
In 2003/2004, several Mount Royal College soloists performed with the CPO on Outreach and Education concerts as well as at our sold-out presentation of Mozart on the Mountain. We have also had musicians from both the College and the University of Calgary perform pre-concert recitals on the Duet Stage in the Jack Singer Concert Hall lobby, and we've given performance opportunities to school choirs from around the city and other youth arts organizations including the Calgary Fiddlers, The Springbank School of Highland Dance, Corps Bara and Eco Dance projects.
Our Education Series consists of three sets of three concerts, performed in the Jack Singer Concert Hall. These concerts, geared for elementary school children feature the full Orchestra and are hosted by our resident Conductor and Chorusmaster, Rosemary Thomson, In addition to these concerts, the CPO sends small ensembles into elementary schools to perform concerts and interactive sessions.
We are currently developing programmes for junior and senior high schools. New to the CPO this year is our Open Rehearsal programme, Music students attend a rehearsal, participate in a question and answer session with musicians, and are then taken on a tour of the Jack Singer Concert Hall.
We are thrilled to be performing in the Calgary community and look forward to many more educationally and community-focused concert events.
For more information on our Education Series, please contact Vanessa Goymour, Manager, Outreach & Education at 571-0275.
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