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Displaying events for February 13 - 28, 2025

Our Town

Our Town

Friday, February 7, 2025 7:30 pm - Saturday, February 15, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prize-winning play about living life without really appreciating what it has to offer. What if we don’t see the true value of it all until after we have died? Are we able to find redemption to the challenges in life on the other side, or would it be too late? A play for everyone that explores mortality, the celebration of life, companionship, marriage, love - a story that embraces the circle of life. Performed by the senior acting students of Drama 512 and Directed by faculty member; Jane MacFarlane.

Audience Warnings: Haze, Discussions of alcoholism and death

"Our Town" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

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Redline Trio featuring Brad Turner

Redline Trio featuring Brad Turner

Monday, February 24, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

Redline Trio’s cohesiveness and musicianship is immediately evident upon first listen. Their musical concept is unabashedly straight ahead, bringing to life an attitude from a bygone era, but with a modern twist. Redline Trio is comprised of three mainstays of the Calgary jazz scene: Jeff Sulima on drums, Steve Shepard on bass, and Mark DeJong on tenor saxophone. Featuring Brad Turner on trumpet, this event will bring a blend of creativity and technical virtuosity that will mesmerize the audience and bring them along on a musical exploration.

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

Tickets are non-refundable and unchangeable.

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Festival Showcase Concert 2025

Festival Showcase Concert 2025

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 7:00 pm
In-Person

"Where young Albertans learn to play, and play to learn."

The Alberta International Band Festival is celebrating 54 years of proving music education opportunities for band members young and old. Our Festival Showcase Concert celebrates some of our best bands in the Southern Alberta region as well as recognizes some of our award recipients. The concert concludes with a performing by our AIBF Honour Band, representing our finest high school musicians from Calgary and the surrounding area.

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Displaying events for March 1 - 31, 2025

Diana Cohen & Roman Rabinovich

Diana Cohen & Roman Rabinovich

Saturday, March 8, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

Calgary Philharmonic Concertmaster Diana Cohen and pianist Roman Rabinovich perform a program that explores the full range of the human condition, from its darkest lows to the bliss of romantic love, with these contrasting works where virtuosity is in full display.

Praised for her “incredible flair, maturity and insight,” violinist Diana Cohen leads a multi-faceted career as a concertmaster, chamber musician, soloist, and arts administrator. Appointed concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in 2012, she previously served as concertmaster of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra while maintaining an active freelance career in New York City.

The eloquent Israeli-US pianist Roman Rabinovich has been highly lauded by The New York Times, BBC Music Magazine, the San Francisco Classical Voice and others. He has performed throughout Europe and the United States in venues such as Wigmore Hall in London, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Centre in New York, the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, the Cité de la Musique in Paris, and the Terrace Theater of Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

Program:

Clara Schumann Romance for violin and piano op. 22 no. 1

Witold Lutosławski Partita for violin and piano

Franz Schubert Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C Major, D. 934, Op. 159

Richard Strauss Sonata in E flat major for violin and piano op. 18

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

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RBC Foundation / Calgary Philharmonic Concerto Concert

RBC Foundation / Calgary Philharmonic Concerto Concert

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

Two students from each of the School of Creative and Performing Arts and Mount Royal University Conservatory perform as soloists with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra as part of our annual RBC Foundation/Calgary Phil Concerto Concert.

Conducted by Edmond Agopian.

RBC Foundation is pleased to support the 2025 RBC Concerto Concert and its mentorship program. This is a unique partnership between the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, UCalgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts, and Mount Royal University Conservatory.

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

Tickets are non-refundable and unchangeable.

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Mainstage Dance

Thursday, March 13, 2025 7:30 pm - Saturday, March 15, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

Mainstage Dance presents the works of professional choreographers performed by UCalgary Dance Majors. This event features works choreographed by Marie France Forcier, Barbara England, and Kimberley Cooper.

Audience Warning: TBD

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

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Neil Cockburn: Sweet Suites and Tantalizing Toccatas

Neil Cockburn: Sweet Suites and Tantalizing Toccatas

Friday, March 14, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

Presented in partnership with Early Music Voices, Neil Cockburn returns to Calgary for a solo organ concert on the University of Calgary’s beautiful Ahrend organ. Including music by Buxtehude, Sweelinck, and Bach, this concert promises to be a special evening with one of Canada’s premier organists.

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

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Faculty Jazz Concert

Monday, March 17, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

Get ready for a musical journey where the brilliant stars of SCPA's faculty and sessional members join in a harmonious fusion of talent. Led by Jeremy Brown, this ensemble also features Tyler Hornby, Kody Hutchinson, Jon Day, and Gerry Hebert. This concert also features guest performers from Central Memorial High School, led by Adam Mailman.

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

Tickets are non-refundable and unchangeable.

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Bears

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 6:00 pm - Wednesday, March 26, 2025 6:30 pm
In-Person

Bears by Matthew Mackenzie

Directed by Geordie Cowan

Bears by Matthew Mackenzie follows the journey of Floyd, a Métis man, through the rugged Alberta and British Columbia boreal forest after being named a suspect in a workplace incident. The audience follows Floyd as he interacts with curious animals, vibrant nature, and desolate civilization; all embodied by a chorus of actors. This play dissects the relationship that human beings have with nature and how that knowledge can keep us alive.

Audience Warnings: Strong Language, Reference to dead animals

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

Tickets are non-refundable and unchangeable.

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UCalgary World Music Ensemble

UCalgary World Music Ensemble

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 8:00 pm
In-Person

The UCalgary World Music Ensemble assembles a rich mosaic of rhythms, melodies, and instruments from around the world. The concert offers a musical journey that transcends borders - some in very traditional forms, others in experimental combinations.

This event will be livestreamed on the School of Creative and Performing Arts YouTube channel.

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

Tickets are non-refundable and unchangeable.

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This Is a Play

Saturday, March 29, 2025 6:30 pm - Monday, March 31, 2025 6:30 pm
In-Person

This is A Play by Daniel MacIvor reveals the inner thoughts of three actors as they perform a new piece of theatre. It explores what goes on inside an actor’s head when performing a production; their insecurities, their dissatisfaction with their fellow actors, the subtext behind their lines and their feelings on lettuce. This play gives the audience a glimpse behind the 4th wall through a comedic lens and allows theatre artists to recognize themselves within players on stage. This is A Play invites the audience to view the theatrical process and look behind the curtain through MacIvor’s cheeky dialogue and absurdist ideas.

Audience Advisories: None

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Displaying events for April 1 - 30, 2025

UCalgary Orchestra

UCalgary Orchestra

Thursday, April 3, 2025 8:00 pm
In-Person

The University of Calgary Orchestra has been broadcast on CBC Radio’s Our Music and on its national programs In Performance and Take Five. We have appeared in the Millennium Music Foundation Concert Series and at the Third Esther Honens Calgary International Piano Competition and Festival.

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

Tickets are non-refundable and unchangeable.

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Dance@Night

Friday, April 4, 2025 7:30 pm - Saturday, April 5, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

Supervised by Marie France Forcier

Dance@Night presents the choreographic and directorial work of senior level Dance Majors in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at UCalgary.

Audience Warning: TBD

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

Tickets are non-refundable and unchangeable.

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UCalgary Chamber Choir & Collegium

UCalgary Chamber Choir & Collegium

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

The UCalgary Chamber Choir seeks to perform a broad range of repertoire, engage in collaborative projects, and develop partnerships with other artists and ensembles.

The University of Calgary Music Department’s Collegium Musicum is dedicated to exploring music from the baroque period and earlier. Each term has a particular area of focus, and students are exposed to as much repertoire as possible while also looking at performance practice issues and historical context.

This event will be livestreamed on the School of Creative and Performing Arts YouTube channel.

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

Tickets are non-refundable and unchangeable.

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UCalgary Symphonic Band

UCalgary Symphonic Band

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

Dive into the musical brilliance of the UCalgary Symphonic Band! Discover an eclectic mix of classical and contemporary pieces, expertly performed by our dedicated student musicians.

This event will be livestreamed on the School of Creative and Performing Arts YouTube channel.

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

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UCalgary Wind Ensemble

UCalgary Wind Ensemble

Thursday, April 10, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

Experience the vibrant sounds of the UCalgary Wind Ensemble! With a mix of classical and contemporary compositions, our talented students deliver dynamic performances that push the boundaries of wind music.

This event will be livestreamed on the School of Creative and Performing Arts YouTube channel.

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

Tickets are non-refundable and unchangeable.

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Pixelated

Pixelated

Saturday, April 12, 2025 7:00 pm
In-Person

An exciting journey through the world of videogame music from nostalgic chiptunes of the 8-bit era to the epic scores of modern blockbusters.

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Displaying events for May 1 - 31, 2025

UCalgary String Quartet - 30th Anniversary Season

UCalgary String Quartet - 30th Anniversary Season

Thursday, May 1, 2025 7:30 pm
In-Person

This virtuoso ensemble has been University of Calgary’s string quartet-in-residence since 1995. The 30th anniversary season is representative of its programing since its inception: timeless masterworks from the string quartet canon mixed with works by Canadian composers and underrepresented composers, and collaborations with distinguished guest artists.

Program:

Joseph Haydn – String quartet Op. 50 no. 5 “The Dream”

Leoš Janáček — String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”

Robert Schumann – String Quartet Op. 41 No. 2

Audience Warning: None

Part of the Claim Your Seat program. UCalgary students can request their free ticket online or in-person at the box office, limited quantity available online! UCalgary employees, emeriti and alumni receive 50% off for themselves and one guest. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

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Displaying events for June 1 - 30, 2025

Jaspreet Singh: Grown Up Tour 2025 - Calgary

Jaspreet Singh: Grown Up Tour 2025 - Calgary

Sunday, June 1, 2025 7:00 pm
In-Person

Get ready, Calgary! Jaspreet Singh is back by popular demand with his brand-new show, "Grown Up." After a sensational first run, he's all set to take the stage once again for a night brimming with laughter and unforgettable moments. Don’t miss your chance to experience the hilarity of Jaspreet Singh live – it’s a comedy event you won’t want to miss! Grab your tickets now and prepare to laugh till your sides hurt.

Audience Warning: The content is suitable for 16+ audience.

Language: Hindi

Doors open - 6:30 PM

Show to start promptly - 7:00 PM

All Sales are final and we will not be able to issue any refunds.

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