ProArts @Noon Concerts Presents

19 Oct Derek Chiu, Concert Pianist Derek Zhi Guang Chiu, piano b. July 24, 1977 Canadian pianist and piano pedagogue Derek Zhi Guang Chiu enjoys an active professional career.  A three-time recipient of Steinway & Sons Top Piano Teacher Award in Calgary (2016, 2018 & 2020), he enjoys a successful international career as a performer, music educator, clinician, adjudicator and music […] Read more…

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12 Oct William Friedson Duo The duo may seem small, but the experience between William Friedson and guitarist Peter is BIG: They have played over the last five years in several configurations. And separately they each have impressive experience both locally and internationally. Read more…

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05 Oct ProArts 20th Anniversary Special Concert The ProArts@Noon Concert Series was fortunate in the early days to receive the support of local music instructors who used the ProArts@Noon Concert Series format to showcase the talents of their students. Organists were delighted to play the Cathedral’s restored 1905 Casavant Frères pipe organ. Classical guitar concerts were particularly well received, as were many classical music performances. Read more…

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28 Sep German Canadian Male Chorus of Calgary The German Canadian Male Chorus of Calgary, directed by Susan Woodward and accompanied on piano by Liz Tremblay, has been singing locally, nationally and internationally for over 50 years. Read more…

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21 Sep Allen Reiser, pianist Allen Reiser has performed with various orchestras in England and Canada, and recital engagements have taken him to nearly every major centre in Western Canada. He is a pianist of diverse musical interests, with a particular interest in Canadian piano music and the music of Franz Liszt. Read more…

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14 Sep Justin Luchinski, harpsichord with Sarah Bleile Douglass, baroque violin Join the musical banquet presented by harpsichordist Justin Luchinski and violinist Sarah Bleile Douglass, with works by H.I.F. Biber, D. Scarlatti, J.S. Bach, and Jean-Philippe Rameau. Read more…

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07 Sep Wild Rose Trio The Wild Rose Trio was formed in the spring of 2016 when Liz, Julie and Mary realized a burning need to get together and play chamber music. Read more…

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31 Aug Alyssa Durnie, Soprano with guest Barbara King, Mezzo-Soprano Soprano Alyssa Durnie and Mezzo Barbara King come together on the stage with Pianist Grace King to perform an afternoon concert filled with Famous Opera Arias and Duets. With a shared love and passion for Opera, Alyssa and Barbara are thrilled to present selections from Cosi fan tutte, Carmen, Le Nozze di Figaro, Hansel and Gretel and more. Read more…

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24 Aug Mark Limacher Mark Limacher is a composer, improviser, arranger, and genre-crossing pianist whose compositions focus on small gestures and contemplative textures, his work manifesting most frequently in the guise of solo instruments and chamber ensembles. Read more…

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17 Aug Here Comes Treble Here Comes Treble is a quartet of friends who share a passion for music. Throughout the years, they have sung in different groups and performed on various stages. They explore different music genres (from classical to modern jazz) and they love challenging and unique song arrangements. Read more…

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10 Aug Summer Winds A new collective of some of Calgary’s finest wind players brings to vivid life music for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon. Our Summer Serenade program continues with light and witty music from France, a bit of Mozart, and even a take on a tango classic. Read more…

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Author: Carey Rutherford

Swallowed by the mutual loves of words and music (but far too chicken-shit to perform them with a band), Carey’s writing career started slowly as a freelance writer in 2003, starved him nearly to personal bankruptcy until 2008, and changed directions while writing for FastForward, Beacon Calgary, GayCalgary, and Examiner magazines. With the death of many old-school periodicals, and the explosion of musical diversity in Calgary, the modern approach to writing about live music performance in the Calgary region presented uncluttered landscapes for the focussed passion that Carey’s conversations with musicians, drag queens, festival producers and small animals has uncapped. He was moulded by the brilliance of paper-based periodicals old and new (Life, rolling Stone, Swerve! and Adbusters etc.), and sees the info-verse as needing creative, empathetic, but clear-eyed Agents to communicate these performances.