Calgary Pro Musica

Calgary Pro Musica Join us for our 49th season featuring the finest chamber music ensembles from Canada and the world!

With the vital assistance of the Calgary Region Arts Foundation, University of Calgary, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, corporate and individual sponsors, media sponsors, as well as the many gifts from our subscribers, the Calgary Pro Musica Society has been able to underwrite several important initiatives:
- engage five internationally acclaimed chamber music ensembles for a yearly season of con

certs
- sponsor public broadcasts of our concert performances
- sponsor concert receptions in which young musicians and members of the audience have an opportunity to meet established artists of world renown and experience
- present master classes led by visiting artists at the University of Calgary's Department of Music, exposing Alberta's promising young artists to the very best in chamber music

We are still buzzing from our two sold-out “Sleeping Beauty” Family Concerts with the spectacular Green Fools Theatre So...
05/12/2026

We are still buzzing from our two sold-out “Sleeping Beauty” Family Concerts with the spectacular Green Fools Theatre Society on May 3rd. Since 2016, we have collaborated with this outstanding puppet theatre company to produce one-of-a-kind children’s concerts. We were blown away by their stunning scenery and puppets, and we laughed at the puppeteers’ charming and humorous take on the classic fairy tale. Thanks to our remarkable Education Advisor Samantha Whelan Kotkas for her engaging and at times tongue-in-cheek narration. Thanks to the Pro Musica Ensemble, conducted by the wonderful Claude Lapalme, for providing the beautiful colours, melodies, and music that helped to bring this fairy tale to life.

We appreciate our enthusiastic audiences for spending the afternoon with us: listening so closely during the concert, making arts & crafts, participating in our photo booth run by Sarah Neumann Photos, and meeting the puppets, puppeteers, and musicians at our post-concert reception.

Save the date for next year’s concert “Jack and the Beanstalk” on Sunday, April 11, 2027, with an original score by Claude Lapalme and the puppet wizardry of Green Fools Theatre Society.

Bravo to our fabulous members of the Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program on their Calgary Pro Musica Debut Co...
05/12/2026

Bravo to our fabulous members of the Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program on their Calgary Pro Musica Debut Concert last Monday, May 4th! We are so proud of each one of you: pianists Charlotte Giraudeau and Jerry Liao and flutists Sweta Babladi and Bella Nguyen.

Your performances were inspiring, and we were thrilled to cheer you on. You spoke so eloquently about yourselves and your concert program. Thanks for your tremendous efforts over the past year: your masterclass performances, your school concerts, all the help at our subscription season concerts, and the final performance. We wish you all the best and look forward to following your budding careers.

Thanks to our fabulous Education Advisor Samantha Whelan Kotkas and CPM's Artistic Director Dean O'Brien for mentoring these talented students.

Thanks for the overwhelming interest in our annual family concert with Green Fools Theatre Societ. We have sold out both...
05/02/2026

Thanks for the overwhelming interest in our annual family concert with Green Fools Theatre Societ. We have sold out both performances on Sunday, May 3rd.

Please save the date for next year's Family Concert, Jack and the Beanstalk, on Sunday, April 11, 2027.

Next year is our 50th season, and we have many special concerts and projects planned. Check out our concerts at calgarypromusica.ca.

Meet our wonderful puppeteers from for ‘Sleeping Beauty’, our family concert, this Sunday, May 3. Thank you Calgary fo...
05/02/2026

Meet our wonderful puppeteers from for ‘Sleeping Beauty’, our family concert, this Sunday, May 3. Thank you Calgary for supporting this production. With your support we are SOLD OUT!

Rehearsals are well underway for this Sunday, May 3rd’s two family concerts of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at the Rozsa Centre. T...
04/29/2026

Rehearsals are well underway for this Sunday, May 3rd’s two family concerts of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at the Rozsa Centre. Tickets are selling much more quickly than previous years so please purchase your tickets soon if you would like to attend. There are only 50 tickets left for both concerts.

Join us on Sunday, May 3rd at the University of Calgary’s Rozsa Centre for a magical afternoon. Come early to make arts & crafts and to choose your preferred seat in our intimate 384-seat hall. Stay after to meet the musicians and puppeteers, and grab a free snack at our reception.

Tickets are $15 for kids and seniors and $20 for adults. Buy tickets online at calgarypromusica.ca. This is one of the best family arts deals in Calgary! You won’t want to miss it!



04/27/2026

CPM’s Artistic Director Dean O’Brien shares what’s special about this year’s Family Concert with Green Fools Theatre Society.

Join us next Sunday, May 3rd at 1 PM or 3:30 PM at the University of Calgary’s Rozsa Centre for a magical afternoon of music, puppets, and storytelling. Come up to an hour early to do arts & crafts activities and to choose your preferred seats. Stay after for a juice and cookies reception to meet the puppeteers and musicians. Children (and adults) are welcome to dress up in costumes if they want to channel their inner prince, princess, or fairy.

Tickets are selling quickly. Reserve yours today at calgarypromusica.ca. At just $15 for kids & seniors and $20 for adults, our tickets are an amazing deal. Make an afternoon of it with your family and friends.

Bravo to the Manhattan Chamber Players for a thrilling conclusion to our 49th season!Audiences last Sunday and Monday we...
04/26/2026

Bravo to the Manhattan Chamber Players for a thrilling conclusion to our 49th season!

Audiences last Sunday and Monday were treated to three gorgeous piano quartets: a hidden gem by Bridge, Schumann’s beloved Romantic quartet, and Chausson’s sweeping, Wagnerian-scale masterpiece. During the Chausson, the four musicians summoned a massive symphonic sound that truly soared in our hall.

It was a particularly meaningful visit, as Manhattan Chamber Players’ 2022 debut marked our first in-person subscription concert following the pandemic. Returning by popular demand, they delivered an exciting coda to this season.

The sense of community was palpable. It was wonderful to see so many Calgary-based musicians in the audience and connecting with the guest artists at our post-concert receptions. Our sincere thanks to David Fung for his inspiring piano masterclass on Monday, and to all four musicians for their artistry and for making their return to Calgary so memorable.

Thank you to Artistic Director Dean O’Brien for his pre-concert talk previewing our upcoming 50th season concerts and special projects. We were delighted that so many subscribers renewed their subscriptions on the spot. New subscriptions are available online at calgarypromusica.ca starting May 1st. Thanks to the members of our Young Artist Development Program for joining Dean after intermission to invite the audience to the Dick Matthews YADP Debut Concert on Monday, May 4th at 7:30 PM in our home a the University of Calgary’s Rozsa Centre.

Thanks again to Manhattan Chamber Players and to great audiences who made these evenings so special!


Join us for Calgary Pro Musica's Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program Debut Concert featuring Sweta Babladi, C...
04/26/2026

Join us for Calgary Pro Musica's Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program Debut Concert featuring Sweta Babladi, Charlotte Giraudeau, Bella Nguyen, and Jerry Liao on Monday, May 4th at 7:30 PM at the University of Calgary's Rozsa Centre!

CPM's YADP is intended "to discover, nurture and promote young Calgary musicians." We are excited to present this wonderfully talented group of musicians that are mentored by our Education Advisor Samantha Whelan Kotkas and our Artistic Director Dean O'Brien. The students will perform a program including works by Stravinsky, Scriabin, Marc-André Hamelin, Taktakishvili, and others.

For more details, visit calgarypromusica.ca. $10 tickets can be purchased at calgarypromusica.ca or at the Rozsa Centre Box Office up to one hour before the concert. Tickets are free for CPM subscribers.

Please come out to support these talented student musicians in our finale concert of our 49th season!

School of Creative and Performing Arts
Mount Royal University Conservatory

is busy building puppets for the annual Family Concert coproduced by & Green Fools Theatre Society. This year, 17th c...
04/24/2026

is busy building puppets for the annual Family Concert coproduced by & Green Fools Theatre Society. This year, 17th century “Punch & Judy” style puppets will come to life with narrator and gorgeous classical music composed by Tom Smail and Daniel Dorff performed by the Pro Musica Ensemble under the baton of Maestro for “Sleeping Beauty”.

Join us on Sunday, May 3rd at the University of Calgary’s Rozsa Centre for a magical afternoon. Come early to make arts & crafts and to choose your preferred seat in our intimate 384-seat hall. Stay after to meet the musicians and puppeteers, and grab a free snack at our reception.

Tickets are $15 for kids and seniors and $20 for adults. Buy tickets online at calgarypromusica.ca. This is one of the best family arts deals in Calgary! You won’t want to miss it!



Since 2016, Calgary Pro Musica has partnered with the amazing Green Fools Theatre Society for our annual Family Concert....
04/22/2026

Since 2016, Calgary Pro Musica has partnered with the amazing Green Fools Theatre Society for our annual Family Concert. Co-founder and Artistic Director Dean Bareham will serve as Puppet Director for this year's Sleeping Beauty Family Concert on the afternoon of Sunday, May 3rd at the University of Calgary's Rozsa Centre.

Stay tuned for photos and reels featuring puppets that Dean and his team are creating for these special afternoon performances on May 3rd.

Purchase subsidized tickets online at calgarypromusica.ca. $15 for kids and seniors and $20 for adults

Join us for a magical afternoon! Come early for arts & crafts activities and stay after to meet the puppets and Dean's team of puppeteers.




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