Wild West New Music Ensemble
Conductor Mélanie Léonard and the Wild West New Music Ensemble perform modern masterworks with a wild twist.
Neil Cockburn | 5.15.2015
Neil Cockburn plays pieces from Petr Eben “Four Biblical Dances”, Messiaen “L’ascension” and Rachel Laurin “Prelude and Fugue in F minor, Op. 45”
Luciane Cardassi | 13.05.2015
Banff-based pianist Luciane Cardassi performs an audacious program featuring works for piano and electronics by Canadian composers Hope Lee and Robert Normandeau, Brazilian composers Rodolfo Valente and Paulo Guicheney, and the timeless Klavierstück IX by Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Flux Quartet | 11.5.2015
Seminal works by the 3 great masters of American minimalism. The spirit to explore and expand stylistic boundaries is a trademark of the FLUX Quartet. FLUX is joined by Evan Ziporyn (formerly of Bang on a Can) for a program of intrepid works by America’s great minimalists.
Kensington Sinfonia | 10.5.2015
The Kensington Sinfonia is proud to take part in the Calgary New Music Festival with brand new works from Montreal’s Leo Purich and Calgary’s own Donovan Seidle, as well as Canadian veteran composer Marjan Mozetich. Mozetich’s work, “Affairs of the Heart” is a masterpiece that is sure to touch your soul!
Spiritus Chamber Choir | 8.5.2015
Spiritus Chamber Choir regularly performs music by contemporary composers and many from the past 100 years. In this latenight and relaxed format program you will hear contemporary highlights from their 14/15 season as well as samples from their May 10, 2014 performance, VOCAL MAYHEM.