We propose to present a varied program of music that will appeal to a wide spectrum of audiences, and introduce young listeners to classical and ethnic folk music. Top-quality musicians will be employed as our audiences have come to expect over the years. This proposal will extend our exposure to new audiences as well as reward our season members with additional summer listening opportunities. As such, we have gained a well-respected “brand” in the local scene. The ISC has over 30 years of experience in presenting classical chamber music performances by local musicians. We think that these performances would be most welcome as a break after the covid restrictions. All would be local musicians from Calgary and Alberta.Ī Summer music festival would fill a vacuum in artistic performances. We propose having an outdoors Summer season of 3 to 4 concerts with a mixture of light classical and folk music suitable for outdoors performances. We believe there is a great opportunity to fill this gap with a summer musical festival. However, these are mostly in the fall-to-spring seasons and there is a lack of such activities in summertime. These cover the whole range of classical, jazz, folk, country, rock etc. In normal times Calgary has a vibrant music scene with a variety of world-class performances. However we feel that they can't replace performances with a live audience and has led to "streaming fatigue". This situation has been partially dealt with by streaming concerts. This has negatively affected musicians as well as audiences. The Instrumental Society of Calgary was forced to cancel the last part of its 2019-2020 OnStage season, as well as the complete 2020-2021 season. This will fill a gap in Calgary’s performing arts scene and provide much needed employment for musicians and support staff.įor the last 1 1/2 year the Calgary audiences have been deprived of live performances. All performances will be by local musicians from Calgary and Alberta. We propose having an outdoor summer music festival consisting of 3 to 4 concerts comprising a mixture of light classical and ethnic folk music suitable for outdoors performances.
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