2013 Concerts & events

Free student concerts | Ticketed student concerts | Faculty / Alumni concerts

Morningside Music Bridge welcomes some of the world's finest musicians to Calgary for
concerts that must be experienced to be believed.

Free student concerts

Concerts venues:

Mount Royal University (Leacock Theatre)
4825 Mount Royal Gate, SW

Student recitals
Monday, July 15 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17 7 p.m.
Friday, July 19 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Monday, July 22 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 24 7 p.m.
Monday, July 29 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 2 1:30 p.m.

Chamber Music Competition concerts
Friday, July 26 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

National Music Centre
134 - 11 Ave., SE

Tuesday, July 16 12:10 - 12:50 p.m.
Tuesday July 30 12:10 - 12:50 p.m.

ProArts (Cathedral Church of the Redeemer)
(corner of 7th Ave. & 1st St. SE)

Wednesday, July 24 12:10 - 12:50 p.m.

Ticketed student concerts

Each year we have two ticketed student events—the Morningside Music Bridge Concerto Competition with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Highlights Concert.

Morningside Music Bridge Concerto Concert with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Edmond Agopian, conductor. This exciting final round of the Morningside Music Bridge concerto competition pairs exceptional young musicians with the CPO for a breath-taking evening. Sponsored by United Active Living.
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Center, University of Calgary
Friday, July 12, 2013 7 p.m.

Morningside Music Bridge Highlights Concert
The highlights of a month’s events in one stellar performance. The evening features a variety of solo and chamber ensemble student performances.
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Center, University of Calgary
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 7 p.m.

Faculty / Alumni concert series

For the past 18 years, Morningside Music Bridge has collaborated with a number of classical music's most respected performers and educators.

The Faculty / Alumni concert series are your opportunity to hear these masterful artists.

Faculty and Alumni Concert includes performances by alumni violinists Nikki Chooi & Timothy Chooi, David Moroz & Jay Pengji Sun, pianists, and Fan Lei & Paul Dornian, clarinetists.
Leacock Theatre, MRU
Sunday, July 7, 2013 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25/$20

Concert featuring Roberto Díaz, viola; Andrés Díaz, cello; Ian Swensen, violin; Brad Mahon, guitar; Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, piano
Leacock Theatre, MRU
Sunday, July 14, 2013 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25/$20

POLISH MUSIC DAYS, featuring Polish performers Patrycja Piekutowska, violin, and Anna Miernak-Sobula, piano.
Leacock Theatre, MRU
Sunday, July 21, 2013 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25/$20

Concert featuring Ning Feng, violin, Shanshan Yao, violin, Teng Li, viola, Tao Ni, cello, and Wang Xiaohan, piano
Leacock Theatre, MRU
Saturday, July 27, 2013 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25/$20

Wyatt Artist in Residence Concert in collaboration with Morningside Music Bridge
Performances include works by composer Christopher Theofanidis — hear the Canadian premier of his commissioned work by the MMB String Orchestra with Nick Pulos conducting and featuring clarinetists David Shifrin and Paul Dornian, and his composition for the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition performed by Wang Xiaohan. Plus performances featuring Ning Feng, violin; Gwen Hoebig, violin; David Moroz, piano; and Ni Tao, cello.
Leacock Theatre, MRU
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 7 p.m.
Tickets: $50/$35

MMB Tickets: Single tickets: $25 general; $20 students/seniors, MRU Community (faculty/staff)

MMB Concert package: Series subscriptions (4 Faculty/Alumni concerts) $75 per person

Wyatt Tickets: Single tickets: $50 general; $35 students/seniors/MRU faculty, staff and alumni.

Contact ticket office for special offer pricing to MRU Faculty, Staff and Alumni and MMB host families.

All ticket sales for MMB Concerts benefit the Morningside Music Bridge program.

Concert schedule subject to change.