Live Concerts
2022/2023 SEASON
77 concerts presented
27 guest conductors
5 new commissions performed
70 guest artists and groups
18 MARCH 2023
CALGARY YOUTH ORCHESTRA JOINS CALGARY PHIL FOR A SIDE-BY-SIDE PERFORMANCE
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" OVERALL, IT WAS A REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL SEASON FOR THE ORCHESTRA. THE AUDIENCES WERE RESPONSIVE AND THE CONCERTS WERE WELL ATTENDED. THE CALGARY PHIL REMAINS
A CORNERSTONE OF THE MUSICAL ARTS IN CALGARY, PROVIDING A WIDE ARRAY OF CONCERTS, PERFORMING WITH CALGARY OPERA, AND WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESTRA INDIVIDUALLY CONTRIBUTING IN DIFFERENT WAYS TO THE MUSICAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY. "
CALGARY HERALD
JUNE 2023
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18 NOVEMBER 2022
DRAG SUPERSTAR TYNOMI BANKS AND CONDUCTOR DANIEL BARTHOLOMEW-POYSER
13 JANUARY 2023
AUDIENCE FUN AT HEROES OF FILM
3 DECEMBER 2022
MUSIC DIRECTOR RUNE BERGMANN INVITES THE AUDIENCE TO CLAP ALONG DURING HOLIDAY FAVOURITE SLEIGH RIDE
10 2023 IMPACT REPORT
20 APRIL 2023
Audience
2022/2023 SEASON
77,105 tickets
63% of audiences were first time patrons
21% identify as Indigenous, Black, South Asian, East Asian, Arab, or mixed ethnicity
all ages largest age bracket is 35–44 at 22%
18% attendees from outside of Calgary
1,843 members of Cpossibilities, for people aged 13–35
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NAPI AND THE ROCK, WITH MUSIC BY SONNY-RAY DAY RIDER AND CRIS DERKSEN, CONDUCTED BY ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR KARL HIRZER
POET ZOEY ROY AND ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR KARL HIRZER PERFORM ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AT THE GRAND
28 NOVEMBER 2022
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OBOE DAVID SUSSMAN LEADING THE COMPOSITION STATION AT AN INSTRUMENT DISCOVERY ZOO
12 2023 IMPACT REPORT
MARCH 2023
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Our Values
Excellence
We constantly seek better paths and solutions, by providing opportunities, encouragement, and training.
Belonging
We nurture curious spaces where music connects people to experience powerful emotions.
Creativity
We learn, stay curious, and lean into dissonance and creative tension to see things we could not before and make connections where none existed.
Openness
We keep listening to each other and our communities, to better appreciate different perspectives, deepen our understanding, and strengthen our relationships.
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15 JANUARY 2023
Community Access
2022/2023 SEASON
390 tickets donated through our Heartstrings program
2,010 tickets donated to Newcomers to Canada through the Canoo program
738 tickets donated to the Military Family Resource Centre and First Responders
146 tickets donated to Ukrainian refugees and volunteers
222 tickets donated to high school students
1,294 patrons attended open rehearsals including high schools, seniors homes, and assisted living centres
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JENNIFER TUNG JOINS THE ORCHESTRA AS PART OF TAPESTRY OPERA ’ S WOMEN IN MUSICAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
JUNE 2023
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" I ALWAYS LOVED MUSIC. BUT WHEN I JOINED PHILKIDS, THAT LOVE GREW. "
BEA-MARIE, PHILKIDS STUDENT
Music Education
2022/2023 SEASON
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ACTORS GARRET C. SMITH AND DUSTIN FRANK PERFORM WITH THE ORCHESTRA AT NAPI AND THE ROCK, AN EDUCATION CONCERT IN COLLABORATION WITH MAKING TREATY 7
5,650 students attended Education Concerts
1,097 students experienced a live orchestra for the first time at an Education Concert
100 students received free, after-school music lessons twice a week through the PhilKids program
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13 OCTOBER 2022
THE ORCHESTRA PERFORMS A FREE NOON HOUR CONCERT AT BROOKFIELD PLACE
10 SEPTEMBER 2022
COMPOSER ANDREW BALFOUR FOLLOWING THE WORLD PREMIERE OF NIYA (I AM), A NEW WORK COMMISSIONED FOR THE CALGARY PHILHARMONIC CHORUS
18 2023 IMPACT REPORT
Strategic Priorities
Trusted Programming
The Calgary Phil shares music that entertains, educates, challenges, and reflects the world we live in, and most importantly, envisions the world we would like to see.
Community Builder
The Calgary Phil recognizes the responsibilities we have to our communities, and the opportunities in listening to and learning from our communities. We want to make the most of opportunities of connecting with more people across Calgary.
Organizational Well-being
The people working at the Calgary Phil support each other to thrive and develop respectful and productive relationships. We will optimize our internal systems and grow financial sustainability.
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Online Reach
2022/2023 SEASON
37,536 social media followers
361,031 video views
273,356 website visits
6 FEBRUARY 2023
BASSIST MATTHEW HELLER PERFORMS AT A MUSIC TO MY EARS EVENT AT THE CALGARY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF THE MACLACHLAN / RIDGE EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM WITH A PERFORMANCE OF MOZART ’ S DOUBLE PIANO CONCERTO
BY CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN AND RYAN ZHU
22 2023 IMPACT REPORT
17 FEBRUARY 2023
Donors
2022/2023 SEASON
Calgary Philharmonic Society
2,631 $1,919,463 donors received from individuals, sponsorships, and special events
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation
26 $1,282,646 donors donations received
For more details on financial results, visit calgaryphil.com/financials.
24 MARCH 2023
THE ORCHESTRA PERFORMS AT BRAHMS : A GERMAN REQUIEM
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A YOUNG AUDIENCE MEMBER GETS TO CONDUCT THE ORCHESTRA DURING A CONCERT AT THE YMCA IN SETON
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7 DECEMBER 2022
" WE ARE THRILLED THAT THE CALGARY PHIL HAS BEEN AHEAD OF THE CURVE IN EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF THEIR REGULAR VENUE. OUR TWO THEATRES HAVE PROVEN TO BE BEAUTIFUL HOMES FOR CALGARY PHIL COMMUNITY SHOWS, AND WE CONTINUE TO EXPLORE OTHER PROJECTS THAT SHOWCASE THE EXTRAORDINARY TALENT OF CALGARY PHIL MUSICIANS AND EMBRACE YMCA ’ S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. "
DEAN PADDOCK, VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH YMCA CALGARY
DECEMBER 2022
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15 JANUARY 2023
FAMILIES GETTING READY TO ENJOY A SYMPHONY SUNDAYS FOR KIDS CONCERT
20 JANUARY 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE ROBERTO MINCZUK CONDUCTS THE ORCHESTRA
26 2023 IMPACT REPORT
Volunteers
2022/2023 SEASON
79 volunteers
1,307 hours donated by volunteers
122 Calgary Phil Chorus members
11,511 hours donated by Chorus members
10 SEPTEMBER 2022
CHORUS MEMBERS PERFORM WITH THE ORCHESTRA AT ODE TO JOY
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