MRU Presents: Cowtown Opera

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MUSIC TO YOUR EARS CONCERT SEASON 2016/17 BELLA CONCERT HALL APRIL 2, 2017 • 2 P.M.

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Music to our ears Thank you to our partners and sponsors for helping us bring concerts, community and culture to our hometown through the performing arts.

Message from the Conservatory WELCOME TO THE MUSIC TO YOUR EARS concert season at the Bella Concert Hall in the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts! We are so excited to launch our inaugural season featuring seven separate series with over 25 diverse events.

As a world-class centre for arts education and training, we are committed to providing education and performance opportunities for our students as well as showcasing exemplary artistic achievement in music and speech arts.

From reggae legends and jazz aficionados to eastern classical masters to Canadian astronauts, this year’s line-up quite literally has something for everyone.

Mark DeJong Artistic Program Coordinator

Cowtown Opera has become a signature artistic company of Calgary, surprising audiences with cheeky, English-language interpretations of operatic classics, remarkable vocal calibre, and daring new projects.

Cowtown Opera provides unique and entertaining performances that holler “Calgary!�

At Cowtown, we explore the intersection of classical and popular culture with innovative and contemporary performances.

In addition to our regular season performances and pop-up community engagements, the Cowtown Opera Summer Academy, in partnership with Mount Royal Conservatory, was founded and continues to flourish providing world-class training to young aspiring opera singers each Summer since 2012.

Check us at www.cowtownpperacompany.com for information on our upcoming performances and ways to connect with us! Enjoy the show!

Cowtown Opera and Mount Royal Conservatory Present:

Guilty P leasures Act I: Disney Favourites Sing-Along INTERMISSION Act II: The Bachelor

Cast and Crew Michelle Minke, Artistic Director

Barbara Thorson, General Manager Bethany Yon, Production Manager Aaron Coates, Stage Director and ‘Bachelor’ Writing Credit Evan Mounce, Music Director Alex Smith, Host

Eli Yon, The Bachelor (Jamie) Andrea Page, Tammy-Sue Sara Staples, Kandy

Taylor Matheson, Brooke

Ainsley Soutiere, Allesandra Ian Fundytus, Camera Man

Lisa Floyd, Lighting Designer

Kris Mish, Projections Designer

Ben Nixon, Stage/Lighting Crew

Reece Schafer, Stage/Lighting Crew Tim Uniac, Stage/Lighting Crew

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Acquisition of our Hamburg Steinway Piano was made possible through generous support from an anonymous donor and The Community Facility Enhancement Program, Alberta Culture and Tourism.

Take Your Seat at the Bella Concert Hall Ensure that you always have the best seat in the house. A tax-deductible donation of $1000 is all it takes to place your name on a seat in Calgary's brand new Bella Concert Hall in the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts. With only 300 seats left, now is the time to support your arts community by sponsoring in your name, or the name of a loved one. Each seat sponsorship comes with the gift of a pair of concert tickets to an MRU Conservatory event of your choice at the Bella in 2017.

To take your seat, and for more information, contact Heidi Christophel at 403.440.6591.

MRU CONSERVATORY Cowtown Opera Summer Academy Ages 17 to 24 Calgary Youth Orchestra Ages 14 to 24 Children’s Cello Ages 3 to 9

Choral Programs Ages 6+ Academy for Young Artists Ages 8+ Advanced Performance Program Ages 15+

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MUSIC TO YOUR EARS The Queen, The Bear and The Bumblebee APR. 23, 2017

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Andrés Cárdenes with the Calgary Youth Orchestra

MAY 14, 2017

Journey LIVE!

Fifth House Ensemble MAY 5, 2017

Ron Sexsmith MAY 10, 2017

Pedrito Martinez Group APR. 22, 2017

Land’s End Ensemble with Evelyn Glennie MAY 26, 2017

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