City Spaces: Spark Science Centre

City Spaces: Spark Science Centre premieres on Saturday 15 May and features five Calgary Phil musicians performing a mix of classical and contemporary works in this bright, modern, high-tech space. The second half of the event includes an encore live-stream presentation of the first movement from Verdi’s Requiem, performed by the Calgary Philharmonic in 2018. Add to your at-home experience with 15% off a dinner for two from Charcut — simply order your meal by 12 noon on Tuesday 11 May, then pick it up before the concert and warm it up when you’re ready.

Musician: Gwen Klassen, Assistant Principal Flute
Program: Fantasia No. 2 in A Minor, by Georg Philipp Telemann; Syrinx, L. 129, by Claude Debussy

Musician: Jonathan Yeoh, Bass
Program: Persephone’s Tears, by Claude Lapalme

Musicians: Trish Bereti Reid, Bass, and Dave Reid, Bass Trombone (note: musicians are from the same household)
Program: Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775, by J.S. Bach; Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777, by J.S. Bach; Air on the G String from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068, by J.S. Bach; Romance from Lt. Kije, Op. 60: Suite, by Sergei Prokofiev

Musician: Jesse Morrison, Viola
Program: Skizzen für Siegbert, by Brett Dean (Canadian Premiere)

Live-stream feature:
Introit — Kyrie from Messa de requiem, by Giuseppe Verdi (performed by the Calgary Philharmonic in 2018)

Presented by: Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Genre: Orchestra/Large Ensemble