Notes from the Stage

Principal Horn and Assistant Principal Trombone, Nikki LaBonte and Kris Leslie, duke it out to convince you which of their favourite upcoming concerts you will enjoy more (visit calgaryphil.com for tickets).The music in this episode is from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.6, performed by The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, and Mahler’s Symphony No.5, performed by The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony.Find out more at https://www.calgaryphilmusicians.ca/podcast/s3e1-emotional-cocktail-vs-for-the-nerds

On this finale episode of the show, Calgary Phil musicians ask questions of host Adam Zinatelli.Please take a quick survey about the show at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NFTSfeedbackFind out more at https://www.calgaryphilmusicians.ca/podcast/s2e19-adam-zinatelli

Jennifer Frank-Umana plays Associate Principal Horn in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. We discuss her unique role in the horn section, working with your partner, and her volunteer work with the Four Feet Companion Foundation (https://www.fourfeet.org).The music in this episode is a Romance by Robert Schumann, performed by Jennifer Frank-Umana with pianist Chellan Hoffman.Find out more at https://www.calgaryphilmusicians.ca/podcast/s2e18-jennifer-frank-umana

James Scott plays Principal Trombone in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and will be retiring at the end of this season. We check in about the end of his career and revisit our discussion from season 1 of the show.The music in this episode is from the Divertimento by Boris Blacher, performed live in a 2015 recital by James Scott and Adam Zinatelli.Find out more at https://www.calgaryphilmusicians.ca/podcast/s2e17-james-scott

Marco Carducci starts this season as goalkeeper for the Halifax Wanderers after seven seasons as the goalkeeper and captain of Cavalry FC, Calgary’s men’s professional soccer team.Marco is a fan of the orchestra, and we talked about the fascinating overlap between what he does and what we do.Find out more at https://www.calgaryphilmusicians.ca/podcast/s2e16-marco-carducci