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On Sunday, April 2, the University of Alberta Symphony Orchestra (USO) will perform their last mainstage concert of the season, Free But Happy Free But Happy will feature the world premiere of Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, an original work composed by student Sean Borle, an Edmonton-based composer currently finishing his final year in a Bachelor of … Read moreThe World Premiere of Student Sean Borle’s Prelude in C-Sharp Minor – curious arts

Playwright Colleen Murphy Bright Burning (I Hope My Heart Burns First was commissioned by Studio Theatre. Lee Playwright-in-Residence, Colleen Murphy, was invited to create a new play for this specific graduating class. The long development period provided a very unique opportunity for the students. I sat down with some of the cast to learn about … Read moreFrom Concept to Creation: The Actors’ Experience – curious arts

On Sunday, January 22 at Convocation Hall, saxophonist, William H. Street, and organists, Marnie Giesbrecht and Joachim Segger, kick off Canada’s 150th anniversary year with a selection of Canadian solo and duo works, including Celtic Impressions and From the Musical Memoirs of a Canadian Organist, and the premiere of Passage du Temps, all by renowned Edmonton-based composer, Jacobus Kloppers. COMPOSER … Read moreCelebrating Canada on The Casavant: Notes by composer Jacobus Kloppers – curious arts

Colleen Murphy wrote the libretto for a new opera launching in Toronto in May. In this message from Tapestry Opera, they are looking for support for the new show. In May, we will bring you the world premiere of a groundbreaking new Canadian work, Oksana G. This will be the most ambitious work we have taken on … Read moreColleen Murphy’s Liberetto work in new Opera – curious arts

Hello and welcome to Talking Theatre! I’m Alex Donovan and over the next year I will be conducting interviews with the Directors of the shows here at the University of Alberta. These written segments will be highlights of each podcast interview, so you can get a sense of what we talked about here, but listen … Read moreA personal and profound directorial journey for Suzie Martin – curious arts