Clarkson, Saul to appear at WordFest
Calgary Herald: Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson will open WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival at a special event on October 10.
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July 2006
Opera creators near end of marathon
Calgary Herald: “Larger in scale (and correspondingly, 15 to 20 per cent larger in budget) than Filumena, the celebrated 2003 Estacio-Murrell collaboration based on the true story of the last woman hanged in Alberta, Frobisher premieres in late January 2007 at Calgary’s Jubilee Auditorium as part of the Calgary Opera season.”
Aboriginal media artist Mike MacDonald dies at 65
CBC Arts: MacDonald created the butterfly garden at Glyde Hall.
Murrell and Estacio explore Frobisher’s tale in new opera
CBC: “The same creative team responsible for the Canadian opera Filumena is at work this summer creating another made-in-Canada opera. Librettist John Murrell and composer John Estacio are testing their new work, Frobisher, before audiences at the Banff Centre near Calgary.”
John Murrell named as one of Alberta’s most influential people
AlbertaVenture: List of Alberta’s 50 most influential people includes “people’s playwright” John Murrell and “corporate kingpin” Murray Edwards, a member of the Banff Centre’s board of governors.
Banff Centre featured in Alberta at the Smithsonian
Alberta at the Smithsonian: Images from the “live over air” event.
Lindemann revels in the role of boss with Brassfire project
Edmonton Journal: “It’s not that he hasn’t been successful working for other folks, but Edmonton-born trumpet virtuoso Jens Lindemann just wants to be his own boss for a change…. While that solo career and a professorship at UCLA will continue to be a part of Lindemann’s life, he’s found a project that he hopes will give him the independence he’s been craving… That concept became Brassfire, which premieres Saturday at the Banff Centre.”