Arthur Bachmann has played viola in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra for 39 years, and is retiring at the end of the ‘24-’25 season. We discuss Arthur’s work as a composer, his children’s piece ‘A Paintbrush for Piccolo’, and some favourite memories from his career.

The music in this episode is two works by Arthur Bachmann: ‘The Darkling Thrush’, performed by pianist Akiko Tominaga and Adam Zinatelli on trumpet; and ‘Nauthiz’, performed by Kensington Sinfonia, from their CD ‘Views from the Americas’.

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Genevieve Micheletti plays violin in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and is Co-Artistic Director of Calgary’s own Kensington Sinfonia. We discuss working with living composers, some of the realities of being a musician while also being a parent, and Candy Club.

The music in this episode is from ‘Saturn, still returning’ by Broxson, performed by Kensington Sinfonia led by Genevieve Micheletti, and soloist Chris Sies.

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Hear Kensington Sinfonia's latest recording project at https://album.link/t/397119642

Jeremy Bauman plays viola in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. We discuss the singular personality of the viola, meditation, and bread baking.

The music in this episode is ‘American Haiku’ by Paul Wiancko, performed by Jeremy Bauman and David Morrissey.

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