Edmonton Events

The clarinet students from the University of Alberta will be performing their fourth annual clarinet studio showcase. This group, under the study of Don Ross and Julianne Scott, contains members from the Ceremonial Guard, Edmonton Youth Orchestra, and various university music ensembles. The recital features a variety of clarinet pieces by Schmitt, Weber, Lowry, and many more. Come see Adriana Jankovic, Claire Neilson, Elizabeth Smith, Linnea Signore, Nadya Ajani, Meijun Chen, Bailey Hansen, Kassandra Tchir, Marina Powers and Jacob Eisenstat perform an evening of diverse clarinet music. There will be a reception to follow in the Arts Lounge. Admission is by donation.

Opus@12 presents "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba". Chamber music by Handel, Haydn, Purcell, Villa-Lobos and others. Free admission. Informal setting. Great for families with young children etc.

This show offers the best music by the two greatest piano singer/songwriters, Billy Joel and Elton John, delivered by two of the most accomplished performers Canada has to offer, Mick Dalla-Vee and Michael Sicoly!

The Edmonton Winds invites you to join us for an afternoon of music, as we travel back through time and experience the timeless favourites of the British rule, spanning from King Henry VIII, all the way to Queen Elizabeth II, as well as the premiere of a Clarinet Concerto written by Canadian Composer Elizabeth Raum, featuring Don Ross.

Helix, Canadian Heavy Metal rockers bring to the stage their greatest hits "Rock You", "Heavy Metal Love", "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" and more! Kick Axe, one of the best heavy rock groups to come out of Canada in the eighties, performs such hits as "Heavy Metal Shuffle", "On the Road to Rock", and "Rock The World"!

The Rotary Club of Edmonton invites you, your office, your family & your friends to a luncheon near and dear to the hearts of many. The luncheon beneficiaries will be those who live in the intercity who are vulnerable and facing challenges. This event is open to the public, please consider joining Leslie MacDonald as she MC's this fundraiser with entertainment by Tommy Banks and PJ Perry. Parking: NO FEE, Courtesy of Chateau Lacombe Hotel

They say the neon lights are bright, there’s always magic in the air….On Broadway! Experience the glitter and magic for yourself at the Edmonton Columbian Choirs Night on Broadway. Enjoy a delicious dinner while being serenaded by the songs of some of the biggest Broadway and classic pop hits. This show will be the perfect ending to an exciting 50th Anniversary Season of Edmonton’s Family of Choirs.

Here’s To Song! Presented by the St. Albert Singers Guild What do strawberry gelato, a Carpenter's song, kazoos, strawberry candy and Amazing Grace have in common? Come and find out in this unique and compelling tribute to Canada's 150th birthday celebration by way of a fun-filled and delightful strawberry social hosted by the two choirs of the St Albert Singers Guild. What a great way to spend some time with friends and family around a table together listening to songs that will rock your socks and move your soul while discovering unexpected facts and fun trivia about Canada....not to mention, door prizes! Call 780-418-4184 for more information. May 12 at 7:30, May 13 at 2:30 and 7:30. $20 ticket - general seating at Al Shamal Shriner's Centre www.stalbertsingers.org

Juno award winning BIT FUNK makes his SWEAT debut Friday May 12th at Nightjar YEG. $15 presale tickets ensure guaranteed entry AND a voucher for a beverage is included in the price! Entertainment starts at 8PM with DJS: Joses Martin | Polyesterday | Rudy Roman | Will Hempfree Visuals by: Foxy Smulders

Three Edmonton acts who landed tracks on Bristol, UK-based digitalDIZZY Records play a special early show engagement with a focus on ambience and experimentation. Admission $5 at the door.

On Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20, 2017, six string players from across Canada will take to the stage of Muttart Hall at the Alberta College Campus of MacEwan University (10050 MacDonald Drive, Edmonton) as they vie for the $8,000 top prize in The Shean Strings Competition and the opportunity to play with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at a later date. The competition will see the competitors perform their String Recital Programs on Friday, May 19 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM and 6:30 – 9:30 PM, and perform their String Concertos on Saturday, May 20 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM and 6:30 – 8:30 PM. The adjudications and awards will follow the concertos on Saturday at approximately 9:00 PM, and a reception will follow the awards. This year’s competitors (with hometowns in parentheses) are: Shang Ko (Sunny) Chan, violin (Surrey, BC); Gabrielle Després, violin (Edmonton, AB); Sean Gao, violin (Burnaby, BC); Alice Lee, violin (Toronto, ON); Grace Sohn, violoncello (Coquitlam, BC), and Grace Takeda, viola (North Vancouver, BC). The adjudicators for this year’s competition are: David Hoyt, Chair; Norman Adams, violoncello; and Edmonton-born Jessica Linnebach, violin. Admission to The Shean Strings Competition is $10 per day.

Chamber music by Mancini, Piazolla, Telemann and others. Informal concert great for all. Young children are welcome! Bring your lunch or grab a bite at Café Bicyclette.

Live Eagles Tribute

In 2 minutes & 42 seconds, Chubby Checker revolutionized pop culture and changed the music business forever. When he appeared on American Bandstand in 1960 and performed "The Twist", it was the dawn of a new era in Rock and Roll. Chubby stands alone as a one-of-a-kind Rock icon, who has had 36 hit records, int he only artist to have a single go to #1 twice, and, according to Billboard, has the #1 Single of the decade in the 60's!

Festival City Winds (Adult Concert Bands), under the direction of Artistic Director Wendy Grasdahl, invites you to experience an evening of musical Post Cards taking place on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 7:30PM in the Robert Tegler Centre, Concordia University of Edmonton (7128 Ada Boulevard – 73 St. south of 112 Ave.). The evening concert will feature all four Festival City Winds’ concert bands — Novice Band; Intermediate 2 Band; Intermediate 1 Band; Advanced Band — each performing their own selections. The bands will be conducted by Wendy J. Grasdahl and Dr. Eila Peterson. There will be a reception following the concert as well as door prizes. The evening’s program will transport the listener around the world with a variety of musical post cards. Listeners will be taken to England with “The Earl of Oxford’s March” and “Three London Miniatures” (which includes an expressive, lyrical tribute to the late Princess Diana); to the Spanish countryside with “Visions of Aranjuez”; to Latin America with a tango call “The Blue Orchid”; to Egypt with “Sun Cycles”; to the USA with “American Overture” and “Diamond Joe’s Riviera Club” (taking the listener inside a Chicago gangster’s private night club); to Greece with “One Night in Athens”; to Vancouver Island with “Cathedral Grove”; and out to sea with “The High Barbaree: Songs of the Sea”. Tickets for Post Cards are $12 for Adults and $5 for Children (12 and under), and can be purchased at the door.

On May 28 the Edmonton Youth Choir presents a very special concert, In Our Dreams. Together with the award-winning Coastal Sound Youth Choir and the Edmonton Children’s Choir, the choirs will explore the world of dreams – imaginations, hopes, and visions. From the exhilaration of Eric Whitacre’s “Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine” to the tranquility of Ēriks Ešenvalds’ “Only in Sleep”, the music will probe humanity’s ability to explore our world via the imagination. The concert features works by Canadian composers Lavinia Kell Parker, Jeff Enns, James Rolfe, Cy Giacomin and Robin John King, as well as pieces by Hans Leo Hassler, Orlando Gibbons, Ivo Antognini, Jan Sandström, Jake Runestad, Shawn Kirchner and more. This is going to be an enchanting concert and it’s all in the fabulous setting of the Hawrelak Park Amphitheatre. May 28 is also the CD Release Concert for Playing with Fire – the latest CD recording of the Edmonton Youth Choir. Playing with Fire was recorded over three seasons and includes music prepared for tours to the Baltic Region and South Africa, and for competitions in Canada and the World Choir Games - where the choir won two gold medals. CDs will be available for purchase at the intermission and after the concert.

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Come and join the Edmonton Metropolitan Orchestra as we present an afternoon of light classics, inspired by nature. Highlights of our program include Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, and Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, performed by soloist Denis Arseneau. Conducted by Kimberley McMann.

Experience an extravagant evening of high-calibre entertainment for a great cause. Attendees will enjoy a performance by Steven Page, former front man of the Barenaked Ladies, and piano greats’ favourites by John Cameron Entertainment. All profits from Crescendo will support two distinguished institutions: The Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, to enhance and maintain mental health programs,...

NEW DANCE LOCATION!! Not only that! We have Vida Bar & Grill which is the NEWEST HOTTEST place in E-TOWN!! We are bringing you not only a great venue but the music only dancers love and we have DJ Lushleeza to help you enjoy your beautiful summer weekend and we start off the night with...

This free and popular event promotes live music, both amateur and professional, of all styles and genres. The Make Music day is as often as possible an outdoor event taking place in streets, squares, public parks, playgrounds…

Polish-Canadian pianist Krzysztof Jablonski opens the Festival with a dazzling program of piano masterpieces, including Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Program: Debussy: Children’s Corner Ravel: Jeux D’eau, Gaspard de la Nuit Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Pre-concert at 6:30 p.m. featuring pianists Brian Liu; Sirui Li; and Jessica Ma.

Enjoy food and drinks while the Attacca Quartet display their energy and versatility with a playlist that extends from Haydn to John Adams.