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Calgary Philharmonic brings holiday favourites and aheartwarming collaboration to your home this December
Calgary Alta. (Nov. 17, 2020) – The Calgary Philharmonic will be filling homes with the sound andspirit of the season at a free virtual concert on Saturday, December 12 featuring holiday music anda heartwarming collaboration to benefit The Mustard Seed.
People can sing along to familiar favourites they know and love —Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Joy
to the World, Sleigh Ride, and more — and enjoy Arcangelo Corelli’s classic Christmas Concerto
performed by Calgary Phil musicians online. The concert will also showcase Mittens, a new work
performed with vocalist Ellen Doty, who is originally from Calgary and now lives in Edmonton.
Doty co-wrote the song with Wyatt C. Louis, a Plains Cree folk singer-songwriter based in
Moh'kinstsís Treaty 7 Territory, for her fourth annual holiday giveback campaign. For the month ofDecember, $5 from every bag of Mittens Coffee sold at Monogram Coffee, and proceedsfrom sales of a limited edition coffee ice cream from Made by Marcus, will go to The Mustard Seedin support of its efforts to eliminate homelessness and reduce poverty. The Calgary Phil will also
make a donation to the not-for-profit organization and encourage others to do the same.
“We know it’s been a tough year for a lot of people — we hope this concert will spread someholiday cheer and also help provide some much-needed support to those who are facing theadditional challenges of homelessness and poverty,” says Paul Dornian, President and CEO of theCalgary Philharmonic. “We welcome the chance to be part of this joint effort to give back to thecommunity.”
The concert is part of the Calgary Phil’s free online fall series. Following a two-week break, theseries resumes this Saturday, November 21 and includes the Canadian debut of a work by Americancomposer Frank Ticheli created in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new concert video
premieres every Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (MDT) through to December 19, 2020. Viewers can registerin advance for free at calgaryphil.com.
The performances remain available on the website for one month following each premiere to giveas many people as possible a chance to enjoy them. Plans are also in the works for another seriesof online concerts in the new year.
Saturday 12 December

Holiday Favourites with the Calgary Phil
Program: Deck the Halls (Traditional, arr. Fred W. Teuber); Fantasia on Greensleeves, by Ralph
Vaughan Williams; Jingle Bells, by J.S. Pierpoint (arr. Fred W. Teuber); Mittens, by Ellen Doty andFloor 2, 205 8 Avenue SE Calgary Alberta T2G 0K9
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ORCHESTRA

Wyatt C. Louis (arr. Andrew Ball); Silent Night, by Lowell Mason (arr. Keith Snell); Joy to the World,by Lowell Mason (arr. Keith Snell); Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 (Christmas Concerto),
by Arcangelo Corelli; Sleigh Ride, by Leroy Anderson (arr. Mike Sequin/Phil Seguin); I’ll Be HomeFor Christmas, by Walter Kent (arr. Mateusz Czarnowski) featuring Ellen Doty.
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About the Calgary Philharmonic
The Calgary Philharmonic celebrates 65 years as a pillar of Calgary’s vibrant arts community in2020 and has grown to be one of Canada’s most celebrated live music ensembles. Led by Music
Director Rune Bergmann, the Calgary Philharmonic presents classical masterworks, pop favourites,bold collaborations, and cutting-edge new works, and attracts world renowned guest artists anddynamic conductors. The Orchestra welcomes over 100,000 visitors annually and, in 2017, launched
its live-stream initiative — an immersive, digital concert experience for audiences around the world.
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