Calgary Civic Symphony Returns Live to Fish Creek

Long-time partner Calgary Civic Symphony entertained residents of Fish Creek with an outstanding display of musicianship when two of its members, who also perform with the Calgary Philharmonic, brought a first class performance to the community.

United’s partnership includes covering some of the costs of Calgary Civic Symphony’s concertmaster position.

Maria van der Sloot, the newest concertmaster with Calgary Civic Symphony and a first violinist with the Calgary Philharmonic (CPO), joined Rolf Bertsch, the artistic director and conductor with the Civic Symphony, and pianist with the CPO for breathtaking renditions of Beethoven, Bach and several contemporary composers.

Rolf is a long-time friend of United Active Living, bringing some highly imaginative and entertaining projects that engage the residents.

Maria, whose grandmother lives at Garrison Green, has performed several times for residents but this was her first performance as part of the Calgary Civic Symphony.

The Calgary Civic Symphony will be performing Halloween afternoon at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. “We call it Trick, Treat and Triumph,” said Rolf. “We’ll be playing iconic music around the Halloween theme, and the triumph part, featuring Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, relates to our return to live concerts.”