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Season Finale: Beethoven & Dvořák
Saturday, May 10, 2025 @ 7:30pm
The Polaris Theatre
The Program
FANNY HENSEL Overture in C (9’)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto #3 (38’)
DVORAK Symphony #7 (41’)
Featured Artists
KATHLEEN VAN MOURIK Piano Soloist
CARLOS FOGGIN RMSO Music Director Laureate
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Carlos Foggin Biography
Awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to the Province in the field of arts and culture and expanding the reach of the arts in Alberta in 2023, and formerly recognized with a Alberta Emerging Artist Award by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta in 2020, Carlos Foggin is the Founder & Music Director Laureate of the Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra, serving as chief conductor from 2016-2025, collaborating with esteemed soloists such as James Campbell CM, Glen Montgomery, Stephen Nguyen, Magdalena von Eccher, and Kathleen van Mourik, to name a few. He has performed live and in concert on CBC radio, and can be heard on numerous commercial recordings.
In March 2025, his 13-movement composition Litaniae Sancti Joseph received its premiere at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary, AB in the presence of three Bishops (Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič Apostolic Nuncio to Canada, Bishop William T. McGratton Diocese of Calgary, Bishop Gregory J. Bittman Diocese of Nelson BC). Commissioned by God Squad Canada/Heroic Men, this work is is the very first choral/orchestral setting of this text.
In February 2025, he was honoured with the Professional Artist Award at the Mayor’s Night of the Arts (Airdrie, AB). In 2024, the RMSO was honoured to be named the “Community Ensemble of the Year” at the 2024 YYCMusicAwards (Calgary, AB). In 2019, he was named by the Calgary Herald as a “Compelling Calgarian” for his work in community building, education, and outreach.
Only the 100th organist inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (the College’s highest honour), and a celebrated recitalist & improviser, Mr. Foggin has performed around the globe on some of the world’s greatest organs. Notable performances venues include concert halls and Cathedrals including Notre Dame de Paris, St. Patrick’s Cathedral (NYC), Oratoire Saint-Joseph-du-Mont-Royal (Montreal), and Westminster Abbey.
As a pianist, Mr Foggin has performed alongside notable popular acts, Il Divo, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and The Canadian Tenors, to name a few. He has arranged music for and performed with British Military Bands including the Band of the Scots Guards and the Band of the Royal Parachute Regiment.
Raised in a farming community, Mr. Foggin is proud to be a Chief Scout, a Queen’s Venture, and a recipient of the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Read MoreIn March 2025, his 13-movement composition Litaniae Sancti Joseph received its premiere at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary, AB in the presence of three Bishops (Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič Apostolic Nuncio to Canada, Bishop William T. McGratton Diocese of Calgary, Bishop Gregory J. Bittman Diocese of Nelson BC). Commissioned by God Squad Canada/Heroic Men, this work is is the very first choral/orchestral setting of this text.
In February 2025, he was honoured with the Professional Artist Award at the Mayor’s Night of the Arts (Airdrie, AB). In 2024, the RMSO was honoured to be named the “Community Ensemble of the Year” at the 2024 YYCMusicAwards (Calgary, AB). In 2019, he was named by the Calgary Herald as a “Compelling Calgarian” for his work in community building, education, and outreach.
Only the 100th organist inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (the College’s highest honour), and a celebrated recitalist & improviser, Mr. Foggin has performed around the globe on some of the world’s greatest organs. Notable performances venues include concert halls and Cathedrals including Notre Dame de Paris, St. Patrick’s Cathedral (NYC), Oratoire Saint-Joseph-du-Mont-Royal (Montreal), and Westminster Abbey.
As a pianist, Mr Foggin has performed alongside notable popular acts, Il Divo, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and The Canadian Tenors, to name a few. He has arranged music for and performed with British Military Bands including the Band of the Scots Guards and the Band of the Royal Parachute Regiment.
Raised in a farming community, Mr. Foggin is proud to be a Chief Scout, a Queen’s Venture, and a recipient of the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.
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