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Carlos Foggin
Blue Room Collective: First Take
Polaris Centre for the Performing Arts
261051 Wagon Wheel View #8
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Description du concert
Jazz takes centre stage at Polaris Theatre!
Don’t miss the inaugural performance of the Blue Note Collective — our new in-house jazz combo featuring a core lineup of top-tier professional musicians, with rotating vocalists and special guest artists keeping every show fresh, spontaneous, and unforgettable. Our fabulous Steinway anchors the combo, and our Vintage Hammond will shake the walls!
From straight-ahead swing to smoky ballads and sizzling solos, this premiere night kicks off a new era of live music at the Polaris Theatre. Whether you're a die-hard jazz lover or just curious, this is the concert that sets the tone for the season.
🎶 Real pros. Real jazz. A brand-new sound for the Polaris stage.
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Biographie de Carlos Foggin
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.
Plus d'infoIn 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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