Gene & Elizabeth Maurice Choral Music Concert Series 2026

When:   Various Wednesdays – February 04 through to December 23, 2026
Tickets:  Free of charge to the public

“I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity… to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.”  ~Paul McCartney

Local Arts supporters Gene and Elizabeth Maurice continue to generously support the ProArts@Noon Concert Series and recently awarded the ProArts Society funding to undertake a 2026 Choral Music Concert Series, which will feature a diverse selection from Calgary’s Choral community.This special series will be part of the ProArts@Noon weekly schedule of Wednesday concerts.

Now in its twenty-fourth season, the ProArts@Noon Concert Series of free, noon hour concerts is presented by the ProArts Society, who rent the historic Cathedral Church in the heart of Calgary’s Cultural District to present their weekly concerts.

The Gene & Elizabeth Maurice Choral Music Concert Series 2026 performances are:

Feb 04 – Early Music Voices co-presentation 

Mar 04 – Calgary Opera’s McPhee Artists                            

Apr 15 – U/C Collegium Musicum

May 13 – Calgary Women’s Chorus

July 08 – Decibelles A Cappella Quartet

July 22 – Enchor Chamber Choir

Sept 09 – Calgary Concert Opera Company

Oct 07 – Zhi Yin Choir 

Oct 28 – Calgary Burns Club Choir

Nov 04 – Ukrainian Choir  

Nov 25 – Calgary Opera’s McPhee Artists   

Dec 16 – Vocal Latitudes Choir

Scarboro Foundation Distinctive Performers Concert Series 2026

When: Noon Hour Concerts on various Wednesdays – March 25 through to June 17, 2026
Tickets: Free of charge for the public

The ProArts@Noon Concert Series is pleased to announce a unique series of four concerts during
20256 featuring particularly distinctive performing artists.
The Scarboro Foundation recently awarded Calgary’s ProArts Society funding to undertake the Distinctive Artists Concert Series, which will feature a diverse selection of performing arts genres. This special series will be part of the ongoing ProArts@Noon weekly schedule of Wednesday concerts. Once again this year, the Scarboro Foundation has given ProArts Society Artistic Director Damon Johnston free rein to select the artists for this unique series, and he’s had fun making the choices. Johnston offers the following quote to illuminate his process of judgement:

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together” ~Van Gogh

Now celebrating its twenty-fourth season, the ProArts@Noon Concert Series is a free, noon hour
concert series presented by the ProArts Society, who hire performing artists and rent the historic
Cathedral Church in the heart of Calgary’s Cultural District for their weekly concerts.

The Scarboro Foundation Distinctive Performers Concert Series 2026 performances are:

Mar 25            Steven Morton Tenor  

Apr 08            Bijan Maysami Aurora Lights Concert (hammered dulcimer)

May 27           Gisela Romero Duo (Mexican / Latin music)

Jun 17            Harmony Guzheng (Traditional Chinese Intruments)

Dr.’s Harry & Martha Cohen Memorial Fund Emerging Artist Concert Series 2026

When: Noon Hour Concerts on various Wednesdays – June 03 through to Nov. 18 2026
Tickets: Free of charge for the public

The ProArts@Noon Concert Series is pleased to announce a unique series of four concerts featuring
Emerging Performing Artists.

‘Emerging artists’ are often considered to be artists up to 5 – 10 years out of their artistic education, or up to
age 30. However, some artists continue to emerge past that point particularly if they do not often have the
chance to share their work publicly.

The Dr.’s Harry & Martha Cohen Memorial Fund recently awarded Calgary’s ProArts Society funding to
undertake this Emerging Artist Concert Series, which will feature a diverse selection of performing arts
genres.

This special series will be part of the ProArts@Noon weekly schedule of Wednesday concerts
The Dr.’s Harry & Martha Cohen Memorial Fund is administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of
Calgary.

The Dr.’s Harry & Martha Cohen Memorial Fund Emerging Artist Concert Series 2026 performances are:

June 03          Calgary Civic Symphony “Rising Stars” co-presentation

June 10          Michael McHugh, student harpsichordist

Sept 02         Miranda Martini, guitar singer-songwriter

Nov 18           Mount Royal University Conservatory’s Academy & Advanced Performance Program Students