This Year’s Concerts
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
Sept 09 Calgary Concert Opera Company
Oct 28 Calgary Burns Club Choir
Nov 25 Calgary Opera’s McPhee Artists
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)