Media Release

Listen to jazz music at the gym. Watch operatic offerings in a café. Review artist interviews on the bus. Learn leadership skills from your living room. With the launch of The Banff Centre on iTunes U, anyone with access to a Mac or PC has the capability to search, download, and play content created at the Centre like they do music, movies, and TV shows.

“Instant access, anytime, anywhere – that’s what The Banff Centre is offering its audiences and its alumni through iTunes U,” says Sarah Iley, vice president of programming at the Centre. “So much new work is created here, so many ideas discussed, that we are now able to share wonderful performances, fascinating lectures, and more with those who live beyond the foothills of the Rocky Mountains – while enabling alumni artists to stay connected to their works online.”

Expanded regularly, The Banff Centre on iTunes U allows people to download works fostered by all of the Centre’s departments for free. Users can experience Banff Mountain Film Festival introductory videos, music and sound concert recordings, artist and author talks, video excerpts from theatre performances, Banff New Media Institute panel sessions, dialogue on contemporary leadership, and more — all on their iPod, iPhone, Mac, or PC.

A link to launch The Banff Centre on iTunes U is available from the homepage of the Centre’s website, www.banffcentre.ca. It can also be accessed by visiting http://itunes.banffcentre.ca. When new content is uploaded, subscribers can access genre-specific podcasts automatically distributed to their computers.

iTunes U features free lectures, language lessons, and audiobooks — allowing users to explore educational audio and video files from top universities, museums, and public media organizations from around the world.