Music

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Music programs at Banff Centre develop your talent alongside world class faculty, while providing time and space to push boundaries with support to realize your potential and hone your skills.

Focus on your artistic development, have the opportunity to perform and record, and receive artistic inspiration and career advice.

Music Stories
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BISQC Classics Revisited

The archival team recently finished a major project of arranging and describing 15 years’ worth of early Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) materials.

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Séan McCann, Singer-songwriter

Séan McCann played guitar in the iconic Canadian band, Great Big Sea for 20 years. but it wasn't until he did an artist's residency at...

Canada’s extraordinary Gryphon Trio appointed Directors Designate of Classical Music Summer Programs at Banff Centre

Homecoming for Annalee Patipatanakoon, Roman Borys, and Jamie Parker who met at Banff Centre as summer music students in the 1980s, who will take the helm of Classical Music Summer Programs beginning...

How to Write a Perfectly Sad Song

Singer-songwriter Kim Richey writes lyrics that tug at the heartstrings—here's how you can, too...

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Claire Chase

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Steven Schick

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Vijay Iyer

Pedja Muzijevic

Contact Us

For questions about the department and what we offer, please contact:

Email
performing_arts@banffcentre.ca

Phone
403.762.6188

107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Box 1020, Station 23
Banff, Alberta
T1L 1H5 Canada