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Padraig Buttner-Schnirer is a sound engineer, music producer, and Associate Professor at MacEwan University in Edmonton. With over fifteen years of experience as a freelance audio engineer, he has worked in leading recording studios throughout Canada and collaborated with artists across a wide range of musical genres.

Throughout his career, Padraig has earned a reputation for his keen ear, musicality, and technical expertise. Known for his collaborative approach, he creates a relaxed and supportive studio environment where artists can do their best work. He has recorded and produced four JUNO Award–nominated albums and was nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award for audio engineering in 2026.

Combining industry expertise with a passion for education, Padraig emphasizes hands-on learning that integrates real-world experience into the classroom, helping students bridge the gap between theory and practice through current industry perspectives.

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Join us for the publication launch of Cheryl L'Hirondelle: where the voice touches (((acts, utterances, transmissions for freedom))), the first monograph on the multidisciplinary artist and singer/songwriter’s practice, published by The Magenta Foundation in collaboration with Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity; the Agnes Etherington Art Centre (AGNES), Queen’s University; and the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University.

Cheryl L’Hirondelle: where the voice touches (((acts, utterances, transmissions for freedom))) spans the celebrated artist’s expansive multi-decade practice. Featuring essays by Candice Hopkins, Jennifer Kennedy, Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin, and Tarah Hogue and Jacqueline Bell, the publication opens with a prayer by Joseph Naytowhow and includes an introduction by Emelie Chhangur and Jacqueline Bell. Alongside images of works in diverse media and performance documentation across nearly four decades, the monograph also shares documentation of the artist’s first career survey of the same title on view at Walter Phillips Gallery through June 21.

In conversation for the event are artist and singer/songwriter Cheryl L’Hirondelle; curator, writer, and artist Dylan Robinson; and the co-editors and co-curators of the publication and exhibition, Tarah Hogue and Jacqueline Bell. Sharing by knowledge keepers Duane Mark and Anders Hunter will respectively open and close the event. Following the conversation, a performance of L’Hirondelle’s work, Permission to Lie by the artist accompanied by Joseph Naytowhow will take place in Walter Phillips Gallery.

This publication is made possible through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) and the Iris Westerberg Stern Fund, Concordia University.

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Cheryl L'Hirondelle

Cheryl L’Hirondelle (Cree/Halfbreed; German/Polish) is an interdisciplinary artist, singer/songwriter and critical thinker whose family roots are from Papaschase First Nation / amiskwaciy wāskahikan (Edmonton) and Kikino Metis Settlement, Alberta. Her work investigates and articulates a dynamism of nēhiyawin (Cree worldview) in contemporary time-place to create immersive environments towards radical inclusion and decolonisation. As a songwriter, L’Hirondelle focuses on sharing nēhiyawēwin (Cree language) and Indigenous and contemporary hybrid song forms and Indigenous language sound shapes and personal narrative songwriting as methodologies toward survivance. L'Hirondelle has performed, presented and exhibited nationally and internationally. L’Hirondelle was awarded two imagineNATIVE New Media Awards (2005 & 2006) and two Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (2006 & 2007). L'Hirondelle also received the 2021 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Art. In 2025, she was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate from Queen’s University and the King’s Coronation Medal from the Indigenous Curatorial Collective. Her latest album released in October 2025 is Why the Caged Bird Sings, a collection of songs co-written with incarcerated women, men and detained youth from across the land now known as Canada and is available on all platforms.

Learn more here.

Tarah Hogue

Tarah Hogue is a curator, writer, and cultural worker based in Treaty 6 and 7 territories and the Métis homeland. Her practice is grounded in relational geographies, attending to how people and artworks shape and are shaped by the territories they belong to and move through. She approaches curating as a form of generative inquiry and connection, where otherwise ways of knowing and being can emerge through encounters between artworks, spaces, and publics.

Hogue is currently Adjunct Curator (Indigenous Art) at Remai Modern and has curated independently since 2009 across a range of venues and collaborations. Her recent projects include Carried by rivers, held by lands (Remai Modern), co-curated with Aileen Burns, Johan Lundh, and Maria Lind—a multi-year initiative that brings together artists from across the northern hemisphere to think with place, build solidarities across distance, and pursue collaborative forms of cultural and environmental restitution. She is also co-curator, with Siri Engberg, of Dyani White Hawk: Love Language (Walker Art Center; Remai Modern), a major survey of fifteen years of the Sičáŋǧu Lakota artist’s practice.

Of Michif and Euro-Canadian ancestry, Hogue is a citizen of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government within Alberta.

Dylan Robinson

Dylan Robinson is a xwélmexw (Stó:lō/Skwá First Nation) scholar and artist who seeks to prioritize Indigenous resurgence through writing, curation and inter-arts practice. He is the author of Hungry Listening: Resonant Theory for Indigenous Sound Studies, which received several national and international awards including the best book for the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association and the Wallace Berry award for Music Theory for the Society of Music Theory. Across his writing, he works with the sound of Halq’emeylem language to make space for the resonance and vibrancy of shxwelméxwelh concepts. His curatorial practice includes the Soundings exhibition which toured internationally from 2019—2025, and sxelxéles te tl'etl'áxel / designs for inviting, commissioned by Le Vivier for their new music festival La Semaine du Neuf. Robinson is an Professor and Associate Dean Equity in the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia.

Joseph Naytowhow

Joseph Naytowhow is an award-winning Plains/Woodland Cree (nehiyaw) interdisciplinary artist from the Sturgeon Lake First Nation Band in Saskatchewan. His generosity and compassion for sharing cultural knowledge makes him a much sought after speaker, performer, facilitator and outdoor educator for adults and children alike, locally, regionally and internationally. A longtime resident of Saskatoon, he has been playing music and telling stories, both tall and short, for over 35 years. In addition to his busy schedule of performances, he has served as a cultural advisor and resident artist/elder to various institutions such as Indian Teacher Education Program in Saskatoon and multiple universities across Turtle Island. Joseph holds a Bachelor of Education degree (ITEP) and is pleased to share his creative life experience, coyote trickster tendencies and cultural knowledge when invited to do so.

Jacqueline Bell

Jacqueline Bell is an Alberta-based curator and writer whose work engages contemporary artistic practices that foreground the politics of relationality. She currently serves as Director, Walter Phillips Gallery and Collections at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. At Banff Centre she has organized exhibitions, projects and events including Elliptical Lineages (2025); Facing Photographs (2025); Dawn Chorus, Evensong (Bow River Valley) by Lou Sheppard (2024); Listening Devices, a long-term exhibition of sound and score-based works taking place outside of Walter Phillips Gallery (2024–ongoing); Gather Listen Hear (2024), a multi-day multidisciplinary event centred on the relationship between sound and land co-organized with Megumi Masaki and Janine Windolph; Cassils: Movement (2024), co-curated with Carol Stakenas; The Shape of an Echo: Selections from the Permanent Collection (2022); darkness is as deep as the darkness is by Rita McKeough (2020); A materialist history of contagion by Candice Lin (2019); Guidelines by Carmen Papalia with Heather Kai Smith (2019); THE CAVE by Young Joon Kwak with Marvin Astorga, Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, Adrian Stimson and Kim Ye (2018); If the river ran upwards (2018); Everything I Say is True by Kite (2017); and Improvise Everything (2016), co-curated with Justin Waddell.

Duane Mark

Duane Mark is an Îyârhe Nakoda language and cultural educator and artist. He has been devoted to the teaching of the Îyârhe Nakoda language and its revitalization efforts, including through his work as an educator at Mînî Thnî Community School, and contributing knowledge to the Stoney Nakoda Language App and Stoney Dictionary, among other efforts. He regularly shares his cultural knowledge in his community and the greater Bow Valley and Calgary areas.

Anders Hunter

Anders Hunter hails from the Stoney Nakoda Nation of Mînî Thnî, Alberta. With a career spanning over three decades, Anders is a versatile performer, renowned for his talents as a traditional singer and song composer. He has seamlessly integrated his father’s drum group, Eya Hey Nakoda, into numerous collaborative ventures. Anders takes immense pride in his theatrical project, “Making Treaty 7,” where he led his ensemble as both a music group and the co-musical Artistic Director.

Raised amidst ceremonial traditions, Anders is deeply connected to his paternal lineage, with his father and late grandfather serving as spiritual leaders within the community. His deep connection to ceremony has led him to participate in numerous sun dance lodges, sweat lodges, and similar events, gaining valuable experience along the way. Anders is dedicated to mentoring his son and nephews in the cultural practices of the Stoney Nakoda.

In recent times, Anders has been actively engaged with community consultation groups, focusing on land, language, and participating in collaborative partnerships.

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Miranda Agnew was generously supported by the Barbara and John Poole Memorial Endowment.

Miranda Ingram Agnew is a trumpet player, composer, improviser, and educator originally from Tucson, AZ.  She is deeply invested in building supportive and bold spaces for music-making and lasting connections to others through creative practice.  Based in Brooklyn, NY,  she recently performed at the Jazz Gallery with Loomtone, a sextet she collaboratively composes for and leads with saxophonist Katie Webster. She received ASCAP’s Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer’s Award in 2026, is a member of Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M3) Cohort 8, and a 2025 MacDowell Fellow in Composition.  Miranda performs regularly with Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson’s Big Band, has performed at Close Up with a band led by Devon Gates, and at Roulette with Naomi Nakanishi’s band as part of M3’s 2024 Festival. A dedicated educator, she curated two workshop series for highschoolers and received funding to design a guide for educators centering Women in the story of Jazz + Creative Music.

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Kim Belair is the CEO and co-founder of Sweet Baby Inc, a narrative development company based in Montreal. Part of the games industry since 2013, she has worked on projects including Sable, Alan Wake II, Spider-Man 2, South of Midnight, Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver, and many more. Beyond her narrative work, Kim is an advocate for more resonant representation in games, and for generally making things better for workers in an often-unfair industry.

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Andy is an award-winning lighting designer whose work spans theatre, opera, circus, and educational projects. He was Technical Director of the UK-based VR storytelling studio Relative Motion from 2017 to 2023, where he helped produce and technically direct a slate of immersive works, including Shakespeare VR, which UKRI identified as one of the most influential immersive experiences of the past two decades. 

He has also contributed to internationally collaborative projects such as In a Thousand Silences with The Freedom Theatre and the British Council, and Tosca VR for Ulster Touring Opera’s HoloEdge platform. Andy brings deep experience in lighting design, immersive production, and the technical craft of bringing story to life in spatial media. For more information on Andy’s theatre work visit www.andypurves.com    

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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is excited to announce performances by Lacey Hill, the singer-songwriter known for her “Indigenous Soul” musical style, a curated lineup of short films from Indigenous filmmakers, the return of the Indigenous Virtual Art Market, and more.

BANFF, AB, JUNE 1, 2026 – June is National Indigenous History Month (NIHM). Recognized as a time for learning, honouring, and reflecting with Indigenous cultures, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity invites the community to celebrate the unique traditions and experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. Throughout June, events celebrating National Indigenous History Month will take place at Banff Centre, at partner locations across Banff and Canmore, as well as online. Register for or purchase ticketed events here.
 

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Here on Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain, where Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is located on, we are honoured to be hosting Indigenous artists, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and welcome the community—Indigenous and non-Indigenous—to join us. National Indigenous History Month creates opportunity to meaningfully connect with Indigenous voices across disciplines and come together to celebrate the artistic communities that gather here.

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As a post-secondary institution dedicated to arts, leadership, mountain culture, and Indigenous culture, Banff Centre is honoured to welcome all visitors to campus during this month, no matter where they are on their journey in Reconciliation.

Watch this video invitation from Janine Windolph, Director of Indigenous Arts, Simon Ross, Director of Indigenous Leadership, and Deborah Green (Gopher), Director of Access, Inclusion, and Indigenous Relations. Also, hear from President and CEO Chris Lorway on Banff Centre’s institutional work in Indigenous Arts and Leadership training alongside our internal strategy to journey along the path of Truth and Reconciliation.

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Lacey Hill

Lacey Hill describes her emotion-filled original songs as “Indigenous Soul.” The Oneida/Mohawk Wolf Clan, Six Nations-born-and-bred independent singer-songwriter has had a passion for making music since she was a little girl. 

Throughout the years, Lacey has performed cover songs and sung backup for local Six Nations bands, including The Healers. She’s established herself as one of the few female musicians from her community to release multiple albums, including 528 Volume I in 2013, M (528 Volume II) in 2017, and The Moon (528 Volume III), her latest independent release in 2022. With each album, Lacey makes a point of hitting the road with her music, expanding her fanbase not only locally but internationally with shows in Australia, Edinburgh, New York, and central and western Canada.

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Online Films Screening 

A curated lineup of short films by Indigenous filmmakers from the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival will be available online from June 21 to June 27, now available for preorder. This week of free screenings will feature Indigenous-led storytelling, cultures, land-based knowledge, and voices from Canada and the United States.

  • Borrowed from the Earth
    This celebrated 15-minute documentary explores the profound, centuries-old bond between the Blackfeet Nation and their horses. Throughout their respective histories, both horse and Indigenous people have been corralled. Fences put horses in pens and the Blackfeet on reservations, but the attempts to subdue both also strengthened the connection between horse and man.
     
  • En Plein Air 
    Two decades after the expedition that launched his art career, Indigenous painter Alfred Villeneuve returns by canoe to Algonquin Park. He pays homage to the wilderness, particularly the ancient trees or “standing people,” where nature is both his muse and guide.
     
  • The Hard Way
    Matt Mendes is a Warm Springs tribal member and guide whose life is intertwined with the cycles of the Deschutes River. Taught by his grandfather, the first Native American guide on the river, Mendes has spent years carving his own path—one defined by patience, hard work, and an unshakable connection to the water and land.
     
  • Iikaiksimatsa’pao’p (Grateful to Be on the Land)
    Cassie Ayoungman, founder of Soul of Miistaki and member of the Siksika Nation, embarks on a journey to bring the healing power of the mountains to her community. Breaking down barriers to climbing and integrating Indigenous teachings and land-based learning, she raises questions about representation and redefines what it means to be on the land.
     
  • Shaped by Land
    Shaped by Land follows Adam Kjeldsen, one of Greenland’s only Inuit ski guides, on his pursuit of a sustainable approach to ski tourism rooted in Indigenous voices, local ownership, and cultural continuity.  Taking place in a country dominated by foreign operators, this documentary highlights the tensions between local communities and the polar tourism industry. 
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Indigenous Virtual Marketplace

Banff Centre is once again hosting the Indigenous Virtual Market from June 1 to 30. This online market connects Indigenous artists with buyers from across the country. This year, browse products made by 13 vendors showcasing their creativity through clothing, jewellery, beadwork, self-care products and cosmetics, home goods, and art prints. 

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Banff Centre’s Full National Indigenous History Month Schedule

•    June 1-30: Indigenous Virtual Art Market
•    June 1: Visual Arts Open Lecture Series: Maïa Tellit Hawad
•    June 3: Story Sharing Panel | FREE
•    June 10: Dance Workshop | FREE (Registration required!)
•    June 17: Workshop: Making Mini Moccasins | FREE (Registration required – waitlist only)
•    June 18: Workshop: Making Medicine Pouch | FREE (Registration required – waitlist only)
•    June 19: Cheryl L'Hirondelle Publication Launch | FREE 
•    June 19: Dance Production Residency Performance: Waihona Kino (Body Archive) by Tau Dance | FREE (Tickets required) 
•    June 21-27: Online Films Screening 
•    June 24: Lacey Hill Concert | $25

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is excited to bring together world-renowned musicians, artists, and writers, as well as passionate audiences, for the 2026 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival. Running throughout May to September, the 2026 festival invites audiences to experience a season of artistic discovery of over 100 free and ticketed events. Tickets are now available for the 2026 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival.

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Carly Maga                             
Director, Communications                         
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity             
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carly_maga@banffcentre.ca  

About Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Founded in 1933, Banff Centre is a post-secondary institution built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and leadership development. What started as a single course in drama has grown to become a global organization leading in arts, culture, and creative decision-making across dozens of disciplines, from the fine arts to Indigenous Wise Practices. From our home in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to move everyone who attends our campus—artists, leaders, thinkers, and audiences—to unleash their creative potential and realize their unique contribution to build an innovative, inspiring future through education, performances, convenings, and public outreach. banffcentre.ca

Banff Centre
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
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403.762.6100
www.banffcentre.ca

We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Métis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

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David Hein is the Olivier-award winning, Tony and Grammy nominated, Canadian writer fortheatre, television and film. He is best known for co-creating the worldwide award-winning hit musical Come From Away, which is currently the most produced play across North America, and playing around the world to over 100 countries on AppleTV+.

Come From Away won three 2017 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, four Helen Hayes Awards, five Outer Critics Circle Awards and three Drama Desk Awards, including Best Musical. David and Irene were nominated for Tony Awards for Best Book and Score and Grammy Awards for Best Musical Theater Album. They won the 2017 Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards for Best Book, and won the Olivier award for Best Musical and Best Score in 2018.

Come From Away broke box office records across North America as well as in Newfoundland, when it played two benefit concerts at the Gander Community Centre Hockey Rink, followed by return concerts in Gander and St. John’s.

His first show, written with his wife, Irene Sankoff, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, is based on David’ mother’s true story and has won Best Musical awards across North America, with Sankoff and Hein performing in many productions.

David has worked with Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros, HBO and the CW and is currently developing projects for the stage and screen.

David holds a degree in set and lighting design and worked for years as a designer, while composing music, putting out several albums and touring across North America as a singer/songwriter. In New York, he apprenticed at a music studio, creating songs for Disney and the Muppets–and was music supervisor on Kermit’s Swamp Years.

An admitted geek, David was thrilled to write for Marvel Comics and to create a new Spider-verse character, Spinstress, a singing Disney-princess alternate version of
Spider-Man. David holds an honorary doctorate from Memorial University and has been honoredwith the Four Freedoms Good Neighbor Award and the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada, which recognizes Canadians’ exceptional accomplishments. He is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, the Writers Guild and ASCAP. Inspired by the story of their musical, David and Irene and the cast and crews of Come From Away have raised money for the SPCA, Daffodil Place, Food Banks, The 9/11 Museum, Pay-It-Forward 9/11, and many more charities

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Benjamin Mizrach was generously supported by the Helen Graham Artist Award.

Ben Mizrach is a saxophonist, composer, band leader and educator based in Brooklyn. Ben began playing piano at age 5 and saxophone at
age 9. In high school he attended the Jazz House Kids summer workshop, where the inspiration of mentors Bruce Williams and Christian McBride would encourage him to study jazz saxophone at New England Conservatory, and physics at Tufts University. Ben draws from a sprawling palette of influences, from Stephen Sondheim to Anthony Braxton. Alongside creative partner Harrison Clark, Ben wrote the book, music, and lyrics for Almanac – a stage musical exploring the artistic struggles of three black musicians studying at a predominantly white college. The musical, inspired by the work of composer T.J Anderson and American minstrel shows, premiered in Somerville, MA to a sold-out crowd in November of 2021.
In December 2023, Harrison and Ben reunited to develop and produce Orbiting Lovers & Contraband as part of the Office Hours Residency Program at the Kennedy Center. The project explores connections and disconnections - with each other, our environments, our ancestors, and ourselves. Ben regularly performs in New York with his quartet, Zohar & Adam, and other projects. He works as an educator at Jazz House Kids NYC, Brooklyn Friends School , and as a private lesson instructor.

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IN A LANDSCAPE

Banff Centre, 2024. Arthur Hitchcock for IN A LANDSCAPE.

 

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The weekend of June 27 and 28 begins with Pink Martini’s high-energy international jazz and funk style concert and ends with IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild™’s return to the Shaw Amphitheatre and its signature concert-hall piano experience in the grand outdoors.

BANFF, AB, MAY 28, 2026 – This summer, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity welcomes two of the summer’s most anticipated performances: Pink Martini All-Stars and IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild™. This not-to-be-missed weekend—a highlight of the 2026 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival—offers audiences two distinctly different ways to engage with music and the mountains.

For those who don’t want to miss these back-to-back performances, spend the night in Banff. Banff Centre offers newly renovated, comfortable hotel rooms and suites, only a few steps away from the performances and on-campus restaurants. Come for the performance and stay for the view. Use the promo code STAY for up to 30% off your hotel stay. Book now!
 

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We’re excited to welcome these exceptional artists to Banff Centre not only because of their unique talents, but also because in very different ways they invite audiences to step into their world of live music. With their infectious energy, Pink Martini throws us an exuberant party on stage. While with IN A LANDSCAPE, Hunter Noack draws you into a deeply intimate experience, enveloping you in the sounds of his piano as you immerse yourself in the power and beauty of the landscape.

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Pink Martini All-Stars

Pink Martini All-Stars is a touring spin-off of Thomas Lauderdale’s globe-trotting “little orchestra.” But this offshoot of Pink Martini's signature sprawling ensemble brings all the grandeur and glamour of a full-sized orchestra. This reimagined, high-energy show features three powerhouse vocalists who are long-time collaborators with the band, including NPR legend Ari Shapiro, the soulful Edna Vazquez, and the sensational America’s Got Talent finalist Jimmie Herrod. 

Pink Martini has sold over 3 million albums worldwide, performed sold-out shows from Carnegie Hall to Paris’s L'Olympia theatre, and was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. The band’s 10 studio albums feature dozens of talented musicians from around the world and songs in over 25 languages. Celebrating their 31st year of performing, Pink Martini also plans to have a new album out in 2026. Remaining tickets are extremely limited—learn more here.

  • Pink Martini All-Stars 
    Saturday, June 27 | 8 p.m.
    Jenny Belzberg Theatre
    Tier A $110.00 | Tier B $95.00 | Tier C $65.00
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IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild™

IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild™ brings the immersive experience of a traditional concert hall to the mountains. Touring this concept since 2016, classical pianist Hunter Noack replaces domed ceilings and stage lights with sky, sun, and fresh air, bringing his 9-foot Steinway grand piano to stunning geographic locations around North America. At Banff Centre, he returns after a celebrated debut in 2024, performing in the Shaw Amphitheatre, surrounded by the unmatched views of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. 

With 355 concerts presented across Canada and the United States to over 95,000 people, Noack's mission is to connect people to nature and classical music through accessible concerts. 

To meet the acoustical challenges of performing in the open air, guests listen through wireless headphones. The music acts as a soundtrack to the outdoor experience as guests wander through the amphitheatre or simply lie down on the lawn, engaging with the old-growth trees, wildflowers, and mountains. Tickets are available here.

  • IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild™ 
    Sunday, June 28 | 4 p.m. 
    Shaw Amphitheatre 
    $64

This is only the start of a season of great outdoor music at Banff Centre! Catch the recently announced AMP Sessions over two weekends this summer, July 17-19 and July 23-26. Featuring beloved names from the Bow Valley and beyond—like the Ramblin’ Hey Ho Ha’s, Lost Decade, Joshua Burnside, and a partnership with Canmore Folk Festival—AMP Sessions is the perfect free summer arts activity in Banff for the whole family. 

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See Banff Centre’s Media Room here.

For photos, information, or interview requests, please contact:

Carly Maga                             
Director, Communications                         
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity             
tel: +1.403.763.6210                
cell: +1.403.431.3423                
carly_maga@banffcentre.ca  

About Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Founded in 1933, Banff Centre is a post-secondary institution built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and leadership development. What started as a single course in drama has grown to become a global organization leading in arts, culture, and creative decision-making across dozens of disciplines, from the fine arts to Indigenous Wise Practices. From our home in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to move everyone who attends our campus—artists, leaders, thinkers, and audiences—to unleash their creative potential and realize their unique contribution to build an innovative, inspiring future through education, performances, convenings, and public outreach. banffcentre.ca

Banff Centre
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Banff, Alberta
Canada
T1L 1H5
403.762.6100
www.banffcentre.ca

We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Métis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

 

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