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Music Programs

Musicians of all genres can enjoy space and focused time to concentrate on artistic development in the unrivalled natural beauty of the Canadian Rockies.

Jazz Conduction with Tyshawn Sorey, 2018. Photo by Jessica Wittman

Music

A hub for artistic inspiration

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.

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Residency
Program Dates January 05, 2026 - January 30, 2026

Audio Engineer: BMiR 2026

Participants will support both studio and live recordings, gaining meaningful experience and adding to their professional portfolio and network.
Application Deadline
July 09, 2025
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Erin Propp (vocal), Christine Choi (violin). Photo by Rita Taylor.
Residency
Program Dates January 12, 2026 - January 30, 2026

Banff Musicians in Residence Winter 2026

This self-directed residency offers space and focused time for musicians of all genres to develop their projects at Banff Centre.
Application Deadline
July 09, 2025
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Residency
Program Dates April 22, 2025 - May 09, 2025

Audio Engineer: Soundweavings 2025

Participants will support both studio and live recordings, gaining meaningful experience and adding to their professional portfolio and network.
Application deadline has passed
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Residency
Program Dates April 28, 2025 - May 09, 2025

Soundweavings: Intercultural Music Residency 2025

Transcending borders, Soundweavings explores cross-connections between music makers of traditional world music instruments as well as Western instruments.
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Aidan Chan (piano), Kai Chen Cheng (flute), Emily Luo (oboe), Nikki Pet (clarinet), Ellie Shifflet (bassoon), Madeleine Davis (horn). Photo by Rita Taylor.
Residency
Program Dates July 01, 2025 - July 26, 2025

Interplay: Musicians & Composers 2025

For early & mid-career chamber musicians & composers to focus on artistic development, communication, collaboration, interpretation & innovative performance.
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Residency
Program Dates July 21, 2025 - August 15, 2025

Audio Engineer: Jazz & Sonic Arts 2025

Participants will support both studio and live recordings, gaining meaningful experience and adding to their professional portfolio and network
Application deadline has passed
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Residency
Program Dates July 28, 2025 - August 15, 2025

Jazz & Sonic Arts 2025

Jazz & Sonic Arts is a program for jazz and sound artists to explore new directions in their artistic practice and advance their creative potential.
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Residency
Program Dates May 23, 2025 - June 06, 2025

Art of Piano 2025

Art of Piano is a development program for pianists to hone skills and discover your artistic voice. Be inspired by world-renowned pianists and mentors!
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This residency offered me the opportunity to create and express in ways I would not have otherwise dreamt of. Through this highly collaborative environment, we built a community in which not only all ideas were uplifted and valued but all people as well. These relationships with those who started as my collaborators and have now become my dear friends will surely leave a lasting impact on my personal and creative trajectories.

Benjamin Portzen, Banff Musicians in Residence, 2023

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Music Stories
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Chamber Werx, 2018

Interplay 2025

Innovative and collaborative residencies for early-career opera, music and theatre professionals.
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BISQC Classics Revisited

In 2019, the archival team finished a major project of arranging and describing 15 years’ worth of early Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC)
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For questions about the department and what we offer, please contact:

Email: arts_info@banffcentre.ca
Phone: 403.762.6180

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403.762.6100

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

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