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A place to keep us virtually connected with our community
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At the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts, the arts and academia come together to support artistic excellence, performing arts education and community engagement. We champion creativity, celebrate diverse voices and collaborate with local partners who strengthen Calgary’s creative ecosystem.
Our partnership with Local Laundry highlights the connection between local artists, businesses and the performing arts community.
Taylor Centre x Local Laundry
Explore our limited-edition Taylor Centre merchandise collection, created in collaboration with Local Laundry. The collection includes premium crewnecks, Bella Blue toques and custom patches inspired by Bella Concert Hall and Calgary’s vibrant arts scene.
Learn more about why we made this limited-edition line of merchandise. We talk with the general manager for the Taylor Centre and Chief Folding Officer at Local Laundry.
Bella Live From Your Couch
Enjoy past performances recorded at Bella Concert Hall from the comfort of home. Available on YouTube, these recordings feature leading Canadian artists and ensembles connected to the Mount Royal Conservatory and Calgary music community, including:
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald and Mandy Stobo have been long-time collaborators and friends, sharing the stage while developing their careers internationally. Their original show, Horizon Lines, is a songwriter and a visual artist transporting through seasons in an immersive evening of story. Watch the performance.
Three-time Juno Award-nominated singer-songwriter Jill Barber captivated audiences at the Bella Concert Hall with an unforgettable evening of music, storytelling, and charm. Barber blends folk, jazz and pop, creating performances that are both intimate and timeless. Jill Barber is one of Canada's most celebrated singer-songwriters. Watch the performance.
After Dame Evelyn Glennie lost her hearing at the age of eight, she learned to experience sound in a new way. Co-presented by the Mount Royal Conservatory, Glennie joined composer and creative director Vince Ho and Calgary's acclaimed Land’s End Ensemble for an unforgettable performance. Watch the performance.
Watch Mount Royal University Conservatory’s Calgary Youth Orchestra perform selections from “Black History Month – A Celebration of Music by Black Composers” held on February 25, 2024, at the Bella with Edmond Agopian, Music Director. Watch the performance.
Dan Mangan brought his indie rock, folk sounds to the Bella Stage in April 2022. He was joined by a few special guests, including Isaac, Jewel, Robert and Matthew from the MRU Conservatory, for a special rendition of his song Lay Low. Watch the full episode!
Watch the incredible Land’s End Ensemble perform live at the Bella back in September 2021. It was the first attended performance at the Bella Concert Hall since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The video includes a special welcome from MRU President and Vice-Chancellor Tim Rahilly, PhD.
Watch local country singer Matt Masters bring the honky tonk to the Bella Concert Hall in an intimate performance from July 2021. The video includes a special introduction from Brent Mann, director of Event and Theatre Services.
The Bella Concert Hall was host to the Honens Pro-AM 2021 competition in November 2021, welcoming incredible pianists from around the world. This live-streamed performance was hosted by local singer and performer, Jonathan Love.
The Heebee Jeebees: A Christmas Booster is a classic feel-good performance familiar to the Taylor Centre Concert Series with several past concerts at the Bella. Watch the Heebee Jeebees perform holiday favourites in this BLFYC presentation from December 2021.
Stories
Discover stories from performers, faculty, alumni and collaborators connected to the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts and Mount Royal Conservatory. Profiles and features include:
The MRU Conservatory welcomes a new director, Dr. Terry Clark, PhD. Clark comes to MRU from the Centre for Performance Science at the Royal College of Music in London, England, where he has been a Fellow for the past seven years. The Calgary native brings unique work experience with a specific focus on performance psychology, as well as his own personal, storied experience at the Conservatory after studying there in his youth. Read the full story.
Despite his global experience and international success, Canadian conductor and Mount Royal Conservatory alumnus Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser considers himself to be an Albertan through and through. Having lived and thrived in the province for 30 years before relocating to pursue work as a professional orchestral conductor, Bartholomew-Poyser has always challenged industry norms, particularly around consumers and performers of orchestral music. Read our story about his journey!
If you haven’t heard about JANN, the half-hour, hit CTV comedy is a quasi-fictionalized reflection of the life of Calgary-based singer/songwriter Jann Arden. The show filmed on Mount Royal University’s campus for seven days in October 2019, in addition to multiple visits during the scouting and organizing process. The creators of the show were so taken with the colour of the upholstery of the seats in the Bella Concert Hall that they sprinkled it throughout the show’s episodes.
Throughout the pandemic, Mount Royal University Conservatory Advanced Performance Program students Luka Coetzee and Typhen Chan gave unique one-on-one performances over the phone at two Calgary seniors’ residences as part of a project organized by United Active Living.
MRU Conservatory and Ambrose University established a partnership to allow Conservatory students to complete Bachelors of Music at Ambrose University. Under this agreement, MRU Conservatory’s Advanced Performance Program students will be able to apply for and complete their Bachelor of Music.
You can also explore behind-the-scenes videos highlighting Bella Concert Hall architecture, rehearsal processes and live performances from the Taylor Centre.
Inspired by the beauty of The Bella? Watch a behind-the-scenes video that looks at the architecture and process that went into creating our world-class concert hall.
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