2026 Bands
Taking The Stage
May 6, 2025
Leacock Theatre
4825 Mount Royal Gate Southwest
VENUE ACCESS VIA WEST GATE ENTRANCE
Calgary, AB T3E 6K6
RECOMMENDED PARKING IN LOT, 2,
Performances From
8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
May 7, 2025
Leacock Theatre
4825 Mount Royal Gate Southwest
VENUE ACCESS VIA WEST GATE ENTRANCE
Calgary, AB T3E 6K6
RECOMMENDED PARKING IN LOT, 2,
Performances From
8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
May 8, 2025
Leacock Theatre
4825 Mount Royal Gate Southwest
VENUE ACCESS VIA WEST GATE ENTRANCE
Calgary, AB T3E 6K6
RECOMMENDED PARKING IN LOT, 2,
Performances From
8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
May 9, 2025
Leacock Theatre
4825 Mount Royal Gate Southwest
VENUE ACCESS VIA WEST GATE ENTRANCE
Calgary, AB T3E 6K6
RECOMMENDED PARKING IN LOT, 2,
Performances From
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
2026 CPAF Band and Orchestra Schedule
The following schedule has been created based on submitted scheduling requests. Where possible all requests were accommodated.
The schedule is being released to support your operational needs.
At this time only minor adjustments can be made upon request to an open performance time.
Please email us at registrations@cpafestival.ca if you require a schedule change.
Adjustments to your selected pieces will be available until Thursday March 20, 2025.
CLICK HERE to adjust your selections.
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| Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | |||||||
| Code | Ensemble | Arrival Time | Warm-Up | Performance & Clinic | End Time | Selections | Composer |
| 10105 | MidSun Jr. High | 8:00 | 8:15 | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM | TBD | |
| 10205 | Grade 9 Ascension of Our Lord School Band | 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM | 10:30 AM | Blueridge Reel Darklands March Epic Venute |
Brian Balmages Randall Standridge |
| 10105 | Glamorgan School Grade 7 Band | 9:15 AM | 9:45 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:15 AM | Sanctus Arena of the Gladiators March from First Suite |
Robert W. Smith Joseph Compello Gustav Hoslt arr. Michael Story |
| 10310 | Henry Wise Wood High School Concert Band | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:15 AM | 12:00 PM | Three Ayres from Glouchester (i. The Jolly Earl of Cholmondeley, ii. Ayre for Eventide, iii. The Fiefs of Wembley) Arrows |
Hugh M. Stuart Samuel Hazo |
| 10105 | St. Gregory Grade 7 Band | 12:30 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:30 PM | TBD | |
| 10105 | Blessed Marie Rose School Grade 7 Concert Band | 1:15 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:30 PM | 3:15 PM | Titles to be confirmed | |
| 11510 | Sir Winston Churchill HS - Wind Ensemble | 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 3:15 PM | 4:00 PM | 1. City Trees 2. Satiric Dances |
1. Michael Markowski 2. Norman Dello Joio |
| Stage Reset | 4:00 PM | ||||||
| Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | |||||||
| Code | Ensemble | Arrival Time | Warm-Up | Performance & Clinic | End Time | Selections | Composer |
| 10205 | Rundle College Junior High Concert Band | 8:00 | 8:15 | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM | Robert Buckley Julie Giroux Adrian Sims |
Journey (Paddle Song) The Bonsai Tree Evergreen Escapades |
| 10205 | Blessed Marie Rose School Grade 8&9 Concert Band | 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM | 10:30 AM | Titles to be confirmed | |
| 10005 | RancheView School Grade 6 Band | 9:15 AM | 9:45 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:15 AM | TBC | TBC |
| 10105 | St. Gabriel the Archangel Grade 8 Concert Band | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:15 AM | 12:00 PM | TBD | TBD |
| 10105 | Grade 7 Ascension of Our Lord School Band | 11:45 AM | 12:15 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:45 PM | Contredanse When the Wind Whispers Flight of the Dragonfly |
Larry Clark Robert Smith |
| 10105 | Fernie Secondary Concert Band | 12:30 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:30 PM | Ancient VoicesLondonderry Air Swahili Folk Song | Michael SweeneyTraditional, arranged by Don SchaefferBwana Awabariki |
| 10205 | Wilson Middle School Grade 8 Band | 1:15 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:30 PM | 3:15 PM | TBC | TBC |
| 10410 | Henry Wise Wood High School Symphonic Band | 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 3:15 PM | 4:00 PM | Arabesque Variations on a Korean Folk Song |
Samuel Hazo John Barnes Chance |
| 10310 | Sir Winston Churchill HS Concert Band | 2:45 PM | 3:15 PM | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM | 1. There was a Pig went out to Dig 2. Hummingbird - The Angel's Messenger 3. Butterfly's Ball |
1. Percy Aldridge Grainger arr. Gary Gackstatter 2. Pete Meechan 3. Ryan Fraley |
| Stage Reset | 4:45 PM | ||||||
| 12005 | Fernie Secondary Jazz Band | 3:15 PM | 4:15 PM | 5:15 PM | 5:45 PM | Stompin' at the SavoyCrazy Little Thing Called Love | Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, and Edgar Sampson, Arr. Mike KamufWords and Music by Freddie Mercury, Arr. Paul Murtha |
| 12010 | Henry Wise Wood High School Jazz Band | 4:00 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 6:45 PM | Haitian Fight Song Pick Up the Pieces |
Charles Mingus, arr. Sy Johnson Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Robbie McIntosh and Owen McIntyre, arr. Victor Lopez |
| 12005 | Saint John Paull II Collegiate Grade 8 Jazz | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 6:45 PM | 7:30 PM | 1. Act Your Age 2. Avenue Swing |
1. Gordon Goodwin - Arr Peter Blair 2. Mike Collins-Dowden |
| Thursday, May 7, 2026 | |||||||
| Code | Ensemble | Arrival Time | Warm-Up | Performance & Clinic | End Time | Selections | Composer |
| 10105 | Rundle College Grade 7 Concert Band |
8:00 | 8:15 | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM | Court Festival A Starlit Night Base-Six |
Bruce Pearson James Swearingen Laura Estes |
| 10105 | Similkameen Secondary School Grade 8/9 Concert band | 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM | 10:30 AM |
Londonderry Air Everything Is Awesome (Lego Movie Soundtrack) |
John Kenyon arr Ralph Ford Anne McGinty |
| 10305 | MidSun Jr. High | 9:15 AM | 9:45 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:15 AM | TBD | |
| 10205 | Grade 8 Ascension of Our Lord School Band | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:15 AM | 12:00 PM |
Circuits
In My Garden
Nebula
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| Stage Reset | |||||||
| 15502 | A.E. Cross School Junior Orchestral Band | 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 12:15 PM | 1:00 PM | 1.Celebratory Fanfare 2. Andalucia | 1.Scott Watson 2. Vicor Lopez |
| 15002 | Bishop Carroll High School - Ensemble Intermezzo | 11:45 AM | 12:15 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:45 PM |
Cradle Song Rain Festival |
Loreta Fin Jeremy Woolstenhulme |
| 15003 | Bishop Carroll High School - Cantabile Strings | 12:30 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:30 PM |
River Song Lovat Scouts Quickstep |
Keith Sharp James Skinner (arr. Ben Clinesmith) |
| 15005 | Bishop Carroll High School - Virtuosi Strings | 1:15 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:30 PM | 3:15 PM |
Serenade for Strings III. Elegie Serenade for Strings I. Andante non troppo – Allegro Moderato |
P. I. Tchaikovsky P. I. Tchaikovsky |
| Stage Reset | |||||||
| Friday, May 8, 2026 | |||||||
| Code | Ensemble | Arrival Time | Warm-Up | Performance & Clinic | End Time | Selections | Composer |
| 10205 | MidSun Jr. High | 8:00 | 8:15 | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM | TBD | |
| 10205 | St. Gregory Grade 8/9 Band | 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM | 10:30 AM | TBD | |
| 10105 | Glamorgan School Glamorgan School Grade 8 Band | 9:15 AM | 9:45 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:15 AM | Whilwind A Song for Friends Cedar Valley March |
James Curnow Larry Daehn Steve Hodges |
| 10205 | St Francis of Assisi Academy Junior High Band | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:15 AM | 12:00 PM | Piece #1 - TBALoch Lomond - John KinyonShipwrecked - Ryan Nowlin | Piece #1 - TBALoch Lomond - John KinyonShipwrecked - Ryan Nowlin |
| 10005 | Cremona School Grade 6 Concert Band | 10:45 AM | 11:15 AM | 12:20 PM | 1:00 PM | Three Faces of KilimanjaroWind WhispersFarandole | Robert W SmithRobert SheldonFrancois Dorion |
| 10210 | JR JHP Concert Band | 11:45 AM | 12:15 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:45 PM | Celtic Air and DanceMusic From Pirates of the Caribbean | Celtic Air and Dance, arr. Michael SweeneyMusic From Pirates of the Caribbean, Klaus Badlet arr. Michael Brown |
| 10310 | Rundle College Senior High Concert Band | 12:30 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:30 PM | Three Ayres from Gloucester The Quest Circles |
Hugh M. Stuart Patrick Glenn Harper Brian Balmages |
| 10310 | SR JHP Concert Band | 1:15 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:30 PM | 3:15 PM | 1. Rhythms and Riffs 2. How to Train Your Dragon | 1. Brian Balmages 2.John Powell arr. Sean O'Loughlin |
| Strike | 3:15 PM | ||||||
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Supplied Percussion Equipment
Timpani
Marimba
Xylophone
Concert Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Chimes
Orchestra Bells
Tom Tom's
Jazz Band - Drum Set
Piano
Items NOT Supplied
Crash Cymbals
Suspended Cymbals
TamTam / Gong
Cymbal Stands
Mallets / Sticks / Hammers
Vibraphone
Small Percussion
Amplifiers for electronic instruments
General Notes
To help make the most of your experience, please see the following points:
- Your performances is located in the LEACOCK THEATRE, MRU
- Location
- 4825 Mount Royal Gate Southwest, VENUE ACCESS VIA WEST GATE ENTRANCE, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6
RECOMMENDED PARKING IN LOT, 2,
- 4825 Mount Royal Gate Southwest, VENUE ACCESS VIA WEST GATE ENTRANCE, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6
- Location
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- Group Check-In is in the Main Lobby
- Once checked in you will be guided to one of only two storage spaces in the lobby for your cases and or coats.
- 30 minutes before your performance you will be invited to to the warm up room.
- 5 minutes before your performance time you will be escorted to the stage
- Your total stage allotted time is 40 minutes. You time should be broken into the following three elements based on your preference:
- Brief on Stage Tuning
- Performance for the Adjudication Panel
- Clinic Time
- After your performance we ask you to return to your area and pack up.
- If you plan on watching other groups, you will need to move you items to the audience area via the main theatre entrance. Large items may be left in the lobby.
If you wish to arrive at another time or stay late this is acceptable.
Please make yourself at home in our audience and take in the great performances.