CYO at Connect Now
September 2009 performance of Nimrod from the Enigma Variations
by Edward Elgar at the Pengrowth Saddledome, as part of the Connect Now event
marking the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Edmond Agopian, conductor.

CYO World Premiere
World premiere of Landscapes by CYO member Scott Ross-Molyneux,
June 5, 2010, at the U of C’s Rozsa Centre. Edmond Agopian, conductor.

CYO rocks the JUNOS!
The CYO’s performance with Finger Eleven at the 2008 Juno Awards.

CYO World Premiere
World premiere of Poeme pour violon et orchestre by Claude Debussy,
completed and orchestrated by Robert Orledge, February 5, 2010
at the U of C's Rozsa Centre. Edmond Agopian, violin, Dan Bartholemew, conductor.

CYO World Premiere
World premiere of The Splendid Line by George Fenwick,
November 23, 2008, at the Jack Singer Concert Hall.
Mount Royal Kantorei Chorus, Edmond Agopian, conductor.

Featuring 22 thrilling scores from Hollywood’s best Westerns!

“the orchestra plays to the fullest, with enthusiasm and energy... imaginative interpretation... clever idea... nicely pulled off... four stars” Rick Phillips, Sound Advice, CBC Radio

The Calgary Youth Orchestra, Mount Royal University’s flagship instrumental ensemble,
invites you to purchase The Thrill of the Western, its latest CD release.

The Thrill of the Western links Calgary’s orchestral and western music heritage and
showcases the talent and versatility of the CYO’s 70 instrumental students, ages 14 to 24.

During Alberta’s Centennial celebrations, selections were performed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and for the Council of the Federation, under the direction of Conductor Edmond Agopian. Donovan Seidle, a CYO alumnus and assistant concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, was commissioned to arrange all the recorded works.

Play a sample!

CDs may be purchased by phoning the Mount Royal University Conservatory at 440-6821
or the Mount Royal University Bookstore at 440-6300. CDs also may be purchased on-line
by visiting www.rideaumusic.com/product-266845