The EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts is an arts venue in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was officially opened on 14 September 1985 by the then Premier of Alberta Peter Lougheed. After a donation by Edmonton, Alberta-based EPCOR, the name was changed from "The Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts" on 1 May 2001. View of downtown Calgary from Princes Island. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Categories: Canada-related stubs | Alberta premiers ... Peter Lougheed, painting by C. Leeper The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC , CC , QC (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

The oldest part of the Centre is the Burns Building, named after noted Calgarian Patrick Burns. Construction on it began in April 1912, and originally cost $350,000. In around 1980, the demolition of the Burns Building became a possibility, because it was on land needed for the construction of the Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts. The proposal for demolition of it and the Calgary Public Building was defeated at Calgary City Council by one vote, and the two buildings were incorporated into the plan of the Centre. Removed until copyright information is verified. ...

The Calgary Public Building was built between 1930 and 1931; its original cost is estimated between $1.5 and $2 million. This building was officially opened on 24 August 1931 by Prime Minister R.B. Bennett in a low-key ceremony. In 1979, the building was bought by the City of Calgary for $3.8 million. The upper floors of the Calgary Public Building are still occupied by City of Calgary offices. August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Stephen Harper is the current Prime Minister of Canada. ... For the British composer named Richard Bennett, see Richard Rodney Bennett. ...

The Jack Singer Concert Hall is the largest building in the Centre. It can seat 1,700 to 2,000 people, and is said to be a synthesis of some of the world's finest concert halls (the Musikverein, Vienna, the Symphony Hall, Boston, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam). Suspended above the stage is a 185,000-pound laminated spruce-wood acoustical canopy, which can be raised or lowered to tune the hall according to the specific needs of each performer. The Jack Singer Concert Hall is the permanent home of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, which employs 64 full-time musicians, and also houses the 6,040-pipe Carthy Organ. Musikverein, 2004 The Musikverein at night, January 2005 The Musikverein in Vienna, Austria was opened on January 6, 1870, and is famous for its acoustics. ... Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts is widely considered to be one of the two or three finest concert halls in the world, alongside Amsterdams Concertgebouw and Viennas Grosser Musikvereinssaal. ... concertgebouw The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates Website www. ... Species About 35; see text. ... The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is Southern Albertas most well regarded orchestra and it is based in Calgary. ...

There are four other performing arts theatres within the Centre: the Max Bell is home to Theatre Calgary, the Martha Cohen Theatre is home to Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP), the Big Secret Theatre is home to One Yellow Rabbit, and the Engineered Air Theatre is used for plays, weddings, receptions, and galas. Theatre Calgary, theatre company in Calgary, Alberta, established as a professional company in 1968. ... Martha Cohen, born Martha Ruth Block in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (1920 - ), Community Builder and Philanthropist, Member of the Order of Canada. ... Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP) is a Canadian theatre production company, founded in 1972, and based out of the Martha Cohen Theatre in Calgary, Alberta. ... One Yellow Rabbit is a contemporary theatre company based in Calgary, Alberta that started in 1982. ...

External link

• EPCOR Centre web page