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A Festival of Musical Encounters
The Bragg Creek Music Festival is a new music festival to be held at Bragg Creek Centre in late May 2008.
Bragg Creek Festival May 30 & 31, 2008
Welcome to the Bragg Creek Festival website.
The Bragg Creek Festival is almost here. Festival tickets are now available. See our Tickets page for more information. Online Tickets are now closed. Tickets will be available at the door for both Friday and Saturday.
This is the inaugural Bragg Creek Festival and the performers for the first festival include:
- James Keelaghan
- Land's End Chamber Ensemble
- Balu
- Sarah Clark
- The Waltzing Matilda's
- Bergmann Piano Duo
Please use the menu on the left or the following links to get more information on our performers and the festival schedule.
The Bragg Creek Festival also has some sponsors, to whom we are extremely grateful for their support. There are links to our sponsors on the sidebar at the left.
In our inaugural season, we'll have a single venue with a single stage. There are other venues and opportunities in the Bragg Creek area to expand the Festival in future years.
Please join us May 30 and 31, 2008 for the premier Bragg Creek Music Festival.
There's still time to get in on our festival contest. Just use the form at the bottom left to sign up for our free newsletter and you are eligible to win one of our remaining prizes. See the contest page for more details.
The Musical Vision
We envision a festival of musical encounters, highlighting and blending Classical, Latin, Folk and Jazz genres. The artists will cross the conventional boundaries that usually divide music into genres or traditions. The audience, from Bragg Creek, Calgary and beyond, will experience distinctive, appealing and exciting examples of what happens when skilled performers move into each other’s musical “space”. Also, we will be inviting the many artists and artisans who reside in and around Bragg Creek to display their work at our venue and all the other participating venues where practical. Local musicians will perform in the various restaurants in Bragg Creek during the lunch and supper hours.
What's Different at the Bragg Creek Music Festival?
- It's Indoors
The weather in the Foothills in late May could range from cold and snowing to warm and dry. May is often quite wet. The main hall at Bragg Creek Centre is dry and has both heating and air conditioning providing a comfortable environment for the audience to enjoy the entertainment. - Smaller Audience
The hall only holds about 500 people so compared to festivals that entertain several thousand people, you'll be closer to the stage and be able to see the performers better. - Sound and Light
The sound system is matched to the hall acoustics providing better sound than is available outdoors. All performances are lit to enhance the entertainment experience. - Musical Diversity
We plan to have performers with various musical styles, including classical, and have them cross their conventional boundaries, into other performer's spaces. In addition, the performers will also provide sets from their own repertoires.
