This past weekend, FestivARTS made its debut. Clinicians from across the globe, students and teachers from across Canada, all supported by a strong CA Team. The team is grateful for this experience and owe some well-deserved thank you’s to several people:

Thank you to the FestivARTS CA Team

The time, effort and heart that everyone put into this festival formed the foundation of relationships upon which all others were built. Thank you for investing yourselves in this project – it wouldn’t have been possible without each and every one of your contributions.

Thank you to the Participants

CA was represented at the festival by 10 young musicians. Their creativity and collaboration skills made the CA community proud and contributed to 5 original compositions that were performed at the FestivARTS live virtual concert. If you see them in the hallway, congratulate them on their participation and performance!

Grade 7: Luke W, Jalen W, Andy J, Lauren E, Lars K-E
Grade 8: David S, Jedi J
Grade 10: Sarah I
Grade 12: Christian M, Courtney F

Thank you to the Flies on the Wall

The team is so grateful for the CA Community members who joined in the FestivARTS Community as Flies on the Wall, observing the variety of workshops over the course of the weekend. Thank you for making your presence felt and for supporting this initiative!

Thank you to the CA Community

Thank you for the encouragement, the positive comments, and the support. Conversations are starting for FestivARTS 2022. If you would like to become an organizing member of this community, send Becky Funk a message.

Thank you to Mayor Nenshi who kicked off FestivARTS Saturday and welcomed everyone with some inspiring words about the importance of arts in education.

Tis the season to get out and get moving, and nothing gets you moving harder than a sweet playlist in your ear!

CA Alum Piper Davis (‘00) curated a Spotify playlist that can motivate anyone to hop on a bike, bust out the bocce set or take a swift walk around the block.
Piper Davis is a Canadian artist and indie musician with releases on Pampa, Kompakt, Anjunadeep, Armada’s Electronic Elements, Andhim’s Super friends label and others. Her track ‘Tosch’ with Andhim was featured as ‘Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune’ on BBC Radio 1, and her indie project E1sbar’s record ’Televisual’ reached number 1 on the U.S. college radio RPM chart for electronic music.

With a degree in electroacoustic and contemporary music composition, Piper attended Red Bull Music Academy backed by her own production. She currently continues to collaborate with like minds as a musician, including her indie project E1sbar, and has recently turned her creative focus to painting, which she plans to incorporate into an audio-visual project in the web 3 space.

What Piper has to say about her time at CA:

“Calgary Academy was definitely my favourite school, which is saying a lot because my family moved every two years growing up. The small class sizes and engaging teachers were key. I was personally always obsessed with art and was allowed to work an extra art block into my schedule. At one point I was even invited to teach a class to a younger grade which was pretty cool. I don’t think that would have happened anywhere else. Calgary Academy allowed me to focus on my creativity, which is what I’m still doing 20 years later.”

Check out her music featured on this list, and if you love it, let us know! We love hearing what gets you moving!

View her music here.