Episode 15: Paul Dornian and "The Raven Conspiracy"

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Episode 15: Paul Dornian and spectacle of the Olympics As he exits his role at the Calgary Philharmonic, Paul Dornian chats with me about his life and career. Also LINKS “Rhapsody in Blue” from the 1984 Olympic opening ceremony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylUF32pwvtI Premiere of John Williams “Olympic Fanfare and theme” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF0fEAFBOoM&t=168s Lighting the 1984 Olympic Cauldron, featuring music by Philip Glass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbbVk3AGVhE “The Raven Conspiracy” by Carmen Braden, performed by members of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iphtKI_Mg6M&t=135s The Edmonton Symphony returns to perform in Symphony under the sky https://www.winspearcentre.com/more/visit/symphony-under-the-sky/ Paul Dornian has been CEO of the Calgary Philharmonic since 2015 https://calgaryphil.com In August 2021, the Calgary Philharmonic announced March Stevens would be its new CEO https://calgaryphil.com/portfolio-items/marc-stevens/ Carmen Braden is an award-winning composer/performer from Yellowknife, NWT https://www.carmenbraden.com Paul Dornian mentioned the CalgaryPhil Project “an Orchestra Adventure with Maestro Karl and friends” https://calgaryphil.com/kids-project/ support the podcast at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/culturemonster Published August 2021