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We want to warmily welcome Matthew Barnett to the position of Music Director for Calgary Unitarians! 

You can come see him in action at his upcoming Ah! Love! Collaborativ Recital:

This recital is the culmination of my studies in the Vocal Academy of the Mount Royal Conservatory this year. He and Soprano Hannah Mitchel will be performing a wide variety of works by a wide variety of composers.

  • When: Saturday April 11th at 5pm
  • Where: TransAlta Pavilion, Mount Royal Conservatory.
  • Cost: Free admission, no tickets required.

Read on to learn more about Matthew: 

Working as a teacher, collaborative pianist, performer, clinician, and more, Matthew Barnett is soon to complete his Bachelor of Music in Classical Piano from the University of Calgary under Lana Henchell. Having grown to enjoy working with vocalists, he is pursuing an Advanced Performance Diploma in Vocal Collaboration from the Mount Royal Conservatory. Matthew got his musical start in the marching arts scene and now instructs the front ensemble at the Sound of the Rockies High-School Marching Band. Matthew has performed locally and abroad. He was awarded University and Provincial grants to travel to Baton-Rouge for the Collaborative Pianist Institute in June of 2024. He is also the Pianist for the Cowtown Brass Band, a cow-themed brass-theatre ensemble that has performed locally and in the USA. Outside of his musical interests, Matthew has a deep love of history and has been working at Heritage Park for the past six years in musical and historical capacities. Matthew is excited to be your Music Director and to grow the musical programming of the Calgary Unitarians.