December 10, 2007: Just a reminder to all musicians that this Saturday, December 15 is our last rehearsal of the year. We will have a short rehearsal at 6:00pm followed by the potluck dinner, then our mini Christmas concert and then music and dancing. Everyone is invited to bring a dish of food or dessert for the potluck and enjoy! You can contact the AFPC Hall for more information at 287-9884. Also, we need musicians to volunteer to decorate the hall on Friday, December 14 at 6:00pm, thank you!   November 06, 2007: Our rehearsals and music school lessons are well under way for the new season and we are busy preparing our new repertoire for next year's performances. 2008 is looking like it will be an eventful year; we have already started planning for a trip, our 25th Anniversary Party and the recording of our 2nd CD. Remember that if you are interested in joining our music school or band, there is still time before Christmas; please see Musicians Corner for more details. We look forward to seeing all our musicians at rehearsals as we get ready for our best year yet! There are also new articles in the Feature Instrument and Feature Composer sections in Musicians Corner, enjoy! If you have any other articles, pictures or videos, please email them to Christina to be added to our website at afpcmusic@hotmail.com.    October 12, 2007: Just a reminder that there is no music lesson or rehearsal this Saturday, October 13, 2007 due to the Festa da Nossa Senhora da Fatima.  For musicians who are joining the procession tomorrow night, please remember to wear your full uniform with the white shirt. We'll see everyone back again at music school and rehearsal on Saturday, October 20, 2007.   October 07, 2007 Many thanks to all those who attended the AFPC's 24th Anniversary Party yesterday and to all the volunteers who made it possible. Congratulations go out to the following musicians: Cathy da Silva, Jennifer Barr, Jessica Videira - 5 years of service Patricia Fonseca - 10 years of service Ricardo Fonseca - 15 years of service We would also like to thank the Rancho Nova Era Portugues de Calgary for performing and Ricardo Fonseca for providing the dance music! And last, but not least, a sincere thank you to the musicians, members and board of directors of the AFPC, past and present, for their dedication and hard work over the last 24 years and to our families and friends for their continued support. We look forward to celebrating our 25th Anniversary together next year!    September 21, 2007: The AFPC will be celebrating it's 24th Anniversary on Saturday, October 06, 2007 at Our Lady of Fatima Hall. Program is as follows: 6:00pm: Doors open 7:00pm: Dinner - Tickets are $18 for non-members, $15 for members, $8 for children (6-12, under 6 is free) 8:30pm: Concert by the Associacao Filarmonica Portuguesa de Calgary and presentations for musicians for "Years of Service" 9:30pm: Performance by the Rancho Nova Era Portuguesa de Calgary (Folklore Dance) Dance with DJ Ricardo Fonseca *Times are subject to change  For more information or tickets, please contact the AFPC Hall at 287-9884 or Eneida at 585-3732.   September 10, 2007: Registration for this year's music school will be on Saturday, September 15 and 22 at 5:00pm, everyone is welcome!   August 20, 2007: Portugal is competing at the Firework Competition at this year's Global Fest and we'll be there! A review of the program for tomorrow for musicians and families: Meet at the AFPC Band Hall at 5:00pm, musicians need to be in full uniform (blue shirts and suit coat will be needed). We have to be inside Elliston Park by 6:00pm. The evening show starts at 7:00pm and we are 2nd on the program. Once our concert is finished, we can stay and enjoy the rest of the show (fireworks start around 9:00-9:30pm). If you have any questions please call or email Christina at afpcmusic@hotmail.com. Thank you!   August 07, 2007: A reminder to all musicians that there is rehearsal this Friday, August 10 and next Friday, August 17 at 7:00pm in preparation for our next Edmonton trip  and GlobalFest (see below). Sunday, August 19 - Festa do Sagrado Coraçao de Jesus in Edmonton: Departure time TBA, full uniforms (blue shirts). Tuesday, August 21 - Global Fest Firework Competition: All musicians and guests must be at Elliston Park by 6:00pm at the latest. Admission for musicians is free and for anyone else accompanying the band, the discounted tickets are $7.50 per person. Please let Christina know if you need tickets by this Friday, August 10. We will be performing a 20 minute concert around 7:20pm, we will be wearing our full uniform (blue shirts). More information will be available at this Friday's rehearsal, see you there! -Christina   July 21, 2007: On Saturday, July 21 at the AFPC Hall at 5:00pm, please join us for a Going Away Party and Barbeque for James de Sousa.   July 10, 2007: For our musicians... Here is information regarding this weekend's performances at the Festa do Sagrado Coraccao here in Calgary: Saturday, July 14: Please be at Our Lady of Fatima Hall at 5:30pm, full uniform (BLUE shirts). Doors open at 5:00pm and dinner is at 7:00pm (free for musicians, but you must have your uniform on); our concert will be BEFORE dinner. Sunday, July 15: Please be at the AFPC Hall at 11:00am, full uniform (WHITE shirts). After Mass there will be a procession and concert, there will be food and beverage for sale. After this performance, we will have a bit of a break until we go to Edmonton on August 19. We will have rehearsals on Friday, August 10 and 17. Also more information on Global Fest should be coming up shortly. Please let me know if you have any questions, thank you! -Christina   June 18, 2007: A note of thanks to all our musicians for a job very well done this past weekend at the Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo in Edmonton and at all of our performances so far! For the Imperio de Sao Joao coming up this weekend, please note the following information: Saturday, June 23: Please be at Our Lady of Fatima Hall around 7:30pm, full uniform (BLUE shirts), same repetoire as last Sunday in Edmonton. Sunday, June 24: Please be at the AFPC Hall at 11:00am, full uniform (WHITE shirts). Our next rehearsal will be on Saturday, June 30 at 6:30pm before we go to Edmonton on July 01. Saturday, June 30 will also be our last music school lesson of the season until September. Thank you for all your hard work, please contact Christina if you have any questions!   May 07, 2007: All musicians and students, check the updated Rehearsal and Music School Schedule in the Musicians Corner page for new dates. We have two rehearsals left before our next concert, so make sure that you attend the rehearsals on Friday, May 18 and 25. For the upcoming procession this Sunday, please be at the AFPC Band hall no later than 11:00am (full uniform, white shirts). Thank you, please call or email me if you have any questions.  Also, our photo gallery will be updated shortly! - Christina   April 08, 2007: Happy Easter Everyone! And to our musicians, great job today on our first procession of the year! (Please remember to check the rehearsal schedule in Musicians Corner for the dates and times of upcoming rehearsals to continue to prepare for our upcoming performances. Please call or email Christina at afpcmusic@hotmail.com if you need any more information).     March 18, 2007: Our 3rd Annual "Festa da Primavera" (Spring Concert) was another great success. The AFPC music school students performed three pieces which they have been working very hard on called "Midnight Skies, Midnight Mission and Willy Wonka's Welcome" and the AFPC band also performed three of it's new road marches for this year. Everyone did a great job on their performances. The new Board of Directors for 2007 were presented yesterday evening as well, we are very happy to have you at the head of our organization and working with you to continue our tradition of music and culture. Our previous Board of Directors were also recognized and thanked for their hard work, dedication and committment over the last two years. A sincere thank you as well to all the volunteers who prepared yesterday's dinner which was delicious! With our 2007 Performance Season now officially under way, yesterday's event started it off on a positive note!   March 04, 2007: Please join us for our annual "Festa da Primavera" (Spring Concert) at the AFPC hall on Saturday, March 17 starting at 6:00pm. The new Board of Directors will be presented and the AFPC music school and band will be performing as well. Food and beverage will be available for purchase throughout the evening. Please contact us for further information.   February 25, 2007: Welcome to our newly designed website, we hope you will enjoy it. If you have any questions or information / pictures to add please email our conductor at afpcmusic@hotmail.com. February 11, 2007: Watch in the next month for our newly designed website included an updated photo gallery and sound clips. If you have trouble in the meantime with pages loading, please be patient and be sure to check back as we get our new design uploaded. Thank you for your ongoing support and we hope you like our new design! January 07, 2007: Happy New Year! Just a few updates on our website... Our newly designed photo gallery is just about up and running. If there are any photographs that you would like us to add, please email them to us at afpc@telus.net. Coming soon...Our next addition will be audio clips from our 1st CD recording. The rehearsal and music school schedules have been updated; musicians, please be sure to check the dates. As well, the 2007 Performance Schedule will be posted later this month. A friendly reminder, our guestbook is for leaving / viewing comments only. If you have any questions, please be sure to email us so we can provide you with a reply. Thank you to all those who have signed our guestbook so far! We appreciate your comments. Here's looking ahead to another year together at the AFPC, full of success, friendship and of course, lots and lots of music.   November 26, 2006: This Saturday, December 02, 2006, our music school students will be performing with the Portuguese school at the Our Lady of Fatima Church Christmas party. Come out and support our students! And December 09, 2006 is our end of the year rehearsal and potluck dinner starting at 6:00pm. (Musicians, please remember to bring a dish for the dinner, see Musician's Corner for more details). From all of us here at the Associação Filarmónica Portuguêsa de Calgary, best wishes for the Holiday Season! October 31, 2006: Happy Halloween! Just a reminder to all musicians and students that this Saturday is our group photo session. Please be sure to attend, check Musician's Corner for more details and for the current school and rehearsal schedule. October 11, 2006: Many thanks to our musicians, members, family and friends who attended the 23rd Anniversary party this past weekend, it was a great success. Special thanks to the Portuguese Musical Society of Edmonton for attending, it was a pleasure performing with your band and thank you for your continued support. Congratulations to Adrianna Raposo, Samantha Valadao and Gabriel de Sa on recieving their five years of service plaques! Here's to another year full of music and success! October 03, 2006: Please join us this Saturday, October 07 in celebration of the 23rd Anniversary of the Associação Filarmónica Portuguêsa de Calgary. Cocktails are at 6:00pm and Dinner is at 7:00pm followed by performances by the Portuguese Musical Society of Edmonton, Rancho Rio Lima of Edmonton and the Associação Filarmónica Portuguêsa de Calgary! Please contact us for tickets or more information. A mass will be held on Sunday, October 08 in memory of past musicians and members at noon at Our Lady of Fatima Church. September 06, 2006: Congratulations to Ruth & Oberto Martins (members of the AFPC) on the celebration of their 50th Wedding Anniversary this past weekend. August 29, 2006: Please join us in Edmonton on Saturday, September 16 in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Portuguese Musical Society of Edmonton. We will depart by 2:00pm from the AFPC Rehearsal Hall, cocktails are at 5:00pm and dinner is at 6:00pm at Our Lady of Fatima Hall in Edmonton. Please contact us at 287-9884 for more information or tickets. August 28, 2006: On Sunday, September 03 we will be celebrating the "Dia do Musico" at Mr. Camara's Campsite, north of Calgary. Join us for a barbeque and probably lots of music and soccer! Please call or email us if you need directions or more information. August 25, 2006: Congratulations to... J.J Ferreia on recieving an award for being the most improved musician at his school! Great Job J.J.! Best wishes to James and Marissa De Sousa, who got married this past Saturday! August 19, 2006: We hope that everyone is having a good summer so far. Many of our musicians have travelled to Portugal this summer as well. Hope you are all having a great time, have a safe trip back and we look forward to seeing everyone again in a few weeks! July 11, 2006: The Festa do Sagrado Coração in Calgary this past weekend was an incredible event. It marked the first time that three bands took part in this Festa and it was also the first time that a band from the United States visited our Portuguese Community in Calgary. On Wednesday, July 05, we welcomed the musicians, board and families of the Sociedade Filarmonica União Popular from San Jose, California at the Calgary International airport complete with the White Hat Ceremony, a great honour in our city. Many thanks to Joao da Silva (Skyline Roofing) for his organization of this ceremony. On Thursday, July 06, the welcome continued with a potluck dinner at the AFPC Hall hosted by the Associação Filarmónica Portuguêsa de Calgary. The generousity and hard work of our musicians, board, families and members was amazing and it was a pleasure to get to know all of our visitors from San Jose. The weekend of the Festa do Sagrado Coração de Jesus, was full of music with excellent performances by the Sociedade Filarmonica União Popular and the group "Raça" from San Jose, the Portuguese Musical Society of Edmonton and the Associação Filarmónica Portuguêsa de Calgary. A very special thank you goes to all of the musicians, board and families of the Sociedade Filarmonica União Popular from San Jose for your time and effort in preparing for and coming on this trip to celebrate our Portuguese heritage and traditions with us here in Calgary. Many thanks also to the Portuguese Musical Society of Edmonton for your continued support of our band and community. A sincere thank you the many volunteers from Our Lady of Fatima Church and the Associação Filarmónica Portuguêsa de Calgary board of directors, musicians, members and families for organizing this event and for working so hard over the past week to make this event a reality and one of our best Festas yet! June 28, 2006: In exactly one week, we will be welcoming the Sociedade Filarmonica União Popular from San Jose, California. We are really looking forward to meeting you all and welcoming you to Calgary and our Portuguese community. All the details on next week's program and performances will be posted shortly! June 20, 2006: Our first performance of the year in Edmonton went very well, it was so good to see all of our friends in Edmonton again and take part in the Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo. Thank you to all our family and friends who accompanied the band this past Sunday, and to all our musicians, let's keep up the great work! We're back in Edmonton on Sunday, July 02, 2006, please remember to contact us at 287-9884 if you would like to join the band on this next trip! June 15, 2006: This month's feature instrument is the saxophone, article in Musicians Corner! June 12, 2006: Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo in Edmonton, AB this Sunday, June 18. For anyone taking the bus with the band on Sunday, please meet between 6:00 - 6:30am at the AFPC hall for departure. *Musicians, please make sure that you are also at the hall at the same time. Last rehearsal before this Edmonton trip will be on Friday, June 16 at 6:30pm, see you all there! Please check the Musicians Corner section of our website for rehearsal and performance repetoire info. -Christina :) June 11, 2006: Our Portugal Day festivities were a great success! Thank you to all our musicians for their hard work throughout the day, to the Portuguese Society Folklore for their performance and to our members, family, and friends who supported us and celebrated with us on this very important day for Portugal and Portuguese communities overseas! June 04, 2006: Come and celebrate Portugal Day with us on Saturday, June 10, 2006! The flag raising ceremonies are at 10:30am at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 11:00am at the Portuguese Society of Calgary and at 1:30pm at the AFPC Hall. Barbeque, music and dancing will follow. Please join us for this very special day in the Portuguese community. Venhão comemorar o Dia de Portugal com a Filarmonica Portuguêsa de Calgary! Vamos celebrar o Dia de Camoes com varias actividades, musica e baile no dia 10 de Junho. Para mais informaçoes telefone 287-9884. *Musicians: Please meet at the AFPC hall no later than 9:15am this Saturday (June 10). Please wear jeans / casual pants, the new AFPC Band t-shirts will given to you when you get to the AFPC Band Hall on Saturday. Viva Portugal! May 27, 2006: All members and guests are invited to join the Associação Filarmónica Portuguêsa de Calgary in Edmonton for the Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo on Sunday, June 18 and the Imperio do São Pedro on Sunday, July 2. Cost for members is $30 and for non-members is $35. For more information or to reserve your tickets, please contact us at 287-9884 or at afpc@telus.net A Associação Filarmónica Portuguêsa de Calgary convinda todos os socios para accompanher a banda em Edmonton no dia 18 de Junho para a Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo e no dia 2 de Julho para ou Imperio do São Pedro. Bilhetos são $30 para socios e $35 para non-socios. Para mais informaçoes ou reservas, telefone 287-9884 ou email afpc@telus.net. May 26, 2006: Please join us for our Father's Day Dinner on Saturday, June 17, 2006 at the AFPC Hall at 5:30pm. All the Fathers present will recieve a special surprise as well. Tickets are $15 each for adults and $8.00 each for children. For more information or to reserve your tickets, please contact us at 287-9884 or at afpc@telus.net Almoço no Dia Dos Pais: Dia 17 de Junho as 5h30 horas da tarde na sede da Filarmónica. Especial surpresa para os Pais. Bilhetos são $15 para adultos, $8 para crianças. Para mais informaçoes ou reservas, telefone 287-9884 ou email afpc@telus.net. May 10, 2006: New instrument of the month article featuring the clarinet, in Musicians Corner. (remember to refresh pages to view new information!) April 25, 2006: Please join us at our annual Mothers Day lunch on Sunday, May 14 at 2:00pm. There will be a special surprise for all the mothers present at the lunch. Tickets are $15 each for adults and $8.00 each for children. For more information or to reserve your tickets, please contact us at 287-9884. Almoço no Dia Da Mãe: Dia 14 de Maio as 2 horas da tarde na sede da Filarmónica. Especial surpresa para as mães. Bilhetos são $15 para adultos, $8 para crianças. Para mais informaçoes ou reservas, telefone 287-9884. April 14, 2006: Happy Easter Everyone! Uma Pascóa feliz para todos! March 26, 2006: Our 2nd annual Spring Concert on March 25, was a great success with performances by our music school students, the University of Calgary Brass Ensemble and a joint performance with the Associação Filarmónica Portuguêsa de Calgary and the Brass Ensemble. We would like to extend a special thank you to all the members of the Brass Ensemble for their performance and for taking part in our event. A special thank as well to our families, friends and members for their support, we truly appreciate your dedication!