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Spring Sundays at Cosmopolitan Music Society

Cosmopolitan Music Society presents two exciting concerts in April as part of its Spring Sundays at Cosmo series at Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre (OSPAC) – 8426 Gateway Blvd NW.  

Reverberations and Wednesday Band
Sunday, April 12, 2026
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Join the Reverberations Handbells and Wednesday Band as they venture over the hills and far away in this exciting concert of evocative original works, folk songs, dances and meditations.

The handbell repertoire includes Betty Radford’s (one of the Reverberations ringers) piece “Connections” which was chosen to represent Canada at the 2026 International Handbell Symposium in Scotland.

Reverberations then moves on to nature, with an arrangement of “Sing a Rainbow” from a 1955 film, an arrangement of “What a Wonderful World” and “Spirit in the Wind”.  We take a trip to Asia with pieces from Singapore and Japan, then end our world tour in Scotland with Gaelic pieces.

Wednesday Band will play “Country Wildflowers” (a lyrical piece based loosely on an old Scottish folk song from about 1709), “Under the Prairie Sky” and “Journey (Paddle Song)” by Canada’s own Robert Buckley, “One Small Step”, and the magnificent ”On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss”, concluding with a trip to Spain and the fiery “Malagueña”.

Year II and Tuesday Bands
Sunday, April 19, 2026
2:30 p.m.  4:30 p.m

Join the Year II and Tuesday Bands on an engaging musical journey across the seas, over volcanoes, and a serene flight through the air. Featuring classic band repertoire, including Canadian composer, Robert Buckley’s favourite, “Windjammer” and Anne McGinty’s masterwork, “The Red Balloon,” Steven Reineke’s epic sound piece, “Goddess of Fire,” movie soundtrack theme songs and delightful folk song settings, this concert will be sure to capture the imaginations of people of all ages.

Get your tickets online: $20 for adults 18+, $12 students 6-17, children under 5 are free. Tickets at the door $25/$15.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit cosmopolitanmusic.org