Join us for a musical-filled day of family fun at Airdrie’s favorite Chinook Winds Park!

The Windwood Music Festival presents its third season in Airdrie with this all-day steampunk extravaganza. Join the Windwood musicians along with local artists and musicians as we explore the world of steampunk through music, theater, arts and crafts, and other steampunk-themed elements. Bring your pets, bring your friends, bring food, and dive into steampunk with us! Dressing up in your steampunk best is encouraged!

Maitreyi Muralidharan (violin), David Dietz (cello), and Tong Wang (piano) first began collaborating together at the Windwood Music Festival in 2023. Performing as the Mountain Time Trio, they return to Alberta to usher in the spring season with an evening of chamber music.

This special event is to fundraise for the 2024 Windwood Summer Festival! Drinks will be available for purchase after the concert along with a chance to meet to our co-founders, Duo Perdendosi. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Windwood Trio

Maitreyi Muralidharan (violin), David Dietz (cello), and Tong Wang (piano) first began collaborating together at the Windwood Music Festival in 2023. Performing as the Windwood Trio, they return to Alberta to usher in the spring season with an evening of chamber music.

Maitreyi Muralidharan (violin), David Dietz (cello), and Tong Wang (piano) perform as the Mountain Time Trio to fundraise for Windwood 2024.

Ever heard classical strings and piano rock out? After two weeks of inspiring creativity and celebrating community, Duo Perdendosi and the resident artists come together for an eclectic chamber music concert. Experience the monumental Brahms Piano Quintet as well as American-Indian composer Reena Esmail’s luminous Piano Trio, African-American composer William Grant Still’s “Summerland”, and a final hurrah with an all-time classic: “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen. Come celebrate the classics in every sense of the word!

Do you have a hard time answering the question “what kind of music do you like,” because you like so many different kinds of music that you can’t possibly choose? Well then this concert is for you! Come see all 8 WMF musicians while they perform pop hits arranged for piano and strings outdoors at Chinook Park. Following a wild collage of tunes from Russian Traditional songs, Irish fiddling, French cabaret, and good ol’ Western rodeo, the Windwood Festival musicians will invite local students and artists to join them in performing Boccherini’s String Quartet and Coldplay’s Viva la Vida! A true community collaboration, the concert will conclude with a festive performance with the musicians of the Calgary Civic Low-Brass Quartet.

Titus Young:

I plan to present a solo cello concert where I can perform some of my favorite pieces for solo cello. Alongside the music, I want to have the audience participate in a game of musical bingo. I would provide bingo cards with various musical items. At the beginning of the program I could give a brief explanation of the more technical terms and then begin to play. As I play, they would mark on their bingo cards things they hear, for example pizzicato, bariolage, or a repeat. This way the audience could remain not only engaged with the music, but also attentive to details they might not normally notice.

Audience: Young adults to middle-aged people wanting a fun and chill night out while also participating/contributing to the community.

I would like to present a program where the audience and passersby can listen to the music, feel whatever comes to mind while listening, and share their thoughts or write it down on notes to put in a box to be read aloud anonymously afterward.

Hark! Do mine ears deceive me? They do not! You have heard correctly! The Windwood Music Festival is proud to present a Renaissance Faire at the Jensen Park Gazebo! Come hear the distinguished WMF String Quartet perform masterworks by Florence Price and Felix Mendelssohn, along with some merry tunes from times of old. Visit the illustrious vendors of the Airdrie Farmers Market, watch the fantastical feats of aerial dancers from R.Song Studios, and participate in theatrical festivities! Dress for the times or come as thou art!

Featuring collaboration with the Nosecreek Players on their play, “When the Sun Loved the Moon”!

The theme of this program of short works for solo piano and string-piano duo is celebrating the positive aspects of life in these difficult times. Related subjects are the desire for exploration and learning new experiences. Music is a powerful healing force that can transform lives, encourage unity, and inspire love and understanding.

Performing as Duo Perdendosi, violinist Maitreyi Muralidharan and pianist Tong Wang raise the curtain on the 2023 Windwood Festival with a new, thrilling musical storytelling concert. The Duo will take you along an original fairy tale from the enchanted forests of the Czech Republic and the mystical Yangzi River of the East China Sea through to bewildering drama inside “Howl’s Moving Castle”. Finally, with your help to sound the fairy godmother’s magical triangle, we come back and around again, home to Windwood, where Fauré’s luscious Violin Sonata sweeps the fantastical memories into the breeze of the open air.

Featuring works by Beethoven, Janáček, Wong, Wijeratne, Kats-Chernin, Hisaishi, Chu, and Fauré.

6 international resident artists take over the stage for a special chamber music concert. Don’t miss this special opportunity: come hear tango, jazz, classics, modern, and old-time favourites alike in one concert experience! Arrive early at 12pm to enjoy a festive community potluck and family-friendly events before the musical showcase!

Featuring piano trios by Amy Beach and Fanny Mendelssohn along with works by Piazzolla, Purich, and Nina Simone/Michael Bublé’s “Feeling Good”!

The party of the year. Put on your most extravagant gown and tux, grab a mask, and find yourself swirling from Viennese Waltzes and Russian Ballets to jazz standards and French chansons. All 8 WMF musicians will be mingling amongst you before they perform. You never know who’s that next dance partner behind the mask…!

This event is hosted in collaboration with the stunning, unique venue Brella Vida in celebration of their grand opening! Drinks and hor d’eouvres will be served. A special VIP occasion to meet and greet the artists afterwards.

Featuring works by Brahms, Dvorak, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, Ella Fitzgerald, and Edith Piaf!

Rory McLeod is a musician, entrepreneur, and concert designer who takes joy in creating authentic human connections through shared musical experiences. As Executive and Artistic Director of Xenia Concerts, he works with stakeholders in the disability and neurodiversity community, presenting partners, and performing artists to co-create concert experiences that are inclusive for people who face social and systemic barriers to inclusion.

Determined to widen the circle of inclusion in the performing arts, Rory is pursuing his Master’s in Inclusive Design at OCAD University. Rory is also the founder and Co-director of Pocket Concerts, an organization that presents intimate concert experiences in alternative venues all over the GTA. Rory believes that music is a catalyst to emotional connection: he brings an enthusiastic spirit of collaboration to his performances in chamber music festivals across North America and with the Canadian Opera Company and National Ballet Orchestras.

Sara works as a user experience researcher at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. She is a recent graduate of the Interdisciplinary Studies in Human-Centred Design postgraduate program at Algonquin College. She holds a BA (Honours) in History from the University of Ottawa.

While a student, Sara worked for the Human-Centred Design Lab, using design research to develop a guide for educators to administer VR in a way that can help children access their emotions in a safe space. As part of her studies, she worked on a team that created new ways for a national museum organization to bring playful experiences to adults outside typical museum spaces. Sara spends her time in her current work speaking with people all over the world who use government services, all with the goal of placing their needs at the centre of design decisions.

Rachel Roberts has navigated both the non-profit performing arts and higher education sectors, having held unique positions in both. In 2018, Rachel was named Associate Professor of Music Leadership and Graduate Degree Program Director, within Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership. In this newly created faculty role, she leads the new MA in Music Leadership, which aims to support the development of a unique combination of artistic and executive skills in the preparation of music leaders. As of June 1, 2021, her role expands to also include serving as the third Director of the Institute for Music Leadership. In this role, Rachel is responsible for overseeing all Institute activities and programs, including the Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program, the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research, and the Careers and Professional Development Office.

Join us for a public masterclass given by Duo Perdendosi (Maitreyi Muralidharan, violin and Tong Wang, piano) featuring the wonderful students of Solfeo Music Academy!

This special fundraising house concert (check out our photos from last year!) for the Windwood Music Festival 2023, what we adoringly call a ‘salon’, is one of our favourite ways to celebrate music and community - with a party! In the intimate, casual, and cozy setting of our musicians family’s Windwood Residence home, we’ll drink, eat, and enjoy each other’s wonderful company and music making. All are welcome to this Friday night neighbourhood gathering!

Please RVSP early here as space is limited to 25!

Join the artists of the WMF in the intimate setting of an evening salon concert accompanied by wine and food. (Limited space, by tickets only).

Duo Perdendosi and the resident artists come together to close the 2022 Windwood Music Festival with chamber music and a community potluck! Works by Mozart, Brahms, and Dvorak.

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Featuring Aaron, Annie, and Chris. A unique experience presented by our resident artists. Stay tuned for special surprise!

You know them as classy and elegant, but come find out why Mozart, Schubert, and Beethoven are the perfect opener to a raucous, racy, and wildly exciting Friday night!

Recreating Bach’s Cafe Zimmerman in Airdrie with solo and chamber works by our resident artists!

Featuring Troy & friends.

Featuring performances by the 2022 WMF Resident Artists and Debussy’s picturesque and sensual String Quartet.