Friday’s Calgary Philharmonic rehearsal was just adorable, even if it had nothing to do with the musicians.

Several service dogs in training joined the orchestra and members of the Philharmonic Choir on Friday.

The training aims to accustom service dogs to behave correctly in large crowds with lots of noise.

It has become something of an annual tradition for the orchestra, because the music is for everyone.

“From what I’ve seen, you have a variety of ages and different levels of education,” said Marc Stevens, president and CEO of CPO. “So some of them may be more distracting than others.

The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir rehearse Friday, October 25, 2024

“Of course, they are very distracting for our musicians and for other people who like to see them there. So we have to stay focused on them and on them.

Some dogs and their humans at the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra rehearsal on Friday October 25, 2024

Friday night’s concert, featuring music from sci-fi films such as Star Wars, Interstellar and 2001: A Space Odyssey, was sold out.

There are a dozen tickets left for Saturday’s show at 7:30 p.m. For more information, go here.