Friday’s rehearsal by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra was nothing short of adorable, even though it had nothing to do with the musicians.

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

The training is meant to get service dogs used to behaving properly in large, noisy crowds.

It’s become something of an annual tradition for the orchestra because the music is for everyone.

“You have a variety of ages from what I’ve seen and different levels of training,” an orchestra spokesman said. “So some of them can be more entertaining than others.

The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus rehearse on Friday, October 25, 2024

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

Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. show still has about a dozen tickets left. For more information, go Here.