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Acoustic Alloy
Ensemble: Vancouver Brass Collective Featured UBC Alumni: Jaelem Bhate (conductor, artistic director, and featured composer), Matheus Moraes (trumpet), Albert Wu (horn), Emily Daily (horn), Maddie Davis (horn), Tyrell Loster (horn), Alan Li (tuba), Jacob Kryger (percussion), Kaiya Gazley (percussion), Chris Baldwin (trumpet), Duane Kirkpatrick (horn), Albert Wu (horn), Marina Antoniou (trombone), Kevin Jackson (trombone), Nick Francis […]
The Influence of Dissonance on Listeners’ Perceived Emotions in Rhythmically Complex Musical Excerpts Copy
Author: Poudrier, Ève & Daniel Shanahan Publication details: Journal of New Music Research, Volume 52, Issue 5 Weblink: doi.org/10.1080/09298215.2025.2453697 Abstract: Although a great deal of research has delved into the perception of rhythm and metre, relatively few studies have focused on how listeners perceive and aesthetically evaluate complex musical rhythms. Here, we ask what it […]
Before the World Sleeps
UBC Faculty and Alumni: Alfredo Santa Ana (MMus’05, DMA’10), composer; Miranda Wong, pianist Label: Redshift Records Recording details: Much of the inspiration behind the music in Before the World Sleeps is rooted in the overwhelming sense that the world continues to be on a steady course toward ecological, political, and technological disaster. As the expanding rift between human […]
Winterreise
Featured UBC Alumni: Rachel Fenlon, soprano and piano Label: Orchid Classics Recording/mix engineer: Carl Talbot Recording details: It is a dream come true to put my debut record out into the world, and for that record to be Schubert’s Winterreise. Since I began singing, at 17 years old, I never quite understood why it wasn’t acceptable to […]
The Influence of Dissonance on Listeners’ Perceived Emotions in Rhythmically Complex Musical Excerpts
Author: Poudrier, Ève, Bell, Bryan, Lee, Jason Yin Hei, and Sapp, Craig Stuart Publication details: Auditory Perception and Cognition, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp. 291-318 Weblink: doi.org/10.1080/25742442.2024.2396980 Abstract: This study investigates the influence of dissonance on listeners’ ratings of five emotional dimensions (mood, energy, movement, dissonance, and tension) using excerpts from twentieth-century keyboard music that feature complex […]
Making Logos Musical: Joseph Koo’s Compositions for Jingles
Author: Hedy Law Publication details: Non-peer-reviewed essay commissioned by Tai Guan for an exhibition in July 2024, Hong Kong. Published in Bloomberg Connects, July 2024 Weblink: www.taikwun.hk/assets/filemanager/userfiles/2._Programme_-_Heritage/2024/Soundtrack_of_Our_Lives/Bloomberg_Connects/articles/Making_Logos_Musical_(Dr_Hedy_Law).pdf
Analysis of the Music and Lyrics of the Cantonese Musical, The Woman Who Wears Kenzo
Author: Hedy Law Publication details: Script of the Cantonese Musical, The Woman Who Wears Kenzo, 260–275. Hong Kong: Bbluesky and Taipei: e-RedAnt, 2024 Weblink: /www.ggrassy.com/product/
Jaya
Ensemble: Raagaverse Featured UBC Alumni: Shruti Ramani (vocals, composer) Recording/mix engineer: Sheldon Zaharko/Zed Productions Recording details: JUNO nominated Indo Jazz fusion band, Raagaverse, celebrates the journey and personal triumphs of Shruti Ramani, a young, queer, Indian immigrant in Canada. Raagaverse highlights Shruti’s cultural background, her forays into and admiration of multiple musical genres, and her ever-growing […]
Nova Pon: Symphonies of Mother and Child
Featured UBC Alumni and Faculty Performers: Nova Pon, composer (MMus15′, DMA23′); Brenda Fedoruk, flute; Valery Whitney, horn; Jeremy Berkman, trombone. Label: Redshift Records Recording details:
A Prayer for Peace
Featured UBC Faculty Artist: Alexander Weimann, organ Redshift Records Recorded at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver Producer: Denise Ball Recording/mix engineer: Brian Chan Mastering: Will Howie Recording details: Organ – A Prayer for Peace Gregorian Chants serve as the foundation for the piece, played on the wonderful organ at Holy Rosary Cathedral in downtown Vancouver. […]