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A Left Coast
Artists: Tyler Duncan (BMus’98) and Erika Switzer (BMus’97, MMus’00) Recording details: A Left Coast is a heartfelt song collection for the place baritone Tyler Duncan and pianist Erika Switzer call home- British Columbia. The distinguished artists write that: “Our particular connections to Vancouver’s communities, geography, and spirit, continue to nourish us as artists. Its lands and […]
The Oxford Handbook of Music in China and the Chinese Diaspora
Featured UBC Contributors: Dr. Alan Thrasher (prof. emeritus) and Kar Lun Alan Lau (BMus ’03) Publication Details: Oxford University Press Link: doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190661960.001.0001 Abstract: This volume provides an innovative vision for Chinese music studies in the twenty-first century. Each chapter advances research insights into a genre or context in Chinese music and develops a theoretical model applicable beyond […]
The Highwayman
Composer: Dean Burry Featured UBC Faculty Artist: Krisztina Szabó, Recording details: Alfred Noyes’ narrative poem The Highwayman made an early impact on me when I discovered it in a faded book in my elementary school library. I remember committing it to memory for a school concert, delivering the sumptuous descriptive language with all the drama a […]
Ispiciwin
Ensemble: Andrew Balfour and Luminous Voices Featured UBC Alumni: Sherryl Sewepagaham (composer of Okâwîmâw Askiy (Mother Earth) & Picikîsksîs (Chickadee) Chant) Label: Leaf Music Recording/mix engineer: Paul Chirka and Zana Warner Recording details: Ispiciwin, meaning “Journey,” embarks on an unprecedented musical exploration, bridging cultures and perspectives. Winnipeg and Cree composer Andrew Balfour describes it as a […]
Rainy Night in Helsinki
Featured UBC Faculty Artist: Alan Matheson Recording details: Released June 29, 2023
Munich
Author: Fisher, Alexander Publication details: The Museum of Renaissance Music: A History in 100 Exhibits, edited by Vincenzo Borghetti and Tim Shephard, 351-6. Turnhout: Brepols, 2023. Weblink: https://go.exlibris.link/HyjgkDX7
Of Glow and Abandon
Featured UBC Faculty Artist: Ryan Davis viola Recording details: Released on all platforms on December 2021. Praised by The WholeNote as showcasing multitudes of colours and possibilities, with much skill and imagination, Radia, the moniker for Saskatchewan-raised artist Ryan Davis, has swiftly emerged as a singular creative force. Unifying his extensive classical training with the […]
Die Soundscape der spätmittelalterlichen Stadt
Author: Fisher, Alexander Publication details: Musikleben in der Renaissance. Zwischen Alltag und Fest. Teilband II: Räume der Musik, edited by Wolfgang Fuhrmann, 131-42. Lilienthal: Laaber, 2021 Weblink: https://laaber-verlag.de/
Die Teutsche Nation: Musical Links between the Habsburg Courts and the German States of the Empire
Author: Fisher, Alexander Publication details: A Companion to Music at the Habsburg Courts in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, edited by Andrew W. Weaver, 467-98. Leiden: Brill, 2020 Weblink: https://go.exlibris.link/BWxTBJxH
L’heure exquise
Recorded at Fazioli Concert Hall, Sacile, Italy Artist: Lucas Wong, piano Engineer: Federico Furlanetto Description: This disc explores transcriptions and works by J. S. Bach, Berlioz, Franck, Godowsky, Grainger, Hahn, Hess, Liszt, Mascagni, Mendelssohn, Poulenc, Puccini, Schubert, Strauss, and Lucas Wong.