Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera J. Patrick Raftery released A North American Songbook, his new album on Naxos Records. Featuring works by Weill, Greer, Stokes, Morawetz, and Chapman, the album explores war, love, substance, abuse, and mental health. Featuring Prof. Mark Anderson, piano. Order the CD
A Quinary, out now on Redshift Records, features five new concerti by five Canadian composers, including UBC’s Prof. Dorothy Chang, Prof. Stephen Chatman, Dr. Jocelyn Morlock, and Edward Top, played by five Canadian performers. A Quinary was conceived and spearheaded by flutist and sessional lecturer Paolo Bortolussi, who also performs on the album.
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Prof. Corey Hamm performed with tenor William George on The Vocal Music of Marga Richter: Volume 2, an album of song cycles by the American composer. Out now on Deep Cove Records.
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Composer Christopher Tyler Nickel (BMus’01) released Music for Woodwind Choirs on the Centrediscs label. Conducted by Clyde Mitchell, the album includes “Suite for Two Oboes and Two English Horns” and “Symphony for Flute Choir,” performed by UBC faculty Roger Cole (oboe), Beth Orson (oboe), Christie Reside (flute), Paolo Bortolussi (flute) and others.
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