Unrealistic Spaces by UBC alum Sam Davidson and Will Howie, and Yujin Honda
Sam Davidson: Clarinet, Whistles, Akai EWI 4000s, Electronics Yujin Honda: Drums, Timpani Will Howie: Electronics, Spatial Sound Design, Bass Featured UBC Alum: Sam Davidson (BMus ’06) and Will Howie (UBC BMus’04) Release: 2026 Description: Unrealistic Spaces is a collection of new compositions for clarinet, whistles, electronic wind instrument (EWI), drums, and live electronics, written, performed, recorded, […]
Julius Rontgen: Piano Music, Vol. 6
Artists: Mark Anderson Recording details: Nimbus Records, April 4th, 2025 This recording provides the listener with a chronological overview of Julius Rontgen’s creative output, from his earliest published composition, written in 1864-when he was just nine years old-to pieces written as a mature composer five decades later. The latter reveals a composer of outstanding skill, […]
Where Waters Meet
Artists: UBC Music PhD student Sherryl Sewepagaham, composer; Canadian Chamber Choir Compositions also by Hussein Janmohamed (BMus’96, MMus’98, MMus’14) Release date: September 2024 Description (from Canadian Chamber Choir website): Where Waters Meet is an Indigenous/settler partnership built on friendship, deep respect and admiration, and the desire to communicate through our shared sung medium. It is […]
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. […]
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
Soaring Spirits
Ensemble: UBC Symphony Orchestra, UBC Choirs Jonathan Girard, conductor Featured UBC composers: Dorothy Chang, Stephen Chatman, Keith Hamel Featured UBC artist: Paolo Bortolussi Recording details: Redshift Records, released October 1, 2021 Link
Emmerich Kálmán Symphonic Poems: Saturnalia, Endre és Johanna
Performers: UBC Symphony Orchestra, UBC Opera Ensemble, Scott Rumble (MMus’18) and Elana Razlog (DMPS’16, MMus’17) Conductor: Jonathan Girard Music: Emmerich Kálmán and Charles Kálmán Recording details: Operetta Archives, November 2020 Link
Julius Röntgen: Piano Music Vol. 5 – Music for 2 Pianos
Artists: Mark Anderson and Michelle Mares Recording details: Nimbus Records, October 2020 Link
On the Edge
Composer: Jaelem Bhate Producer: Fred Stride Performers: Brent Mah, Mo Miao, Steve Kaldestad, Ardeshir Pourkeramati, Adam Kyle saxophones Michael Kim, Daniel Hersog, Jocelyn Waugh, Silas Friesen trumpets Kevin Jackson, Cam Henderson, Sean Lavigne, Sharman King, Louis Lam trombones Andrew MacDonald piano, Ricardo Halabi guitar, Jacques Forest bass, Duran Ritz drums Recording details: Independent, March 22, […]