Trio Garibaldi: In Faded Sepia
Featured UBC Faculty: Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet & David Fung, piano with Marina Thibeault Release: March 2026 on ATMA Classique Description: With In Faded Sepia, the Garibaldi Trio offers a musical journey where memory, lyricism, and stylistic contrasts intertwine in a remarkably rich sonic palette. The album brings together works by Lowell Liebermann, Dorothy Chang, and […]
TAUBERT, W. Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6 (Romantic Piano, Vol. 2)
Artist: Lucas Wong Release Year: 2025 Recorded at Fazioli Concert Hall, Sacile, Italy Engineer: Federico Furlanetto Description: As part of a brand new Naxos series “Romantic Piano”, this disc explores world premieres of Taubert’s piano works.
Beethoven, Medtner & Schumann: Piano Works
Featured UBC Alumni: Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, piano (MMus ’23) Label: Steinway & Sons Description: Steinway & Sons is proud to present an album by one of Canada’s most exciting young talents, pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko. Winner of the 2022 Hilton Head International Piano Competition and the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, Izik-Dzurko’s playing has been praised for its exemplary precision […]
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, […]
Inventions
Composer/Performer: Jack Campbell, violin (alumni, BMus ’24) and Hank Bull, piano Recording details: Engineer: Kris Fearon; Recorded At: Hipposonic Studios, Vancouver, CA Notes: Jack and Hank’s philosophy as a musical duo can be summed up in a comment by Hank: “we never perform, we only rehearse.” Jack is a classically trained violinist, but it is […]
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 […]
Awake and Dreaming by Katherine Dowling
Featured UBC Alum: Katherine Dowling (BMus’06) Release: October 2024 on Leaf Music Description: From the artist: Called Awake and Dreaming, the CD showcases the virtuosic playing of Canadian pianist Katherine Dowling, performing ten solo piano compositions by Ping-Yee Ho. This is a marvelous recording that highlights not only Dowling’s endless virtuosity at the keyboard, but […]
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 […]
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. […]
Martin Bresnicks Piano Compositions
Author: Helena Aung Publication details: Martin Bresnicks Piano Compositions: An Analysis and Performance Guide, MTNA e – Journal, Cincinnati Vol. 14, Iss. 4, (Apr 2023): 37. Excerpt of abstract: This document is intended to be a practical tool for those interested in performing, researching and developing a deeper understanding of Martin Bresnick’s keyboard music. As […]