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. […]
one more way to see
Featured UBC Faculty Artist: Jennifer Butler composer Redshift Records Released November 4, 2023 CREDITS Producer/Réalisateur: Jennifer Butler Recording engineers, digital editing, mastering/Ingénieur de son, montage et transfert numériques: Will Howie and Paul Luchkow Recorded at/Enregistré à: Pyatt Hall, Vancouver, March 22, 2021 and Philip T. Young, Victoria, November 27, 2021 VSO School of Music: Sydney Trotter; […]
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 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 […]
Métis Songs
Composer: T. Patrick Carrabré Artists: Rebecca Cuddy, mezzo-soprano; Amy Hills, violin; M Gillian Carrabré, violin; Laurence Schaufele, viola; Ariel Carrabré, cello Recording details: WinterWind Records, released September 15, 2023 Métis Songs was commissioned by Harbourfront Centre for their Summer Music in the Garden concert series. Following the Red River Resistance (1869–1870) and the Battle of […]
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 […]
Tale Still Told
Artists: Carolyn Braus – alto, tenor, & baritone saxophone Molly Orlando – piano Featured Faculty Composer: Dorothy Chang, New Stories (2013) Recording details: Soundset Recordings Link