Vancouver Chamber Choir set to premiere T. Patrick Carrabré’s Histoires des Métis in Longhouse concert
The title of the upcoming show, Stories of the Land will also feature a premiere by Vancouver Chamber Choir composer-in-residence Andrew Balfour and works by UBC Music PhD Student Sherryl Sewepagaham, UBC Music Alum Alex Vollant, and Russell Wallace. /stir magazine
Dr. David Fung appointed as Associate Director, Graduate, UBC School of Music
Dr. Fung is currently Associate Professor, Piano and Chamber Music, at the UBC School of Music and curator at the Chan Center for Performing Arts.
Jaelem Bhate named as PEI Symphony Orchestra’s New Music Director
UBC Alum and faculty member Jaelem Bhate’s (BMus’17, MMus’19) first concert with the PEISO will take place on Oct. 20, 2024 at the Sobey Family Theatre at the Confederation Centre of the Arts.
Canadian Music Centre awards prizes to UBC Composition students
UBC Composition students Joanne Na, Hope Salmonson, Mark Marinic were awarded prizes from the Canadian Music Centre BC.
The 2024 Silverman Piano Concerto Competition finalists
Finalists Hamilton Lau (BMus), Lucy Moon (BMus) and Daniel Tong (MMus) advance to the finals to perform with the UBC Chamber Orchestra and Jonathan Girard in September.
Arts Umbrella hosts performance of Debra Sparrow-inspired composition Strings of the Universe
Strings of the Universe, composed by UBC Music student Jack Campbell and inspired by renowned Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow’s weaving, will be featured at Arts Umbrella on February 25 at 2 pm.
Q & A with Dr. Leigh VanHandel
We caught up with the Chair of our Music Theory Division to discuss her music theory origin story, what excites her most about teaching, and her involvement with roller derby!
Anmore composer scores music in début ballet
[UBC Music student] Jack Campbell’s “Absence & Creation” will have two showings in Vancouver, will feature four of Ballet BC’s emerging artists, and will include the UBC School of Music’s New Coast Chamber Ensemble. Photo: Jack Campbell (left) with UBC Alum Antony Knight./Jeff Topham for TriCity News
Announcing the UBC Concerto Competition winners!
We are thrilled to congratulate Harry Xie (DPMS ’24) for winning First Prize for his performance of Henri Tomasi’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone; and runner up Yanqing Zhang (DMA candidate) who performed Óscar Navarro’s III CONCERTO for Bb/Eb Clarinet.
Five concert grand pianos and five virtuoso pianists from the UBC School of Music take to the stage in Inspired at the Chan performance
UBC Music students Fergus Kwan, Hamilton Lau, Oleksandr Luchkov (replacing Christine Ngai), Vivienne Thamrin, and Daniel Tong perform in Piano Fantasy: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Holst. / Stir Vancouver