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People of Arts: Jonathan (Jono) Lee

People of Arts: Jonathan (Jono) Lee

Get to know UBC Music Alum Jonathan (Jono) Lee! Jonathan studied voice at UBC Music and is now an Arts Academic Advisor. You may have also recognized Jonathan as the Musical Director for the newly formed UBC Faculty of Arts Staff Choir!

Meet UBC School of Music Alum Spencer Britten!

Meet UBC School of Music Alum Spencer Britten!

As a Tenor, Dancer, and Actor, Spencer spends a lot of time on the road. Read his reflections on an international career and advice for breaking into the industry.

UBC Student Hamilton Lau included in CBC’s ’30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30′ list

UBC Student Hamilton Lau included in CBC’s ’30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30′ list

‘Wonder is the beginning of wisdom,’ says Hamilton Lau, quoting Socrates.
Photo: Michelle Koebke/Diamond’s Edge Photography

‘Everything grew out of the spine’: Emmalena Fredriksson’s cyborg dystopia at Dancing on the Edge

‘Everything grew out of the spine’: Emmalena Fredriksson’s cyborg dystopia at Dancing on the Edge

UBC team helps develop Emmalena Fredriksson’s cyborg-like costume in ‘Ecdysis’. UBC Associate Professor, Music Technology Bob Pritchard led the team of students/alumni which included Daniel Tsui (BMus, BSc, MMus), Danielle Lee (BMus) and Alaia Hamer (BA, BFA). Photo: Luciana Freire D’Anuncia/Vancouver Sun

Mari Alice Conrad and Jocelyn Morlock

All-female festivELLE devotes event to Jocelyn Morlock and her advocacy for mental health

The Allegra Chamber Orchestra, conducted by UBC Music alum Janna Sailor, and Astrolabe Musik Theatre perform Morlock’s music as well as music by her mentees UBC Music alumni Mari Alice Conrad, Holly Winter, and Sasha Kow. Stir

Photo of Janna Sailor holding a baton in front of a dark background. She is wearing a black sleeveless dress.

Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s Summer Concert Series has a few surprises in store

Janna Sailor (MMus ’08, DMPS ’12) will conduct the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra in the premieres of several new works as part of its Summer Concert Series, including ‘Ripple, Pitch, Rise, Ritual’ by Vancouver composer Robyn Jacob (BMus ’11). Stir

Photo of John Roeder in front of a chalkboard, wearing a blue shirt and tie.

UBC Professor Dr. John Roeder to retire after 38 years at the UBC School of Music

Dr. Roeder reflects on his teaching life, how he discovered music theory through science, and shares what excites him about music technology today.

Photo of UBC Student Matheus Moraes playing the trumpet.

Matheus Moraes joins Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

Matheus Moraes (MMus ’19, DMA Candidate) has been accepted for the Principal Trumpet position with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Matheus is currently studying with Larry Knopp.

Photo of Gage Sippel with tuba. He is wearing a black shirt.

UBC Music alum Gage Sippel accepted for tuba position in the National Academy Orchestra of Canada

UBC Music alum Gage Sippel (BMus ’21, Diploma in Music Performance ’22) has been accepted for a position in the National Academy Orchestra of Canada! Gage studied with UBC Adjunct Professor Peder Maclellan.

Clip from video of Michael Dirk speaking to CBC from the Orpheum Theatre

Michael Dirk demonstrates Wurlitzer organ for Silent Movie Mondays

UBC Music Faculty member and organist Michael Dirk (BMus ’04) demonstrates the “bells and whistles” of the Orpheum Theatre’s historic Wurlitzer organ, on which he’ll perform for Silent Movie Mondays.