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UBC Symphony Orchestra visits Germany in first ever European tour

UBC Symphony Orchestra visits Germany in first ever European tour

The UBC Symphony Orchestra and University of Stuttgart Academic Orchestra reunite in Germany

Armand Birk selected as Conducting Fellow at Tanglewood Music Centre

Armand Birk selected as Conducting Fellow at Tanglewood Music Centre

Armand will also have an opportunity to conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra as part of this fellowship.

UBC Alum Monica Chen appointed as Assistant Conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

UBC Alum Monica Chen appointed as Assistant Conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Monica Chen studied Orchestral Conducting with Professor Jonathan Girard.

UBC DMA student Caroline Olsen newest member of Kamloops Symphony Orchestra.

UBC DMA student Caroline Olsen newest member of Kamloops Symphony Orchestra.

Caroline Olsen is currently studying viola with Assistant Professor Marina Thibeault.

PhD Candidate, Oscar Smith receives Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award.

PhD Candidate, Oscar Smith receives Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award.

The UBC Killam Teaching and Service awards recognize faculty members and graduate students for their outstanding teaching, research and service to the community.

Lauren Visel appointed as Director of Symphony Band and Lecturer at Carleton College

Lauren Visel appointed as Director of Symphony Band and Lecturer at Carleton College

Lauren graduated from our Masters of Music in Conducting program in 2019. She studied with Professor Robert Taylor.

Remembering Jocelyn Morlock

Remembering Jocelyn Morlock

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Jocelyn Morlock.

UBC Assistant Professor Marina Thibeault’s album Viola Borealis, wins Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year

UBC Assistant Professor Marina Thibeault’s album Viola Borealis, wins Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year

Thibeault, with Orchestre de l’Agora led by Nicolas Ellis, performs music by Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks, Anishinaabe composer Melody McKiver, the very first viola concerto—composed around 1716 by Telemann.

‘Music is everything’: Musician, professor in B.C. shines the spotlight on West African music, dance

‘Music is everything’: Musician, professor in B.C. shines the spotlight on West African music, dance

UBC Professor of African studies and ethnomusicology, J. S. Kofi Gbolonyo speaks to CBC News about bringing West African culture to the world stage.

Connecting continents through the pipe organ

Connecting continents through the pipe organ

UBC Organ instructor Michael Dirk connecting musicians in Vancouver and Kigali, Rwanda in cross-continental pipe organ performance.