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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
ASMTA presents UBC Music Director and Métis composer, T. Patrick Carrabré
Interview with Dr. Carrabré where he talks about his keynote appearance at the Arizona State Music Teachers Association (ASMTA) Conference where he will present Snewíyalh tl’a Staḵw (Teachings of the Water)—a composition he scored, based on Squamish text by Tsitsáyxemaat (Rebecca Duncan), performed by the Elektra Women’s Choir.
‘A tricky place to be’: Navigating Canada’s classical music scene with Luka Kawabata
Luka Kawabata graduated from UBC with a MMus in Opera performance in 2018. His “The HAFU ハーフ Project” is a three-part digital series exploring his story as a Nikkei-Canadian navigating Canada’s classical music scene. Ubyssey/Photo by Mark Yammine
INTERVIEW | Composer Cris Derksen Talks About Nîpîy’s Songwalks, A Concert With Amadeus Choir
Cree cellist and composer Cris Derksen (BMus ’07) will premiere their work, A Prayer for Water/Mass for Nîpîy, about Indigenous water sovereignty at the season finale concert of the Amadeus Choir. Kathleen Allan (BMus ’11) is the Artistic Director and Conductor of Amadeus. LudwigVan/Photo by Tanja-Tiziana
Vancouver’s Chor Leoni sings of mental health and wellness in The Turning
Innu First Nation member and UBC Music Student Alex Vollant talks to Stir Magazine about the positive impact of singing with Chor Leoni.
“Music can change us, change communities, and change society.”