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ASMTA presents UBC Music Director and Métis composer, T. Patrick Carrabré

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.

Luka Kawabata wearing a white shirt looking right, photo by Mark Yammine

‘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

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

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.”

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.