DMA Student Risa Tonita named a UBC Public Scholar for 2023/24!
UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies feature
Risa Tonita: The pianist’s self: Political action in piano performance as a relational practice
New Music: Métis Songs by School of Music Director, T. Patrick Carrabré
Métis Songs was commissioned by Harbourfront Centre for their Summer Music in the Garden concert series and released on WinterWind Records.
Production featuring exclusively 2SLGBTQ+ artists receives grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and BC Arts Council
“A Spanish Hour?” is a Queer-English reimagining of Maurice Ravel’s “L’heure Espagnole”, a one-act comédie musicale from 1911, directed by UBC School of Music Associate Professor J. Patrick Raftery, who also co-wrote the English libretto with dramaturge Peter Tiefenbach.
Meet UBC Music alum Albert Chan!
“A formal skill set in the theory, history, and fundamental concepts of music has allowed me to interact with other artists (both musical and non-musical) in positive ways.” – Albert Chan (BA ’13, BEd ’14)
When I Stop Saying Your Name — Five Songs of Grief by Leslie Uyeda, Text by Lorna Crozier
UBC Assistant Professor and mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó wrote an article for Art Song Canada’s Fall Issue, “Women and Song” about her experience premiering the new song cycle, “When I Stop Saying Your Name: Five Songs of Grief,” composed by Leslie Uyeda, poetry by Lorna Crozier—two artists who have a profound artistic connection that spans almost two decades. Photo: Bo Huang
Janna Sailor: From Violinist to Conductor, Pioneering Change Through Music
Janna Sailor (MMus ’08, DMPS ’12) is the Artistic Director of Allegra Chamber Orchestra. “Allegra runs a six-month “composer incubator” program in which female and minority composers are mentored by seasoned composers.” Photo: Michelle Keobke/Diamond’s Edge Photography
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!
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
‘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
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