Classical music: VYSO looks to its past and future for 95th birthday celebration
“At a time when music education in public schools faces alarming cuts, the role of the VYSO has never been more important. As students move through our four orchestras, they don’t just grow as musicians — they grow into thoughtful, engaged, and compassionate individuals, shaped by the kind of artistic training that helps build a better world.” ~ Jonathan Girard, UBC Director of Orchestral Activities/ Vancouver Sun
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 will also have an opportunity to conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra as part of this fellowship.
UBC Opera’s The Florentine Straw Hat a mid-winter charmer
David Gordon Duke speaks to Director of Orchestral Activities and conductor, Jonathan Girard about Nino Rota’s rarely heard The Florentine Straw Hat.
Professor Dorothy Chang wins Classical Composer of the Year
Composer and professor Dorothy Chang was nominated for a Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year for her composition, Flight.
UBC Symphony Orchestra: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Interview Original air dates: March and October 2020 An encore UBC Symphony Orchestra performance dedicated to the memory of those we have lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring an interview with UBC’s Dr. Shimi Kang, M.D. UBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Girard conductor Mahler Symphony No. 5 (iv. Adagietto) Brahms Symphony No. 4 in […]
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Original air date: Feb. 11th, 2021 Prof. Jonathan Girard and UBCSO perform canonical works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Coriolanus, Op. 62 Featuring Monica Chen graduate conductor Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major