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UBC Music alum Jeff Toyne nominated for two Emmy Awards

"This happened to be a show the filmmakers and the studio believed in the power of music — in particular, live music,” Toyne said. “The investment in recording musicians — real people — for the score of the show really paid off.” / SooToday

UBC Professor Dr. Robert Pritchard retires from the UBC School of Music

We caught up with "Dr. Bob" to collect his thoughts on technology in the music industry, advice for students today, and how it all started with taking Greyhound bus trips from Vernon to UBC for composition lessons with Cortland Hultberg.

UBC Lecturer of Music Theory, Dr. Robert Komaniecki goes viral after ranking every single Disney animated film song

Dr. Komaniecki talks to Gloria Macarenko about how he ranked every song in the Disney animated film library and the reaction he's been getting to his list. / CBC News