UBC Alumnus Jaelem Bhate receives Jean-Marie Beaudet Award in Orchestra Conducting
Jaelem Bhate (BMus’17, MMus’19) is a conductor, composer and Music Director of the Prince Edward Island Symphony. While at UBC, Jaelem studied with Dr. Jonathan Girard and later served as interim director of orchestras and bands. / Canada Council of the Arts Photo: Darrell Theriault
Publications and Lectures
New books on Opera post Napoleonic France and Sign Language Music and publications and lectures on Afrofuturist Visual Culture and Indigenous water teachings and more from UBC Music Faculty.
Concert review: Jack M Campbell (violin) (BMus ’24), Alexis Fletcher (dancer)
UBC Music alum “Jack M Campbell’s Sounding Bombe: Enigma Project concludes its UK tour at the Brighton Fringe on June 3 […] the prodigiously gifted young violinist will be presenting his work at the Edinburgh Fringe on 18 August 2025 at the Surgeons’ Hall, Stephenson Theatre. Be prepared to have your mind blown by Sounding Bombe.” / The Strad
UBC Professor Keith Hamel retires from the UBC School of Music
We caught up with Professor Hamel to hear how progressive rock music ignited his passion for computer music, and to learn what continues to excite him about the evolving world of music technology.
From Bach to beats: How Ryan Davis is redefining the viola’s sound
Blending classical roots with the pulse of folk, electronic, and hip-hop, School of Music professor Ryan Davis—known by his moniker “Radia”—is carving out a space for the viola that is both fresh and timeless. His journey as a violist and composer defies tradition, embracing a fusion of genres to breathe new life into an instrument often overshadowed in classical music./ UBC Faculty of Arts
Vancouver violinist makes epic music for math that ‘changed the human race forever’
UBC Music Alum Jack Campbell (BMus ’24) has created music based on the mathematics used to crack the Enigma code during the Second World War. /Credit: Vancouver is Awesome
Alberta composer looks to Indigenous culture for composition, Controlled Burn
UBC Music Alum Cris Derksen’s (BMus’07) composition, “Controlled Burn” begins with a “col legno” passage, which is when the strings are hit by the wood back of the bow. For the Cree composer, the “crackly sound” is meant to emulate nature.
UBC Music Alum Jeff Toyne awarded Emmy for Music composed for TV Series “Palm Royale”
Toyne was also nominated for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for “Palm Royale.”
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.
PhD Student, Sherryl Sewepagaham awarded 2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Sherryl’s research is focused on revitalizing the Cree language through Indigenous songs and examining gender within Cree traditions. Sherryl is studying with Associate Professor Dr. Dylan Robinson xwélmexw (Stó:lō/Skwah).