Composition

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.

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

Photo of Erika Switzer and Jeffery Ryan in Barnett Hall

UBC Music alumni Erika Switzer and Tyler Duncan release “A Left Coast”

Composers include Jeffery Ryan, UBC Music emeriti, Stephen Chatman, Jean Coulthard and more.

Remembering Jocelyn Morlock

Remembering Jocelyn Morlock

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Jocelyn Morlock.

This UBC PhD student is fulfilling her fantasy, one note and one game at a time

This UBC PhD student is fulfilling her fantasy, one note and one game at a time

Marina Gallagher presented her paper at the 10th annual North American Conference on Video Game Music this month in Florida.

Listen: PhD candidate Marina Gallagher explores the music of Final Fantasy

Listen: PhD candidate Marina Gallagher explores the music of Final Fantasy

Marina will be speaking next month at the 10th annual North American Conference on Video Game Music.

Music, Art and Architecture Library exhibition that explores activism in classical music extended until February

Music, Art and Architecture Library exhibition that explores activism in classical music extended until February

Activism in the Arts: I’ve Got U Under My Skin: AIDS & Classical Music is curated by Kevin Madill, Music Librarian at the MAA Library. By Anna Moorhouse

BMus/BEd student, Kristine Choi wins Phoenix Chamber Choirs’ Student Composition Competition

BMus/BEd student, Kristine Choi wins Phoenix Chamber Choirs’ Student Composition Competition

Kristine Choi won for her work, “Herdsman and Weaver” which depicts an ancient Chinese tale through the use of Korean descriptive onomatopoeias.

Games in Music: Behind the Scenes with composer and UBC alum Antony Knight

Games in Music: Behind the Scenes with composer and UBC alum Antony Knight

Composers Antony Knight (BMus ’22) and Gabriella Yorke (BMus ’23) talk about their role in arranging medleys for the upcoming concert Games in Music: Halo, WoW, LOTR.

Games in Music: Behind the Scenes with composer and UBC student Gabriella Yorke

Games in Music: Behind the Scenes with composer and UBC student Gabriella Yorke

Composers Antony Knight (BMus ’22) and Gabriella Yorke (BMus ’23) talk about their role in arranging medleys for the upcoming concert Games in Music: Halo, WoW, LOTR.