How a Composer was Reunited with a Long-lost Score
UBC Music Librarian Kevin Madill reunites composer with their lost score, 20 years after being lost in a flood.
‘I didn’t think I could get there’: Q&A with Treaty 8 composer performing at Carnegie Hall
Cree musician, Cris Derksen (BMus’07) will perform music inspired by the Indigenous tradition of controlled burns /CBC News
‘Strings of the Universe’ Celebrates the Connections Between Weaving and Music
The new collaborative work from Debra Sparrow and Jack Campbell was performed on violin, harp and double bass at the Arts Umbrella. / The Tyee
These Indigenous artists are putting queer love in the spotlight
Contemporary cellist Cris Derksen (BMus’07) has been challenging traditional norms in the classical music world, including hosting the Banff Centre’s Canadian Indigenous Classical Music Gathering in 2019. / Photo: Curtis Perry for CBC News
Emerging Artists of Ballet BC and New Coast Players come together for Absence; Creation, February 17
“Absence; Creation” was created by UBC Music student Jack Campbell and UBC Music alum Anthony Knight, featuring emerging artists from Ballet BC and a new ensemble of UBC Music students called New Coast Ensemble./ Stir Vancouver
Arts Umbrella hosts performance of Debra Sparrow-inspired composition Strings of the Universe
Strings of the Universe, composed by UBC Music student Jack Campbell and inspired by renowned Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow’s weaving, will be featured at Arts Umbrella on February 25 at 2 pm.
Iman Habibi, Winner of the 2022 Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music
Iman Habibi was born in Tehran, immigrated to Canada in 2003, and now lives in Toronto. Following early training in his native Iran, Habibi went on to earn his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of British Columbia, working with Dorothy Chang, Jeffrey Ryan and Stephen Chatman. His music will be featured in a performance in London as part of winning the 2022 Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music!
The sounds of the Métis, the music and the many years of untold stories
“I wanted to draw attention to the reality of being Métis,” said Carrabré. “I think it’s incumbent on those of us who can to take the opportunity when we can, to be a little bit political to draw people’s attention to it.” /The Ubyssey
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.