‘Everything grew out of the spine’: Emmalena Fredriksson’s cyborg dystopia at Dancing on the Edge
UBC team helps develop Emmalena Fredriksson’s cyborg-like costume in ‘Ecdysis’. UBC Associate Professor, Music Technology Bob Pritchard led the team of students/alumni which included Daniel Tsui (BMus, BSc, MMus), Danielle Lee (BMus) and Alaia Hamer (BA, BFA). Photo: Luciana Freire D’Anuncia/Vancouver Sun
All-female festivELLE devotes event to Jocelyn Morlock and her advocacy for mental health
The Allegra Chamber Orchestra, conducted by UBC Music alum Janna Sailor, and Astrolabe Musik Theatre perform Morlock’s music as well as music by her mentees UBC Music alumni Mari Alice Conrad, Holly Winter, and Sasha Kow. Stir
Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s Summer Concert Series has a few surprises in store
Janna Sailor (MMus ’08, DMPS ’12) will conduct the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra in the premieres of several new works as part of its Summer Concert Series, including ‘Ripple, Pitch, Rise, Ritual’ by Vancouver composer Robyn Jacob (BMus ’11). Stir
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
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
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
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
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
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
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