Piano prodigy Jaeden Izik-Dzurko: “serious”, “introverted” and… extremely refined
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko is having an international career, Montreal piano music lovers will attend his Sunday afternoon recital at Pierre-Mercure hall. Alain Brunet had a chat with this more than excellent player./ Pro Musica
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.
Vancouver’s Morna Edmundson, Stan Douglas, and Ryan Reynolds appointed to the Order of Canada
Dr. Morna Edmundson (BMus’81, LittD’23) is receiving the Order of Canada during her final year as the Vancouver choir’s artistic director, after 38 years. She also serves as president of Choral Canada.
UBC Music alum Jaeden Izik-Dzurko Wins First Prize at the Leeds 2024 Piano Competition
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (MMus ’23) studied with Professor Corey Hamm.
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 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
This UBC alum composed the score for Apple TV+’s Palm Royale
UBC Music Alum, Jeff Toyne describes Palm Royale’s music as ‘Henry Mancini meets Bernard Hermann — but Latin’ / CBC news
Pride Special: Presenting authentically, without fear by Vancouver Opera
We are thrilled to share this wonderful conversation with Vancouver Opera and Baritone and UBC Professor, J. Patrick Raftery, and Canadian Tenor, Spencer Britten (BMus ’15, MMus ’17). /Credit: Vancouver Opera. Photos: J. Patrick Raftery (By Karolina Turek) and Spencer Britten (By Jeremy Knowles Photography)
Vancouver Chamber Choir set to premiere T. Patrick Carrabré’s Histoires des Métis in Longhouse concert
The title of the upcoming show, Stories of the Land will also feature a premiere by Vancouver Chamber Choir composer-in-residence Andrew Balfour and works by UBC Music PhD Student Sherryl Sewepagaham, UBC Music Alum Alex Vollant, and Russell Wallace. /stir magazine