Sarah Caulfield (MMus’23) joins Canadian Opera Company’s prestigious Ensemble Studio
This is the COC’s 46th season of highly specialized professional career development.
UBC School of Music Faculty and Alumni earn double nomination at BreakOut West Western Canadian Music Awards
Standing Wave and Trio Garibaldi are nominated for Classical Artist or Ensemble of the Year at this year’s BreakOut West Western Canadian Music Awards.
New biography by UBC Music alumna celebrates composer and ethnomusicologist Elliot Weisgarber
This is the first full-length biography of Elliot Weisgarber, the American-born Canadian composer, clarinetist, and ethnomusicologist who served on the faculty of the UBC School of Music from 1960 until his retirement in 1984.
Classical music got a boost of Indigenous energy in a recent performance of the Amadeus Choir
A performance of the works of Indigenous composers Andrew Balfour, Cris Derksen and Sherryl Sewepagaham (PhD student) by the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto was staged on May 9 in the city.
UBC Music alumnae Hildegard Westerkamp and Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa present a new cinematic tone poem
Celebrated composer/activist Hildegard Westerkamp and renowned pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa combine their personal encounters with the piano in KLAVIERKLANG.
Alumni Making Waves: Spring 2026
Indigenous Classical Music Gatherings, Juno nominations, new music releases, Wednesday Noon Hours performance, and more from UBC Music Alumni.
UBC School of Music faculty, alumni and students nominated for Junos
UBC PhD Student Sherryl Sewepagaham and UBC Music alumni nominated for Juno Awards! Junos will be announced on this weekend on CBC.
UBC Giving Day: Shaping creative futures through music technology: Q & A with Kiran Bhumber
In this Q&A, Kiran Bhumber (BMus’14) reflects on her journey through the Minor in Applied Music Technology (AMT) at UBC and how it shaped her creative, professional, and research-driven path. From finding an outlet for creativity and exploration during her undergraduate studies and building an international artistic practice to working at Electronic Arts and presenting […]
UBC Giving Day: From music technology student to creative scholar: Q&A with Dr. Fidelia Lam
In this Q&A we trace how studies in Music Technology shaped UBC Music alum Dr. Fidelia Lam’s (BMus’15, MA, PhD) lifelong creative pathways. Reflecting on her time in UBC’s then‑new Minor in Applied Music Technology, this artist and Assistant Professor shares how hands‑on experimentation, interdisciplinary thinking, and a deeply supportive learning environment sparked a lasting […]
Carter Johnson: The Music of My Life
UBC Music Alum Carter Johnson (BMus’18) reflects on five recordings that have been important to his own musical growth and understanding for International Piano Magazine / Photo: Phil Crozier