Professor Dorothy Chang nominated for Juno Award for “Flight”.
Composer and professor Dorothy Chang was nominated for a Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year for her composition, Flight.
Introducing Dr. Dylan Robinson, Associate Professor
The UBC School of Music is elated to announce the appointment of Dr. Dylan Robinson as Associate Professor, beginning July 1, 2022. Dr. Robinson is a xwélmexw (Stó:lō/Skwah) artist, curator and writer. From 2015-2022, he served as the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts at Queen’s University. His book, Hungry Listening (University Minnesota Press, 2020), examines Indigenous […]
Q & A with David Fung
The UBC School of Music is pleased to welcome Dr. David Fung, who is joining the faculty as Assistant “Professor of Piano beginning January 1, 2022. We caught up with Dr. Fung to discuss his background, what excites him most about joining UBC, and that time he had to step in with the Israel Symphony unrehearsed on a moment’s notice.”
Introducing Dr. David Fung, Assistant Professor of Piano
The UBC School of Music is pleased to welcome Dr. David Fung, who is joining the faculty as Assistant Professor of Piano beginning January 1, 2022. Praised for his “ravishing and simply gorgeous” performances in the The Washington Post, pianist David Fung is widely recognized for interpretations that are elegant and refined, yet intensely poetic […]
Introducing Dr. Kofi Gbolonyo, Lecturer in African Music and African Studies
The UBC School of Music is pleased to announce the hire of Dr. Kofi Gbolonyo as a full-time Lecturer in African Music and African Studies. Dr. Kofi J. S. Gbolonyo joined the UBC School of Music as a Visiting Assistant Professor in September 2009, soon after completing his Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology with a Graduate Certificate […]
UBC Music nominations galore at the 2021 Western Canadian Music Awards
UBC Music nominations galore at the 2021 Western Classical Music Awards! Three of our faculty composers, Edward Top, Jocelyn Morlock and T. Patrick Carrabré, and alumna Katerina Gimon were nominated for Classical Composer of the Year. Faculty pianist Corey Hamm who is part of PEP (Piano and Erhu Project) with Nicole Ge Li was nominated […]
Dehcho: A musical journey along the Mackenzie River
Professor of Cello Eric Wilson teams up with Dené leaders and UBC academics on a cross-cultural multimedia project honouring First Nations music and activism By Tze Liew From a grassy ring in an outdoor pavilion, the sound of Dené drumming rings out to the mountains and rivers of the Mackenzie Valley: proud and vigorous, the […]
Wednesday Noon Hours honours late School of Music Professor with a beautiful and stirring performance
“Not only was the music beautiful and stirring, it also served as a touching and heartfelt tribute to the late Piltz.”
Violist Marina Thibeault performs in a tribute to Hans-Karl Piltz on October 14
“Piltz was a longtime UBC Music faculty member who passed away in April of this year, but not before making a huge impression on his friend, violist Marina Thibeault.”
Stephen Chatman and Mark Takeshi McGregor win at the 2020 Western Canadian Music Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Chatman and flutist Mark Takeshi McGregor (BMus’95, DMA’12), winners at the 2020 Western Canadian Music Awards! The Western Canadian Music Alliance (WCMA), created by the music industry associations of B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Yukon Territory, presents the awards to promote and celebrate western Canadian music. Stephen Chatman was […]