Wednesday Noon Hours presents Mark Anderson, piano
Original air date: Sep. 30th, 2020 Watch the award-winning pianist and UBC Prof. Mark Anderson perform four ballades and a barcarolle by Chopin on stage at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Meet Your Professor: Dr. Gloria Wong, Sessional Lecturer in Ethnomusicology
Introduce yourself in 280 characters or less. I’m an ethnomusicologist and I specialize in teaching Chinese instrumental music, broadly defined. I have a child-like curiosity and love all kinds of music. How would you describe your approach to teaching music? What do you enjoy the most about teaching? I am big on teaching technique, […]
Meet Your Professor: Jeremy Berkman, Sessional Lecturer in Trombone
Introduce yourself in 280 characters or less. Hi! I have studied trombone for over 45 years, but still feel like I am a beginner – as they say the more one studies anything, the more they realize there is to learn! How would you describe your approach to teaching music? What do you enjoy the […]
Introducing Krisztina Szabó, Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera
The UBC School of Music is pleased to welcome Krisztina Szabó, who is joining the faculty as Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera, beginning in the 2020-21 academic year. “I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Krisztina Szabó to our faculty. She is a consummate performer, whose experience across a diverse range of repertoire will benefit […]
Meet Your Professor: Alan Matheson, Sessional Lecturer in Jazz Trumpet and Piano
Introduce yourself in 280 characters or less. Sessional instructor in trumpet, jazz piano and brass chamber ensembles. How would you describe your approach to teaching music? What do you enjoy the most about teaching? I want to help every student become the best musician they can be and for each student to become their […]
Corey Hamm Joins The Elite In Rzewski
“Corey Hamm is a professor of piano at the University of British Columbia School of Music. He has made a career-long study of Rzewski’s amazing set of variations on The People United Will Never Be Defeated, and it shows.”
Meet Your Professor: Jose Franch-Ballester, Assistant Professor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
Introduce yourself in 280 characters or less. My name is Jose Franch-Ballester and I am Assistant Professor of Clarinet and Chamber Music. I also serve as the Woodwind Area Coordinator. How would you describe your approach to teaching music? What do you enjoy the most about teaching? My approach is to serve music […]
Meet Your Professor: Marina Thibeault, Assistant Professor of Viola
Introduce yourself in 280 characters or less. I am a French-Canadian violist based in Vancouver, where I have the privilege to teach viola and chamber music at the UBC School of Music. In the summer, I teach in my hometown at my most beloved festival, the Domaine Forget international Academy. In the late evening, you […]
Meet Your Professor: Elizabeth Volpé Bligh, Adjunct Professor of Harp
Introduce yourself in 280 characters or less. Hello! I’m Elizabeth Volpé Bligh, retired Principal Harpist of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, where I worked from 1982-2018. I also write harp music, teach privately, ski and sail. How would you describe your approach to teaching music? What do you enjoy the most about teaching? I take […]
Meet Your Professor: J. Patrick Raftery, Assistant Professor of Voice
Introduce yourself in 280 characters or less “Singer and Voice Teacher, Flâneur and World Traveler” “Facilitator of musicians of the future!” What courses do you teach? This year I’m teaching Voice Studio and MUSC 537C (Seminar in Opera Literature). How would you describe your approach to teaching music? What do you enjoy the most about teaching? […]