New Recordings: Röntgen, Ryan, and a world première recording of Emmerich Kálmán
In November, Associate Professor of Conducting and Ensembles Dr. Jonathan Girard and the UBC Symphony Orchestra released Emmerich Kálmán — Symphonic Poems, Saturnalia, Endre És Johanna on the Operetta Archives Label. The album features world première recordings of Kálmán’s two early symphonic poems, “Saturnalia” (1904) and “Endre és Johanna” (1906), written before he embarked on his […]
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 […]
Dispatches from COVIDland
Ongoing dispatches, tips, and project updates from UBC faculty and students during this period of social distancing and self-isolation. Have something you’d like to share? Email your submission to music.concerts@ubc.ca. Jacob C. Seyer, guitar Posted 26 November 2020 Alumnus Jacob Seyer has just released video recordings of guitar performances from his 2nd year graduate recital, […]
The show will go on
On the eve of UBC Opera’s season premiere, Director Nancy Hermiston reflects on staging a production in the middle of a pandemic — and a flood By Prof. Nancy Hermison These are extraordinary times for all of us and nothing in life seems simple anymore. Certainly, producing opera in this COVID-19 pandemic is not an […]
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 […]
Celebrating the Roy Barnett Recital Hall at 10
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Roy Barnett Recital Hall at the UBC School of Music! Thanks to the generosity of Roy Barnett (BComm’61) and his wife Gunilla Barnett, the School’s old recital hall was completely restored, updated, and reopened on Sept. 15th, 2010. Here are photos of Barnett Hall while under construction (left) […]
Announcing the 2020-21 concert season
The UBC School of Music returns with a new season of beautiful music live online from the stages of the Chan Centre and the Old Auditorium Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, concerts at the School of Music will look a little different this year. We will be streaming all our events via the School of […]
Welcome to the UBC School of Music
Welcome to all our new and returning students! Everyone at the UBC School of Music is thrilled that you’ll be joining us for the 2020-21 academic year. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year will look a little different. We’re working hard to make your studies as safe and enriching as always. Please watch out […]
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 […]
Ron Cohen Mann listed to CBC’s “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30”
Ron Cohen Mann (BMus’12), oboist and English hornist has been listed to CBC’s “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30” this year! “Oboes are so fussy,” says Cohen Mann, and he would know: his own oboe cracked four times during the 2018-19 season due to changes in humidity and temperature. And yet, he concedes, “I truly […]