Research and Publications: New grants, Art Song pedagogy, Baroque composer Gregor Aichinger
Professor of Musicology Dr. Alexander Fisher edited a new edition of the Baroque composer Gregor Aichinger’s Lacrumae Divae Virginis et Joannis in Christum a cruce depositum (Tears of the Blessed Virgin and John at the Deposition of Christ from the Cross). A cycle of eight motets published in 1604, the composition takes the form of […]
Fall 2020 Concerts
The School of Music’s concert season looks a little different this year. Rehearsals are socially distanced and performances are broadcast online from empty halls. While we miss the joy of sharing music with live audiences, the change has opened up creative spaces for our musicians to re-imagine their performances, visually and musically. Here are some […]
Beyond the Gates: Classical Composer of the Year, virtual festivals, and a UBC début
Dr. Stephen Chatman won Classical Composer of the Year at the 2020 Western Canadian Music Awards — his fourth such award (2005, 2006, 2010, 2020). Dr. Dorothy Chang was nominated for the same award, and David Gillham performed on Marcus Goddard’s album, which also garnered a Classical Composer of the Year nomination. UBC Concert Winds […]
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 […]