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. OrpheusVR Posted 30 July 2020 Here is an exciting teaser of OrpheusVR by Re:Naissance Opera – a groundbreaking new project led by Creative Director and […]
Emily Liang wins the 2020 Cantonese Lyrics Competition
Congratulations to student Emily Liang, winner of the 2020 Cantonese Lyrics Competition: Combating COVID-19! The competition was co-organised by the School of Music and the UBC Cantonese Language Program. Emily’s song “Rain Before Sunshine” is about a nurse who sees her partner for the last time before volunteering to take care of COVID-19 patients. Fighting […]
School of Music faculty and alumni nominated for 2020 Western Canadian Music Awards
UBC School of Music faculty and alumni have been nominated for the 2020 Western Canadian Music Awards! Faculty composers Dorothy Chang and Stephen Chatman were nominated for Classical Composer of the Year. Alumnus and flutist Mark Takeshi McGregor (BMus’95, DMA’12) was nominated for Classical Artist of the Year. And David Gillham, Assistant Professor of Violin […]
Playlist: The Blue Cottage
Our Playlist column features music curated by our faculty, students, and staff and focusing on an interesting idea or theme. In this column, School of Music staff member Laurie shares music inspired by life in a vintage blue cottage. The Blue Cottage Life at the Blue Cottage follows a pace from another time. My husband Don and […]
The “New” Old Aud
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Old Auditorium Today is the 10th anniversary of the “new” Old Auditorium! To celebrate, UBC Opera has released an archival video of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte from June 17, 2010 — the first opening performance at the Old Aud. Check it out, and be sure to read UBC Opera Director […]
Congratulations, Class of 2020!
Convocation Day is finally here. Congratulations to all our amazing graduates! We recognize that this year’s ceremonies will look different than you might have expected, but please know that everyone at the School of Music is with you today, (virtually) cheering you on as you embark on the next chapter of your musical lives! No […]
Playlist: Summer Spirit
Our Playlist column features music curated by our faculty, students, and staff and focusing on an interesting idea or theme. In this column, School of Music staff member Tze Liew shares music inspired by feelings of summer. By Tze Liew It’s hard not having something new to look forward to in the summer. Everyone’s pining for the […]
Introducing Dr. Leigh VanHandel, Associate Professor of Music Theory
The UBC School of Music is happy to announce that Dr. Leigh VanHandel will join the faculty as Associate Professor of Music Theory, beginning in the 2020-21 school year. “We are very excited to welcome a scholar and pedagogue of Leigh VanHandel’s calibre to the School of Music. Her research interests both complement and diversify […]
Music students join Faculty of Medicine initiative to support seniors during COVID-19
Before the outbreak, Julie Cheng visited her parents almost every day, often joining them for lunch or a walk through the hallways of the long-term care home where they reside in Vancouver. Then, everything changed. “It all happened very abruptly,” recalls Cheng. “One day I was there helping my parents set up their trays for […]
Playlist: Jazz Piano in Transcription
Our Playlist column features music curated by our faculty, students, and staff and focusing on an interesting idea or theme. By Prof. Michael Tenzer The best jazz pianists are as inspiring as ever, but the art of transcribing what players play has really come into its own since the advent of scrolling scores on You Tube, […]