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 […]
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 […]