Forces to be reckoned with
Regular Force musicians Katrina Bligh (BMus’09) and Tony Taylor (MMus’18) talk about their careers in the Canadian Armed Forces and why they love it By Tze Liew Plaza Sotomayor, Valparaiso, 2018. It is the 200th anniversary of the Chilean Armada. Canada has sent the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy to join in the […]
A studio of one’s own
Music production has seen a huge technological shift in recent years, but what has not been as quick to change is the diversity of the people behind the soundboard. Innovators Hildegard Westerkamp (BMus’72) and Kiran Bhumber (BMus’14) talk about tech, gender, and trusting your inner voice. By Aryn Strickland When Hildegard Westerkamp (BMus’72) looks back on her […]
Teaching at the heart of giving
Musicologist Elizabeth Lamberton (MA’78, PhD’88) fondly recalls her time at UBC. She credits her inspiring professors with helping her to discover her own lifelong passion: teaching. By Michelle Keong “I immediately felt that being in front of a class was where I was meant to be,” says Lamberton, who began her career as a sessional […]