Hamilton Lau wins first prize at the Robert and Ellen Silverman Piano Concerto Competition at UBC
Congratulations to second place winner, Daniel Tong who performed Beethoven’s Concerto No.4 in G Major Op.58 and third place winner, Lucy Moon who performed Felix Mendelssohn’s Concerto No.1 in G Minor Op.25, for their beautiful and inspired performances.
UBC Music Alum Jeff Toyne awarded Emmy for Music composed for TV Series “Palm Royale”
Toyne was also nominated for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for “Palm Royale.”
UBC Professor Dr. Robert Pritchard retires from the UBC School of Music
We caught up with “Dr. Bob” to collect his thoughts on technology in the music industry, advice for students today, and how it all started with taking Greyhound bus trips from Vernon to UBC for composition lessons with Cortland Hultberg.
UBC Lecturer of Music Theory, Dr. Robert Komaniecki goes viral after ranking every single Disney animated film song
Dr. Komaniecki talks to Gloria Macarenko about how he ranked every song in the Disney animated film library and the reaction he’s been getting to his list. / CBC News
A Spanish Hour? reimagines French one-act opera with a playful queer lens
An all-out cast helps bring to life, UBC Associate Professor J. Patrick Raftery’s vision for the story of rotating affairs, all set on a Toronto patio.
From UBC graduate student to Professor Emeritus, Dr. Terence Dawson retires from UBC School of Music
We caught up with Dr. Dawson to chat about his mentors, learning Rzewski’s ‘De Profundis’ and the joy of experiencing his students’ performances.
PhD Student, Sherryl Sewepagaham awarded 2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Sherryl’s research is focused on revitalizing the Cree language through Indigenous songs and examining gender within Cree traditions. Sherryl is studying with Associate Professor Dr. Dylan Robinson xwélmexw (Stó:lō/Skwah).
UBC DMA Candidate Matthew-John Knights selected as Symphony Nova Scotia’s fifth Maria Anna Mozart Award Recipient
The Maria Anna Mozart Award supports the work of Canadian women and non-binary composers. Matthew-John Knights’ original composition will premiere with Symphony Nova Scotia during the 2025/26 concert season. They are studying with Professor Dorothy Chang.
Pride Special: Presenting authentically, without fear by Vancouver Opera
We are thrilled to share this wonderful conversation with Vancouver Opera and Baritone and UBC Professor, J. Patrick Raftery, and Canadian Tenor, Spencer Britten (BMus ’15, MMus ’17). /Credit: Vancouver Opera. Photos: J. Patrick Raftery (By Karolina Turek) and Spencer Britten (By Jeremy Knowles Photography)
Vancouver Chamber Choir set to premiere T. Patrick Carrabré’s Histoires des Métis in Longhouse concert
The title of the upcoming show, Stories of the Land will also feature a premiere by Vancouver Chamber Choir composer-in-residence Andrew Balfour and works by UBC Music PhD Student Sherryl Sewepagaham, UBC Music Alum Alex Vollant, and Russell Wallace. /stir magazine