Vancouver’s Morna Edmundson, Stan Douglas, and Ryan Reynolds appointed to the Order of Canada
Dr. Morna Edmundson (BMus’81, LittD’23) is receiving the Order of Canada during her final year as the Vancouver choir’s artistic director, after 38 years. She also serves as president of Choral Canada.
Opera West Society presents Massenet’s Manon with UBC Opera, March 28 and 30
Riveting French Romantic production stars internationally acclaimed soprano Emily Pogorelc in the titular role / Photo: Emily Pogorelc. Photo by Joe Mazza, Brave Lux Inc. / Stir Vancouver
Research and Publications: Seeing Voices by Anabel Maler
Seeing Voices by Anabel Maler looks at music creation and understanding by the Deaf community and what this can teach us about how humans engage with music.
Dr. Dylan Robinson is a new member of the Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Dylan Robinson is a new member of the Royal Society of Canada and shares about his work on addressing the appropriation of Indigenous song and culture in classical music and opera.
UBC Choirs and the VSO premiere Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion in Canada
UBC Director of Choral Activities Dr. Graeme Langager said it was an “epic performance” and a “highlight” of the decades-long collaboration between UBC’s choirs and the VSO. The two UBC ensembles came together to premiere Dun’s piece in Canada./ Fiona Sjaus for the Ubyssey/ Photo: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Anabel Maler and Dr. Robert Komaniecki receive Emerging Scholar Article Award
Their research looks at the rhythmic techniques of ‘dip hop’. A subgenre of hip hop that involves a Deaf or hard-of-hearing artists simultaneously performing vocalized and signed rapping over a looped background beat.
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