High Notes

Introducing new UBC Strings faculty member, Ryan Davis

Introducing new UBC Strings faculty member, Ryan Davis

Ryan Davis will join the School as Assistant Professor, Viola as of July 1, 2024.

UBC student Sasha Luchkov hopes to help fellow refugees with Concert for Peace

UBC student Sasha Luchkov hopes to help fellow refugees with Concert for Peace

Proceeds from Concert for Peace will support Thrive Refuge’s Fine Arts Bursary Program to provide fine arts education to incoming refugees.

The 2024 Silverman Piano Concerto Competition finalists

The 2024 Silverman Piano Concerto Competition finalists

Finalists Hamilton Lau (BMus), Lucy Moon (BMus) and Daniel Tong (MMus) advance to the finals to perform with the UBC Chamber Orchestra and Jonathan Girard in September.

How a Composer was Reunited with a Long-lost Score

How a Composer was Reunited with a Long-lost Score

UBC Music Librarian Kevin Madill reunites composer with their lost score, 20 years after being lost in a flood.

‘I didn’t think I could get there’: Q&A with Treaty 8 composer performing at Carnegie Hall

‘I didn’t think I could get there’: Q&A with Treaty 8 composer performing at Carnegie Hall

Cree musician, Cris Derksen (BMus’07) will perform music inspired by the Indigenous tradition of controlled burns /CBC News

‘Strings of the Universe’ Celebrates the Connections Between Weaving and Music

‘Strings of the Universe’ Celebrates the Connections Between Weaving and Music

The new collaborative work from Debra Sparrow and Jack Campbell was performed on violin, harp and double bass at the Arts Umbrella. / The Tyee

These Indigenous artists are putting queer love in the spotlight

These Indigenous artists are putting queer love in the spotlight

Contemporary cellist Cris Derksen (BMus’07) has been challenging traditional norms in the classical music world, including hosting the Banff Centre’s Canadian Indigenous Classical Music Gathering in 2019. / Photo: Curtis Perry for CBC News

Emerging Artists of Ballet BC and New Coast Players come together for Absence; Creation, February 17

Emerging Artists of Ballet BC and New Coast Players come together for Absence; Creation, February 17

“Absence; Creation” was created by UBC Music student Jack Campbell and UBC Music alum Anthony Knight, featuring emerging artists from Ballet BC and a new ensemble of UBC Music students called New Coast Ensemble./ Stir Vancouver

Arts Umbrella hosts performance of Debra Sparrow-inspired composition Strings of the Universe

Arts Umbrella hosts performance of Debra Sparrow-inspired composition Strings of the Universe

Strings of the Universe, composed by UBC Music student Jack Campbell and inspired by renowned Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow’s weaving, will be featured at Arts Umbrella on February 25 at 2 pm.

Midnight at the opera: Enchantment and ardor take centre stage in Cendrillon

Midnight at the opera: Enchantment and ardor take centre stage in Cendrillon

Pop culture has turned to spinning this fairytale in particular on its head countless times. Not UBC Opera — they preserved all the class. Courtesy Sarah Race Photography/ Ubyssey