UBC Music student Emily Liang named an Eileen Southern Scholar
Emily Liang, MA (2nd-year, Musicology) was recognized at the American Musicological Society Award Ceremony November 10, 2023. Congratulations!
Congratulations to newly Tenured UBC Music faculty!
UBC Music Faculty Jose Franch Ballester, David Fung, Claudio Vellutini, and Dylan Robinson have been promoted with Tenure.
The Cunning Little Vixen sopranos revel in UBC Opera’s rare performance of Janáček’s bittersweet fable
“I think this opera is very human in a way–even if we have animals all around,” says Iguavita in a separate call. “It’s a very honest opera full of human conflict, passion, emotions, obsession, love. So if you let yourself connect with it, you can relate a lot to the fox, a hen, a horse, or many characters that you wouldn’t normally relate to in real life. – The Stir
The sounds of the Métis, the music and the many years of untold stories
“I wanted to draw attention to the reality of being Métis,” said Carrabré. “I think it’s incumbent on those of us who can to take the opportunity when we can, to be a little bit political to draw people’s attention to it.” /The Ubyssey
Arts Umbrella donates Korean percussion instruments to the UBC School of Music
These instruments are beautiful examples of the janggo, or South Korean hourglass drum, and will enhance our Korean percussion ensemble and educational opportunities for our students.
DMA Student Risa Tonita named a UBC Public Scholar for 2023/24!
UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies feature
Risa Tonita: The pianist’s self: Political action in piano performance as a relational practice
Production featuring exclusively 2SLGBTQ+ artists receives grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and BC Arts Council
“A Spanish Hour?” is a Queer-English reimagining of Maurice Ravel’s “L’heure Espagnole”, a one-act comédie musicale from 1911, directed by UBC School of Music Associate Professor J. Patrick Raftery, who also co-wrote the English libretto with dramaturge Peter Tiefenbach.
When I Stop Saying Your Name — Five Songs of Grief by Leslie Uyeda, Text by Lorna Crozier
UBC Assistant Professor and mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó wrote an article for Art Song Canada’s Fall Issue, “Women and Song” about her experience premiering the new song cycle, “When I Stop Saying Your Name: Five Songs of Grief,” composed by Leslie Uyeda, poetry by Lorna Crozier—two artists who have a profound artistic connection that spans almost two decades. Photo: Bo Huang
Meet UBC School of Music Alum Spencer Britten!
As a Tenor, Dancer, and Actor, Spencer spends a lot of time on the road. Read his reflections on an international career and advice for breaking into the industry.
UBC Student Hamilton Lau included in CBC’s ’30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30′ list
‘Wonder is the beginning of wisdom,’ says Hamilton Lau, quoting Socrates.
Photo: Michelle Koebke/Diamond’s Edge Photography