High Notes

Q & A with Dr. Leigh VanHandel

Q & A with Dr. Leigh VanHandel

We caught up with the Chair of our Music Theory Division to discuss her music theory origin story, what excites her most about teaching, and her involvement with roller derby!

Harry Xie

Announcing the UBC Concerto Competition winners!

We are thrilled to congratulate Harry Xie (DPMS ’24) for winning First Prize for his performance of Henri Tomasi’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone; and runner up Yanqing Zhang (DMA candidate) who performed Óscar Navarro’s III CONCERTO for Bb/Eb Clarinet.

Vancouver pianist Corey Hamm reflects on a Ligeti-filled holiday.

Vancouver pianist Corey Hamm reflects on a Ligeti-filled holiday.

UBC Professor Corey Hamm performs Ligeti’s entire, complex Concerto for Piano and Orchestra as part of a Turning Point Ensemble concert with conductor Fabián Panisello at the Annex on January 12 and 13. / Stir

UBC Choirs with the Vancouver Brass Orchestra. Dr. Hyejung Jun conducting

‘Joyful, festive and glorious’: UBC Choirs and the Vancouver Brass Orchestra delight in the holidays with Gloria

The concert was exceptional and multi-faceted, an exhaustive demonstration of the versatility and vitality of some of UBC’s finest musicians. / The Ubyssey

Five concert grand pianos and five virtuoso pianists from the UBC School of Music take to the stage in Inspired at the Chan performance

Five concert grand pianos and five virtuoso pianists from the UBC School of Music take to the stage in Inspired at the Chan performance

UBC Music students Fergus Kwan, Hamilton Lau, Oleksandr Luchkov (replacing Christine Ngai), Vivienne Thamrin, and Daniel Tong perform in Piano Fantasy: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Holst. / Stir Vancouver

Opera on the brain

Opera on the brain

How does operatic training affect memory, cognitive functioning, and learning? The Wall Opera Project, funded by Peter Wall Institute, has been looking deep inside the brains of UBC opera students to unveil the science behind these changes. / UBC Magazine

UBC Music student Emily Liang named an Eileen Southern Scholar

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!

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

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

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