UBC Giving Day: From math to music-tech to digital media: Q & A with Ollie Rosario
Ollie Rosario (BA’19) studied mathematics with a minor in Applied Music Technology (AMT). In this Q&A, Ollie reflects on their pivot into music technology and how it has shaped their artistic practice—ultimately inspiring them to pursue graduate studies in digital media—and offers insight on how the Dr. Robert Pritchard and Dr. Keith Hamel Award in […]
UBC Musicology Professor David Metzer asks what makes music queer in new course
“Running for the first time this term, MUSC 403G, Queer Music: Music and the 2SLGBTQIA+ Imagination, spotlights queer voices across history, tracing its DNA from Tyler, the Creator to Queen to George Frideric Handel.” / The Ubyssey
Support the UBC University Singers Spring Tour!
Together, we can make sure these talented musicians represent UBC, Vancouver, and Canada with pride. Join us in making this moment possible. Every contribution brings us closer to the stage!
Listenings: A publication following the Soundings exhibition
“Listenings” is a new book published in response to the exhibition, Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts curated by Candice Hopkins and #UBC Professor Dylan Robinson, which asked artists to respond to the question “How can a score be a call and tool for decolonization?”
Vancouver’s 2025 most streamed songs show listeners seek ‘comfort’ in uncertain times
David Metzer, a music professor at the University of British Columbia, told CBC News that a number of Vancouver’s top 10 Spotify songs could be considered ballads, which he describes as songs that are “set to a slow tempo” and deal with “themes of love and loss. / CBC News
Yota Kobayashi explores the nature of perception and reality in Shiki & Kū
UBC Adjunct Professor, Music Technology and soundscape artist Yota Kobayashi with his global collaborators have crafted an immersive experience at VIVO Media Arts Centre, with Formscape Arts, Vancouver New Music, and IM4 Media Lab/ JOHN LUCAS for Stir Magazine
Analyzing Sign Language Music with Dr. Anabel Maler
How do you talk about music that isn’t heard, but felt?
UBC Assistant Professor Dr. Anabel Maler speaks to Lydia Bangura about how her work on Deaf music-making and Dip Hop is reshaping how we think about music, sound, and accessibility.
Recession pop making a streaming comeback in tough times
UBC Musicology Professor David Metzer talks to CBC (1:42) about how music from past recessions are gaining popularity on streaming platforms. / CBC News
Dr. Anabel Maler and Dr. Michael Tenzer awarded SSHRC funding
Dr. Maler was awarded an Insight Development Grant for her project, The signing musician: Composer, performer, analyst. Dr. Tenzer was awarded an Insight Grant for his project, Irregular meters of the world: Theory, analysis, performance and composition.
UBC Professor Emerita, Dr. Vera Micznik awarded the Golden Mahler Award
Dr. Vera Micznik served as a Professor of Musicology at the School of Music until her retirement in 2014, and is a leading scholar in the field of Gustav Mahler.