Welcome to the UBC School of Music



Welcome to all our new and returning students! Everyone at the UBC School of Music is thrilled that you’ll be joining us for the 2020-21 academic year.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year will look a little different. We’re working hard to make your studies as safe and enriching as always. Please watch out for important announcements in the coming days.

In the meantime, here are some words of welcome from School of Music faculty and staff. Be sure also to check out our Meet Your Professor series on the Study & Admissions Blog!

 

Dr. T. Patrick Carrabré, Director of the School of Music and Professor of Composition

 

Dr. Michael Tenzer, Professor of Ethnomusicology

 

Valerie Whitney, Assistant Professor of Horn

 

Marina Thibeault, Assistant Professor of Viola

 

Dr. Alexander Fisher, Professor of Musicology

 

Dr. Terence Dawson, Undergraduate and Graduate Coordinator and Past Keyboard Division Chair

 

Dr. Jocelyn Morlock, Sessional Lecturer, Composition

 

Jose Franch-Ballester, Assistant Professor of Clarinet and Chamber Music

 

Marisa Gaetanne, Adjunct Professor of Voice

 

Dr. Jonathan Girard, Director of Orchestral Activities and Professor of Conducting

 

Elizabeth Volpé Bligh, Adjunct Professor of Harp:

 

Dr. Nathan Hesselink, Professor of Ethnomusicology

 

Dr. Gloria Wong, Director of the UBC Chinese Music Ensemble

 

Prof. Mark Anderson, Keyboard Division Chair

 

Katherine Evans, Manager of Admissions

 

Alan Matheson, Sessional Lecturer, Jazz Trumpet and Piano

 

Gordon Paslawski, Sessional Lecturer, Aural Skills

 

Peggy Hua, Front Desk Clerk