The University of British Columbia

May 7, 2012

“For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.”

 ~ C.S. Lewis     

This week UBC Music is a gathering place for World Music experts to talk, listen and make music. What is it that they will really see and hear? . . . 

May 11 - 13
2nd International Conference 
On Analytical Approaches to World Music

Lectures, panel discussions, concerts
The UBC School of Music is hosting a gathering of many of the world’s foremost scholars of ethnomusicology and music theory this weekend The goal of this conference is to better understand the diverse music of the world by combining ethnomusicologists’ insight into culture and society with theorists’ close scrutiny of musical materials.
The conference has invited other speakers from Canada, USA, the United Kingdom, Australia and Abu Dhabi. Professors from the UBC School of Music Michael Tenzer and John Roeder are in charge of local arrangements.
Among the topics of discussion will be:
    The Nature of Sound and Musical Experience
    Rhythm and Meter: From the Balkans to the United States
    Tuning and Microtonality: Past and Present
    Aboriginal Australian Song
    Theory, Practice, and Ritual
    Rhythm and Meter: Africa
For conference registration and information please visit the Conference Wesbsite: www.AAWMConference.com
The conference is presented by the UBC School of Music with support from the UBC Faculty of Arts and the
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Sat May 12           
Trumpet masterclass with Allen Vizzutti, guest artist with the Vancouver Symphony
10:00 am, Barnett Hall
FREE
Presented by the Vancouver Symphony in partnership with the UBC School of Music
This masterclass is sponsored by the Jemini Foundation. Telus is the VSO Premier Education Partner

 
On the Horizon. . .

Wed May 23
Baccalaureate Concert - Featuring students graduating from the UBC School of Music
Bizet: “Habanera” from Carmen
    Francesca Corrado, mezzo-soprano
Saint-Saëns: Sonate pour Basson, Op. 168 (Mvts 1 & 2)
    Min Ho Kim, bassoon and Annie Wong, piano
Schubert: Impromptu in F minor, Op. 142, No. 4
    Irene Setiawan, piano
Tartini trans. Kreisler: Sonata in G minor "The Devil's Trill"
    Molly MacKinnon, violin and Erika Gundesen, piano
Mozart: “Hai gia vinta la causa” from Le Nozze di Figaro
    Aaron Durand, baritone
Mozart: Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!, K. 418
    Hillary Young, soprano and Erika Gundesen, piano
Gershwin arr. Wild: Embraceable You
    Erika Gundesen, piano
Cangelosi: 10/31/09 Prelude (snare drum solo)
Sammut: Libertango (marimba solo)
    Jeremy Lawi, percussion
Ravel: String Quartet in F major (Assez vif, tres rythmé)
    Quartet Formosa: Anita Lee, violin; Katie Ho, violin; Catherine Chen, viola; Judy Lou, cello
Presented by UBC Ceremonies and Events as part of UBC’s graduation week celebrations.
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE

 
Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

April 30, 2012

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.”   ~ Plato 

Fri May 4
Ezequiel S. Barrera, piano recital
Mexican pianist Ezequiel S. Barrera in concert to celebrate Cinco de Mayo performing works by Barrera, Albeniz, Brahms, Villa-Lobos, Ponce and more.
Roy Barnett Recital Hall, Music Building, 6361 Memorial Road
Free Admission  Please note - Please note, all seats have now been reserved and a stand by line will be in effect as we expect some people with reservations may not attend.
To reserve your seat, please contact (604) 684-1859 ext: 3020/40 
pdelamaza@consulmexvan.com
Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Mexico and UBC School of Music

May 11 - 13
Second International Conference On Analytical Approaches To World Music 2012
The UBC School of Music is hosting this gathering of many of the world's foremost scholars of ethnomusicology and music theory. The goal of this conference is to better understand the diverse music of the world by combining ethnomusicologists' insight into culture and society with theorists' close scrutiny of musical materials.
Keynote Lecturers are Robert Morris, from the Eastman School of Music, and Stephen Blum, from the CUNY Graduate Centre.
Other speakers are invited from Canada, USA, the United Kingdom, Australia and Abu Dhabi.
Concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings will be open to the public.
Concert venues will be the Roy Barnett Recital Hall and the Old Auditorium.
For full schedule and registration information please visit www.AAWMConference.com
 
May 12           
Trumpet masterclass with Allen Vizzutti, guest artist with the Vancouver Symphony
10:00 am, Barnett Hall
Presented by the Vancouver Symphony in partnership with the UBC School of Music
This masterclass is sponsored by the Jemini Foundation. Telus is the VSO Premier Education Partner


Beyond the Gates. . .

May 2
The Music of Robert Buckley
Four conductors, Douglas MacAulay, Tak Maeda, Martin Berinbaum and Gene Ramsbottom will showcase the symphonic concert band music of Canadian composer Robert (Bob) Buckley including the premiere of Northern Gateway performed by the 120 member West Vancouver Symphonic Youth Band.    
8:00 pm, Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver
www.westvanyouthband.ca
 

On the Horizon. . .

Spring is finally here, Summer will surely follow.
Events happening in the Music Building to have on your radar. . .


Vancouver International Song Institute (VISI) June 2 – 24, 2012
songinstitute.ca

VISI presents Arts of Conscience Symposium June 11 - 16
Discover the Power of Art in the Service of Social Change
Lectures, workshops and international films about transformative art practices.
www.artsofconscience.ca

UBC Music Institutes July 2012
Concert Band, Jazz Band, Vocal Workshop
summer.music.ubc.ca
 
Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival 2012
July 22 – August 17
www.earlymusic.bc.ca
earlymusic.bc.ca/CF0-Overview.html


Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

April 24, 2012

"it is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents." ~ Samuel Butler [English composer, novelist & satiric author (1835 - 1902)]

The UBC Music concert season is beginning to wind down, yet there is still much music making going on. Enjoy! . . .
 
It is Recital Season!
Student solo and chamber music recitals are being posted on the School’s online events calendar.
www.music.ubc.ca/events
Check out the link or call the concert line (604) 822-0182.  Student recital dates and times updated weekly.

 
April 28 – 30
Vancouver Symphony with Peter Longworth piano; UBC Opera Ensemble*;  Richard Suart baritone/judge* and Bramwell Tovey conductor
Walton: Crown Imperial
Ireland: Piano Concerto
Gilbert & Sullivan: Trial by Jury*
April 28, 8:00 pm, Orpheum Theatre
April 29, 2:00 pm, Orpheum Theatre
April 30, 8:00 pm, Centennial Theatre
www.vancouversymphony.ca


On the Horizon. . .

May 4
Ezequiel S. Barrera, piano recital
Mexican pianist Ezequiel S. Barrera in concert to celebrate Cinco de Mayo performing works by Barrera, Albeniz, Works by composers from Mexico, spain, Germany, Canada and Brazil.
Exequiel S. Barrera: Miniatures: Notebook in D Minor
Issac Albeniz: Rondena
Issac Aleniz: Triana
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35 Book 1
Alexander Rapapart: Second Sonata for Piano Forte
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Impressoes Seresteiras
Manuel Ponce: Balada Mexicana
Roy Barnett Recital Hall, Music Building, 6361 Memorial Road
Free Admission. To reserve your seat, please contact (604) 684-1859 ext: 3020/40
pdelamaza@consulmexvan.com
Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Mexico and UBC School of Music

 
May 12           
Trumpet masterclass with Allen Vizzutti, guest artist with the Vancouver Symphony
10:00 am, Barnett Hall
FREE
Presented by the Vancouver Symphony in partnership with the UBC School of Music
This masterclass is sponsored by the Jemini Foundation. Telus is the VSO Premier Education Partner

April 16, 2012

"To regret the past, to hope in the future, and never to be satisfied with the present: that is what I spend my whole life doing." ~ P.I. Tchaikovsky

Have times changed?  The new age philosophy invites us to live in the present moment. UBC Music has music for you to experience now, and to look forward to. Enjoy!. . .

Mon Apr 16
UBC Trombone Ensemble
4:30 pm, Gessler Hall, Room 116
FREE

It is Recital Season!
Student solo and chamber music recitals are being posted on the School’s online events calendar.
www.music.ubc.ca/events
Check out the link or call the concert line (604) 822-0182.  Student recital dates and times updated weekly.

On the Horizon. . . .

Sat May 26
Jane Coop and Friends
As her final concert at UBC as a full-time faculty member, Jane Coop invites musical friends and colleagues to perform with her in works by Chopin, Brahms, Ravel and Fauré.   
The Artists:
Jane Coop, piano
Robert Silverman, piano
Terence Dawson, piano
Lucy Chapman, violin
Doris Lederer, viola
Antonio Lysy, cello
The Music:
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat major, Op. 61
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b (Coop & Silverman)
Ravel: La Valse (Coop & Dawson)
Faure: Quartet No. 2 for piano and strings in G minor (Chapman, Lederer, Lysy, Coop)
Time and Place:
 4:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Tickets:
$30 Adults | $20 Seniors (65 years +) | $15 Students (cash only)
Tickets are now available from the UBC School of Music during office hours.


Beyond the Gates. . .

Sat April 21,
SONGS and SOLOS – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Featured soloists: Julia Nolan, saxophone, Corey Hamm, piano, Beth Orson, oboe and Stephanie Domingues, soprano
Jeffrey Ryan: Brazen, Concerto for Saxophone.
Edward Top: Songs of an Egyptian Princess
Rodney Sharman: Songs without Words
Jordan Nobles: Piano Concerto "Idee fixe".
8:00pm, The VSO at The Orpheum Annex, 823 Seymour Street, 2nd Floor

Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

April 10, 2012

"Plato defines melody to consist of harmony, number and words: harmony naked of itself, words the ornament of harmony, number the common friend and uniter of them both." J. Dowland (The First Book of Song, 1597, Dedicatory epistle)

All of the above and more for you to contemplate from UBC Music this week. Enjoy!. . .

Tue Apr 10
UBC Composers’ Concerts
7:00 pm  (Please note concert starts 30 minutes earlier. Change from 7:30 pm)
Barnett Hall
FREE

Thu Apr 12
UBC Computer Music
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE

Sun Apr 15
Opera Tea in the Gardens - UBC Opera Ensemble
2:00 pm, UBC Botanical Gardens
Tickets $20 | $15 . Call (604) 822-6725

 
It is Recital Season!
Student solo and chamber music recitals are being posted on the School’s online events calendar.
www.music.ubc.ca/events
Check out the link or call the concert line (604) 822-0182  student recital dates and times updated weekly.
 

Beyond the Gates. . .

Sat Apr 14
Sara Davis Buechner concerto soloist with the Lions Gate Sinfonia
Mozart:  Overture to La clemenza di Tito, K. 621

Haydn:  Symphony No. 85 in B flat minor
Beethoven:  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73
7:30 pm, Centenial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver
www.lionsgatesinfonia.com

Sat Apr 14
Hard Rubber Orchestra
John Korsrud’s 18-piece jazz powerhouse, plays the music of the famed Mahavishnu Orchestra. Hard Rubber performs original arrangements by John Korsrud, Fred Stride, Bill Runge and others.
8:00 pm, Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, 149 West Hastings Street
www.hardrubber.com


Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

April 2, 2012

“When you start loving what you are learning, it will no longer look like work. Everything will fall in place after that. Just fall in love.”


~ A. K. Raha     

Classes end this week, learning does not. Much to fall in love with for you this week from the music makers at UBC Music. Enjoy!. . .


Tue Apr 3
UBC Composers' Collective and Graduate Art Song Interpretation Classics from the Art Song repertoire plus seven new world premieres of works by UBC student composers.
Berlioz, Brahms, Debussy, Schubert, and Strauss, and the world premieres of new works by Matthew Emery, Joseph Glaser, Glenn James, Steven Luksan, Ryan Noakes, Angelique Po, and Conor Stuart.
Performers include: Laren Solomon, Brandon Thornhill, Amber Gauthier, Lindsay O'Rourke, Jiwan Cho, Ian DeLong, Matt Chittick, Maddy Hildebrand, Bogdan Dulu, Irene Setiawan, Nina Horvath.
8:00 pm, Old Auditorium
FREE

 
Please note the Apr 3  Capoeira Angola Ensemble concert listed in the printed Concert Calendar is not happening.


Wed Apr 4
UBC Gamelan Ensemble
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall or on the plaza if sunny
FREE

Thu Apr 5
UBC African Ensemble
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Thu Apr 5
Music on the Mind – Library Live
Student Campus Concerts, UBC Music student performers
1:00 pm, Koerner Library Plaza
www.ubcmusiconthemind.com
FREE

Thu Apr 5
Postcard from the Americas - UBC Bands
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble & UBC Concert Winds
With UBC Opera Ensemble; Larry Knopp, trumpet; Paul Lee, student composer; Matt Darling, clarinet; Matthew Nakagawa, violin; Jeremy Lawi, ukulele; Clara Shandler, cello; Nina Fakcos & Chris Ward, assistant conductors
Henry Fillmore/ed. Fennell: Americans We
Frank Ticheli: Cajun Folk Songs II
Eric Whitacre: Ghost Train
John Mackey: Foundry
Frank Ticheli: Postcard
Aaron Copland: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Aaron Copland/arr. Duffy: The Promise of Living
Kent Kennan: Sonata for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble,
Mason Bates: Rusty Air in Carolina
John Mackey: Redline Tango
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE


Student Recitals 
There are many solo and chamber music required recitals happening now and into May. Student Recitals are now be posted on the School’s online events calendar throughout the year, updated weekly during recital season.  www.music.ubc.ca/events


Beyond the Gates. . .

Thu Apr 5
VISI – Harmonie du soir: If the Night Could Sing
Tracy Satterfield, soprano and David Bergeron, pianist
7:00 pm, Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level, Vancouver Public Library, Central Library 350 West Georgia Street
FREE

 

Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

March 26, 2012

"For the formation of the artist, the first prerequisite should be the development of the human being." ~  Franz Liszt

This week for you from UBC Music. Enjoy!. . .


Tue Mar 27
Website outage notice
Note: The Faculty of Arts has a planned server maintenance project. The School of Music website will be affected. The site will be down for some or all of the time during the
planned outage on Tuesday, March 27 from 7am - 10 am

Tue Mar 27
UBC Early Music Ensembles
Orchestral music by Lully & Campra
Chamber music by Bach, Boismortier & Nicolai
Cantata by Buxtehude
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE

Wed Mar 28
UBC Early Music Ensembles
Orchestral music by Lully & Campra
Chamber music by Bach, Boismortier & Nicolai
Cantata by Buxtehude
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Thu Mar 29
AVE EVA - University Singers, Graeme Langager, conductor
with guests EnChor, directed by Diane Loomer
Echoes of "Ave" will resonate throughout the Chan Centre. A broad spectrum of choral music from around the globe will be presented, include stunning works by Norwegian, French, Portuguese, Haitian, German, American and Canadian composers.
Please note: full programme will be performed Friday evening March 30
The March 29th concert is a special matinee performance with selected excerpts only.
12:00 noon, Chan Centre
FREE
 
Fri Mar 30
Jazz Ensemble I
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Fri Mar 30
UBC Colloquium Series - Tyler Kinnear, Ph.D. Student of Musicology,  UBC
"Emergent Soundscapes: Uses of  Technology and Nature in Two Electoacoustic Compositions"
3:30 pm, Library Seminar Room (Room 400B), Music Building
FREE

Fri Mar 30
AVE EVA - Choral Reflections on devotion and doubt
University Singers and UBC Choral Union Graeme Langager, conductor
UBC Chamber Choir graduate student conductors
Coastal Sound Youth Choir Carrie Tennant, director
Brahms: Nanie
Biebl: Ave Maria
Magalhaes: Kyrie
Hrusovsky: Vae Eva
Poulenc:  Salve Regina
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE

Sat Mar 31
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Featuring percussionist Jeremy Lawi, winner of the 2012 UBC Concerto Competition
Raffi Armenian, guest conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio
Jennifer Higdon: Percussion Concerto
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE

Sat Mar 24
Fanfares for the Foyer
UBC Music student composers have written 3 minute pieces to be performed by UBC Music Students before concerts presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
The fanfare this week. . .
April 1, 2012: Indian tabla artist Zakir Hussein
     Glenn James - Fanfare (brass quintet)
Fanfares at 7:30 pm & 7:45 pm
Chan Centre

Mon Apr 2
UBC Chinese Ensemble
“Silk-Bamboo” Music Classics
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Sat Mar 31
Musicians Career Conference Saturday
Workshops by. . .
David Pay / Music on Main: Entrepreneurship and Networking
Jonathan Lowe: Resumes and Cover Letters
Laura Barron, freelance musician: Grant writing
Emma Lancaster/ Lancaster Communications: Preparing Media Packages
Murphy Fennell: Finances and Taxes
Organized by students of the UBC School Music, open to all.
Venue: UBC School of Music
Registration $15, online registration until Wednesday at mcc.arts.ubc.ca: $15
Open to all

It is Recital Season!
Student solo and chamber music recitals are being posted on the School’s online events calendar.
www.music.ubc.ca/events
Check out the link or call the concert line (604) 822-0182  student recitals dates and times updated weekly.
 

Beyond the Gates. . .

Wed Mar 28
Jean Coulthard Readings, Presented by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
4 out of 5 works by UBC Music student composers!
Jean Coulthard, a Vancouver born Canadian composer, was for many years a UBC faculty member in what was then the Department of Music.
Michael Park: Unheard Futures of the Past
Remy Siu: In Media Res
Adam Hill: After the Dawn Out Comes the Sun
Nicholas Kelly: Megaptera
Glenn James: When I Was
Trevor Hoffmann: Symphonic Narrative: Ballade for Orchestra
10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Orpheum Theatre
FREE

Sun Apr 1
Turning Point Ensemble, A UBC Music Ensemble-in-Residence - Jump for Joy!
Music of Stravinsky, Ellington (new arrangments by Fred Stride) and Premieres of new work by Brad Turner (BC) and Dave Douglas (USA).
Guest vocalist Jennifer Scott (a UBC Music alumnus).
Extra Special student price $10, visit www.turningpointensemble.ca/tickets/ to purchase


Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

March 19, 2012

“When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied.” ~ Herophilus (Greek physician 335- 280 BC)

Much music this week, plus the bonus of a free workshop relating to musician health and injury prevention. Enjoy. . . .

Mon Mar 19  TODAY!
UBC Composers’ Concerts
Works by Brian Garbet, Arvin Fekri, Roydon Tse, Matthew Emery, Grace Ma, Eileen Padgett, Thomas Weideman, Daniel Bellefeuille and Ethan Lustig
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Tue Mar 20
MUSICIAN INJURIES - PREVENTION and MANAGEMENT
With SHIRLEY LECKER, BPT, RK, MCPA, Dip. Ed (music)
Physical Therapist,  Kinesiologist,  Music Educator
This introductory session is for musicians of all ages, styles and levels. Included will be exercises and discussion to promote postural awareness, movement efficiency, breathing techniques, relaxation and prevention or management of strains and injuries.
12:00 noon, Room 338, Music Building
FREE


Wed Mar 21
Wednesday Noon Hours - Alexander Malikov piano
Winner of the 2011 Knigge Music Competition
J. S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Book I
            Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor, BWV 853
Howard Bashaw: Preludes from Book I (selected)
W. A. Mozart: Fantasie in C minor, K. 475
Franz Liszt: Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door
FREE for UBC Music Students and faculty with your WNH Pass Sticker
 

Thur Mar 22
Jazz Ensemble II
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Fri Mar 23
UBC Opera Ball
UBC Opera Ensemble
Dal Richards Orchestra
Dinner, entertainment and dancing on stage
7:00 pm, Chan Centre
Tickets must be purchased in advance
For info, or to order tickets, call 604-822-6725

Fri Mar 23
Laptop Orchestra - SUBCLASS: Sonic UBC Laptop Sounds and Sensors
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
Free

Fri Mar 23
Clarinet Masterclass with Dr. Scott Wright
from Kentucky State University
3:30 pm, Gessler Hall (Rm 116), Music Building
FREE

FYI  - Duo Pegasus with Scott Wright, clarinet and Linda Halloin, piano perform in Vancouver in the Out for Lunch series earlier in the day (Fri Mar 23 at 12:10pm) at the Vancouver Art Gallery
 
Fri Mar 23
Music on the Mind – Classical Coffee
Student Campus Concerts, UBC Music student performers
8:00 pm, The Point Grill
www.ubcmusiconthemind.com
FREE
 
Sun Mar 25 
UBC Percussion Ensemble
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE
(please note: this concert was originally scheduled for Apr 1)

Mon Mar 26
Contemporary Players
12:00 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE

 
Sat Mar 24
Fanfares for the Foyer
UBC Music student composers have written 3 minute pieces to be performed by UBC Music Students before concerts presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
The fanfare this week. . .
March 24, 2012: Cabaret artist Ute Lemper w/ Vogler Quartet
    Roydon Tse – A Festive Flourish (brass quintet)
7:30 pm & 7:45 pm
Chan Centre

Wed Mar 21
Acting Together on the World Stage: The Unique Contributions of Performance to the Creative Transformation of Conflict
4:00 pm             Introductory remarks, Dr. Cynthia Cohen, Director of the Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts at Brandeis University
4:15 pm             Film presentation Acting Together on the World Stage: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict, a documentary film co-created by Cynthia Cohen and Allison Lund. The film highlights the work of courageous and creative theatre artists and community leaders engaging the resources of performance in efforts of non-violent resistance, rehumanization and reconciliation.
5:15 pm            Commentators – reflections on the issues - Professor Rena Sharon, UBC School of Music, Professor James Stewart, UBC Faculty of Law, Professor Maureen Maloney, SFU School of Public Policy, and facilitated by Professor Michelle LeBaron, UBC Faculty of Law
5:30 pm             Audience discussion
6:00 pm            Reception and continued informal discussion
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia, 6331 Crescent Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 www.pwias.ubc.ca
Peter Wall Institute, University of British Columbia,6331 Crescent Road, Vancouver
Attendance is free, but you must register in advance at: pwias.assistant@pwias.ubc.ca

 
It is Recital Season!
Student solo and chamber music recitals are being posted on the School’s online events calendar.
www.music.ubc.ca/events
Check out the link or call the concert line (604) 822-0182  student recitals dates and times updated weekly


Beyond the Gates. . .


March 21 – 25, 2012
Sonic Boom Festival
Composer in Residence: Owen Underhill
Ensemble in Residence: Vancouver Brass Project
Guest Artist: Michael Murray, Pipe Organ

Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

March 12, 2012

"Music is not sound. Music is using sound to organize emotions in time." ~ Krystian Zimerman

And you'll need your pocket calendar to organize your time to hear what on stages from UBC Music for you this week. Enjoy!. . .

Wed Mar 14
Wednesday Noon Hours – Joe Trio
Cameron Wilson, violin; Charles Inkman, cello, Allen Stiles, piano
Tea for Two, Tea for Two, Black Dog Rondo and A Broad History of TV Themes with Apologies to Various Decomposing Composers (except Philip Glass)! - and more
Please note: Joe Trio replaces originally scheduled concert called "Supressed Music"
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door
 
March 15
Please note– Winston Choi noon recital and 4:00 pm lecture in the printed Concert Calendar have both been cancelled.
 
Fri Mar 16
UBC Guitar Ensembles
Works by Ibert, Vivaldi, Grieg, Pujol, Faure and de Falla.
Guitar ensembles, plus mixed duos of guitars matched with flute and violin.
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE
 
Fri Mar 16
Musical Feast
UBC Chamber Strings with guest soloists David Gillham, violin and David Harding, viola
Eric Wilson, conductor
Rameaux: Sixieme
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante featuring David Gillham violin and David Harding viola
John Corigliano: Voyage
David Diamond: Rounds for String Orchestra
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE

Sat Mar 17
World Music Kaleidoscope - Musical traditions of Africa, Bali and China
UBC Gamelan Ensemble
  I Wayan Lotring:  Gambangan   
  I Wayan Sudirana: Catur Sandi  and  Samasa: Bali-Africa Fusion (featuring KofiGbolonyo)
UBC Cinese Music Ensemble
   Wei Xianzhong: Yangbian Cuima (Spur the Grain Carts On)
   Trad. Arr. Yu Zhimin: Honghu Shui Lang da Lang (Wave upon Wave on Lake Honghu)
   Ma Ke: Baimao Nu (The White-haired Girl)
   Trad. Arr. Zhao Ben: Caicha Pudie (Picking Tea and Catching Butterflies)
UBC African Music Ensemble
   Trad.:Bamaaya [harvest music and dance of the Dagbamba of Northern Ghana]
   Trad.:Atsiagbekor [war music and dance performed after battle, now performed on many social occasions]
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE

Sun Mar 18
UBC Horn Club
Music by Bach, Handel, R. Strauss, Reicha, Mozart, and others.and others.
2:00 pm, Room #113
FREE

Mon Mar 19 
UBC Composers’ Concerts
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Tue Mar 20
PREVENTION and MANAGEMENT of MUSICIANS’ INJURIES
With SHIRLEY LECKER, BPT, RK, MCPA, Dip. Ed (music)
Physical Therapist,  Kinesiologist,  Music Educator
This introductory session is for musicians of all ages, styles and levels. Included will be exercises and discussion to promote postural awareness, movement efficiency, breathing techniques, relaxation and prevention or management of strains and injuries.
12:00 noon, Room 338
FREE


Beyond the Gates. . .

Fri Mar 16
UBC Chamber Strings
Out for Lunch, Spotlight on UBC series at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Highlights from their season of chamber music
12:10 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery
Free with admission to the gallery

 
On the Horizon. . .
Spring is almost in the air, Summer will surely follow.
Events happening in the Music Building to have on your radar. . .

Vancouver International Song Institute (VISI) June 2-24, 2012
 
UBC Music Institutes July 2012 Concert Band, Jazz Band, Vocal Workshop  summer.music.ubc.ca
 
Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival 2012
July 22 – August 17
www.earlymusic.bc.ca

March 5, 2012

“Musicians have done better. With voices and huge orchestras – or possibly with a string quartet – they have aroused greater depth of feeling than most writers can hope to do. Wagner, to name but one, has done it with shattering impact. But even Wagner, with his magnificent music . . .is never wholly successful. Why? Because a work of art must be, in some measure, coherent; but thought and feeling mingled, as all of us experience them, are surging and incoherent.” ~ Robertson Davies, from Murther & Walking Spirits

For you this week. Enjoy! . . . .

Tue Mar 6
Rena Sharon and David Gillham among speakers at:
Chamber Music as a Metaphoric Model of Conflict Resolution
This is one of three events presented by The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced as part of “UBC Celebrate Research Week 2012.”
Attendance at these talks is free, but you must register in advance at: initiatives@pwias.ubc.ca
 Celebrate Research Week 2012 runs from March 2-9. For more info visit: celebrateresearch.ubc.ca
12:00 noon, Vancouver School of Theology Chapel
FREE, please register in advance (FYI -  FREE LUNCH served at the Mar 6 talk)

Wed Mar 7
Wednesday Noon Hours - Ugetsu +4 
Music of the Thelonious Monk Orchestra
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door
 
Thu Mar 8
UBC Early Music Ensembles
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Fri Mar 9
Contemporary Players
12:00 noon, Recital Hall
FREE

Fri March 9
UBC Colloquium Series - Dr. Maryam Moshaver, (University of Alberta, Edmonton)
"Debussy and Baudelaire: Poetic Interfaces." 
3:30 pm, Music Library Seminar Room
Free

Wed Mar 7
Wednesday Noon Hours - Ugetsu +4 
Music of the Thelonious Monk Orchestra
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door 
FREE for UBC Music Students with your WNH concert sticker

Thu Mar 8
UBC Early Music Ensembles
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Fri Mar 9
Contemporary Players
12:00 noon, Recital Hall
FREE

Fri Mar 9
UBC Colloquium Series - Dr. Maryam Moshaver, (University of Alberta, Edmonton)
"Debussy and Baudelaire: Poetic Interfaces." 
3:30 pm, Music Library Seminar Room
Free

Fri Mar 9
Fanfares for the Foyer
UBC Music student composers have written 3 minute pieces to be performed by UBC Music Students before concerts presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
The first fanfare was performed January 21 with musicians in the "Juliet Loft"  platform overlooking the foyer. The next one is Friday March 9th before the concert of Tiempo Libre.
Here is the list of composers and titles of each Fanfare for the Foyer:
Jan 21, 2012: Noche Flamenca, flamenco music and dance
    Joseph Glaser – Northwest Fanfare (brass octet)
March 9, 2012: Tiempo Libre, Cuban Music
    Naithan Bosse - Fanfare (saxophone quartet)
March 24, 2012: Cabaret artist Ute Lemper w/ Vogler Quartet
    Roydon Tse – A Festive Flourish (brass quintet)
April 1, 2012: Indian tabla artist Zakir Hussein
    Glenn James - Fanfare (brass quintet)

 
FYI - Change from what is printed in the Concert Calendar. . .

Joe Trio replaces the originally scheduled concert titled "Supressed Music"

Wed Mar 14
Wednesday Noon Hours – Joe Trio
Cameron Wilson, violin; Charles Inkman, cello, Allen Stiles, piano
Works include: Tea for Two, Black Dog Rondo and A Broad History of TV Themes with Apologies to Various Decomposing Composers
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door

 
Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

February 21, 2012

"He [Beethoven] reminds me of a man driving the car with the handbrake on, but stubbornly refusing to stop, even though there is a strong smell of burning rubber." ~ Colin Wilson, British writer in "Brandy of the Damned" (1964)

Plenty of piano playing this week, including works by Beethoven by a master. Plus, we welcome the eight finalists of the Knigge Piano Competition to the stages of UBC music. These performances and much more, enjoy!. . .


Wed Feb 29
Wednesday Noon Hours - Miranda Wong, piano
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G Major, Well Tempered Clavier, Book II
Fauré Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 63
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, Well Tempered Clavier, Book I
Schumann: Fantasy in C, Op. 17
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door
 
Wed Feb 29
John O’Conor, piano recital
Knigge Piano Competition Jury Recital
Haydn: Sonata in F Hob XVI No. 23
Field: Three Nocturnes: No. 5 in B flat; No. 6 in F; No. 18 in E "Le Midi"
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor Op. 13 "Pathetique"
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor Op. 111
"Piano virtuosity can take a variety of forms, but one of the rarest belongs to John O'Conor ... [he] represents a vanishing tradition that favors inner expression and atmosphere over showmanship and bravura ... in technically complex passages he goes the extra measure to find the ideas behind the flurry of notes." ~   Chicago Tribune
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
$30 Adults | $20 Seniors | $15 Students at the door
 

Thu Mar 1
Piano Masterclass with John O’Conor
Dr. O’Conor is a juy member for the 2012 Knigge Piano Competition
Student performers and repertoire at
www.calendar.events.ubc.ca/s/3yk
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Free

Beethoven Bootcamp
To prime you for the John O’Conor masterclass and recital check out this documentary on his Beethoven bootcamp masterclasses held in Italy each year
www.mindthegapfilms.com/default2.asp

Fri Mar 2
Dodson Music Series - “Be not afeard;  the isle is full of noises”:  Music inspired by Shakespeare’s words
Shakespeare’s words and themes as interpreted by composers from Finzi to Britten, and Verdi to Gounod.  Inspired by  “Cymbeline”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Twelfth Night”, “Macbeth”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Two Gentlemen of Verona”, and “As You Like It”, the music varies widely in affect and style, and presents many of Shakespeare’s iconic characters in a new light. The Dodson Music Series is directed by Leah Giselle Field.
12:00 noon, Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
FREE

Fri Mar 2
UBC Colloquium Series - Prof. Keith Hamel (UBC)
“Strategies for Automated Score-following in Interactive Computer Music Performances”
3:30 pm, Music Library Seminar Room
Free

Mar 3 & 4
Sat & Sun
Knigge Piano Competition
Sat              Final Round, 9:00am – 5:30pm            Winners announced 6:00pm
Sun             Winners’ Showcase Concert, 4:00 pm
Barnett Hall
Adults $10 | Seniors $5 | Students Free
FREE for UBC School of Music, students, faculty and staff

Sun Mar 4
Opera Tea on the Stage
2:00 pm, Old Auditorium
$20 | $15


Beyond the Gates. . . 

Sun Mar 4
Vern Griffiths - Wall to Wall Percussion with VSO
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Part of the VSO Kids’ Koncerts series
If you don't have kids, borrow some!  It's aimed at ages 4-10, but  73 yr-olds have really enjoyed the show which is highly interactive with the audience.  Highlights include Vern Griffiths in goofy pajamas (apparently that's a highlight), a kitchen concerto, the audience-participation "1812 Overture", music from "Star Wars" and "Mission Impossible", and Vern's reverent soliloquy "me and my triangle". 
2:00 pm, Orpheum Theatre


FYI, On the Horizon. . . 

Tue Mar 6
Rena Sharon and David Gillham among speakers at:
Chamber Music as a Metaphoric Model of Conflict Resolution
This is one of three events presented by The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced as part of “UBC Celebrate Research Week 2012.”
Attendance at these talks is free, but you must register in advance at: initiatives@pwias.ubc.ca
 Celebrate Research Week 2012 runs from March 2-9. For more info visit: celebrateresearch.ubc.ca
12:00 noon, Vancouver School of Theology Chapel
FREE, please register in advance

Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

February 13, 2012

"Life is a lot like jazz. . . it's best when you improvise."  ~ George Gershwin
"True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today." ~ George Gershwin

From stages big and small this week,  UBC School of Music brings you both heart and soul. Enjoy. . .


Mon Feb 13
UBC Music Colloquium
Musicologist Professor Emily Dolan, University of Pennsylvania.
“The Abuse of the Orchestra”
3:30 PM, Music Library Seminar room.  
Free

Wed Feb 15
Wednesday Noon Hours - 88 SQUARED: Jeffrey Savage and Karen Hsiao Savage piano duo
Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini
Liebermann: Sonata for Two Pianos, Op. 117
Rachmaninoff: excerpt from Symphonic Dances Op. 45
Khachaturian:  excerpt from Three Pieces
Bolcom: The Garden of Eden
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door
 
Thu Feb 16
My Heart Sings - University Singers and UBC Chamber Choir
My Heart Sings, a collection of music inspired by the deepest emotions of the heart – love and loss, from Debussy to the Beach Boys
Please note: full programme will be performed Friday evening February 17th.
The February 16th concert is a special matinee performance with selected excerpts only.
12:00 noon, Chan Centre
FREE

Thu Feb 16
Symphonic Wind Ensemble with Corey Hamm, piano
Postcard from the Jazz Age
Bernstein, Gershwin, Ives and Tower
Featuring Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," with Corey Hamm, piano
8:00 pm, Chan Centre  (Note: venue change move from Old Auditorium to Chan Centre)
FREE

Fri Feb 17
Jazz Ensemble I
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Fri Feb 17
Music on the Mind – Arts Outdoors
Student Campus Concerts, UBC Music student performers
4:00 pm, Buchanan Courtyard
www.ubcmusiconthemind.com
FREE

Fri Feb 17
Guitar Masterclass with Duo Joncol
The duo will perform, teach and discuss the career of a professional touring guitar duo.
6:00 pm, Roy Barnett Recital Hall
FREE

Fri Feb 17
My Heart Sings - University Singers and UBC Choral Union with guests Seycove Senior Chamber Choir, Frank Lee, conductor
My Heart Sings, a collection of music inspired by the deepest emotions of the heart – love and loss, from Debussy to the Beach Boys.
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE

FYI - next week is Reading Week. No ensemble concerts are scheduled.

Student recital season is upon us.
Check out the events calendar for required, and non-required, student solo and chamber recitals. www.music.ubc.ca/events

Beyond the Gates . . . .

Sat Feb 25
Vancouver Bach Choir
Midsummer Flower by Marcel Bergmann
Les Noces by Igor Stravinsky
Catulli Carmina by Carl Orff
Performers:
Melanie Krueger - soprano
Barbara Towell - mezzo soprano
John Arsenault - tenor
Willy Miles-Grenzberg - baritone
Elizabeth Bergmann - piano
Marcel Bergmann - piano
Gregory Oh- piano
Kinza Tyrell - piano
UBC Percussion Ensemble - Vern Griffiths, music director
Vancouver Bach Choir
Leslie Dala, Music Director
8:00pm, Orpheum Theatre

Sun Feb 26
Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra 2012 Concerto Winners Concert
Featuring: Tate Zawadiuk, Cello; Chan Lee, violin; Michelle Feng, oboe; Katherine Kim, flute
Roger Cole, conductor
7:30pm, Michael J. Fox Theatre, Burnaby

January 30, 2012

“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in.”

~ Alan Alda 

The days are getting longer. Time to scrub the windows and see what's out there? This week you may find the bright sounds and sparkle of brass music and more from UBC Music. . . .

Wed Feb 1
Wednesday Noon Hours - Foothills Brass
BrassScapes! A sampling of musical styles with the Foothills Brass quintet:
Baroque Splendor, Latin Fire! and Brass at the Opera, their exploration of comedy and tragedy through opera
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door  FREE

Fri Feb 3
UBC Colloquium  Series – Natalie Anderson, Musicology Ph.D. Student, UBC
"Verdi's 'Character Choreography': La Traviata and the Waltz"
3:30 pm, Music Library Seminar Room
FREE

 
Sun Feb 5
BrassFest!
The University of British Columbia invites brass enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels to BrassFest! featuring internationally renowned artists Daniel Perantoni (tuba) and Ralph Sauer (trombone). This day of special events will include workshops by UBC faculty members Larry Knopp, Alan Matheson, Ben Kinsman, Richard Mingus, Gregory Cox, Jeremy Berkman, and Peder Maclellan; performances by Vancouver Brass Project, Little Mountain Brass Band, and the UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Brass Ensembles; and a Brass Resource Centre featuring equipment and sheet music displays by The Brass Cellar, Cherry Classics, Harrison Mouthpieces, Long & McQuade, Matterhorn Music, Northwest Musical Services, Tom Lee Music, and more!
For more information and to register visit www.music.ubc.ca/brassfest

 
Winners of the 2012 UBC Concerto Competition held this past weekend
The competition this year was coordinated by Professor Roelof Oostwoud.
1st place went to percussionist Jeremy Lawi. He wowed the audience and judges with his bravura and virtuosic performance of the Percussion Concerto by the American composer Jennifer Higdon (1962 - ).
2nd place (1st runner-up) was Natalie Lo, who gave a wonderfully sensitive (beautiful touch and lovely phrasing) and romantic performance of the Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1in E minor.
3rd place (2nd runner-up) was Hillary Young. Her Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op. 24 by Samuel Barber was sung with a beautiful tone, aptly capturing the nostalgic and dreamlike mood of this lovely work.
Congratulations to all finalists of the competition!

Beyond the Gates. . .


Fri Feb 3
UBC Woodwind & Brass Division
Out for Lunch, Spotlight on UBC series at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Stravisnky: Octet
Fine: Partita for Wind Quintet
12:10 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery
Free with admission to the gallery

 
UBC Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

January 23, 2012

“The artist is not a special kind of person; rather each person is a special kind of artist.”~ Ananda Coomaraswamy – (DailyGood.org Jan 18, 2012)

This week, the Hot Sheet from the UBC School of Music . . . .

Wed Jan 25
Wednesday Noon Hours - Voices
Christie Reside, flute and Terence Dawson, piano
Please note: Due to illness, the concert scheduled for January 25th with Robyn Driedger-Klassen, soprano and Terence Dawson, piano has been cancelled.
Instead, the Reside/Dawson Duo – Christie Reside, flute and Terence Dawson, piano – will perform a program entitled “Voices” - including works by Jacques Hetu, Samuel Barber and Bela Bartok.
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door

Fri Jan 27
Music on the Mind – Classical Coffee
Student Campus Concerts, UBC Music student performers
10:00 am, UBC Bean Around the World (coffee shop on campus)
www.ubcmusiconthemind.com
FREE


Fri Jan 27
Dodson Music Series - Entartete Musik
“Entartete Musik” was a term used by the Nazis to defame atonal music, jazz, and works by Jewish composers as “degenerate”. The targeted composers included Schoenberg, Webern, Hindemith, Stravinsky, Weill, Goldschmidt, and Waxman.  Many of them emigrated to the United States, and some had illustrious careers as film music composers in Hollywood. Students of the UBC School of Music will present a varied programme of vocal and instrumental music by Messiaen, Zemlinsky, and Schulhoff.  They will offer a view into the musical world of Weimar Germany, and the artistry in defiance of oppression that was the musical world of Nazi concentration camps. The concert series is directed by Leah Giselle Field.
12:00 noon, Dodson Room
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
FREE

Sat Jan 28
UBC Concerto Competition Finals
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE


Beyond the Gates. . .


Jan 26
Embouchure
Kevin MCNEILLY at the IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE
UBC English professor Kevin McNeilly and percussionist Nicholas Jacques will put on a unique poetry performance. Embouchure, Kevin's debut poetry collection, contains 37 portraits of trumpet players who came to prominence during the "pre-bop" era. Buddy, Satch, Bix, Jabbo, Cootie, Cat and the rest are resurrected in their smoky, brassy, sepia-toned glory as figures deeply steeped in their own mythos
2:00 pm, Lillooet Room (301), Irking K. Barber Learning Centre
Co-presented by the Robson Reading
FREE

Fri Jan 27
UBC Opera Ensemble
Out for Lunch, Spotlight on UBC series at the Vancouver Art Gallery
A preview of Dvorak’s opera Rusalka
12:10 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery
Free with admission to the gallery

Jan 29 
Turning Point Ensemble (UBC Ensemble in Residence) - Colourful World
Music of Debussy, Takemitsu, and a new Chamber Symphony from BC's Rodney Sharman.
presented with PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Special student price $10


Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

January 17, 2012

"In music one must think with the heart and feel with the brain." ~ George Szell

Music for you this week from the UBC School of Music, enjoy. . .
 

Wed Jan 18
Wednesday Noon Hours - Byron Schenkman harpsichord
Recital of French Keyboard Suites
Bach: French Suite No. 5
d’Anglebert: Suite in C Major
Rameau: Suite in a minor
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door

Fri Jan 20
UBC Colloquium  Series – Robin Attas, Ph.D. Theory, UBC
“Meter in Popular Music: A Process Perspective.”
3:30 pm, Music Library Seminar Room
FREE

Sun Jan 22
Opera Tea on the Stage - UBC Opera Ensemble
2:00 pm, Old Auditorium
$20 | $15 Call (604) 822-6725


Important concert updates for this term. Please take note . . .

Feb 16 – Symphonic Wind Ensemble venue change. 
This concert has been moved to the Chan Centre from the Old Aud 

Mar 14 – Wednesday Noon Hour concert: Artist change.
Performers for Suppressed Music have had to cancel due to unforeseen schedule changes.
Joe Trio (Joe Trio: Cameron Wilson, violin; Charles Inkman, cello, Allen Stiles, piano) will now be the featured performers for this concert.

March 15 – Winston Choi Cancellation.
The noon recital and 4:00 pm lecture have both been cancelled.



Beyond the Gates. . .

January 19 – 22
CANADIAN NEW MUSIC NETWORK / RÉSEAU CANADIEN POUR LES MUSIQUES NOUVELLES FORUM 2012 Vancouver
The theme: Connecting Geographies, Practices and Cultures. We have invited some of North America’s best new music artists and presenters to the event, including:
Charles Amirkhanian, Other Minds 
Sandeep Bhagwati, composer, director, media artist 
Kim Cascone, Hydrophonia Festival 
Joel Chadabe, Ear to the Earth Foundation 
Mei Han, Chinese zheng virtuoso 
Michel Levasseur, FIMAV 
Giorgio Magnanensi, composer, producer 
Gordon Monahan, Electric Eclectics 
Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening Institute (via Skype) 
Ken Pickering, Coastal Jazz Society, 
Michael Tenzer, Cross-Cultural researcher, composer, author 
Barry Truax, composer, author, SFU School of Communication 
Owen Underhill, SFU School for the Contemporary Arts 
Hildegard Westerkamp, World Forum for Acoustic Ecology
SFU Woodward’s in downtown Vancouver. 3 days of musical discovery and professional networking.
More info available online www.newmusicnetwork.ca/forum2012.e/

Fri Jan 20
Rota Trio: Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet; Lee Duckles, cello; Richard Epp, piano
Out for Lunch series at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Rota: Trio (1930)
Carl Fruling: Trio in A major, Op. 40
12:10 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery
Free with admission to the gallery

Sun Jan 22
Schubertiade!
The Pacific Rim String Quartet welcomes guest cellist Eric Wilson, professor of cello at UBC, on an all-Schubert program, including the beautiful ‘Rosamunde’ Quartet and the sublime Cello Quintet.
3pm, Canadian Memorial Centre for Peace, West 16th at Burrard
Tickets: $20/$15 at the door. More info at www.pacificrimstringquartet.com or 604-737-7715

 

Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall

January 9, 2012

"Hat's off, gentlemen - - a genious!" ~ Robert Schumann remarking about Chopin

"After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not my own." ~ Oscar Wilde, 1891

Both Schumann and Chopin are on the bill for the first Wednesday Noon concert of 2012. This and more for you from UBC Music to enjoy as the new year gets into gear. . .

Wed Jan 11
Wednesday Noon Hours - Ryo Yanagitani piano
Beethoven  Sonata in A major, Op. 101
Chopin Scherzo in C Sharp minor, Op. 39
Schumann  Arabesque, Op. 18
Kelly Marie Murphy Let Hands Speak
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door
(FREE for UBC Music students with your WNH pass sticker)
 

Fri Jan 13
Music on the Mind – SUB Symphonics
Student Campus Concerts, UBC Music student performers
12:00 noon, SUB Courtyard
www.ubcmusiconthemind.com
FREE

Beyond the Gates. . .

Fri Jan 13
Couloir ~ Ariel Barnes, cello & Heidi Krutzen, harp
World Premieres of: Drifting Seeds by American Baljinder Sekhon
and A monk, dancing by Canadian Glenn Buhr.
Other works: Jocelyn Morlock's Three Meditations on Light,
Nico Muhly's Clear Music with special guest Maryliz Smith. 
8:00 pm, St Mark’s at 1805 Larch Street in Kitsilano. 
Tickets: $30 | $23 | $15 at the door

 
Music Venue Key
Barnett Hall = Roy Barnett Recital Hall (prior to 2010 known just as Recital Hall) in the Music Building | 6361 Memorial Road
Gessler Hall = Room 116 in the Music Building
Old Aud = Old Auditorium (AKA Auditorium on UBC wayfinding descriptors, across from the music building | 6344 Memorial Road
Chan Centre = Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6265 Crescent Road
Dodson Room = In the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly Main Library) | 1961 East Mall