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May 21, 2013

“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.” ~ Pearl S. Buck (writer. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938)


Congratulations to our School of Music graduates!
Congregation ceremony for UBC Music students graduating is Wednesday, May 22

Several musical events are happening this week on campus to celebrate UBC's newest graduates and welcome alumni back from all years with offerings from the UBC School of Music free and open to all, read on. . .


Wed May 22
Baccalaureate Concert
A variety of outstanding students graduating this year were nominated by faculty to perform in this concert presented by the UBC Ceremonies Office as part of graduation celebrations. 
Programme:
Antonin Dvorak: Terzetto (1st mvt)
    Katie Ho, violin; Vicky Chen, violin; Steven Lin, viola
David Maslanka: Images from “The Old Gringo” Eleven Little Pieces for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (excerpts)
    Jack Liang, clarinet; Katie Ho, violin; Sunny Byun, piano
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin (excerpts)
    Jocelyn Lai, piano
Léo Delibes: "The Flower Duet" (Sous le dôme épais) from "Lakme"
    Keira Chapman, soprano; Evanna Chiew, mezzo-soprano; Richard Epp, piano
David Maslanka: Song Book for Alto Sax and Marimba (1st mvt)
    Christopher Ward, saxophone and Colin Van de Reep, marimba
Astor Piazzolla: "Lo Que Vendra" arranged for two guitars   
    Sean McGowan and Andrew Beugh, guitars
Alban Berg: Four Pieces, Op. 5 (Nos 1, 3, 4)
    Liam Hockley, clarinet and Michael Munro, piano
Alexander Scriabin: Prelude Op. 11, Nos. 11, 13, 1   
    Yi-Qing Tang, piano
Giuseppe Verdi: “Bella figlia dell’amore” from "Rigoletto"
    Bahareh Poureslami (Gilda), soprano; Jordan Collalto (Rigoletto), bass–baritone;
    TBC (Magdelena ), mezzo-soprano; Brian Lee (The Duke), tenor;
    Richard Epp, piano
Georges Bizet: “Nous avons en tête une affaire!” from "Carmen"
    Heny Janawati (Carmen), mezzo-soprano; Julia Rooney (Frasquita), soprano;
    Christina Kent (Mercedes), mezzo-soprano; Christopher Van Wyck (Dancairo), baritone
    Russell Robson (Remendado), tenor; Richard Epp, piano
8:00 pm, The Chan Centre
FREE

Fri May 24
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano recital
Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Soler, Ponce and Moncayo
7:30 pm, Barnett Hall
PLEASE NOTE: No more tickets available - wait list in effect
contact (604) 684-1859 ext: 3020/40
pdelamaza@consulmexvan.com
With the generous sponsorship of Aurcana Corporation
Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Mexico and UBC School of Music

Sat May 25
Learn to Love Lieder with Rena Sharon
This event is part of UBC Alumni Weekend
“Learn to Love Lieder” is a fun and entertaining discovery session about the greatest little art form you’ve never heard…or have purposely avoided!
This upbeat lecture/recital presented by Professor Rena Sharon  introduces an intensely emotional art form that fuses global poetry to classical Western music. Known in English by the term  “Art Song”, (“Lieder” is its German name), it’s a perfect way to enter the mysterious world of classical music. It’s song written and sung straight from the heart, and the sounds are fused to beautiful words to share deep stories from the world’s poetic legacies. Learn the secrets of Art Song listening, and fall in love with a powerful art form that’s longing for some new fans. Professor Sharon will be joined by wonderful young artists from the UBC School of Music Voice and Opera Division.
2:30 pm, Barnett Hall
Free

Jun 22 - 30
Bizet Carmen
UBC Opera Ensemble
Vancouver Opera Orchestra
Nancy Hermiston director
Leslie Dala conductor
June 22, 27, 28, 29 | 7:30 pm
June 23, 30 | 2:00 pm
$35 Adults | $25 Seniors | $20 Students
Single tickets available online at www.ubcopera.com, by phone (604) 822-6725, or in-person at the Old Aud box office during box office hours


Kudos. . .

Madeline Hildebrand (MMus’12) of Winnipeg placed second (with a cash prize of $5,000) in the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition on May 5, 2013.  Madeline also won the City of Brandon prize of $1000, awarded for the best performance of the commissioned work "Hallucinations" by Winnipeg composer Randolph Peters.

Ron Cohen Mann (BMus’12), now studying in New York, was selected  one of the winners in the 2013 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition. usa.yamaha.com/music_education/yypa/


Beyond the Gates. . .

May 21, 23 & 26, 2013
Brahms at the Cathedral - 3 concerts of Brahms' Chamber Music
Featuring: Jane Coop, piano | Laurie Smukler, violin | Cris Inguanti, clarinet | Darrett Adkins, cello
8:00 pm, Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver
Individual concert tickets $30 each. 3 Concert Pass $75
Tickets tonight 1.877.840.0457

Thu May 23
Redshift Music Society - The Four Elements With ECM+
Véronique Lacroix (director of Montreal's celebrated ECM+), Mariève Bock, cello, Tempest Flute Ensemble
The Four Elements.
Four Canadian composers -- two from Vancouver, two from Montreal -- have each written a piece inspired by one of the four elements: Eric Champagne (Water); Emily Hall (Air); Jocelyn Morlock (Fire); and Edward Top (Earth). Champagne's work, Rivières et marées, is scored for an incredible ensemble of twenty-two flutists plus cello, which will surround the audience and immerse them into a unique and watery soundworld.  
8:00 pm, Orpheum Annex, 823 Seymour St., Vancouver
Tickets: $20 / $10
More Information: available here

Sun May 26th,
VAM String Quartet with Amanda Chan piano
Nicholas Wright, violin; Jason Ho, violin; Marcus Takizawa, viola; Joseph Elworthy, cello
Schubert 'Quartettsatz', D. 703
Bartok String Quartet No. 1
Brahms Piano Quintet, Op. 34
2:00pm, Koerner Recital Hall 1270 Chestnut Street
$20 Adults, $15 Students/Seniors

June 1
Pacific Baroque Orchestra - Handel Organ Concerti
Alexander Weimann, Artistic Director and soloist
Concerti for organ, oboes, and violin. The first works of their kind, Handel's organ concerti greatly influenced later writing for the instrument.
West Vancouver United Church's remarkable organ, custom-designed and -built by Washington maker Martin Pasi is reminiscent of historical Dutch and North German instruments,
7:30 pm, West Vancouver United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave, West Vancouver

Fri May 31 & Sat June 1
Turning Point Ensemble - Round Midnight 
Rudolf Komorous Meets Thelonious Monk
Komorous Strange Sphere (based on Blue Monk),
23 Poems about Horses for narrator and ensemble based on the Tang dynasty poetry of Li Ho.
Fantasy on Themes of Thelonious Monk (premiere) by Paris-based Monk scholar and jazz musician, Joe Makholm.
8:00 pm, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts,  149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
Tickets: $35 / $33 / $10


Summer 2013 at the Music Building at UBC
The UBC School of Music hosts a wide range of activities and concerts throughout the summer. . .


May 30 – June 26
VISI 2013 – SONGFIRE FESTIVAL 2013 - Discover Art Song
SONGFIRE Festival returns with an inspiring month of thrilling concerts, thought-provoking lectures, and masterclasses- all open to the public.
Join us as world-renowned singers, pianists, composers, poets, and scholars share their deep knowledge and passion for art song.
For more information on the more than 100 events, visit: songfire.ca

July 7 - 20, 2013
UBC Summer Music Institutes
the two week-long programmes have offered students the opportunity to concentrate on their instruments or voice for up to six hours each day and to interact with UBC School of Music faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students, and other serious young musicians from across B.C. and around the world!
Programmes are offered in concert band, jazz band, and choir
summer.music.ubc.ca

July 28 – August 16
Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival 2013
www.earlymusic.bc.ca
This summer, course offerings include:
The unknown 'Carmina Burana', The Compleat Singers, Lute Workshop West, The Legacy of the Baroque and more
A full festival of concerts available at: www.earlymusic.bc.ca/CF00-Overview.html
Vancouver Early Music Summer Programme courses, scholarships, registration forms, and more are now available
Programme - www.earlymusic.bc.ca/W-A-VempOverview.html  (check link)
Scholarship information (Early Music Vancouver Scholarship, for 50% of the tuition fees, is available to qualifying UBC Music students and Elaine Adair Mediaeval Scholarship Fund) can be found at: www.earlymusic.bc.ca/W-A-Scholarships.html

A Musical end to the Summer . . . .

Aug 26 & Sept 2
UBC Opera Ensemble at Bard on the Beach - Opera & Arias - Viva Verdi!
Featuring beloved arias and ensembles from La Traviata, Rigoletto, Falstaff and more!
This costumed concert on the BMO Mainstage showcases the gifted young stars of the UBC Opera Ensemble, directed by Nancy Hermiston; instrumental accompaniment is by members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, conducted by Leslie Dala and hosted by Christopher Gaze.
1:00 pm & 7:00 pm, Vanier Park       
www.bardonthebeach.org


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

May 6, 2013

“Everything you can imagine is real.” ~ Pablo Picasso  Spanish Cubist painter (1881 - 1973)

The Music Building is a little quieter this week as our students and faculty prepare for their summer adventures in music. In the meantime there are a number of musical events to mark in your calendar. . . 

On the Horizon. . .

Wed May 22
Baccalaureate Concert
A variety of outstanding students graduating this year were nominated by faculty to perform in this concert presented by the UBC Ceremonies Office as part of graduation celebrations. 
Programme:
Antonin Dvorak: Terzetto (1st mvt)
    Katie Ho, violin; Vicky Chen, violin; Steven Lin, viola
David Maslanka: Images from “The Old Gringo” Eleven Little Pieces for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (excerpts)
    Jack Liang, clarinet; Katie Ho, violin; Sunny Byun, piano
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin (excerpts)
    Jocelyn Lai, piano
Léo Delibes: "The Flower Duet" (Sous le dôme épais) from "Lakme"
    Keira Chapman, soprano; Evanna Chiew, mezzo-soprano; Richard Epp, piano
David Maslanka: Song Book for Alto Sax and Marimba (1st mvt)
    Christopher Ward, saxophone and Colin Van de Reep, marimba
Astor Piazzolla: "Lo Que Vendra" arranged for two guitars   
    Sean McGowan and Andrew Beugh, guitars
Alban Berg: Four Pieces, Op. 5 (Nos 1, 3, 4)
    Liam Hockley, clarinet and Michael Munro, piano
Alexander Scriabin: Prelude Op. 11, Nos. 11, 13, 1   
    Yi-Qing Tang, piano
Giuseppe Verdi: “Bella figlia dell’amore” from "Rigoletto"
    Bahareh Poureslami (Gilda), soprano; Jordan Collalto (Rigoletto), bass–baritone;
    TBC (Magdelena ), mezzo-soprano; Brian Lee (The Duke), tenor;
    Richard Epp, piano
Georges Bizet: “Nous avons en tête une affaire!” from "Carmen"
    Heny Janawati (Carmen), mezzo-soprano; Julia Rooney (Frasquita), soprano;
    Christina Kent (Mercedes), mezzo-soprano; Christopher Van Wyck (Dancairo), baritone
    Russell Robson (Remendado), tenor; Richard Epp, piano
8:00 pm, The Chan Centre
FREE

Sat May 25
Learn to Love Lieder with Rena Sharon
Part of UBC Alumni Weekend
“Learn to Love Lieder” is a fun and entertaining discovery session about the greatest little art form you’ve never heard…or have purposely avoided!
This upbeat lecture/recital presented by Professor Rena Sharon  introduces an intensely emotional art form that fuses global poetry to classical Western music. Known in English by the term  “Art Song”, (“Lieder” is its German name), it’s a perfect way to enter the mysterious world of classical music. It’s song written and sung straight from the heart, and the sounds are fused to beautiful words to share deep stories from the world’s poetic legacies. Learn the secrets of Art Song listening, and fall in love with a powerful art form that’s longing for some new fans. Professor Sharon will be joined by wonderful young artists from the UBC School of Music Voice and Opera Division.
2:30 pm, Barnett Hall, Music Building 6361 Memorial Road
Free

Kudos . . .

We've learned that trumpet player Andrew Lennox recently won the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble’s Youth Soloist Competition. Andrew will perform as soloist with the ensemble during the 2013-2014 season.

Beyond the Gates. . .

Sun May 12th, 7:00pm
"Mark Fewer and Friends"; A Benefit concert for Kenya's New White House Academy.
Mark is joined by some of Vancouver's premiere musicians for an evening of music for a great cause. Featuring: Dale Barltrop, violin; Amanda Chan, piano; Chloe Hurst, soprano
VAM Quartet; Van Django
7:00 pm, Koerner Recital Hall 1270 Chestnut Street
Admission by donation with all proceeds toward NWHA ($20 suggested)

May 21, 23 & 26, 2013
Brahms at the Cathedral - 3 concerts of Brahms' Chamber Music
Featuring: Jane Coop, piano | Laurie Smukler, violin | Cris Inguanti, clarinet | Darrett Adkins, cello
8:00 pm, Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver | 8:00 pm Individual concert tickets $30 each. 3 Concert Pass $75
Tickets tonight 1.877.840.0457

April 29, 2013

"Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another." ~ Seth Godin, entrepreneur and marketing expert

This week for you from the stages of UBC Music and beyond. . . .

Mon Apr 29
Writers & Music - Featuring UBC Creative Writing & School of Music students:
Tariq Hussain & Jonathan Kawchuk; Zach Matteson & Joseph Glaser;
Kari Lund-Teigen & Adam Hill; Briana Brown & Angelique Po; Jen Neale & Conor Stuart
Steven Galloway, UBC Artist in Residence with the UBC Creative Writing Program, has worked with 10 UBC students (5 music and 5 creative writing) where they have paired up to collaborate on creating a piece of music with lyrics.
Presented by the UBC Creative Writing Program in partnership with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
8:00 pm, Roy Barnett Recital Hall, Music Building 6361 Memorial Road
FREE

Wed May 1
Rachel Iwaasa, piano
Rachel Iwaasa, a pianist known for bold and innovative concerts, will present an evening of Mozart and Beethoven, together with De Profundis, a piano and spoken word piece by American composer, Frederic Rzewski.
Part of the International Roundtable on "A Biocultural Hinge: Theorizing Affect and Emotion Across Disciplines"
Presented by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
8:00 pm, Gessler Hall Music Building, 6361 Memorial Road
Free

Fri May 3
Cris Inguanti, clarinet with Rebecca Whitling, violin and Monica Pfau, piano
Aram Khachaturian: Trio
Joan Tower: Rain Waves
Darius Milhaud: Suite for clarinet, violin and piano, Op. 157b
Bela Bartok: Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano
8:00 pm, Room 113
Free (with suggested donation $10)

Beyond the Gates. . .

Fri May 3rd
Concert staging of Gertrude Stein’s “For the Country Entirely. A Play in Letters."
Music is by Dorothy Chang, and directed by Adam Henderson.
Pilot episode of Doroth Chang’s Radio Free Stein project, a large-scale serial sound project that renders a number of Stein’s 80 plays into recorded dramatic and musical form.
8 pm, Western Front. front.bc.ca/events/radio-free-stein/
Tickets: General $5 / FREE for Western Front members

May 3
Jesse Read is special guest with the La-Ohn Quintet
Fund-raising concert  for “First-Steps” to support malnourished children in North Korea.
HoYeon Won, flute; Han-Ah Park, clarinet; Daniel RyoonJae Cha, bassoon; Junho Lee, horn; Jae Eun Park, piano
7:30 pm, St. Andrew Kim Parish, Surrey
Admission by donation
 

April 23, 2013

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou poet 

And every performance is an opportunity for performers to excite feelings in those who are there. Enjoy what's on offer this week from the UBC School of Music and beyond the gates. . .

Mon Apr 29
Writers & Music - Featuring UBC Creative Writing & School of Music students:
Tariq Hussain & Jonathan Kawchuk; Zach Matteson & Joseph Glaser; Kari Lund-Teigen &  Adam Hill; Briana Brown & Angelique Po; Jen Neale &  Conor Stuart

Steven Galloway, UBC Artist in Residence with the UBC Creative Writing Program, has worked with 10 UBC students (5 music and 5 creative writing) where they have paired up to collaborate on creating a piece of music with lyrics.
Presented by the UBC Creative Writing Program in partnership with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall, 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 and press 3 to receive regularly updated listings of recitals dates and times.  Student recital dates and times updated weekly.

Beyond the Gates. . .

Wed Apr 24
Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY!
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with the UBC Opera Ensemble
Scenes from the games will be shown in exciting high-definition video on the big screen with live music.
Presented by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
8pm, Orpheum
www.vancouversymphony.ca

Sat April 27
Phoenix Chamber Choir, Graeme Langager, conductor - Aspire: Sing a New Song

Works from Phoenix’s Young Canadian Choral Composers Competition and also international sensations Ivo Antongnini (Swiss-Italian), Krystof Penderecki (Poland), and Paul Mealor (the remarkable young English composer whose music was featured during Will and Kate’s royal wedding).

Works by Brahms, Rheinberger, Poulenc and Pärt are the perfect balance to this program.
7:30 pm, Shaughnessy Heights United Church
1550 West 33rd. Ave. (1 block west of Granville)
phoenixchoir.ca

Kudos. . .

Dr. Hedy Law, our new professor in Musicology, has just been named a recipient of the Early Career Scholar award recipients of the UBC Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies for 2013-14. 

At the Vancouver Chamber Choir Young Composers' Competition last weekend, Roydon Tse won a special award for best submission by residents of British Columbia in the category College/Univeristy (ages 18 - 22) for his work A Pur Heart, O God in the  Submissions were received from all across North America.

On the Horizon. . .

May 22
Baccalaureate Concert
24 UBC Music Students graduating this spring will be featured in this event celebrating UBCs spring congregation.
A variety of repertoire including solo piano, chamber music and opera arias by
Dvorak, Maslanka, Ravel, Delibes, Piazzolla, Berg, Arensky, Scriabin, Verdi and Bizet
A celebration for the whole UBC community, the Baccalaureate Concert shares with other graduating students and the public, the richness of the talent coming out of the School of Music.
8:00 pm,  Chan Centre, FREE

FYI. . . Also on the horizon: An election.

Following is a link is the Arts Coalition BC, a network of British Columbia's arts service organizations.
Site includes info and ideas for bringing arts and culture into election campaign conversations
www.artscoalitionbc.ca

 

April 17, 2013

"Everything we do is music" ~ John Cage

Many achievements by UBC Music folk to celebrate this week!  And lots of music making too! Enjoy!. . .

April 21
Pre-concert Fanfare for brass quintet by UBC Music student Johar Amor
This fanfare was specially written as an opening to the concert by Mexican singer Lila Downs being presented by the Chan Centre.The music is a jazz collage of fragments from mexican songs and other national melodies. The Chan Centre has commissioned UBC Music students to compose fanfares for each of their concert presentations this season. Fanfares are also performed by UBC Music Students.
Concert is at 7 pm
Fanfare will be performed from the Juliet balcony in the foyer at 6:30 pm and 6:45 pm.

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 and press 3 to receive regularly updated listings of recitals dates and times.  Student recital dates and times updated weekly.

Kudos. . .
Roydon Tse  is one of only 20 UBC students campus-wide honoured with the designation of Wesbrook Scholar 2013! 
Roydon also just received news that he won the inaugural Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra's Young Composers Competition.  www.novascotiayouthorchestra.com

Christopher Ward received a 2012/13 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

Grace Ma was joint first prize winner in the MURC 2013 (Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference) poster competition on March 23, 2013. Selected among  undergrads from across faculties, her submission was a musicology research project titled "Human Potential, Human Progress, and Human Objectivity: The Philosophical Constitution of Classical Music Criticism in d'Alembert's Discours preliminaire". With the win she has the opportunity to publish her research in the MURC conference proceedings, and potentially to represent UBC at the U21 Conference in Amsterdam in July.

UBC Music faculty members Michael Tenzer (as principal investigator) and John Roeder  (as co-investigator) have been awarded a large 5-year SSHRC Insight Grant for their research project "Approaches to the Analysis of Musical Time." 

UBC Music Professor Emeritus Andrew Dawes to receive a Governor General Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.

Beyond the Gates . . .

April 20
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - Gordon Gerrard conductor Aaron McDonald timpani*          
Edward Top: Silk Execution II
Giorgio Magnanensi Fließend C
Michael Colgrass Concertino for Timpani*
Sofia Gubaidulina Descensio
Louis Andriessen Symphony for Open Strings
8:00 pm, Orpheum Annex

April 20
Vancouver Island Symphony premiere Jocelyn Morlock's new flute concerto "Ornithomancy" with Paolo Bortolussi as flute soloist.
www.vancouverislandsymphony.com

Apr 21
Standing Wave presents Vansterdam
A concert celebrating the ties between Vancouver and the Netherlands.
Works by Dutch - born Vancouver composer Edward Top, local composer Justin Christensen, Dutch composer Robin de Raaff, and Vancouver composer John Korsrud.
This concert also celebrates the release of Liquid States, Standing Wave’s third CD of contemporary chamber music featuring works by Jeffrey Ryan, Jocelyn Morlock, Rodney Sharman and Linda Bouchard.
8:00 pm,  The Cultch
www.standingwave.ca

Apr 20 & 21
Hands Across The Divide
A presentation of the Community Justice Centre, in association with Island Voices and Cantiamo. This will be their second joint concert which explore how the arts can address issues of racism, homophobia and hate activity and lead to peaceful reconciliation. The concerts are part of the Arts Engagement project. This concert presents works by Vancouver composers - Peter Berring's Song of the Salish Chief and Timothy Corlis' Missa Pax, with instrumental accompaniment, conducted by Dr. Graeme Langager.
Sun, April 21:  7:00 PM, Campbell River United Church, Address: 415 Pinecrest Rd., Campbell River
Mon, April 22: 7:00 PM,  Sid Williams Theatre, Address: 442 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay
Tickets: $15

www.downtowncourtenay.com/events/choral-concert-hands-across-the-divide
www.campbellrivermirror.com/entertainment/202202901.html

April 8, 2013

"Music is at once the most wonderful, the most alive of all the arts." ~ Billie Holiday  
(Yesterday would've have been her 98th birthday)

Thank you to everyone attending our concerts and supporting student performers and composers all season.
Music is still very much alive on the stages of UBC Music this week. The excitement of exams and final concerts of the season providing a little extra adrenaline!

The Bang! Festival of Interactive Music - April 9
All events are free and take place in Barnett Hall

Tue Apr 9: 12:00 pm, Laptop Orchestra: SUBCLASS
The BAND: Brian Garbet, Alyssa Aska, Naithan Bosse, Daniel Marshall
Interactive pieces for synthetic and acoustic instruments

Tue Apr 9: 1:30, Interactive Innovations
New responsive works by Alyssa Aska, Naithan Bosse, and Martin Ritter.
Sheryl Hung, dancer; Theresa Mammarella, cello
1:30 pm – Research presentations
2:00 pm - performances

Tue Apr 9: 8:00 pm, Max Headroom: New Interactive Works
Interactive works from the MUSC320 class

Wed Apr 10
Jim Walker flute recital and masterclass
Sarah Hagan piano
6:00 pm Instrument trials: Burkhard Phelan Flutes and Piccolos
7:00 pm, masterclass
9:30 pm, recital featuring works by J.S. Bach, Liebermann and jazz
Gessler Hall, Room 116, Music Building 6361 Memorial Road
Sponsored by Burkart Phelan Flutes and Piccolos
FREE

Thu Apr 11
String Masterclass with the Doric String Quartet
UBC student quartets working with the Doric String Quartet
Works by Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven
1:00 pm, - 3:00 pm, Room 113, Music Building
FREE

Beyond the Gates. . .

Sat Apr 13
Jane Coop: Johannes Brahms: Some Personal Discoveries
Erich Vogt Lecture, part of the Vancouver Institute's series.
Jane Coop will share personal insights into the musical genius of Johannes Brahms as seen through the personal experiences of a renowned performer.
Lecture/ demonstration
Presented by the Vancouver Institute
More info at:  http://vaninst.ca/VbCoop.html
8:15pm, Lecture Hall No. 2 in the Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, University of British Columbia
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 <http://www.music.ubc.ca/events>
Check out the link or call the concert line (604) 822-0182 and press 3 to receive regularly updated listings of recitals dates and times.  Student recital dates and times updated weekly.

April 2, 2013

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” ~ Dr. Seuss

The last week of classes brings you music from around the world and tales of 1001 nights. Smile . . . and enjoy!

Tue Apr 2
Divisional Concert: Winds Brass & Percussion
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Tue Apr 2
Brass Chamber Ensembles
Featuring Brass quintets, trombone and tuba ensembles, and the UBC Elevenet
1:15pm, Barnett Hall
FREE

Wed Apr 3
UBC Gamelan Ensemble
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall or on the plaza if sunny
FREE

Wed Apr 3
UBC Chamber Choir  & UBC Women’s Choir
UBC Women's Choir - Conductors Peggy Hua and Hussein Janmohamed
UBC Chamber Choir - Conductors Sarit Aloni and Frank Lee
Works by Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Daley, Quick, Stroope, Loomer, Billy Joel and more.
The Chamber Choir and Women’s Choir, led by UBC’s Graduate Students in Choral Conducting, under the supervision of Dr. Graeme Langager, Director of Choral Activities.
7:30 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE
 
Thu Apr 4
UBC Korean Ensemble
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall or on the plaza if sunny
FREE

Fri Apr 5
UBC African Ensemble
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall or on the plaza if sunny
FREE

Fri Apr 5
Dodson Music Series - 5x7: An interdisciplinary concert of new art and sound
12:00 noon, Dodson Room
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
FREE

Sat Apr 6
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Featuring Michael Morimoto, saxophone, winner of the 2013 UBC Concerto Competition
Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 Suite
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for soprano saxophone, three horns and strings
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE

Sun Apr 7
Opera Tea in the Garden - UBC Opera Ensemble
2:00 pm, UBC Botanical Garden
Tickets $20 | $15
Call (604) 822-6725 to reserve

Mon Apr 8
UBC Composers’ Concerts
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
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 and press 3 to receive regularly updated listings of recitals dates and times.  Student recital dates and times updated weekly.

March 25, 2013

"Silence is a fence around wisdom" ~ German proverb

It's a big week of music being performed for you by the students of the UBC School of Music. In music there are pauses, rests, silent moments. What will be revealed to you in what they surround? Enjoy!. . . .

 
Mon Mar 25
UBC Jazz Ensembles I & II - The Music of Woody Herman: A Centennial Celebration
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Free

Mar 25 - 28
UBC Bands David Maslanka Composer Residency
Monday, March 25 -  Presentation to UBC Composition Seminar
   12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
   Room 113, UBC Music Building
Monday, March 25 - Open Rehearsals with UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Concert Winds
  3:00 pm - 7:30 pm
   Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Tuesday, March 26 - Recital & Master Class featuring UBC student chamber ensembles
  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
   Room 116, Gessler Hall, UBC Music Building
Wednesday, March 27 - Open Rehearsals with UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Concert Winds
   3:30 pm - 7 :45 pm
   Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Thursday, March 28 - UBC Bands Concert "Voice of the Earth"
Works by David Maslanka: Give Us This Day; Rollo Takes a Walk; Symphony No. 4
8:00 pm, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
All events in the David Maslanka residency are FREE
 
Tue Mar 26
Divisional Concert: Strings
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Wed Mar 27
UBC Contemporary Players
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Thu Mar 28
UBC Chinese Music Ensemble
Music from the Border Regions
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Thu Mar 28
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble & UBC Concert Winds - Voice of the Earth
Music by resident composer David Maslanka
Give Us This Day
Rollo Takes a Walk
Symphony No. 4
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE

Sat Mar 30
University Singers & UBC Choral Union - The Waking
Mendelssohn Psalm 115*
Conte The Waking
Herzogenberg Wie Schön
Lauridsen Sure on this Shining Night
With works by Stephen Chatman and UBC Student Composition Winner, Matthew Emery
*Graduate Conducting Recital Hussein Janmohamed, graduate student conductor
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE

Tue apr 2
Divisional Concert: Winds Brass & Percussion
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Tue Apr 2
Brass Chamber Ensembles
Featuring Brass quintets, trombone and tuba ensembles, and the UBC Elevenet
1:15pm, Barnett Hall
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.


Beyond the Gates. . . .


Tue Mar 26
One Night Stand: Jocelyn Morlock with the Music on Main All-Star Band
Spend a night getting to know one of Canada's essential creative voices, Music on Main's Composer In Residence Jocelyn Morlock.
Joy Yeh, harp; Rebecca Wenham, cello; Mark McGregor, flute; Nicholas Wright, violin; Corey Hamm & Rachel Iwaasa, piano; AK Coope, clarinet; Vern Giffiths, percussion; Robyn Driedger-Klassen, soprano
8:00 pm, Cellar Restaurant & Jazz Club 3611 West Broadway
Presented by Music on Main
Tickets: $25 TicketsTonight www.ticketstonight.ca/

Mar 27
In Conversation. . .with Nancy Hermiston - “Opera Stars of Tomorrow–What Makes them Shine?”
Conversations and musical exploration curated by June Goldsmith.
Presented by Music in the Morning
10:00 coffee
10:30 talk with music, Vancouver Academy of Music
Tickets: $32 |$30 |$16  call (604) 873-4612

Fri Mar 29
Out for Lunch at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Arioso Quartet with Gene Ramsbottom, basset horn and Gregory Cukrov, bassoon.
Bahreha Poureslami, soprano; Katie Miller,  mezzo-soprano; Jonathan Michel, tenor; Nickolas Meyer, bass
Mozart: Requiem Mass K. 626 (Reconstructed for Chamber Ensemble by Gregory Cukrov chamber music transcription)
Presented by the Out for Lunch series at the Vancouver Art Gallery
12:10 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery 750 Hornby Street
Free with gallery admission

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, 2013

"I think that if I were required to spend the rest of my life on a desert island, and to listen to or play the music of any one composer during all that time, that composer would almost certainly be Bach. I really can't think of any other music which is so all-encompassing, which moves me so deeply and so consistently, and which, to use a rather imprecise word, is valuable beyond all of its skill and brilliance for something more meaningful than that - its humanity. ~ Glenn Gould

Many musical delights for you this week from the UBC School of Music including Bach's epic masterpiece The Art of Fugue. Enjoy!

Tue Mar 19
Divisional Concert: Keyboard
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
Free

Wed Mar 20
Wednesday Noon Hours - Borealis String Quartet with Corey Hamm piano
T. Patrick Carrabre: "A Hammer For Your Thoughts..." Quintet for Piano and Strings
Jocelyn Morlock: "Waterclocks" (from Theft) arr. for Piano Quintet
Beethoven: String Quartet  Op. 18, No. 4 in C minor
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door
This is our last Wednesday Noon Hour concert of the season!

Thu Mar 21
Jazz Ensemble I - Music of Woody Herman and his Thundering Herds, Part 2
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
Free
 
Thu Mar 21
Graduate Colloquium Series - Simon Shaheen: An Overview of Arab Music
Lecture-Demonstration on the Oud (Palestinian lute)
Simon Shaheen is a world-renowned oudist and Professor of Strings at Berklee College of Music
12:00 noon, Location: Asia Centre, Room #105 (the "world music" room in the basement)
Presented by The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and the UBC School of Music
 
Thu Mar 21
UBC Opera Ball - UBC Opera Ensemble
Featuring the Dal Richards Orchestra
Dinner, entertainment and dancing on stage
7:00 pm, Chan Centre
$150.00 per person, includes a $100 tax receipt
Tickets must be purchased in advance
For info, or to order tickets, call 604-822-6725

Fri Mar 22
UBC Guitar Ensembles
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
Free

Fri Mar 22
Workshop for Advanced String Players on Arab Music & Performance with Simon Shaheen
World-renowned oudist and Arab violinist and Professor of Strings at Berklee College of Music
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Great Performers Lounge at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Space is limited. Please  RSVP to christine.offer@ubc.ca by Wednesday March 20th with your name, instrument and contact information.
Free

Fri Mar 22
UBC Chamber Strings
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Free

Sat Mar 23
Winston Choi, piano - Bach: The Art of Fugue (complete)
Winner of the 2002 Orléans Concours International and Laureate of the 2003 Honens International Piano Competition, Canadian pianist Winston Choi is an inquisitive performer whose fresh approach to standard repertory, and masterful understanding, performance and commitment to works by living composers, make him one of today’s most dynamic young concert artists. Previously on the faculties of Bowling Green State University and the Oberlin Conservatory, he is Assistant Professor and Head of Piano at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
2:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Free

Sat Mar 23
UBC Early Music Ensembles
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Free

Sun Mar 24
Piano Masterclass with Winston Choi
12:00 noon, Room 113
Free

Sun Mar 24
UBC Percussion Ensemble
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Free

Mon Mar 25
UBC Early Music Ensembles
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
Free

Mon Mar 25
UBC Jazz Ensembles I & II
The Music of Woody Herman- A Centennial Celebration
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Free
 
On the Horizon. . .
 
A New event!
Sat May 25
Learn to Love Lieder with Rena Sharon
Part of UBC Alumni Weekend
“Learn to Love Lieder” is a fun and entertaining discovery session about the greatest little art form you’ve never heard…or have purposely avoided!
This upbeat lecture/recital presented by Professor Rena Sharon  introduces an intensely emotional art form that fuses global poetry to classical Western music. Known in English by the term  “Art Song”, (“Lieder” is its German name), it’s a perfect way to enter the mysterious world of classical music. It’s song written and sung straight from the heart, and the sounds are fused to beautiful words to share deep stories from the world’s poetic legacies. Learn the secrets of Art Song listening, and fall in love with a powerful art form that’s longing for some new fans. Professor Sharon will be joined by wonderful young artists from the UBC School of Music Voice and Opera Division.
2:30 pm, Barnett Hall
Free

Beyond the Gates. . .

Wed Mar 20
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - Jean Coulthard Readings 2013
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and VSO Music Director Bramwell Tovey are pleased to present the Jean Coulthard Readings during the 2012/13 Season. Named in honour of one of BC's most beloved composers, the Jean Coulthard Readings give emerging BC composers an invaluable opportunity to have their work read by a professional orchestra. Participating composers will receive a part preparation seminar and follow-up masterclass with the Vancouver Symphony's Composer-in-Residence Edward Top. This year's program features works by Vincent Lo, Ian McAndrew, Remy Siu, Konstantin Klimov, Joseph Glaser, Roydon Tse, Jared Richardson, Stefan Hintersteininger and Trevor Hoffman.
10:00 am - 1:00 pm,Orpheum Theatre,  601 Smithe St., Vancouver
Tickets: Free

Mar 20 - 24
Sonic Boom Festival 2013
Composer in Residence: Paul Steenhuisen (a UBC Music alumnus)
Ensemble in Residence: Turning Point Ensemble (a UBC School of Music ensemble-in-residence)
Featured Artist: Adrian Verdejo, Guitar
Wed Mar 20 - Talk with Composer in Residence Paul Steenhuisen Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music
Thu Mar 21 - Concert featuring Turning Point Ensemble, Orpheum Annex
Sonic Boom is the annual celebration of music by BC composers, showcasing the broad spectrum of new music by nearly 40 BC composers.
Most of the works performed are result of an intensive three-day workshop with Turning Point, and another workshop for the Adrian Verdejo concert.
Many events including a student somposer masterclass. For more Information: available here


Sat Mar 23
Vancouver Bach Choir presents Verdi Wagner Bicentennial
Joined by members of the UBC Opera Ensemble and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the VBC will perform some of the most celebrated and memorable choruses and ensembles from the works of these two towering figures who completely revolutionized the world of opera. Excerpts will include scenes from La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto, Lohengrin, Tannhauser and Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg.
8:00 pm,  The Orpheum
Tickets at vancouverbachchoir.com or by phone at 604.696.4290

March 6, 2013

“What is a weekend?” ~ Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey performed by Dame Maggie Smith

Or shall we say: What a weekend!  The School was a buzz this past weekend with the Knigge Piano Competition with 8 finalists from all over Canada here as well as may visitors here for voice auditions. Onto the week and much for you to enjoy. . .

Tue Mar 5
Divisional Concert: Strings
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
Free

Wed Mar 6
Wednesday Noon Hours
Daniel Bolshoy guitar
Sainz De la Maza: Platero, Paseo &
Homenaje a Taoulouse-Lautrec
Michael Karmon Next Year
Sergio Assad Aquerelle
plus works by Barrios, Sainz de la Maza and more
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door (cash only)

Fri Mar 8
Dodson Music Series - Ladies’ Night
Music by female composers to celebrate International Women's day
12:00 noon, Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Free

Fri Mar 8
Concert at the Belkin
UBC Contemporary Players
Ava Grayson — Oi, Au, Ay; Sean Buckley • Ryan Goetz
Scott Godin — Enso; Gary Wong • Michael Morimoto • Kelly Kim
Howard Bashaw — The Mountain; Ryan Goetz
Eric Nathan — Wing Over Wing (Lullaby; Eyes Tight, Tales Tucked); Hillary Young • Gabriele Thielmann
Derek Bermel — schiZm; Anna Siminoski • Ryan Goetz
Carl Vine — Piano Sonata No. 1 (i, ii); Nicole Linaksita
Marc Mellits — Spam; Joo Hee Kim • Anna Siminoski • Sarah Ho • Michael Bemmels • Ryan Goetz
2:00 pm, Belkin Art Gallery, 1825 Main Mall, UBC
Free

Feb 7 – Mar 25
“Beyond the Screen” disability and the Arts”
a series of events exploring barriers in music and the arts.
In many orchestras and ensembles, musicians audition from behind a screen to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender, race, or disability. How do prejudices about disabled musicians affect their reception and chances for success? How can we re-imagine the teaching of music in ways that account for different approaches to learning and performance?   What are the responsibilities of the university when it comes to students with different learning needs? Events include including film, debate, lecture/concert, workshop, roundtable conversation with the signature event being a piano recital by Nobuyuki Tsujii.
stjohns.ubc.ca/2013/01/disability-and-the-arts/

Sun Mar 10
Beyond the Screen: disAbility and the Arts – signature event - SOLD OUT
Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano
Works by Debussy and Chopin
Debussy: Two Arabeques 

Blind since birth, Nobuyuki Tsujii was joint Gold Medal winner at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. 
An inspirational musician with a formidable technique and a natural gift for pianistic color, he has earned international recognition in recent years for the excitement of his live performances. Presented by St. John’s College in cooperation with the UBC School of Music. Co-sponsored by UBC Access and Diversity
7:30 pm, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
SOLD OUT

Mon Mar 11
Violin masterclass with Vadim Gluzman guest artist with the Vancouver Symphony
10:00 am – 12:00 pm, 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.
Free

Beyond the Gates . . .

March 7 at 7:30 pm & March 10 at 2 pm – Both performances SOLD OUT
Terence Dawson, Chair of the Keyboard Division performs
with the VSO CHAMBER PLAYERS
in the inaugural season of the Chamber Players Series
The program includes UBC faculty and alumni:
Dale Barltrop, violin; Christie Reside, flute: Cris Inguanti, clarinet; Beth Orson, oboe;
Gwen Seaton, bassoon; David Haskins, horn
Poulenc: Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon
Martin: Ballade for Flute and Piano
Ibert: Deux Interludes for Flute, Violin and Piano
Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Francaix: Trio for Winds
Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds
Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music
(Adjoining the Orpheum Theatre, 843 Seymour Street)
SOLD OUT

Fri Mar 8
Spotlight on UBC at the Vancouver Art Gallery
UBC Chamber Strings, Jonathan Girard, director
Mendelssohn: 2nd String Symphony, Britten: Simple Symphony; Barber: Adagio
Presented by the Out for Lunch series at the Vancouver Art Gallery
12:10 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery 750 Hornby Street
Free with gallery admission

Kudos . . .

Winners of the  2013 Knigge Piano Competition:
First Prize: Pierre-André Doucet, Canadian from New Brunswick, studying at the Université de Montréal
Second Prize: Samuel Deason, Canadian from Saskatchewan, studying at Indiana University
Third Prize: Nan Gan, Canadian from Ontario, studying at The Juilliard School
Best Performance of Required Work: Pierre-André Doucet
Prizes awarded this year were: First Prize, $7,000 plus a solo recital during the UBC School of Music 2013-2014 season; Second Prize,$4,000; Third Prize, $2,000 cash. There was also a $250 cash prize for the best performance of the required work.

Feb 25, 2013

Young people can learn from my example that something can come from nothing. What I have become is the result of my hard efforts." ~ Franz Joseph Haydn  (featured classical composer for Knigge 2013 Piano Competition)

A big week of music from UBC Music this week!  Help us welcome the 2013 Knigge Piano Competition finalists who come from various parts of this vast land to compete this weekend.

Feb 27
Wednesday Noon Hours - Jodi Proznick Quartet
“Jodi Proznick Quartet's jazz album, Foundations, could very well lay the foundations to a love of jazz for a person new to the genre.”
~ Celebrity Café
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door

Wed Feb 27
UBC Horn Club Recital
Music of Mendelssohn, Brahms, Elgar, Kawai, O'Connell, and the traditional favourites, Simple Gifts and Amazing Grace.  We shall also include solos by the members as well as by Rich Mingus in Mozart.  Directors, Rich Mingus and Ben Kinsman.
8:00 pm, Barnet Hall

Feb 7 – Mar 25
“Beyond the Screen” disability and the Arts” - a series of events exploring barriers in music and the arts.
In many orchestras and ensembles, musicians audition from behind a screen to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender, race, or disability. How do prejudices about disabled musicians affect their reception and chances for success? How can we re-imagine the teaching of music in ways that account for different approaches to learning and performance?   What are the responsibilities of the university when it comes to students with different learning needs? Events include including film, debate, lecture/concert, workshop, roundtable conversation with the signature event being a piano recital by Nobuyuki Tsujii. (Note - the Nobuyuki Tsujii recital is now SOLD OUT)
stjohns.ubc.ca/2013/01/disability-and-the-arts/

Thu Feb 28
UBC Early Music Ensembles
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Fri Mar 1
Piano Masterclass with Anton Nel
Jury member for the Knigge Piano Competition
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm, On stage of the Chan Centre
Please enter at the back of the building Stage Door
Free

Fri Mar 1
UBC Colloquium series: Kyle Melnick — Visual Analyst, Founder of EngageData
"Can You See the Music: Investigating Trends in Music with Visual Analytics"
It is easy in today's digitized world to collect and store data.  However, analyzing and gaining insight from large, complex datasets is not a trivial task.  Visual Analytics seeks to make sense of data by leveraging the visual intelligence and cognitive capabilities of human analysts using interactive, exploratory, visual tools.  Visual Analytics has been successfully applied in many areas including aviation safety, health, and security.  This talk will demonstrate some of the ways that Visual Analytics can be applied to the study of music.
3:30 PM, Library Seminar Room
FREE

Sat & Sun Mar 2 & 3
Knigge Piano Competition
Sat: Final Round, 9:00am – 5:45m, Barnett Hall, Music Building
Winners announced around 6:15pm
Admission FREE

Sun: Winners’ Showcase Concert, 2:00 pm, Barnett Hall, Music Building
Admission: Adults $10 | Seniors $5 | Students Free

Each finalist will perform a 47 minute recital which will include the same work by Haydn that they performed in round one, other works of their choice and  the set piece Souvenirs d'Europe by Canadian composer and UBC alumnus Jared Miller

Getting to know the Knigge 2013 competitors. . .
 
John Chan
Studies dreams and the marvels of nature
A music major in composition and performance.
Won first place 4 times in the Concours de Musique du Canada.

Isabelle Xuanru Chen
Performed at the Liaoning Grand Theater, the largest international theatre in northeast China. Immigrated to Canada after high School and was a prize-winner at the Canadian Music Competition soon afterwards.

Samuel Deason
Fearless and versatile.
Has a bio on Menahem Pressler’s offical website.
Performed in the world premiere of R. Murray Schafer’s Spirits of the House.

Pierre-André Doucet
Is a published author of poetry and short stories.
Passionate about bringing classical music to rural and underserved communities (is co-artistic director of a series in New Brunswick).
Was a participant at VISI (Vancouver International Song Institute) in 2011.

Nan Gan
Enjoys intense musical experiences and travel. Particpated in the seven week Meadowmount Summer Festival, as well as the Mozarteum Summer Academy and the Gijon International Piano Festival.

Olivia Musat
Was soloist for the Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Active as a jazz pianist including performances at the Behind the Beat Music Series and the Isthmus Jazz Festival.

Katherine Petersen
Has performed at the Esterhazy Palace in Eisenstadt, Austria.
Passionate about performing chamber music since she was in middle school.

Bryn Wiley
Not afraid to make bold musical statements.
Had a summer job as a Research Assistant in a Neuroscience Laboratory.

Kudos. . .

The School of Music is among the leaders of teaching innovation at UBC. Over $100,000 in funding received for new projects!
Announced Feb 25, 2013:  Applications from UBC School of Music faculty UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund have been approved. The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) was created at UBC in 1991 to enrich student learning by supporting innovative and effective educational enhancements. 

Dr. Graeme Langager, applying with Dr. Robert Taylor and Dr. Jonathan Girard, received funding to incorporate digital media technology in live performance and post-production for enhancing community engagement and youth exposure to the arts.

Professor Nancy Hermiston, in concert with Dr. Luisa Canuto of CTLT, received funding to develop innovative language and acting/movement courses for opera singers.


USingers were in Spain last week
Tour highlights included singing to an over capacity house at the San Esteban Church Auditorium (Part of the Conservatory of Valencia complex),
singing morning Mass at the Toledo Cathedral and a performance at the Sinagogue del Transito in Toledo.. Other stops included  Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid. Find out more at the USingers tour blog. . .
incantato-concerts.blogspot.com.es

Beyond the Gates. . .

Fri Mar 1
Out for Lunch at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet and Richard Epp, piano
Clarinet sonatas Nrs. 1-3 of Carl Vollrath (USA) (Canadian premieres)   
Presented by the Out for Lunch series at the Vancouver Art Gallery
12:10 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery 750 Hornby Street
Free with gallery admission


Sat Mar 2 & Sun Mar 3
Purcell & Friends – Pacific Baroque Orchestra (UBC Music Ensemble in Residence)
Marc Destrube, guest leader
Saturday March 2, 7:30pm - St. Mark's Church, 1805 Larch St. Vancouver
Sunday March 3, 2:30pm - West Vancouver United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave., West Vancouver
pacificbaroque.com

Feb 18, 2013

“I owe very, very much to Mozart; and if one studies, for instance, the way in which I write for string quartet, then one cannot deny that I have learned this directly from Mozart. And I am proud of it!” ~ Arnold Schoenberg

Two very "hot" items this week. First, the complete string quartets of the 2nd Viennese School over 3 evenings. UBC Music hosts on Wednesday night February 20. Competitions are the other thing sizzling with many UBC folk winning or making it to high level competition rounds. Read on. . .

Feb 19 - 21
The Quartet According to the 2nd Viennese School
The Complete string quartet repertoire by Schoenberg, Berg and Webern over 3 evenings
performed by the Lafayette String Quartet and Molinari String Quartet

Concert 1
Feb 19 - Music on Main
Schoenberg: Quartet in D Major (LSQ)
Webern: Langsamer Satz (LSQ)
Schoenberg: Quartet No. 4 (QM)
Berg: Op. 3 (LSQ)
8:00 pm, Cellar Restaurant & Jazz Club
Presented by Music on Main

Concert 2
Feb 20 - UBC School of Music
Schoenberg: Quartet No. 1 (QM)
Webern: Op. 5 (QM)
Webern: 6 Bagatelles (QM)
Schoenberg: Quartet No. 2, (LSQ) with soprano, Ingrid Attrot
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Road, UBC
Presented by the UBC School of Music
FREE for UBC Music Students with your WNH pass sticker

Concert 3
Feb 21 - Vancouver Academy of Music
Webern: Rondo (LSQ)
Webern: Op. 28 (QM)
Webern Quartet , 1905 (LSQ)
Schoenberg: Quartet No. 3 (QM)
Berg: Lyric Suite (QM)
8:00 pm, Koerner Recital Hall, Vancouver Academy of Music
Presented by the Vancouver Academy of Music

For more information about the tour  www.music.ubc.ca/newsroom/press-releases.html

Tickets: $25 Adults | $10 Seniors & Students at the door
Series pass for $65 and adult single tickets available online at www.musiconmain.ca or www.ticketstonight.ca/

Mon Feb 25
UBC Composers’ Concerts
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

On the Horizon . . .

Mar 2 & 3
Knigge Piano Competition
March 2 - Final Round of the Competition, 9:00am - 5:45pm
March 3 - Winners Concert, 2:00 pm
All events at Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Road

KUDOS. . .
UBC Music DMA candidate Michael Park wins Gold Medal for his opera Diagnosis: Diabetes in Opera Category at the Boston Metro Opera’s Boston Contempo Festival International Composers Competition 2013. Michael Park also won the Opera - Festival Award.   UBC DMA candidate Glenn James received an Honourable Mention in the Opera Category; Daniel Marshall, a current UBC MMus student, won an Art Song - Festival Award; and UBC Alumnus Lloyd Burritt  received several Art Song - Special Awards. Works by winners will be performed by the Boston Metro Opera in May or later. 

Nicole Linaksita, a UBC Music student (pursuing a double major in music and computer science) is one of six pianists announced as semi-finalists in the 2013 Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition. The competition will happen in may with first prize including $10,000 and a nation wide tour.  Other finalists include UBC Music alumna Madeline Hildebrand (MMus'12), a 2010 Knigge Piano Competition prize-winner Everett Hopfner and Pierre-André Doucet, a finalist in the 2013 Knigge Piano Competition being held at UBC next week (March 2 & 3). More info at e-gre.ca

Hussein Janmohamed , current choral conducting MMus student featured in the Ubyssey Newspaper  (http://ubyssey.ca/)

The UBC Symphony Orchestra was voted #2 in the Classical Music Ensemble category (East Side and Downtown areas) in the Vancouver Courier's Stars of Vancouver. FYI - the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra was #1.

Beyond the Gates. . .

Sun Feb 24
Christie Reside, flute soloist* with the Vancouver Symphony
Alfredo Santa Ana  (UBC MMus’05, DMA’10) : Through the Burrow
Michael Finnissy: Obrecht Motetten I
Vincent Ho: Remnants of a Glass Cathedral
James Maxwell: Vovere*
Harrison Birtwistle:Tragoedia
8:00 pm, Orpheum Annex

 

Feb 12, 2013

“Separation
Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle.
Everything I do is stitched with its color.”
~ W.S. Merwin, winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry author of collection Shadow of Sirius

Many special musical treats for you this week from UBC Music. With Reading Week next week, there is no need to separate from us  - there will be a special concert Wednesday evening. Read on. . .

Wed Feb 13
Wednesday Noon Hours - Corey Hamm piano
Premieres
Keith Hamel: Touch (piano and electronics) with Keith Hamel, electronics
Dorothy Chang: Five
Scott Godin: Cadenza
Jordon Nobles: Idée fixe
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door

Thu Feb 14
University Singers & UBC Choral Union
SINGET DEM HERRN
Special Guests: Burnaby Central Choirs. Carrie Taylor, Conductor.
Bach: Singet dem Herrn
Pärt: Nunc Dimitiss
Brahms: Sehnsucht
Lauridsen: Ave Maria
8:00 pm, Chan Centre 
FREE

Fri Feb 15
Artist Talk with Pablo Ziegler
Linda Lee Thomas moderator
Pablo Ziegler, the pre-eminent living member of Astor Piazzolla’s groundbreaking ensemble gives a captivating talk, where he will discuss his musical career and years spent working with legendary composer Ástor Piazzolla.
The talk will be moderated by celebrated pianist and tango musician Linda Lee Thomas.
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall, Music Building, 6361 Memorial Road
Presented by The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in partnership with the UBC School of Music
FREE

Fri Feb 15
Symphonic Wind Ensemble and UBC Concert Winds - Shadow of Sirius
Christie Reside flute soloist*
Colouristic night and day music by
Bryant, Chance, Whitacre, Lauridsen and Mackey
Feature work Puckett: Shadow of Sirius*
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
FREE

Sat Feb 16
Fanfares at the Chan Centre
Trombone quartet entitled Fantango by Adam Hill
performed by: Kevin Lin, Brian Weingartner, Lucas O'Fee, Sam Kaplan.
Two performances 7:30 and 7:45.
This fanfare is performed before the Chan Centre presentation of the Pablo Ziegler Quartet with Regina Carter
The Pablo Ziegler Quartet with Regina Carter perform in "Tango Meets Jazz"
at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday February 16, 2013
For info on the Pablo Ziegler Quartet and Regina Carter please visit:
www.chancentre.com/whats-on/pablo-ziegler-quartet-regina-carter-tango-meets-jazz

On the Horizon. . .

Feb 19 - 21
The Quartet According to the Second Viennese School
The Complete String Quartets of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern over 3 evenings
Lafayette String Quartet and Molinari String Quartet
Full repertoire for each concert at
www.calendar.events.ubc.ca/s/4BL

Concert 1 Feb 19
Music on Main
8:00 pm, Cellar Restaurant & Jazz Club, 3611 W Broadway
Presented by Music on Main

Concert 2 Feb 20
UBC School of Music, 6361 Memorial Road
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Presented by the UBC  School of Music

Concert 3 Feb 21
Vancouver Academy of Music, 1270 Chestnut Street
8:00 pm, Koerner Recital Hall

Presented by the Vancouver Academy of Music
TIckets: $25 Adults | $10 Seniors & Students at the door | Series pass for $65
Series pass and adult single tickets available online at  www.musiconmain.ca or www.ticketstonight.ca/
Otherwise tickets available at the door
More info at www.music.ubc.ca/newsroom/press-releases.html

University Singers touring Spain during Reading Week
UBC University Singers, under the direction of Dr. Graeme Langager (Director of Choral Activities at the UBC School of Music) is thrilled to announce they have been invited to participate in a multi-concert tour in Spain this Spring to perform in the grand cathedrals of Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia. The University Singers will have the opportunity to sing for different audiences in locations that are rich in musical history - a profound learning experience. U Singers will also join a Music Conservatory in Valencia for a joint concert. The University Singers heads abroad on February 16th for a 10 day adventure!

Fri Mar 1
Piano Masterclass with Anton Nel
Jury member for the Knigge Piano Competition 2013
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, on the stage of the Chan Centre
please enter building from the back stage door
FREE

Feb 4, 2013

“We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.”
~ Lloyd Alexander (American author. 1924-2007) 

A number of interesting questions are being discussed in talks and in the music performed this week…

Tue Feb 5
Divisional Concert: Strings
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Tue Feb 5
UBC Music Graduate Colloquium Series - "Opera from a Distance"
Talk by Dr. Sherry Lee, a UBC graduate and Associate Professor of History and Culture at the University of Toronto
Theodor Adorno’s favourite seat in the opera house was, apparently, in the middle of the front row in the upper circle. An avid operagoer, he preferred this somewhat obscure location especially for its acoustic advantages for attentive listening, despite – or, rather, partly because of – the imperfect view it afforded of the faraway stage. According to Adorno, opera after Wagner had fallen into a kind of chasm somewhere between writing and representation, between score and stage. Yet in the score of Wagner's Parsifal, he located a demand for a unique art of listening, one that encompassed the auditory and the spatial, the sonic and the visual. In this paper's exploration of the function of operatic space, the dimly-lit region between score and stage, Wagner’s final music drama turns out to form a fine vantage point for contemplating opera at the edge of the abyss.
3:30 pm, Library Seminar Room, 4th floor of the Music Building, 6361 Memorial Road
FREE

Wed Feb 6
Wednesday Noon Hours - Ethos Collective           
Samantha Fu, flute
Alana Lopez, violin
Stefan Hintersteininger, cello
Christopher Morano, piano
Katie Rife, percussion
Timothy Van Cleave, percussion
Francois Houle: Ethos Studies
Daniel Brandes: somewhere and somewhen
improvisations
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door

Wed Feb 6
UBC Chamber Choir with conductors Sarit Aloni and Frank Lee
UBC Women’s Choir with conductors Peggy Hua and Hussein Janmohamed
The Chamber Choir and Women’s Choir, led by UBC’s Graduate Students in Choral Conducting under the supervision of Dr. Graeme Langager, Director of Choral Activities, present a varied program of choral music featuring a world Premiere by Matthew Emery, works by Schumann, folk songs around the world, and more!
7:30 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE

Fri Feb 8
UBC Music Graduate Colloquium Series – “Music, Place, People: Popular Music and the Collaborative Act”
Christine Fellows and John K. Samson, Writers-in-Residence UBC Creative Writing Program 2012-2013
Lecture and Roundtable discussion in the UBC Colloquium Series
In partnership with the UBC Creative Writing Program
3:15 – 5:30, Gessler Hall
FREE

Fri Feb 8
Christine Fellows, John K. Samson (of The Weakerthans), Rhea Tregebov and Steven Galloway
The UBC School of Music, in partnership with the UBC Creative Writing Program, present Winnipeg singer-songwriters Christine Fellows and John K. Samson in performance.
Christine Fellows and John K. Samson will be joined by poet Rhea Tregebov and novelist Steven Galloway, both UBC faculty members.
Works by all four creators will be featured in the concert.
In partnership with the UBC Creative Writing Program
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Tickets: $15 at the door (cash only)

Thur - Sun Feb 7 – 10
Poulenc:  Dialogues des Carmélites in French with English surtitles
UBC Opera Ensemble
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Judith Forst mezzo-soprano
Nancy Hermiston director
David Agler conductor
Thurs – Sat 7:30 pm, Chan Centre
Sun 2:00 pm, Chan Centre
Tickets: $35 Adults | $25 Seniors | $20 Students available from Ticketmaster or in person at the Chan Centre Ticket Office
Presented with Theatre UBC
Supported by the Chan Endowment Fund at the University of British Columbia

Feb 7 – Mar 25
“Beyond the Screen” disability and the Arts” - a series of events exploring barriers in music and the arts.
In many orchestras and ensembles, musicians audition from behind a screen to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender, race, or disability. How do prejudices about disabled musicians affect their reception and chances for success? How can we re-imagine the teaching of music in ways that account for different approaches to learning and performance?   What are the responsibilities of the university when it comes to students with different learning needs? Events include including film, debate, lecture/concert, workshop, roundtable conversation with the signature event being a piano recital by Nobuyuki Tsujii (presented in cooperation with the UBC School of Music. Co-sponsored by UBC Access and Diversity).
stjohns.ubc.ca/2013/01/disability-and-the-arts/

Sun Mar 10
Beyond the Screen: disAbility and the Arts – signature event: Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano recital
works by Chopin and Debussy
Blind since birth, Nobuyuki Tsujii was joint Gold Medal winner at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.  An inspirational musician with a formidable technique and a natural gift for pianistic color, he has earned international recognition in recent years for the excitement of his live performances.
7:30 pm, Barnett Hall
Tickets: $20 | $15 for students
Tickets available online at stjohns.ubc.ca/2013/01/tsujii/ and at the door
Presented by St. John’s College in cooperation with the UBC School of Music. Co-sponsored by UBC Access and Diversity
This concert is part of “Beyond the Screen” disability and the Arts” a series of events (February 7 – March 25) exploring barriers in music and the arts.

Kudos! - The week that was. . .

John Roeder has been selected to receive a UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize (in the Business, Education, Arts & Humanities Senior Category)

Roydon Tse, a 4th year composition student, has works selected by three Canadian symphony orchestras
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Victoria Symphony have all selected works by Roydon for their emerging composer reading sessions happening this term.

The CD Vancouver Symphonique with the UBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jesse Read featuring many local Francophone musicians as soloists performing with the orchestra was nominated for a Prix RIDEAU/SIRUSXM INITIATIVE 2013 award.  The CD was a live recording of a concert at the Chan Centre December 10, 2011  UBC alumnus Alain Mayrand was the composer/orchestrator for the project.

Jan 29, 2013

“Beethoven tells you what it's like to be Beethoven and Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe.” ~ Douglas Adams  

The days are getting longer, so too the list of events presented to you from the UBC School of Music. Enjoy!. . .

Tue Jan 29
Divisional Concert: Keyboard
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
Free

Tue Jan 29
Rober Silverman – On Performing Beethoven
“The Passions that Drive Academic Life” a series sponsored by
Green College and the UBC Association of Professors Emeriti
5:00 pm, Green College Piano Lounge, UBC
Free

Wed Jan 30
Wednesday Noon Hours - Gamelan Gita Asmara with
Ni Putu Suci Pramesti, Ni Putu Widiantini dancers          
Justine Chambers choreographer and dancer
I Wayan Sudirana music director
Michael Tenzer Sphinx  (Premiere of work for gamelan and contemporary dancer)
I Wayan Lotring Sekar Gendot
plus traditional dances Wiranjaya and Legong Kuntul
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door 

Sat Feb 2
Performance Studio Concert - Piano students of Corey Hamm
Works by Chopin, Brahms, Beethoven, Liszt, Haydn, Ravel, Schumann, Vine, Lutoslawski, Uehara, Prokofiev, Debussy, Askin and Bashaw.
Performed by Emma Ruixuan Shi, Irene Setiawan, Chris Morano, Elliot Kam, Tiffany Chen, Alice Cai, Ryan Goetz, Natalia Lo, Nichole Linaksita, Vivian Sham, Lillian Liu, Grace Haeun Lee, Jinah Kim, Grace Yiying Lee, Yekaterina Utegenova, Sarah Tao
7:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Free

Sun Feb 3
UBC BrassFest! - A full day of concerts, workshops and masterclasses
UBC BrassFest! is designed for players of all ages and skill levels.
The day will feature guest artists Chase Sanborn (trumpet), Andrew Clark (horn), and Matthew Crozier (trombone),
as well as workshops by UBC faculty members Larry Knopp, Alan Matheson, Ben Kinsman, and Peder Maclellan;
performances by Touch of Brass, Little Mountain Brass Band (Jim Littleford, conductor), and the UBC Brass Ensembles
and Jazz Ensemble (Fred Stride director).
Brass Resource Centre featuring equipment and sheet music displays by our generous sponsors:
Long & McQuade, Northwest Musical Services, Tom Lee Music, Yamaha Canada Music, and more!
Visit the website to register and see the full workshop and concert schedule. www.music.ubc.ca/brassfest
 
Beyond the Gates. . . .

Fri Feb 1 
Out for Lunch at the Vancouver Art Gallery
The Ridge Piano Trio: David Gillham, violin, Tom Landschoot, cello and Chiharu Iinuma, piano
Mozart: Trio Bb major, K. 502; Brahms: Trio c minor, Op. 101
Presented by the Out for Lunch series at the Vancouver Art Gallery
12:10 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street
Free with gallery admission

Kudos . . .

2013 UBC Concerto Competition
Congratulation to everyone who performed in the UBC Concerto Competition Finals held Saturday January 26
WINNER: Michael Morimoto, soprano saxophone with his performance of Fantasia for soprano saxophone, three horns and strings by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
RUNNERS-UP (IN ORDER CHOSEN)
Irene Margarete Setiawan, piano and Eden Tremayne, soprano
Judges for the competition were:  Denise Ball, George Zukerman and Keiko Alexander

Jan 21, 2013

"Why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit is."
~ Will Rogers

Lots of great musical events from the UBC School of Music to take a chance on this week. Enjoy!. .

Tue Jan 22
Divisional Concert: Winds Brass & Percussion
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
Free

Wed Jan 23
Wednesday Noon Hours - Rudin Lengo, piano – Night Music
Winner of the 2012 Knigge Piano Competition
Liszt: Nuages gris, En Rêve (Nocturne) and Transcendental Etude No. 11 “Harmonie du soir”
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door (cash only)
 
Sat Jan 26
UBC Concerto Competition Finals
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE

Sun Jan 27
Opera Tea on the Stage - UBC Opera Ensemble
2:00 pm, Old Auditorium
Tickets: $20 | $15
Call to reserve (604) 822-6725

Beyond the Gates. . .

Fri Jan 25
Spotlight on UBC at the Vancouver Art Gallery - UBC Opera Ensemble
Nancy Hermiston, director and Richard Epp, piano
Preview highlights from their upcoming production of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites
Presented by the Out for Lunch series at the Vancouver Art Gallery
12:10 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street
Free with gallery admission

Jan 16, 2013

"Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wed Jan 16
Wednesday Noon Hours - Mark Fewer violin and John Novacek piano
Adaskin: Sonatine Baroque
Antheil: Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano
Novacek: Four Rags
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door

Fri Jan 18
Dodson Music Series - Goethe Readings
Music inspired by the writer, artist, and politician, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
12:00 noon, Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC
Free

Beyond the Gates. . . .

Sun Jan 20
Film and Music Collide - Turning Point Ensemble
Cinema Musica: Music and Film, A Live Conversation
Turning Point Ensemble present an innovative program of live musical performance and film including work by some of the leading experimental filmmakers of the past including Joris Ivens and Stan Brakhage.
Arnold Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene with the film Pursuit, Fear, Catastrophe:
Ruskin B.C. by one of Stan Douglas
Chris Hinton's synchronized animation for composer Michael Oesterle’s Chromo Concerto.
TWO performances: 2 pm matinee & 8 pm evening
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts at SFU Woodward’s
Part of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
pushfestival.ca

Jan 7, 2013

Arts have the power to challenge our thoughts and assumptions, to inspire, to connect us to each other, to make us better people.
Diane Loomer

A special week of honouring through music. The Wednesday Noon series returns next week with violinist Mark Fewer being featured.

Fri Jan 11
Diane Loomer – Celebration of Life
extracted from the Elektra website. . .http://www.elektra.ca/?articleID=37
A ’Celebration of Life’ will be held remembering and rejoicing in Diane’s remarkable sojourn here on earth. The format includes performances by her 3 latest choirs, Elektra, Chor Leoni and EnChor. There will also be chances for all of us to sing together. You are all invited to attend. Be sure to get there early as there are no reserved seats and it will likely be quite full.
7:30 pm, The Chan Centre (no advance tickets)

Wed Jan. 9 at 12:00 pm, Kwantlen College
Thu Jan. 10 at 1:00 pm, Douglas College
Corey Hamm, Chris Morano piano and Morris Palter, Daniel Tones percussion.
Bartok's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Lutoslawski's Paganini Variations.
Corey Hamm will also perform selected movements from Dorothy Chang's new piano work Five.
Details: www.kwantlen.ca & www.douglas.bc.ca/visitors/artsevents.html

NOTE event in Term 2 missing from Concert Calendar. . .

Mon Feb 25
UBC Composers’ Concerts
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Beyond the gates. . . 

Fri Jan 11
David Gillham, violin and Chiharu Iiunuma, piano
Violin sonatas of Mozart and Mendelssohn
Presented by the Out for Lunch series at the Vancouver Art Gallery
12:10 pm, Free with gallery admission

Sat Jan 13  
Concerts Cafe Classico series
Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet with the Arioso Quartet
Sir Arthur Bliss: Quintet
3 p.m. at Rose Gellert Hall, Langley School of Music

Sun Jan 13
Dal Richards at 95!
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with guests Dal Richards and his band plus the UBC Opera Ensemble, Corey Hamm piano and Sara Buechner piano.
An evening of light classics and swingin’ big band standards.
4:00 pm, Orpheum Theatre
Ticket info: www.vancouversymphony.ca/concert/12SPEC05/

Dec. 14, 2012

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” Dame Edith Sitwell   

Wishing you all the best for the festive season with friends and family. Following are a couple of musical gems for this time of wrapping up one year and welcoming the next. . .

Dec 13 – 23
UBC Opera Ensemble and EnChor - VSO Traditional Christmas Concerts
From December 13th through the 23rd, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra travels throughout the Lower Mainland spreading Holiday cheer with their Traditional Christmas concerts. conductor Gordon Gerrard, and host Christopher Gaze.
Concerts take place at St. Andrew's-Wesley Church in downtown Vancouver starting Thursday, December 13th, and travel to the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey; Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver; Kay Meek Theatre in West Vancouver; Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby; South Delta Baptist Church; and the ACT Maple Ridge.
Please note that the following performances are SOLD OUT: Kay Meek Theatre, West Vancouver: 4pm and 7pm, Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey: 4pm (tickets still available for the 7:30pm performance)
Tickets: www.vancouversymphony.ca

Wed Jan 2
Winterreise – Winter Journey
Immerse yourself in Schubert’s monumental song cycle performed by UBC Music alumni Colin Balzer, tenor and Erika Switzer, piano with commentary by Dr. Richard Kurth
7:30 pm, Barnett Hall
Tickets $20  brownpapertickets.com
Presented by the Vancouver International Song Institute

NOTE event in Term 2 missing from  Concert Calendar. . .
Mon Feb 25
UBC Composers’ Concerts
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Dec. 3, 2012

"What comes from the heart, goes to the heart." Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Classes are done for the first term, students are preparing for exams and we have a couple more concerts for you as the holiday season comes into full swing.
Wishing you all a wonderful festive season of music, peace, joy and sharing of hearts.

Mon Dec 3
Early Music Ensembles
Music by Byrd, Monteverdi, Schütz, Purcell and Biber
Voices and historical instruments
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE

Tue Dec 4
Early Music Ensembles
Music by Byrd, Monteverdi, Schütz, Purcell and Biber
Voices and historical instruments
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Beyond the Gates. . .

Dec 13 – 22
UBC Opera Ensemble and EnChor - VSO Traditional Christmas Concerts
From December 13th through the 23rd, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra travels throughout the Lower Mainland spreading Holiday cheer with their Traditional Christmas concerts. conductor Gordon Gerrard, and host Christopher Gaze.
Concerts take place at St. Andrew's-Wesley Church in downtown Vancouver starting Thursday, December 13th, and travel to the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey; Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver; Kay Meek Theatre in West Vancouver; Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby; South Delta Baptist Church; and the ACT Maple Ridge.
Please note that the following performances are SOLD OUT: Kay Meek Theatre, West Vancouver: 4pm and 7pm, Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey: 4pm (tickets still available for the 7:30pm performance)
Tickets: www.vancouversymphony.ca
 
 

Nov.26, 2012

 

"When you listen, it's amazing what you can learn. When you act on what you've learned, it's amazing what you can change. - Audrey McLaughlin (former Canadian MP who has since travelled to Kosovo to help women there to run in the country's first democratic election)  

Many concerts on the stages of UBC Music this week for you to listen to and explore. Enjoy! . . 

 
Tue Nov 27
UBC Brass Ensembles in Concert
1:15 pm, Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Free Admission

Tue Nov 27
Laptop Orchestra: SUBCLASS
Synthetic sound controlled by 
a variety of sensors in live performance
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
Free

Wed Nov 28
Wednesday Noon Hours - Bellows and Brass Trio - Murderous Little World
Guy Few voice, trumpet and piano, Joseph Petric voice and accordion, Eric Vailancourt voice and trombone.
Poems from Men in the Off Hours by Ann Carson
Linda Bouchard music and concept
Keith Turnbull director
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door
 
Wed Nov 28
Sackbut Masterclass with Greg Ingles
San Francisco Sackbut player Greg Ingles is presenting a coaching of the UBC Sackbut quartet that has an open invitation to those interested.
1:00 - 3:00pm, Room 113.
Co-Presented by UBC and Early Music Vancouver
FREE

Wed Nov 28
Electroacoustic Music
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE

Thur Nov 29
UBC Jazz Ensemble I with James Danderfer clarinet soloist
Featuring The Jelly Roll Suite and music associated with jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw.
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Fri Nov 30
Contemporary Players
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

Sat Dec 1
University Singers, UBC Choral Union, UBC Symphony Orchestra -
MAGNIFICAT
Chatman Magnificat
Mozart  Mass in c minor, 'The Great'
Jonathan Girard & Graeme Langager conductors
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
$27 Adults | $20 Seniors | $15 Students  

Mon Dec 3
Early Music Ensembles
Music by Byrd, Monteverdi, Schütz, and Biber
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
FREE

Tue Dec 4
Early Music Ensembles
Music by Byrd, Monteverdi, Schütz, and Biber
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
FREE

 
Beyond the Gates. . .

Sun Dec 2
Vancouver Oratorio Society 2012 Christmas Concert
VOS Chorus & Orchestra
The Magnificent Child
Bach Magnificat; Handel Messiah (excerpts), Chatman Christmas Joy
Jane Long soprano, Bahareh Poureslami soprano, Evanna Chiew alto
Haitham Haidar tenor, William Liu bass
Kemuel Wong conductor, Ay-Laung Wang Organ
7:30pm, Fraserview MB Church, 11295 Mellis Drive, Richmond
Admission by donation
www.voschorus.ca or 604.200.0867

 

Nov.5, 2012

"Isn’t it amazing that we musicians can produce a united Europe or more… even a united world. Why can’t the politicians?"
~ Sir Georg Solti founder of the The World Orchestra for Peace

Music of wartime, remembrance, and peace; a concert from our united UBC Symphony Orchestra; and more this week.

Tue Nov 6
Divisional Concert: Keyboard
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
Free admission
 
Wed Nov 7
Wednesday Noon Hours
Touch of Brass Tentet – Brass Originals
Festfanfare (2001), Norbert Ziegler
AKROBRASSTICS (World Premiere 2012), Fred Stride
Triolet for Brass (1984), André Previn
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
$5 at the door. (cash only)

Wed Nov 7
UBC Chamber Choir
UBC Women’s Choir
Schubert Mass in G (excerpts)
Pergolesi Stabat Mater (excerpts)
7:30 pm, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
Free admission
 
Thu Nov 8
Jazz Ensemble II
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
Free admission
 
Fri Nov 9
Dodson Music Series
“The larks, still bravely singing, fly”
Music of wartime, remembrance, and peace.
12:00 noon, Dodson Room
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC Campus
Free admission
 
Fri Nov 9
Reflections on From Water to Ice: mirroring physical process in music
Talk by composer and physicist Aaron Hryciw who will give a talk describing the physical ideas used to guide his original composition.
His work From Water to Ice is performed by the Borealis String Quartet.
12:00pm – 12:45pm, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
Free admission
 
Fri Nov 9
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Girard conductor
Bach arr. Stokowski Toccata & Fugue in  D minor
Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1
Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
Tickets: Free

Beyond the Gates

Tuesday, November 6
a month of tuesdays
Jane Coop & the Russian Connection
Jane Coop, piano; Nikolai Maloff, piano & Sergei Saratovsky, piano
Hear Jane Coop, one of Canada's leading pianists, when she shares the
stage with Sergei Saratovsky and Nikolai Maloff in performances of
Shchedrin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Lyapunov and more.
Cellar Restaurant & Jazz Club, 3611 West Broadway
Door opens at 6:30 pm
$25. Buy tickets online at Tickets Tonight. For phone orders, call us at 604.879.9888
New! $10 student rush tickets available at the door for concerts that are not sold-out


Tuesday, November 6 (NEW DATE)
N O R T H E R N   V I S I O N S
Standing Wave Ensemble
The North, “that incredible tapestry of tundra and taiga country,” as
Glenn Gould called it, holds a special fascination for many artists,
composers, and musicians. On October 11, 2012, join Standing Wave,
Vancouver’s intrepid new music sextet, on a circumpolar
 expedition through a vast, echoing landscape of music inspired by the
physical and metaphorical aspects of the North.

Christie Reside, flute • A-K Coope clarinet • Rebecca Whitling violin
• Peggy Lee cello • Allen Stiles piano • Vern Griffiths percussion •
with Isabelle Roland viola
8pm | The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver
$22.00 general / $17.00 students & seniors
Tickets through The Cultch box office • tickets.thecultch.com • 604.251.1363
For more info visit www.standingwave.ca or call 604.683.8240

November 14 & 15
Turning Point Ensemble
Barbara Pentland's THE LAKE: The Live Premiere of a Unique and Compelling Canadian Chamber Opera
1873:  ON A STRANGELY STORMY DAY, Susan Allison peers out over Lake Okanagan, anxiously searching the waters for the boat which her husband, John, and their Métis guide, Johnny MacDougall, have taken to deliver flour for grinding at the grist mill in Okanagan Mission.  As the winds whip the trees and waves, and her aboriginal child-nurse, Marie, urges her to come indoors, Susan spies a long, undulating figure in the water, “like a huge tree trunk …. moving fast.”  Is it N’ha-a-itk, the fearful monster of the Lake?  And what has become of John and MacDougall?

Astrolabe Musik Theatre is proud to collaborate with the Turning Point Ensemble in celebrating outstanding Canadian composer Barbara Pentland’s centenary with a live, professional premiere (60 years after its composition) of her 1952 one-act opera The Lake, with libretto by trailblazing Canadian poet Dorothy Livesay.  Performed in a semi-staged version, The Lake is directed by James Fagan Tait, conducted by Owen Underhill, and features soprano Heather Pawsey as Susan Allison; bass-baritone Angus Bell as John Allison; mezzo-soprano Barbara Towell as Marie; and tenor John Arsenault as Johnny MacDougall.

Rounding out the program is music by one of Pentland’s teachers, Aaron Copland.  Two of his early chamber works – Sextet for clarinet, piano and string quartet (1937) and Vitebsk (Study on a Jewish Theme – 1929) are paired with the premiere of a new sextet, Ascendant, dedicated to the memory of Aaron Copland by New York composer and Grammy-nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas.

8:00 p.m.
Telus Studio Theatre, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
University of British Columbia, 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, BC
Tickets:  $35 Adult, $33 Senior, $10 Student:
Click here for tickets:   turningpointensemble.ca/tickets-20122013/

November 16 & 17
Opera Mariposa
Mozart's Impresario
William Liu, baritone
7:30pm, Marpole United Church
Tickets are $24/$18.
www.operamariposa.com


Saturday, November 24
Boulez Contra Cage
8pm, Western Front, 303 East 8th Avenue
Adapted by Vancouver playwright David Bloom from the published correspondence, writings and public statements of Pierre Boulez and John Cage, Boulez Contra Cage dramatizes their relationship – the friendship, conflict and schism of two major Queer composers who embody the polar opposites of post-war musical thought: the resolute structure of Serialism, and the radical spontaneity of Indeterminacy. The drama features actors David Bloom and Simon Webb, flute/piano duo Tiresias comprised of Mark McGregor and Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and projections by Michael Sider.

Advance Tickets: $12 General / $10 Students & WF Members
Door Tickets: $15 General / $12 Students & WF Members
www.front.bc.ca

Oct.30, 2012

Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.”
~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wed Oct 31
Wednesday Noon Hours
Ad Mare Wind Quintet
As If I Had Wings
Colin MacDonald Virus = Very Yes
Christopher Kovarik Wind Quintet No. 3

Leila Lustig “as if i had wings"

12:00 noon, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
$5 at the door (cash only)

Nov 1 - 4
Thurs- Sun
Mozart Cosi fan tutte
In Italian with English surtitles
David Spencer Memorial Production
UBC Opera Ensemble
Vancouver Opera Orchestra
Nancy Hermiston director
Norbert Baxa conductor
Thurs – Sat 7:30 pm, Old Auditorium
Sun 2:00 pm, Old Auditorium
$35 Adults | $25 Seniors | $20 Students
Supported by the David Spencer Endowment Fund at UBC

Sun Nov 4

Guitar Masterclass with Thomas Viloteau

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
Free

Mon Nov 5

Piano masterclass with Angela Cheng, guest artist with the Vancouver Symphony
11:00 am – 1:00 pm, 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.
Free

Tue Nov 6
Brass Masterclass with Brandon Ridenour
Of the Canadian Brass
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 113, UBC Music Building
Free

On the horizon

Wed Nov 7
Wednesday Noon Hours
Touch of Brass Tentet – Brass Originals
Norbert Ziegler Festfanfare                           
André Previn Triolet for Brass
and AKROBRASSTICS a world premiere from Fred Stride!
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
$5 at the door (cash only)

 
Wed Nov 7
UBC Chamber Choir
UBC Women’s Choir
Schubert Mass in G (excerpts)
Pergolesi Stabat Mater (excerpts)
7:30 pm, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
Free

Fri Nov 9
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Girard conductor
Bach arr. Stokowski
Toccata & Fugue in  D minor
Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1
Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
Tickets: Free


Beyond the Gates

Tuesday, November 6, 2012
a month of tuesdays
Jane Coop & the Russian Connection
Jane Coop, piano; Nikolai Maloff, piano & Sergei Saratovsky, piano
Hear Jane Coop, one of Canada's leading pianists, when she shares the
stage with Sergei Saratovsky and Nikolai Maloff in performances of
Shchedrin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Lyapunov and more.

Cellar Restaurant & Jazz Club, 3611 West Broadway
Door opens at 6:30 pm
Come for a drink or a meal! All ages welcome. Music starts around 8:00 pm
Order your tickets in advance and receive complimentary reserved seating
$25. Buy tickets online at Tickets Tonight.
For phone orders, call us at 604.879.9888

Tuesday, November 6 (NEW DATE)
N O R T H E R N   V I S I O N S
Standing Wave Ensemble
The North, “that incredible tapestry of tundra and taiga country,” as
Glenn Gould called it, holds a special fascination for many artists,
composers, and musicians. On October 11, 2012, join Standing Wave,
Vancouver’s intrepid new music sextet, on a circumpolar
 expedition through a vast, echoing landscape of music inspired by the
physical and metaphorical aspects of the North.

Christie Reside, flute • A-K Coope clarinet • Rebecca Whitling violin
• Peggy Lee cello • Allen Stiles piano • Vern Griffiths percussion •
with Isabelle Roland viola
8pm | The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver
$22.00 general / $17.00 students & seniors
Tickets through The Cultch box office • tickets.thecultch.com • 604.251.1363
For more info visit www.standingwave.ca or call 604.683.8240

 

Oct.16, 2012

At the root of all power and motion, there is music and rhythm, the play of patterned frequencies against the matrix of time, Before we make music, music makes us. - George Leonard

Many different rhythms and frequencies to pick from this week, from Hindustani classical to Choral music to Electroacoustic!

Tue Oct 16
Divisional Concert: Keyboard
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
Admission is free
 
Wed Oct 17
Wednesday Noon Hours
Mohamed Assani sitar
Cassius Khan tabla
Hindustani classical music of Northern India & Pakistan: classical and folk works including improvised elements
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
$5 at the door (at the door)
 
Thu Oct 18
Jazz Ensemble I
Fred Stride director
Works by Carter, Fisher, Goodwin, Ellington and more.
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
Admission is free.
 
Fri Oct 19
University Singers
UBC Choral Union
Phoenix
Handel Coronation Anthem No. 3
Willan Three Motets
Matsushita Jubilate Deo
Gjeilo Phoenix
Tormis Kaksipühendus
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
Tickets: Free

Sat Oct 20
The Further Series: Electroacoustic Concert
Works by Baker, Samandari, Truax, Ritter, more.
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
Tickets: Adults $20 | Students/Seniors $10
Co-presentation with Vancouver Pro-Musica
 
Sun Oct 21
A Pentland Celebration
Jane Hayes & Edison Quintana pianos
Borealis String Quartet
David Brown double bass
Pentland Two Piano Sonata
Pentland Piano Quintet
3:00 pm, Barnett Hall, UBC Music Building
Admission is by donation to the Canadian Music Centre (CMC)
Part of CMC BC Barbara Pentland Festival. Co-presentation with Canadian Music Centre


Beyond the Gates

Mon Oct 15 & Tue Oct 16
Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire @ 100
You know Edvard Munch’s Expressionist masterpiece The Scream?  Well, Arnold Schoenberg’sPierrot Lunaire shows us what Expressionism sounds like.
100 years to the day that Pierrot Lunaire premiered, Music on Main produces a cabaret that shines a light on the masterpiece that changed the course of vocal music forever.
• Robyn Driedger-Klassen (soprano) as Pierrot
The Music on Main All-Star Band: Mark McGregor (flute), Cris Inguanti (clarinet), David Gillham (violin), Marcus Takizawa (viola), Ariel Barnes (cello), Corey Hamm (piano) • Carol Sawyer (vocalist) & Lisa Cay Miller (piano).
Presented with Western Front New Music.
8:00 pm Western Front, 303 E 8th Ave, Vancouver
Single Tickets: $35 ($15 for students)
Buy tickets online. at Tickets Tonight.
For phone orders, call us at 604.879.9888
musiconmain.ca

Fri Oct 19
Out for Lunch
Jane Long soprano & Ray Nurse lute
Songs and Dances of the Tudor Court and Shakespeare's Theatre
12:10 - 1:00 pm | Vancouver Art Gallery
Free with Vancouver Art Gallery admission

 

 

Oct. 9, 2012

It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life. 
~ P.D. James

Many events to celebrate our beautiful fall weather with this week! Paganini and Piazzola this Wednesday in Barnett Hall, British Favourites this Thursday and Friday at the Chan Centre and more.

Tue Oct 9
Instrumentalist Masterclass with Rob Weir
The Athletic Instrumentalist: Play better, feel better and live longer!
A special masterclass related to the ergonomics and health of the performing musician.
Rob Weir brings his experience and observations to this unique interactive “masterclass” to benefit all musicians.
7pm, Barnett Hall, Free

Wed Oct 10
Wednesday Noon Hours
Rob Weir bassoon, David Gillham violin,
Chiharu Iinuma piano                       
Elgar Romance
Paganini Duo (arr.) for violin and bassoon
Saint Saëns Sonata Op. 168 for basoon and piano
Piazzola Estacionas Portenas (arr.) for violin, bassoon and piano
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall, $5 at the door
Free for UBC Music Faculty and UBC Music students with concert sticker pass!
 
Wed Oct 10
Voice masterclass with Kevin Deas, guest artist with the Vancouver Symphony
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Old Auditorium
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, Free
 
Thu Oct 11
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble
British Favourites
Arnold, Holst, Hesketh, Sparke & Grainger
12:00 noon, Chan Centre, Free
 
Fri Oct 12
Dodson Music Series
From Dunstable to Dowland:
Renaissance songs from England and mainland Europe
12:00 noon, Dodson Room
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Free
 
Fri Oct 12
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble
UBC Concert  Winds
British Favourites
Arnold, Holst, Hesketh, Sparke, Grainger,
Boysen and Bourgeois
8:00 pm, Chan Centre, Free
Link to webcast: www.music.ubc.ca/webcasts


Beyond the Gates...

Thu Oct 11 - Has been resceduled. New date November 6
N O R T H E R N   V I S I O N S
Standing Wave Ensemble

The North, “that incredible tapestry of tundra and taiga country,” as Glenn Gould called it, holds a special fascination for many artists, composers, and musicians. On October 11, 2012, join Standing Wave, Vancouver’s intrepid new music sextet, on a circumpolar expedition through a vast, echoing landscape of music inspired by the physical and metaphorical aspects of the North.

Christie Reside, flute • A-K Coope clarinet • Rebecca Whitling violin • Peggy Lee cello • Allen Stiles piano • Vern Griffiths percussion • with Isabelle Roland viola
 
8pm | The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver
$22.00 general / $17.00 students & seniors
Tickets through The Cultch box office • tickets.thecultch.com • 604.251.1363
For more info visit www.standingwave.ca or call 604.683.8240

Fri Oct 12
Out for Lunch
Strings Attached
Vancouver Chamber Players
Peter Lang violin; Gene Ramsbottom clarinet; Richard Epp piano
Trios of Menotti; Milhaud and Arutiunian
12:10 - 1:00 pm | Vancouver Art Gallery
Free with Vancouver Art Gallery admission
 
Sat Oct 13
Victoria Symphony

Daniel Bolshoy guitar
Acclaimed guitarist Daniel Bolshoy makes his Symphony debut – playing not one but two concertos; the famous Rodrigo Concerto, and the sizzling Concierto de “Dance Hits”. He also solos in the beloved “Bachianas brasilieras No. 5”. With music from Spain and Brazil featuring the hottest classical guitarist around, the evening will be spicy!
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 (for guitar and strings)

Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
 with the Victoria Symphony, conducted by Maestra Tania Miller


8:00 pm | Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC
Tickets and details: www.victoriasymphony.ca
 
Mon Oct 15
Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire @ 100
Presented with Western Front New Music.

You know Edvard Munch’s Expressionist masterpiece The Scream?  Well, Arnold Schoenberg’sPierrot Lunaire shows us what Expressionism sounds like.
100 years to the day that Pierrot Lunaire premiered, Music on Main produces a cabaret that shines a light on the masterpiece that changed the course of vocal music forever.
Singer, visual artist and improviser Carol Sawyer joins composer/pianist Lisa Cay Miller for a seriously fun journey from 1910s Berlin Cabaret song through to today’s craziest vocal sounds.  Then after drinks and intermission, Robyn Driedger-Klassen takes on the role of Pierrot, tapping into the internal psychodrama of ever-changing, turbulent times.
 
• Robyn Driedger-Klassen (soprano) as Pierrot

The Music on Main All-Star Band
Mark McGregor (flute), Cris Inguanti (clarinet), David Gillham (violin), Marcus Takizawa (viola), Ariel Barnes (cello), Corey Hamm (piano)
• Carol Sawyer (vocalist) & Lisa Cay Miller (piano).

Western Front, 303 E 8th Ave, Vancouver
Bar opens at 8:00 pm
Concert starts at 9:00 pm
All ages welcome
Single Tickets: $35 ($15 for students)
Buy tickets online. at Tickets Tonight.
For phone orders, call us at 604.879.9888
musiconmain.ca

 

 

Oct. 1, 2012

Real music is always revolutionary, for it cements the ranks of the people; it arouses them and leads them onward.
 ~ Dmitri Shostakovich

The UBC Symphony Orchestra perform Festive Overture, Op. 96 by the great Russian composer and two new faculty members make their debut this week!

Tue Oct 2
Divisional Concert: Guitar/Strings
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
Free
 
Wed Oct 3
Wednesday Noon Hours
Mark Anderson piano
NEW faculty member!
Beethoven Sonata in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”
plus works by Hans von Bülow
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door (cash only)

Thu Oct 4
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Girard conductor
NEW faculty member!
Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op. 96
Lutosławski Jeux vénitiens
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 in E minor
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
Tickets: Free and available at the Chan Centre box office at 12:00 noon on performance day.

Sun Oct 7
Opera Tea in the Garden
UBC Opera Ensemble
2:00 pm, UBC Botanical Garden
Tickets: $20 Adults | $15 Students & Seniors
Call 604.822.6725 to reserve.

Beyond the gates...

Thu Oct 11
N O R T H E R N   V I S I O N S
Standing Wave Ensemble

The North, “that incredible tapestry of tundra and taiga country,” as Glenn Gould called it, holds a special fascination for many artists, composers, and musicians. On October 11, 2012, join Standing Wave, Vancouver’s intrepid new music sextet, on a circumpolar expedition through a vast, echoing landscape of music inspired by the physical and metaphorical aspects of the North.

Christie Reside, flute • A-K Coope clarinet • Rebecca Whitling violin • Peggy Lee cello • Allen Stiles piano • Vern Griffiths percussion • with Isabelle Roland viola
 
8pm | The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver
$22.00 general / $17.00 students & seniors
Tickets through The Cultch box office • tickets.thecultch.com • 604.251.1363
For more info visit www.standingwave.ca or call 604.683.8240

Sat Oct 13
Victoria Symphony

Daniel Bolshoy guitar

Acclaimed guitarist Daniel Bolshoy makes his Symphony debut – playing not one but two concertos; the famous Rodrigo Concerto, and the sizzling Concierto de “Dance Hits”. He also solos in the beloved “Bachianas brasilieras No. 5”. With music from Spain and Brazil featuring the hottest classical guitarist around, the evening will be spicy!

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 (for guitar and strings)

Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
 with the Victoria Symphony, conducted by Maestra Tania Miller



8:00 pm | Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC
Tickets and details: www.victoriasymphony.ca

 

 

Sep. 24, 2012

I try to decorate my imagination as much as I can.
~ Franz Schubert

A Schubert Octet this week and new faculty perform and conduct in the next!

Tue Sept 25
Divisional Concert: Keyboard
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
Free

Wed Sept 26
Wednesday Noon Hours
Schubert Octet in F major, D. 803
Performed by an ensemble of School of Music faculty members.
David Gillham violin; Nancy DiNovo, violin
Neil Miskey viola; Janet Steinberg cello; Ken Freidman bass
Cris Inguanti clarinet; Jesse Read bassoon; Richard Mingus horn
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door (cash only)

On the Horizon. . .

Wed Oct 3
Wednesday Noon Hours
Mark Anderson piano
NEW faculty member!
Beethoven Sonata in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”
plus works by Hans von Bülow
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door (cash only)

Thu Oct 4
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Girard conductor
NEW faculty member!
Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op. 96
Lutosławski Jeux vénitiens
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 in E minor
8:00 pm, Chan Centre
Tickets free and available at Chan Centre box office on performance day.

Beyond the Gates...

Sep 27 - 30
music on main
modulus festival
For four days, the Modulus Festival lets you connect with leading musicians and composers in intimate, fun settings filled with great music.

Meet Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre), LA’s Calder Quartet, and many of Vancouver’s most exciting and engaging musicians. You’ll discover Michael Gordon’s Clouded Yellow, Olivier Messiaen’s Visions de L’Amen, and Richard Reed Parry’s Drones/Revelationsalongside a string quartet by Felix Mendelssohn, world premieres from the UK’s Michael Finnissy and Vancouver’s Jocelyn Morlock, music by Kaija Saariaho, and lots more.

Heritage Hall & The Roundhouse
Each concert is $35 (Students $15) at Tickets Tonight
www.musiconmain.ca

Fri Sep 28
OUT for LUNCH
Strings Attached, Spotlight on UBC
VanGogh - Passages, the movie and the music
Richard Johnson, producer and narrator, additional commentary by Sherry Stewart
12 noon | Vancouver Art Gallery
Free with Vancouver Art Gallery admission. Seating is limited.
This concert series is presented and co-sponsored by Gene Ramsbottom
Arioso Strings/Ian Hampton, UBC School of Music and the Vancouver Art Gallery

Sep. 17, 2012

The modern composer builds his works on the basis of truth.
~ Claudia Monteverdi

A composition seminar and roundtable, a new work by Jocelyn Morlock, a Kaija Saariaho celebration a chance to have your voice heard, and more this week!

Tue Sept 18
Music Library Town Hall - Have your voice heard!
There is a plan to move the Music Library from its current location on the fourth floor of the Music Building to the Barber Learning Centre. Leonora Crema, Associate University Librarian, and Melody Burton, Deputy University Librarian, will be in attendance to summarize the plan and there will be an open question period.
Bring your questions and concerns!
12:00 noon | Barnett Hall
All Music Students are invited to attend!

Music Library Matters
Can't make it to the Town Hall?  We are seeking responses from throughout the Music community and posting them on our website (www.music.ubc.ca/music.library.matters). If you would like your comments posted, please send them to: music.library.matters@ubc.ca.

Wed Sept 19
Wednesday Noon Hours
Fringe Percussion with guest Bob Becker percussion
Jocelyn Morlock new work TBA
John Cage Third Construction
Steve Reich Music for Pieces of Wood
Bob Becker Mudra
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door (cash only)
Free with UBC Music Student sticker pass!

The Nu:BC Collective celebrates
Kaija Saariaho at 60 with a roundtable discussion and concert!

Fri Sep 21
CMC on Davie Street.
Composer roundtable discussion with Dorothy Chang, Jocelyn Morlock, Jennifer Butler,
Emily Doolittle, Carla Huhtanen.
Moderated by David Gordon Duke. Reception to follow
1:00 pm | Canadian Music Centre, 837 Davie Street
Free. Open to the public.

Fri Sept 21
The Nu:BC Collective
Living Sounds
Celebrating Kaija Saariaho at 60
Paolo Bortolussi flute, Eric Wilson cello and
Corey Hamm piano with Keith Hamel electronics,
Carla Huhtanen soprano, Adrian Verdejo guitar
Works by Saariaho, Sokolovic, Morlock, Doolittle and Butler
World premiere of work for new solo piano by Dorothy Chang
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
$20 Adults | $10 Students at the door (cash only)


Beyond the Gates...

Thu, Sep 20
Vetta Chamber Music
Linda Lee Thomas piano; Joan Blackman violin
Nicolo Egelmi viola; Eugene Oshadch cello
Mozart – Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 493
Dohynani – String Trio
2pm | West Point Grey United Church, 4595 West 8th Ave.
Tickets $15 at the door www.vettamusic.com

Fri Sep 28
THE BRAHMS EFFECT
Romanticism in Music
Vancouver Chamber Choir,
Terence Dawson & Linda Lee Thomas piano, Jon Washburn conductor
Johannes Brahms, Vier Zigeunerlieder
Clara Wieck Schumann, Three Mixed Choruses
Johannes Brahms, Fünf Gesänge, Op. 104
Robert Schumann, Zigeunerleben
Johannes Brahms, Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Schaffe in mir, Gott, Op. 29 No. 2, Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52
8 pm | Ryerson United Church, 2205 West 45th Avenue
Tickets $24.50-$28, Ticketmaster.
Student rush tickets $10 one hour before the concert.
Visit Ticketmaster.ca to purchase online or phone 1-855-985-ARTS (2787).

Hey Composers!
Vancouver Pro Musica presents
2013 Sonic Boom Call for Scores!
Submissions by Dec 7, 2012
Composer in Residence: Paul Steenhuisen
Ensemble in Residence: Turning Point Ensemble
Guest Artist: Adrian Verdejo, guitar
Details: www.vancouverpromusica.ca

Sept 12, 2012

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
~ Winston Churchill

The days ahead offer opportunities to do both.

Wednesday Noon Hours start early this year!

Wed Sept 12
Wednesday Noon Hours
Dale Barltrop violin, Joshua Roman cello, Victor Santiago Asuncion piano
Dan Visconti Lonesome Roads (2012)
Franz Schubert Piano Trio No.2 in E flat D.929
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door (cash only)

Sun Sept 16
Opera Tea in the Garden
UBC Opera Ensemble
2:00 pm, UBC Botanical Garden
$20 | $15 call 604-822-6725 to reserve.

On the Horizon. . .

Tue Sept 18
Music Library Town Hall - Have your voice heard!
There is a plan to move the Music Library from its current location on the fourth floor of the Music Building to the Barber Learning Centre.
Leonora Crema, Associate University Librarian, and Melody Burton, Deputy University Librarian, will be in attendance to summarize the plan and there will be an open question period.
Bring your questions and concerns!
12:00 noon | Barnett Hall
All Music Students are invited to attend!

Wed Sept 19
Wednesday Noon Hours
Fringe Percussion with guest Bob Becker percussion
Jocelyn Morlock new work TBA
John Cage Third Construction
Steve Reich Music for Pieces of Wood
Bob Becker Mudra
12:00 noon, Barnett Hall
$5 at the door (cash only)

The Nu:BC Collective celebrates Kaija Saariaho at 60
with a roundtable discussion and concert!

Fri Sep 21
CMC on Davie Street.Roundtable discussion
with Dorothy Chang, Jocelyn Morlock, Jennifer Butler, Emily Doolittle, Carla Huhtanen.
Moderated by David Gordon Duke. Reception to follow
1:00 pm | Canadian Music Centre, 837 Davie Street
Free. Open to the public.

Fri Sept 21The Nu:BC Collective
Living Sounds
Celebrating Kaija Saariaho at 60
Paolo Bortolussi flute, Eric Wilson cello and Corey Hamm piano
with Keith Hamel electronics, and guests Carla Huhtanen soprano, Adrian Verdejo guitar
Works by Saariaho, Chang, Sokolovic, Morlock, Doolittle and Butler
8:00 pm, Barnett Hall
$20 Adults | $10 Students at the door (cash only)

Beyond the Gates...Sept 15
Ethos Collective presents: Preludes
A new contemporary ensemble comprised mostly of UBC Music alumni collaborate with eight stellar guest musicians to present the music of Bob Becker, as well as premieres of works written for Ethos by Jordan Nobles, François Houle, and Stefan Hintersteininger.
With Bob Becker, percussion; Vern Griffiths, percussion; Daniel Tones, percussion; Katie Rife, percussion; Timothy Van Cleave, percussion; Christopher Morano, piano; Samantha Fu, flute; Kathryn Emiko Lee, violin; Domagoj Ivanovic, violin; Marcus Takizawa, viola; Stefan Hintersteininger, cello; Leanna Wong, bass; Melanie Krueger, soprano; Leslie Dala, conductor.

Works include  François Houle Ethos Studies,  Jordan Nobles on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam,
Stefan Hintersteininger Film Music: In the Silent West
Orpheum Annex, 823 Seymour Street, 2nd floor
Tickets $20 | $15 (students) at http://ethos.brownpapertickets.com

 
Music Venues
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