Welcome to the School of Music

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The School of Music offers a professional education to those who wish to make careers in music. Its graduates have gone on to careers in the music industry, received prestigious awards, pursued advanced studies in North America and Europe and entered the teaching profession.

The faculty includes performers of international reputation, along with composers, musicologists, theorists and educators who are actively engaged in the scholarly and creative activity. Enrollment is limited to approximately 200 undergraduate and 35 graduate students, which ensures that every student receives proper guidance and benefits from world-class training in a nurturing learning environment.

News & Updates

News & Events

Feb 9 - Guest Lecture: William Caplin

Guest Lecture: William Capin

Thursday, February 9, 3:30 p.m.
Orion Series in Fine Arts presents
William Caplin, James McGill Professor of Music Theory
Harmony and Cadence in Gjerdingen's ‘Prinner’

MacLaurin Building, Rm. B120
Free Admission

The "Prinner" is a formula, common in the galant style, in which melody and bass descend in parallel tenths toward the tonic harmony. It is named after the 17th-century German theorist Johann Jacob Prinner. Robert O. Gjerdingen is a present-day theorist who has discussed the Prinner and other galant schemata.

William Caplin has been teaching at McGill University since 1978. He was appointed James McGill Professor of Music Theory in January 2005. His book Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven (Oxford University Press, 1998) won the 1999 Wallace Berry Award from the Society for Music Theory. Caplin served as president of the Society in 2005-2007. His research has been supported by major research grants from SSHRC and the Canada Council for the Arts, including the prestigious Killam Research Fellowship.

Feb 10 - University of Victoria Wind Symphony

University of Victoria Wind Symphony

Friday, February 10, 8:00 p.m.
University of Victoria Wind Symphony
Let The Music Dance!
Gerald King, conductor

University Centre Farquhar Auditorium
Adults: $14 / Students & Seniors: $12
Ticket Info

Works will include:
Percy Grainger – Molly on the Shore
Pasqual Marquina – Cielo Andaluz
Sara Page – Nebula (world premiere)
Ralph Hultgren – Bushdance
Alfred Reed – Armenian Dances

Feb 11 - Faculty Concert: Guitarworks

Faculty Concert: Guitarworks

Saturday, February 11, 8:00 p.m.
Faculty Concert Series
GuitarWorks
Alexander Dunn, guitar

With
Anne Grimm, soprano
Wendell Clanton, soprano saxophone & melodica
Scott MacInnes, trombone

…And students from the School of Music

Phillip T. Young Recital Hall
Adults: $17.50 / Students & seniors: $13.50
Ticket Info

Virtuoso guitarist, Alexander Dunn, marks 20 years at UVic with GuitarWorks. Joined by guests from the School of Music, Dunn will perform a full-color snapshot of pieces for and with guitar by major 20th Century composers. The program includes Manuel Ponce's Variations sur Folia, a major work of the 1930's, as well as Nicholas Maw’s song cycle Six Interiors, a dark and gorgeous exploration of poetry and modernist lyricism on texts of Thomas Hardy. Also on the program is Elliott Carter’s Luimen, a bright, accessible work including harp, mandolin, vibraphone and brass, in the inimitable Carter style: at once angular, propulsive and dramatic. Finally, audience members may find themselves entranced by George Crumb’s use of color and rhythm in a performance of Quest.

Job Postings

The University of Victoria is an equity employer and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Aboriginal Peoples, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the University.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.