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Music professor Lauren McCall keen to extend realities
When it comes to attracting new talent to our faculty, national borders are no barrier. Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Lauren McCall is the newest professor to join our School of Music faculty…
Kirk McNally wins REACH Award for advocacy and activism
The Provost’s Advocacy and Activism Awards recognize the achievements of individuals or groups in the university who demonstrate dedication to the advancement of social equity through advocacy and/or activism…
Steven Capaldo has world premiere at Invictus Games
When over 550 wounded warriors walk and wheel into the closing ceremonies of Vancouver’s Invictus Games, they’ll be entering to the celebratory sounds of a triumphant new fanfare, specially composed for the event by School of Music professor Steven Capaldo…
Emily Armour’s Music for Veterans Project connects young musicians with military vets
When it comes to honouring veterans, many people wear a poppy on November 11 and call it a day. Music alum Emily Armour created the Music for Veterans Project as a cross-generational way to honour soldiers year-round…
Meet Our 2024 Concerto Competition Winners
The School of Music is excited to announce the winners of our 2024 Concerto Competition: flutist Spencer Leong Cowie, pianist Jiran Miao, and soprano Olivia Charette…
Lauren McCall joins School of Music
The School of Music is thrilled to welcome Dr. Lauren McCall as Assistant Research Professor in composition and music technology. Dr. McCall will join our school on Jan. 1, 2025. Dr. McCall is a composer and music educator from Atlanta, Georgia. She received her Ph.D. in Music Technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology…
Quartet Fest West returns
The chamber music experience Quartet Fest West returns to the School of Music from June 24-July 5 with a lineup including former members of the Lafayette String Quartet, guest artists the Jasper String Quartet, the Breakwater Quartet plus this year’s student…
“There’s always more to learn” says graduating professional musician Philip Manning
When it comes to career paths, most music students aspire to professional positions after graduation—playing with an orchestra, say, or becoming a chamber musician or band teacher. Not so with Philip Manning, who took a different approach to his own musical career:…
Feeling of solstalgia inspires Ocean Networks Canada residency
How do we feel when the ecosystems we know and love start to vanish? What happens when our memories no longer match our physical surroundings? And what about the ecosystems we don’t see? These are the kind of questions inspiring the work of Megan Harton, the latest…