When violinists Ann Elliott-Goldschmid and Sharon Stanis, violist Joanna Hood and cellist Pamela Highbaugh Aloni made the decision to pursue a career as a professional string quartet in 1986, they had no idea where their collective journey as the newly formed…
Harald Krebs is an internationally respected music theorist, award-winning Distinguished Professor, past president of the Society for Music Theory, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; also the head of our theory program, he is now retiring after 37 years of scholarship and teaching…
Our world is saturated by oil. From fuel and plastic to climate change and the global economy, oil affects every aspect of human existence. For 2022 Ocean Networks Canada artist-in-residence Colin Malloy, oil provided the inspiration for his residency and had a direct influence on the instrument he plays…
In this series of talks hosted by UVic’s Division of Continuing Studies, you’ll hear from distinguished faculty members and learn about their research interests. In her talk “Amusing the King: Gender, Parody and Musical Theatre in Early 18th Century Spain”, Virginia Acuña explores the world of Spanish baroque musical theatre…
“Music is at once a personal experience and a universal experience,” notes School of Music trumpet professor Merrie Klazek. “In this talk, I will share the journey of my recent recording project which highlights my experience as a professional trumpet player…
When Calgary-based Logan Wood was looking for a leading post-secondary music and computer science degree program, he quickly realized that there was only real choice for him. “In comparing programs across the country, UVic stood out for me,”…
On a stormy Halloween weekend back in 2019. School of Music director Alexis Luko hosted an international symposium titled “The Gothic, the Abject and the Supernatural: Two Hundred Years of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”. Fast forward to Halloween 2022…
While they’ve long been considered stars in the world of classical music, UVic’s Lafayette String Quartet are now officially astronomical, thanks to the newly named asteroid (613419) Lafayettequartet…
Visit any music academy in Eastern Europe, Russia or China and you’ll find numerous programs created specifically to study the accordion. Not so in North America, where it still doesn’t get the respect it deserves as a symphonic instrument…
Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present composer, performer and instrument designer Gayle Young from February 24-26…