Quartet Fest West returns

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…

Chamber Singers mark 50 years at UVic Music

Chamber Singers mark 50 years at UVic Music

For 50 years, the UVic Chamber Singers have proven to be one of the most endearing — and enduring — ensembles in our School of Music. Over the years, the Chamber Singers have performed to enthusiastic audiences in 140 cities and 30 countries on 6 continents, and have been recorded for broadcast on the CBC…

A coding career composed of science and sound

A coding career composed of science and sound

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,”…

Mourning UVic alumnus Glen Carruthers

Mourning UVic alumnus Glen Carruthers

The School of Music was saddened to hear of the passing of UVic alumnus Glen Carruthers on December 24, 2020. An administrator, pianist and noted musicologist, he died of cancer at his Ontario home at the age of 66…