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50th Anniversary Reunion
Various Rooms, MacLaurin Building University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaInviting all School of Music alumni from near and far! We welcome you back to campus to reconnect with fellow alumni. Mix and mingle at the dinner party on Friday, attend concerts, fun activities, or a campus tour, perform on the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall stage in an “Open Mic” concert. Former and current […]
UVic Chorus & Orchestra: Gala Concert
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada50TH ANNIVERSARY SIGNATURE EVENT Timothy Vernon, guest conductor Arthur Rowe, piano Merrie Klazek, trumpet We are thrilled to welcome Timothy Vernon as guest conductor on this special occasion. Founding artistic director of Pacific Opera Victoria, Maestro Vernon has earned the admiration of audiences and fashioned POV into one of the city’s true cultural treasures. Maestro […]
New Music & Digital Media Festival
Various Rooms, MacLaurin Building University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada50TH ANNIVERSARY SIGNATURE EVENT FEBRUARY 2–4 New Music & Digital Media Festival The landscape of new and experimental music in Canada has been greatly influenced by the creative individuals who have taught and studied at the School of Music. Join us as we celebrate this vital community with a weekend of new music, technology, and […]
UVic Orchestra
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaNew & Now Ajtony Csaba, conductor Program: Philippe Leroux: Envers IV Cassandra Miller: Round Shabahang Saffari: Isolation (winner of the 2017 UVic Composers' Competition) Plus works selected from a call for scores The UVic Orchestra performs Round, a new composition by School of Music alumna Cassandra Miller (BMus '05) commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, […]
CMC BC’s Legacy Composer Film Series
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaThe Canadian Music Centre presents CMC BC’s Legacy Composer Film Series Celebrate the first generation of composers who do something quite revolutionary — write Western concert music on the West Coast of Canada. Made possible by a grant from the BC Arts Council, the films focus on five BC Legacy Composers: Murray Adaskin, Barbara Pentland, […]
In a UVic Minute: Concert of Miniatures
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, CanadaOrion Series in Fine Arts with funding from the UVic Alumni Association In a UVic Minute: Concert of Miniatures Heather Roche, clarinet (BMus '05), Orion Guest Tzenka Dianova, piano (MMus ’00) Cuarteto Chroma, Graduate string quartet A smorgasbord of miniature compositions — some written especially for this occasion — by School of Music alumni. Heather […]
Made in Victoria: Celebrating our own
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, CanadaFaculty Chamber Music Series Made in Victoria: Celebrating our own UVic faculty and special guests perform works by School of Music faculty and alumni composers including John Celona, Christopher Butterfield, Dániel Péter Biró, Michael Longton, Kristy Farkas (MMus ’04), and Liova Bueno (MMus ’12). Featuring the Lafayette String Quartet, Alexander Dunn and Robert Ward (guitar), […]
Lecture-Recital: Suzanne Ciani, Buchla
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, CanadaOrion Series in Fine Arts presents Suzanne Ciani, Buchla Hear Ciani talk about and perform on the Buchla, one of the earliest electronic instruments that helped revolutionize the way electronic music and sound is made. Suzanne Ciani is an Italian American pianist and composer who found early success with innovative electronic music. Her many recognitions […]
Sonic Lab
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, CanadaDiffused, overpainted, bricolated Ajtony Csaba, conductor Creative interpretation of compositions took various forms in the past: transcriptions, piano reductions, orchestrations, variations, settings, etc. The perpetual presence of the ever-growing historic literature increases the sensitivity of performing as an act of authorship, where performers adapt historic compositions to the present time and space, thus creating a […]
UVic Percussion Ensemble
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, CanadaThe UVic School of Music Percussion Ensemble, directed by Bill Linwood, performs striking music of our time for solo and ensemble. Highlights will include new music by Victoria composers and Gavin Bryars' classic work for percussion, One Last Bar Then Joe Can Sing. Tune in here for the live broadcast. *Arrive early to hear Bassist […]