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UVic Orchestra
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaA Tribute to Maureen Forrester Featuring: Noa Frenkel, contralto Benjamin Butterfield, tenor Ajtony Csaba, conductor Program: Howard Shore/text by Elizabeth Cotnoir: L'Aube, a song cycle for Mezzo Soprano and Orchestra* Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) Richard Wagner: Rienzi Overture This program honours the extraordinary Canadian mezzo-soprano Maureen Forrester. […]
UVic Chamber Singers
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, CanadaAutumn Songs Susan Young, director Featuring the UVic Chamber Singers with soloists and ensembles from the School of Music voice section.
Sonic Lab
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, CanadaIt's tricky... Ajtony Csaba, conductor UVic's new music ensemble performs music by Vivier, Schoenberg, Messiaen, Stravinsky, Aperghis, and Czernowin. Tune in here for the live broadcast. View the program
UVic Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, CanadaFall Showcase: Night-Blooming Jasmine Wendell Clanton, director An audience favourite, the UVic Vocal Jazz Ensemble sings songs of rescue and romance performed by studio groups and combos. Tune in here for the live broadcast. View the program
UVic Wind Symphony
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaDr. Michael Keddy, conductor The UVic Wind Symphony performs music that reflects a connection between visual arts and music. School of Music trombone instructor Scott MacInnes will perform solo with the ensemble in Red Sky at Night, a piece that was composed for him in 2010 by Nicholas Francis. Tune in here for the live broadcast. View […]
UVic Jazz Ensemble
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, CanadaUVic Jazz Plays Buster Keaton Dr. Patrick Boyle, director The daring and provocative improvising composers of the UVic Jazz Ensemble present a live soundtrack to the 1926 Buster Keaton classic film "The General." More than a concert, this is an immersive and interactive experience in sound and vision. Please consider bringing a non-perishable donation for […]
Don Wright Symphonic Winds
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaLight & Dark Dr. Michael Keddy, conductor Don Wright Symphonic Winds brings student musicians together from all across the UVic campus to perform concert band repertoire. Tune in here for the live broadcast. View the program
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]