Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing
Guest Reading Session with the Viano Quartet
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaGuest artists, the Viano Quartet, lead a reading session and composition workshop with UVic School of Music composition students. All are welcome to attend. ABOUT THE QUARTET Praised for their “virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention” (Boston Globe), the Viano Quartet is one of the most sought-after performing young ensembles today and is […]
Orion Lecture: Composing for Voice with Barbara Hannigan
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaOrion Series in Fine Arts Lecture Composing for the Voice Barbara Hannigan, soprano Bertrand Chamayou, piano Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou speak to UVic School of Music composition students. Using John Zorn’s Jumalattaret as a launching point — which they will be performing in concert on December 2 — the duo will discuss techniques and […]
POSTPONED: SALT New Music Festival Workshop: Narratives and Sound
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada*This event will be postponed to a later date.* SALT New Music Festival presents a unique workshop focused on narratives in music inspired by indigenous knowledge. Composer and musician participants will engage in dialogue with invited storytellers and artistic knowledge keepers, initiating concepts for new works to be featured in the SALT 2025 festival program. […]
Workshop: Ben Grossman, hurdy gurdy
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaThe Early Music Society of the Islands is pleased to sponsor a talk by Ben Grossman. This will be an informal talk on the hurdy gurdy (or vielle à roue), its history and its role in many genres of music. Mr. Grossman is a guest artist for a concert of medieval music on September 28 […]
Degree Recital: Ben Litzcke, conductor (MMus)
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaBen Litzcke presents his Master of Music graduating recital for conducting.
Hawksley Workman: The DIY Musician in Canada
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaA roundtable discussion featuring The Adaskin Series in Fine Arts Guest Artist Hawksley Workman, Canadian singer-songwriter / producer With Merrie Klazek, UVic Associate Professor / trumpeter Adrian Dolan, Member of The Bills / composer / producer / arranger Laura Mina Mitic, Member of Carmanah / composer / manager Join singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Hawksley Workman, along […]
Composition Workshop with Quatuor Bozzini
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaOrion Series in Fine Arts presents Composition Workshop with Quatuor Bozzini Quatuor Bozzini read new compositions and sketches by UVic School of Music students and discuss their works. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Quatuor Bozzini has been an original voice and strong advocate in new, experimental and classical music since 1999. Driving the hyper-creative Montréal scene and beyond, […]
String Workshop with Quatuor Bozzini
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaOrion Series in Fine Arts presents String Workshop with Quatuor Bozzini Quatuor Bozzini coach UVic School of Music student string quartets and offer constructive feedback. All are welcome to attend. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Quatuor Bozzini has been an original voice and strong advocate in new, experimental and classical music since 1999. Driving the hyper-creative Montréal scene […]
Orion Lecture: The Singer as Researcher
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaOrion Series in Fine Arts Dr. Jane Ginsborg, Musician & Psychologist Over the course of the past 25 years a great deal of Dr. Ginsborg’s research has been informed by her own experience as a former professional singer. As an applied psychologist she is particularly interested in the cognitive processes that underlie expert performance and […]
Orion Lecture: Effective practice strategies for musicians
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaOrion Series in Fine Arts Dr. Jane Ginsborg, Musician & Psychologist In this lecture, Dr. Jane Ginsgorg will outline what is meant by deliberate practice, describe how effective practice strategies have been identified through research, explore the factors underlying effective practice (self-regulated learning, self-efficacy and motivation) and provide a brief introduction to memorizing. ABOUT THE […]