Music student releases debut album
Mixing his studies with his passions, Music & Computer Science student Maxwell Sorensen wrote, produced & just released the ambitious chamber-rock album Bad Luck Pearl — which he recorded in the School of Music’s own CReaTe Lab studio. "The recording happened...
Music professor Lauren McCall keen to extend realities
Lauren McCall (photo: Shannel Resto)When it comes to attracting new talent to our faculty, national borders are no barrier. Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Lauren McCall is the newest professor to join our School of Music faculty. Music technology a draw An assistant...
Submission call for $1K Student Impact Awards!
Are you a current or graduating Fine Arts student who’s been involved with some community-engaged creative activity between January 1 2024 & May 31 2025? If so, you could qualify for $1,000 via our annual juried, donor-funded Community Impact Awards. Since 2021,...
Three REACH Award winners in Fine Arts
Congratulations go out to three Fine Arts professors who have been named recipients of UVic's annual REACH Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement by teachers and researchers who are leading the way in dynamic learning and making a vital impact on campus, in...
New Indigenous student listserv
Xʷkʷənəŋistəl | W̱ ȻENEṈISTEL | Helping to move each other forward—UVic’s Indigenous Plan Are you an Indigenous student in any of our Fine Arts units (Art History & Visual Studies, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts or Writing)? If so, you may like to sign up for our...
Orion Lectures: Michelle Chawla
The OrionLecture Series in Fine ArtsThrough the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present:Photo: Christian LalondeMichelle Chawla Director & CEO, Canada Council for the Arts A...
Music professor has world premiere at Invictus Games
When over 550 wounded warriors walk and wheel into the closing ceremonies of Vancouver’s Invictus Games, they’ll be entering to the celebratory sounds of a triumphant new fanfare, specially composed for the event by UVic School of Music professor Steven Capaldo. His...
Sounds for Soldiers: Emily Armour’s Music for Veterans Project connects young musicians with military vets
Music alum Emily Armour with Pipe Major Roger McGuire of the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) at 2024's 80th anniversary of D-Day event at Victoria's Bay Street Armoury When it comes to honouring veterans, many people wear a poppy on November 11 and then...
Top 10 Fine Arts stories of 2024
There’s no better time than the start of a new year for a moment of reflection on the previous year’s accomplishments. With that in mind, we're happy to present the Fine Arts Top 10 of 2024: an inspiring series of story highlights about our students, faculty and...
Get festive with Fine Arts
If there's one thing we can all agree on, the winter holiday season is the one time of the year where people join together to enjoy the biggest range of festivities. From concerts, plays and readings to holiday films, it seems like there's a bit of everything ready to...
Call for grad student proposals: ONC ArtScience Fellowship Program
Call for grad student proposals: ONC ArtScience Fellowship ProgramUVic’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) are calling for graduate student applications for the paid 2025 ONC ArtsScience Fellowship program. Note: the application period closes on...
Orion Masterclass with Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou
The OrionLecture Series in Fine ArtsThrough the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present:Orion Masterclasses: Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou Barbara Hannigan, soprano Bertrand...
Orion Lecture: “Composing for Voice” with Barbara Hannigan
The OrionLecture Series in Fine ArtsThrough the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present:Composing for Voice with Barbara Hannigan Barbara Hannigan, soprano Bertrand Chamayou, piano 12pm...
Pacific Opera Victoria Presents Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou
Do not miss this one-night-only event! 7:30pm December 02 at McPherson Playhouse. An evening of music with renown artists soprano Barbara Hannigan & pianist Bertrand Chamayou, with special guest appearances by Terrence Tam (Principal Violin of Victoria Symphony)...
Explore UVic on Nov 30
Considering a future as a student in UVic's Faculty of Fine Arts? Join us on Saturday, Nov 30, as we open our doors as part of Explore UVic—UVic's free, all-day open house. We’ve created a fun-filled day of student panels, sample lectures, presentations, tours and...
UVic Symphony Orchestra: From Darkness to Light
When the UVic Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia, presents the captivating evening of music From Darkness to Light on November 29, they'll not only be blending drama, passion and rhythmic vitality, but will also feature a...
Orion Series presents Jude Brereton
The Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present: "Singing in space(s): Past, present and future" Featuring Jude Brereton, Professor of Audio...
Orion Series presents Virtuosic Technologies
The Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present: "Virtuosic Technologies: Indigenous and European musical storytelling in the 17th...
Welcoming Lauren McCall to Music
The School of Music is thrilled to welcome Dr. Lauren McCall as assistant research professor in composition and music technology. Dr. McCall will join our school on Jan. 1, 2025. A composer and music educator from Atlanta, Georgia, McCall received her PhD in Music...
Estate gift highlights All-Steinway anniversary
Minsoo Sohn giving a masterclass at the School of Music (Beth Bingham photo) Fifteen years ago, the School of Music was named Canada’s first All-Steinway School and, while there are now over 200 All-Steinway schools globally, UVic is still the only one in Canada — a...
“solastalgia” exhibit closing panel talk
Don't miss the closing night panel talk for solastalgia [soon to be what once was] — the new exhibit by current School of Music Master's student in music technology & Ocean Networks Canada artist-in-residence Megan Harton. This event will feature fascinating...
SALT celebrates 10th festival
SALT co-founder & School of Music professor Ajtony CsabaThe tenth SALT New Music Festival, founded in 2011 and organized by the Tsilumos Ensemble in collaboration with UVic's School of Music, returns to Victoria for the first time live since 2019 with a compelling...
Externally funded research (select)
Heather Igloliorte (centre) speaking as part of the Distinguished Women Scholars event at Legacy Gallery's 2024 exhibit, Latent (Beth Bingham photo)Each year, Fine Arts faculty members receive external funding for their ongoing creative and scholarly projects. This is...
Snapshot of a year
We're excited to share with you the latest edition of the Faculty of Fine Arts Annual Review. While it's always difficult to encapsulate an entire year's worth of activity into a single 36-page magazine, we do enjoy the creative challenge of sharing our top stories...
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...
Congratulation to the 2024 grad class!
Jude Wolff Ackroyd, BFA Honours 2024Congratulations to our 2024 grad class! Whether you're graduating from our department of Art History & Visual Studies, Theatre, Visual Arts, Writing or the School of Music, you're now part of an extended community of nearly...
“There’s always more to learn” says graduating professional musician Philip Manning
When it comes to career paths, most music students aspire to professional positions after graduation—playing with an orchestra, say, or becoming a chamber musician or band teacher. Not so with Philip Manning, who took a different approach to his own musical career:...
Feeling of solastalgia inspires Ocean Networks Canada residency
How do we feel when the ecosystems we know and love start to vanish? What happens when our memories no longer match our physical surroundings? And what about the ecosystems we don’t see? These are the kind of questions inspiring the work of Megan Harton, the latest...
Remembering guitarist Alexander Dunn
It is with profound sadness that we share the news that our friend and School of Music colleague, Dr. Alexander Dunn, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of May 8. “This is a loss that will be deeply felt by members of our School and the wider music community,”...
Submission call for Student Impact Awards!
Are you a current (or graduating) Fine Arts undergraduate student who’s been involved with a community-engaged creative project in Greater Victoria between Jan 1/23 & May 31/24? If so, you could qualify for $1,000 via our annual Fine Arts Student Community Impact...
Opera star Marion Newman joins UVic Music
Critically acclaimed Canadian opera singer and national CBC Radio host Marion Newman is returning to the University of Victoria to join the award-winning teaching faculty at the School of Music. Newman — whose traditional name is Nege’ga — is of Kwagiulth and Stó:lō...
Celebrating our Rubinoff Scholars
Congratulations go out to the Fine Arts graduate student recipients of the inaugural Jeffrey Rubinoff Student Scholarships, many of whom gathered at the University Club on March 5 to offer their thanks and mingle with the Rubinoff Foundation’s Betty Kennedy and Karun...