UVic Vocal Jazz Ensemble: Into the Twilight
Directed by Music instructor Wendell Clanton, the UVic Vocal Jazz Ensemble has established a reputation for artistic excellence, stylistic flexibility, and performances of original and inspiring arrangements. Join them for an evening of timeless classics, old and new.
7pm Sunday, Nov 19 in the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (MacLaurin Building, B-Wing). By donation. Find out more info.
This concert will be available as a live stream.
Faculty Concert Series: I Have Been to Tibet
Music professor Ajtony Csaba leads the audience on a captivating journey, weaving together diverse keyboard repertory from different eras, improvisations, electronic sounds, and evocative live imagery.
Drawing inspiration from locations of significant heritage, such as Tibet, Csaba creates an avant-garde music theatre experience rich in storytelling with a travel diary’s essence.
8pm Monday, Nov 20 in the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (MacLaurin Building, B-Wing). By donation. More info here.
Emerging Artists Alumni Series: Thomas Law & Nikola Markovic
School of Music alumnus Thomas Law (BMus ’14) brings us a program of works written for flute and piano curated with a keen focus on increasing performance representation of female-identifying Asian composers.
The program features works by Janet Sit (MMus ’15), Chen Yi, and Yuko Uebayashi.
7:30pm Thursday, Nov 23 in the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (MacLaurin Building, B-Wing). By donation. More info
UVic Symphony Orchestra: Chopin & Farrenc
Join us for an evening of symphonic grandeur featuring two monumental works: Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, and Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32.
Featuring current student & 2023 UVic Concerto Competition winner Carey Wang on piano with conductor Giuseppe Pietraroia.
8pm Friday, Nov 24 in The Farquhar at UVic (Jamie Cassels Centre). Tickets are $15-$28, but free for UVic students. More info.
Sonic Lab: Moving On: Revolutions in the Rearview Mirror
Directed by Music professor Ajtony Csaba, UVic’s New Music Ensemble showcases compositions by revolutionary centenarians Iannis Xenakis and György Ligeti, juxtaposed with influential pieces by their contemporaries such as Conlon Nancarrow, as well as fresh and innovative works by emerging and established composers.
8pm Sunday, Nov 26 in the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (MacLaurin Building, B-Wing). By donation. More info.
This concert will be available as a live stream.
UVic Jazz & Creative Music Ensemble: The Music of Phil Nimmons
In the big band style, UVic’s Jazz & Creative Music Ensemble presents a concert featuring the music of Phil Nimmons to celebrate his 100th birthday! Nimmons is often referred to as the “Dean of Canadian jazz,” and is known for his work as a clarinetist, bandleader, composer, arranger and educator; in 2002 he was the recipient of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement for his more than six decades of contributions to the arts in Canada, including 45 years of service as an educator at the University of Toronto.
Don’t miss this dynamic and energetic evening of jazz, led by Music instructor Scott MacInnes.
8pm Wednesday, Nov 29 in the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (MacLaurin Building, B-Wing). By donation. More info.
This concert will also be available as a live stream.
