UBC Choirs UBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Girard, conductor The University Singers and UBC Choral Union join the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Girard for Beethoven’s epic symphony known for the triumphant “Ode to Joy” sung in the final movement. Soloists and full program to be announced.
Early Music Vancouver at Green College Benjamin Bagby and Sequentia Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, January 15, 5-6:30 pm How did Medieval German aristocrats satisfy their appetites for long stories about beautiful, wealthy and tragic fictional characters of their own time? What were the themes which motivated the best storytellers, and how […]
Join us in conversation as we step into the chilling world of the bomb, an immersive art installation by filmmaker Smriti Keshari and writer Eric Schlosser. Combining archival footage, animation, and a powerful electronic score by The Acid, this multimedia experience examines America’s—and humanity’s—dangerous entanglement with nuclear weapons. Inspired by the claustrophobia of missile silos and command centers, the […]
An elegant debut collection that illuminates the contours of un/belonging. Dayo: a Tagalog word referring to someone who exists in a place not their own. A wanderer, migrant worker, exile or simply a stranger. At its core, the poems in Dayo interrogate whether belonging can exist in a society suffused with violence. Here, the poet, […]
Stories from the Front Line: Universities and Global Citizenship Richard Lester, Medicine, UBC, and Director, Neglected Global Diseases Initiative; Jason Nickerson, Law, University of Ottawa, and Humanitarian Representative, Doctors without Borders Online Event Tuesday, January 28, 5-6:30 pm Please note that this event is scheduled to be online only. Neglected Global Diseases (NGDs) are infectious […]
Writer in Residence at Green College Jaspreet Singh, 20th Writer in Residence at Green College; with Daphne Marlatt, poet and novelist; and surprise musical guests Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, January 29, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow In Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock, Singh deepens his exploration of climate, […]
