UBC Composition Faculty: Jennifer Butler, T. Patrick Carrabré, Dorothy Chang, Keith Hamel A feast of contemporary music! UBC School of Music students perform new compositions by students in the UBC Composition program.

Director Dr. Paolo Bortolussi The Contemporary Players Ensemble is a dynamic and eclectic program of music featuring world-renown contemporary masterworks, as well as newly commissioned works by UBC composers.

UBC Bands: Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Concert Winds  Concert Winds Meijun Chen conductor Washington Post March by John Philip Sousa Metropolis by Charles Carter City Trees by Michael Markowski An American in Paris by George Gershwin (transposed by John Krance) Wilderness by Cait Nishimura Danzon No. 2 by Arturo Márquez (arranged by Oliver Nickel) Symphonic Wind Ensemble Scott MacLennan conductor Fall Fair by Godfrey Rideout A Quiet City by […]

Join us for the world premiere of Ali Sethi and Nicolás Jaar’s collaborative album Intiha, live at the Chan Centre. Though the two artists seem to be from disparate worlds—Sethi is best known for his innovative takes on Hindustani classical music while Jaar produces electronic music—Intiha has been praised as a “moving tribute to the multiplicity of […]

Join us in celebrating the end of first term with a special gift! This concert will present you with a beautiful bouquet of your favourite opera, operetta and musical theatre songs, bringing us into the holidays and, can you believe it, 2025! Join the party to sing along and tap your toes to the tunes […]

Director Vern Griffiths The UBC Percussion Ensemble performs music for the vast spectrum of percussion instruments, including original works from the 20th century, transcriptions of familiar classics, and traditional dance music from Africa and Latin America.