UBC Chinese Music Ensemble Gloria Wong and Zhimin Yu, directors The UBC Chinese Music Ensemble performs a diverse range of regional Chinese music genres, including Jiangnan silk and bamboo music, traditional Cantonese music, folksong arrangements and contemporary orchestral pieces.
Part of World Music Week at the UBC School of Music UBC Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Putu Swaryandana, artist-in-residence Michael Tenzer, director Oscar Smith, assistant The UBC Balinese Gamelan ensemble performs the rich and dynamic Gamelan music of Bali Indonesia. The ensemble is made up of a beautiful symphony of gongs, drums, and other percussion, and the music is […]
The UBC Early Music Ensemble is a mixed instrumental/vocal ensemble specializing in the performance of music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras. Banner image: Lady Playing a Lute; Bartolomeo Veneto and workshop (Italian, died 1531, active 1502 – 1531)
Symphonic Wind Ensemble Scott MacLennan conductor Concert Winds Meijun Chen conductor Concert Winds Hail UBC by Steve Chatman Rocketship! by Kevin Day Starry Ocean by Shuying Li (Canadian Premiere!) Arabesque by Samuel R. Hazo Jazz Suite No.2 – Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Johan de Meij (Finale – Waltz No. 2 – Dance I) Perseus by Satoshi Yagisawa First Suite in E-flat by Gustav Holst […]
UBC African Music and Dance Ensemble J. S. Kofi Gbolonyo, director The UBC African and Dance Ensemble performs music and dances from Africa and specializes in repertoire from West Africa region. Through the drum, the voice, the dance, and other visual art forms and paraphernalia, this ensemble brings to the stage a unique and total African theatrical experience. In […]
UBC’s Vox and Oriana choirs (formerly Men’s and Women’s Choirs) present music featuring a dynamic variety of repertoire for treble and lower voice ensembles. Rescheuduled from March 20, 2025. Learn more about UBC’s Voice and Opera Programs.
UBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Girard, Conductor The UBC Symphony Orchestra is a full symphony orchestra that performs symphonic works from the 18th century to the present day. We are thrilled to present the winner from the 2025 UBC Concerto Competition, Sunny Wu, saxophone, who will perform Jacques Ibert’s Concertino da camera with the UBC Symphony Orchestra. Sunny Wu, […]
Celebrate the Spring Season with us at the beautiful UBC Botanical Garden! Come to hear what the singers have learned this year, how they have developed and enjoy the awakening of the Spring Season with the UBC Opera Ensemble.This opera tea will also feature excerpts from the upcoming production of Manon being presented in collaboration […]
The nephews of the master Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rizwan and Muazzam have been performing together since the 1990s. Together, they continue the unbroken Qawwali legacy of their family that has flourished over five centuries. With voices that “climb and swoop as if riding air currents,” (BBC) the brothers contribute to their uncle’s […]
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.
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.
The Chamber Choir is a 24-voice mixed ensemble conducted by graduate students in choral conducting in consultation with Dr. Langager. This choir performs music from all periods, including motets, madrigals, and contemporary compositions.
University Singers, Choral Union Director & Conductor, University Singers: Graeme Langager Conductor, Choral Union:Hyejung Jun The award-winning UBC Choirs presents a powerful program of music featuring the beautiful voices of the University Singers and Choral Union. Program to be announced.
Luminescent Creatures World Tour Join Ichiko Aoba on an ethereal journey with her latest release, Luminescent Creatures. With the power to bend space around her, Aoba pulls listeners from reality and surrounds them in the comforting fabric of her imagination. Known for her ability to create “pockets of intimacy… that make you feel like she’s performing […]
where code and music meet UBC Music students perform electroacoustic music using computer instruments and audio/video processes. Students control these instruments and processes through gesture tracking of traditional instruments, dance, piano or string performance, or by using webcams, Kinects, Wiis, accelerometers, game controls, custom circuits, Arduinos, iPhones, iPads, or other tablets. MUSC 319: students present […]