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.
Everyone is welcome to come along to a free screening of Les Filles du Roi, the acclaimed musical written and directed by Corey Payette. The screening takes place on Tuesday, November 26, in the Royal Bank Cinema in the Chan Centre. Doors open at 1.30pm, with the film starting at 1.45pm. The screening will be followed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. It presents six regular concerts each academic year at the world-class Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and gives special performances both on and off campus. Program François-Adrien […]
Be our guest at Musical Magic! Join us for an afternoon of Disney tunes performed by six incredible homegrown talents. Featuring songs from your favourite movies like Frozen, Aladdin, and Moana, this concert will go the distance for the whole family. You’ll want to be prepared to do some of your own vocal work with […]
UBC Bands: Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Concert Winds UBC Bands opens their season with two new conductors and music by Eric Whitacre, Jodie Blackshaw, Leonard Bernstein, and more! Concert Winds Meijun Chen conductor AYO by Katahj Copley October by Eric Whitacre Terpsichorean Dances by Jodie Blackshaw Grainger Children’s March “Over the Hills and Far Away” by Percy Aldridge Grainger Second Suite […]
For the first time in eight years, ANOHNI, who NPR called “one of our generation’s greatest protest singers/songwriters” has announced an extensive North American tour. Born in the UK and raised in Amsterdam and California, ANOHNI relocated to NYC in her late teens, forming her group The Johnsons in 1998 and establishing a unique path as an artist […]
UBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Girard, Conductor Conductor Jonathan Girard returns to open the UBC Symphony Orchestra season with a stunning program of classics and contemporary pieces to celebrate the fall season. The UBC Symphony Orchestra is a full symphony orchestra that performs symphonic works from the 18th century to the present day. It presents six […]
JUNO-winner Elisapie returns to the Chan Centre for a multi-media show that immerses audiences in the story of her home. Uvattini, which means “home” in Inuktitut, combines music, narration, video and performance to reveal the intimacies of her Salluit community, located in the very north of Nunavik. Mixing poetry with projections of landscapes and slices of […]
Please join us to hear from UBC Creative Writing faculty who are publishing new work this year. Come relax and listen to readings, mingle with students, faculty and staff, and have a drink and a snack. Billy-Ray Belcourt will read from his short story collection Coexistence. Frances Koncan will read from their play Women of […]
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Musqueam is proud to present Come Toward the Fire, a festival that brings together diverse expressions of Indigenous culture through music, dance, storytelling, film screenings, poetry, food, and artisans. Our aim is to amplify Indigenous voices and to create a vibrant space to celebrate Indigenous creativity, brilliance, […]
