Featuring creative, fluent melodies and complex jazz-inspired chords, even Aoba’s slower, more simple pieces like “Endive to Nemutte (Asleep Among Endives)” remained unpredictable yet satisfying, always ready to lead the listener into uncharted waters before bringing them back at the end of the song.
Taking place in 1665 on Mohawk territory, Les Filles du Roi follows siblings Jean-Baptiste and Kateri as they navigate their interactions with French settlers on their territory, forming a connection with Marie-Jeanne.
UBC Bands’ October 10 performance at the Chan Centre, titled Home Away From Home, was an exploration of scenic landscapes during changing seasons, encompassing a vast range of human emotion.
Three years ago, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and UBC’s Chan Centre worked in collaboration to host the first ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), a free-entry festival celebrating the resilience and talent of North America/Turtle Island’s Indigenous peoples.
The line for Rhiannon Giddens’ sold-out performance at the Chan Centre was by far the longest the venue has seen this season.
This April 12 saw the Chan Centre play host to Thrive Refuge’s Concert for Peace, featuring a performance by Ukrainian pianist and UBC music student Sasha Luchkov as the main event, with opening performances from pianists Ray Zhang and Ryan Hong.
The Chan Centre has been waiting for Oumou Sangaré for a year and a half. Her concert, originally scheduled for October 2022, was delayed due to visa issues.
A dazzling and ranged chorus, characters with pomp and vibrant textiles and scenery are just some of the ways UBC Opera is bringing Jules Massenet’s 1895 romantic opera Cendrillon — sung entirely in French — to life.
Jia Tolentino knows exactly why everyone is so obsessed with Succession.
The UBC Symphony Orchestra’s (UBCSO) final show of 2023 was a glamourous nod towards some defining compositions of 20th century North America, rooted in classical and injected with jazz.
On December 3, Hania Rani filled the Chan Centre stage with pianos.
UBC Choirs were joined by the Vancouver Brass Orchestra last Sunday at the Chan Centre to ring in the holiday season with a colourful selection of choral and brass works.
Sitarist, composer, activist — Anoushka Shankar is many things, but stagnant is not one of them.
Under the direction of Dr. Robert Taylor, the UBC Bands Wind Ensemble delivered an incredible program of works from local to world-renowned composers last Friday evening at the Chan Centre.
Known for her technical prowess and genre-bending style, Hiromi boasts an unreal musical resume. She trained with jazz legends at Berklee College of Music, performed at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and recently released her 12th studio album, Sonicwonderland.
