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The 90 member symphony orchestra of the University of British Columbia School of Music under the leadership of Jonathan Girard.

Vancouver, BC Canada
Joined January 2014
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Honoured to have worked with composer @dorothyychang, flutist Paolo Bortolussi, & @UBCSO in recording this beautiful work just nominated @TheJUNOAwards for Best Composition! @OrchCanada @LaSCENA @vanclassical @straightmusic @UBC_Music @UBC @RedshiftSociety ow.ly/EkIJ50I8kuG
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Thank you @DavidGordonDuke for your excellent article in the @VancouverSun highlighting the @UBCSO and our aims for diversity and addressing under representation. @UBC_Music vancouversun.com/entertainme…
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Didn't get tickets to tonight's sold-out performance of the UBC Symphony Orchestra with Krisztina Szabó? You can still join us online. Tonight at 7:30 live from the Chan Centre. Link below. chancentre.com/events/ubc-sy… @ubc @ubcso #symphony #orchestra
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Sneak peek of the @UBCSO playing Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin! Tune in tonight at 7pm for their year-end concert with music by Schubert, Elgar, Mozart & Stephen Chatman who is retiring after 45 years at @UBC: vimeo.com/526382772⁠ @chancentre @ubcartsculture @ubc_arts @ubcprez
Looking forward to this broadcast starting in 15 minutes of an interview with @drshimikang about music and mental health and @UBCSO performances from October and one year ago. #musicismedicine @ubcprez @OrchCanada @UBC
Today at noon! @UBCSO presents Looking Back, Looking Ahead, a concert dedicated to the memory of those we have lost during COVID-19. Featuring music by Mahler & Brahms + an interview with @drshimikang: vimeo.com/523014876 @UBCArtsCulture @ubcprez @vanhappenings @ChanCentre
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Exciting to have Ana Sokolović take part in our @UBCSO rehearsal for the upcoming #premiere of her new work “Il divertimento barocco” @MusicCentreBC @OrchCanada @ChanCentre @ubcprez @cmcnational @UBC_Music @UBC_Arts @CBCclassical
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A warm welcome from Dr. @Jonathan_Girard, Director of Orchestral Activities and Professor of Conducting! Watch more greetings from staff and faculty here: music.ubc.ca/blog/2020/9/8/w… @UBCSO @ubcartsculture @ubc_arts #welcomeback2020
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Want to learn how to practice like a pro? Tomorrow at 12:15pm PST, join Prof. @MarinaThibeault for her FREE online workshop, Athletes in the Practice Room: Sports Psychology Applied to Musicians. music.ubc.ca/ubc-music-conne… @ubcartsculture @ubc_arts @ubcprez @ubcso @UBCevents
Tomorrow at 12:15pm PST, join Dr. Whitney and Prof. MacLellan in a free brass masterclass online! Everyone is welcome - just click on the Zoom link for July 7 to join (page link below). music.ubc.ca/ubc-music-conne… @ubcartsculture @ubc_arts @ChanCentre @ubcprez @VSOrchestra @UBCSO
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Join @jcfranchb , @oscarcomposer and @Jonathan_Girard in a FREE conference about the making of Leyendas for solo clarinet and orchestra! Sat May 16, 10am PDT. Register here: clarinetmastery.com/clarinet… @UBCevents @ubcartsculture @ubc_arts @UBC @ChanCentre @backunmusical @ubcprez
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Today's #classicalmusic pick: @UBCSO plays the fantastic Symphonic Dances by #Rachmaninoff! Completed in 1940, it was his last major composition, conveying a nostalgia for the Russia he once knew. youtube.com/watch?v=mVD02EUF… #orchestra @UBCArtsCulture @ubcprez @UBC_Arts
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Feeling shut-in? Here's a magical @UBCSO concert from our archives to take you to the realm of lovestruck fauns and warring angels: vimeo.com/363677928 @patcarrabre #Debussy #StaySafeStayHome #ConcertsFromHome @UBCArtsCulture @UBC @ubcprez
And check out @UBC Symphony Orchestra’s Facebook page for an interesting interview on the benefits of music to mental health...
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Even if you are social distancing, your spirits can soar with ⁦@UBC_Music⁩ concerts on Vimeo. Blast this uplifting music at home, or as you walk outside in the sunshine. Enjoy, @UBC and wider community! ⁦@LGJanetAustin⁩ ⁦@ubcprez⁩ vimeo.com/ubcmusic/
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Hope the Vimeo recording of the @UBC concert and premiere of @oscarcomposer’s Leyendes be online for everyone to enjoy!
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Congrats to Composers Alexina Louie & @oscarcomposer, conductor @Jonathan_Girard, clarinetist @jcfranchb & @UBCSO & choral performers, Robert Gardiner of @TheatreUBC Manuel Piña of @UBC Art History, etc. 4 amazing concert, incl. multi-media premiere of Leyendas for Clarinet ...
Can't make it out to the @UBC Symphony Orchestra concert tonight? Watch live online! Stream on your desktop or phone from vimeo.com/370392237. @UBCSO @Jonathan_Girard @jcfranchb @UBCArtsCulture
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It's a carnival atmosphere at rehearsals this week as @UBCSO & @jcfranchb prepare for Friday's concert. Come to @ChanCentre Feb 7th for an evening of new and classic works by @OscarNavarroMusic, Alexina Louie & Strauss! Tix at tickets.ubc.ca @ubcprez @ubcartsculture
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Tonight, 7:30! Join @JonathanGirard & @UBCSO for brilliant music by #Debussy, #Rachmaninoff & Carrabré @ChanCentre. Tix only $8 w/ FREE student rush seats. Here's composer & new @UBC School of Music director @PatCarrabre to tell you about it! @ubcartsculture @ubcevents @ubcprez
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Here's award-winning composer (& new @UBC_Music director) @PatCarrabre to tell you about this Friday's Symphony Orchestra concert, which features his beautiful Symphony No. 1: War of Angels. Come out to @ChanCentre for @UBCSO's 2019-20 premiere on Oct 11. Tix only $8!
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It's time for #throwback! Join @UBC Symphonic Winds & Concert Winds this Friday at @ChanCentre for an evening of works by Wagner, Grainger, Ralph Vaughan Williams + more. Feat. up-and-coming conductors Lauren Visel & Minna Stelzner. FREE student rush tix music.ubc.ca/calendar-index/…
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