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The UVic School of Music offers a professional education in music with world-renowned faculty, in beautiful Victoria, Canada!

The School of Music offers a professional education to those who wish to make careers in music. Its graduates have gone on to careers in the music industry, received prestigious awards, pursued advanced studies in North America and Europe and entered the teaching profession. The faculty at the School of Music includes performers of international reputation, along with composers, musicologists, the

orists and educators who are actively engaged in scholarly and creative activity. Enrollment is limited to approximately 200 undergraduate and 35 graduate students, which ensures that every student receives proper guidance and benefits from world-class training in a nurturing learning environment.

05/15/2026

The UVic School of Music is thrilled to be a sponsor of the 2026 Podium Conference & Festival! 🎶

We’re especially proud of the incredible UVic community members helping bring this national choral celebration to life:

✨ Faculty member Adam Con is serving as Festival Co-Chair
✨ 4th year student Sadie Karlsson is Volunteer Coordinator
✨ Music students are supporting events as volunteers and with tech support throughout the festival
✨ Alum Carrie Tennant is directing the Vancouver Youth Choir concert — fresh off their historic win at the prestigious CORK International Choral Festival, where they received the highest marks in the festival’s 71-year history
✨ Two UVic students are performing with the National Youth Choir of Canada

And don’t miss the UVic Vocal Jazz ensemble in a special pop-up concert this Sunday at 12:30pm in the MacLaurin A-Wing!

We can’t wait to celebrate music, collaboration, and community at Podium 2026. 🎤

05/07/2026

We were honoured to attend the ceremony & recital marking the 5th anniversary of the Music for Veterans Project at Government House on April 28, where double Music UVic Alumni Emily Armour honoured the latest group of piano students who have composed original pieces in recognition of Canadian military veterans past & present — a story which was also covered in the Times Colonist. It was delightful that Emily was able to have a moment to reconnect with mentor & retired Music professor Bruce Vogt as well!

Find out more about Emily's acclaimed project here:
https://finearts.uvic.ca/research/blog/2025/01/15/sounds-for-soldiers/

04/24/2026

⭐️ We’re excited to see Scott MacInnes—our trombone and tuba instructor, and Artistic Director of the Meridiem Wind Orchestra—recently featured in the March–April issue of YAM Magazine! 🎉

A driving force in the region’s music scene, Scott is known for his mentorship, conducting, and commitment to building vibrant musical communities on Vancouver Island and beyond.

🎶 Don’t miss him on the podium at the Meridiem Wind Orchestra concert on May 14, which will feature the winner of their first Youth Soloist Competition.

Check out the article on page 80 or pick up a copy of Yam Magazine around town.
https://issuu.com/page-one/docs/yam_magazine_mar_apr_2026?ff

04/10/2026

Don’t miss one of our last events of the season! ⭐️Our Annual Concerto Competition Finals take place on Sunday, April 12 at 2 PM ⭐️

This is the chance for our finalists to showcase their chosen concertos with piano accompaniment for a panel of judges.

The annual competition is open to all students at the UVic School of Music and offers a chance to earn a prestigious soloist position in the 2026-27 concert season with the UVic Symphony Orchestra or Wind Symphony.🤩

📍Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, UVic
🎟 Admission by donation

04/02/2026

✨ What an incredible evening of music ✨

Congratulations to all of the talented competitors in the inaugural Eleanor Gray Memorial Piano & Voice Duo Competition on March 31—your artistry, collaboration, and dedication made this a truly special event.

A special congratulations to our prize winners:

First Prize🥇
Shelby Scott, mezzo-soprano
Diego Alejandro Gutierrez Funderburk, piano

Second Prize🥈
Celeste Lingas, soprano
Carey Wang, piano

We extend our heartfelt thanks to Douglas Gray for his generosity in making this competition possible, and for honouring Eleanor Gray’s enduring love of music in such a meaningful way.

We’re already looking forward to next year! 🎶

03/31/2026

Eleanor Gray’s lifelong love of music now lives on in a powerful way 🎶

Join us tonight for the inaugural Eleanor Gray Memorial Piano & Voice Duo Competition, made possible by a $40,000 prize supporting the next generation of artists.

Experience the artistry of School of Music piano and voice students as they take the stage—collaborating, competing, and reaching for the $1,500 first prize.

📆 Tuesday, March 31 | 8 PM
📍Phillip T. Young Recital Hall
Free admission

03/28/2026

Join us on Sunday, March 29 at 3pm PDT in the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall for the First Year Composers’ Concert, showcasing original works by students from the MUS 105 Introduction to Composition class. Experience emerging talent and innovative new compositions.
Admission is by donation.

03/27/2026

✨UVic Chamber Singers Concert: Poetry’s Music ✨
Saturday, March 28 | 8 PM

The UVic Chamber Singers concert on Saturday explores the profound beauty where poetry and music converge. Conducted by Brian Wismath, works on the program span both contemporary and historic traditions and includes the Canadian premiere of Joanna Marsh’s Emerald Sleep, evocative modern works such as Ēriks Ešenvalds’s Northern Lights and Jeff Beal’s A Very Long Moment, alongside enduring sacred masterworks by Rachmaninoff, Bruckner, and Byrd.

📍Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, UVic
🎟 Admission by donation

03/26/2026

✨ A Sky So Boundless ✨
📅 Friday, March 27 | 8 PM
🎶 UVic Wind Symphony🎶

Join us for the final Wind Symphony concert of the season—an evening of bold, lyrical, and boundary-pushing music, featuring works by Robert Buckley, Julie Giroux, Kevin Day, Katahj Copley, Joel Love, and Gustav Holst’s iconic First Suite in E-flat.

🌟 Special Highlight: Concerto Competition Winner Ethan Page (marimba) performing Emmanuel Séjourné’s Concerto for Marimba and Wind Orchestra, a rare gem in the repertoire that blends neo-romantic lyricism with virtuosity.

“There aren’t many pieces like this for marimba,” says Ethan. “I love how dynamic and colourful it is—from the melancholic first movement to the energetic, lively second.”

From intricate eleven-tuplet runs to soaring melodic lines, this is a performance you won’t want to miss.

🎟️ Free tickets for UVic students!!
📍 The Farquhar at UVic

12/11/2025

New name, same fun event: our annual Holiday Tubas concert returns to Market Square from 2-4pm Sat Dec 13, led by music performance instructor Scott MacInnes!

Thanks to the Times Colonist for this preview—click over to their site to read the story: all donations from the event go to their TC Christmas Fund to support locals in our community!
https://events.uvic.ca/finearts/event/102352-47th-annual-victoria-holiday-tubas

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Victoria, BC
V8P5C2

Telephone

+12507217903

Website

http://uvic.ca/finearts/music/

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