Alumni, faculty and students of UBC School of Music have been nominated for the Juno Awards. The Junos are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. Winners will be announced on April 21 at the 2013 Juno Awards show at the Brandt Centre in Regina.
The UBC nominees are:
• Atma Naxos by Triple Forte, nominated for Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble. Violinist Jasper Wood is a professor at UBC School of Music.
• Echoes of Time is nominated for Classical Composition of the Year. Composer Alexina Louie is a UBC alumna (Bachelor of Music ’70).
• I Saw Eternity by Elora Festival Singers, nominated for Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance. The recording includes music by Timothy Corlis (Doctor of Musical Arts candidate), alumni Glenn Buhr (Master of Music ’81) and Craig Galbraith (Bachelor of Music ’97), and Stephen Chatman, professor and chair of the Composition Division, UBC School of Music.
• Lead With Your Heart by The Tenors, nominated for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year. Alumnus Fraser Walters (Bachelor of Music ’03) is one of the four members of the group.
• Fugitive Colours by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) nominated for Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble or soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment. Bramwell Tovey, conductor and composer, has an honorary degree from UBC. Several members of the VSO are sessional faculty members at UBC School of Music.
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