A passion for music and computers inspired Professor George Tzanetakis to transform his popular UVic course for a global platform so it could reach an unlimited audience.
On March 8 UVic joins the world to celebrate International Women's Day, a global day recognizing the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
UVic auctioning 10,000 items from its vinyl record library
On Oct. 10, the third annual REACH Awards will celebrate UVic scholars for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching.
The Orontes Guitar Quartet are celebrating their time in Canada with a gala downtown finale at the Alix Goolden Performance Hall on Oct. 18.
Canada’s National Dementia Strategy, the long-awaited blueprint for finding a cure and for reshaping policy, was released last week.
Music technology professor Kirk McNally scrutinizes recordings to better understand the relationship between musicians, engineers and music producers.
A Syrian guitar quartet, silenced by war, plays again in Canada
The dramatic story of a Syrian guitar quartet escaping the ongoing destruction of the Syrian civil war for a year at UVic and a fellowship funded by the Artist Protection Fund offers a remarkable message about the power of music, hope and determination.
Indigenous Governance graduate Jarrett Martineau is a leading influencer within the Canadian media scene, having produced several high-profile projects in the last 15 years. His is a story of remarkable success for someone who has barely brushed his forties.
Astronomy professor Sara Ellison, who plays violin in her free time, says studying the night sky is like learning to appreciate the intricacies of music. When Sara Ellison looks up at the stars, she does so with the hallmark precision of a scientist…
Latin American Studies celebrated Día de Muertos last week with music, art, food, face painting and an altar to honour people's late loved ones. The event included music from Mexico’s Chroma String Quartet, who are studying at UVic, as well as complementary hot chocolate and baked bread from the Latinos Without Borders Student Club.
Victoria teens joined seniors with dementia in a choir
Hector Vazquez Cordoba, a PhD student in the Faculty of Education, came to UVic in response to a calling he felt to enhance music education in schools throughout Mexico. Now an accomplished violinist and tenured member of the Orquesta Universitaria de Música Popular in Xalapa, Hector wanted to bring classical music to young people in small communities.
The influence of a small town Canadian on the career of Johnny Cash and the burgeoning American rock ‘n’ roll scene in the 1960s was obscured by history until recently. On June 4, UVic Libraries announced the archives of Saul Holiff, manager of the music legend, are now available at UVic for scholarly research.
The archives of Saul Holiff, manager of music legend Johnny Cash, are now available at UVic for scholarly research. The highs and lows of the relationship between Holiff and Cash are documented in this collection, donated by the Holiff family to UVic Libraries.
