David Metzer

Read all about ballads in my new book: a history of the songs, the singers who break our hearts with them, and why ballads cast spells on us

Move beyond kinship, give up on meritocracy, diversify school music programs, encourage ensembles to commission, foreground decolonization in cultural policy, and internationalize music curation decisions. George E. Lewis on decolonizing new music. van-outernational.com/lewis-en/

This tribute to Jocelyn was lovely. Please listen if you can.

We are thrilled to have @DrSamanthaEge share her research with us @UBC_Music. Please join us virtually for the colloquium (March 17th, 3:30 PST). Contact me or @davidjmetzer for the Zoom link.

This UBC PhD student is fulfilling her fantasy, one note and one game at a time vancouversun.com/news/local-new… via @VancouverSun

I love tracking samples across decades and genres. @SoundFieldPBS covered a lot of ground with #FunkyDrummer. Great discussion of the original break and its many, many lives. @EL2theAY @lindadiazmusic bit.ly/3jSajsV

In my work on ballads, I always wanted to write on “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” but never got the chance. So glad that I could contribute to @Frase_M94 article on it for @BBC_Culture. A great discussion of the song. @BonnieTOfficial @UBC_Music bit.ly/3xanuIK

RIP #BurtBacharach. Tricky rhythmic swerves, rich jazz harmonies, melodic surprises—all part of pop perfection. Wit, joy, comfort, and heartbreaking emotional moments too. A master songwriter leaves us. @BurtBacharach bit.ly/3HVe8Wu

The UBC School of Music is thrilled to welcome Dr. Anabel Maler and Dr. Robert Komaniecki to the UBC Music Theory Division, starting July 1, 2023! Join us in welcoming Dr. Maler and Dr. Komaniecki to #UBC. Read more: bit.ly/3HJahM3 @UBC_Arts @UBCArtsCulture

#UBC PhD candidate Marina Gallagher speaks with Stephen Quinn on CBC Radio's The Early Edition, about exploring the music of Final Fantasy and the discipline of ludomusicology. Listen to the full interview below. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… @UBC_Arts

This article came just in time for my class on #KPOP. Will give us more to discuss on how the genre stretches across media, or crosses new media frontiers. Yes, this is one way to get me into the #Metaverse. @jin_charli @ByMattStevens bit.ly/3XTTixf

Turning Final Fantasy into a PhD research topic. ⁠#UBC PhD candidate in ludomusicology, Marina Gallagher explains how gaming plays a part in her research.⁠

A majestic performance by @BuffySteMarie at @ChanCentre last night. Passion, history, and hope offered and all gratefully received.

Yes, we “keep on loving” the power ballad. Thanks for asking me about the songs, @borelli Great interviews with musicians from @STYXtheBand, @kcreospeedwagon And who knew the songs had a strong Illinois connection? bit.ly/3uxEHev

Congratulations @raven_chacon on winning @PulitzerPrizes. Check out this 2020 performance of his American Ledger no. 1 by the UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble @UBC_Music @Belkin_Gallery bit.ly/2Hm0sYN

You ask musicologists for five minutes of stunning music and you will get it. Wonderful selections by @DrCanonic and @LaurieStras. And a great playlist overall. But where is one my favorite Renaissance composers—Anonymous? @nytimes nyti.ms/3jcwV3s

100 years ago today, UBC Musical Society held the Sixth Annual Concert in Vancouver Hotel Ball Room. @UBC_Music From the @UBCArchives Photograph collection. dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.037…

Happy #Palindrome Day! 22/02/2022. Let’s celebrate with a classic. Machaut’s “Ma fin est mon commencement“ Looking forward to 03/02/2030 bit.ly/3h6Woug

We are honoured to welcome Stó:lō scholar, artist, curator, and author of "Hungry Listening", Dr. Dylan Robinson to our faculty. bit.ly/3wNbFXU @ubc @ubcnews @ubcprez @ubc_arts

I love to follow a sample through the ages. To “Apache” and the “Amen Break,” we can add the “Levee Breaks” break. Great @MorningEdition report on the many lives of a drum break from #LedZeppelin “When the Levee Breaks.” n.pr/3BVcmQ5

What better way to begin this year’s UBC School of Music colloquium series than with Stefan Honisch’s talk on Helen Keller this Friday. Please join us. @DrCanonic @UBC_Music @UBCArtsCulture