Experience the power of the UBC Choral Union and the vibrant energy of the University Singers as they fill the Chan Centre with a breathtaking blend of contemporary choral masterpieces in this year’s Fall program, Autumn.

Program

University Singers

Han-Ah Park, conductor
Eshantha Peiris, collaborative pianist

Laudate Dominum — Gyöngyösi Levente
Autumn — Ola Gjeilo
Windy Nights — Takatomi Nobunaga
Blackbird — Matthew Brown
Evocation — Hye-Young Cho
Khutšo — Mokale Koapeng & Roderick Williams
Indlu YeGagu — Michael Barrett

~intermission~

Choral Union

Hyejung Jun, conductor
Gabe Reed, collaborative pianist

The House of Belonging — Jeffrey Derus
Come to the Woods — Jake Runestad
The Silent Coming of the Spring — Hye-Young Cho
Segalariak — Josu Elberdin

Combined Choirs

Hyejung Jun, conductor

Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten — arr. William Hawley

Graeme Langager, Director of Choral Activities, is on sabbatical for the 2026-2027 academic year. 

Mark Anderson’s UBC piano students will perform the complete set of Claude Debussy’s 24 Préludes. Gabe Reed will perform “Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir” (“The sounds and fragrances swirl through the evening air”) and “Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses” (“Fairies are exquisite dancers”). Audience members are welcome to enter and leave quietly between performers.