Concert at the Belkin, December 3, 2025

A concert by UBC School of Music Contemporary Players inspired by the exhibition, "Abbas Akhavan: One Hundred Years". Led by Director Paolo Bortolussi with support from Joanne Na, this graduate and undergraduate student ensemble from the UBC School of Music will animates the gallery for an afternoon program celebrating themes from this exhibition. (0:15) Emily Doolittle, "Gardenscape" for instrumental ensemble. Lauren Debeljak, Lucy Zuo: flute/piccolo; Kiara Hosie, Sayako Lenzoff: oboe; Logan Lambert, Francis Sadleir: clarinet/bass clarinet; Benjamin Li: trumpet; Grace Alexander, Hilary Chan, Nadya Nuyen: violin; Alex Zhang: viola; Wei-An Wang: cello; Yvette Guo Kwok: guitar; Catherine Connolly: percussion; Sylvie Nesbit, Gabrielle Gagnon-Picard, Molly Morrison: sound effects (15:22) Land acknowledgement and introduction by Melanie O'Brian, Associate Director and Curator, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (16:56) Introduction by Paolo Bortolussi, Director, UBC Contemporary Players (18:36) Kelk Jeffery introducing "Hatching/What Have You Done" (20:10) Kelk Jeffery, "Hatching/What Have You Done" for three or more instruments Lucy Zuo: bass flute; Kiara Hosie: oboe; Francis Sadleir: clarinet; Yvette Guo Kwok: guitar (23:37) Rebecca Adams introducing "Prescribed Disbelief" (25:00) Rebecca Adams, "Prescribed Disbelief" for variable ensemble. Inspired by Naomi Deyell's "Hysteria" Sylvie Nesbitt: soprano; Logan Lambert: clarinet; Gabrielle Gagnon-Picard: piano; Hilary Chan: violin (30:20) Paolo Bortolussi introducing Kaija Saariaho's "Changing Light" (31:23) Kaija Saariaho, "Changing Light" for soprano and violin Sylvie Nesbitt: soprano; Nadya Nuyen: violin (37:08) Paolo Bortolussi introducing Taylor Brook's "Lore" and providing more information about Emily Doolittle's "Gardenscape" (39:10) Taylor Brook, "Lore" for chamber octet (39:10) I. Credo (43:34) IV. Lament (47:35) VI. Incantation Lauren Debeljak: flute; Sayako Leznoff: oboe; Logan Lambert: clarient; Benjamin Li: trumpet; Catherine Connolly: percussion; Grance Alexander: violin; Alex Zhang: viola; Wei-An Wang: cello