David Metzer

Music Historian, University of British Columbia, Author of The Ballad in American Popular Music: From Elvis to Beyoncé (Fall 2017)

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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

[VAN Magazine @vanmusicmag]

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.

https://t.co/f4E0cHHKIp

[UBC School of Music @UBC_Music]

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

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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.

[UBC School of Music @UBC_Music]

This UBC PhD student is fulfilling her fantasy, one note and one game at a time https://t.co/DVOxK9IeW7 via @VancouverSun

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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 https://t.co/8vB4vKDiZH

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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 https://t.co/L1zRI7610z

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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 https://t.co/dNE6fwsdd9

[UBC School of Music @UBC_Music]

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: https://t.co/Iy5BYOCYkE

@UBC_Arts @UBCArtsCulture

[UBC School of Music @UBC_Music]

#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.

https://t.co/L6jQEA0bZ4

@UBC_Arts

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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 https://t.co/4VPsrwR7Ip

[UBC School of Music @UBC_Music]

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

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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? https://t.co/151BiYpBS2

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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 https://t.co/VsintS5ick

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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 https://t.co/fl70pppuNw

[Digitization Centre @DigitizeUBC]

100 years ago today, UBC Musical Society held the Sixth Annual Concert in Vancouver Hotel Ball Room. @UBC_Music
From the @UBCArchives Photograph collection.
https://t.co/H5uoGyLAcO

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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 https://t.co/5FLCJA1sg7

[UBC School of Music @UBC_Music]

We are honoured to welcome Stó:lō scholar, artist, curator, and author of "Hungry Listening", Dr. Dylan Robinson to our faculty.

https://t.co/rebvmLK5WS

@ubc @ubcnews @ubcprez @ubc_arts

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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.” https://t.co/zAcpbYiTgT

[David Metzer @davidjmetzer]

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