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program; a two-week residential retreat for young pianists mentored by renowned guest faculty and facilitators for explorations in other arts media. In 1995 the program shifted from solo piano to chamber music with strings and piano and in 1998 YAE moved to the University of British Columbia. UBC’s School of Music provides meeting and practice facilities and the beautiful campus offers indoor and outdoor pools, fitness facilities, the Nitobe Gardens, the TRIUMF lab and a variety of other resources for the
Our student roster includes many award-winning young artists and others for whom the music/science studies have led to interdisciplinary professional careers. Our sessions have included integrated activities such as: a Day-long workshop on Artistic Freedom of Expression, which comprised talks and classes with Craig Jones of the Civil Liberties Association, the late Nikolai Korndorff, Russian composer, speaking about creative and artistic expression in Stalinist Russia, and Russian cellist Yegor Dyachkov, in partnership with the Vancouver Recital Society.
YAE has been fortunate to include among its faculty some of Canada’s most prominent artists-teachers, including Jane Coop, Anton Kuerti, Marc Durand, Martin Beaver, Amanda Forsyth, Eric Wilson, David Harding, Martin Riseley, Andrew Dawes, Mark Fewer, and many others.
Through its collaboration with the Vancouver Chamber Music Festival our roster of guest artists has featured Scott St. John, Yegor Dyachkov, Anton Nel, the Borromeo Quartet and other internationally renowned performers. Our student roster includes many award-winning youths, and others for whom the music/science studies have led to interdisciplinary professional careers.
Past YAE programs have included varied dance classes from Baroque to hip-hop, theatre, African drumming, poetry, painting, integrated arts/science experiments, a trip to the TRIUMF physics lab, neuroscience, astrophysics, and explorations of the elements of conflict resolution in addition to recreational/fitness activities such as swimming, hiking, yoga and pilates.
YAE 2004 highlight session was an afternoon at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, beginning with a game simulation of a United Nations meeting conducted by Professor Edward Parson, a specialist in global environmental policy. YAE string orchestra performed an arrangement of Shostakovich’s 8th string quartet, composed in commemoration of the victims of World War II and the Stalinist regime.
YAE 2005 hosted the first Youth Peace Jam, an evening that brought together several Vancouver youth peace groups and the International YMCA Youth Peace Network to share music, cultures and ideas.
YAE 2006 joined with Artsway Health/Arts Society for performances at the Youville and Louis Brier senior care facilities. This focus was enhanced by a workshop with music therapy specialist Ashley Tait. As well, we have joined with the Creative Peace Network’s Peace it Together workshop for teens from the Middle East and Vancouver, in an event combining film and music at the Stanley Theatre.
YAE 2007 in collaboration with Artsway Health/Arts Society the young artists and faculty performed five concerts at seniors residences and hospitals.
YAE 2008 in collaboration with Artsway Health/Arts Society the young artists and faculty performed two concerts at seniors residences and hospitals.
YAE 2009 in collaboration with Artsway Health/Arts Society students and faculty performed for senior citizens at the VGH STAT facility. Community concerts were performed at West Vancouver United Church and at the UBC School of Music Recital Hall.
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