UPEI Music Department Recital Series

UPEI Music Department Recital Series, 2023–2024


  • Please carefully note the venue for each performance, as some recitals are at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall (Steel Building, #6 on the UPEI campus map) and others are at the new Performing Arts Centre (Building #21)
  • Unless indicated otherwise, admission is $30 Adults and Seniors; $10 Students, payable by cash at the door.
  • Please visit our YouTube channel to watch selected past concerts.

Friday Afternoon Recital Series

(Weekly recitals featuring UPEI Music majors – Admission is FREE)  

  • Winter term: every Friday from January 26 to April 5, 2024 – 12:40 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
    • No concerts on February 23 or March 29

Faculty Recital Series

  • Trombone, She Wrote: Music by Canadian Women Composers – featuring Dale Sorensen (trombone) and Magdalena von Eccher (piano) – Friday, March 8, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall

Guest Recitals

  • Spirited Away – featuring Duo Concertante (Nancy Dahn, violin; Timothy Steeves, piano) – Saturday, March 16, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall

Student Showcase Recitals

(featuring UPEI Music majors – Admission is by donation)

  • Chamber Vocal Showcase – Thursday, March 7, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
  • Thursday, March 14, 2024 – 7:00 pm – Venue: Government House (Fanningbank), 1 Terry Fox Drive, Charlottetown. NOTE: Limited seating; please email music@upei.ca to reserve a seat.

Ensemble Concerts 

(Admission is $20 Adults and Seniors; $10 Students)

  • UPEI Wind Symphony; Nicole Strum, director – Thursday, April 4, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Performing Arts Centre
  • UPEI Choral Ensembles; Sung Ha Shin-Bouey, director – Saturday, April 6, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
  • UPEI Jazz and Popular Music Ensembles; Shawn Doiron, director – Tuesday, April 9, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall

Student Recital Series

(Junior and Senior recitals featuring UPEI Music majors – Admission is FREE)

  • Senior Recital – Jacob Reddin (trombone) – Thursday, March 21, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
  • Junior Recitals – Ross Boyd (guitar), Devyn Collette (saxophone), and Josie Thibodeau (trombone) – Saturday, March 23, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
  • Junior Recitals – Dre Knowles (piano) and Zoe Sullivan (violin) – Thursday, March 28, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
  • Senior Recital – Janey Perrier (voice) – Thursday, April 11, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
  • Senior Recital – Tanner Burns (voice) – Saturday, April 13, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall

Dr. Frances Gray Music Performance Competition

(featuring UPEI Music majors – Admission is by donation)

  • Congratulations to 2024 winner, Timothy Luk (piano)

Distinguished UPEI Music Alumni Series  

(interviews with UPEI Music alumni, who share their musical and professional journeys)