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2019 Norcop prize winners' recital : Katy Clark, soprano and Jialiang Zhu, piano

2019 Norcop prize winners' recital : Katy Clark, soprano and Jialiang Zhu, piano

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Performers: Katy Clark, soprano ; Jialiang Zhu, piano

Program:

  • Ronde d'amour ; Chanson de niege ; Ma premiere lettre ; L'ete / Cecile Chaminade
  • The Cherry blossom wand ; The cloths of heaven ; The Aspidistra ; Lethe ; Seal man / Rebecca Clarke
  • Ruby throated moment / Emily Doolittle
  • Four seasons ballade / Alice Ping Yee Ho
  • Tanzer Lieder / Ana Sokolovic.
Jim and Charlotte Norcop prize in song and Gwendolyn Williams Kodolfsky prize in accompanying 202...

Jim and Charlotte Norcop prize in song and Gwendolyn Williams Kodolfsky prize in accompanying 2021 : Maeve Palmer, soprano and Joel Goodfellow, piano

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Program:

  • Schon lacht der holde Fruhling, KV 580 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Peter Stoll, clarinet)
  • Vier Lieder, op. 2 / Arnold Schonberg
  • Leino Laulut / Kaija Saariaho
  • Mo ghile mear / Donal O Liathain
  • At the mid hour of night ; The last rose of Summer / Benjamin Britten
  • Amore / Jocelyn Morlock.
UTSO graudate conductors

UTSO graudate conductors

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Program:

  • Russian funeral / B. Britten (Ben Yoon, conductor)
  • Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis / R. Vaughan Williams (Prokhor Portasov, conductor)
  • Symphony no. 44 in E minor, Hob.1:44 / J. Haydn (Emile Grou, conductor)
  • Concerto in E-flat major, K060 / Igor Stravinsky (Lorenzo Guggenheim, conductor)
  • Starburst and Strum / J. Montgomery (Shawm Bennett, conductor)
  • Adagio for strings / S. Barber (Felipe Luzuriaga, conductor)
  • Fanfare for the common man / A. Copland (Felipe Luzuriaga, conductor).

Jason Logue 12tet featuring guests Tara Davidson and William Carn

File consists of a recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel. The concert was rescheduled from March 9, 2022. Selections were announced from the stage.

Performers: 9 am Jazz Orchestra ; Jason Logue, director ; Tara Davidson, saxophone ; William Carn, trombone.

Program:

  • Walkin'
  • Time flies / William Carn, arr. Terry Promane
  • A gift / William Carn
  • You stepped out of a dream / David Moran
  • Anthropology / Charlie Parker, arr. Marty Paich
  • Walkin' shoes / Gerry Mulligan
  • Code breaking / Tara Davidson, arr. Eddie Ballantine.
University of Toronto Percussion Ensemble presents Steve Reich's Drumming at 50

University of Toronto Percussion Ensemble presents Steve Reich's Drumming at 50

File consists of a recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel. The concert followed a screening of the documentary film Drumming in Magic Time: The Oral Tradition.

Performers: University of Toronto Percussion Ensemble ; Aiyun Huang, director.

Program:

  • Doldrum etudes / Samuel Kerr (Geoffrey Conquer, piano ; HoiTong Keung, Jasmine Tsui, Alex Fraga, percussion) (world premiere)
  • Subterranean dreams / Stephen Morris (Jacob Valcheff, Jasmine Tsui, Meilin Wei, Bevis Ng, Alex Fraga, HoiTong Keung, percussion)
  • Drumming / Steve Reich (Andrew Bell, Brayden Krueger, Fraser Krips, Bevis Ng, HoiTong Keung, Jacob Valcheff, Jasmine Tsui, Sam Kerr, Tim Roth, percussion ; Lindsay McIntyre, Julia Barber, voice ; Esther Su Young Hwang, piccolo ; Ben Duinker, Russell Hartenberger, guest coach).
Vocalis III : Celebrating the Journee internationale de la Francophonie

Vocalis III : Celebrating the Journee internationale de la Francophonie

File consists of a program from the concert, which was livestreamed from Heliconian Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel. The concert was curated by Nathalie Paulin, with pianist Dakota Scott-Digout.

Program:

  • Lalla-Roukh. Sous le feuillage sombre / Felicien David (Anna Boyes, soprano)
  • Vieille chanson / Georges Bizet (Grace Liang, soprano)
  • Soupir / Henri Duparc (Lauren Estey, soprano)
  • Deux romances. Les cloches / Claude A. Debussy (Difei Wu, soprano)
  • Le parfum imperissable / Gabriel Faure (Anna Boyes, soprano)
  • Temps de neige / Deodat de Severac (Rhian Merritt, soprano)
  • Versailles / Nadia Boulanger (Rhian Merritt, eoprano)
  • Clairieres dans le ciel. Vous m'avez regarde / Lili Boulanger (Morgan Reid, soprano)
  • Banalites. Voyage a Paris ; Sanglots / Francis Poulenc (Celine Cascanette, mezzo soprano)
  • Deux poemes de Paul Eluard. Tout a perdre ; Le front aux vitres / Lionel Daunais (Leslie Higgins, soprano)
  • Trois melodies. Incognito / Denis Bedard (Difei Wu, soprano)
  • Le recital des anges. Banquet macabre / Ian Cusson (Morgan Reid, soprano)
  • Le recital des anges. Communion pascale / Ian Cusson (Lauren Estey, soprano)
  • Trois melodies. Pourquoi / Olivier Messiaen (Morgan Reid, soprano)
  • Le spectre de la rose / Gabriel Majou (Stephanie McKay-Turgeon, soprano).
The tender land by Aaron Copland

The tender land by Aaron Copland

File consists of a program from a production of the opera, which was performed in MacMillan Theatre by the University of Toronto Opera Department, conducted by Sandra Horst and directed by Tim Albery, The Azrieli Foundation Opera Visiting Artist.

John and Theresa Rudolph

John and Theresa Rudolph

File consists of a recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Performers: Theresa Rudolph, viola ; John Rudolph, percussion

Program:

  • Duo violin and viola in G major, K. 423. Allegro / W.A. Mozart, arr. for marimba by J. Rudolph
  • Variations for four drums and viola / Michael Colgrass
  • Mariel for cello and marimba / Osvaldo Golijov, arr. for viola by T. Rudolph
  • Passacaglia in G minor (after G.F. Handel) for violin and viola / Johan Halvorsen, arr. for marimba by J. Rudolph.
Vocal jazz ensemble

Vocal jazz ensemble

File consists of a recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Performers: University of Toronto Vocal Jazz Ensemble ; Christine Duncan, director.

Program:

  • Round midnight / Thelonious Monk
  • Seasons change : a pandemic project. Winter / Fleet Foxes, arr. A. Lowe, M. Leombruni
  • Seasons change : a pandemic project. Crown Chakra / R. Skilich, A. Gholami, C. Joung, R. Amin, A. Blonski Mendez
  • Seasons change : a pandemic project. Melancholic sound / arr. A. Datu, A. Malandrino, T. Sarkisova, E. Schell
  • Seasons change : a pandemic project. Spring / arr. C. Joung, M. Leombruni
  • Seasons change : a pandemic project. Fever / Joachim Pastor, arr. R. Skilich, A. Datu
  • Seasons change : a pandemic project. Pop, crackle, snap / R. Skilich, M. De Palma, S. Melnyk, M. McKee
  • Seasons change : a pandemic project. Summer / arr. L. Abramovich, M. Leombruni
  • Seasons change : a pandemic project. Haaappy / arr. R. Armin, E. Barenthin, A. Gholami, K. Kovacs, A. Blonski Mendez
  • Seasons change : a pandemic project. Fall / arr. Julia D'Ascanio, M. Leombruni
  • Seasons change : a pandemic project. Ambient/Free / E. Schell, E. Barenthin, M. Leombruni
  • All the things you are / Jerome Kern
  • I think it's going to rain today / Randy Newman, arr. R. Skilich
  • Golden / Jill Scott, arr. A. Datu
  • Moon grace / R. Skilich
  • Kaleidoscope heart / A. Bareilles, arr. A. Shetzen.
Figures in the fog : student composer concert no. 4

Figures in the fog : student composer concert no. 4

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which was livestreamed on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Program:

  • Trois chants rimbaldiens II / Paulo Brito (Morgan Reid, soprano ; Paulo Brito, piano)
  • JUMPSTART / Hirad Moradi (Hirad Moradi, piano)
  • The child and the soldier and war baby / Jonah Nung (Anna Tanczak, soprano ; Jonah Nung, piano)
  • Fantasia for piano and clarinet / Emily Green (Ricardo Ferro, piano ; Jasmine Chan, clarinet)
  • Four seasons and climate change / Qiushi Jiang (Erik Kreem, piano)
  • Figures in the fog / Stephen Morris (Matti Pulkki, accordion ; Vivian Kwok, piano ; Gavin Warren, clarinet)
  • Window light. Music box in the sunset / Yu-Pin Lai (Elise Wiesinger, violin ; Hayley Chan, cello ; Sunny Zhai, piano)
  • The harrowing silhouette / Danial Sheibani (Emma Colette Moss, conductor ; Amanda Yee, Honoka Sophie Li, violin ; Mobin Naeini, viola ; Maren Heylar, cello ; Lauren Esch, piano)
  • Breathing / Erik Kreem (Matti Pulkki, Erik Kreem, accordion)
  • Five dances for string quartet / Ilan Mendel (Jisu Woo, Isabel Ryznar, violin ; Rosaleen Ryel, viola Maya Shukla, cello)
  • Willow transformation 3 / Aidan McConnell (acousmatic)
  • Distant / Vivian Kwok (Alex Hetherington, mezzo soprano ; Geoffrey Conquer, piano) [withdrawn from the program].
UTSO concerto competition finals

UTSO concerto competition finals

File consists of a program and recording of the competition, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Program:

  • Concerto for oboe and strings in D minor / arr. Alessandro Marcello (Samuel Chen, saxophone ; Wesley Shen, piano)
  • Schelomo, Rhapsodie Hebraique / Ernest Bloch (San Rim, cello ; Cecilia Lee, piano)
  • Neruda songs / Pieter Lieberson (Alex Hetherington, mezzo soprano ; Kyejin Kwon, piano)
  • Violin concert / William Walton (Joelle Crigger, violin ; Tod Yaniw, piano).

Spotlight on opera

File consists of a recording of the concert, which was livestreamed on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel. The concert featured excerpts from the Opera Department's upcoming production of The Tender Land by Aaron Copland, directed by Sandra Horst. The concert was hosted by Horst.

Monday night Bach with Mark Fewer and Tim Dawson

Monday night Bach with Mark Fewer and Tim Dawson

File consists of a program and recording of the concert by members of the Mark Fewer and Tim Dawson.

Performers: Mark Fewer, violin and orchestra leader ; Julie Ranti, flute ; Sarah Jeffrey, oboe ; Mike Sweeney, bassoon ; Chris Gongos, horn ; Steve Woomert, trumpet ; Etsuko Kimura, assistant concertmaster ; Remi Pelletier, viola ; Theresa Rudolph, viola ; Joseph Johnson, cello ; Margaret Gay, cello ; Chris Bagan, harpsichord ; Louise Hung, harpsichord ; Timothy Dawson, double bass ; Eric MacKeracher, choral director.

University of Toronto student performers: Esther Hwang, flute ; Jason Halliday, Luca Ortalani, oboe ; Shin Wang, horn ; Jaedon Daly, Sophia Won, Sophia Thaut, Katrina Johnson, violin ; Kyung Rok (Grace), Daphne Waggener, Matthew Chan, Vera Lin, viola ; Emma Schmiedecke, Else Sather, Alex Chambers-Ozasky, Sohrab Malekzadehamoli, Benjamin Louwersheimer, cello; Louise Hung, harpsichord.

Program:

  • Brandenburg concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 / Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Suite no. 2 in D minor. Prelude / Bach (Theresa Rudolph)
  • Suite no. 2 in D minor. Allemande / Bach (Daphne Waggener)
  • Suite no. 3 in C major. Prelude / Bach (Remi Pelletier)
  • Suite no. 3 in C major. Allemande / Bach (Kyung Rok Moon)
  • Brandenburg concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051 / Bach.
Celebrating our humanity : songs of home and heart

Celebrating our humanity : songs of home and heart

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel. The concert was rescheduled from February 9, 2022.

Program:

  • Na hory vysoki = Unto the mountains / Yakiv Stepovyi (Brooke Zarubin, soprano)
  • Lilacs / Sergei Rachmaninoff (Dasha Tereschenko, soprano)
  • Salve regina / Hermannus Contractus (Matthew Black, tenor)
  • Ruins of Nineveh = Kharabed Nineveh / Belis Daniel (Janelle Yausif, soprano)
  • Ode to the Yellow River / Xian Xianghai (Eric Yang, baritone)
  • Spi W Blaskach Nocy = The sea rests in the moonlight / Mieczyslaw Karlowicz (Ian Gillis, baritone)
  • Bujdoso Enek / Bela Bartok (Claire Latosinsky, soprano)
  • Lambodara Lakumikara / Purandara Dasaru (Mona Subramani, soprano)
  • Gakavi Yerk / Komitas Vardapet (Taline Yeremian, mezzo soprano)
  • Me Voglio fa 'na Casa / Gaetano Donizetti (Julia Renda, soprano)
  • Hatsukoi = First love / Tatsunosuke Koshitani (Chihiro Yasufuku, soprano).
Vocalini : festival of song

Vocalini : festival of song

File consists of a recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel. The concert was rescheduled from February 8, 2022. The concert was put on by voice studies students with Suzy Smith, piano.

Program:

  • On the island. Let the florid music praise / Benjamin Britten (Claire Latosinsky, soprano)
  • Joshua. Oh had I Jubal's lyra / G.F. Handel (Ineza Mugisha, soprano)
  • Der Wanderer, D. 489 / Franz Schubert (George Theodorakopoulos, baritone)
  • Chanson triste / Henri Duparc (Cameron Martin, baritone)
  • La boheme. Donde lieta / Giacomo Puccini (Alexa Frankian, soprano)
  • Peter Grimes. Embroidery aria / Benjamin Britten (Alexa Frankian, soprano)
  • Kalypso / Cecila Livingston (Abigail Sinclair, soprano)
  • All the way through the evening. Walt Whitman 1989 / Chris Deblasio (Dante Mullin Santone, baritone)
  • The secret / Amy Beach (Rayna Crandlemire, soprano)
  • Manon. Adieu, notre petite table / Jules Massenet (Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano ; Kathryn Tremills, piano) [previously recorded].
Instrumentalis : featuring instrumentalists from the graduate class

Instrumentalis : featuring instrumentalists from the graduate class

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Program:

  • Sonata for solo cello / George Crumb (Matthew Lei, cello)
  • Sonata in E-flat major, no. 59, Hob. XVI/49. Movement 1 / Joseph Haydn (Sarah Xu, piano)
  • Cello suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 / J.S. Bach (Ji Heon (Isaac) Lee, cello)
  • Vallee d'Obermann / Franz Liszt (Carina Shum, piano)
  • Sonata op. 21 in C minor. Andante / Cecile Chaminade (Futian Yao, piano)
  • Rondeau de concert op. 12 / Napoleon Coste (James Baker, guitar)
  • Eccentricities, op. 25 / Nikolai Myaskovsky (Marie Haines, piano).
Gospel choir

Gospel choir

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which was livestreamed from Walter Hall on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Performers: Gospel Choir ; Darren Hamilton, director.

Program:

  • This little light of mine
  • Go down, Moses
  • The storm is over now
  • Total praise
  • Better.
OraSTORYo!: Sing Me the Universal

OraSTORYo!: Sing Me the Universal

File consists of a program from a pre-recorded concert, which was broadcast on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Performers: Darryl Edwards, instructor ; Kathryn Tremills, piano ; Ryan Harper, video editor.

Program:

  • Dissidence. Le cri di joie / Pierre Mercure (Claire Latosinsky, soprano)
  • Cantata 140. Mein Freund ist mein / Johann Sebastian Bach (Clara Krausse, soprano ; Dante Mullin Santone, baritone)
  • Dies Natalis.The rapture / Gerald Finzi (Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano)
  • La vierge, Je viens te saluer / Jules Massenet (Inez Mugisha, Alexa Frankian, soprano)
  • Weihnachts-Oratorium. Nur ein Wink / Johann Sebastian Bach (Clara Krausse, soprano ; Alexa Zirbel, oboe d'amore ; Abraham Ross, organ)
  • Judas Maccabaeus. O lovely peace / George Frideric Handel (Abigail Sinclair, Claire Latosinsky, soprano)
  • Litaniae, K. 243. Dulcissimum convivium / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Ineza Mugisha, Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano)
  • Die Schopfung. Holde Gattin / Franz Joseph Haydn (Alexa Frankian, soprano ; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Samson. Let the bright seraphim / George Frideric Handel (Abigail Sinclair, soprano).
Master class with Martha Guth, soprano

Master class with Martha Guth, soprano

File consists of a program from the master class, which was livestreamed to YouTube from Zoom.

Program:

  • La pasion seguin San Marcos. Lua descolorida / Osvaldo Golijov (Leslie Higgins, soprano ; Bryn Blackwood, piano)
  • Three songs. Requiescat / Matthew Emery (Rayna Crandlemire, soprano ; Bryn Blackwood, piano)
  • The far shore / Kamal Sankaram (Anna Boyes, soprano ; Suzy Smith, piano)
  • Little women. Joy beyond measure, mother! / Mark Adamo (Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano ; Kathryn Tremills, piano).

International Virginia Woolf Society fonds

  • CA ON00399 51
  • Fonds
  • 1960-2021, predominant 1971-2005

Fonds consists of records related to the establishment and operation of the Virginia Woolf Society.

Fonds is comprised of the following series:
Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Administrative Records
Series 3: Records relating to Virginia Woolf Miscellany
Series 4: Articles and news clippings
Series 5: Photographs
Series 6: Audiovisual Records.

The International Virginia Woolf Society

Books

This series consists of drafts and research notes relating to each of Hollanders major works which are individually described in the sub-series descriptions.

Oral history interview with Saima Hussain conducted by Rijja Moeen

Saima Hussain is a well-known journalist and award-winning book writer who currently works as a supervisor at the Mississauga Library. As an immigrant to Canada from Pakistan and spending many years of her life in Saudi Arabia, Saima focuses on being involved in the community, such as becoming a member of the Council of Agency Serving South Asians, the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, and running programs for newcomers. Saima completed her MA in South Asian Studies from the University of Toronto and also worked there as an admissions counsellor. She then moved to Pakistan where she became an editor at Dawn newspaper. Upon returning to Canada, she produced a history book for young readers called The Arab World Thought of It: Inventions, Innovations and Amazing Facts, which received an award from the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations. She also wrote another book called The Muslimah Who Fell to Earth: Personal Stories by Canadian Muslim Women to allow representation of Muslim women in the world.

In her oral history with interviewer Rijja Moeen (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Saima Hussain speaks about her experiences of being a journalist and writer, how she has made a difference in the South Asian community through her work, the importance of religion in her life, and her experience of being an immigrant to Canada.

Oral history interview with Amanat Kaur conducted by Khushpreet Virk

Amanat Kaur is an international student that came from India. She is originally from India and was raised in India. Amanat currently resides in and works at an immigration office in Brampton. Amanat immigrated to Canada in 2014 and she is currently in her early 20s. The interview covers several themes such as religion, education, work, mental health, immigration, and general lifestyle in the Peel Region.

In her oral history with interviewer Khushpreet Virk (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Amanat Kaur goes in depth about the immigration experience and her experiences with racism, religion, and community involvement. Furthermore, the interview goes in depth and talks about the mental health of international students and the struggles international students face when they immigrate to Canada.

Oral history interview with Jeejna Mandavia conducted by Mukti Patel

Jeejna Mandavia is a teacher who now lives and works in the Peel Region. In her oral history with interviewer Mukti Patel (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Jeejna Patel speaks about the role of faith in her and her family’s life, her dependence on her guru, her father’s passing, her experiences with racism as a child, and her experiences as a mother.

Colin Campbell Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2022.007
  • Fonds
  • 1966 - 2021

Fonds consists of material related to the filmmaking career of Colin Campbell. Many of the videos, photographs, and documents in the fonds were digitized by Vtape and can be found in the Electronic Records series.

Fonds includes the following Series:
Series 01: Exhibition Promotional Material
Series 02: Press Clippings
Series 03: Published Material
Series 04: Photographs
Series 05: Photographic Negatives
Series 06: Electronic Records
Series 07: Scripts
Series 08: Memorial Material
Series 09: Correspondence
Series 10: Other
Series 11: [Clippings, Scripts, and Unpublished Manuscripts]
Series 12: Videos

Colin Campbell

Jerry G. Gray / The Travellers Collection

  • CA ON00349 2022.019
  • Collection
  • 1939 - 2021

Fonds consists of material related to the life and career of Jerry G. Gray. Records are predominantly related to his membership in The Travellers, but also include material related to his career as a lecturer on Folk and Protest Music and Yiddish Music. Records dealing with the Travellers include photographs, audio recordings, video, event listings, programmes, and newspaper and magazine clippings. There is a large collection of reference material related to Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and folk music in Canada and the United States, as well as reference material related to Jewish music. The fonds also includes records from Gray’s adolescence, including his early musical performances at Camp Naivelt and the University of Toronto, and his amateur athletic career in secondary school and at the University of Toronto.

Fonds includes the following Series:
Series 01: The Travellers
Series 02: Jerry Gray Adolescence
Series 03: Songbooks, Books, and Magazines
Series 04: Woody Guthrie & Pete Seeger Publications
Series 05: Jewish Music Publications
Series 06: Civil Rights Songbooks
Series 07: Recordings
Series 08: Lectures and Teaching Materials

Jerry G. Gray

John M. Carland fonds

  • UTA 2016
  • Fonds
  • 1972-2021; predominant 1972-2000

Fonds primarily consists of Carland’s correspondence with A. P. Thorton and C. P. Stacey, two prominent history professors with whom Carland studied as a doctoral student at the University of Toronto. Records also include news clippings and correspondence with historian Norman Hillmer related to C. P. Stacey.

Carland, John M.

Memorabilia

This series consists of awards and certifications given to members of BCI and the Blissymbolics community as well as commemorative items related to Blissymbolics.

Musician contracts

Subseries consists of contracts, correspondence, and agreements with musicians and the Toronto Musicians' Association (TMA) for performances and recording sessions by Esprit Orchestra. Subseries includes contracts for regular orchestra members, guest artists, and agreements for collaborations with other groups, including the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO), Les Événements du neuf, National Youth Orchestra, Association Musique Actuelle de Québec (AMAQ), Canadian Opera Company (COC), and Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ).

South Asian Oral Histories in Peel collection

  • CA UTM C001
  • Collection
  • 2021

Collection consists of 14 oral history interviews with members of the South Asian diaspora residing within the Peel Region (Mississauga and Brampton) in Ontario, Canada. Interviews were conducted by students enrolled in the senior undergraduate course RLG360 Special Topics in South Asian Religions: South Asian Oral Histories in Peel offered at the University of Toronto Mississauga in the 2021 winter term during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

South Asian Oral Histories in Peel Project

Oral history interview with Ali Kazmi conducted by Zahraa Syeda

Ali Kazmi is a Pakistani-Canadian actor and director, as well as a Toronto Film School alumnus who migrated from Pakistan to Canada in 2007 to pursue his career in film and television. Kazmi’s parents, Rahat Kazmi and Sahira Kazmi, were two of the pioneers of Pakistani television content in the 1980s.

In his oral history with interviewer Zahraa Syeda (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Ali Kazmi speaks about his transition from Pakistan to Canada, his experiences and struggles in pursuing his cinematic career, his Oscar-nominated film, stereotypes regarding gender roles within his culture as well as the taboo attached to mental health and sex education within the South Asian diaspora. Additionally, he sheds light on his ideas and views of religion and spirituality, and where they stem from.

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