Press

“A true original … Thematically and technically, this work [Birds Calling… from the Canada in You] feels fresh, thoroughly Canadian, and breathtakingly original.” — James Imam, Musical America Worldwide, October 28, 2022

• https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?storyID=51477&categoryID=4 

Feature ǀ Checking In On Azrieli Music Prize Laureates Rita Ueda and Iman Habibi – Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig van Toronto, August 26, 2022

• https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2022/08/26/feature-checking-azrieli-music-prize-laureates-rita-ueda-iman-habibi/ 

“Concert Will Evoke Dark Memories of Hiroshima…” – Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Sun, July 30, 2020

• https://www.pressreader.com/canada/vancouver-sun/20200730/282127818808835 

Tsunami-inspired opera adds poignant notes to global music festival – Shawn Conner, Vancouver Sun, May 27, 2019

• https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/tsunami-inspired-opera-adds-poignant-notes-to-global-music-festival 

Global Soundscapes Festival from differences comes musical harmony – Xi Chen, Culture, Music, Volume 19, Issue 21, May 21 – June 11, 2019

• https://thelasource.com/en/2019/05/20/global-soundscapes-festival-from-differences-comes-musical-harmony/ 

Translated from German…

“It snowed twice, at the beginning and at the end of the concert: “As the snowflakes return to the sky”, a short, award-winning piece about all imaginable states of snowflakes by… Rita Ueda with many glissandi and fascinating onomatopoeia.” – Kleine Zeitung, August 12, 2014

• https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/4180040/Schneeflocken-im-Sommer-und-ein-Wunderkind 

Cross-cultural collaboration is at the heart of Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s Orchestral Evolution – Alexander Varty, The Georgia Straight, November 8, 2011

• https://www.straight.com/arts/cross-cultural-collaboration-heart-vancouver-inter-cultural-orchestras-orchestral-evolution