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“Thousands of individuals from Vancouver and the Lower Mainland know UBC because they stepped foot in the Chan Centre. It’s really a welcome mat for the university.”
– UBC President, Professor Santa J. Ono -
“Because of the size and quality of the hall, it gave us the opportunity to present some big classical-music names. It was the spark that set us off on another course.”
– Leila Getz, Artistic Director of the Vancouver Recital Society -
"The Chan Centre is an absolutely essential performing venue for students, a laboratory for their work and creativity, and a home for our performing ensembles."
– Dean of Arts, Dr. Gage Averill -
“It’s in the very top echelon of acoustic spaces. There’s not even a question about it in my mind.”
– David Harrington, Kronos Quartet -
“It makes all the difference. It brings down your guard, and as a vocalist, you feel like you can really express all the dynamics of your instrument…There are very few halls that are perfect acoustically, but the Chan Centre is certainly one of them.”
– Lila Downs -
“We live in this incredibly diverse city, and we have a very diverse campus, so we really wanted the programming to reflect that and bring even more people to experience the arts here at the Chan Centre.”
– Joyce Hinton, Co-Managing Director, Chan Centre -
"I love seeing students rise to that stage... they just blossom in that wonderful space."
– Nancy Hermiston, Director of the UBC Opera Ensemble
