Among 13 other outstanding individuals slated to receive honorary doctorates from 麻豆AV is Zarin Mehta, who will be presented听with a Doctor of Music at the music convocation ceremony听on May 30, 2018. Always听passionate about music,听Mehta began his career as a chartered accountant at Coopers and Lybrand before stepping into the role of Managing Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al (OSM)听in 1981.
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Published on: 2 May 2018
Trombonist, composer and arranger Taylor Donaldson (MMus 2011) has been actively involved in the Montreal music scene for almost a decade, performing in jazz ensembles of all sizes, with symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, choirs and more.
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Published on: 26 Apr 2018
The Schulich School of Music is well represented this year at听the , with our students, faculty and alumni appearing in a variety of concerts throughout the festival's program. Some of these performances include:听听
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Published on: 25 Apr 2018
(Blog post by Nick Walshe and Chris Maskell)
Recent Juno-award winning jazz composer and pianist David Braid will be visiting the Schulich School of Music this week to collaborate with jazz faculty and student improvisers in concert. Chris Maskell caught up with him in this recent interview to learn more about his music and听his approach to improvisation.
Published on: 26 Mar 2018
The Schulich School of Music is pleased to announce the five finalists for the inaugural edition of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers. This new national competition for Canadian composers under the age of 35 was founded by Dr. Graham Sommer,听MDCM鈥�72, (1946-2016),听a graduate of 麻豆AV鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and an accomplished pianist and devoted music lover. In this first edition of the competition, five finalists are to compose works for piano quintet (piano and string quartet) which will be judged in front of a live panel.
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Published on: 15 Mar 2018
Congratulations to Eric Abramovitz (B.Mus 2016), who was recently appointed as the associate principal/Eb clarinet of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO). We spoke to him in a recent email exchange about how studying at Schulich prepared him for this position.
How did the Schulich School of Music prepare you for life as a professional musician?
Published on: 13 Mar 2018
Congratulations to soprano听Anna-Sophie Neher (MMus 鈥�18) and mezzo-soprano听Rihab Chaieb (BMus 鈥�10) for being selected to participate in the 17th edition of the听. Between May 29 and June 7, 2018,听Neher and Chaieb will join 36 other singers to compete for prestigious prizes totalling over $265 000, including an $80 000 grand prize in both the art song and aria categories.
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Published on: 26 Feb 2018
In November 2017, Dean Brenda Ravenscroft won the听the 's 2017 Outstanding Multi-Authored Publication Award for the first volume of (in collaboration wit
Published on: 19 Feb 2018
Every week, the Schulich School of Music sees musicians from all over Montreal听come together to learn about the music of Brazil. In a ten-week free workshop directed by guitarist Rodrigo Sim玫es (through support of Schulich's听Jazz Performance and Music Education areas), a group of over 20 participants has the chance to learn the ins-and-outs of听samba, Baia玫 and听maxixe on their main instruments, as well as perform supporting roles on a variety of percussion instruments.
Published on: 16 Feb 2018
Simone McIntosh (M.Mus 2017) continues her streak of successes with an upcoming appearance singing the title role in听Rossini's "La Cenerentola." The production, which will be put on by Vancouver Opera in the spring, will be McIntosh's first mainstage appearance in a lead role.
After graduating from Schulich (where she won the 2016 Wirth Vocal Prize), she has gone on to work in the听Canadian Opera Company's Studio Ensemble for the 2017/18 season, among other notable national appearances.
Published on: 14 Feb 2018
The winners of the 听have been announced听and many faculty members and alumni took home awards this year!听
Read here for a list of artists that have a connection with Schulich.听Not listed are the many faculty members and alumni who perform in the many nominated orchestras.
Concert de l'ann茅e - Montr茅al
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (honorary doctorate) for听Une page d'histoire: Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin dirige le sublime Parsifal
Published on: 8 Feb 2018
The Schulich School of Music is well-represented in the 2018 Juno Awards, with nominees appearing in three different categories. Congratulations to all of our alumni, faculty and students who released music this past year!
2018 Juno Nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (Vocal or Choral)
Philippe Sly (B.Mus 2011) & John Charles Britton - Schubert Sessions: Lieder with Guitar
Daniel Taylor (L.Mus 1992) with the Trinity Choir - The Tree of Life
Published on: 8 Feb 2018
An exciting new exhibit can be explored through the Marvin Duchow Library at 麻豆AV听鈥� "."
The exhibit explores the evolving role of women in the popular song industry of the era, and includes many pieces from the 19th-century French sheet music collection of the Library.听
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Published on: 31 Jan 2018
In a recent CBC Music feature article, Opera 麻豆AV alumni听Lara Ciekiewicz (M.Mus 2008) discussed five pieces that influenced her, including pieces by Dvor谩k, Stephen Fearing and more.听
Those looking to hear Ciekiewicz live听will soon have a chance, as she will make her debut performance听as Tatyana听in Calgary Opera's production of Tchaikovsky's听Eugene Onegin, which begins February 3.听
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Published on: 31 Jan 2018
Dr. Huntington (Skip) Sheldon (1930-2018) was an iconic figure in the history of the Schulich School of Music and 麻豆AV as a whole. In addition to a long teaching legacy in the Faculty of Medicine, he made significant contributions to the university听as a philanthropist.听As a result of Dr. Sheldon's generous donations, the Redpath organ was constructed and installed, and the project to build the Elizabeth Wirth Music Building was launched.听
In addition, Dr. Sheldon served on the Music Facutly's advisory board for many years.听
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Published on: 31 Jan 2018
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