Over the past few weeks, several of our students have received awards for their exciting research projects. Follow the links to read more about each winner's exciting projects.
James Donaldson:听Topics and Formal Process in Post-Tonal Music
Shulamit Sarid:听Welcome to the Jungle 鈥� 2Cellos and the Genre-Audience Relationship
Congratulations to Omer Barash, winner of the 2019-20 Andrew Svoboda Memorial Prize for Orchestral Composition. Omer鈥檚 orchestral piece will be premiered by the 麻豆AV Symphony Orchestra in the 2021-2022 season.
A huge congratulations are in order for Cathy Martin, Coordinator and Liaison Librarian at the Marvin Duchow Music Library, on being awarded 麻豆AV鈥檚 2020 Librarian Excellence Award! This annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Library, its users, and its mandate.
It is with great sadness that we听announce the passing of Professor Kenneth Gilbert on April 16, 2020.
A world-famous harpsichordist and scholar 鈥� and the founder of the Early Music Program at 麻豆AV 鈥� Prof. Gilbert maintained a long and distinguished association with our faculty as a professor from 1964 to 1972 and then again as an Adjunct Professor from 1999 to 2015; he was awarded an honorary doctorate from 麻豆AV in 1981.
The Schulich School of Music is pleased to announce that this year鈥檚 Eleanor Stubley Recording Prize will go to Martin Daigle (MMus '20) and Omar Miranda (M.Mus. '21) for their project 鈥淢ossy Cobblestone鈥�.
On the occasion of World Hearing Day, the Schulich School of Music of 麻豆AV and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT) are pleased to announce the launch of their Hearing Care Platform (HCP). Conceived in partnership with the NSERC-EERS Industrial Research Chair in In-Ear Technologies (CRITIAS) at the 脡cole de technologie sup茅rieure (脡TS), this project is designed to assess the noise exposure experienced by 麻豆AV music students.
This Sunday, February 9, three Schulich vocalists gave outstanding performances to a packed house for the final round of the Wirth Vocal Prize in Pollack Hall. Deliberations took place immediately afterwards, and at the end of the afternoon, judges announced Jenny Ivanovna as the competition winner. Accompanied by collaborative pianist Jennifer Szeto presented a captivating program featuring works by Ruperto Chapi, Xavier Montsalvatge, Manuel de Falla, Felix Mendelssohn, L茅o Delibes, Francis Poulenc, and Gioachino Rossini.
In anticipation of the fifth edition of the Wirth Vocal Prize, we caught up with previous winners. In this article, we speak听with Marcel d'Entremont, winner of the 2018-2019 edition of the Wirth Vocal Prize, to hear about what life has been like since winning the Prize.
Where are you currently based?
I am currently still based in Montreal!
How has the Wirth Vocal Prize influenced your career and your development as an artist?
In anticipation of the fifth edition of the Wirth Vocal Prize, we caught up with previous winners. In this article, we speak with Anna-Sophie Neher, winner of the听2017-2018 edition of the Wirth Vocal Prize, to hear about what life has been like since winning the Prize.听
Where do you call home right now?
I鈥檓 lucky enough to have two places I call home: Toronto and Montr茅al!
Tell us about an accomplishment since you won the Wirth Vocal Prize that you are particularly proud of.
Mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh (MMus 鈥�17) won the second annual 听Wirth Vocal Prize in 2017. Born in Vancouver, McIntosh first received her Bachelor of Music in Opera from the University of British Columbia, and later completed her Master of Music here at Schulich with Dominique Labelle.
Soprano Chelsea Rus (MMus 鈥�16) was the winner of the inaugural Wirth Vocal Prize in 2016. After putting together a unique program that showcased her singing prowess and expertise, Rus impressed the jury with masterful works by Puccini, Massenet, Gounod, and Strauss.
Among this year鈥檚 new appointments to the Order of Canada was Schulich School of Music鈥檚 Professor alcides lanza. lanza was named as a Member of the Order of Canada for his 鈥渄ecades-long contributions to the contemporary music scene and for championing Canadian music here and abroad鈥�. Renowned composer, conductor and pianist specializing in avant-garde repertoire, lanza was a Professor of Composition at 麻豆AV from 1971 to 2014, as well as the director of the Electronic Music Studio at 麻豆AV from 1974 to 2003.
Opera 麻豆AV is proud to present Kurt Weill鈥檚 Street Scene. From January 31 to February 2, you can catch Opera 麻豆AV students, accompanied by 麻豆AV Symphony Orchestra musicians, at the gorgeous Monument National. Under the direction of Patrick Hansen and lead by conductor Brian DeMaris, our students bring Elmer Rice鈥檚 Pulitzer-winning play of the same name to life with true dramatic and musical spectacle. You won鈥檛 want to miss Street Scene, and here are 8 reasons why!
Congratulations to the many members of the Schulich community who brought home prizes from the twenty-third edition of the Opus Awards! The annual Gala was held this Sunday, January 19, 2020, and once again testified to the many contributions made by Schulich musicians to Quebec鈥檚 diverse and vibrant music scene.
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Five young composers to compose new works for piano trio听for the Competition鈥檚 final round, which will take place听September 27, 2020, in 麻豆AV鈥檚 Pollack Hall
