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Eighteen-year old Pinchas Antal is a third-year Bachelor of Music student currently studying piano performance in the class of Ilya Poletaev here at the Schulich School of Music. He began his piano studies at the age of ten with Vladimir Krassov, while also studying advanced theory and composition with Professor Alexander Posdynakov. During this brief time, he has amassed a large repertoire, given numerous recitals, and has had the opportunity to perform for Professor Valeri Sigalevitch and Dr. Indrek Laul, and audition for Maestro Zubin Mehta.

Published on: 15 Jan 2020

Le prestigieux ChÅ“ur de chambre Schulich de l’Université Â鶹AV sera à nouveau de passage à Québec le vendredi 31 janvier 2020 à 19 h 30 à la Chapelle du Musée de l’Amérique francophone. Ce chÅ“ur de 35 chanteurs et chanteuses est sous l’habile direction de maestro Jean-Sébastien Vallée, une vedette montante sur la scène internationale.

Published on: 15 Jan 2020

Originally from Vancouver, Tyler Song is a passionate musician who has performed with numerous ensembles such as the Â鶹AV Symphony Orchestra, the UBC Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestral Institute Orchestra. He has had the pleasure of performing under the batons of conductors such as Otto Tausk and Bramwell Tovey and has also been the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including the Brunold Award for Classical Music Making, the J. Wesley Foster Memorial Scholarship and the Norah Mansell Music Scholarship.

Published on: 14 Jan 2020

The nominees for the 23rd Prix Opus were announced last week, and Schulich students, faculty, and alumni are everywhere on the list of finalists! Not only are they well represented in orchestras, choirs, and young artist programs in Montreal and across the province, but many appeared as featured artists on nominated performances, and a number of Schulich-founded and Schulich-led ensembles have been singled out as well.

Published on: 20 Nov 2019

Rebecca Henry (MMus 2012) enjoys an active career as both conductor and mezzo-soprano across North America. Her conducting spans opera, operetta, orchestral, and contemporaryÌýrepertoire, and she recently completed theÌýLinda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors at The Dallas Opera. Designed to further the careers of distinctively talented female conductors, the Institute is celebrating its 5th year with faculty Emmanuel Villaume, Carlo Montanaro, and Nicole Paiement.

Published on: 11 Nov 2019

Francis Choinière has been awarded the second annualÌýHnatyshyn Foundation – Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting! Launched in 2017 in honour of the late conductor Franz-Paul Decker and his wife, Christa, this $15,000 fellowship is the result of a collaboration between the Schulich School of Music, the Decker family, and theÌýHnatyshyn Foundation, a charity founded by Canada’s twenty-fourth Governor General to support the development of young artists.

Published on: 4 Nov 2019

Congratulations to pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin (BMus 2011), who won two different awards as part of this year's ADISQ Gala—one for a recording with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and the other with Schulich professor Andrew Wan:

Album deÌýl’annéeÌý- Classique /ÌýSoloisteÌýet petit ensemble
Ìý(Analekta) - Charles Richard-Hamelin / Andrew WanÌý

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Published on: 28 Oct 2019

Principal tuba of the Orchestre Métropolitain and co-founder of the Philharmonie des vents du Québec, Alain Cazes is a Professor of Brass and Conducting at the Schulich School of Music. In addition to performing, conducting, teaching, and composing, he directs the Â鶹AV Wind Orchestra, which will join the Royal 22e Régiment Band on September 27 for a free concert as part of .

Published on: 24 Sep 2019

A highlight of the Quebec cultural scene, the (ADISQ)ÌýGala honours artists and music industry professionals who released standout recordings or were involved inÌýremarkable productionsÌýover the last year. In advance of the main ADISQ Gala taking place on October 27, 2019, read below for a list of all nominees with a Schulich connection. Congratulations to all!

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Album deÌýl’annéeÌý- Classique / Orchestre et grand ensembleÌý

Published on: 20 Sep 2019

Beginning this season, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) welcomes three Schulich School of Music alumni into their esteemed ensemble: Victor Fournelle-Blain (ADip ’15) as Principal Violist, Rémi Pelletier (LMus ‘04) as Associate Principal Violist, and Yolanda Bruno (BMus ’11) as Section Violinist! On their new appointments, Interim Artistic Director Sir Andrew Davis writes, “We are delighted that these wonderful musicians have chosen the TSO to be their home for the coming season.

Published on: 16 Sep 2019

Prof. John Rea and Prof. Hank Knox are among the latest inductees into the , which includes nine Â鶹AV researchers and professors among the total of 93 new Fellows.ÌýFellows in the RSC's Academies of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science are elected by their peers for outstanding achievements in their fieldsÌý— an extremely high honour.Ìý

Published on: 10 Sep 2019

Now coming up on its 20th edition, the OFF jazz festival has been a mainstay of the Montreal jazz scene by featuring local artists and their creative projects. The festival runs from October 3 - 12, 2019 and will feature many groups with Schulich students, faculty, and alumniÌý— read below for a list of events with a Schulich connection.

Thursday, October 3

-Ìý, 8 p.m. at le Gesù

Friday, October 4

Published on: 5 Sep 2019

We're excited to welcome Dorian Komanoff Bandy to Schulich's faculty, where he will beginning a position in historical performance practice and musicology, held jointly between the School's departments of Performance and Music Research.

Published on: 6 Aug 2019

Two Schulich Early Music graduates, violinist Marie Nadeau-Tremblay (BMus ’14, LMus ’17, MMus '19) and trumpeter Duncan Campbell (BMus ’14, GDip ’17, LMus ’19) were recently awarded first and second prizeÌýrespectively at the Mathieu Duguay Early Music Competition of the . Both offered stellar performances accompanied by the Mission Saint-Charles Orchestra, conducted by Hank Knox.

Published on: 29 Jul 2019

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