As part of the 6th annual by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) on August 12, 2017, Schulich School of Music bassoon faculty members Stéphane Lévesque and Martin Mangrum took part in the world premiere of Simon Leclerc's 'Concerto Grosso for Five Bassoons, Contrabassoon, Strings and Timpani', along with OSM bassoon colleagues and guest bassoonist Carlo Colombo of the Lyon Opera Orchestra.
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Published on: 23 Jan 2018
The Schulich School of Music is delighted to announce that violinist Violaine Melançon will be joining the string faculty as Associate Professor, beginning August 1st, 2018.
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Published on: 23 Jan 2018
Currently, Dr. Lisa Lorenzino, Professor of Music Education, is in southern Chile with seven current and former Schulich School of Music Students as part of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas Global Leaders Program. After three days of seminars and meetings, the students have moved to a variety of locations throughout southern Chile to keep students active in free after-school music programs designed to empower youth. They will also be active as performers in the various communities.
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Published on: 17 Jan 2018
, a current doctoral student who won the 2017-18 Classical Concerto Competition back in November 2017, is set to perform with the Â鶹AV Symphony Orchestra under the baton of guest conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni. To learn more about this opportunity, we spoke to Timothy in a recent email exchange.
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Published on: 17 Jan 2018
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"Over a year ago, the executives at Analekta Records approached Andrew Wan, concertmaster of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, to help them spearhead a three-year, three-album initiative that would focus a spotlight on OSM musicians in a chamber music setting."
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Published on: 12 Jan 2018
Since their founding in 2006, the percussion ensemble Sixtrum has been striving for  Made up of six virtuosic and multi-talented performers, Noam Bierstone (current Schulich DMus student in percussion), Joao Catalao, Julien Grégoire, Philip Hornsey, Kristie Ibrahim (Part-time Instructor at the Schulich School of Music) and Fabrice Marandola (Percussion Area Chair and Professor at the Schulich School of Music), the ensemble
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Published on: 19 Dec 2017
Finalists for the  have officially been announced, and once again the Schulich community is well represented! Established in 1996 to highlight the excellence and diversity of Québec's musical offering, les Prix Opus delivers annually to artists throughout a variety of categories. This year's winners will be announced .
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Published on: 13 Dec 2017
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Published on: 8 Dec 2017
After several years of research into Armenian music, violinist , a doctoral student at the Schulich School of Music, is making waves with her debut album Hidden Treasure: Classical Armenian Music for Violin and Piano. Born in Siberia, Melik has Armenian, Georgian and Jewish roots. After her move to Montreal in 2009, she began to explore the music of composers from her upbringing in her fight for inclusivity in classical music, "recording not what she knows will make her famous, but what she believes needs to
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Published on: 8 Dec 2017
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« Deux disques publiés par le même label en moins d’un an ! C’est rare pour un compositeur d’aujourd’hui, mais Philippe Leroux (58 ans) n’est pas n’importe qui. Aussi éclairant que le CD paru en janvier, De la percussion, le programme interprété par le Meitar Ensemble donne une bonne idée de ce que constitue l’expérience Leroux pour l’auditeur. »
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Published on: 6 Dec 2017
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"Of the current crop of fresh young Canadian classical voices, mezzo Simone McIntosh has that rare quality that makes the listener sit up and take notice. She combines a beautiful, well focused, gleaming high mezzo with an innate theatricality that bodes well for the future.
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Published on: 6 Dec 2017
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"Originally from Sherbrooke, pianist Tristan Longval-Gagné, fell into the “musical pot” early. In fact, his parents were both musicians and ran a music school in their home. He is now proudly a co-owner and teaches at the school. His first memories are therefore inevitably related to music and to his piano-teaching father, Tristan’s first teacher.
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Published on: 6 Dec 2017
After a very exciting final round held on Saturday, December 2nd in Pollack Hall, we are excited to announce that soprano Anna-Sophie Neher is this year’s winner of the Wirth Vocal Prize. Alongside collaborative pianist Esther Gonthier, Anna-Sophie performed works by Mozart, Morlock, Poulenc, Wolf and Rossini to secure the title.
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Published on: 4 Dec 2017
Hosted by the  and presented at the Conservatoire de musique de MontrĂ©al, two public masterclasses were held November 29th to 30th with acclaimed tenor Julian PrĂ©gardien featuring students from le Conservatoire, UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al and the Schulich School of Music of Â鶹AV.
Voice area chair Stefano Algieri describes:
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Published on: 1 Dec 2017
Thanks to an exciting initiative, graduate conducting students at the Schulich School of Music are now eligible to receive a substantial new award – the . Launched at Schulich in September 2017, the $15,000 Fellowship will be awarded to an exceptional Canadian graduate student at Schulich as of the 2018-19 school year.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2017
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