Congratulations to all who received prizes at the 24th edition of the Conseil qu茅b茅cois de la musique鈥檚 Opus Awards! Many of the laureates were from the Schulich Community, and we couldn't be prouder. The ceremony celebrated the inspired resilience of the Quebec music scene during the 2019-2020 season, which included musical projects presented both before and since the pandemic began.
Professor Brian Cherney has been appointed a Member of听the Order of Canada (OOC)
Being recognized听"for his lifelong devotion to Canadian music, as an internationally renowned composer, educator and scholar", the Schulich School of Music congratulates Prof. Brian Cherney for this momentous appointment to the Order of Canada.
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The 2021 Nominees have been announced, and we are delighted to see Schulich faculty, former colleagues and alumni represented! As music's only peer-recognized distinction, the GRAMMY awards honour and celebrate artistic excellence across the entire music industry, and to see the accomplishments of the Schulich community included on the list is always a thrill.
We are so proud of the many achievements of our faculty, students, and alumni and send a hearty congratulations to all.
听John Rea, Professor Emeritus at the Schulich School of Music听was听honoured听during听our听Fall 2020 Convocation听ceremony听as one of three winners of the Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement.听
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We are pleased to welcome special guests Ari Agha and Laura Hynes to the Schulich School of Music to discuss their project 鈥溾 November 17th at 10 am as part of ReVoice. This event is open to all Schulich students.
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It is with great sadness听that听we announce听the passing of听E. No毛l Spinelli听on October 16, 2020.听A听dynamic听entrepreneur听as well as a visionary听and philanthropist,听Mr.听Spinelli听played an important听role in听building听many Montreal musical institutions.听He was a devoted supporter of the Schulich School of Music听and听was a member of the Faculty听Advisory Board for many years.听A lover of opera and vocal music, he established the听E.
This year鈥檚 recipients of the Young Composer Awards and Emerging Screen Composer Awards include several members of Schulich鈥檚 community!
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The Schulich School of Music is proud to welcome back Dr. Tammy Kernodle as a special guest in our Jazz Area鈥檚 Jazz History Series. She will present on Melba Liston, Alice Coltrane, and Mary Lou Williams on October 30 from 1-3 pm. This event is open to all Schulich students.
The award-winning Canadian soprano and conductor is slated to virtually visit Schulich鈥檚 Voice Area! An artist at the forefront of creation, Hannigan is known for her performances of contemporary opera. She has shown a profound commitment to the music of our time and has performed premieres of over 85 new works.
We are pleased to virtually welcome conductor, composer/arranger, vocal contractor, singer, and musical activist to the Schulich School of Music as a ReVoice guest lecturer to discuss the he co-authored as well as programming considerations in choral music.
Congrats to听soprano听 (Grad Dip 鈥18) and听pianist Jesse Plessis (Current DMus)听for winning this year鈥檚听.听The duo performed works by Canadian composers听Jocelyn Morlock, Gordon Fitzell, Ana Sokolovic, and Claude Vivier.听听
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This year鈥檚听AES educational grant recipients听include several members of Schulich鈥檚 sound recording program!听
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Prof.听Shawn Mativetsky has released 鈥橰UDIMENTAAL鈥, a collection of rudimental snare drum pieces inspired by the tabla drumming of North India. By bridging together two principal percussion instruments and their respective musical traditions, the book works as a gateway into North Indian drumming for drummers and percussionists from all backgrounds.
When 海角社区 announced that Fall 2020 activities will be offered predominantly through remote delivery, Schulich鈥檚 professors went to work preparing innovative new courses that would temporarily replace most large and small ensembles. In this article, we highlight Prof. Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e鈥檚 plans for 海角社区 Choral Studies, including the launch of ReVoice.
听(MMus'08, DMus'13) has been appointed Interim Artistic Director of the听Ottawa听Chamberfest!听
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Currently a member of the National Arts Centre Orchestra,听and听the Ironwood Quartet,听she also听serves as co-Artistic Director of both the Ritornello and Classical Unbound听chamber music festivals.听Carissa听performs on a听Vuillaume听violin on loan from the Canada听Council Musical Instrument听bank听and officially started听her new role at听the Ottawa听Chamberfest听on听August 17, 2020.听
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