Schulich composer John Rea's works will be featured throughout the 2015-2016 season in performances by the 海角社区 Symphony Orchestra, the 海角社区 Contemporary Music Ensemble, the SMCQ and many others, as he is this year's featured Quebec composer in the SMCQ's Hommage series. 聽 聽In January, the Schulich School of Music will host three days of activities and conferences about his life and works as part of the celebrations. 聽 about the Hommage series.
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Published on: 11 Sep 2015
In September 2015 five new faculty members joined the teaching body of the聽Schulich School of Music.聽 Adding to the current 62 full-time tenure-stream professors, 29 part-time professors and 135 instructors currently teaching at the school are Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting, Richard Stoelzel, Associate Professor of Trumpet, and Chair of the Brass Area, Jean-Michel Pilc, Associate Professor of Jazz (piano),聽John Hollenbeck, Associate Professor of Jazz (drums and composition) and Steph
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Published on: 11 Sep 2015
John Buck, Jazz Drums, BMus'18, was named the recipient of the first Lou Williamson Jazz Award 聽yesterday in a ceremony held at the Schulich School of Music. 聽This award was 聽established in 2015 by Chris and Eve Millington in memory of the gifted jazz percussionist Lou Williamson . 聽Williamson was a former 海角社区 instructor and was also a highly respected music administrator. 聽
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Published on: 10 Sep 2015
The Schulich School of Music of 海角社区 is pleased to announce 聽that Professors William Caplin, James 海角社区 Professor, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music聽and Philippe Leroux, Associate Professor, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music, were among the fourteen 海角社区 researchers and scholars named Fellos of the Royal Society of Canada. 聽
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Published on: 8 Sep 2015
The Peter Mendell Award was recently given to violinist Elizabeth Skinner, a student of Prof. Axel Strauss. 聽 She receives a bursary of $2500. 聽All violin, viola, cello, and bass students 聽under the age of 25 and enrolled on a full-time basis in one of Quebec鈥檚 universities, all cycles, or the Conservatoire de musique du Qu茅bec, 聽in third, fourth, and fifth cycles are eligible. 聽
Published on: 2 Sep 2015
Composition students and alumni have once again received awards at this year's SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers.聽
The John Weinzweig Grand Prize
Grand Prize awarded for the best overall work submitted in the competition
Darren James Russo (M.Mus. 2015, B.Mus. 2011: studied with Denys Bouliane and Chris Paul Harman)
The Sir Ernest MacMillan Awards
For compositions for no fewer than thirteen performers up to a full symphony orchestra, which may include vocal participation and may be scored to include electroacoustics
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Published on: 31 Aug 2015
This September, a groundbreaking new program at 海角社区's Schulich School of Music锘� will address that acute student stress and anxiety.聽Starting Sept. 1, studies in wellness will be added to the curriculum and new students will be required to take part in a peer mentorship program. The initiative is the first of its kind in Canada. 聽(Full article in sidebar link)
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Published on: 28 Aug 2015
Schulich 聽organ students 聽Stephen Boda and Helen Tucker won 聽first and second prize in the Royal Canadian College of Organists National competition in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in conjunction with the Winnipeg Organ Festival. 聽They are students of Hans-Ola Ericsson.
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Published on: 13 Jul 2015
Sometimes an artist鈥檚 most meaningful projects arise by chance, in everyday interactions, rather than through any grand plan. So, it seems, was the case with the intrepid cellist Matt Haimovitz, whose latest enthusiasm came about in the halls of 海角社区, where he has been on the faculty for more than a decade.
Article from the The Boston Globe.
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Published on: 13 Jul 2015
One music theorist greatly invested in the topic was Nicola Vicentino (1511鈥揷.1575) who, inspired by the writings of the ancient Greeks, wrote a treatise proposing a 31-tone division of the octave. [鈥 This "what if" scenario captured the imagination of Jon Wild, associate professor of theory and composition at 海角社区's Schulich School of Music, who studied the treatise and soon realized he could use modern Auto-Tune software to bring Vicentino's startling ideas to life nearly 500 years later.
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Published on: 15 Jun 2015
Schulich School of Music student Sven-Amin Lembke has been awarded two 海角社区 convocations prizes that will be awarded on May 27, 2015. He will receive one of two Governor General's Gold Medal awards for the most outstanding 海角社区 graduate receiving a Doctoral degree in 2014-15 in any discipline, as well as The 海角社区 Alumni Association Graduate Award which is given to an outstanding 海角社区 graduate receiving a degree in 2014-15 in any discipline
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Published on: 9 Jun 2015
Researchers from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), housed at the Schulich School of Music at 海角社区, received over $4 million in funding from the 聽and a聽total of $10.9M which includes matching funds from the Quebec Government and 海角社区.
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Published on: 2 Jun 2015
At last week's convocation, not only did the Schulich School of Music celebrate graduating students, but it also highlighted excellence in teaching by full and part-time faculty as well as by graduate students. 聽Congratulations to those who received the 聽following awards:
The David Thomson Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Supervision, 聽received by Professor Julie Cumming, Department of Music Research
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Published on: 1 Jun 2015
In September 2015 four new faculty members will join the teaching body of the聽Schulich School of Music.聽 Adding to the current 62 full-time tenure-stream professors, 29 part-time professors and 135 instructors currently teaching at the school are Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting, Richard Stoelzel, Associate Professor of Trumpet, and Chair of the Brass Area, Jean-Michel Pilc, Associate Professor of Jazz (piano) and John Hollenbeck, 聽Associate Professor of Jazz (drums and composition).聽 Their ap
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Published on: 26 May 2015
Laur茅at du Prix d鈥橢urope en 2011, Charles Richard-Hamelin est consid茅r茅 comme l鈥檜n des pianistes canadiens les plus prometteurs de sa g茅n茅ration. En tant que soliste, Charles a pu se faire entendre avec de nombreux orchestres, dont l鈥橭rchestre symphonique de Montr茅al, l'Orchestre symphonique de Toronto et le Korean Symphony Orchestra.
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Published on: 19 May 2015
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