Schulich Alumni and Faculty in the 25th Edition of the Opus Awards
Congratulations to all who received prizes at the 25th edition of the Conseil qu茅b茅cois de la musique鈥檚 Opus Awards! With a number of laureates from the Schulich Community, we couldn't be prouder of our faculty and alumni. The ceremony celebrated the ongoing creativity of the Quebec music scene during the 2020-2021 season.
Held virtually on Sunday, March 6, 2022, the Gala was webcast live on the Facebook accounts of La Fabrique culturelle de T茅l茅-Qu茅bec and the Conseil qu茅b茅cois de la musique. Singer and ICI Musique host Marc Hervieux was master of ceremonies, and musician and host Catherine Perrin interviewed special award recipients.听听
Read below for a snapshot of Schulich faculty and alumni who were among the incredible prize-winners, and visit for the complete list.听
Here are the categories featuring Schulich alumni and faculty in the 25th edition of the Opus Awards.
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Album of the Year Winners
Classical, Romantic, Post-romantic or Impressionist听
Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano (BMus鈥�11)
Modern, Contemporary听
Quatuor Molinari (Fr茅d茅ric Lambert, viola (DMus鈥�11)), Andr茅 Moisan听
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Special Prize Winners
Regional Opus Award听听
Orchestre Symphonique de Drummondville*, Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano (BMus鈥�11)听
*The Orchestre Symphonique de Drummondville features Schulich alumni and faculty members.
Discovery of the Year听
Marie Nadeau-Tremblay (MMus鈥�18), violin听听
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Special Mentions 鈥� Concerts and Premieres Webcast Live in 2020-2021听
Jazz听
R茅mi Bolduc et Jean-Michel Pilc听
Prof. R茅mi Bolduc, saxophone; Prof. Jean-Michel Pilc, piano; Fran莽ois Goupil (MMus鈥�01), producer and sound recording;听Mil猫ne Bourdages, Giulia Frati, Beno卯t Gu茅rin, cameras听
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music听
Concertos imaginaires听
Arion Orchestre Baroque; Mathieu Lussier, conductor and artistic director; Martin Girard, director; Lucas Rupnik, technical director and camera; Jean- Fran莽ois Lemire and Claude Gaudreault, cameras; Benoit Fry, editor;听Anne-Marie Sylvestre (BMus'01, MMus'03), sound recording and engineering听
Classic, Romantic, Post-Romantic and Impressionist Music听
Couleurs d鈥檌ci : de Boudreau 脿 Sibelius听
Orchestre M茅tropolitain de Montr茅al*; Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin, conductor; Yukari Cousineau, violin; Beno卯t Gu茅rin, director; H茅l猫ne Lussier, musical director;听Fran莽ois Goupil (MMus鈥�01), technical director, sound recording and mixing听
*The Orchestre M茅tropolitain de Montr茅al features many Schulich alumni and faculty members.
Modern and Contemporary Music听
Trip听
Quatuor Bozzini, cast with Le Vivier; Robin Pineda Gould, director; Erin Wisegerber and Ralitsa Doncheva, cameras;听John Klepko (DMus鈥�99), sound recording;听Lucie Bazzo, lighting director听
World Music听
Nazih Borish 鈥� Roots of Strings听
Nazih Borish, oud; Roberto Occhipinti, contrabass; Joseph Khoury, percussion;听Fran莽ois Goupil (MMus鈥�01), producer;听Nataq Huault, sound recording; Bernard Grenon, sound mastering; Giulia Frati and Beno卯t Gu茅rin, cameras听
Multiple Repertoires听
L鈥橭SM et James Ehnes : de l鈥檕mbre 脿 la lumi猫re听
Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al*; James Ehnes and听Prof. Andrew Wan, violin and conductors听
*The Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al features many Schulich alumni and faculty members.
Premiere听
Du Nord听
Alissa Cheung, composer and violin; Imagining the North; Quatuor Bozzini, commissioned by Arte Musica; Ian Cameron, director;听Fran莽ois Goupil (MMus鈥�01), sound recording and mixing;听Sharif Mirshak, Jonathan Durand and Mathieu Dumontier, cameras听
Did we miss anyone? Let us know!听听
Email us听at听publicity.music [at] mcgill.ca听with your nomination and degree information to be included.听
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