Among 13 other outstanding individuals slated to receive honorary doctorates from 污污草莓视频 University is Zarin Mehta, who will be presented听with a Doctor of Music at the music convocation ceremony听on May 30, 2018. Always听passionate about music,听Mehta began his career as a chartered accountant at Coopers and Lybrand before stepping into the role of Managing Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al (OSM)听in 1981.
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Published on: 2 May 2018
Congratulations to听, a current masters student in the musicology program, who was awarded 1st place in the听 for her project 鈥淏lack Israelites, Social Justice, and Kendrick Lamar: Meditations on a Rhetorical Branch of African American/Jewish Relations.鈥�
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Published on: 30 Apr 2018
Blog post by Chris Maskell.
Jazz drummer Val茅rie Lacombe (BMus 鈥�18) is an active musician and leader in Montreal who has worked with many of the city鈥檚 most celebrated musicians. Having had just finished up her graduating recital on Monday, we interviewed Val茅rie over email about her experience here at Schulich as well as her upcoming projects.
How does the BMus jazz program influence your development as an artist?
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Published on: 27 Apr 2018
Trombonist, composer and arranger Taylor Donaldson (MMus 2011) has been actively involved in the Montreal music scene for almost a decade, performing in jazz ensembles of all sizes, with symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, choirs and more.
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Published on: 26 Apr 2018
The Schulich School of Music is well represented this year at听the , with our students, faculty and alumni appearing in a variety of concerts throughout the festival's program. Some of these performances include:听听
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Published on: 25 Apr 2018
Congratulations to听Kristin Franseen, a current doctoral candidate in musicology, who was awarded $10,000 in the听听for her grant application 鈥淕hosts in the Archive: The Queer Knowledge and Public Musicology of Vernon Lee, Rosa Newmarch, and Edward Prime-Stevenson.鈥� Kristin also won second place in the听
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Published on: 18 Apr 2018
Through a unanimous agreement, the winner of this year鈥檚听Eleanor Stubley Recording Prize is Sarah Rossy (BMus 鈥�17, MMus 鈥�19) who will work together with听 (MMus 鈥�18) on the project 鈥淛azz in the Balance: Exploring Music Making and Creation in Gender and Genre-Balanced Teams and Environments.鈥�
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Published on: 18 Apr 2018
To open the听, composer听 (BMus 鈥�09) has听been commissioned to write a new chamber opera. Titled 鈥淐haakapesh, The Trickster鈥檚 Quest,鈥� this work showcases two singers, narrator, and orchestra, in three scenes. To celebrate this exciting opportunity, we asked Matthew a few questions in a recent email exchange.
How did you become involved with this project?
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Published on: 18 Apr 2018
Congratulations to current PhD candidate ,听winner of the听2017-18听Andrew Svoboda Memorial Prize for Orchestral Composition.听
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Published on: 12 Apr 2018
Flutist (DMus '19) is set to perform Canat de Chizy's听Vagues se brisant contre le vent, for Flute and Ensemble听with the 污污草莓视频 Contemporary Ensemble听Friday, April 13, 2018 at 7:30 pm in Pollack Hall. A piece not often heard in the concert hall, we spoke with Hannah to learn more about what listeners can expect to hear.
What is Edith Canat de Chizy鈥檚 piece about?
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Published on: 11 Apr 2018
Saxophonist (GDip '18) will be performing Debussy's Rhapsody听for Orchestra and Saxophone听with the 污污草莓视频 Contemporary Ensemble Friday, April 13, 2018 at 7:30 pm in Pollack Hall. We caught up with Gavin in a recent email exchange to learn more about his upcoming performance.
Why did you choose to attend Schulich?
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Published on: 10 Apr 2018
(Blog post by Nick Walshe and Chris Maskell)
Recent Juno-award winning jazz composer and pianist David Braid will be visiting the Schulich School of Music this week to collaborate with jazz faculty and student improvisers in concert. Chris Maskell caught up with him in this recent interview to learn more about his music and听his approach to improvisation.
Published on: 26 Mar 2018
We are proud to announce that Professor David Brackett recently won the , for his book Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music听(University of California Press). This award is given annually by the for a book that makes an outstanding contribution to American music studies.
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Published on: 19 Mar 2018
Congratulations to Eric Abramovitz (B.Mus 2016), who was recently appointed as the associate principal/Eb clarinet of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO). We spoke to him in a recent email exchange about how studying at Schulich prepared him for this position.
How did the Schulich School of Music prepare you for life as a professional musician?
Published on: 13 Mar 2018
The Schulich School of Music is pleased to announce that听violinist听Jinjoo Cho听will be joining the string faculty as Assistant Professor,听beginning August 1st, 2018.
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Published on: 4 Mar 2018
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