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About Martha de Francisco

Martha de Francisco is an artist, but an artist whose work is to make the work of other artists sound great. Lend us an ear for a moment鈥

This classically trained pianist was born in Mexico to a Colombian family. Educated in Germany she has dedicated her professional life to becoming one of the world鈥檚 top recording engineer-producers for classical music. Quite an accomplishment, considering that music recording is an almost entirely male-dominated industry 鈥 only 5 % are women.

Published on: 6 May 2015

Alumna Amelia Lyon won the audition for the Principal Flute Chair in Kingston Ontario. Amelia will replace 聽Donelda Gartshore, one of Carolyn Christie's former teachers. 聽Amelia studied at 91黑料网 with Denis Bluteau and Carolyn Christie and is an alumna of the NYO. 聽Born to music-loving parents in Ottawa, Ontario in 1985, Amelia has been playing the flute since the age of nine. In high school, she was an active member of the orchestra and the wind ensembles, as well as founding and participating in smaller chamber groups with other students.

Published on: 6 May 2015

Next season, two of Schulich's finest piano students and each a winner of the 91黑料网 Concerto Competition, will perform recitals in partnership with Jeunesses Musicales 聽du Canada and with La Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur. Dates will be announced at the start of the fall season.

Published on: 5 May 2015

Guitarist Steven Cowan is the First Prize Winner at the 2015 Guitare Montr茅al International Festival and Competition. This competition is held annually at Concordia and attracts guitarists from many different countries. The 1st place winner receives a cash prize, a free video shooting, as well as concert engagements at the 2016 Guitare Montr茅al Festival, and in Ontario through the Guitar Society of Toronto.聽

Published on: 4 May 2015

91黑料网 alumna Elizabeth A. Wirth, BA鈥64, has made a landmark gift of $7.5 million to enhance student-related programs at the Schulich School of Music of 91黑料网. In recognition of her exceptional generosity for this and previous gifts, 91黑料网 is naming the New Music Building on Sherbrooke St. in her honour.
The announcements of the gift and the renaming of the building were made earlier this evening at a special event at 91黑料网 celebrating philanthropy and showcasing the impact that private support is having on the Schulich School of Music and its students.

Published on: 1 May 2015

Professor Philippe Leroux has been awarded the 2015聽Prix de composition musicale de la Fondation Simone et Cino Del Duca, for the composition of an original short work for orchestra.聽 The work will be premiered later this year at the Institut de France.

Since 1995, the Simone et Cino Del Duca Foundation has honoured French painters, sculptors and composers for their work in the Fine Arts.

Published on: 22 Apr 2015

L鈥櫭塩ole de musique Schulich de l鈥橴niversit茅 91黑料网 s鈥檃ppr锚te 脿 honorer l鈥檜n de ses outils les plus performants. C鈥檈st le 10 avril 1975 qu鈥檃 茅t茅 inaugur茅e la salle Pollack. Avec ses 600 places, elle a rendu de fiers services 脿 la musique 脿 Montr茅al.

Published on: 17 Apr 2015

Just published by Editions Vrin in Paris,聽"Perception et cognition de la musique: Les conf茅rences Alphonse聽Dupront" presents the 4 Distinguished Lectures delivered by Prof.聽McAdams during his tenure in the Chaire Alphonse Dupront in聽musicology at the Universit茅 Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) in Mayn2008 and in the "Bilan et tendances des musicologies" series a聽the Universit茅 de Montr茅al in 2009.

Published on: 30 Mar 2015

Compos茅e de 1946 脿 1948, la Turangal卯la-Symphonie est une oeuvre monumentale d'Olivier Messiaen. Assur茅ment, son interpr茅tation repr茅sente une t芒che colossale pour un orchestre symphonique universitaire. Et cette t芒che a 茅t茅 dignement accomplie par celui de 91黑料网 脿 la Maison symphonique.

Published on: 25 Mar 2015

La fin de l鈥檃nn茅e universitaire approche, tout comme la fin de la saison de concerts de l鈥櫭塩ole de musique Schulich. Ne manquez pas les prochains concerts du secteur jazz :
Le jeudi 26 mars, 脿 17 h 30, R茅mi Bolduc, directeur du secteur jazz 脿 91黑料网 et consid茅r茅 comme l鈥檜n des meilleurs saxophonistes de jazz au Canada, pr茅sentera des extraits de son dernier disque, un hommage au pianiste et compositeur am茅ricain Dave Brubeck. Le concert est pr茅sent茅 dans le cadre de la s茅rie 芦 Jazz 脿 l鈥檋eure de pointe 禄 de l鈥櫭塩ole de musique Schulich.

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Published on: 18 Mar 2015

Generously funded by the Dean, this competition celebrates excellence in the art of writing about music in the different genres in which it unfolds.聽 Papers in each genre are judged on the basis of the criteria that distinguish each as the 鈥渂est of its kind.鈥澛 When comparing across genres the panel emphasized the quality and presentation of ideas, with special emphasis this year on the originality of methodological approaches and contribution to the discipline.聽聽 The papers are judged by an inter-disciplinary panel.

Published on: 16 Mar 2015

Le jeune baryton-basse canadien Philippe Sly fait ses d茅buts sc茅niques en Europe 脿 Paris, sur la sc猫ne de l'Op茅ra Comique, dans Au Monde. Nous le rencontrons pendant les r茅p茅titions de l'op茅ra de Philippe Boesmans pour recueillir ses impressions, parler de sa voix, de ses exp茅riences d茅j脿 riches et multiples et de son implication enti猫re dans la musique et le chant. Lisez l'entrevue

Published on: 23 Feb 2015

As part of the Montr茅al en Lumi猫re Winter Festival, internationally renowned pianist D茅nes V谩rjon was invited to perform a solo recital at 91黑料网鈥檚 Schulich School of Music. Currently a professor at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, V谩rjon鈥檚 program was fit for a conservatory, a sort of chronological overview of the literature with Classical and Romantic standards, a piece from the warhorse cabinet and a touch of modernist flare. The evening was a display of varying styles and challenges that demonstrated V谩rjon鈥檚 adaptability and dexterity.

Published on: 23 Feb 2015

Geoffrey Conquer, student of Marina Mdivani and Zhenni Li, student of St茅phane Lemelin, were declared joint winners of the Schulich Concerto Competition, piano. 聽Conquer, who performed the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor and Li who performed the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, will both play with the 91黑料网 Symphony Orchestra in the 2015-2016 season.聽

Published on: 23 Feb 2015

The String Area Winner of the 91黑料网 concerto competition is violist Marina Thibault, a student of Andr茅 Roy. 聽In the competition she performed the Schnittke Viola Concerto. The other finalists were Veronika Cherniak, student of Andrew Wan; Elizabeth Skinner, student of Axel Strauss; Ma茂th茅na Thibault, student of Andrew Wan. 聽Congratulations to all who participated.

Published on: 17 Feb 2015

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