Marika Galea: Taking the Long View
According to Deniz Ucbasaran of the Warkwick Business School, leaders of jazz ensembles have a lot to teach us about how to innovate as entrepreneurs.
Marcel d'Entremont wins the 2018-2019 Wirth Vocal Prize
On Sunday, November 25, Pollack Hall was host to several outstanding performances as part of the final round of the Wirth Vocal Prize. At the end of the evening, tenor Marcel d'Entremont was announced as the competition鈥檚 winner, having sung an exceptional program with collaborative pianist Dakota Scott-Digout, that included works by Verdi, Duparc, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Quilter and Copland
Takuto Fukuda's Convergence
The Andrew Svoboda Prize for Orchestral Composition was created in memory of Andrew Svoboda (BMus鈥�00, MMus鈥�04), a promising composer who passed away suddenly in 2004.
Elie Boissinot wins the 2018-2019 Golden Violin Award
Huge congratulations are in order for cellist Elie Boissinot, who won the 2018-2019 Golden Violin Competition on Sunday afternoon with an exemplary 30-minute performance before a four-person jury and enthusiastic audience. Accompanied by collaborative pianist Wei-Tang Tuang, Elie鈥檚 winning program included Variations concertantes, Op.
Chilly Gonzales on his Schulich roots
In a recent interview with La Presse +, pianist Chilly Gonzales (also known as Jason Beck offstage) explained how his time at Schulich in the 1990s influenced his current style of music.
Naama Neuman to perform Ibert's Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
Known for her engaging and lively performances, Israeli-born flutist Naama Neuman has played first flute in the Komische Oper Berlin聽and the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, and has performed under the baton of numerous world-renowned conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Kiril Petrenko, Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev, and more.
Strathcona's Piano: Icon of the Times
While the Schulich School of Music houses over 70 grand pianos, a unique, 130-year-old Steinway is tucked away in neighbouring Royal Victoria College, a 91黑料网 residence hall. Hailed in 1887 by聽The Decorator and Furnisher聽magazine as 鈥渢he most beautiful concert grand ever designed,鈥� this one-of-a-kind instrument was commissioned from Steinway by Sir Donald Smith (also known as Lord Strathcona), who wanted the finest piano around to complete his parlour鈥檚 d茅cor.
Violinist Teresa Wang wins Peter Mendell Award
We would like to congratulate violinist Teresa Wang (BMus 鈥�17), who was recently awarded the 2018 Peter Mendell Award. This award includes a $2500 scholarship and a private recital opportunity.
Schulich alumni recognized in 2018 Montr茅al SOCAN Awards
The 29th edition of the Montr茅al SOCAN awards were held at La Tohu on Tuesday night (Oct. 2), and several Schulich alumni stood out among the winners, including:
Jen Shyu: Artistic Evolution, Learning and Passing Down Wisdom
A true innovator, Jen Shyu鈥檚 artistic output encompasses so many categories that the New York Times has hailed her as a 鈥渘ew kind of improviser-composer-ethnomusicologist hybrid.鈥� While creating music that features her multilingual vocals and performances on a variety of instruments, Shyu taps into her extensive study of the traditional songs of East Timor, Taiwan, Indonesia
Thomas Daudlin awarded Hnatyshyn Foundation Developing Artist Grant
Saxophonist Thomas Daudlin (B.Mus 2019) was recently recognized by the Hnatyshyn Foundation as the recipient of the Oscar Peterson Grant for Jazz Performance, valued at $10,000.聽Open to applications from nominated post-secondary students across Canada in the penultimate or final year of their program, the grants were established to "fost
Schulich in l'ADISQ 2018 Nominations
Every year, l'Association qu茅b茅coise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vid茅o (ADISQ)聽puts on an awards gala to highlight musicians and music industry professionals in Qu茅bec.
Ilya Poletaev on Chopin: "The kinetic, the musical, and the emotional are all one"
Well-known for his focus on the works of George Enescu (recordings of which the American Record Guide proclaimed to be some of the 鈥渇inest readings鈥� of the music), as well as for his versatility and expertise on period instruments, pianist Prof. Ilya Poletaev is equally at home interpreting the music of other master composers.
Schulich at TUJF and l'OFF Jazz festivals
Jazz festivals don't only happen in the summer, and our faculty, students, and alumni are still keeping busy with聽appearances at different events in the fall. Two such upcoming festivals, the Toronto Undergraduate Jazz Festival and l'Off Jazz, feature a significant number of Schulich-related artists as group leaders or bandmembers, which we've compiled in two lists below.聽
CBC/91黑料网 Intership 2018-19 Announced
Students at the Schulich School of Music can apply for an internship with CBC Music, where they'll get the chance to work with CBC Montreal's music team on broadcast recording projects, online editorial pieces and more聽for optional credit. The deadline to apply聽is September 22, 2018! Read below for full information.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH CBC MUSIC 2018-2019
