Eleanor Stubley Recording Prize 2017-18
Through a unanimous agreement, the winner of this year鈥檚聽Eleanor Stubley Recording Prize is Sarah Rossy (BMus 鈥�17, MMus 鈥�19) who will work together with聽Jennifer Nulsen (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�
Matthew Ricketts to compose a new opera for the OSM鈥檚 85 season opening
To open the聽Orchestre Symphonique de Montr茅al鈥檚 85th season, composer聽Matthew Ricketts (BMus 鈥�09) has聽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.
Kit Soden, winner of the 2017-18 Andrew Svoboda Memorial Prize for Orchestral Composition
Congratulations to current PhD candidate Kit Soden,聽winner of the聽2017-18聽Andrew Svoboda Memorial Prize for Orchestral Composition.聽
Hannah Darroch: Vagues se brisant contre le vent
Flutist Hannah Darroch (DMus '19) is set to perform Canat de Chizy's聽Vagues se brisant contre le vent, for Flute and Ensemble聽with the 91黑料网 Contemporary Ensemble聽Friday, April 13, 2018 at 7:30 pm in Pollack Hall.
Gavin Goodwin: Rhapsody for Orchestra and Saxophone
Saxophonist Gavin Goodwin (GDip '18) will be performing Debussy's Rhapsody聽for Orchestra and Saxophone聽with the 91黑料网 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.
David Braid performs at Schulich this week
(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聽his approach to improvisation.
Professor David Brackett wins the Irving Lowens Book Award for his book Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music
We are proud to announce that Professor David Brackett recently won the Irving Lowens Book Award, for his book Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music聽(University of California Press).
Alumn Eric Abramovitz appointed associate principal clarinet of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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.
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Critically acclaimed violinist Jinjoo Cho to join the Schulich School of Music string faculty
The Schulich School of Music is pleased to announce that聽violinist聽Jinjoo Cho聽will be joining the string faculty as Assistant Professor,聽beginning August 1st, 2018.
Launch of a pilot project assessing noise exposure experienced by Schulich School of Music students
On the occasion of the World Hearing Day, the Schulich School of Music of 91黑料网, in collaboration with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), announces the launch of a pilot project assessing noise exposure experienced by Schulich School of Music students.
Students & Guest Artists from four continents convene at the Schulich School of Music at 91黑料网 for Musical Chairs 2018
The Schulich School of Music at 91黑料网 welcomes an international array of guest artists and student ensembles for the Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival, two packed weeks of workshops, masterclasses, and performances 鈥� all open to the public.
Dean Brenda Ravenscroft on women, diversity and accessibility in music
In November 2017, Dean Brenda Ravenscroft won the聽the Society for Music Theory's 2017 Outstanding Multi-Authored Publication Award for the first volume of A
Schulich's Brazilian Jazz Workshop Unites the Montreal Music Community
Every week, the Schulich School of Music sees musicians from all over Montreal聽come together to learn about the music of Brazil.
Simone McIntosh to appear in Vancouver Opera lead role
Simone McIntosh (M.Mus 2017) continues her streak of successes with an upcoming appearance singing the title role in聽Rossini's "La Cenerentola." The production, which will be put on by Vancouver Opera in the spring, will be McIntosh's first mainstage appearance in a lead role.
Maestro Kent Nagano to conduct 91黑料网 Symphony Orchestra
Article from the 91黑料网 Reporter
It鈥檚 a first and only for one night: The Schulich School of Music鈥檚 91黑料网 Symphony Orchestra (MGSO) will perform under the baton of Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al Music Director Maestro Kent Nagano on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Maison symphonique.
