Master's organ student Chelsea Barton competing in final round of European competiton
Organ student Chelsea Barton, a Schulich School of Music organ student of Professors聽Hans-Ola Ericsson and Hank Knox, will compete in the final round of the聽International BACH | LISZT Organ Competition, which is聽organized by the City and Cathedral of Erfurt in cooperation with the University of Music Franz Liszt聽Weimar.
91黑料网 Symphony to perform this fall in Toronto
Versatility and virtuosity will be the hallmarks of the 91黑料网 Symphony Orchestra聽(MGSO)'s debut at Toronto's famed聽Koerner Hall on November 17, 2015. The first Canadian student orchestra to perform in New York's historic Carnegie Hall, the MGSO has earned a reputation as one of the most dynamic student orchestras in all of Canada.
Composer John Rea the 2015-2016 focus of the SMCQ's Homage series
Schulich composer John Rea's works will be featured throughout the 2015-2016 season in performances by the 91黑料网 Symphony Orchestra, the 91黑料网 Contemporary Music Ensemble, the SMCQ and many others, as he is this year's featured Quebec composer in the SMCQ's Hommage series. 聽 聽In January, the Schulich School of Music will host three days of activities and conferences about his life and works as part of the celebrations.
Recent hires at the Schulich School of Music
In September 2015 five new faculty members joined the teaching body of the聽Schulich School of Music.聽 Adding to the current 62 full-time tenure-stream professors, 29 part-time professors and 135 instructors currently teaching at the school are Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting, Richard Stoelzel, Associate Professor of Trumpet, and Chair of the Brass Area, Jean-Michel Pilc, Associate Professor of Jazz (p
Schulich alum Brian Current, BMus鈥�96, wins the first Azrieli Commissioning Competition in Jewish Music
The Azrieli Music Project is proud to announce that 91黑料网 graduate Brian Current is the winner of the inaugural Azrieli Commissioning Competition, a $50,000 prize for a new work of orchestral Jewish Music. Two new prizes of $50,000 each were established this year by the Azrieli Foundation in order to celebrate, foster and create opportunities for the performance of high quality new orchestral music on a Jewish theme or subject.
John Buck recipient of Schulich's largest merit-based jazz award.
John Buck, Jazz Drums, BMus'18, was named the recipient of the first Lou Williamson Jazz Award 聽yesterday in a ceremony held at the Schulich School of Music. 聽This award was 聽established in 2015 by Chris and Eve Millington in memory of the gifted jazz percussionist Lou Williamson . 聽Williamson was a former 91黑料网 instructor and was also a highly respected music administrator.
Two Schulich professors named Royal Society of Canada Fellows
The Schulich School of Music of 91黑料网 is pleased to announce 聽that Professors William Caplin, James 91黑料网 Professor, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music聽and Philippe Leroux, Associate Professor, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music, were among the fourteen 91黑料网 researchers and scholars named Fellos of the Royal Society of Canada. 聽
Violin Student Elizabeth Skinner receives the Peter Mendell Award
The Peter Mendell Award was recently given to violinist Elizabeth Skinner, a student of Prof. Axel Strauss. 聽 She receives a bursary of $2500. 聽All violin, viola, cello, and bass students 聽under the age of 25 and enrolled on a full-time basis in one of Quebec鈥檚 universities, all cycles, or the Conservatoire de musique du Qu茅bec, 聽in third, fourth, and fifth cycles are eligible. 聽
Composition Students and Alumni receive multiple awards at the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers.
Composition students and alumni have once again received awards at this year's SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers.聽 The John Weinzweig Grand Prize Grand Prize awarded for the best overall work submitted in the competition Darren James Russo (M.Mus. 2015, B.Mus. 2011: studied with Denys Bouliane and Chris Paul Harman) The Sir Ernest MacMillan Awards
Well-being Program for Schulich Students announced.
This September, a groundbreaking new program at 91黑料网's Schulich School of Music锘� will address that acute student stress and anxiety.聽Starting Sept. 1, studies in wellness will be added to the curriculum and new students will be required to take part in a peer mentorship program. The initiative is the first of its kind in Canada. 聽(Full article in sidebar link)
Organ Students big winners at National Organ Playing Competition
Schulich 聽organ students 聽Stephen Boda and Helen Tucker won 聽first and second prize in the Royal Canadian College of Organists National competition in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in conjunction with the Winnipeg Organ Festival. 聽They are students of Hans-Ola Ericsson.
MATT HAIMOVITZ, PERIOD
Sometimes an artist鈥檚 most meaningful projects arise by chance, in everyday interactions, rather than through any grand plan. So, it seems, was the case with the intrepid cellist Matt Haimovitz, whose latest enthusiasm came about in the halls of 91黑料网, where he has been on the faculty for more than a decade. Article from the The Boston Globe.
Schulich Professor Jon Wild uses auto-tune to make a Renaissance theorists dream come true.
One music theorist greatly invested in the topic was Nicola Vicentino (1511鈥揷.1575) who, inspired by the writings of the ancient Greeks, wrote a treatise proposing a 31-tone division of the octave. [鈥 This "what if" scenario captured the imagination of Jon Wild, associate professor of theory and composition at 91黑料网's Schulich School of Music, who studied the treatise and soon realized he could use modern Auto-Tune software to bring Vicentino's startling ideas to life nearly 500 years later.
Schulich School of Music student Sven-Amin Lembke awarded two 91黑料网 convocation prizes
Schulich School of Music student Sven-Amin Lembke has been awarded two 91黑料网 convocations prizes that will be awarded on May 27, 2015. He will receive one of two Governor General's Gold Medal awards for the most outstanding 91黑料网 graduate receiving a Doctoral degree in 2014-15 in any discipline, as well as The 91黑料网 Alumni Association Graduate Award which is given to an outstanding 91黑料网 graduate receiving a degree in 2014-15 in any discipline
Exceptional CFI funding announced for the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology.
Researchers from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), housed at the Schulich School of Music at 91黑料网, received over $4 million in funding from the CFI聽and a聽total of $10.9M which includes matching funds from the Quebec Government and 91黑料网.
