We鈥檙e excited to announce that Dr. Isabelle Demers will be joining the Schulich School of Music as Associate Professor of Organ.听
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Published on: 23 Feb 2022
Professor Sean Ferguson has been appointed as the next Dean of the Schulich School of Music. Prof. Ferguson鈥檚 five-year, renewable term will begin on July 1, 2022, and end June 30, 2027.听
Prof. Ferguson is an experienced senior administrator with a deep understanding of the Schulich School of Music, having previously served as Dean from 2011 to 2016. Prior to this, he was Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT) from 2009-2011, and its Associate Director (Artistic) from 2006-09.听听
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Published on: 11 Feb 2022
The Schulich School of Music was featured at the Faculty Matters discussion series on December 13,听2021听which was hosted by Angela Campbell, Associate Provost (Equity and Academic Policies).听听
A听brief interactive discussion听was had听about the History of Jazz with Prof. and Dean Brenda Ravenscroft and Prof. Camille Thurman who provided her experience as musician and academic.听听
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Published on: 10 Feb 2022
Anthony Tan (MMus鈥�09, PhD鈥�15) is the winner of the 2021 Jules L茅ger Prize for New Chamber Music for his composition Ways of Returning (2020). An 18-minute-long piece for amplified string quartet and electronics, Ways of Returning was commissioned by Quatuor Bozzini and E27 musique nouvelles.听
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Published on: 26 Jan 2022
Congratulations to violinist听Julia Mirzoev, winner of the听2021-2022听Golden Violin Award!听
The award includes a $30,000 cash prize, as well as a smaller likeness of the violin in the form of a 14-karat gold lapel pin. In addition, the winner will perform in the upcoming Schulich concert season听and听receives听6 hours of career coaching sessions with Marie-Catherine听Lapointe of听Boulevart听Artists鈥� Management in Montreal.听
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Published on: 20 Dec 2021
The Golden Violin Award was听established听in 2006 by听businessman听and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, a year after he donated $20 million to 91吃瓜鈥檚 Schulich School of Music.听His unflagging support of听our听musicians has,听through this award,听seen听nearly听$400,000听given听to听top听Schulich string听players. For听last year鈥檚听15th听edition, the听winning听prize increased from $25,000 to $30,000, and for this year鈥檚听16th听edition听the Schulich Foundation听has made another substantial investment in听our听young artists鈥� futures.听听
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Published on: 13 Dec 2021
Congratulations to Schulich faculty and alumni who have created beautiful, critically acclaimed works of music this past year. In a year-end round-up, the CBC singled-out a number of albums featuring Schulich community members. With stunning duets, solo albums, and choral recordings we鈥檙e loving CBC鈥檚 "Canada's top 21 classical albums of 2021," and we couldn鈥檛 be more excited to scroll through (and listen to!) all the offerings.
Check out the albums featuring Schulich faculty and alumni from the list:
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Published on: 7 Dec 2021
Congratulations to mezzo-sopranos Rose Naggar-Tremblay (BMus鈥�17) and Simone McIntosh (MMus'17, Wirth Vocal Prize Winner 2016-2017), who received first and second place respectively at the 82nd OSM Competition! The 2021 edition, held between September 13 and November 27, took place online enabling the public from coast to coast to access contestants鈥� performances.
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Published on: 7 Dec 2021
The听2022听听Nominees听have been announced, and听we鈥檙e thrilled听to see Schulich faculty and alumni among those named!听Presented by the Recording Academy since 1958, the GRAMMYs are peer-based and represent a significant achievement听in the music industry.听Celebrating听performances, engineering, visuals, album liner notes and more from the past听year, it remains听an听incredible听recognition听of one's work.听We are so proud of the听numerous听accomplishments听of听the听Schulich听Community and extend our biggest congratula
Published on: 26 Nov 2021
During the Fall 2021 Convocation ceremonies, exceptional educators at 91吃瓜 are awarded the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching.听The award recognizes the commitment of outstanding teachers who create the renowned academic experience听91吃瓜 provides to students year after year. Donny Kennedy, a dedicated educator in the Schulich Jazz Area, takes home the Principal鈥檚 Prize in the Course Lecturer category.
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Published on: 26 Nov 2021
Gohar Manvelyan听(MMus'14, DMus'19, current MMus in conducting)听has been awarded the fourth annual听Hnatyshyn Foundation 鈥� Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting!
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Published on: 23 Nov 2021
Opera 91吃瓜 takes First Place in Division III of the 听for their production of听The Turn of the Screw听by Benjamin Britten (libretto by Myfanwy Piper)!听
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Published on: 19 Nov 2021
It is with great sadness that we听announce the passing of Professor听Dennis Miller听on October 31, 2021.听听
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Published on: 5 Nov 2021
To mark Truth and Reconciliation Day, the Schulich School of Music would like to highlight the work of one of our graduate students in musicology, Linda Pearse. explores the performance she developed in collaboration with Wolastoq and Mi鈥檏maq musicians, as a way of finding bridges between different cultures, different ways of listening and making music.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2021
The听Graham Sommer Competition听is proud to announce that听Matthew Ricketts听is the grand prize winner of the听second听edition of the鈥� Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers. The $18,000 first prize for听Matthew鈥檚听new work for piano trio,听鈥淪till There,鈥澨齱as among听$54,000听in total prize earnings awarded at the Concert and Prize Gala on Sunday,听September听26听at Pollack Hall.听This national competition for Canadian composers under the age of 35 was founded by听Dr.
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Published on: 28 Sep 2021
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