We are pleased to virtually welcome conductor, composer/arranger, vocal contractor, singer, and musical activist to the Schulich School of Music as a ReVoice guest lecturer to discuss the he co-authored as well as programming considerations in choral music.
Congrats to听soprano听 (Grad Dip 鈥18) and听pianist Jesse Plessis (Current DMus)听for winning this year鈥檚听.听The duo performed works by Canadian composers听Jocelyn Morlock, Gordon Fitzell, Ana Sokolovic, and Claude Vivier.听听
On her recent win Brittany wrote:听
This year鈥檚听AES educational grant recipients听include several members of Schulich鈥檚 sound recording program!听
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笔谤辞蹿.听Shawn Mativetsky has released 鈥橰UDIMENTAAL鈥, a collection of rudimental snare drum pieces inspired by the tabla drumming of North India. By bridging together two principal percussion instruments and their respective musical traditions, the book works as a gateway into North Indian drumming for drummers and percussionists from all backgrounds.
When 成人VR视频 announced that Fall 2020 activities will be offered predominantly through remote delivery, Schulich鈥檚 professors went to work preparing innovative new courses that would temporarily replace most large and small ensembles. In this article, we highlight Prof. Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e鈥檚 plans for 成人VR视频 Choral Studies, including the launch of ReVoice.
听(MMus'08, DMus'13) has been appointed Interim Artistic Director of the听Ottawa听Chamberfest!听
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Currently a member of the National Arts Centre Orchestra,听and听the Ironwood Quartet,听she also听serves as co-Artistic Director of both the Ritornello and Classical Unbound听chamber music festivals.听Carissa听performs on a听Vuillaume听violin on loan from the Canada听Council Musical Instrument听bank听and officially started听her new role at听the Ottawa听Chamberfest听on听August 17, 2020.听
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Kelly Lin receives the Hnatyshyn Foundation 鈥 Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting
Kelly听Lin (BMus '18, MMus '20, MMus '22)听has been awarded the听third听annual Hnatyshyn Foundation 鈥 Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting!
A large congratulations to Bo-rum Hammond (current MMus) and Jarred Dunn (current DMus), who have won first and second prize respectively in the 鈥淯niversity Graduate鈥 category of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers鈥 Association (CFMTA)鈥檚 annual National Essay Competition! This competition invites submissions of essays on topics related to music teaching, pedagogy, or performance practice. Entries are judged by nationally recognized scholars in the fields of music pedagogy and performance and winning essays are published in the CFMTA magazine and website.
Congratulations to Aaron Chan (BMus'20), Francis Choini猫re (BMus'19, current MMus and featured in this article's image), Marcel d鈥橢ntremont (ADip '18, GDip '19), Spencer Klymyshyn (current BMus), Bryn Lutek (BMus 鈥16), Hillary Simms (BMus'16), Elizabeth Skinner (MMus'15, DMus'20), and Tyler Song (current BMus), who were featured in the 2020 edition of CBC Music's annual "30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30" roundup.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, July 31, 2020 -听In light of听the COVID-19 pandemic and with the health and well-being of the composers, musicians, jury, and audience in mind, the 2020 edition of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers (GSC) has been postponed until听September 2021.听听听
Dr. Graham Sommer鈥檚 intention for this competition was to create works with the potential to connect with the concert-going public, and we are confident that this decision听supports his听vision.听听
Members of Schulich鈥檚 community were recently interviewed to discuss their perspectives on how COVID-19 is influencing music, performance, and education.
Conductor Simon Rivard (MMus '17) has been named Associate Conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir!听
Twenty-six-year-old bassist, composer, and arranger (MMus 鈥19) has been named this year鈥檚 ! Performing at various events and bars since the age of 16, Carl has travelled with his art through Quebec and France as a solo artist, as well as alongside other musicians and bands of all kinds.
The results of JM Canada Foundation鈥檚 Do Mi Si La Do R茅 (Home Sweet Home) Contest are in and we are pleased to see members of the Schulich alumni represented among the list of winners! Congratulations to:
Analytical Essays on Music by Women Composers: Concert Music, 1960鈥2000 by Laurel Parsons and Dean Brenda Ravenscroft has won the in the book category! An adjudicator of the award praised the book for its incredible and necessary research and was specifically impressed with the original and rigorous analysis of music by women composers.