Blog post by Chris Maskell
As winner of the 2016-2017 成人VR视频 Concerto Competition, violinist Amy Hillis (D.Mus 2019) is set to perform next weekend as a featured soloist with the 成人VR视频 Symphony Orchestra. In advance of this appearance, we spoke to Hillis about the repertoire, her experience at Schulich and more in a recent email exchange.
This Sunday, September 3 at 4 p.m. and Monday, September 4 at 7 p.m.听you can hear from the 2016 Midwest International Piano Competition听on听Symphonies of Iowa,听a program on Iowa Public Radio. Among the featured pianists is Zhenni Li, who took the third prize in the competition and performed听Rachmaninoff鈥檚 Elegie in E-flat minor, Op. 3 No. 1 as her encore. Recently, Ms.
Blog post by Chris Maskell
The Fall marks two significant milestones for bassist Cole Birney-Stewart (B.Mus 2013)鈥 the return to Schulich for his Master of Music in jazz performance and the release of Champlain Bridge, his first album as a bandleader. Featuring Birney-Stewart, along with Jules Payette (B.Mus 2016), Evan Shay (M.Mus 2018), Maxime Tremblay-Rheault (M.Mus 2018) and others, the music is complex and gripping.
Written by Madison Duenkler for the 成人VR视频 Daily (Feb 20, 2017)
Visual by Madison Duenkler
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On Monday, February 13, 成人VR视频 students and members of Montreal鈥檚 music community gathered at the Wirth Music building for a panel discussion, entitled 鈥淢usician鈥檚 Health Throughout a Performing Career.鈥
Introducing the Minor in Music Entrepreneurship: a collaboration between the Schulich School of Music of 成人VR视频 and 成人VR视频鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management.
The Schulich School of Music is conducting an internal competition to select its candidate for the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship competition.
The deadline to submit applications for institutional review is May 17, 2016.
Eligible candidates must demonstrate potential to pursue a research-intensive career in an area aligned with research interests at the Schulich School of Music and with the strategic priorities of 成人VR视频. Candidates must have fulfilled all requirements for a PhD or PhD-equivalent degree:
Professor听Stephen McAdams,听Canada Research Chair in Music Perception and Cognition, is one of six outstanding Canadian researchers to be awarded a Canada Council for the Arts Killam Research Fellowship.听He is the second Killam Research Fellowship recipient from the Schulich School of Music.
When he retired in 2010, Lawrence Mysak, Professor Emeritus in 成人VR视频鈥檚 Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, capped an illustrious and award-winning career in science and mathematics. But his research and teaching career ran parallel to another passion. Mysak is also an active musician, and has played the flute for over two decades as a member of the I Medici di 成人VR视频 Orchestra. Recently he established the Lawrence A. Mysak Prize for Woodwinds at the Schulich School of Music, an annual undergraduate award whose first recipient will be announced in 2016.
Research at 成人VR视频 is often celebrated for its international collaborations and recognition; but its importance at home, in the province of Quebec, is equally meritorious. This was never more apparent than at the recent award ceremony of the 听(SQRM) when the outstanding work of six young 成人VR视频 musicologists and theorists were recognized. 听On Nov. 11, 2015, four 成人VR视频 students were the finalists for the annual paper competition. 听听
Professor Emeritus John Grew, former Dean of Music,听will be invested into the Order of Canada on Friday, February 12th 2016 in a ceremony at Rideau Hall. The ceremony, which begins at 10:30am听EST,听will be webcast live from the Governor General of Canada's . A webcast听link will be available on their homepage before 10:30am on Friday.
Versatility and virtuosity will be the hallmarks of the 成人VR视频 Symphony Orchestra听(MGSO)'s debut at Toronto's famed听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. The Koerner Hall concert celebrates the 10th anniversary of the naming of the Schulich School of Music, and the听concert is presented in partnership with the 成人VR视频 Alumni Association.
In September 2015 five new faculty members joined the teaching body of the听Schulich School of Music.听 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 (piano),听John Hollenbeck, Associate Professor of Jazz (drums and composition) and Steph
John Buck, Jazz Drums, BMus'18, was named the recipient of the first Lou Williamson Jazz Award 听yesterday in a ceremony held at the Schulich School of Music. 听This award was 听established in 2015 by Chris and Eve Millington in memory of the gifted jazz percussionist Lou Williamson . 听Williamson was a former 成人VR视频 instructor and was also a highly respected music administrator. 听
The Schulich School of Music of 成人VR视频 is pleased to announce 听that Professors William Caplin, James 成人VR视频 Professor, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music听and Philippe Leroux, Associate Professor, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music, were among the fourteen 成人VR视频 researchers and scholars named Fellos of the Royal Society of Canada. 听