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Prof. Julie Cumming named Interim Dean of the Schulich School of Music

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Published: 8 June 2016

Prof. Julie Cumming has been named Interim Dean of the Schulich School of Music, beginning 1 July 2016, following the conclusion of Prof. Sean Ferguson鈥檚 term as Dean.

Prof. Cumming has been a member of the faculty of the Schulich School of Music for twenty-four years, with a research specialization in late Medieval and Renaissance polyphony. She has previously served the Schulich School of Music as Director of Graduate Studies and is currently Associate Dean of Research and Administration. In this role she coordinated multiple successful Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) grant applications for the 聽Centre聽 for聽 Interdisciplinary聽 Research聽 in聽 Music聽 Media聽 and聽 Technology聽 (CIRMMT) and members of the Schulich School of Music.聽 She is the author of聽The Motet in the Age of Du Fay, a book that traces the transformation of the motet from 1400-1474, as well as numerous聽articles.聽聽Her current work looks at historical improvisation and at digital humanities in music. She is the co-leader, with Ichiro Fujinaga, of a seven-year partnership grant,聽Single Interface for Music Score Searching and Analysis ().

Known not only for her scholarship, but also for her warmth and mentorship of students, 聽Professor Cumming was awarded the Schulich School of Music Full-Time Teaching Award (2007) and the David Thomson Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Supervision (2015).聽

"I am excited to take on the role of Dean of the Schulich School of Music for the next year.聽 The musical and intellectual riches of the school have allowed me to develop as a musician, scholar, and administrator in ways that would have been impossible anywhere else.聽 As Associate Dean I have worked closely with the outgoing Dean, Sean Ferguson, for the last five years.聽 I look forward to building on his legacy and continuing to celebrate and support the outstanding work of our students, faculty, and staff. " 聽Julie Cumming

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