Schulich Alumni and Faculty in the 25th Edition of the Opus Awards
Congratulations to all who received prizes at the 25th edition of the Conseil qu茅b茅cois de la musique鈥檚 Opus Awards! With a number of laureates from the Schulich Community, we couldn't be prouder of our faculty and alumni. The ceremony celebrated the ongoing creativity of the Quebec music scene during the 2020-2021 season.
Schulich Faculty, Alumni, and Students in the 2022 JUNO Award Nominations
The 2022 JUNO Awards nominees聽have been announced! There are a number of Schulich Faculty, students and alumni featured, and we're are so proud to see our community鈥檚 achievements in the spotlight. From Vocal Jazz Album of the year to numerous Classical accolades, there is so much to celebrate. Congratulations to all our faculty, students and community members that help bring music to life with their accomplishments year after year.聽
2021-2022 Wirth Vocal Prize Winner Announced
Congratulations to soprano Elisabeth Saint-Gelais, winner of the 2021-2022 Wirth Vocal Prize!聽
2021-2022 Wirth Vocal Prize Finalists Announced
We are pleased to announce that the three finalists chosen to compete for the 2021-2022 Wirth Vocal Prize are soprano聽Alexis Reed, soprano Kelsey Ronn, and soprano Elisabeth Saint-Gelais. These singers were selected from the splendid semifinal聽round held on Thursday, March 10 at Pollack Hall. 聽 聽
In Memoriam | Professor Iwan Edwards
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Iwan Edwards on March 4, 2022.聽
Professor聽Martha de Francisco聽is part of 成人VR视频's Bicentennial Digital Time Capsule聽
Martha de Francisco, Associate Professor of聽Sound Recording in the department of Music Research at the Schulich School of Music, is a record producer and recording engineer specializing in Classical music. Her research interests include music recording with virtual acoustics, critical listening studies and the aesthetics of recorded music.聽
Program to Support Graduate Conducting Students Announces Three 2022 Recipients
Andrew Hon, Fr茅d茅ric-Alexandre Michaud, and Will Myers are the first successful candidates in the inaugural round of the Program to Support Graduate Conducting Students in the Study and Performance of Music by Composers from Underrepresented Groups.
Isabelle Demers joins Schulich Faculty聽
We鈥檙e excited to announce that Dr. Isabelle Demers will be joining the Schulich School of Music as Associate Professor of Organ.聽
Appointment of new Dean of the Schulich School of Music
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.聽
The Schulich School of Music at Faculty Matters
The Schulich School of Music was featured at the Faculty Matters discussion series on December 13,聽2021聽which was hosted by Angela Campbell, Associate Provost (Equity and Academic Policies).聽聽
A聽brief interactive discussion聽was had聽about the History of Jazz with Prof. and Dean Brenda Ravenscroft and Prof. Camille Thurman who provided her experience as musician and academic.聽聽
Anthony Tan Wins 2021 Jules L茅ger Prize
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.聽
2021-2022 Golden Violin Award Winner Announced
Congratulations to violinist聽Julia Mirzoev, winner of the聽2021-2022聽Golden Violin Award!聽
2021-2022 Golden Violin Award Finalists Announced聽
We are pleased to announce that the three finalists for the 2021-2022 Golden Violin Award are violinists Samuele Parrini, Julia Mirzoev, and Astrid Nakamura.
The 2021-2022 Golden Violin Award is coming soon, with new prizes!
The Golden Violin Award was聽established聽in 2006 by聽businessman聽and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, a year after he donated $20 million to 成人VR视频鈥檚 Schulich School of Music.聽His unflagging support of聽our聽musicians has,聽through this award,聽seen聽nearly聽$400,000聽given聽to聽top聽Schulich string聽playe
Schulich Faculty and Alumni Featured on CBC鈥檚 鈥淐anada鈥檚 top 21 classical albums of 2021鈥�
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.
