Schulich students and alumni win SOCAN Foundation Awards
This year鈥檚 recipients of the SOCAN Foundation Young Composer Awards and Emerging Screen Composer Awards include several members of Schulich鈥檚 community!
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Q&A with visiting guest Dr. Tammy Kernodle
The Schulich School of Music is proud to welcome back Dr. Tammy Kernodle as a special guest in our Jazz Area鈥檚 Jazz History Series. She will present on Melba Liston, Alice Coltrane, and Mary Lou Williams on October 30 from 1-3 pm. This event is open to all Schulich students.
Barbara Hannigan to speak with Schulich鈥檚 Voice Area
The award-winning Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is slated to virtually visit Schulich鈥檚 Voice Area! An artist at the forefront of creation, Hannigan is known for her performances of contemporary opera. She has shown a profound commitment to the music of our time and has performed premieres of over 85 new works.
ReVoice guest Alexander Lloyd Blake discusses inclusive and authentic choral programming
We are pleased to virtually welcome conductor, composer/arranger, vocal contractor, singer, and musical activist Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake to the Schulich School of Music as a ReVoice guest lecturer to discuss the Black Voices Matter Pledge he co-authored as well as programming considerations in choral music.
Brittany Rae wins first place at the Eckhardt-Gramatt茅 Competition
Congrats to聽soprano聽Brittany Rae (Grad Dip 鈥�18) and聽pianist Jesse Plessis (Current DMus)聽for winning this year鈥檚聽Eckhardt-Gramatt茅聽National Music Competition.聽The duo performed works by Canadian composers聽Jocelyn Morlock, Gordon Fitzell, Ana Sokolovic, and Claude Vivier.聽聽
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Schulich students and alumni win AES 2020 Awards
This year鈥檚聽AES educational grant recipients聽include several members of Schulich鈥檚 sound recording program!聽
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Shawn Mativetsky鈥檚 new book RUDIMENTAAL
Prof.聽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.
成人VR视频 Choral Studies presents ReVoice
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.
Carissa Klopoushak appointed Interim Artistic Director of the Ottawa Chamberfest
Carissa聽Klopoushak聽(MMus'08, DMus'13) has been appointed Interim Artistic Director of the聽Ottawa聽Chamberfest!聽 聽
Kelly Lin receives the Hnatyshyn Foundation 鈥� Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting
Kelly聽Lin (BMus '18, MMus '20, MMus '22)聽has been awarded the聽third聽annual Hnatyshyn Foundation 鈥� Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting!
Bo-rum Hammond and Jarred Dunn recognized in CFMTA National Essay Competition
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.
Schulich in CBC Music's 2020 edition of "30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30"
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.
Schulich community discusses COVID-19 and music with La Scena Musicale
Members of Schulich鈥檚 community were recently interviewed to discuss their perspectives on how COVID-19 is influencing music, performance, and education.
Making Do: Student Perspectives on Remote Learning
Simon Rivard named new Associate Conductor of Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Conductor Simon Rivard (MMus '17) has been named Associate Conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir!聽
Carl Mayotte named R茅v茅lation Radio-Canada Jazz!
Twenty-six-year-old bassist, composer, and arranger Carl Mayotte (MMus 鈥�19) has been named this year鈥檚 R茅v茅lation Radio-Canada in the jazz category! 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.
