Simone McIntosh (M.Mus 2017) continues her streak of successes with an upcoming appearance singing the title role in听Rossini's "La Cenerentola." The production, which will be put on by Vancouver Opera in the spring, will be McIntosh's first mainstage appearance in a lead role.
After graduating from Schulich (where she won the 2016 Wirth Vocal Prize), she has gone on to work in the听Canadian Opera Company's Studio Ensemble for the 2017/18 season, among other notable national appearances.
The winners of the 听have been announced听and many faculty members and alumni took home awards this year!听
Read here for a list of artists that have a connection with Schulich.听Not listed are the many faculty members and alumni who perform in the many nominated orchestras.
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Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (honorary doctorate) for听Une page d'histoire: Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin dirige le sublime Parsifal
The Schulich School of Music is well-represented in the 2018 Juno Awards, with nominees appearing in three different categories. Congratulations to all of our alumni, faculty and students who released music this past year!
2018 Juno Nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (Vocal or Choral)
Philippe Sly (B.Mus 2011) & John Charles Britton - Schubert Sessions: Lieder with Guitar
Daniel Taylor (L.Mus 1992) with the Trinity Choir - The Tree of Life
Blog post by Chris Maskell
As winner of the 2016-2017 海外直播b站 Concerto Competition, violinist Amy Hillis (D.Mus 2019) is set to perform next weekend as a featured soloist with the 海外直播b站 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 海外直播b站 Daily (Feb 20, 2017)
Visual by Madison Duenkler
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On Monday, February 13, 海外直播b站 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 海外直播b站 and 海外直播b站鈥檚 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 海外直播b站. 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 海外直播b站鈥檚 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 海外直播b站 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 海外直播b站 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 海外直播b站 musicologists and theorists were recognized. 听On Nov. 11, 2015, four 海外直播b站 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 海外直播b站 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 海外直播b站 Alumni Association.
