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In a recent profile by the, Dean聽Brenda Ravenscroft discusses her efforts over the past year at the Schulich School of Music, including establishing a diversity mandate.

The Schulich School of Music is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Barbara Whitley, a long-time friend and supporter of the School. Dr, Whitley received her BA from UU直播 in 1940 and an Honorary Doctorate in Arts in 1992, and was an accomplished actor, philanthropist and volunteer. She had just celebrated her 100th birthday this past聽April.

Earlier this year, cellist and Schulich professor Matt Haimovitz was appointed as the first-ever John Cage Fellow at the New School's . As part of this artist-in-residence program, Haimovitz will be actively involved in Mannes activities, including acting as an ensemble coach, teaching private lessons, and engaging in joint endeavors聽with Schulich.

In January of this year, Greg Burlet (MA 2013) launched , a mobile app that makes music transcription easier than ever. Using artificial intelligence, the app analyzes audio played from guitar, voice, brass or woodwinds and turns it into sheet music. Adopted by thousands of users since launch, the app is available on the iTunes app store and Google Play in a free or subscription-based model.聽

Among 13 other outstanding individuals slated to receive honorary doctorates from UU直播 is Zarin Mehta, who will be presented聽with a Doctor of Music at the music convocation ceremony聽on May 30, 2018. Always聽passionate about music,聽Mehta began his career as a chartered accountant at Coopers and Lybrand before stepping into the role of Managing Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al (OSM)聽in 1981.

The Schulich School of Music is well represented this year at聽the , with our students, faculty and alumni appearing in a variety of concerts throughout the festival's program. Some of these performances include:聽聽

The Schulich School of Music is pleased to announce the five finalists for the inaugural edition of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers. This new national competition for Canadian composers under the age of 35 was founded by Dr. Graham Sommer,聽MDCM鈥�72, (1946-2016),聽a graduate of UU直播鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and an accomplished pianist and devoted music lover. In this first edition of the competition, five finalists are to compose works for piano quintet (piano and string quartet) which will be judged in front of a live panel.