Montreal: a vital classical-guitar center
Original article from Classical Guitar Magazine.
Patricia Abbott: "Choral Music Brings People Together"
Next Wednesday, October 25, a joint choir concert will feature two generations of musicians performing music that combines new and old elements.
Capturing the spirit of tango and vibrato
Excerpt from CBC Radio Ideas with Paul Kennedy.
"There's a purity to music. It takes us into its own world, far removed from frustrations and challenges of daily life. But hidden within those innocent-sounding musical flourishes, there often lies a history of passionate disagreement.
Principal Suzanne Fortier on OSM's selection committee for new music director
Excerpt from the Montreal Gazette.
"The OSM has unveiled a 13-member selection committee to find a聽replacement for Kent Nagano,聽who leaves as music director in 2020. UU直播 principal Suzanne Fortier is chairperson. Former OSM managing director Zarin Mehta is titled senior adviser, which means writers will be relieved of the need to call him an 茅minence grise."聽
Antoine Malette-Ch茅nier talks Schafer
Blog post by Chris Maskell. Photo by Kristan Toczko.
The 10th anniversary of an organ competition founded by John Grew
An excerpt from a UU直播 Reporter article.
"鈥淚t was my crazy idea,鈥澛燡ohn Grew聽observed at the start of a conversation about what is now the only North American-based international pipe organ competition. 鈥淚n North America, we are unique.鈥�
Paul Johnston in MacEwan University's new recording studios
Excerpt from an article from the Edmonton Journal.
"Chances are you don鈥檛 think about the microphone stands used to record your favourite tunes. It鈥檚 part of Johnston鈥檚 role to make sure that you can just sit back and enjoy the music, and to train others to reach for those same high standards.
The work is all tied to a recording diploma and hopefully 鈥� subject to government approval 鈥� the first full-scale, four-year recording degree in Canada."
Montreal alto saxophonist Benjamin Deschamps to play three Ontario concerts
An excerpt from an Ottawa Citizen article.
"Montreal alto saxophonist Benjamin Deschamps ventures across the border later this week to play three Ontario concerts 鈥� Sept. 29 at the Jazz Room in Waterloo, Sept. 30 at Record Runner Rehearsal Studio in Ottawa and Oct. 1 at the Emmet Ray in Toronto.
Prof. Marcelo Wanderley to teach masterclass series on culture and technology at Numediart Research Institute of Mons University
An excerpt from CUTE 2017: Numediart Masterclass on Culture and Technology:
End of an era for county music festival
An excerpt from an article by the County聽Weekly News:
3D audio boosts sound enjoyment with artificial intelligence
This article was published in the Financial Post on September 8, 2017.
"Matthew Boerum is co-founder and CEO of Audible Reality, Inc., a developer of a 3D software solution that creates an immersive experience for anyone using headphones. With Audible Reality, users can experience another person鈥檚 voice or music as if they were in the same room.
CBC/UU直播 Internship: a great opportunity for Schulich students!
(Blog post by Chris Maskell)
Announcing the launch of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers
The Schulich School of Music of UU直播 is proud to announce the first edition of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers. The late Dr. Graham Sommer, an alumnus of UU直播鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine as well as an accomplished pianist and ardent music lover, made a gift to create a biennial competition for young Canadian composers, with a focus on chamber music.
