Dean Brenda Ravenscroft begins her mandate at the Schulich School of Music
Professor Brenda Ravenscroft is the new Dean of the Schulich School of Music. Formerly聽Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen鈥檚 University, and Professor of Music Theory and Analysis, Prof. Ravenscroft began her mandate at Schulich in July of 2017.聽Prof. Ravenscroft taught Music Theory at UU直播鈥檚 Faculty of Music from 1991 to 1993, and has maintained close ties with UU直播 colleagues through research and teaching interests.
In memoriam of Professor Eleanor Stubley
To honour Eleanor鈥檚 devotion to students at the Schulich School of Music and by request of her family, donations can be made to the Eleanor Stubley Recording Prize by visiting聽UU直播鈥檚 Giving Site聽or by calling UU直播 directly at 514-398-5000.聽
Montreal tabla virtuoso Shawn Mativetsky releases new solo album
Earlier this year, UU直播 percussion faculty member Shawn Mativetsky released聽Rivers, a traditional Indian classical solo tabla album聽鈥� making him the first Quebec-based artist to do so.聽Featuring George Koller on dilruba, the disc features traditional repertoire from North India passed onto Mativetsky
Vermont cellist Joshua Morris鈥檚 golden year
<Article from UU直播 News - Alumni Magazine>
As a master鈥檚 student at UU直播, Joshua Morris, MMus鈥�17, often walked through the music library where a Golden Violin sculpture sits on display.
The display case includes the names of the winners of the annual Golden Violin Competition 鈥� one of the most significant music prizes in Canada, which comes with a $25,000 cash award.鈥�
Nicolas Ellis, le Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois de la direction d鈥檕rchestre!
Article provenant du Devoir
"Alors qu鈥檌l passait son baccalaur茅at de piano, Nicolas Ellis a mont茅 en 2012, pendant le Printemps 茅rable, l鈥櫬燨rchestre de la solidarit茅 sociale聽禄. Cinq ans plus tard, il se voit confier par Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin l鈥橭rchestre M茅tropolitain pour cinq concerts d鈥櫭﹖茅, dont, ce jeudi, l鈥檈mbl茅matique concert au chalet du Mont-Royal.
Le fabuleux 茅t茅 de Simon Rivard
Article provenant de La Presse +
"Depuis quelques semaines, les nuits de聽Simon聽Rivard sont courtes et compos茅es de r锚ves dans lesquels il聽lit des partitions musicales. Et pour cause. Le聽jeune chef d鈥檕rchestre de聽27聽ans n鈥檃 eu qu鈥檜ne semaine de pr茅avis pour se pr茅parer 脿 vivre l鈥檃venture estivale de l鈥橭rchestre de聽la聽Francophonie.
Schulich School of Music graduates win 2nd and 3rd prizes at the 2017 Stepping Stone
The Schulich School of Music was well represented at this year's Canadian Music Competition Stepping Stone, with alums Tristan Longval-Gagn茅 (L. Mus.'10) and Antoine Malette-Ch茅nier (Grad Dip'17) winning respectively Second and Third Steinway & Sons Prizes. The Stepping Stone event was held this year at the Schulich School of Music, in Tanna Schulich Hall, from June 27th to July 5th.
ORA Sound : Un mat茅riau r茅volutionnaire pour les haut-parleurs du futur?
Article provenant de La Presse +
"D茅couvert en 2004, ce qui a men茅 脿 l鈥檕ctroi d鈥檜n prix Nobel de physique en 2010, le graph猫ne est un mat茅riau aux propri茅t茅s presque irr茅elles, mais aux applications concr猫tes encore peu visibles. Ora Sound, une jeune entreprise montr茅alaise, tente de聽r茅volutionner l鈥檌ndustrie du haut-parleur en s鈥檃ppuyant sur lui.
Andrew Crust, MMus'12, hired as Assistant Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Conductor of the Memphis Youth Symphony
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra recently announced the appointment of Andrew Crust,聽MMus'12, as聽Assistant Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Conductor of the Memphis Youth Symphony.
In conversation with Felix Hong, winner of the Prix d'Europe 2017
(Blog post by Chris Maskell)
Schulich students distinguished themselves at the International Trumpet Guild Conference
The Schulich School of Music was well represented at the 2017 International Trumpet Guild Conference, having more students participate in the Conference鈥檚 competitions than any other university. In addition to a brilliant performance by Schulich鈥檚 Trumpet Ensemble, several students distinguished themselves in the competition鈥檚 individual categories, including David Koch, who placed second in the Orchestral Excerpts Competition (in which Francis LaPorte came in third).
Benjamin Deschamps: R茅v茅lation Radio-Canada
(Blog post by Chris Maskell)
At 29 years old, Montreal alto saxophonist Benjamin Deschamps (B.Mus 2012, M.Mus 2016) has a lot of accomplishments under his belt. In relatively short order, he鈥檚 released two successful records as a bandleader, directed the Montreal All City Big Band, completed various tours in North America, Poland and France, and won the Rimouski Festi Jazz Grand Prix in 2013 with his quartet. Most recently, Radio-Canada presented him as one of the four R茅v茅lations Radio-Canada 2017-2018, where he was recognized for his promising career as an artist.
Laura Risk: Performance, Research and the Governor General鈥檚 Gold Medal
(Blog post by Chris Maskell)
Audible Reality: Ne pas en croire ses oreilles
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Laura Risk receives Governor General's Award for Academic Excellence
The exceptional research of聽Laura Risk, PhD'17, has been honoured by UU直播. She has received the University's聽highest honour, the聽Governor General's Gold Medal.
