The phenomenon of artistic migration to Paris: Schulich School of Music hosts International conference
The international conference Artistic Migration &聽Identity: Paris 1870-1940聽takes place April 27-29聽at the Schulich School of Music.聽
New Recording of composer Philippe Leroux's music by percussion ensemble Sixtrum
(By Chris Maskell)
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin to get honorary doctorate
By UU直播 Reporter Staff
UU直播 will present Montreal-born conductor Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin with an honorary degree. The University鈥檚 highest honour will be presented to Maestro N茅zet-S茅guin on May 14, at 3 p.m., at the Maison symphonique de Montr茅al, 1600 rue Saint-Urbain.
New book by Steven Huebner explains Verdi's craft
Despite being the most-performed operatic composer in the world, there鈥檚 a surprising lack of studies written on the style of Giuseppe Verdi鈥檚 works 鈥� a problem that Prof. Steven Huebner is addressing head-on. Recently, Huebner put out the first book in any language that offers an in-depth analysis of the composer鈥檚 musical style in the context of his 23 Italian operas, from Aida to Ernani.
Prof. Julie Cumming honoured for graduate teaching excellence
Professor Julie Cumming,聽Associate Professor of聽Music History and聽Musicology, Interim Dean of the Schulich School of Music, has received the聽Graduate Faculty Teaching Award (Doctoral-level) 2016-2017 聽from the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS).
Success for two Schulich Vocal Students.
Two Schulich School of Music voice students were winners at the聽Concours de Musique du Choeur de la Montagne,聽which took place on April 8, 2017. 聽Baritone William Reed Copeland, BMus'17/MMus'19 received first prize, and 聽soprano聽Elizabeth Mary Jane Egan BMus'18 received second prize. 聽Both were accompanied by Schulich School of Music Rehearsal coach, pianist聽聽Louise Pelletier. 聽
Quand Bolduc s鈥檃coquine avec Oscar Peterson
(Revue du nouveau disque de R茅mi Bolduc,聽du 8 avril,聽聽Le Devoir,聽Serge Truffaut)聽
Ce 芦Swingin鈥� avec Oscar禄 distille en huit pi猫ces du pur bonheur聽 聽
Joan Patenaude-Yarnell, recalling the early days of the UU直播 Opera Studio
Following her debut with the Canadian Opera Company as Micaela in聽Carmen聽in 1964,聽Joan Patenaude-Yarnell went on to perform many of the lyric-coloratura soprano roles throughout North America (New York City Opera and San Francisco Opera, among others) and with many leading conductors of our time (Charles Mackerras, Seiji Ozawa, Julius Rudel).聽Her roles have included Violetta in聽La Traviata, Alice Ford in聽Falstaff, Gilda in聽Rigoletto, Nedda i
Sant茅 auditive des musiciens: la musique qui fait mal
Acouph猫nes, hypersensibilit茅 au bruit et perte d'audition聽:聽si la musique adoucit les moeurs, elle peut aussi blesser ceux qui la jouent. En raison de l'art qu'ils pratiquent, les musiciens sont fr茅quemment expos茅s 脿 de hauts niveaux sonores, notamment au sein des orchestres. Sans protection, les blessures sont parfois permanentes.聽
Solide et tenace Joe Sullivan
(Revue du nouvel聽album de Joe Sullivan, par Serge Truffaut, Le Devoir)
Soprano Dominque Labelle honoured by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Professor Dominique Labelle was honoured at the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra 聽(PBO)聽and Chorale's annual Winter Gala, held on March 10, 2017. 聽At the Gala, Labelle premiered a newly commissioned piece which was written for her聽by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Caroline聽Shaw.
Noted Pianist David Dolan in Residence April 2-6, 2017
Professor David Dolan, a 聽2016-2017聽Catherine Thornhill-Steele Visiting Artist, will聽lead聽workshops for Schulich School of Music聽students and will also聽give a public lecture, sponsored jointly by the Department of Research聽and CIRMMT.聽聽聽聽
Radio-France presents a candid conversation with composition professor Denys Bouliane
Schulich composition professor Denys Bouliane was the featured artist on March 20th in a Radio-France program devoted to his work. 聽The conversation聽with animator Bruno Letort can be heard in its entirety and features large excerpts of his seminal works.
Schulich graduate students excel at Society for American Music conference
A record number of Schulich School of Music graduate students presented papers and participated聽in the 43rd Annual聽Society for American Music (SAM) Annual Conference, which was hosted by UU直播 and聽held聽in Montreal from March 22-26. 聽The Society for American Music is made up聽of scholars, performers, and students dedicated to the study, teaching, and creation of the musics of the Americas.
