Review: Ensemble Signal Returns to Winter With 鈥楽chnee鈥�
Professor Jacqueline Leclair,听Associate Dean of听Academic and Student Affairs听group, Ensemble Signal, performed a remarkable, hour-long work by Hans Abrahamsen in New York City March 24th, and received this New York Times review.听Leclair teaches oboe, coaches chamber music and is also Woodwind Area Chair here at the Schulich School of Music.听
Master's Student Benjamin Deschamps receives Conseil des Arts de Montr茅al award
Benjamin Deschamps, a Schulich School of Music Master's student has been awarded the 'Bourse de Cr茅ation Jazz' by the Conseil des Arts de Montr茅al (CAM). 听The $5,000 award will be used to help fund听the production of his second jazz recording. 听The award was announced on March 17, at the opening of the Jazz en rafale concert series.
UU直播's Schulich School of Music ranked top Canadian university by QS in the Performing Arts Category
On March 21st, 2016 the听QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 were announced and UU直播's Schulich School of Music was named the top Canadian performing arts university in the country.听QS听rankings highlight the world鈥檚 top universities in 42 subjects, based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. 听The Schulich School of Music was ranked 26th overall.
Qu茅bec Hebdo>Culture Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e et le Ch艙ur Schulich en concert 脿 Qu茅bec
Le Ch艙ur Schulich de l'Universit茅 UU直播 sera en concert 脿 la Chapelle du Mus茅e de l'Am茅rique 脿 Qu茅bec vendredi 11 mars. C'est un retour aux sources pour le directeur artistique du Ch艙ur Schulich, Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, qui vient de Qu茅bec et y a poursuivi ses 茅tudes en musique.
SQRM applauds Schulich School of Music researchers
Research at UU直播 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 Soci茅t茅 qu茅b茅coise de recherche听en musique听(SQRM) when the outstanding work of six young UU直播 musicologists and theorists were recognized. 听On Nov.
Marcelo Wanderley appointed an INRIA International Chair, 2016-20.
Professor Marcelo M. Wanderley听has been awarded an Inria International Chair for 2016-2020.听Prof. Wanderley is the first UU直播 researcher to be awarded this chair and is among the four awardees this year.听Inria听is the听French National Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.
Anna Peletsis wins the UU直播 Concerto Competition, Piano Division.
Anna Peletsis, a doctoral听piano听student of Professor Marina Mdivani, has won the UU直播 Concerto Competition and will perform next season with the McGIll Symphony Orchestra.
Brent Proseus, trumpet, winner of the UU直播 Concerto Competiton.
Brent Proseus, a student of Professor Richard Stoelzel, Brass Area Chair, has been named听winner of the 2016 Schulich School of Music Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion competition. 听Brent鈥檚 first听trumpet teacher was his father, Eric and he听听continued his听studies with Gregg Good.
An Interview with Wirth Vocal Prize winner Chelsea Rus
On Feb. 7,听Chelsea Rus听was named the winner of the inaugural Wirth Vocal Prize. According to the Schulich School of Music鈥檚 website, the $25,000 prize is given to 鈥渁n exceptional voice student鈥� in recognition of outstanding accomplishment as a singer and significant promise for an international career.鈥� Pretty heady stuff for any young singer 鈥� but especially so for Rus, who had never even heard an opera until her first year of college in 2009 back home in Abbotsford, B.C.
Jean-Willy Kunz : Pipe dreams do come true
If, as Mark Twain said here in 1881, you can鈥檛 throw a brick in Montreal without breaking a church window, it must be equally true that you can鈥檛 go very far in this once very religious city without stumbling across a pipe organ. And often a damned good one.
Elinor Frey wins Opus Prize for the Berlin Sonatas
Cellist Elinor Frey, an alumni of the Schulich School of Music,听has won听the early-music recording of the year award for her disc听Berlin Sonatas on the Passacaille label. 听 Fascinated with the cello鈥檚 origins and the creative process of new music, Elinor Frey plays both period and modern instruments.
John Grew to be invested into the Order of Canada on Friday, February 12
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 website. A webcast听link will be available on their homepage before 10:30am on Friday.
R茅mi Bolduc wins Concert of the Year, Jazz and World Music at the 2016 Opus Awards
R茅mi Bolduc, Chair of the Jazz Department at the Schulich School of Music, was awarded an Opus Prize in a ceremony held Sunday, February 7 at the Salle Bourgie.
Chelsea Rus wins the Wirth Vocal Prize
British Columbian soprano Chelsea Rus was named the winner of the 2016 Wirth Vocal Prize in the inaugural edition of the competition held Sunday, February 7听in Tanna Schulich Hall. 听Ms.
