Juno Nominations for Schulich Alumni
The nominees for the 2016 JUNO Awards were announced by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS)听at a press conference听in Toronto yesterday听morning. 听Schulich alumni and faculty who are up for awards including: 听
Ma卯tres en musique: Schulich Percussionists on Canal Savoir
Discover five Quebec universities and their diversified training programs in Ma卯tres en musique, 听a series of听60 minute broadcasts filmed last season with Canal Savoir. 听The Schulich School of Music, along with University of Montreal, University of Sherbrooke, Laval听 University and University of Quebec at Montreal each participated with Canal Savoir.
Schulich Chamber Music Competition Winners Announced
The winners of the 2015-2016 Schulich School of Music Chamber Music Competition have been announced.
Exchange visit to the Mozarteum, Saltzburg: 听Elizabeth Skinner, violin; Jaewon Ahn, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano
Schulich well-represented in Prix Opus Nominations
Finalists for the Conseil Qu茅b茅cois de la musique's Prix Opus were announced last week, and there are many nominated who are听听Schulich alumni and/or faculty. 听 The Prix Opus were established in 1996 to highlight the excellence and diversity of Qu茅bec's musical offering, and are awarded in many different categories. 听The winners will be announced in a Gala event to be held on February 7, 2016. 听 Artists with a Schulich connection are highlighted in bold.
Profs. William Caplin and Philippe Leroux inducted to the Royal Society of Canada
William Caplin and Philippe Leroux听were inducted as fellows of the Royal Society of Canada on November 26th, 2015. 听The Royal Society of Canada (RSC): The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada was established under an Act of Parliament in 1883 as Canada鈥檚 National Academy, the senior collegium of distinguished scholars, artists and scientists in the country.
Vincent Lauzer, BMus'10, MMus'12, receives Fernand Lindsay Award
The winner of the prestigious 听2015 Fernand Lindsay Award is recorder player and Schulich graduate Vincent Lauzer,听听BMus'10, MMus'12. 听Worth $50,000, this award is a springboard to an international career for this extremely talented young musician.
A Review of the UU直播 Symphony Orchestra concert in Koerner Hall
Arthur Kaptainis, music critic at the National Post, attended the UU直播 Symphony Orchestra's concert on November 17th in Toronto's Koerner Hall. Here is the text in his article that refers to the McGIll Symphony Orchestra. 听The full review can be found in the sidebar link.听
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Zhenni Li wins UU直播 Classical Concerto Competition
On Sunday, November 22, Zhenni Li, a second year Doctoral 听piano student of St茅phane Lemelin won the UU直播 Classical Concerto Competition. 听She will perform with听the UU直播 Symphony Orchestra on January 22 and 23, 2016 in Redpath Hall. 听
Philippe Leroux awarded the Grand Prix du Disque 2015 for Contemporary Music the Acad茅mie Charles Cros in France.
Professor Leroux was awarded this prize for his work听Quid sit musicus ?,听 recorded by Solistes XXI 听under the direction of Rachid Safir.听听The Grand Prix du Disque et du DVD given out by the Acad茅mie Charles Cros听recognize outstanding achievements in recorded music and musical scholarship.
Young, Musically Gifted and In Charge: Jordan de Souza, conductor
Prepare to see a lot more of the back of Jordan de Souza's head: the young conductor is tackling some major Toronto assignments this upcoming year. De Souza, who studied music at UU直播, has been on its teaching staff since 2011. He was still a teenager when he was named conductor of the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul in Montreal in 2008.
Read the full article in the sidebar link, from the Toronto Star.
Jean-Michel Pilc on starting afresh in Montreal and at UU直播
(article from the Ottawa Gazette) 听 During his 55 years, pianist Jean-Michel Pilc has repeatedly embraced change headlong.
In his 20s, the Paris-born Pilc worked as an engineer, although jazz was his after-hours passion. At 27, the self-taught pianist, who says he fell in love with jazz at the age of eight, switched to making music full-time and was playing with France鈥檚 finest jazz artists.
Maestro Alexis Hauser on things Viennese: Interview in the Montreal Gazette
(This article, written by Arthur Kaptainis,听appeared in the Montreal Gazette on November 5)
听The question arises before, and indeed during, any Viennese-themed concert of the type given Sunday afternoon by the OSM: To schlepp or not to schlepp?
UU直播 vies for Canadian Music School Supremacy.(article in the Toronto Star)
UU直播 vies for Canadian music school supremacy Thanks to general government and philanthropic support, music education gets priority at Schulich School.
By:听William Littler听Music Columnist,听Published on Sat Nov 07 2015
MONTREAL鈥擟anada鈥檚 finest music school?
Student Bruno Roy a prize winner at last night's Centre Stage Competition
Bruno Roy, a second year听Masters student of Ben Heppner, has placed third at the Canadian Opera Company's annual voice competition COC Centre Stage. 听The competition showcases the next generation of opera stars selected from nationwide auditions for the COC Ensemble Studio鈥擟anada鈥檚 premier training program for young opera professionals.
Matt Haimovitz and Bach: Colonizing Columbia's Campus
Students eating at Columbia University鈥檚 John Jay Dining Hall, an airy den reverberating with undergraduate chatter, were in for a surprise last Wednesday. When they walked in for dinner, they found Matt Haimovitz [Associate Professor in the Schulich School of Music at UU直播] 鈥� the cellist who helped to start a trend by performing in places like an East Village punk club and a pizzeria in Jackson, Miss. 鈥� playing Bach.
