On Sunday, November 25, Pollack Hall was host to several outstanding performances as part of the final round of the Wirth Vocal Prize. At the end of the evening, tenor Marcel d'Entremont was announced as the competition鈥檚 winner, having sung an exceptional program with collaborative pianist Dakota Scott-Digout, that included works by Verdi, Duparc, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Quilter and Copland
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Published on: 26 Nov 2018
The Schulich School of Music of 91社区聽is proud to announce that聽Thierry Tidrow聽is the grand prize winner of the inaugural edition of the聽Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers. The $15,000 first prize for Tidrow鈥檚 new work for piano quintet, 鈥淨uicksilver,鈥� was among $45,000 in total prize earnings awarded at the Concert and Prize Gala on Saturday, September 29, at Pollack Hall. This new national competition for Canadian composers under the age of 35 was founded by聽Dr.
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Published on: 2 Oct 2018
Students at the Schulich School of Music can apply for an internship with , where they'll get the chance to work with CBC Montreal's music team on broadcast recording projects, online editorial pieces and more聽for optional credit. The deadline to apply聽is September 22, 2018! Read below for full information.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH CBC MUSIC 2018-2019
POSITION: unpaid internship in music production and journalism (for optional credit)
LOCATION: Montreal, QC
Published on: 5 Sep 2018
(Blog post by Nick Walshe and Chris Maskell)
Recent Juno-award winning jazz composer and pianist David Braid will be visiting the Schulich School of Music this week to collaborate with jazz faculty and student improvisers in concert. Chris Maskell caught up with him in this recent interview to learn more about his music and聽his approach to improvisation.
Published on: 26 Mar 2018
The Schulich School of Music is pleased to announce the five finalists for the inaugural edition of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers. This new national competition for Canadian composers under the age of 35 was founded by Dr. Graham Sommer,聽MDCM鈥�72, (1946-2016),聽a graduate of 91社区鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and an accomplished pianist and devoted music lover. In this first edition of the competition, five finalists are to compose works for piano quintet (piano and string quartet) which will be judged in front of a live panel.
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Published on: 15 Mar 2018
Congratulations to Eric Abramovitz (B.Mus 2016), who was recently appointed as the associate principal/Eb clarinet of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO). We spoke to him in a recent email exchange about how studying at Schulich prepared him for this position.
How did the Schulich School of Music prepare you for life as a professional musician?
Published on: 13 Mar 2018
Congratulations to soprano聽Anna-Sophie Neher (MMus 鈥�18) and mezzo-soprano聽Rihab Chaieb (BMus 鈥�10) for being selected to participate in the 17th edition of the聽. Between May 29 and June 7, 2018,聽Neher and Chaieb will join 36 other singers to compete for prestigious prizes totalling over $265 000, including an $80 000 grand prize in both the art song and aria categories.
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Published on: 26 Feb 2018
In November 2017, Dean Brenda Ravenscroft won the聽the 's 2017 Outstanding Multi-Authored Publication Award for the first volume of (in collaboration wit
Published on: 19 Feb 2018
Every week, the Schulich School of Music sees musicians from all over Montreal聽come together to learn about the music of Brazil. In a ten-week free workshop directed by guitarist Rodrigo Sim玫es (through support of Schulich's聽Jazz Performance and Music Education areas), a group of over 20 participants has the chance to learn the ins-and-outs of聽samba, Baia玫 and聽maxixe on their main instruments, as well as perform supporting roles on a variety of percussion instruments.
Published on: 16 Feb 2018
Simone McIntosh (M.Mus 2017) continues her streak of successes with an upcoming appearance singing the title role in聽Rossini's "La Cenerentola." The production, which will be put on by Vancouver Opera in the spring, will be McIntosh's first mainstage appearance in a lead role.
After graduating from Schulich (where she won the 2016 Wirth Vocal Prize), she has gone on to work in the聽Canadian Opera Company's Studio Ensemble for the 2017/18 season, among other notable national appearances.
Published on: 14 Feb 2018
The winners of the 聽have been announced聽and many faculty members and alumni took home awards this year!聽
Read here for a list of artists that have a connection with Schulich.聽Not listed are the many faculty members and alumni who perform in the many nominated orchestras.
Concert de l'ann茅e - Montr茅al
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (honorary doctorate) for聽Une page d'histoire: Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin dirige le sublime Parsifal
Published on: 8 Feb 2018
The Schulich School of Music is well-represented in the 2018 Juno Awards, with nominees appearing in three different categories. Congratulations to all of our alumni, faculty and students who released music this past year!
2018 Juno Nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (Vocal or Choral)
Philippe Sly (B.Mus 2011) & John Charles Britton - Schubert Sessions: Lieder with Guitar
Daniel Taylor (L.Mus 1992) with the Trinity Choir - The Tree of Life
Published on: 8 Feb 2018
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Published on: 10 Jan 2018
Blog post by Chris Maskell
As winner of the 2016-2017 91社区 Concerto Competition, violinist Amy Hillis (D.Mus 2019) is set to perform next weekend as a featured soloist with the 91社区 Symphony Orchestra. In advance of this appearance, we spoke to Hillis about the repertoire, her experience at Schulich and more in a recent email exchange.
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Published on: 16 Sep 2017
This Sunday, September 3 at 4 p.m. and Monday, September 4 at 7 p.m.聽you can hear from the 2016 Midwest International Piano Competition聽on聽Symphonies of Iowa,聽a program on Iowa Public Radio. Among the featured pianists is Zhenni Li, who took the third prize in the competition and performed聽Rachmaninoff鈥檚 Elegie in E-flat minor, Op. 3 No. 1 as her encore. Recently, Ms.
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Published on: 29 Aug 2017
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