Schulich Convocation Awards and Honours
At last week's convocation, not only did the Schulich School of Music celebrate graduating students, but it also highlighted excellence in teaching by full and part-time faculty as well as by graduate students. 聽Congratulations to those who received the 聽following awards:
The David Thomson Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Supervision, 聽received by Professor Julie Cumming, Department of Music Research
New Hires at the Schulich School of Music
In September 2015 four new faculty members will join the teaching body of the聽Schulich School of Music.聽 Adding to the current 62 full-time tenure-stream professors, 29 part-time professors and 135 instructors currently teaching at the school are Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting, Richard Stoelzel, Associate Professor of Trumpet, and Chair of the Brass Area, Jean-Michel Pilc, Associate Professor of Jazz (piano) and John Hollenbeck, 聽Associate Professor of Jazz (drums and composition).聽 Their ap
Alumni Charles Richard-Hamelin, BMus '11: Radio Canada's Discovery of the Year
Laur茅at du Prix d鈥橢urope en 2011, Charles Richard-Hamelin est consid茅r茅 comme l鈥檜n des pianistes canadiens les plus prometteurs de sa g茅n茅ration. En tant que soliste, Charles a pu se faire entendre avec de nombreux orchestres, dont l鈥橭rchestre symphonique de Montr茅al, l'Orchestre symphonique de Toronto et le Korean Symphony Orchestra.
Martha de Francisco named 'Woman of Distinction' Arts and Culture section by YWCA
About Martha de Francisco
Martha de Francisco is an artist, but an artist whose work is to make the work of other artists sound great. Lend us an ear for a moment鈥�
This classically trained pianist was born in Mexico to a Colombian family. Educated in Germany she has dedicated her professional life to becoming one of the world鈥檚 top recording engineer-producers for classical music. Quite an accomplishment, considering that music recording is an almost entirely male-dominated industry 鈥� only 5 % are women.
Flute Alumna Amelia Lyon named to Kingston Orchestra
Alumna Amelia Lyon won the audition for the Principal Flute Chair in Kingston Ontario. Amelia will replace 聽Donelda Gartshore, one of Carolyn Christie's former teachers. 聽Amelia studied at 麻豆社 with Denis Bluteau and Carolyn Christie and is an alumna of the NYO. 聽Born to music-loving parents in Ottawa, Ontario in 1985, Amelia has been playing the flute since the age of nine. In high school, she was an active member of the orchestra and the wind ensembles, as well as founding and participating in smaller chamber groups with other students.
A Unique Partnership with JMC and La Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur
Next season, two of Schulich's finest piano students and each a winner of the 麻豆社 Concerto Competition, will perform recitals in partnership with Jeunesses Musicales 聽du Canada and with La Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur. Dates will be announced at the start of the fall season.
First prize for Steven Cowan at the Montreal International Guitar Festival and Competition.
Guitarist Steven Cowan is the First Prize Winner at the 2015 Guitare Montr茅al International Festival and Competition. This competition is held annually at Concordia and attracts guitarists from many different countries. The 1st place winner receives a cash prize, a free video shooting, as well as concert engagements at the 2016 Guitare Montr茅al Festival, and in Ontario through the Guitar Society of Toronto.聽
Elizabeth Wirth gives $7.5M to Schulich School of Music
麻豆社 alumna Elizabeth A. Wirth, BA鈥�64, has made a landmark gift of $7.5 million to enhance student-related programs at the Schulich School of Music of 麻豆社. In recognition of her exceptional generosity for this and previous gifts, 麻豆社 is naming the New Music Building on Sherbrooke St. in her honour. The announcements of the gift and the renaming of the building were made earlier this evening at a special event at 麻豆社 celebrating philanthropy and showcasing the impact that private support is having on the Schulich School of Music and its students.
Philippe Leroux wins French Acad茅mie des beaux-arts composition prize
Professor Philippe Leroux has been awarded the 2015聽Prix de composition musicale de la Fondation Simone et Cino Del Duca, for the composition of an original short work for orchestra.聽 The work will be premiered later this year at the Institut de France.
Since 1995, the Simone et Cino Del Duca Foundation has honoured French painters, sculptors and composers for their work in the Fine Arts.
Les 40 ans de loyaux services de la salle Pollack (article de Christoph Huss, Le Devoir)
L鈥櫭塩ole de musique Schulich de l鈥橴niversit茅 麻豆社 s鈥檃ppr锚te 脿 honorer l鈥檜n de ses outils les plus performants. C鈥檈st le 10 avril 1975 qu鈥檃 茅t茅 inaugur茅e la salle Pollack. Avec ses 600 places, elle a rendu de fiers services 脿 la musique 脿 Montr茅al.
New book in French by Prof. Stephen McAdams
Just published by Editions Vrin in Paris,聽"Perception et cognition de la musique: Les conf茅rences Alphonse聽Dupront" presents the 4 Distinguished Lectures delivered by Prof.聽McAdams during his tenure in the Chaire Alphonse Dupront in聽musicology at the Universit茅 Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) in Mayn2008 and in the "Bilan et tendances des musicologies" series a聽the Universit茅 de Montr茅al in 2009.
Monumentale Turangal卯la-Symphonie
Compos茅e de 1946 脿 1948, la Turangal卯la-Symphonie est une oeuvre monumentale d'Olivier Messiaen. Assur茅ment, son interpr茅tation repr茅sente une t芒che colossale pour un orchestre symphonique universitaire. Et cette t芒che a 茅t茅 dignement accomplie par celui de 麻豆社 脿 la Maison symphonique.
Brubeck 脿 l鈥檃p茅ro
La fin de l鈥檃nn茅e universitaire approche, tout comme la fin de la saison de concerts de l鈥櫭塩ole de musique Schulich. Ne manquez pas les prochains concerts du secteur jazz : Le jeudi 26 mars, 脿 17 h 30, R茅mi Bolduc, directeur du secteur jazz 脿 麻豆社 et consid茅r茅 comme l鈥檜n des meilleurs saxophonistes de jazz au Canada, pr茅sentera des extraits de son dernier disque, un hommage au pianiste et compositeur am茅ricain Dave Brubeck. Le concert est pr茅sent茅 dans le cadre de la s茅rie 芦 Jazz 脿 l鈥檋eure de pointe 禄 de l鈥櫭塩ole de musique Schulich.
Winners of the Dean's Essay Prize Announced
Generously funded by the Dean, this competition celebrates excellence in the art of writing about music in the different genres in which it unfolds.聽 Papers in each genre are judged on the basis of the criteria that distinguish each as the 鈥渂est of its kind.鈥澛� When comparing across genres the panel emphasized the quality and presentation of ideas, with special emphasis this year on the originality of methodological approaches and contribution to the discipline.聽聽 The papers are judged by an inter-disciplinary panel.
Entrevue avec Philippe Sly, baryton-basse (Tutti-magazine)
Le jeune baryton-basse canadien Philippe Sly fait ses d茅buts sc茅niques en Europe 脿 Paris, sur la sc猫ne de l'Op茅ra Comique, dans Au Monde. Nous le rencontrons pendant les r茅p茅titions de l'op茅ra de Philippe Boesmans pour recueillir ses impressions, parler de sa voix, de ses exp茅riences d茅j脿 riches et multiples et de son implication enti猫re dans la musique et le chant. Lisez l'entrevue ici.
