Earlier this year, cellist and Schulich professor Matt Haimovitz was appointed as the first-ever John Cage Fellow at the New School's . As part of this artist-in-residence program, Haimovitz will be actively involved in Mannes activities, including acting as an ensemble coach, teaching private lessons, and engaging in joint endeavors听with Schulich.
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Published on: 23 May 2018
Congratulations to听Dominique Labelle, winner of Schulich's听2017-18 in the performance area.
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Published on: 16 May 2018
Congratulations to听Richard King, winner of Schulich's听 in the听research area.听
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Published on: 16 May 2018
Congratulations to Amy Hillis (D.Mus 2019), who won the 41st this past weekend for her stunning final-round performance with collaborative pianist . As the first-prize winner, Hillis received an award totalling $15,000, including a $8000 cash prize, a residency and recital at Italy's this summer and a multi-city Canadian tour in the fall.
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Published on: 10 May 2018
In January of this year, Greg Burlet (MA 2013) launched , a mobile app that makes music transcription easier than ever. Using artificial intelligence, the app analyzes audio played from guitar, voice, brass or woodwinds and turns it into sheet music. Adopted by thousands of users since launch, the app is available on the iTunes app store and Google Play in a free or subscription-based model.听
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Published on: 10 May 2018
This year鈥檚听 has been awarded to doctoral candidate听Moe Touizrar. Established in 2016 by Prof. John Rea, the prize is awarded each year to a student in composition who is travelling during the summer to broaden their cultural experience and depth of knowledge.
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Published on: 8 May 2018
Prof. Richard Stoelzel, Professor of Trumpet and Brass Area Chair at the Schulich School of Music, recently released his latest record 鈥� Horizon. This newest release features many works for trumpet and orchestra that Stoelzel commissioned specifically for the release, and sees him joined by the Polish Camerata Chamber Orchestra. In light of this exciting new disc, we spoke to Prof. Stoelzel about the album, performing as a soloist and more in a recent email exchange.
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Published on: 4 May 2018
Among 13 other outstanding individuals slated to receive honorary doctorates from 涩里番 is Zarin Mehta, who will be presented听with a Doctor of Music at the music convocation ceremony听on May 30, 2018. Always听passionate about music,听Mehta began his career as a chartered accountant at Coopers and Lybrand before stepping into the role of Managing Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al (OSM)听in 1981.
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Published on: 2 May 2018
Congratulations to听, a current masters student in the musicology program, who was awarded 1st place in the听 for her project 鈥淏lack Israelites, Social Justice, and Kendrick Lamar: Meditations on a Rhetorical Branch of African American/Jewish Relations.鈥�
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Published on: 30 Apr 2018
Blog post by Chris Maskell.
Jazz drummer Val茅rie Lacombe (BMus 鈥�18) is an active musician and leader in Montreal who has worked with many of the city鈥檚 most celebrated musicians. Having had just finished up her graduating recital on Monday, we interviewed Val茅rie over email about her experience here at Schulich as well as her upcoming projects.
How does the BMus jazz program influence your development as an artist?
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Published on: 27 Apr 2018
Trombonist, composer and arranger Taylor Donaldson (MMus 2011) has been actively involved in the Montreal music scene for almost a decade, performing in jazz ensembles of all sizes, with symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, choirs and more.
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Published on: 26 Apr 2018
The Schulich School of Music is well represented this year at听the , with our students, faculty and alumni appearing in a variety of concerts throughout the festival's program. Some of these performances include:听听
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Published on: 25 Apr 2018
Congratulations to听Kristin Franseen, a current doctoral candidate in musicology, who was awarded $10,000 in the听听for her grant application 鈥淕hosts in the Archive: The Queer Knowledge and Public Musicology of Vernon Lee, Rosa Newmarch, and Edward Prime-Stevenson.鈥� Kristin also won second place in the听
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Published on: 18 Apr 2018
Through a unanimous agreement, the winner of this year鈥檚听Eleanor Stubley Recording Prize is Sarah Rossy (BMus 鈥�17, MMus 鈥�19) who will work together with听 (MMus 鈥�18) on the project 鈥淛azz in the Balance: Exploring Music Making and Creation in Gender and Genre-Balanced Teams and Environments.鈥�
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Published on: 18 Apr 2018
To open the听, composer听 (BMus 鈥�09) has听been commissioned to write a new chamber opera. Titled 鈥淐haakapesh, The Trickster鈥檚 Quest,鈥� this work showcases two singers, narrator, and orchestra, in three scenes. To celebrate this exciting opportunity, we asked Matthew a few questions in a recent email exchange.
How did you become involved with this project?
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Published on: 18 Apr 2018
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