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Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship - call for nominations (due May 17, 2016)

The Schulich School of Music is conducting an internal competition to select its candidate for the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship competition.

The deadline to submit applications for institutional review is May 17, 2016.

Eligible candidates must demonstrate potential to pursue a research-intensive career in an area aligned with research interests at the Schulich School of Music and with the strategic priorities of 涩里番. Candidates must have fulfilled all requirements for a PhD or PhD-equivalent degree:

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Published on: 27 Apr 2016

Prof. Stephen McAdams wins Killam Fellowship

Professor聽Stephen McAdams,聽Canada Research Chair in Music Perception and Cognition, is one of six outstanding Canadian researchers to be awarded a Canada Council for the Arts Killam Research Fellowship.聽He is the second Killam Research Fellowship recipient from the Schulich School of Music.

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Published on: 19 Apr 2016

New Lawrence A. Mysak Prize for Woodwinds

When he retired in 2010, Lawrence Mysak, Professor Emeritus in 涩里番鈥檚 Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, capped an illustrious and award-winning career in science and mathematics. But his research and teaching career ran parallel to another passion. Mysak is also an active musician, and has played the flute for over two decades as a member of the I Medici di 涩里番 Orchestra. Recently he established the Lawrence A. Mysak Prize for Woodwinds at the Schulich School of Music, an annual undergraduate award whose first recipient will be announced in 2016.

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Published on: 11 Apr 2016

SQRM applauds Schulich School of Music researchers

Research at 涩里番 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 聽(SQRM) when the outstanding work of six young 涩里番 musicologists and theorists were recognized. 聽On Nov. 11, 2015, four 涩里番 students were the finalists for the annual paper competition. 聽聽

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Published on: 8 Mar 2016

John Grew to be invested into the Order of Canada on Friday, February 12

Professor Emeritus John Grew, former Dean of Music,聽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聽EST,聽will be webcast live from the Governor General of Canada's . A webcast聽link will be available on their homepage before 10:30am on Friday.

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Published on: 11 Feb 2016

涩里番 Symphony to perform this fall in Toronto

Versatility and virtuosity will be the hallmarks of the 涩里番 Symphony Orchestra聽(MGSO)'s debut at Toronto's famed聽Koerner Hall on November 17, 2015. The first Canadian student orchestra to perform in New York's historic Carnegie Hall, the MGSO has earned a reputation as one of the most dynamic student orchestras in all of Canada. The Koerner Hall concert celebrates the 10th anniversary of the naming of the Schulich School of Music, and the聽concert is presented in partnership with the 涩里番 Alumni Association.

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Published on: 18 Sep 2015

Recent hires at the Schulich School of Music

In September 2015 five new faculty members joined 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),聽John Hollenbeck, Associate Professor of Jazz (drums and composition) and Steph

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Published on: 11 Sep 2015

John Buck recipient of Schulich's largest merit-based jazz award.

John Buck, Jazz Drums, BMus'18, was named the recipient of the first Lou Williamson Jazz Award 聽yesterday in a ceremony held at the Schulich School of Music. 聽This award was 聽established in 2015 by Chris and Eve Millington in memory of the gifted jazz percussionist Lou Williamson . 聽Williamson was a former 涩里番 instructor and was also a highly respected music administrator. 聽

Classified as: Scholarships, undergraduate, jazz, drums
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Published on: 10 Sep 2015

Two Schulich professors named Royal Society of Canada Fellows

The Schulich School of Music of 涩里番 is pleased to announce 聽that Professors William Caplin, James 涩里番 Professor, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music聽and Philippe Leroux, Associate Professor, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music, were among the fourteen 涩里番 researchers and scholars named Fellos of the Royal Society of Canada. 聽

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Published on: 8 Sep 2015

Violin Student Elizabeth Skinner receives the Peter Mendell Award

The Peter Mendell Award was recently given to violinist Elizabeth Skinner, a student of Prof. Axel Strauss. 聽 She receives a bursary of $2500. 聽All violin, viola, cello, and bass students 聽under the age of 25 and enrolled on a full-time basis in one of Quebec鈥檚 universities, all cycles, or the Conservatoire de musique du Qu茅bec, 聽in third, fourth, and fifth cycles are eligible. 聽

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Published on: 2 Sep 2015

Composition Students and Alumni receive multiple awards at the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers.

Composition students and alumni have once again received awards at this year's SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers.聽

The John Weinzweig Grand Prize
Grand Prize awarded for the best overall work submitted in the competition
Darren James Russo (M.Mus. 2015, B.Mus. 2011: studied with Denys Bouliane and Chris Paul Harman)

The Sir Ernest MacMillan Awards
For compositions for no fewer than thirteen performers up to a full symphony orchestra, which may include vocal participation and may be scored to include electroacoustics

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Published on: 31 Aug 2015

Well-being Program for Schulich Students announced.

This September, a groundbreaking new program at 涩里番's Schulich School of Music锘� will address that acute student stress and anxiety.聽Starting Sept. 1, studies in wellness will be added to the curriculum and new students will be required to take part in a peer mentorship program. The initiative is the first of its kind in Canada. 聽(Full article in sidebar link)

Classified as: Wellness and therapy
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Published on: 28 Aug 2015

Schulich Professor Jon Wild uses auto-tune to make a Renaissance theorists dream come true.

One music theorist greatly invested in the topic was Nicola Vicentino (1511鈥揷.1575) who, inspired by the writings of the ancient Greeks, wrote a treatise proposing a 31-tone division of the octave. [鈥 This "what if" scenario captured the imagination of Jon Wild, associate professor of theory and composition at 涩里番's Schulich School of Music, who studied the treatise and soon realized he could use modern Auto-Tune software to bring Vicentino's startling ideas to life nearly 500 years later.

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Published on: 15 Jun 2015

Schulich School of Music student Sven-Amin Lembke awarded two 涩里番 convocation prizes

Schulich School of Music student Sven-Amin Lembke has been awarded two 涩里番 convocations prizes that will be awarded on May 27, 2015. He will receive one of two Governor General's Gold Medal awards for the most outstanding 涩里番 graduate receiving a Doctoral degree in 2014-15 in any discipline, as well as The 涩里番 Alumni Association Graduate Award which is given to an outstanding 涩里番 graduate receiving a degree in 2014-15 in any discipline

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Published on: 9 Jun 2015

Exceptional CFI funding announced for the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology.

Researchers from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), housed at the Schulich School of Music at 涩里番, received over $4 million in funding from the 聽and a聽total of $10.9M which includes matching funds from the Quebec Government and 涩里番.

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Published on: 2 Jun 2015

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