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Research Alive
2025-2026

Unveiling what makes music so magical in the ears and minds of the listener through live performance and dialogue between researchers and musicians.

About Research Alive

The public face of the Schulich School of Music consists, in large majority, of performances by our excellent faculty and student musicians, at times performing works by our own composers. These performances provide a great glimpse into the talent at the School, but they don't fully represent everything that goes on in the music faculty. So the aim of the Research Alive series is to bring alive the research in music theory, music history and musicology, music education, and sound recording, as well as the many faces of musical science and engineering that make up the music technology area. In performance and composition, much research goes on behind the scenes that leads up to the final product, and that research process will also revealed.

Each event is given by a member of the School to bring to light their research, amply illustrated with live musical examples, and ending with a small piece performed by the faculty and students to tie it all together. So, our motto is "Bring alive the research with music."

This series is curated by Prof. Stephen McAdams.

January 13, 2026

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Tanna Schulich Hall
Free Admission

Mozart’s unwritten notes: Embellishment and interpretation beyond the keyboard

Dorian Bandy, baroque violin, Associate Professor, Early Music and Musicology

with Stephen Hargreaves, vocal coaching, Associate Professor

February 11, 2026

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Tanna Schulich Hall
Free Admission

Tone-Clock Theory and Jazz: A new framework for post-tonal improvisation and composition

Jonathan Lindhorst, current Jazz Performance PhD, finalist of the 2025–2026 Research Alive Student Prize

°Õ³ó±ðÌýResearch Alive Student Prize is made possible by a generous donation from Ms. Jill de VillafrancaÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýDr. David Kostiuk.

Presented as part of the Doctoral Colloquium Series.

February 27, 2026

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Tanna Schulich Hall
Free Admission

Feedback saxophone: From mistake to music

Gregory Bruce, saxophone, Postdoctoral Researcher

March 18, 2026

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Tanna Schulich Hall
Free Admission

Searching for Identity: Brazil, 1922, and the Sound of a Nation

Luis Walder de Almeida, current Cello Performance PhD, winner of the 2025–2026 Research Alive Student Prize

°Õ³ó±ðÌýResearch Alive Student Prize is made possible by a generous donation from Ms. Jill de VillafrancaÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýDr. David Kostiuk.

Presented as part of the Doctoral Colloquium Series.

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