A generous $2-million gift from the Azrieli Foundation to 㽶Ƶ and Université de Montréal (UdeM) has established a joint residency for high-level pianists that specialize in accompanying singers and instrumentalists.
The winners have been announced, and Schulich faculty, students, and alumni are among the talented list of nominees and winners!The Schulich community has won accolades in two categories this year: jazz vocal album of the year and classical album of the year.
Congratulations to Hester Bell Jordan, current PhD Candidate in Musicology, named as a recipient of the American Musicological Society (AMS). Awarded solely on the basis of academic merit, the Fellowship is a twelve-month stipend set at $24,000 for a current Doctoral Candidate pursuing a dissertationat a North American university.
It is difficult to imagine the musical landscape without Boris Brott. Through his tireless work, unending passion, and inspiring leadership, he has impacted the lives of countless musicians and audiences around the world.
Mr. Brott was at home in a concert hall, and we are pleased that he shared so many evenings in Pollack Hall with the McGill Chamber Orchestra (now the Orchestre Classique de Montréal) as well as our own McGill Symphony Orchestra and Opera McGill.
The 2022 took place on April 3, 2022, and Schulich Faculty have brought home the top prize!
For his outstanding work as immersive mix engineer on the album (, Prof. George Massenburg receives the GRAMMY for Best Immersive Audio Album.
Brenda Ravenscroft, Dean of the Schulich School of Music,has received the 2022 Angela Hildyard Recognition Award as an Influential Leader given by the .
Exciting news from the Brass Area!
Congratulations to all who received prizes at the 25th edition of the Conseil québécois de la musique’s Opus Awards! With a number of laureates from the Schulich Community, we couldn't be prouder of our faculty and alumni. The ceremony celebrated the ongoing creativity of the Quebec music scene during the 2020-2021 season.
The 2022 JUNO Awards nomineeshave been announced! There are a number of Schulich Faculty, students and alumni featured, and we're are so proud to see our community’s achievements in the spotlight. From Vocal Jazz Album of the year to numerous Classical accolades, there is so much to celebrate. Congratulations to all our faculty, students and community members that help bring music to life with their accomplishments year after year.
The 2022 JUNO Awards Ceremony takes place on May 15, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario.
Congratulations to soprano Elisabeth Saint-Gelais, winner of the 2021-2022 Wirth Vocal Prize!
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Iwan Edwards on March 4, 2022.
Martha de Francisco, Associate Professor ofSound Recording in the department of Music Research at the Schulich School of Music, is a record producer and recording engineer specializing in Classical music. Her research interests include music recording with virtual acoustics, critical listening studies and the aesthetics of recorded music.
Andrew Hon, Frédéric-Alexandre Michaud, and Will Myers are the first successful candidates in the inaugural round of the Program to Support Graduate Conducting Students in the Study and Performance of Music by Composers from Underrepresented Groups. This a 3-year pilot initiative is acollaboration between the Schulich School of Music, the Marvin Duchow Music Library and its Gertrude Whitley Performance Library.
We’re excited to announce that Dr. Isabelle Demers will be joining the Schulich School of Music as Associate Professor of Organ.
Professor Sean Ferguson has been appointed as the next Dean of the Schulich School of Music. Prof. Ferguson’s five-year, renewable term will begin on July 1, 2022, and end June 30, 2027.
Prof. Ferguson is an experienced senior administrator with a deep understanding of the Schulich School of Music, having previously served as Dean from 2011 to 2016. Prior to this, he was Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT) from 2009-2011, and its Associate Director (Artistic) from 2006-09.