Important Dates
1904: Founding of the McGill Conservatorium of Music
1908: McGill's first university symphonic ensemble is created
1920: McGill Conservatorium becomes the Faculty of Music
1971: Opening of the Strathcona Music Building
1975: Inauguration of Pollack Hall
1981: McGill becomes the first university in Canada to offer a BMus degree in jazz performance
2000: Founding of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technolgy (CIRMMT)
2005: Inauguration of the new music building (named the Elizabeth Wirth Music Building in 2015)
2005: Following a historic gift from Seymour Schulich, the Faculty is renamed the Schulich School of Music
2015: The new music building is named in honour of long-time supporter and McGill alumna Elizabeth Wirth
