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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Iwan Edwards on March 4, 2022.

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Published on: 8 Mar 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.

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Published on: 5 Mar 2022

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.

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Published on: 24 Feb 2022

We’re excited to announce that Dr. Isabelle Demers will be joining the Schulich School of Music as Associate Professor of Organ.

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Published on: 23 Feb 2022

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.

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Published on: 11 Feb 2022

The Schulich School of Music was featured at the Faculty Matters discussion series on December 13,2021which was hosted by Angela Campbell, Associate Provost (Equity and Academic Policies).

Abrief interactive discussionwas hadabout the History of Jazz with Prof. and Dean Brenda Ravenscroft and Prof. Camille Thurman who provided her experience as musician and academic.

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Published on: 10 Feb 2022

Anthony Tan (MMus’09, PhD’15) is the winner of the 2021 Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music for his composition Ways of Returning (2020). An 18-minute-long piece for amplified string quartet and electronics, Ways of Returning was commissioned by Quatuor Bozzini and E27 musique nouvelles.

Published on: 26 Jan 2022

Congratulations to violinistJulia Mirzoev, winner of the2021-2022Golden Violin Award!

The award includes a $30,000 cash prize, as well as a smaller likeness of the violin in the form of a 14-karat gold lapel pin. In addition, the winner will perform in the upcoming Schulich concert seasonandreceives6 hours of career coaching sessions with Marie-CatherineLapointe ofBoulevartArtists’ Management in Montreal.

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Published on: 20 Dec 2021

The Golden Violin Award wasestablishedin 2006 bybusinessmanand philanthropist Seymour Schulich, a year after he donated $20 million to 山ǿ’s Schulich School of Music.His unflagging support ofourmusicians has,through this award,seennearly$400,000giventotopSchulich stringplayers. Forlast year’s15thedition, thewinningprize increased from $25,000 to $30,000, and for this year’s16theditionthe Schulich Foundationhas made another substantial investment inouryoung artists’ futures.

Classified as: Competitions, Music in the News, schulich school of music, philanthropy
Published on: 13 Dec 2021

Congratulations to Schulich faculty and alumni who have created beautiful, critically acclaimed works of music this past year. In a year-end round-up, the CBC singled-out a number of albums featuring Schulich community members. With stunning duets, solo albums, and choral recordings we’re loving CBC’s "Canada's top 21 classical albums of 2021," and we couldn’t be more excited to scroll through (and listen to!) all the offerings.

Check out the albums featuring Schulich faculty and alumni from the list:

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Published on: 7 Dec 2021

Congratulations to mezzo-sopranos Rose Naggar-Tremblay (BMus’17) and Simone McIntosh (MMus'17, Wirth Vocal Prize Winner 2016-2017), who received first and second place respectively at the 82nd OSM Competition! The 2021 edition, held between September 13 and November 27, took place online enabling the public from coast to coast to access contestants’ performances.

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Published on: 7 Dec 2021

The2022Nomineeshave been announced, andwe’re thrilledto see Schulich faculty and alumni among those named!Presented by the Recording Academy since 1958, the GRAMMYs are peer-based and represent a significant achievementin the music industry.Celebratingperformances, engineering, visuals, album liner notes and more from the pastyear, it remainsanincrediblerecognitionof one's work.We are so proud of thenumerousaccomplishmentsoftheSchulichCommunity and extend our biggest congratula

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Published on: 26 Nov 2021

During the Fall 2021 Convocation ceremonies, exceptional educators at 山ǿ are awarded the Principal’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching.The award recognizes the commitment of outstanding teachers who create the renowned academic experience山ǿ provides to students year after year. Donny Kennedy, a dedicated educator in the Schulich Jazz Area, takes home the Principal’s Prize in the Course Lecturer category.

Published on: 26 Nov 2021

Opera 山ǿ takes First Place in Division III of the for their production ofThe Turn of the Screwby Benjamin Britten (libretto by Myfanwy Piper)!

Published on: 19 Nov 2021

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