(MMus'08, DMus'13) has been appointed Interim Artistic Director of theOttawaChamberfest!
Currently a member of the National Arts Centre Orchestra,andthe Ironwood Quartet,she alsoserves as co-Artistic Director of both the Ritornello and Classical Unboundchamber music festivals.Carissaperforms on aVuillaumeviolin on loan from the CanadaCouncil Musical Instrumentbankand officially startedher new role atthe OttawaChamberfestonAugust 17, 2020.
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Kelly Lin receives the Hnatyshyn Foundation – Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting
KellyLin (BMus '18, MMus '20, MMus '22)has been awarded thethirdannual Hnatyshyn Foundation – Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting!
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A large congratulations to Bo-rum Hammond (current MMus) and Jarred Dunn (current DMus), who have won first and second prize respectively in the “University Graduate” category of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association (CFMTA)’s annual National Essay Competition! This competition invites submissions of essays on topics related to music teaching, pedagogy, or performance practice. Entries are judged by nationally recognized scholars in the fields of music pedagogy and performance and winning essays are published in the CFMTA magazine and website.
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Congratulations to Aaron Chan (BMus'20), Francis Choinière (BMus'19, current MMus and featured in this article's image), Marcel d’Entremont (ADip '18, GDip '19), Spencer Klymyshyn (current BMus), Bryn Lutek (BMus ’16), Hillary Simms (BMus'16), Elizabeth Skinner (MMus'15, DMus'20), and Tyler Song (current BMus), who were featured in the 2020 edition of CBC Music's annual "30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30" roundup.
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC, July 31, 2020 -In light ofthe COVID-19 pandemic and with the health and well-being of the composers, musicians, jury, and audience in mind, the 2020 edition of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers (GSC) has been postponed untilSeptember 2021.
Dr. Graham Sommer’s intention for this competition was to create works with the potential to connect with the concert-going public, and we are confident that this decisionsupports hisvision.
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Members of Schulich’s community were recently interviewed to discuss their perspectives on how COVID-19 is influencing music, performance, and education.
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Conductor Simon Rivard (MMus '17) has been named Associate Conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir!
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Twenty-six-year-old bassist, composer, and arranger (MMus ’19) has been named this year’s ! Performing at various events and bars since the age of 16, Carl has travelled with his art through Quebec and France as a solo artist, as well as alongside other musicians and bands of all kinds.
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The results of JM Canada Foundation’s Do Mi Si La Do Ré (Home Sweet Home) Contest are in and we are pleased to see members of the Schulich alumni represented among the list of winners! Congratulations to:
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Analytical Essays on Music by Women Composers: Concert Music, 1960–2000 by Laurel Parsons and Dean Brenda Ravenscroft has won the in the book category! An adjudicator of the award praised the book for its incredible and necessary research and was specifically impressed with the original and rigorous analysis of music by women composers.
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This year’sVirtual Convocationstook place June 17-18. As is customary in ’s traditional graduation ceremonies, these virtual convocations featured short musical performances including a recording of ’s Hail, Alma Mater, a song that has been sung by the late Prof. Winston Purdy, Prof. Tracy Smith Bessette, and now, .
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Congratulations to Claire McLeish, winner of in the graduate instructor award!
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Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Darroch, winner of in the graduate instructor category!
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Congratulations to Dr. Jerry M. Cain, winner of in the part-time category!
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Congratulations to Professor Patrick Hansen, winner of Schulich’s 2019-20 Teaching Award in the full-time category!