Carissa Klopoushak (MMus'08, DMus'13) has been appointed Interim Artistic Director of the Ottawa Chamberfest!
Currently a member of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the Ironwood Quartet, she also serves as co-Artistic Director of both the Ritornello and Classical Unbound chamber music festivals. Carissa performs on a Vuillaume violin on loan from the Canada Council Musical Instrument bank and officially started her new role at the Ottawa Chamberfest on August 17, 2020.
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Published on: 31 Aug 2020
Kelly Lin receives the Hnatyshyn Foundation – Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting
Kelly Lin (BMus '18, MMus '20, MMus '22) has been awarded the third annual Hnatyshyn Foundation – Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting!
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Published on: 31 Aug 2020
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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Published on: 20 Aug 2020
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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Published on: 5 Aug 2020
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, July 31, 2020 - In light of the 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 until September 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 decision supports his vision.
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Published on: 31 Jul 2020
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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Published on: 27 Jul 2020
Conductor Simon Rivard (MMus '17) has been named Associate Conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir!
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Published on: 23 Jul 2020
Twenty-six-year-old bassist, composer, and arranger Carl Mayotte (MMus ’19) has been named this year’s Révélation Radio-Canada in the jazz category! 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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Published on: 22 Jul 2020
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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Published on: 21 Jul 2020
Analytical Essays on Music by Women Composers: Concert Music, 1960–2000 by Laurel Parsons and Dean Brenda Ravenscroft has won the 2017 Pauline Alderman Award for Outstanding Scholarship on Women in Music 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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Published on: 30 Jun 2020
This year’s Virtual Convocations took place June 17-18. As is customary in McGill’s traditional graduation ceremonies, these virtual convocations featured short musical performances including a recording of McGill’s Hail, Alma Mater, a song that has been sung by the late Prof. Winston Purdy, Prof. Tracy Smith Bessette, and now, the Schulich Singers with soloist Jenny Ivanovna and Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée.
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Published on: 18 Jun 2020
Congratulations to Claire McLeish, winner of Schulich’s 2019-20 Teaching Award in the graduate instructor award!
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Published on: 17 Jun 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Darroch, winner of Schulich’s 2019-20 Teaching Award in the graduate instructor category!
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Published on: 17 Jun 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Jerry M. Cain, winner of Schulich’s 2019-20 Teaching Award in the part-time category!
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Published on: 16 Jun 2020
Congratulations to Professor Patrick Hansen, winner of Schulich’s 2019-20 Teaching Award in the full-time category!
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Published on: 15 Jun 2020
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