In Conversation with Ilya Poletaev

22 Sep 2023

As part of Les journeés de la cultures, Professor Ilya Poletaev has something special in store for film buffs and music lovers alike! He will draw on his mastery of the piano, harpsichord, and...

In Conversation with Mélanie Léonard

15 Sep 2023

Mélanie Léonard never stops learning. She approaches each project with humility and curiosity, admitting that the work is never truly over. There’s always a new way to understand a piece, help her...

In Conversation with Philippe Leroux

2 Jun 2023

Writing an opera is a big deal—even for Philippe Leroux. He’s been teaching composition at McGill for more than a decade, and his catalogue spans almost eighty works for voices, instruments,...

In Conversation with Daphne Leong

17 May 2023

During the Winter 2023 semester, the Schulich School of Music was honoured to welcome Daphne Leong as a Distinguished Visiting Professor and Dean’s Chair in Music. In this position, Leong shared...

In conversation with Ranee Lee

8 May 2023

You can't talk about jazz in Montreal without mentioning Ranee Lee. Since 1970, she has been a central part of the scene, wowing audiences with her powerful vocals, sense of feel, and commitment to...

In Conversation with Megan Batty

10 Mar 2023

Megan Batty (MA’20 Musicology, current MMus Conducting) has seen every side of a choir. She started singing at just five years old and joined Ottawa’s Cantiamo choir soon after. Later, during her...

In Conversation with Theodora Nestorova

20 Feb 2023

Soprano Theodora Ivanova Nestorova’s work is all about connection—connection with audiences, of course, but also connections between musicians, between disciplines, and between research and...

In Conversation with Chenuka Lakwijaya

13 Feb 2023

Tenor Chenuka Lakwijaya (current BMus, Voice Performance) has lots to do as the president of Schulich’s Music Undergraduate Students’ Association, but organizing MUSA’s first-ever benefit concert...

In Conversation with Sheree Spencer

4 Nov 2022

Opera McGill welcomes multi-hyphenate artist Sheree Spencer (BA’12) to direct the Canadian premiere of Plaything by Anna Pidgorna and Maria Reva. Born in Toronto of Barbadian heritage, Sheree...

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