By 不良研究所 Reporter Staff
不良研究所 will present Montreal-born conductor Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin with an honorary degree. The University鈥檚 highest honour will be presented to Maestro N茅zet-S茅guin on May 14, at 3 p.m., at the Maison symphonique de Montr茅al, 1600 rue Saint-Urbain.
Despite being the most-performed operatic composer in the world, there鈥檚 a surprising lack of studies written on the style of Giuseppe Verdi鈥檚 works 鈥� a problem that Prof. Steven Huebner is addressing head-on. Recently, Huebner put out the first book in any language that offers an in-depth analysis of the composer鈥檚 musical style in the context of his 23 Italian operas, from Aida to Ernani.
Professor Julie Cumming,听Associate Professor of听Music History and听Musicology, Interim Dean of the Schulich School of Music, has received the听Graduate Faculty Teaching Award (Doctoral-level) 2016-2017 听from the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS). The association is comprised听of Deans and Associate Deans of graduate studies from听universities on the east coast of the US north of Washington DC, within听Canada, from 听universities in听Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes.
Two Schulich School of Music voice students were winners at the听Concours de Musique du Choeur de la Montagne,听which took place on April 8, 2017. 听Baritone William Reed Copeland, BMus'17/MMus'19 received first prize, and 听soprano听Elizabeth Mary Jane Egan BMus'18 received second prize. 听Both were accompanied by Schulich School of Music Rehearsal coach, pianist听听Louise Pelletier. 听
(Revue du nouveau disque de R茅mi Bolduc,听du 8 avril,听听Le Devoir,听Serge Truffaut)听
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Following her debut with the Canadian Opera Company as Micaela in听Carmen听in 1964,听Joan Patenaude-Yarnell went on to perform many of the lyric-coloratura soprano roles throughout North America (New York City Opera and San Francisco Opera, among others) and with many leading conductors of our time (Charles Mackerras, Seiji Ozawa, Julius Rudel).听Her roles have included Violetta in听La Traviata, Alice Ford in听Falstaff, Gilda in听Rigoletto, Nedda in听I Pagliacci, the title role in听Suor Angelica, Mim矛 in听La Boh猫me, Juliette in听Rom茅o et Juliette, Elle in听La Voix Humaine, and H茅ro in听
Acouph猫nes, hypersensibilit茅 au bruit et perte d'audition听:听si la musique adoucit les moeurs, elle peut aussi blesser ceux qui la jouent. En raison de l'art qu'ils pratiquent, les musiciens sont fr茅quemment expos茅s 脿 de hauts niveaux sonores, notamment au sein des orchestres. Sans protection, les blessures sont parfois permanentes.听
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(Revue du nouvel听album de Joe Sullivan, par Serge Truffaut, Le Devoir)
Il est tenace, Joe Sullivan, tr猫s tenace. Trompettiste, compositeur, arrangeur et professeur 脿 不良研究所, il tient 脿 bout de bras comme de pieds 鈥� faut bien battre la mesure听! 鈥� un grand orchestre, alias听big band听depuis plus ou moins 20 ans. En Am茅rique du Nord, cela est rare, extr锚mement rare. Depuis peu, Sullivan nous propose un nouvel album intitul茅听Unfamiliar Surroundings听et publi茅 par Perry Lake Records.
Professor Dominique Labelle was honoured at the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra 听(PBO)听and Chorale's annual Winter Gala, held on March 10, 2017. 听At the Gala, Labelle premiered a newly commissioned piece which was written for her听by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Caroline听Shaw.
Professor David Dolan, a 听2016-2017听Catherine Thornhill-Steele Visiting Artist, will听lead听workshops for Schulich School of Music听students and will also听give a public lecture, sponsored jointly by the Department of Research听and CIRMMT.听听听听
(Blog post by Chris Maskell)
While ensembles at Schulich frequently put on class concerts throughout the school year, it鈥檚 much less common for them to collaborate with another of the school鈥檚 groups 鈥� let alone two. On Thursday, April 6, the 不良研究所 Baroque Orchestra, Cappella Antica and the Schulich Singers will come together to perform Handel鈥檚 legendary oratorio Israel in Egypt under the joint leadership of directors Valerie Kinslow, Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e and Hank Knox.
Schulich composition professor Denys Bouliane was the featured artist on March 20th in a Radio-France program devoted to his work. 听The 听with animator Bruno Letort can be heard in its entirety and features large excerpts of his seminal works. 听For Bouliane, 听teaching composition is like the act of composing itself: you can have manifold interests and an open mind, but ultimately you cannot offer more than who you are.
A record number of Schulich School of Music graduate students presented papers and participated听in the 43rd Annual听 (SAM) Annual Conference, which was hosted by 不良研究所 and听held听in Montreal from March 22-26. 听The Society for American Music is made up听of scholars, performers, and students dedicated to the study, teaching, and creation of the musics of the Americas.
Two Schulich PhD students,听Bryan Martin听and听Mathew Boerum, have had their company's project听advance to the final round of the 不良研究所 Dobson Cup. 听develops revolutionary 3D audio imaging which听captures and delivers fully-immersive, life-like sound from any source.
On March 11, 2017, Schulich doctoral piano student Zhenni Li, a student of Prof. St茅phane Lemelin,听听was named winner of the New York Concert Artists and Associates Worldwide Debut Audition. 听Selected as one of three finalists, out of 165 who applied, Zhenni Li performed the Rachmaninov 3rd Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 30 with the听New York Concert Artists Symphony Orchestra, 听led by conductor听Eduard Zilberkant. 听Preliminary auctions were held in Los Angeles, New York, Cologne, Warsaw, Budapest and Paris.
