We are pleased to announce that the听three finalists听chosen to compete for the 2020-2021听Golden听Violin听Award听are听violinists听Russell Iceberg,听Alicia Choi, and听Astrid Nakamura. These string players听were听selected听from听a stellar听semi-final round held on听Saturday听May 15, 2021听at Pollack Hall.听听
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We are pleased to announce that the听three finalists听chosen to compete for the 2020-2021 Wirth Vocal Prize (in performance order) are soprano Jacqueline Woodley, tenor Wesley Harrison, and soprano Emily Richter. These singers听were听selected听from the听stunning听semi-final round held on Friday, May 14, 2021听at Pollack Hall.听听
The 2020-2021听Golden Violin Award will be given out to one extraordinary string player this weekend.
Semi-Final:听Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. (Webcast from Pollack Hall)听
Final:听Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. (Webcast from Pollack Hall)听
The听2020-2021听Wirth Vocal Prize competition听takes place听this weekend and will forever change the life of one young singer from the Schulich School of Music of 不良研究所.听
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Semi-Final Round: Friday, May 14, 2021, 7:00 PM (Webcast from Pollack Hall)
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Final Round: Sunday, May 16, 2021, 2:00 PM, (Webcast from Pollack Hall)
CIRMMT's former Directors听Marcelo Wanderley and Isabelle Cossette, pay hommage to an unforgettable man.听
Joel Chadabe, CIRMMT's lifetime member and member of the Centre's International Advisory Board, passed away on Sunday, May 02. He was 82.听
Writer Sarah Lebeau explores how technology is transforming musical practice at the Schulich School of Music.听
Congratulations to all who received prizes at the 24th edition of the Conseil qu茅b茅cois de la musique鈥檚 Opus Awards! Many of the laureates were from the Schulich Community, and we couldn't be prouder. The ceremony celebrated the inspired resilience of the Quebec music scene during the 2019-2020 season, which included musical projects presented both before and since the pandemic began.
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The 2021 Nominees have been announced, and we are delighted to see Schulich faculty, former colleagues and alumni represented! As music's only peer-recognized distinction, the GRAMMY awards honour and celebrate artistic excellence across the entire music industry, and to see the accomplishments of the Schulich community included on the list is always a thrill.
We are so proud of the many achievements of our faculty, students, and alumni and send a hearty congratulations to all.
听John Rea, Professor Emeritus at the Schulich School of Music听was听honoured听during听our听Fall 2020 Convocation听ceremony听as one of three winners of the Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement.听
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We are pleased to welcome special guests Ari Agha and Laura Hynes to the Schulich School of Music to discuss their project 鈥溾 November 17th at 10 am as part of ReVoice. This event is open to all Schulich students.
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It is with great sadness听that听we announce听the passing of听E. No毛l Spinelli听on October 16, 2020.听A听dynamic听entrepreneur听as well as a visionary听and philanthropist,听Mr.听Spinelli听played an important听role in听building听many Montreal musical institutions.听He was a devoted supporter of the Schulich School of Music听and听was a member of the Faculty听Advisory Board for many years.听A lover of opera and vocal music, he established the听E.
This year鈥檚 recipients of the Young Composer Awards and Emerging Screen Composer Awards include several members of Schulich鈥檚 community!
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The Schulich School of Music is proud to welcome back Dr. Tammy Kernodle as a special guest in our Jazz Area鈥檚 Jazz History Series. She will present on Melba Liston, Alice Coltrane, and Mary Lou Williams on October 30 from 1-3 pm. This event is open to all Schulich students.
The award-winning Canadian soprano and conductor is slated to virtually visit Schulich鈥檚 Voice Area! An artist at the forefront of creation, Hannigan is known for her performances of contemporary opera. She has shown a profound commitment to the music of our time and has performed premieres of over 85 new works.
We are pleased to virtually welcome conductor, composer/arranger, vocal contractor, singer, and musical activist to the Schulich School of Music as a ReVoice guest lecturer to discuss the he co-authored as well as programming considerations in choral music.