Congratulations to Early Music graduates Guillaume Villeneuve (Gr. Dip in Performance’20), Tristan Best (BMus’19, MMus’21), and Sébastien Mitra (BMus’18), who were awarded First Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize, respectively, at the of the this July 2022.
Professor of Music Theory and former Dean of the Schulich School of Music,Brenda Ravenscroft has recently published a new book entitled with editor Laurel Parsons.
Congratulations to Prof. Stephen McAdams, who was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the (SMPC) on August 4, 2022. The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates outstanding contributions from a researcher to the field of music perception and cognition, carrying with it a lifetime membership in the SMPC.
The Schulich School of Music welcomes Dr. Liliana S. Araújo, Dr. Ellen Bakulina and Dr. Isabelle Demers tothe Faculty this Fall 2022. We look forward to the impact these three accomplished scholars and performers will make on theSchulich community in research andperformance. Find out more about each of them when we were In Conversation.
Congratulations to Schulich alumni India Gailey (MMus’19), Sarah Dufresne (MMus’19, GDP’20), Wilhelm Magner (BMus’22, GDP’22) along with Elisabeth Saint-Gelais (BMus’21, current MMus) and incoming student Brooklyn Wood who were featured as part of CBC Music’s 2022 edition of "30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30"!
Congratulations to Prof. Stephen Hargreaves, winner of Schulich's 2021-2022 Teaching Award in the full-time category.
Congratulations to Brian Manker, winner of Schulich's 2021-2021 Teaching Award in the Part-time category.
Professor Brian Manker teaches Undergraduate, Master's, Graduate Diploma, Artist's Diploma and Doctoral students in Cello performance. He is dedicated to his students and to the art of teaching and passing on his love for music. Students cannot help but speak of his generosity in all things — time, talent, and even, on one occasion, his instrument.
Congratulations to Kiersten van Vliet, winner of Schulich's 2021-2022 Teaching Award in the MUAR Teaching Assistant/Graduate Instructor Category.
Congratulations to Tommy Davis, winner of Schulich's 2021-2022 Teaching Award in the Teaching Assistant/Graduate Instructor Category.
Trained as a bassoon player, Francoise Henri (MMus’98) has made it her mission to fill the lives of vulnerable people with music, and the pandemic isn’t slowing her down. Henri is the general and artistic director of the , better known as La SAMS. La SAMS was founded in 2009 with the goal of bringing classical music to hospitals, long-term care facilities and nursing homes across Quebec.
A generous $2-million gift from the Azrieli Foundation to McGill University and Université de Montréal (UdeM) has established a joint residency for high-level pianists that specialize in accompanying singers and instrumentalists.
The winners have been announced, and Schulich faculty, students, and alumni are among the talented list of nominees and winners!The Schulich community has won accolades in two categories this year: jazz vocal album of the year and classical album of the year.
Congratulations to Hester Bell Jordan, current PhD Candidate in Musicology, named as a recipient of the American Musicological Society (AMS). Awarded solely on the basis of academic merit, the Fellowship is a twelve-month stipend set at $24,000 for a current Doctoral Candidate pursuing a dissertationat a North American university.
It is difficult to imagine the musical landscape without Boris Brott. Through his tireless work, unending passion, and inspiring leadership, he has impacted the lives of countless musicians and audiences around the world.
Mr. Brott was at home in a concert hall, and we are pleased that he shared so many evenings in Pollack Hall with the McGill Chamber Orchestra (now the Orchestre Classique de Montréal) as well as our own McGill Symphony Orchestra and Opera McGill.
The 2022 took place on April 3, 2022, and Schulich Faculty have brought home the top prize!
For his outstanding work as immersive mix engineer on the album (, Prof. George Massenburg receives the GRAMMY for Best Immersive Audio Album.