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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Montreal-based organist, Maria Gajraj (MMus’20, current DMus) was recently appointed Assistant Organist at Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa. One of her first major activities in that role was to play...
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