/music/taxonomy/term/3611/all en /music/article/alumni-blog-student-research/conversation-fredericka-petit-homme <p>Community is an essential part of music making for Frédéricka Petit-Homme (BMus'02, MMus'04, current PhD). Trained in classical vocal arts and choral conducting, she is leading the upcoming <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/794604194895432/?ref=newsfeed"><em><strong>More than a Song: Gospel Music Workshop</strong></em></a> at Schulich, inviting people to take a deep dive into Gospel choral music.</p> Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:42:28 +0000 jordan.gasparik@mcgill.ca 79814 at /music /music/article/alumni-blog-student-research/conversation-elissa-nakhleh-and-nour-saba <p>Music students and recent graduates Elissa Nakhleh (BMus’22, Piano Performance) and Nour Saba (BA’22, Honours Psychology with a minor in Music Composition) invite the community to experience traditional Arabic music performed by Arabic youth and a traditional Arabic band. Through a project they developed, and with the support of Schulich’s Community Engagement Program, these two young women are providing a place and space for youth to strengthen their Arabic roots and connect with each other through music.  </p> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:54:01 +0000 spencer.riddell@mail.mcgill.ca 79724 at /music /music/article/blog-student-research/conversation-tong-wang <p>2021-2022 Research Alive Student Prize-finalist, pianist, writer, and interdisciplinary artist Tong Wang will give her presentation, "Cuteness speaks up to cynicism: Recreating Japanese animation music in North America” this March. The Research Alive series aims to unveil what makes music so magical in the ears and minds of the listener through live performance and dialogue between researchers and musicians.</p> Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:54:50 +0000 jordan.gasparik@mcgill.ca 79279 at /music /music/article/blog-student-research/conversation-chelsea-komschlies <p>2021-2022 Research Alive Student Prize-winner, composer and doctoral candidate Chelsea Komschlies will give her presentation, "Crossmodal Correspondences in Composing and Listening to Music” this week. The Research Alive series aims to unveil what makes music so magical in the ears and minds of the listener through live performance and dialogue between researchers and musicians. </p> Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:05:13 +0000 jordan.gasparik@mcgill.ca 79277 at /music /music/article/blog-student-research/behind-piece-violin-concerto-b-flat-major-regina-strinasacchi-2022-episode-1 <p>In this episode, we explore the <strong>Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major by Regina Strinasacchi</strong> (c. 1761-1839).</p> <p>The <strong>McGill Baroque Orchestra</strong>, co-led by Hank Knox and Dorian Bandy are set to perform the <strong>modern-day premiere</strong> of the concerto thanks to research and preparation done by Schulich musicology PhD candidate Hester Bell Jordan.</p> Thu, 03 Feb 2022 23:37:49 +0000 jordan.gasparik@mcgill.ca 78938 at /music /music/article/student-research/introducing-2019-20-deans-essay-prize-winners <p>Two doctoral students, Adam Wills Begley (DMus ’21) and Nicholas Capozzoli (DMus ’20) have won this year’s <a href="/music/student-resources/competitions-awards/deans-essay-prizes">Dean’s Essay Prize</a>. Read more about exciting projects and backgrounds below.</p> <p><b>Adam Wills Begley (first prize)</b></p> Mon, 11 May 2020 20:01:59 +0000 Jesse Luimes 76346 at /music /music/article/student-research/introducing-winners-2020-international-grant-writing-competition-masters-students <p>Congratulations to Michael Mazin and Kiarra Saito-Beckman, who have won their respective categories of the 2020 <a href="/music/student-resources/competitions-awards/international-grant">International Grant Competition</a> for two very unique projects. Read more about their work and backgrounds below.</p> <p><b>Michael Mazin (Research category)</b></p> Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:55:29 +0000 Jesse Luimes 76290 at /music /music/article/student-research/introducing-winners-2020-international-grant-writing-competition-doctoral-students <p>Congratulations to James Donaldson and Shulamit Sarid, who have won their respective categories of the 2020 <a href="/music/student-resources/competitions-awards/international-grant">International Grant Competition</a> for two very unique projects. Read more about their work and backgrounds below:</p> Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:21:40 +0000 Jesse Luimes 76289 at /music /music/article/researchschulich-hannah-darroch <p>New Zealand-born flutist <a href="https://www.hannahdarroch.com/">Hannah Darroch</a> is in the final semester of her Doctor of Music, and is also an instructor of flute and chamber music, and a course lecturer for woodwind orchestral excerpts here at Schulich. </p> Wed, 04 Mar 2020 16:58:46 +0000 Communications & Production 76144 at /music /music/article/researchschulich-hyunjoung-yang <p><img height="3408" width="2581" style="width: 350px; height: 462px; float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/music/files/music/img_2213.jpg" alt="" />Hyunjoung Yang started her career as a audio engineer during her undergraduate program at DIMA (Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, Bachelor of Arts). Her area of expertise is sound reinforcement/public address and recording.</p> Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:53:16 +0000 hannah.darroch@mail.mcgill.ca 76104 at /music /music/article/research-alive-hester-bell-jordan <p><img height="1318" width="1118" style="width: 300px; height: 354px; float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" class="file-original lt" src="/music/files/music/hester_bell_jordan_photo_2020.jpg" alt="" />Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, <strong>Hester Bell Jordan</strong> is in the fourth year of her PhD in Musicology with a concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:15:25 +0000 hannah.darroch@mail.mcgill.ca 75820 at /music /music/article/researchschulich-linda-pearse-and-karin-cuellar-rendon <p>Linda Pearse and Karin A. Cuellar Rendon were finalists in the 2019-2020 Research Alive Student Prize with their presentation <em>Musicking Off the Cuff: Models for Early Music Improvisation</em>.</p> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 02:05:54 +0000 hannah.darroch@mail.mcgill.ca 75796 at /music /music/article/researchschulich-jeffrey-klefstad <p>Jeffrey Klefstad is in his third year of a Doctor of Music in Orchestral Conducting here at the Schulich School of Music. He serves as Music Director/Conductor of the All University Orchestra (AUO) at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Klefstad has led ensembles throughout Europe and North America. He made his European debut conducting at the Aurora Music Festival (Sweden) under the invitations of Scandinavian conductors, Leif Segerstam and Johannes Gustavsson, and the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic (Czech Republic).</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:36:04 +0000 hannah.darroch@mail.mcgill.ca 75740 at /music /music/article/mcgill-music-theorists-presenting-their-research-ohio-weekend <p>The Music Theory department always has a large contingent representing McGill at the Society for Music Theory events, and this weekend's Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio was no exception. The work being presented covered an incredibly diverse range of topics – in this year’s case the research spanned several centuries; everything from Frescobaldi’s canzonas to hip-hop.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:12:59 +0000 hannah.darroch@mail.mcgill.ca 75203 at /music /music/article/researchschulich-eduardo-meneses <p>Eduardo Meneses has a background as a classical guitarist, and has worked as a guitarist on album recordings and jingles, as a composer and music consultant, as a producer of tracks for several short films, as an instrumentalist and musical director for theatrical productions, and has participated in over 50 different opera productions in his home country of Brazil.  He is currently a PhD candidate in music technology at McGill University, under the supervision of Prof. Marcelo Wanderley.</p> Tue, 05 Nov 2019 22:51:29 +0000 hannah.darroch@mail.mcgill.ca 75197 at /music