On the occasion of World Hearing Day (WHD) on March 3, the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, in collaboration with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), presents the Hearing-Care Platform: A practical and accessible set of tools for the self-assessment of noise exposure, which are particularly aimed at young musicians and youths in general.

Published on: 1 Mar 2019

Congratulations to Nick Squire (MMus 2008), who recently won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical for his work on Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This win brings his Grammy count up to a total of four, as he was credited as a recording engineer on album which won Grammys for Best Orchestra Performance in 2015, 2016, and 2018.

Published on: 28 Feb 2019

La production de Die Zauberflöte d’Opéra McGill a récemment été saluée par le journaliste Daniel Raymond dans sa critique sur le site atuvu.ca. Une grande partie des membres de la production, tant sur scène que dans les coulisses, ont été félicités pour le succès remarquable de l’opéra, en passant par le directeur artistique Patrick Hansen et la metteuse en scène Jessica Derventzis, à Vincent Lefèvre (décors), Florence Cornet (maquillages) et Ginette Grenier (costumes), qui ont tous contribué à donner vie au concept unique de steampunk de l’opéra.

Published on: 19 Feb 2019

Congratulations to Andrew Crust (MMus 2012), who was recently appointed as the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Assistant Conductor! Beginning in September 2019, Andrew will conduct a large variety of programming with the VSO, including subscription concerts, concerts for children, Pops, and more. 

Published on: 18 Feb 2019

In honour of his passing on October 31, 2018, the family is planning a remembrance on February 17, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. (Evensong service) at Christ Church Cathedral (635 Saint-Catherine St. W.). At the request of the family, donations may be made in his name to St. Mary’s Hospital Cancer Care Fund.

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It is with great sadness that we honour the passing of Dr. Daryl Robert Gibson (1939-2018), a retired Full Professor of the Schulich School of Music of McGill University.

Published on: 11 Feb 2019

To honour Sanford’s devotion to his students and his love of music, the Sanford Sylvan Fund has been established at McGill University to provide financial support to talented voice students at the Schulich School of Music. Donations can be made here.

Published on: 6 Feb 2019

Congratulations to the many Schulich staff, faculty and alumni who brought home awards in the 22nd edition of the Prix Opus. Read below for a list of Schulich-related winners, which covers a wide variety of categories and genres! Not listed are the many faculty members and alumni who perform in the highlighted orchestras.

Published on: 5 Feb 2019

In a review of Opera McGill's production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), Ludwig van Montreal praised the costumes, the projections and the performances of the cast. Congratulations to all of those involved! 

"Le metteur en scène tout comme les interprètes se sont approprié l’univers mozartien avec allant, justesse et surtout plaisir offrant ainsi un spectacle délicieux et réjouissant, tellement… mozartien !"

Published on: 4 Feb 2019

Following the announcement of the nominees for the 2019 Juno Awards earlier this week, we're proud to announce that Schulich faculty and alumni appear in four different awards categories. Congratulations to all Schulich faculty, alumni and students who continue to release music year after year! Visit the links in our list below to learn more about the nominees.

2019 Juno Nominees

Published on: 1 Feb 2019

Despite being one of Canada’s most prolific composers in the twentieth century, Eldon Rathburn (LMus 1937) still remains somewhat unknown. Over the course of his 75-year musical career, Rathburn churned out hundreds of remarkable film scores that provided the soundtrack for a wide variety of productions, in addition to many orchestral and chamber pieces. With such an extensive catalogue of noteworthy works, Rathburn certainly deserves a prominent place in the Canadian musical canon.

Published on: 15 Jan 2019

Before the age of 24, trumpeter Francis LaPorte (BMus 2018) will have already performed with two of the world’s biggest orchestras: the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM). For Francis, this is only the beginning of his life-long ambition to pursue trumpet professionally.

Published on: 26 Dec 2018

According to Deniz Ucbasaran of the Warkwick Business School, leaders of jazz ensembles have a lot to teach us about how to innovate as entrepreneurs. Looking at iconic figures in jazz such as Miles Davis, Art Blakey and Duke Ellington, Ucbasaran’s award-winning paper presented many standout concepts applicable to the business world at large that were revealed through investigating how these artists ran their groups.

Published on: 11 Dec 2018

On Sunday, November 25, Pollack Hall was host to several outstanding performances as part of the final round of the Wirth Vocal Prize. At the end of the evening, tenor Marcel d'Entremont was announced as the competition’s winner, having sung an exceptional program with collaborative pianist Dakota Scott-Digout, that included works by Verdi, Duparc, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Quilter and Copland

Published on: 26 Nov 2018

The Schulich School of Music of McGill University is proud to announce that Thierry Tidrow is the grand prize winner of the inaugural edition of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers. The $15,000 first prize for Tidrow’s new work for piano quintet, “Quicksilver,” was among $45,000 in total prize earnings awarded at the Concert and Prize Gala on Saturday, September 29, at Pollack Hall. This new national competition for Canadian composers under the age of 35 was founded by Dr.

Classified as: Graham Sommer Competition
Published on: 2 Oct 2018

Students at the Schulich School of Music can apply for an internship with CBC Music, where they'll get the chance to work with CBC Montreal's music team on broadcast recording projects, online editorial pieces and more for optional credit. The deadline to apply is September 22, 2018! Read below for full information.


INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH CBC MUSIC 2018-2019

POSITION: unpaid internship in music production and journalism (for optional credit)

LOCATION: Montreal, QC

Published on: 5 Sep 2018

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