Q&A with Alain Cazes: Banding together
Principal tuba of the Orchestre Métropolitain and co-founder of the Philharmonie des vents du Québec, Alain Cazes is a Professor of Brass and Conducting at the Schulich School of Music.
14 Schulich-connected nominees in ADISQ Galas 2019
A highlight of the Quebec cultural scene, the Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque (ADISQ) Gala honours artists and music industry professionals who released standout recordings or were involved in remarkable productions over the last year. In advance of the main ADISQ Gala taking place on October 27, 2019, read below for a list of all nominees with a Schulich connection. Congratulations to all!
Three Schulich alumni to join the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Beginning this season, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) welcomes three Schulich School of Music alumni into their esteemed ensemble: Victor Fournelle-Blain (ADip ’15) as Principal Violist, Rémi Pelletier (LMus ‘04) as Associate Principal Violist, and Yolanda Bruno (BMus ’11) as Section Violinist!
Peter Schubert awarded The Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Music Theory Teaching and Scholarship
Congratulations to Prof. Peter Schubert, who was recently awarded the the Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Prize for Lifetime
Schulich professors inducted into the Royal Society of Canada
Prof. John Rea and Prof. Hank Knox are among the latest inductees into the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), which includes nine McGill researchers and professors among the total of 93 new Fellows. Fellows in the RSC's Academies of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science are elected by their peers for outstanding achievements in their fields — an extremely high honour.
Lara Deutsch (BMus ’12, MMus ’14) wins $125,000 Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer 2019-2020
Flutist Lara Deutsch is this year’s recipient of the $125,000 Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer 2019-20 Award for Collaborative Emerging Artist! Presented biennially in honour of Jean-Pierre Goyer and his contributions to music, arts, and culture in Montreal and the rest of Canada, the Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer is Canada’s largest classical music prize for emerging young artists.
Schulich in the OFF Jazz Festival 2019
Now coming up on its 20th edition, the OFF jazz festival has been a mainstay of the Montreal jazz scene by featuring local artists and their creative projects. The festival runs from October 3 - 12, 2019 and will feature many groups with Schulich students, faculty, and alumni — read below for a list of events with a Schulich connection.
Thursday, October 3
Schulich composers win the Generation2020 composition contest
Since 1994, the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal's biennial Generation composition contest has given 61 Canadian composers the opportunity to define their voices and connect with audiences across Canada.
Dorian Komanoff Bandy joins Schulich faculty
We're excited to welcome Dorian Komanoff Bandy to Schulich's faculty, where he will beginning a position in historical performance practice and musicology, held jointly between the School's departments of Performance and Music Research.
Schulich students make their mark at the Mathieu Duguay Early Music Competition
Two Schulich Early Music graduates, violinist Marie Nadeau-Tremblay (BMus ’14, LMus ’17, MMus '19) and trumpeter Duncan Campbell (BMus ’14, GDip ’17, LMus ’19) were recently awarded first and second prize respectively at the Mathieu Duguay Early Music Competition of the International Lamèque Baroque Music Festival.
Daniel Mills (B.Mus ’10) named Executive Director of Kamloops Symphony
Daniel Mills (B.Mus ’10) has been named the new Executive Director of the Kamloops Symphony!
Eleanor Stubley Recording Prize 2018-2019
The winner of this year’s Eleanor Stubley Recording Prize is soprano Elodie Bouchard (MMus ’19), who will collaborate with recording engineer Ephraim Hahn (MMus '19) and lutenist Anthony Harvey on the project “17th century music for lute and voice”.
Wayne Riddell Interview: 'A Legacy that Sings'
Choral conductor Wayne Riddell has long been an important figure in the Montreal and McGill music communities, holding positions such as the chorus master of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and professor at the Schulich School of Music.
Saxophonist Jacob Do wins first Oliver Jones Award from the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
Congratulations to saxophonist Jacob Do (BMus 2021), who won the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal's inaugural Oliver Jones Award on June 26, 2019. Created as part of the Festival's 40th anniversary, the award is given as part of a competition open to selected Quebec university student musicians identifying as part of a visible minority.
Brian Cherney honoured in Canadian University Music Society's Intersections
In 2017, Prof. Brian Cherney was the subject of an entire issue of Intersections (a publication by the Canadian University Music Society) after a conference held in his honour at McGill University. Available online for the first time, the issue features essays by many Schulich faculty members on Cherney and his music, including writings by Prof.
