Schulich Alumni and Faculty in the 25th Edition of the Opus Awards
Congratulations to all who received prizes at the 25th edition of the Conseil québécois de la musique’s Opus Awards! With a number of laureates from the Schulich Community, we couldn't be prouder of our faculty and alumni. The ceremony celebrated the ongoing creativity of the Quebec music scene during the 2020-2021 season.
Held virtually on Sunday, March 6, 2022, the Gala was webcast live on the Facebook accounts of La Fabrique culturelle de Télé-Québec and the Conseil québécois de la musique. Singer and ICI Musique host Marc Hervieux was master of ceremonies, and musician and host Catherine Perrin interviewed special award recipients.
Read below for a snapshot of Schulich faculty and alumni who were among the incredible prize-winners, and visit prixopus.qc.ca for the complete list.
Here are the categories featuring Schulich alumni and faculty in the 25th edition of the Opus Awards.
Album of the Year Winners
Classical, Romantic, Post-romantic or Impressionist
CHOPIN : 24 PRÉLUDES – ANDANTE SPIANATO & GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE
Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano (BMus’11)
Modern, Contemporary
Krzysztof Penderecki : Intégrale des quatuors à cordes
Quatuor Molinari (Frédéric Lambert, viola (DMus’11)), André Moisan
Special Prize Winners
Regional Opus Award
Orchestre Symphonique de Drummondville*, Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano (BMus’11)
*The Orchestre Symphonique de Drummondville features Schulich alumni and faculty members.
Discovery of the Year
Marie Nadeau-Tremblay (MMus’18), violin
Special Mentions – Concerts and Premieres Webcast Live in 2020-2021
Jazz
Rémi Bolduc et Jean-Michel Pilc
Webcast live from March 15-29, 2021 at Salle Bourgie
Prof. Rémi Bolduc, saxophone; Prof. Jean-Michel Pilc, piano; François Goupil (MMus’01), producer and sound recording; Milène Bourdages, Giulia Frati, Benoît Guérin, cameras
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music
Concertos imaginaires
Webcast live from March 7-17, 2021 at Shoot Studio
Arion Orchestre Baroque; Mathieu Lussier, conductor and artistic director; Martin Girard, director; Lucas Rupnik, technical director and camera; Jean- François Lemire and Claude Gaudreault, cameras; Benoit Fry, editor; Anne-Marie Sylvestre (BMus'01, MMus'03), sound recording and engineering
Classic, Romantic, Post-Romantic and Impressionist Music
Couleurs d’ici : de Boudreau à Sibelius
Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal*; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Yukari Cousineau, violin; Benoît Guérin, director; Hélène Lussier, musical director; François Goupil (MMus’01), technical director, sound recording and mixing
*The Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal features many Schulich alumni and faculty members.
Modern and Contemporary Music
Trip
Webcast live on November 12, 2020
Quatuor Bozzini, cast with Le Vivier; Robin Pineda Gould, director; Erin Wisegerber and Ralitsa Doncheva, cameras; John Klepko (DMus’99), sound recording; Lucie Bazzo, lighting director
World Music
Nazih Borish – Roots of Strings
Webcast June 10, 2021 at Centre des musiciens du monde
Nazih Borish, oud; Roberto Occhipinti, contrabass; Joseph Khoury, percussion; François Goupil (MMus’01), producer; Nataq Huault, sound recording; Bernard Grenon, sound mastering; Giulia Frati and Benoît Guérin, cameras
Multiple Repertoires
L’OSM et James Ehnes : de l’ombre à la lumière
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal*; James Ehnes and Prof. Andrew Wan, violin and conductors
*The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal features many Schulich alumni and faculty members.
Premiere
Du Nord
Webcast live from March 27-April 10, 2021
Alissa Cheung, composer and violin; Imagining the North; Quatuor Bozzini, commissioned by Arte Musica; Ian Cameron, director; François Goupil (MMus’01), sound recording and mixing; Sharif Mirshak, Jonathan Durand and Mathieu Dumontier, cameras
Did we miss anyone? Let us know!
Email us at publicity.music [at] mcgill.ca with your nomination and degree information to be included.