Schulich Faculty, Alumni, and Students among the 2022 JUNO Award Winners
The 2022 JUNO Award winners have been announced, and Schulich faculty, students, and alumni are among the talented list of nominees and winners! The Schulich community has won accolades in two categories this year: jazz vocal album of the year and classical album of the year.
Caity Gyorgy (MMus'22) takes home Vocal Jazz Album of the Year for her album Now Pronouncing: Caity Gyorgy, a five track record featuring all original material written and performed by Caity and her 10-piece ensemble including Jacob Wutzke (MMus'22) on drums. Recording/mixing was done by Brandon Wells (MMus'14).
Prof. Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin (BMus’11) win Classical Album of the Year for Beethoven: Sonates pour violon et piano / Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5, a classical exploration of some of Beethoven’s most famous works.
Congratulations to all who contributed to creating and sustaining music and the recording industry in Canada — here's to our students, faculty and alumni who are bringing music to life every day!
The 2022 JUNO Awards Ceremony took place on May 15, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario.
Below, you will find a list of the 2022 JUNO Award Nominees and Winners featuring the Schulich School of Music.
Here are this year’s categories featuring Schulich Faculty, alumni and community members:
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
WINNER: Now Pronouncing: Caity Gyorgy
Caity Gyorgy (current MMus); Jacob Wutzke (current MMus), drums; Brandon Wells (MMus'14), recording and mixing
Instrumental Album of the Year
Then is Now ‘Rhapsody in Blue’
Jens Lindemann (BMus’88), trumpet with Jon Kimura Parker, Matt Catingub & Canadian All Star JazzPops Orchestra
Classical Album of the Year (Solo Artist)
Songs for Murdered Sisters
Joshua Hopkins (BMus'01, MMus'04), baritone
Remote Together
Catherine Lee (BMus'96, DMus'06), oboe
Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble)
Sibelius 3
Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal*, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
L’HOMME ARMÉ
Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal*, conducted by Andrew McAnerney
*The Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal and the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal all feature Schulich faculty and alumni.
Classical Album of the Year (Small Ensemble)
WINNER: Beethoven: Sonates pour violon et piano / Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5
Prof. Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin (BMus’11)
No Time for Chamber Music
Collectif9 (Scott Chancey, viola, (BMus’15); John Corban, violin, (BMus’01, MMus’03); TJ Skinner, violin (MMus'15, DMus'20), Andrea Stewart, cello, (BMus’09, MMus’11, DMus’15))
Classical Composition of the Year
Chamber Symphony No. 2 “Children’s War Diaries”
Jaap Nico Hamburger, composer (Label: Leaf Music*Naxos, Jeremy VanSlyke, sound recording (BMus’11, MMus'13))
Breathing in the Shadows
Saman Shahi, composer (Label: Leaf Music*Naxos, Jeremy VanSlyke, sound recording (BMus’11, MMus'13))
Did we miss anyone? Let us know!
Email us at publicity.music [at] mcgill.ca with your nomination and degree information to be included.
See the complete list of 2022 JUNO Award Nominees and Winners online here.