McGill Symphony Orchestra

Alexis Hauser, Artistic Director and Conductor Meagan Foster, percussion, Winner of the 2025–2026 McGill Concerto Competition

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Fidelio Overture, Op. 72 JENNIFER HIGDON Percussion Concerto JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Schulich in Concert | Camille Thurman / Jean-Michel Pilc Duo

Programme

Camille Thurman, saxophone, flute, and voice Jean-Michel Pilc, piano

Original compositions, standards, and open improvisations.

Schulich Wellness Fair

Curious about the wellness resources available as you begin your university journey? Join us at Wellness Fair 2026 to meet your advisors and peer mentors, explore campus wellness services, and discover all the ways we support student life and well-being.

Enjoy kiosks, free snacks, free massages, workshops, live demos and activities—plus a chance to win a goodies bag

Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers | 2026 Concert and Prize Gala

Ensemble Paramirabo

LILY KOSLOW Voici des silences comme des révolvers éteints... ASHTON LATIMER Unravelling FIONA MARCHETTO The Life and Times of 456 Pine LIAM RITZ Sgraffito ROYDON TSE rewrite repeat

This event will be webcast on our YouTube channel.

Concert presented as part of les Journées de la culture.

Musical 5 à 7 | Ariapalooza 6!

Programme

Members of Opera McGill Patrick Hansen, Stephen Hargreaves, piano

McGill Baroque Orchestra and Cappella Antica | Viva Venezia!

Elizaveta Miller and Rona Nadler, Artistic Directors and Conductors

CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Excerpts from Orfeo BIAGGIO MARINI Passacallia, Sonata in Ecco Op. 8, no. 44 GIOVANNI GABRIELI Canzon Duodecimi Toni from Sacrae Symphoniae

Doctoral Recital: Hon Tak Cheng, harpsichord

Class of Elizaveta Miller

Jazz Combos

Ira Coleman, coordinator

McGill Wind Orchestra | Foundations and Futures

Danielle Gaudry, artistic director and conductor Brittany Barry, Connor Siekman, conductors

REENA ESMAIL Tuttarana ALEXANDRA GARDNER Perseids GUSTAV HOLST (arr. COLIN MATTHEWS) First Suite in E-flat major PAUL HINDEMITH Symphony in B-flat major for Concert Band

CIOC Concert Series | Yves-G. Préfontaine, organ

For more information, including how to purchase tickets, please consult the COIC website.

Ladies Morning Musical Club | James Ehnes, violin, and Andrew Armstrong, piano

For more information, including how to purchase tickets, please consult the LMMC's webpage.

Saxophone Class Concert

Class of Marie-Chantal Leclair

CIRMMT Distinguished Lecture | Computational modeling of musical structures: Understanding and fostering a fundamental human practice

Anja Volk (The Netherlands)

Words and Music | The Emperor's New Flute: A Tale of the Crystal Flute

Mika Putterman, 19th-century Crystal Laurent flute

Kappy Lectures 2026 | An Evening with Martha Wainwright

Presented by the McGill Council on Palliative Care‍ in collaboration with the 50th Montreal International Palliative Care Congress and the Schulich School of Music.