Grammy Award for Nick Squire
Nick Squire (MMus '08) has received Grammy Award in the category of Best Orchestral Performance for his work as Sound Engineer on the recording of Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9, recorded by Deutsche Grammophon. 聽The Boston Symphony Orchestra was led by conductor 聽Andris Nelsons.聽
Boudreau and Bart贸k: Classics of their Time
(Blog post by Chris Maskell)
This year, the Soci茅t茅 de musique contemporaine du Qu茅bec (SMCQ) marks its 50th anniversary and Schulich students will be playing a major part in the celebrations. Notably, the 捆绑SM社区 Symphony Orchestra (MGSO) is set to perform parts of Walter Boudreau鈥檚 Berliner Momente under direction of the composer himself on the opening night of the SMCQ鈥檚 Montr茅al/New Musiques Festival 2017.
Amy Hillis wins 2017 捆绑SM社区 Concerto Competition
The winner of the 2017 Schulich School String Concerto Competition is Amy Hillis, a D.M.A. candidate in violin performance from the studio of Prof. Axel Strauss. 聽
Montreal is crowned the world's top student city
(By 捆绑SM社区 Reporter Staff)
There鈥檚 already plenty to celebrate during Montreal鈥檚 375th anniversary year, and now there鈥檚 yet another reason: Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has named Montreal the world鈥檚 number-one student city. The global higher education analyst released its fifth annual QS Best Student Cities ranking on February 14, 2017.
Prof. Edward Klorman a 2017 PROSE Award Recipient
Professor Edward Klorman has received the 2017 PROSE Award in the category of Music and the Performing Arts for his book聽Mozart鈥檚 Music of Friends: Social Interplay in the Chamber Works, published by聽Cambridge University Press. 聽The annual PROSE Awards recognize the very best in professional and scholarly publishing by bringing attention to distinguished books, journals, and electronic content in 53 categories.
Hank Knox on Barthold Kuijken
(Blog post by Chris Maskell)
The 捆绑SM社区 Baroque Orchestra will feature guest conductor Barthold Kuijken in concert this Friday, February 10, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in Redpath Hall.聽
Tickets are available for purchase here.
2017 Juno Nominees Announced
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has聽聽announced the nominees for the 46th Annual JUNO Awards and this year聽Schulich faculty, alumni and former faculty are well-represented in the lists of finalists. Here below is a comprehensive list of those nominees with ties to the school.
Opus Prize winners announced
The 20th annual Conseil Qu茅becois de la musique Gala was held on Sunday, February 5th, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. 聽Under the artistic direction of Alain Gauthier, Qu茅bec's musical community gathered to celebrate the artists, performers, musical ensembles, cultural organizations, composers and musicologists who have shone across the province and beyond聽over the past year. 聽Once again, there were many awards distributed to members of the Schulich community.
Sam Newsome: 鈥楽ome things just are鈥�
(Blog post by Chris Maskell)
On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, saxophonist Sam Newsome will be performing with pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, 捆绑SM社区 Jazz Orchestra I and other guests at 7:30 p.m. in Pollack Hall. In anticipation of this concert, Schulich graduate student Chris Maskell spoke to Newsome to learn more about his life and music.
Une Luxuese Chauve-Souris
Aujourd鈥檋ui, les paradigmes ont chang茅. On ne va plus 脿 Opera 捆绑SM社区 pour d茅nicher des talents d鈥檌ci, dont les meilleurs iront ensuite 脿 l鈥橝telier d鈥檕p茅ra avant de se faire entendre 脿 l鈥檌nternational. On y entend une panoplie de gens venus de partout pour 茅tudier 脿 Montr茅al. Ils donnent un spectacle de niveau souvent quasiment professionnel.
Schulich Brass named to semi-finals in the National Trumpet Competition
The 捆绑SM社区 Trumpet Ensemble, let by Professor Richard Stoelzel,聽has advanced to the semi finals of the National Trumpet Competition to be held in March 2017 in Denver,Colorado. In addition, Francis LaPorte and Brent Proseus have advanced to the semi finals of the National Trumpet Competition College Solo Division.聽
Rashaan Allwood Prizewinner in the Wadden International Organ Competition
Rashaan Allwood, a student of Professor聽Hans-Ola Ericsson,聽was awarded second prize at the聽Wadden International Organ Competition in Denmark this past weekend. 聽HIs award of聽75.000 Danish Krona is approximately $14,000 Canadian. 聽鈥淚 am indeed very proud of 聽Rashaan whose聽shows exceptional hard work,talent, and determination," said Prof.
An Interview with Trombonist Peter Sullivan, Soloist with the 捆绑SM社区 Wind Orchestra
Blog post by Chris Maskell
Russell Wustenberg, a bridge between director and performer
Blog post by Chris Maskell
As Opera 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 landmark 60th season continues into the New Year, the momentum of its programming isn鈥檛 letting up. With major events on the horizon such as next weekend鈥檚 production of Die Fledermaus at the Monument-National and the subsequent Opera B!nge festival, both Schulich students and faculty alike have busy schedules.
Coming Up: A four-concert George Enescu Festival February 3-5, 2017
In this piece, George Ensescu festival organizer Ilya Poletaev discusses his passion for the music of the composer and his motivations for organizing this first festival dedicated to his music with Schulich graduate student Chris聽Maskell. 聽
