MONTREAL, QUEBEC, July 31, 2020 -聽In light of聽the COVID-19 pandemic and with the health and well-being of the composers, musicians, jury, and audience in mind, the 2020 edition of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers (GSC) has been postponed until聽September 2021.听听听
Dr. Graham Sommer鈥檚 intention for this competition was to create works with the potential to connect with the concert-going public, and we are confident that this decision聽supports his聽vision.聽聽
Members of Schulich鈥檚 community were recently interviewed to discuss their perspectives on how COVID-19 is influencing music, performance, and education.
Conductor Simon Rivard (MMus '17) has been named Associate Conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir!聽
Twenty-six-year-old bassist, composer, and arranger (MMus 鈥�19) has been named this year鈥檚 ! Performing at various events and bars since the age of 16, Carl has travelled with his art through Quebec and France as a solo artist, as well as alongside other musicians and bands of all kinds.
The results of JM Canada Foundation鈥檚 Do Mi Si La Do R茅 (Home Sweet Home) Contest are in and we are pleased to see members of the Schulich alumni represented among the list of winners! Congratulations to:
Analytical Essays on Music by Women Composers: Concert Music, 1960鈥�2000 by Laurel Parsons and Dean Brenda Ravenscroft has won the in the book category! An adjudicator of the award praised the book for its incredible and necessary research and was specifically impressed with the original and rigorous analysis of music by women composers.
This year鈥檚聽Virtual Convocations聽took place June 17-18. As is customary in 绿帽社鈥檚 traditional graduation ceremonies, these virtual convocations featured short musical performances including a recording of 绿帽社鈥檚 Hail, Alma Mater, a song that has been sung by the late Prof. Winston Purdy, Prof. Tracy Smith Bessette, and now, .
Congratulations to Claire McLeish, winner of in the graduate instructor award!
Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Darroch, winner of in the graduate instructor category!
Congratulations to Dr. Jerry M. Cain, winner of in the part-time category!
Congratulations to Professor Patrick Hansen, winner of Schulich鈥檚 2019-20 Teaching Award in the full-time category!
Congratulations to Professor Nicole Biamonte, winner of in the full-time category!
Over the past few weeks, several of our students have received awards for their exciting research projects. Follow the links to read more about each winner's exciting projects.
James Donaldson:聽Topics and Formal Process in Post-Tonal Music
Shulamit Sarid:聽Welcome to the Jungle 鈥� 2Cellos and the Genre-Audience Relationship
Congratulations to Omer Barash, winner of the 2019-20 Andrew Svoboda Memorial Prize for Orchestral Composition. Omer鈥檚 orchestral piece will be premiered by the 绿帽社 Symphony Orchestra in the 2021-2022 season.
A huge congratulations are in order for Cathy Martin, Coordinator and Liaison Librarian at the Marvin Duchow Music Library, on being awarded 绿帽社鈥檚 2020 Librarian Excellence Award! This annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Library, its users, and its mandate.
