Lara Ciekiewicz on CBC Music
In a recent CBC Music feature article, Opera 平特五不中 alumni聽Lara Ciekiewicz (M.Mus 2008) discussed five pieces that influenced her, including pieces by Dvor谩k, Stephen Fearing and more.聽
Those looking to hear Ciekiewicz live聽will soon have a chance, as she will make her debut performance聽as Tatyana聽in Calgary Opera's production of Tchaikovsky's聽Eugene Onegin, which begins February 3.聽
Obituary: Dr. Huntington Sheldon
Dr. Huntington (Skip) Sheldon (1930-2018) was an iconic figure in the history of the Schulich School of Music and 平特五不中 as a whole. In addition to a long teaching legacy in the Faculty of Medicine, he made significant contributions to the university聽as a philanthropist.聽As a result of Dr.
Original and Happy Freaks
As part of our Schulich in Concert series,聽Professor Hank Knox will be performing a concert January 31st at 7:30 pm in Redpath Hall. To learn more about the background of the concert, we held an email interview with Hank.
What inspired the title of your concert, 鈥淥riginal and Happy Freaks鈥�?
Bassoons, Elvis, and the Vir茅e Classique
As part of the 6th annual Vir茅e Classique by the聽Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al (OSM) on August 12, 2017,聽Schulich School of Music bassoon faculty members St茅phane聽L茅vesque and Martin Mangrum took part in the world premiere of Simon Leclerc's聽'Concerto Grosso for Five Bassoons, Contrabassoon, Strings聽and Timpani', along with OSM bassoon colleagues聽and guest b
Renowned violinist Violaine Melan莽on to join the Schulich School of Music string faculty
The Schulich School of Music is delighted to announce that聽violinist聽Violaine Melan莽on聽will be joining the string faculty as Associate Professor,聽beginning August 1st, 2018.
Students, alumni and faculty in Chile with Global Leaders Program
Currently, Dr. Lisa Lorenzino, Professor of Music Education, is聽in southern Chile with seven current and former Schulich School聽of Music Students as part of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas聽Global Leaders Program.聽After three days of seminars and聽meetings, the students have moved to a variety of locations聽throughout southern Chile to keep students active in free聽after-school music programs designed to empower youth.
Pianist Timothy Ledger to perform Beethoven alongside guest conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni
Timothy Ledger, a current doctoral student who won the 2017-18 Classical Concerto Competition back in November 2017, is set to perform with the 平特五不中 Symphony Orchestra under the baton of guest conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni. To learn more about this opportunity, we spoke to Timothy in a recent email exchange.
First Play: OSM Soloists, Beethoven, Strauss
Original article from CBC Music.
"Over a year ago, the executives at聽Analekta Records聽approached Andrew Wan, concertmaster of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montr茅al, to help them spearhead a three-year, three-album initiative that would focus a spotlight on OSM musicians in a chamber music setting."
Sixtrum's excellent end to 2017
Since their founding in 2006, the percussion ensemble Sixtrum has been striving for聽鈥渆xcellence and the thrill of discovery in aims to become a reference in the percussion world of tomorrow.鈥澛燤ade up of six virtuosic and multi-talented performers,聽Noam Bierstone (current Schulich DMus student in percussion), Joao Catalao, Julien Gr茅goire, Philip Hornsey, Kristie Ibrahim (Part-time Instructor at the Schulich School
Schulich nominees for the 21e Prix Opus
Finalists for the Conseil qu茅b茅cois de la musique's 21e聽Prix Opus聽have officially been announced, and once again聽the Schulich community is well represented!聽Established in 1996 to highlight the excellence and diversity of Qu茅bec's musical offering, les Prix Opus delivers annually to artists throughout a variety of categories.
Finding her voice: Anna-Sophie Neher wins Wirth Vocal Prize
Excerpt taken from the 平特五不中 Reporter.
Nun茅 Melik: Hidden Treasures Projects
After several years of research into Armenian music,聽violinist Nun茅 Melik, a doctoral student at the Schulich School of Music, is making waves with her debut album聽Hidden Treasure: Classical Armenian Music for Violin and Piano.聽Born in Siberia, Melik has Armenian, Georgian and Jewish roots.聽After her move to聽Montreal in 2009, she began to explore the music of composers from her upbringing in her
Philippe Leroux: critique de son nouveau disque dans le Monde.fr!
Article provenant du site聽lemonde.fr
Mezzo-Soprano Simone McIntosh Stays True To Her Growing Reputation
Original article from Ludwig Van Toronto.
"Of the current crop of fresh young Canadian classical voices, mezzo聽Simone McIntosh has that rare quality that makes the listener sit up and take notice. She combines a beautiful, well focused, gleaming high mezzo with an innate theatricality that bodes well for the future.
Tristan Longval-Gagn茅
Original article聽from My Scena:
"Originally from Sherbrooke, pianist Tristan Longval-Gagn茅, fell into the 鈥渕usical pot鈥� early. In fact, his parents were both musicians and ran a music school in their home. He is now proudly a co-owner and teaches at the school. His first memories are therefore inevitably related to music and to his piano-teaching father, Tristan鈥檚 first teacher.
