Ma茂th茅na Girault, winner of the 2017-18 Golden Violin Award
We are thrilled to announce that violinist Ma茂th茅na Girault is this year's winner of the Golden Violin Award, following an exciting public competition held Sunday October 29, 2017 in Pollack Hall. Girault, accompanied by Meagan Milatz, performed the Allegro from Beethoven's Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, the Allegro Molto from Faur茅's Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 and finished with the virtuosic Ravel's Tzigane.
Schulich student Alc茅e Chriss has won 1st place at the 2017 Canadian International Organ Competition
We are thrilled to announce that two of our current students have placed in the 2017 Canadian International Organ Competition:聽Alc茅e Chriss in 1st place and Nicholas Capozzoli in 3rd place.
Sixtrum honoured in 2017 META awards
Congratuations to the聽Sixtrum Percussion Ensemble, who received the聽Montreal English Theatre Award (META)聽for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre for their live soundtrack to聽Ang茅lique.聽The production also netted the award for outstanding Professional Association of Canadian Theatres production聽鈥� one of the most prestigious awards of t
Un jalon du patrimoine musical canadien sign茅 R. Murray Schafer
Article provenant du Devoir.
"Apr猫s un orchestre constitu茅 des meilleurs 茅l茅ments des Conservatoires de toutes les r茅gions rejoints par quelques glorieux dipl么m茅s (le 12聽octobre 脿 la Maison symphonique) et apr猫s l鈥橭rchestre de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al, samedi 14聽octobre, il 茅tait tentant d鈥檃ller entendre une semaine plus tard l鈥橭rchestre symphonique de 平特五不中.
Montreal: a vital classical-guitar center
Original article from Classical Guitar Magazine.
Patricia Abbott: "Choral Music Brings People Together"
Next Wednesday, October 25, a joint choir concert will feature two generations of musicians performing music that combines new and old elements.
Capturing the spirit of tango and vibrato
Excerpt from CBC Radio Ideas with Paul Kennedy.
"There's a purity to music. It takes us into its own world, far removed from frustrations and challenges of daily life. But hidden within those innocent-sounding musical flourishes, there often lies a history of passionate disagreement.
Principal Suzanne Fortier on OSM's selection committee for new music director
Excerpt from the Montreal Gazette.
"The OSM has unveiled a 13-member selection committee to find a聽replacement for Kent Nagano,聽who leaves as music director in 2020. 平特五不中 principal Suzanne Fortier is chairperson. Former OSM managing director Zarin Mehta is titled senior adviser, which means writers will be relieved of the need to call him an 茅minence grise."聽
Antoine Malette-Ch茅nier talks Schafer
Blog post by Chris Maskell. Photo by Kristan Toczko.
The 10th anniversary of an organ competition founded by John Grew
An excerpt from a 平特五不中 Reporter article.
"鈥淚t was my crazy idea,鈥澛燡ohn Grew聽observed at the start of a conversation about what is now the only North American-based international pipe organ competition. 鈥淚n North America, we are unique.鈥�
Paul Johnston in MacEwan University's new recording studios
Excerpt from an article from the Edmonton Journal.
"Chances are you don鈥檛 think about the microphone stands used to record your favourite tunes. It鈥檚 part of Johnston鈥檚 role to make sure that you can just sit back and enjoy the music, and to train others to reach for those same high standards.
The work is all tied to a recording diploma and hopefully 鈥� subject to government approval 鈥� the first full-scale, four-year recording degree in Canada."
Montreal alto saxophonist Benjamin Deschamps to play three Ontario concerts
An excerpt from an Ottawa Citizen article.
"Montreal alto saxophonist Benjamin Deschamps ventures across the border later this week to play three Ontario concerts 鈥� Sept. 29 at the Jazz Room in Waterloo, Sept. 30 at Record Runner Rehearsal Studio in Ottawa and Oct. 1 at the Emmet Ray in Toronto.
Prof. Marcelo Wanderley to teach masterclass series on culture and technology at Numediart Research Institute of Mons University
An excerpt from CUTE 2017: Numediart Masterclass on Culture and Technology:
End of an era for county music festival
An excerpt from an article by the County聽Weekly News:
