Benjamin Deschamps: R茅v茅lation Radio-Canada
(Blog post by Chris Maskell)
At 29 years old, Montreal alto saxophonist Benjamin Deschamps (B.Mus 2012, M.Mus 2016) has a lot of accomplishments under his belt. In relatively short order, he鈥檚 released two successful records as a bandleader, directed the Montreal All City Big Band, completed various tours in North America, Poland and France, and won the Rimouski Festi Jazz Grand Prix in 2013 with his quartet. Most recently, Radio-Canada presented him as one of the four R茅v茅lations Radio-Canada 2017-2018, where he was recognized for his promising career as an artist.
Laura Risk: Performance, Research and the Governor General鈥檚 Gold Medal
(Blog post by Chris Maskell)
Audible Reality: Ne pas en croire ses oreilles
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Laura Risk receives Governor General's Award for Academic Excellence
The exceptional research of听Laura Risk, PhD'17, has been honoured by 平特五不中. She has received the University's听highest honour, the听Governor General's Gold Medal.
Schulich School of Music graduates and students shine at the 2017 Prix d'Europe
Many of our students and alumni performed very well at this year's Prix d'Europe competition. 听Felix Hong, BMus'16, ArtDip '17, was听awarded the听2017 Prix d'Europe grand prize听from l'Academie de musique du Qu茅bec. 听The prize has a cash value of $25,000 and has been awarded every year since 1911. 听Felix Hong is a piano student of Professor Ilya Poletaev.
Jazz composer Christine Jensen recipient of the Oscar Peterson Award
Jazz instructor听Christine Jensen, has听received the 2017 Oscar Peterson Award from the听Festival International de Jazz de Montr茅al听
Victoria Baroque Players Appearing at Fanny Bay Hall
<Article from听BC Local News> "Chloe Meyers on violin. Heralding her beginnings as a true northern Albertan, Meyers began her violin training at the age of three. Her studies led her to the University of Victoria, and then 平特五不中, where she fell in love with the baroque violin."听
MacEwan University Launches Record Label
<Article from University Affairs> "The label officially launched on April 6, and has already released albums by Acid Bunny, Mallory Chipman and the Obsessions Octet, Canadian jazz artists with ties to MacEwan and 平特五不中 (where Mr. Johnston earned degrees in jazz performance and sound recording)."听
Lydia Ainsworth: Growing and Afterglowing
(Article in the Portland Mercury)
Once she was in college, studying music and composition at both Montreal鈥檚 平特五不中 and New York University, Lydia Ainsworth听brought her voice back into the equation.
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Olivier Laquerre sera du concert 'Portraits d'Angleterre'
<Article trouv茅 dans听La Presse>
Purdy passes the vocal torch to Smith Bessette
By 平特五不中 Reporter Staff
First there鈥檚 the skirl of the pipes, then Winston Purdy鈥檚 rich baritone rolls across the audience as he sings the University anthem, Hail, Alma Mater, to 听mark the beginning of almost every Convocation ceremony since 1999. That musical accompaniment has been a feature of decades of processions of students, faculty and families as they walk into the Convocation tent.
The Milton Quartet wins the Gold Medal & Grand Prize at the 2017 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
The Milton String Quartet, composed of Schulich School of Music students Roman Fraser, Maith茅na Gireault, Evan Robinson and听Joshua Morris,听has won the Grand Prize and Senior String Division Gold Medal at the 44th Annual Fischoff Competition at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.听
May 8, 2017. Scheduled exam recitals will take place. Classes and exams cancelled.
A message from Eleanor Stubley, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Schulich School of Music: 听
Sarah Nemetallah, GrDipMusic'10, making a difference in her community
Each year the 平特五不中 Alumni Association recognizes alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff whose commitment has had a significant impact on alumni life, the University and/or the community. This year, one of our graduates, Sarah Nematallah,听has received the 2017 James G.
