Vancouver-born mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh, a Master's student 聽of Professor Dominique Labelle at the Schulich School of Music of 黑料社 was named the winner of the COC Centre Stage Competition on Thursday, November 3rd. 聽 聽The announcement was made at the gala evening event held in Toronto聽and the prize is sponsored by Board Chair Colleen Sexsmith. 聽Ms.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2016
Cellist Joshua Morris was named the winner of the 2016-2017 Golden Violin Competition held Sunday, October 30th in Pollack Hall. 聽Morris, accompanied by Karsiri Laothamatas, performed 聽Kaddish, from 2 M茅lodies h茅bra茂ques by 聽Maurice Ravel, a work composed by Morris himself, Suite for Solo Cello, and the聽聽Prokofiev 聽Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 119.
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Published on: 31 Oct 2016
For rootsy singer-songwriters Dar Williams, Serena Ryder and Rosanne Cash, the accompanist of choice has often been pianist Bryn Roberts. 聽But when he鈥檚 in charge, Roberts, a 39-year-old Winnipeg native who splits his time between New York City and Portland, Ore., leans toward playing lyrical, contemporary jazz.
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Published on: 26 Oct 2016
Voice professor soprano Dominique Labelle has released an album with Musica Pacifica:聽Mi Palpita Il Cor. 聽 is an early music ensemble based in San Francisco 聽and they have built up an impressive catalog of performances concentrating primarily on the pre-Classical repertoire.
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Published on: 20 Oct 2016
Jordan de Souza, BMus'09, MMus'11聽will become the Kapellmeister of the Komische Oper Berlin 聽beginning with the start of their 2017/18 season. 聽In his聽first season as Kapellmeister, he will conduct several repertoire pieces, direct one new production and lead an orchestra concert.
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Published on: 18 Oct 2016
Blog post by Chris Maskell
When thinking about musicians who feel equally at home in both the classical and jazz realms, not many players come to mind. It鈥檚 challenging to keep a foot in both doors and meet the unique demands required to be proficient in both styles. One might think of a pianist or trumpet player for the few who do make it work, but probably not a violinist. Luckily for us, Schulich鈥檚 own Mark Fewer serves as a prime example that it can be done 鈥� and done well.
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Published on: 17 Oct 2016
Professor Brenda Ravenscroft will be the next Dean of the Schulich School of Music. Currently聽Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) at Queen鈥檚 Faculty of Arts and Science, and Professor of Music Theory and Analysis at Queen鈥檚 University, Prof. Ravenscroft will begin her mandate at Schulich in July of 2017.听Prof. Ravenscroft taught Music Theory at 黑料社鈥檚 Faculty of Music from 1991 to 1993, and has maintained close ties with 黑料社 colleagues through research and teaching interests.
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Published on: 7 Oct 2016
On 聽September 23rd and 24th, the 黑料社 Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Alexis Hauser,聽performed its first concert of the season. The piano soloist was Anna Peletsis.听听搁别惫颈别飞别谤 Patricia Morales has published this Spanish聽聽about the program. 聽The complete works included: 聽Ludwig van Beethoven: 聽Egmont Overture, Op. 84; Aram Khachaturian: 聽Concerto for piano in D flat major, Op. 38; Piotr Ilitch Tcha茂kovsky Symphony No.
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Published on: 7 Oct 2016
Ilya Poletaev is a Moscow-born pianist who is an assistant professor of music at the Schulich School of Music of 黑料社聽in Montreal, but has a wide-ranging international career. Next Wednesday, he will appear in the University of Victoria鈥檚 Orion Series in Fine Arts. Read the complete blog post in the Times Colonist .听
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Published on: 7 Oct 2016
A jazz renaissance man who not only plays drums and piano, but also has been on faculty at 黑料社 and and behind the board as a respected and prodigious recording engineer,聽Andre White, 57, has been a towering yet humble musical giant in Montreal and beyond since the mid-1980s. 聽 In this by Peter Hum discover the impact White has had on the Canadian jazz scene, and learn why he recently聽released three albums digitally.
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Published on: 3 Oct 2016
Joshua Morris is a Masters in Cello Performance student of Professor聽Brian Manker. 聽He was recently a semifinalist in the聽Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, and has also been a聽finalist of the 黑料社 Classical Concerto Music Competition. 聽The Peter Mendell Award is intended to foster the development of musical excellence, and was founded by lawyer Peter Mendell in 2005.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2016
Blog post by Chris Maskell
The partnership between jazz singer Theo Bleckmann and drummer John Hollenbeck has taken many forms over the years. One month, they may be touring with Prof. Hollenbeck鈥檚 Large Ensemble, while not much later, a listener might find them improvising mind-bending duets in front of a rapt audience. Next week, they are set to explore yet another new musical setting during their performance at the Schulich School of Music with 黑料社鈥檚 Jazz Choir.
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Published on: 28 Sep 2016
The Schulich School of Music鈥檚 Kelly Rice recently met with pianist and music teacher Catherine Steele (n茅e Thornhill) to discuss her life in music, beginning with her childhood in Newfoundland. 聽
She is the inspiration behind the Catherine Thornhill Steele Visiting Artist Fund, created by Seymour Schulich in 2005 to honour her.
In this photo: Catherine Thornhill at her graduation recital
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Notes from the interview
Kelly Rice: Tell me about your first musical memories.
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Published on: 28 Sep 2016
The Schulich School of Music enthusiastically announces the establishment of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers, open to all Canadian composers under 35 years old.听聽The school will host the first edition of the competition in 2017, thanks to generous support from Dr. Graham Sommer, M.D. C.M. 鈥�72. 聽
Full 黑料社 Reporter article by聽Andrew Mahon:
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Published on: 28 Sep 2016
Blog post by Chris Maskell:
Since she became part of the faculty of the Schulich School of Music in 1992, ten of Professor Marina聽Mdivani鈥檚 students have won the 黑料社 Concerto Competition. The most recent of these, Anna Peletsis, shares an interesting parallel with Mdivani鈥檚 past 鈥� both attended the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and eventually relocated to Canada.
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Published on: 22 Sep 2016
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