François Racine: A passion for acting in opera
Canadian stage director François Racine has built his career in opera, a niche he enjoys for the specific challenge it presents. “I’m doing opera because…
Browsing: Université de Montréal
Ana Sokolović & Kris Defoort Compose imposed works of the 2025 Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition
Announcement of the composers of the unpublished imposed works for the 2025 Piano Competition Semi-final Ana Sokolović – Two Studies for Piano www.anasokolovic.com A key figure in…
McGill and Université de Montréal: Building a collaborative piano/voice program
Initiated by Sharon Azrieli, the UdeM–McGill Piano Vocal Accompaniment Residency aims to address “the lack of collaborative pianists with the necessary skills to work with experienced singers.”
Godwin Friesen (piano) – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Grand Prize Winner, Barbara Bronfman Prize
Université de Montréal student Godwin Friesen was pleasantly surprised at the awards ceremony for the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal’s Barbara Bronfman Prize. When the announcer…
Higher Ed News 2022
OBERLIN CONSERVATORY The Oberlin Conservatory of Music joins a consortium created by the Denyce Graves Foundation. The Metropolitan Opera partners with four elite Historically Black…
Newswire | Azrieli Foundation Creates Hub for Collaborative Piano Program at McGill and UdeM
Montreal, May 19, 2022 – After two years of health restrictions that have often left concert halls empty and musicians struggling, a generous donation from…
Education News
Last year, Canadian universities had to organize courses around the challenges of the pandemic. One year later, most of the music faculties we spoke to…
Back To School The Masked Show Must Go On
The challenge of returning to school is particularly complicated for opera workshops, which often include a large number of students and participants. But McGill University…
SMCQ, série hommage – Katia Makdissi-Warren: The Composer as Sound Director
Without them, movies would never be made and plays would never be seen. While they work in different media, film and stage directors must coax…
Impressive Mahler from the OUM — and some friends
Hard to fault the Mahler Third Symphony heard Saturday night (April 13, 2019) in Salle Claude-Champagne. Very hard, if the criteria are performing standards and…
