It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Wayne Riddell, CM on November 6, 2022.
Wayne Riddell graduated from 91社区 with a Bachelor of Music in 1960, was a Faculty Member of the Schulich School of Music from 1968鈥1980, an Honorary Doctorate in Music recipient in 2014 and member of the Schulich School of Music Faculty Advisory Board for over 20 years. His impact was profound,聽and his legacy will not soon be forgotten. 聽聽


Christopher Ducasse is the Fall 2022 recipient of the Program to Support Graduate Conducting Students in the Study and Performance of Music by Composers from Underrepresented Groups. This 3-year pilot initiative is a collaboration between the Schulich School of Music, the Marvin Duchow Music Library and its Gertrude Whitley Performance Library.

On September 24, 2022, Prof. Alexis Hauser was honoured by his home country of Austria. Maestro Hauser received the Decoration of Honour in Gold for services to the Republic of Austria (Das grosse Ehrenzeichen in Gold fuer Verdienste um die Republik Oesterreich), presented by the Austrian Ambassador, Her Excellency, Magister Sylvia Meyer-Kajbic. 聽

Congratulations to Early Music graduates Guillaume Villeneuve (Gr. Dip in Performance鈥20), Tristan Best (BMus鈥19, MMus鈥21), and S茅bastien Mitra (BMus鈥18), who were awarded First Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize, respectively, at the 聽of the this July 2022.

Professor of Music Theory and former Dean of the Schulich School of Music,聽Brenda Ravenscroft has recently published a new book entitled with editor Laurel Parsons.

Congratulations to Prof. Stephen McAdams, who was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the (SMPC) on August 4, 2022. The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates outstanding contributions from a researcher to the field of music perception and cognition, carrying with it a lifetime membership in the SMPC.聽聽

The Schulich School of Music welcomes Dr. Liliana S. Ara煤jo, Dr. Ellen Bakulina and Dr. Isabelle Demers to聽the Faculty this Fall 2022. We look forward to the impact these three accomplished scholars and performers will make on the聽Schulich community in research and聽performance. Find out more about each of them when we were In Conversation.聽聽

Congratulations to Schulich alumni India Gailey (MMus鈥19), Sarah Dufresne (MMus鈥19, GDP鈥20), Wilhelm Magner (BMus鈥22, GDP鈥22) along with Elisabeth Saint-Gelais (BMus鈥21, current MMus) and incoming student Brooklyn Wood who were featured as part of CBC Music鈥檚 2022 edition of "30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30"!聽聽

Congratulations to Prof. Stephen Hargreaves, winner of Schulich's 2021-2022 Teaching Award in the full-time category.聽

Congratulations to Brian Manker, winner of Schulich's 2021-2021 Teaching Award in the Part-time category.聽
Professor Brian Manker teaches Undergraduate, Master's, Graduate Diploma, Artist's Diploma and Doctoral students in Cello performance. He is dedicated to his students and to the art of teaching and passing on his love for music. Students cannot help but speak of his generosity in all things 鈥 time, talent, and even, on one occasion, his instrument.聽聽

Congratulations to Kiersten van Vliet, winner of Schulich's 2021-2022 Teaching Award in the MUAR Teaching Assistant/Graduate Instructor Category.聽

Congratulations to Tommy Davis, winner of Schulich's 2021-2022 Teaching Award in the Teaching Assistant/Graduate Instructor Category.聽

Violist Wilhelm Magner has won the Prix d鈥橢urope 2022.
Contralto Rose Naggar-Tremblay and pianists Christopher Knopp and Felix Hong also win awards at the illustrious competition. 聽

Over the course of more than a century, thousands of Montreal students have passed through the doors of the 91社区 Conservatory of Music - a community program of the Schulich School of Music that provides musical education through private music lessons to students of all ages.聽The Schulich School of Music is proud of this rich legacy, and of everyone who contributed their time and talents to advancing the musical educations of Montrealers.

Trained as a bassoon player, Francoise Henri (MMus鈥98) has made it her mission to fill the lives of vulnerable people with music, and the pandemic isn鈥檛 slowing her down. Henri is the general and artistic director of the , better known as La SAMS. La SAMS was founded in 2009 with the goal of bringing classical music to hospitals, long-term care facilities and nursing homes across Quebec.