Schulich School of Music
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| The Schulich School of Music of McGill University | |
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| Established: | 1904 |
| Dean: | Donald R. McLean |
| Undergraduates: | 625 |
| Postgraduates: | 247 |
| Location: | Montreal, QC, Canada |
| Website: | www.mcgill.ca/music |
The Schulich School of Music of McGill University is one of the constituent faculties of McGill University in Montréal, Canada, named after benefactor Seymour Schulich. The Princeton Review has ranked the school among the top ten music schools in the world.
The school hosted NIME-03, the third International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression in May, 2003.
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[edit] Performance
The performance programs at McGill provide students with private lessons and performing opportunities in university ensembles, in addition to studies in the history and theory of music. The degree of Bachelor of Music in Performance can be obtained for Keyboard Instruments, Guitar, Harp, Strings, Voice, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Church Music, Early Music, and Jazz. Honours programs are offered for all instruments (except Jazz), Voice, and Early Music.
The diploma of Licentiate in Music is a three-year program for instrumentalists and singers who want to focus on their practical skills, and limit their theoretical and historical studies. The Artist Diploma program is for gifted performers who show promise for a professional career as a performer. The Orchestral Training Program is for students studying the orchestral instruments. The McGill Symphony Orchestra, which is conducted by Alexis Hauser, is the most senior orchestra for the university. Other ensembles include the McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Wind Symphony, which are led by Denys Bouliane and Alain Cazes.
The String Area is headed by Jonathan Crow (violin). McGill's string professors include Montreal Symphony Orchestra principal players such as violinist Richard Roberts (concertmaster, MSO); cellist Brian Manker (principal, MSO); bassist Brian Robinson (assistant principal, MSO); and harpist Jennifer Swartz (principal, MSO). The Wind Area is headed by Normand Forget. The brass area is led by Sasha Johnson, and the Percussion Area is led by Aiyun Huang. These areas also include MSO principal players such as flutist Timothy Hutchins (principal, MSO); oboist Theodore Baskin (principal, MSO); clarinettist Robert Crowley (principal, MSO); bassoonist Stéphane Lévesque (principal, MSO); horn player John Zirbel (principal, MSO); trumpet player Paul Merkelo (principal, MSO); trombone player James Box (principal, MSO); tuba/euphonium player Dennis Miller (principal, MSO); and percussionist Andrei Malashenko (principal timpani, MSO).
[edit] Music Research
McGill's Music Research Department offers B.Mus. programs in Composition, Theory, History, Music Education, Sound Recording, and Music Technology. For students who want a broader liberal arts education, a B.A. with a Major in Music is also available. The Schulich School of Music believes that students should get a "substantial proportion of their instruction from full-time professorial staff rather than from teaching assistants." The Music Research Department organizes public lectures every year and has sponsored such conventions for major musical societies.
[edit] Timeline
Music at McGill – The Beginning Music teaching began in 1884, although the program was first reserved for women. In 1889, a teaching specialist was engaged at the request of the students by a gift from the university’s Chancellor, Donald A. Smith, Lord Strathcona. In 1896, the Royal Victoria College for girls by Lord Strathcona was founded. In 1899, the Royal Victoria College in September was opened, and pianist Clara Lichtenstein (1860-1946) arrived on the invitation of Lord Strathcona. In 1902, examinations of the Associate Board of the Royal Schools of Music of London were introduced.
McGill Conservatorium of Music
- 1904 Introduction of the Licentiate diploma (LMus), Bachelor in Music degree(BMus), and Doctor in Music degree (DMus).
- September 21, classes began in the Workman House with 426 students and 23 instructors.
- October 14, official inauguration in the presence of the Governor General, Lord Minot, with a recital by violinist Albert Chamberland and pianist Ellen Ballon.
- 1908 Appointment of Harry Crane Perrin, organist of Canterbury Cathedral, as professor and director.
- 1908 McGill’s first university symphonic ensemble is created.
- 1909 Set-up of McGill’s own system of music examinations.
- 1911 Charles Henry Mills receives the first DMus degree, for composition.
- 1917 Endowment through a generous gift from Sir William Macdonald permitting the establishment of a faculty of music.
Faculty of Music
- 1920 April 26, establishment of the Faculty of Music. Perrin combined the duties of director of the conservatory and dean of the faculty. Premises, professors and budget were shared.
- 1949 First Music honorary degree to Sir Thomas Beecham.
- Re-organization (1955-1957)
- 1955 Douglas Clarke retires. Marvin Duchow is acting dean of the faculty and director of the conservatory. Three departments were created within the faculty: Theory, Keyboard and Voice, Instrumental. The conservatorium was divided into a senior department, with courses leading to diplomas, and a junior department, its courses confined to basic musical training.
- 1956 The McGill Opera Studio is founded by Luciano and Edith Della Pergola
Faculty of Music and Conservatorium of Music (1957-1978)
- The two institutions shared staff, budget and premises.
- 1964 The Electronic Music Studio is established under the direction of István Anhalt.
- 1966 The McGill Conservatorium of Music becomes the McGill Preparatory School of Music.
- 1968 Introduction of the MMA degree in music for composition and musicology.
- 1970 Introduction of the MMA degree in music for theory.
- 1970 The two institutions were separated, but remained under the same direction until 1978.
- 1971 Both institutions moved to the Royal Victoria College, which was renovated and renamed the Strathcona Music Building.
- 1975 Introduction of the MMA degree in performance.
- 1975 The Pollack Concert Hall opened on April 10.
- 1976-7 The Faculty’s MMA degrees become the MMus in Composition, the MMus in Performance, the MA in Theory and the MA in Musicology.
- 1978 The Preparatory School becomes the McGill Conservatory of Music.
- 1978 The PhD programs in Musicology, Music Theory, and Music Education are introduced.
- 1979 Introduction of the MMus in Sound Recording.
- 1981 McGill becomes the first university in Canada to offer a BMus degree in jazz performance.
- 1981 The Hellmuth Wolff organ, a French classical model with mechanical action, is inaugurated in Redpath Hall.
- 1989 The McGill Opera Studio is renamed Opera McGill, with Bernard Turgeon as director and Timothy Vernon as conductor.
- 2003 Construction begins on new facilities for the Faculty of Music.
- 2004 The Faculty of Music celebrates 100 Years of Music at McGill.
New Name - New Century - New Building
- 2005 The New Music Building is opened and the Faculty of Music changes its name to the Schulich School of Music of McGill University.
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