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The Schulich School of Music (also known as Schulich) is one of the constituent faculties of
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West). The faculty was named after the benefactor
Seymour Schulich Seymour Schulich ( ; born January 6, 1940) is a Canadian businessman, investor, author, and philanthropist. Biography Schulich was raised in a Canadian Jews, Jewish family in Montreal, Quebec. Over 35% of the student body is international. At least 13
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
winners have been affiliated with the Schulich School of Music, including
George Massenburg George Y. Massenburg (born Baltimore, Maryland c. 1947) is a Grammy award-winning recording engineer and inventor. Working principally in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Macon, Georgia, Massenburg is widely known for submitting a paper t ...
, Estelí Gomez,
Serban Ghenea Serban Ghenea () is a Canadian audio engineer and mixer. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award a total of 45 times and has won 21 times. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Romania, and in 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. H ...
, Steven Epstein, Jennifer Gasoi, Brian Losch,
Chilly Gonzales Jason Charles Beck (born 20 March 1972), professionally known as Chilly Gonzales or just Gonzales, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer. Currently based in Cologne, Germany, he previously lived for several years in Paris and Berlin. G ...
,
Win Butler Edwin Farnham Butler III (born April 14, 1980) is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. He co-founded the Montreal-based indie rock band Arcade Fire with Josh Deu and his wife Régine Chassagne. Early l ...
, Jason O'Connell, Nick Squire,
Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout his work include faith and mortality, isolation and depression, betrayal and redemption, soc ...
, Richard King,
Régine Chassagne Régine Alexandra Chassagne (; born 19 August 1976) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist, and is a member of the band Arcade Fire. She is married to co-founder Win Butler. Early life and career Régine Alexandr ...
, and
Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Start ...
.


History


Early history

Music teaching at the institution began in 1884, with a program 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 September 1899, the Royal Victoria College was opened, and pianist
Clara Lichtenstein Clara Lichtenstein (October 21, 1863 – May 3, 1946) was a Hungary, Hungarian-born pianist and educator. Early life Lichtenstein was born in Budapest in 1863. Her maternal grandfather was the German singer , and her uncle was the artist L ...
(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 Albert Chamberland (12 October 1886 – 4 April 1975) was a Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, music producer, and music educator. As a violinist he performed as a chamber musician with a number of ensembles, including the Beethoven Tr ...
and pianist
Ellen Ballon Ellen Ballon (October 6, 1898 – December 21, 1969) was a Canadian pianist. The daughter of Jewish Lithuanian immigrants, she was born in Montreal, Quebec. A child prodigy, she gave her first concert at the age of five and began studying m ...
. *1908 Appointment of Harry Crane Perrin, organist of
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, as professor and director. *1908 McGill's first university symphonic ensemble is created. *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 and Conservatorium of Music (1957–1989)

*1964 Helmut Blume named dean of the Faculty of Music. He served until 1979 and oversaw the school's early development into one of Canada's major music schools. *1966 The McGill Conservatorium of Music becomes the McGill Preparatory School of Music. *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. *1978 The Preparatory School becomes the McGill Conservatory of Music. *1981 McGill becomes the first university in Canada to offer a BMus degree in
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
performance. *1989 The McGill Opera Studio is renamed Opera McGill, with Bernard Turgeon as director and Timothy Vernon as conductor.


School renamed – 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. *2010 Inaugural season of the McGill International String Quartet Academy.


Degrees and programs


Performance


Undergraduate Programs in Performance

*
Bachelor of Music A Bachelor of Music (BMus; sometimes conferred as Bachelor of Musical Arts) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. The degree may be awarded for performance, music ed ...
(BMus) in Early Music (Instruments and Voice), Faculty Program (Jazz or Classical), Guitar, Jazz (Instruments and Voice), Orchestral Instruments (Brass, Percussion, Strings, Woodwinds), Organ, Piano, Voice *Licentiate in Music (LMus) in Early Music (Instruments and Voice), Guitar, Jazz (Instruments and Voice), Orchestral Instruments (Brass, Percussion, Strings, Woodwinds), Organ, Piano, Voice Double Majors and Double Degree Bachelor of Music students can add a second major or degree to their program, either within the School of Music or at other faculties at McGill University Music Performance Minors * Early Music *Conducting *Jazz Arranging and Composition *Jazz Performance *In addition to Music minors, B.Mus. students can add minors offered by other faculties at McGill University


Graduate Programs in Performance

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Master of Music The Master of Music (MM or MMus) is, as an academic title, the first graduate degree in music awarded by universities and conservatories. The MM combines advanced studies in an applied area of specialization (usually performance in singing or i ...
(MMus) in Conducting, Early Music (Instruments and Voice), Guitar, Jazz (instruments and Voice), Orchestral Instruments (Brass, Percussion, Strings, Woodwinds), Organ, Piano, Collaborative Piano, Voice and Opera * Graduate Diploma in Performance and Artist Diploma in Early Music (Instruments and Voice), Guitar, Jazz (Instruments and Voice), Orchestral Instruments (Brass, Percussion, Strings, Woodwinds), Organ, Piano, Voice and Opera *Graduate Certificate in Choral Conducting *
Doctor of Music The Doctor of Music degree (DMus, DM, MusD or occasionally MusDoc) is a doctorate awarded on the basis of a substantial portfolio of compositions, musical performances, and/or scholarly publications on music. In some institutions, the award is a ...
(DMus) in Performance Studies (Brass, Conducting, Early Music, Guitar, Jazz, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice and Opera, Woodwinds)


Music research


Undergraduate Programs in Music Research

*
Bachelor of Music A Bachelor of Music (BMus; sometimes conferred as Bachelor of Musical Arts) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. The degree may be awarded for performance, music ed ...
(BMus) in Composition, Faculty Program (Classical or Jazz), Music Education, Music History/Musicology, Music Theory Double Majors and Double Degree Bachelor of Music students can add a second major or degree to their program, either within the School of Music or at other faculties at McGill University Music Research Minors *Composition *Music Education *Music Entrepreneurship *Music History / Musicology * Musical Applications of Technology * Music Science and Technology * Music Theory *In addition to Music minors, B.Mus. students can add minors offered by other faculties at McGill University


Graduate Programs in Music Research

*
Master of Music The Master of Music (MM or MMus) is, as an academic title, the first graduate degree in music awarded by universities and conservatories. The MM combines advanced studies in an applied area of specialization (usually performance in singing or i ...
(MMus) in Composition, Sound Recording *
Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...
(MA) in Music Education, Music History/Musicology, Music Technology, Music Theory *
Doctor of Music The Doctor of Music degree (DMus, DM, MusD or occasionally MusDoc) is a doctorate awarded on the basis of a substantial portfolio of compositions, musical performances, and/or scholarly publications on music. In some institutions, the award is a ...
(DMus) in Composition *
Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of Postgraduate education, graduate study and original resear ...
(PhD) in Composition, Music Education, Musicology, Music Technology, Music Theory, Sound Recording


Performing ensembles


Orchestras

*McGill Symphony Orchestra (MGSO) *Contemporary Music Ensemble (CME) *McGill Wind Orchestra *Baroque Orchestra *McGill Shoenberg Ensemble *Beethoven Orchestra


Jazz

*McGill Jazz Orchestra I *McGill Jazz Orchestra II *McGill Chamber Jazz Ensemble *Jazz Rhythm Section Ensembles *McGill Jazz Choir *Jazz Combos


Choral

*McGill University Chorus *Schulich Singers *McGill Camerata *Cappella Antica


Opera McGill

Opera McGill was described by ''
Opera Canada ''Opera Canada'' is a quarterly music magazine published by Opera Canada Publications. It is the oldest continuously published arts magazine in Canada. It is an independent magazine separate from the Canadian Opera Association. Along with Opera ...
'' magazine as "the premiere program in Canada." Every year, Opera McGill produces at least three operas on the Pollack Hall stage. It collaborates with the Early Music Program at Schulich to produce a baroque opera (accompanied by period instruments and in period tunings). In 2016, the program celebrated its 60th anniversary.


Other

*Chamber Music *Early Music Ensembles *Song Interpretation *Guitar Ensemble *Piano Ensembles *Percussion Ensemble *Tabla Ensemble


Facilities

The Schulich School of Music has two main buildings on campus – the Strathcona Music Building and the
Elizabeth Wirth Music Building The Elizabeth Wirth Music Building (formerly the New Music Building) is one of two buildings belonging to the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, the other being the Schulich School of Music#Facilities, Strathcona Music Building direct ...
. The Strathcona Music Building was originally home to
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, the women's college of McGill University. Presently, the building has two wings – referred to as the Center Wing and the East Wing. The Center Wing is home to a concert hall (Pollack Hall), a small recital hall (Clara Lichenstein Recital Hall), a large lecture room, teaching studios, classrooms and ensemble rehearsal spaces. Pollack Hall is the largest performance venue at the Schulich School of Music with over 600 seats. The East Wing is situated in the middle of the Center Wing of the Stracona Music Building and the New Music Building. The basement of the East Wing is home to the Music Undergraduate Students' Association office, the students' newspaper office (''The Phonograph'') and a student cafeteria. The second, third, four and fifth floors house the teaching assistants' offices and the practice rooms for instrumentalists, pianists and vocalists. The Elizabeth Wirth Music Building (EWMB; previously the New Music Building) was built in 2005 thanks to a $20 million gift from McGill grad Seymour Schulich. The building has 8 floors above ground and two below ground. The bottom floor is known as -2 (minus 2) and is home to the Wirth Opera Studio (named after Manfred and Eliza Wirth), the Music Multimedia Room (MMR) as well as smaller recording studios. The first floor is home to a spacious lobby. On the first and the second floor are entrances to Tanna Schulich Hall, an intimate performance venue which seats 187 people. The third, fourth and fifth floor of the EWMB are home to the Marvin Duchow Music Library. The Gertrude Whitley Performance Library and the Music Student Computer Room, which was updated during the fall of 2008, can also be found on the fifth floor. The sixth floor is reserved for faculty office spaces. The seventh floor is the home of the Schulich School of Music administration, and the 8th floor is home to CIRMMT. On April 30, 2015, the building was officially inaugurated as the Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, thanks to a donation of $7.5 million from McGill alumna Elizabeth Wirth. Recitals and concerts are also frequently held at Redpath Hall on McGill University's main campus. The Schulich School of Music occupies 148,650 sq. ft. of space. This includes: * 113 practice rooms * 13 classrooms * 10 ensemble rooms * Four performing halls: Pollack Hall, Redpath Hall, Tanna Schulich Hall, Clara Lichtenstein Hall * A state-of-the-art Music Multimedia Room * Wirth Opera Studio * The Marvin Duchow Music Library * The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT) 817 instruments are available for student use at the Schulich School of Music. This includes: * 117 pianos * 55 electric pianos * 160 percussions * 485 woodwind, brass and string instruments


Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology is known as CIRMMT. CIRMMT is a multi-disciplinary research Centre involving researchers at McGill University and other institutions. The Centre has research labs in New Music Building. The Centre's research axes are: * Instruments, devices and systems * Music information research * Cognition, perception and movement * Expanded musical practice


Reputation

It has consistently ranked as the 1st ranked music school in Canada historically and was ranked 14th globally according to the 2025
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Notable people


Alumni

* Ayal Adler, Israeli composer * Peter Allen, Canadian composer, organist, and keyboard player *
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, broadcaster, concert host, trombonist *
Lydia Ainsworth Lydia Miriam Ainsworth is a Canadian composer, producer and singer based in Toronto. She has released four albums, the Juno-nominated ''Right From Real'', ''Darling of the Afterglow'', ''Phantom Forest'', and ''Sparkles & Debris''. Early life an ...
, composer, producer and singer *
István Anhalt István Anhalt (April 12, 1919 – February 24, 2012) was a Hungarian-Canadian composer. Anhalt served as a professor of music at McGill University and founded the McGill University Electronic Music Studio. He also served as head of music at Q ...
, Hungarian-Canadian composer *
Darcy James Argue Darcy James Argue (born May 23, 1975) is a jazz composer and bandleader known for his work with his 18-piece ensemble, Secret Society. Biography Argue was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied at McGill University in Montreal from 1993 ...
, jazz composer and bandleader * Julian Armour, cellist and artistic director *
Jeannette Aster Jeannette Aster (born 1948) is an Austrian-born opera director who has staged productions in Canada, where she was raised and educated, and internationally. Life and career Born in Linz, Austria, Jeannette Aster was brought up and educated in M ...
, Austrian opera director * David Atkinson, Canadian baritone and New York Broadway actor/singer *
Serban Ghenea Serban Ghenea () is a Canadian audio engineer and mixer. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award a total of 45 times and has won 21 times. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Romania, and in 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. H ...
, 19 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards winning audio engineer and mixer *
Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Start ...
, Grammy and Academy award-winning composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist *
Ellen Ballon Ellen Ballon (October 6, 1898 – December 21, 1969) was a Canadian pianist. The daughter of Jewish Lithuanian immigrants, she was born in Montreal, Quebec. A child prodigy, she gave her first concert at the age of five and began studying m ...
, classical pianist *
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* Annesley Black, composer *
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, jazz pianist * Joyce Borenstein, director and animator *
Alexander Brott Alexander Brott, , born Joël Brod (March 14, 1915April 1, 2005),
, Canadian conductor, composer, violinist and music teacher, founded and directed the McGill Chamber Orchestra * Donna Brown, Canadian soprano opera singer *
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, Canadian-American cellist *
Albert Chamberland Albert Chamberland (12 October 1886 – 4 April 1975) was a Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, music producer, and music educator. As a violinist he performed as a chamber musician with a number of ensembles, including the Beethoven Tr ...
, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, music producer, and music educator *
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, singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and member of
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* Taylor Brook, composer and musician * Peter Butterfield, Canadian conductor and classical tenor, director of the
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, Jordanian-Canadian film and concert composer * John Austin Clark, American music director and keyboardist, founder and current director of Bourbon Baroque *
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, conductor and television producer and director *
Rihab Chaieb Rihab Chaieb is a Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano. Early life and education Rihab Chaieb was born in Sousse and settled in Montreal with her parents when she was 2 years old. Growing up in an Arab household, she was exposed to and developed a ...
, Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano * Alcée Chriss III, American organist, composer and conductor *
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concertmaster * Marvin Duchow, composer, teacher and musicologist, expert on Renaissance music and the music of eighteenth century France * Jarred Dunn, pianist, Yamaha Artist, author, piano pedagogue *
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, Canadian Jazz drummer and producer *
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, Spanish composer and music educator *
Clifford Ford Clifford Robert Ford (born 30 May 1947) is a Canadian composer, Carl Morey. Music in Canada: A Research and Information Guide'. Routledge; 26 November 2013. . p. 30. editor, music educator, and author. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, h ...
, composer, editor, music educator, and author * Estelí Gomez, multiple Grammy award-winning American musician *
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, Grammy award-winning pianist and singer *
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, Canadian guitarist, known for work with
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, Juno award-winning jazz singer * Aaron Harris, American drummer and percussionist for the band
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, jazz saxophonist * Christine Jensen,
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-winning composer, conductor, and saxophonist *
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, Canadian actor and singer * Gillian Keith, soprano * Richard King, multi
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award-winning recording engineer *
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, composer * Robert Silverman, Canadian pianist and piano pedagogue * Caroline Leonardelli, French concert harpist *
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, trumpet soloist * Michel Perrault, composer, conductor, music educator, and percussionist * Earl MacDonald, director of Jazz Studies at the
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, former musical director and pianist with
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* Martin MacDonald, resident conductor with
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School of Music *
Robin Minard Robin Minard (born 1953) is a Canadian composer and installation artist. Minard was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He began his studies of composition at the University of Western Ontario, then at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Mon ...
, composer and installation artist * Simon Morrison, scholar and writer specializing in 20th-century music *
Karina Gauvin Karina Gauvin (born 1966) is a Canadian soprano who has made several recordings and is especially recognised for her interpretation of Baroque music. ''Opera News'' stated that, "Gauvin knows how to rivet an audience in opera and concert. She has b ...
, Canadian soprano *
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, professor of music education at the
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* Dorothy Morton, pianist and instructor *
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, music director of the
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, mentor of the Opera Program at
Wilfrid Laurier University Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a Public university, public university in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo, Brantford, Ontario, Brantford and Milton, Ontario, Milton. The ...
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Natasha Negovanlis Natasha Negovanlis is a Canadian actress, writer, producer, and singer. She achieved international recognition for portraying Carmilla Karnstein in the YouTube web series ''Carmilla'' (2014–2016) and in the 2017 feature film based on the ser ...
, actress, writer, producer, and singer * Charles O'Neill, Canadian bandmaster, composer, organist, cornetist, and music educator * Donald Patriquin, Canadian composer, organist, and choral conductor *
Mauro Pezzente Mauro Pezzente is a Canadian musician. He is best known as being co-founder of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Pezzente, along with Efrim Menuck and Mike Moya, founded Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 1994. Along with Thierry Amar, Pezzente plays t ...
, co-founder of
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Godspeed You! Black Emperor (sometimes abbreviated to GY!BE or Godspeed) is a Canadian post-rock collective that originated in Montreal, Quebec in 1994. The group releases recordings through Constellation Records (Canada), Constellation, an in ...
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Boris Brott Boris Brott, (March 14, 1944 – April 5, 2022) was a Canadian conductor and motivational speaker. He was one of the most internationally recognized Canadian conductors, having conducted on stages around the world, including Carnegie Hall, La S ...
, Canadian conductor and composer * Hadji Bakara, producer, founding member of
Wolf Parade Wolf Parade is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2003 in Montreal. The band released three full-length albums before taking a five-year hiatus in 2011. They announced their return in 2016, releasing a self-titled EP in May of that year, and ...
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Eldon Rathburn Eldon Davis Rathburn (21 April 1916 – 31 August 2008) was a Canadian film composer who scored over 250 films during his thirty-year tenure as a staff composer at the National Film Board of Canada. Known as "the dean of Canadian film composers",< ...
, Canadian film composer who scored over 250 films *
Jay Reise Jay Reise (born 1950) is an American composer. Biography Reise spent his childhood surrounded by classical music and jazz, but began his composition studies with Jimmy Giuffre and Hugh Hartwell in 1970. After graduating at Hamilton College in 1 ...
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Matthew Ricketts Matthew Oliver Ricketts (April 3, 1858 – January 3, 1917) was an American politician and physician. He was the first African-American member of the Nebraska Legislature, where he served two terms in the Nebraska House of Representatives (the ...
, classical composer * Richard Roberts,
Montreal Symphony Orchestra The Montreal Symphony Orchestra () is a Canadian symphony orchestra based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The orchestra’s home is the Montreal Symphony House at Place des Arts. History Several orchestras were precursor ensembles to the curren ...
concertmaster, professor of violin *
Susan Rogers Susan Rogers (born August 3, 1956) is an American professor, sound engineer, and record producer best known for being Prince's staff engineer during his commercial peak (1983-1987), including on albums like '' Purple Rain'', '' Around the World in ...
, American professor, sound engineer and record producer, professor of music at
Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music () is a Private university, private music college in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern Music of the United ...
* Michael Sackler-Berner, American songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer and actor * Elizabeth Shepherd, singer, songwriter, pianist and producer *
Philippe Sly Philippe Sly (born 1988 or 1989 in Ottawa) is a Canadian bass-baritone and opera, oratorio and recital singer. Biography Sly grew up in Ottawa, joined local boys and adult choirs and studied music at McGill University. In 2011 he was one of th ...
, bass-baritone and opera, oratorio and recital singer * Grant Stewart, Canadian jazz saxophonist * Donald Steven, composer,
Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year The Juno Award for "Classical Composition of the Year" has been awarded since 1987, as recognition each year for the best classical music composition in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canad ...
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Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music The Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music is a Canadian contemporary classical music award given to composers in recognition of quality new works of chamber music. Granted annually since 1978 (with the exception of 1984 and 1990 when no prize was ...
* Nora Sourouzian, Armenian-Canadian mezzo-soprano *
Sylvia Sweeney Sylvia Sweeney, C.M., (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian executive television producer and Olympian. In 2017, Sweeney was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada "for her long-standing commitment to and creative leadership at the nexus of ...
, Canadian executive television producer and Olympian * Daniel Taylor, countertenor, director of the
Theatre of Early Music The Theatre of Early Music is a choir and Baroque instrumental ensemble based in Montreal, and later in Toronto. It is conducted by Daniel Taylor. The group performs and records early sacred music. Among of the group's better known pieces are v ...
, adjunct professor at the Schulich School of Music * Maja Trochimczyk, American music historian, writer and poet * Robert Turner, Canadian composer, radio producer, and music educator *
Alexandra Stréliski Alexandra Stréliski is a Canadian neo-classical composer and pianist based in Quebec. She has released three albums: ''Pianoscope'' (2010), ''Inscape (album), Inscape'' (2018) and ''Néo-Romance'' (2023). Early life Stréliski was born in Montre ...
, neo-classical composer and pianist *
Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded eleven studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical opera ...
, singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer * Ella May Walker, composer and organist * Marguerita Spencer, Canadian pianist, organist, composer and educator * Charles Richard-Hamelin, concert pianist *
Pauline Donalda Pauline Donalda , born Pauline Lightstone, (March 5, 1882 – October 22, 1970) was a Canadian operatic soprano. Early life and education Donalda was born Pauline Lightstone in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Jewish parents who changed their ...
, Canadian operatic soprano *
Alfred Whitehead Alfred Ernest Whitehead (10 July 1887 – 1 April 1974) was an English-born Canadian composer, organist, choirmaster, music educator, painter, whose works are held in a number of important private collections, and an internationally recogniz ...
, English-born Canadian composer, organist, choirmaster, music educator, painter *
Gino Vannelli Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952) is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. His best-known singles include " People Gotta Move" (1974), " I Just Wanna Stop" (1978), " Living Inside Myself" (1981) ...
, rock singer and songwriter * Frédérique Vézina, soprano *
John Oliver John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British and American comedian who hosts ''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' on HBO. He started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom and came to wider attention for his work ...
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Nina C. Young Nina C. Young (born 1984) is an American electro-acoustic composer of contemporary classical music who resides in New York City. She won the 2015 Rome Prize in musical composition, a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship, and a 2014 Charles Ives Prize from ...
, American electro-acoustic composer of contemporary classical music


Current and past faculty members

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István Anhalt István Anhalt (April 12, 1919 – February 24, 2012) was a Hungarian-Canadian composer. Anhalt served as a professor of music at McGill University and founded the McGill University Electronic Music Studio. He also served as head of music at Q ...
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Andrew Dawes Andrew Dawes (February 7, 1940 – October 30, 2022) was a Canadian violinist. He was known for his performances with the Orford String Quartet. Early life and education Dawes was born in High River, Alberta.Curtin Call: A Photographer's Candi ...
, Canadian violinist *
Alfred De Sève Alfred De Sève (May or June 1858 – 25 November 1927) was a Canadian violinist, composer, and music educator. His compositional output includes works for violin and piano, solo piano, and orchestra; many of which were published by Arthur P. Sc ...
, Canadian violinist, composer, and music educator *
Claude Champagne Claude Champagne (27 May 1891 – 21 December 1965) was a French Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, and violinist. Early life and education Born as Joseph-Arthur-Adonaï Claude Champagne in Montreal, Quebec, Champagne began piano and the ...
, French Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, and violinist * Douglas Clarke, English organist, conductor, composer and academic, conductor of the Montreal Orchestra *
Ira Coleman Ira Coleman (born April 29, 1956) is a French-American jazz bassist. Educated at the Berklee College of Music, he appears on four albums by Paris-based pianist Laurent de WildeCarr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby and Priestley, Brian''Rough Guide ...
, French-American jazz bassist * Steven Epstein, 16 Grammy Award-winning American record producer *
Marina Goglidze-Mdivani Marina Goglidze-Mdivani ( ka, მარინა გოგლიძე-მდივანი; born October 6, 1936, in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR) is a Soviet and Canadian virtuoso pianist of Georgian descent. Biography Marina Goglidze-Mdiv ...
, professor of piano *
Matt Haimovitz Matt Haimovitz (; born December 3, 1970) is a cellist based in the United States and Canada. Born in Israel, he grew up in the US from the age of five. He plays mainly a cello made by Matteo Goffriller in 1710. Family, musical education and ea ...
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Melissa Hui Melissa Hui is a Chinese-Canadian composer and pianist. She was born in 1966 in Hong Kong and currently resides in Montreal where she has been a faculty member at McGill University since 2010. Notable works by this artist include ''and blue spar ...
, Chinese-Canadian composer and pianist * Oliver Jones, jazz pianist, organist, composer and arranger *
Michael Laucke Michael Laucke (; 29 January 1947 – 2 December 2021) was a Canadian classical music, classical, new flamenco and flamenco guitarist and composer. Starting at the age of thirteen, Laucke gave professional snooker demonstrations and his winni ...
, classical, new flamenco and flamenco guitarist and composer *
Suzie LeBlanc Suzie LeBlanc (born 27 October 1961) is a Canadian soprano and early music specialist. She taught at McGill University from 2016 to 2020 and became the Artistic and Executive Director of Early Music Vancouver in 2021. She was named a member of t ...
, soprano and professor of voice * Michel Donato, Canadian jazz double bass player, composer, and singer and pianist *
Daniel Levitin Daniel Joseph Levitin, FRSC (born December 27, 1957) is an American-Canadian polymath, cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, writer, musician, and record producer. He is the author of four ''New York Times'' best-selling books, including '' T ...
, American-Canadian cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, writer, musician, and record producer *
Bengt Hambraeus Bengt Hambraeus (29 January 1928 – 21 September 2000) was a Swedish-Canadian organist, composer and musicologist. Biography Hambreaus was born in Stockholm. He studied organ with Alf Linder and musicology with Carl-Allan Moberg, earning his doc ...
, Swedish organist, composer and musicologist *
William Caplin William E. Caplin (born 1948) is an American music theorist who lives and works in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he is a James McGill Professor at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University. Caplin served as president of the Society for ...
, American music theorist, former president of the
Society for Music Theory The Society for Music Theory (SMT) is an American organization devoted to the promotion, development and engagement of music theory as a scholarly and pedagogical discipline. Founded in 1977 by a group of distinguished theorists, among them Alle ...
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Theodore Baskin Theodore Baskin (born June 14, 1950) has been Principal Oboe of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra since 1980. Born in Detroit, MI, he studied oboe with Arno Mariotti while at Cass Technical High School and John de Lancie while at the Curtis Insti ...
, Principal Oboe of the
Montreal Symphony Orchestra The Montreal Symphony Orchestra () is a Canadian symphony orchestra based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The orchestra’s home is the Montreal Symphony House at Place des Arts. History Several orchestras were precursor ensembles to the curren ...
* Charles A. E. Harriss, English impresario, educator, organist-choirmaster and conductor, founding director of the McGill Conservatorium of Music (today the Schulich School of Music) * Brian Jackson, British-Canadian conductor, organist and pianist * Kelsey Jones, Canadian composer, pianist, harpsichordist, and music teacher *
Alcides Lanza Alcides Emigdio Lanza (2 June 1929 – 17 July 2024) was an Argentine-born Canadian composer, conductor, pianist, and music educator. As both a composer and performer he is known as an exponent of contemporary classical music and avant-garde m ...
, Argentinian composer, conductor, pianist, and music educator *
Hugh Le Caine Hugh Le Caine (May 27, 1914 – July 3, 1977) was a Canadian physicist, composer, and instrument builder. Le Caine was brought up in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay) in northwestern Ontario. At a young age, he began making musical instruments. In y ...
, Canadian physicist, composer, and instrument builder *
Philippe Leroux Philippe Leroux (born 24 September 1959) is a French composer living in Montreal, Quebec, who has been identified as "one of the most important composers in contemporary music." Biography Leroux was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. He studied compo ...
, French composer *
Clara Lichtenstein Clara Lichtenstein (October 21, 1863 – May 3, 1946) was a Hungary, Hungarian-born pianist and educator. Early life Lichtenstein was born in Budapest in 1863. Her maternal grandfather was the German singer , and her uncle was the artist L ...
, Hungarian pianist *
Camille Thurman Camille Thurman (born December 22, 1986) is an American jazz saxophonist, singer, composer, and member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Her first two albums, released by Chesky Records in 2018 and 2017, peaked at #3 and #25 respectively ...
, American jazz musician, composer, and member of the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (also known as the JLCO) is an American big band and jazz orchestra led by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. The orchestra is part of Jazz at Lincoln Center, a performing arts organization in New York City. History ...
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Rémi Bolduc Rémi Bolduc (born June 17, 1962) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He teaches jazz at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Career Originally from St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Bolduc had an early ...
, Canadian jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer * John Rea, composer, former dean of the Schulich School of Music of McGill University *
Kent Nagano Kent George Nagano (born November 22, 1951) is an American conductor and opera administrator. Since 2015, he has been ''Generalmusikdirektor'' (GMD) of the Hamburg State Opera (until 2025). Early life and education Nagano was born in Berkeley, ...
, American conductor, opera administrator, and ex-conductor of the
Montreal Symphony Orchestra The Montreal Symphony Orchestra () is a Canadian symphony orchestra based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The orchestra’s home is the Montreal Symphony House at Place des Arts. History Several orchestras were precursor ensembles to the curren ...
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Kenneth Gilbert Kenneth Albert Gilbert (December16, 1931April15, 2020) was a Canadian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and music educator. Biography Born in Montreal, Gilbert studied at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal under Yvonn ...
, Canadian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and music educator *
Ellen Ballon Ellen Ballon (October 6, 1898 – December 21, 1969) was a Canadian pianist. The daughter of Jewish Lithuanian immigrants, she was born in Montreal, Quebec. A child prodigy, she gave her first concert at the age of five and began studying m ...
, classical pianist *
George Massenburg George Y. Massenburg (born Baltimore, Maryland c. 1947) is a Grammy award-winning recording engineer and inventor. Working principally in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Macon, Georgia, Massenburg is widely known for submitting a paper t ...
, multiple Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and inventor *
Bruce Mather Bruce Mather (born May 9, 1939) is a Canadian composer, pianist, and writer who is particularly known for his contributions to contemporary classical music. Career One of the most notable composers of microtonal music, he was awarded the Jules ...
, Canadian composer, pianist, and writer * Paul Pedersen, composer, arts administrator, and music educator *
Harry Crane Perrin Harry Crane Perrin (19 August 1865 – 6 November 1953) was a cathedral organist at Canterbury Cathedral, England, and an academic who served as the first dean of music at McGill University, Canada. Background Perrin was born in Wellingborough, N ...
, British cathedral organist and academic, served as the first dean of music at McGill University *
Alexis Hauser Alexis Hauser (born May 25, 1947) is an Austrian conductor and professor at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Winner of the Koussevitzky Conducting Prize of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Tanglew ...
, Austrian conductor *
Jan Simons Jan Simons (11 November 1925 – 7 May 2006) was a Canadian baritone, music teacher and administrator. Complementing a vocal performance career in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s, he was a member of the faculty of music at McGill University in Mont ...
, Canadian baritone, music teacher and administrator * Axel Strauss, German violinist * Sanford Sylvan, American Baritone *
Socalled Joshua Dolgin (born December 28, 1976), better known by his stage name Socalled, is a Canadian rapper and record producer, known for his eclectic mix of hip hop, klezmer, and other styles such as drum & bass and folk music. A pianist and accordio ...
, Canadian rapper and record producer *
Joel Quarrington Joel Andrew Quarrington (born January 15, 1955) is a Canadians, Canadian double bass player, soloist and teacher. He is the former Principal Double Bass of the London Symphony Orchestra. Career He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and began playing ...
, Canadian double bass player, soloist, teacher, and the former Principal Double Bass of the
London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's orchestras, symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's ...
* Richard King, multi
Grammy The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious a ...
award-winning recording engineer * John Hollenbeck, American jazz drummer and composer known for his work with The Claudia Quintet and
Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombone, valve trombonist, Jazz piano, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public ...
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Geoffrey Moull Geoffrey Moull is a Canadian professional conductor. He was principal conductor of the Bielefeld Philharmonic Orchestra and music director of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. Education Geoffrey Moull was born in London, Ontario, Canada an ...
, music director of the
Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (TBSO) is a Canadian professional orchestra based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. History Founded on 29 November 1960, the Lakehead Symphony Orchestra made its debut at the Lakeview High School auditorium.Tronrud, Th ...
, mentor of the Opera Program at
Wilfrid Laurier University Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a Public university, public university in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo, Brantford, Ontario, Brantford and Milton, Ontario, Milton. The ...
* Christopher Jackson, Canadian organist, harpsichordist and choral conductor *
Denys Bouliane Denys Bouliane (born May 8, 1955) is a Canadian composer and conductor. He is a Professor of Composition at McGill University. Early life and education Bouliane was born in Grand-Mère, Quebec. He is a graduate of Laval University (B.Mus 1977 ...
, Canadian composer and conductor *
Boris Brott Boris Brott, (March 14, 1944 – April 5, 2022) was a Canadian conductor and motivational speaker. He was one of the most internationally recognized Canadian conductors, having conducted on stages around the world, including Carnegie Hall, La S ...
, Canadian conductor and composer *
Brian Cherney Brian Cherney (born 1942) is a Canadian composer currently residing in Montreal, Quebec. Cherney was born in Peterborough, Ontario. He studied at the University of Toronto where he was a pupil of John Weinzweig, Samuel Dolin, and John Beckw ...
, Canadian composer * Lina Pizzolongo, vocal coach and concert pianist *
Raymond Daveluy Joseph Eugène Raymond-Marie Daveluy (; 23 December 1926 – 1 September 2016) was a Canadian composer, organist, music educator, and arts administrator. An associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre, his compositional output consisted mai ...
, composer, organist, music educator, and arts administrator * Charles Reiner, Hungarian-Canadian pianist *
Arthur Romano Arthur Romano may refer to: * Arthur Romano (musician) (1914-1964), Italian-Canadian saxophonist, clarinetist, oboist, english hornist, and music educator * Arthur Romano (rugby league) (born 1997), French rugby league player {{hndis, Romano, ...
, Italian-Canadian saxophonist, oboist, and english hornist


History of Deans

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Clara Lichtenstein Clara Lichtenstein (October 21, 1863 – May 3, 1946) was a Hungary, Hungarian-born pianist and educator. Early life Lichtenstein was born in Budapest in 1863. Her maternal grandfather was the German singer , and her uncle was the artist L ...
1886 - 1904 * Charles A. E. Harriss 1904 - 1920 *
Harry Crane Perrin Harry Crane Perrin (19 August 1865 – 6 November 1953) was a cathedral organist at Canterbury Cathedral, England, and an academic who served as the first dean of music at McGill University, Canada. Background Perrin was born in Wellingborough, N ...
1920 - 1930 * Douglas Clarke 1930 - 1955 * Marvin Duchow 1955 - 1963 *Helmuth Blume 1963 - 1976 * Paul Pedersen 1976 - 1986 * John Rea 1986 - 1991 *John Grew 1991 - 1996 *Richard Lawton 1996 - 2001 *Don McLean 2001 - 2010 *Gordon Foote 2010 - 2011 *Sean Ferguson 2011 - 2016 *Brenda Ravenscroft 2016 - 2022 *Sean Ferguson 2022 - Present


Special events and conferences

*During the 2015-2016 concert season, the Schulich School of Music put on over 700 performances. *For 30 years, the McGill/
CBC CBC may refer to: Media * Cadena Baja California or Grupo Cadena, a radio and television broadcaster in Mexico * Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's radio and television public broadcaster ** CBC Television ** CBC Radio One ** CBC Music ** ...
concert series has delivered music to audiences across Canada. It is reported to be the longest university/radio concert series in Canadian history. *From 2004-2010, the school hosted a contemporary music festival called the ''MusiMarch Festival''.


Photo gallery

Image:Schulich_McGill_Music_Buildings.JPG, The Strathcona Music Building (foreground) was built in 1901; a new music building (background) was opened in 2005. File:McGill faculty Music department.JPG, McGill faculty Music department File:Strathcona music building (McGill University) 2005-10-21.JPG, Strathcona music building (McGill University) 2005-10-21 File:Strathcona Music Building 05.JPG, A statue of
Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...
sits outside the Strathcona Music Building.


See also

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McGill University McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill University, Vol. I. For the Advancement of Learning, ...
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Seymour Schulich Seymour Schulich ( ; born January 6, 1940) is a Canadian businessman, investor, author, and philanthropist. Biography Schulich was raised in a Canadian Jews, Jewish family in Montreal, Quebec.Schulich School of Music
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