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. The Faculty of Music is located at the Edward Johnson Building, just south of the

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and north of Queen's Park, west of Museum Subway Station. MacMillan Theatre and Walter Hall are located in the Edward Johnson Building. The Faculty of Music South building contains rehearsal rooms and offices, and the Upper Jazz Studio performance space is located at 90 Wellesley Street West. In January 2021, the Faculty announced Dr. Ellie Hisama as the new Dean starting July 1, 2021.

Historical timeline

*1844 Music was considered a discipline worthy of recognition by the University of Toronto (named King's College until 1850) and examinations were held for candidates wishing to receive a degree in music. *1846 James Paton Clarke became the first person in Canada to be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Music. *1858 George Strathy received Canada's first D Mus at Trinity College. *1886 The Toronto Conservatory of Music was incorporated, and was operated in conjunction with the University of Toronto from its beginnings. *1904

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was relieved of the music degree, and the MusBac became a University of Toronto degree. *1918 The Faculty of Music was established. The Senate of the University withdrew its affiliations with various music schools ( Toronto College of Music and

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) and inaugurated a Faculty of Music to teach music and administer examinations. Along with his duties as music director of the Toronto Conservatory, Augustus Stephen Vogt was appointed Dean. *1921 The Ontario Legislature passed Bill 154, an act that vested the assets of the Toronto Conservatory of Music in the University of Toronto. *1926

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became Dean of the Faculty of Music and Principal of the Toronto Conservatory of Music. *1934 “Courses of Instruction” were introduced, the first courses to be taught at the Faculty. *1945

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became Principal of the Conservatory. Edward Johnson was appointed to the Board of Governors of the University and the Conservatory. *1946

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established and was appointed Director of the Senior School for advanced students at the Conservatory. He also established the three-year Artist Diploma program and the Opera School. *1947 The Toronto Conservatory of Music received the Royal charter from

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, and became The Royal Conservatory of Music. *1952-1953 A new administrative structure was created – The Royal Conservatory of Music at the University of Toronto placed a Dean in charge of all music programs. There would be one Dean in charge of two divisions: The School of Music (the previous Royal Conservatory of Music) headed by a Principal (Ettore Mazzoleni) and the Faculty of Music, headed by a Director (Arnold Walter). The School of Music ran the opera school, examinations of grade 1 to ARCT, and the speech arts department. The Faculty of Music ran the Licentiate and Artist diploma courses, and the Senior School no longer existed.

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was appointed Dean of the 'umbrella' RCMT. *1954 The first program for the Master of Music was introduced. *1958-1959 The University's President's Report announced that the Faculty of Music would have a new building and the School of Music would move to McMaster Hall on Bloor Street. *1959 Plans for an electronic music studio were announced, historically the second in a North American university. *1961-1962 The MusBac became a four-year program. *1962 The Faculty of Music moved to the newly built Edward Johnson Building (the first building in Canada designed specifically for professional music study), though the official opening was delayed until spring 1964, and the School of Music moved to McMaster Hall. *1966-1967 The first Bachelor of Music in Performance was offered. *1969 The Opera School transferred to the Faculty of Music and a two-year opera diploma program was approved. *1969-1970 A new curriculum was put into place – ‘basic music’ subjects in the first two years were common to all students. The Master of Music in Performance was approved. *1970 John Beckwith was appointed Dean. The post of Director of the Faculty of Music was eliminated. The Faculty became responsibility of the Dean, and the School of Music was renamed to its more popular name, the Royal Conservatory of Music. *1973-1974 This was the last year Conservatory performance certificates were accepted as alternatives for admission to the Faculty of Music. All incoming students were subsequently auditioned and interviewed. *1977

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appointed Dean *1978-1979 Theory and Conducting majors were added to the undergraduate curriculum. The conducting major was discontinued in 1986. *1979-1980 The first jazz courses were offered. *1983-1984 The University created the Committee on the Future of Music Studies to review how the faculty and conservatory were operated and organized. In 1984, its final report recommended the eventual separation of the Conservatory from the University. *1984 Carl Morey appointed Dean. *1990 Paul Pedersen appointed Dean. *1991 The Royal Conservatory of Music Act of the Ontario Legislature confirms the separation of the Conservatory from the University of Toronto and re-established The Royal Conservatory's status as a fully independent, not-for-profit entity. The MusBac in Jazz Performance is introduced. *1996 David Beach appointed Dean. *2004 Gage Averill appointed Dean. *2007 Russell Hartenberger was appointed Interim Dean and named Dean in 2008. *2007 Concurrent Teacher's Education Program established, as well as the Doctorate in Musical Arts (DMA) in Performance. *2011 Don McLean appointed Dean.

Research and collaborations

Research institutes

The Music and Health Research Collaboratory (MaHRC), established in 2012, is a collaborative group of researchers that aims to better understand the role of sound in human experiences, exploring connections of sound to the human experience of health. The Institute for Canadian Music, established in 1984, aims to promote and support all areas of Canadian Music Study.

Artists in residence

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- Distinguished Ensemble in Residence 2011-2015 * Cecilia String Quartet - Ensemble in Residence *

Gryphon Trio The Gryphon Trio is a Canadian classical music ensemble that has been nominated for several and has won three Juno Awards for its classical recordings released by the Analekta label. Its members are Annalee Patipatanakoon (violin), Roman Borys (cel ...

- Artists in Residence *

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- Resident Percussion Ensemble *

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- Baroque Orchestra in Residence * Young Voices Toronto (formerly High Park Choirs of Toronto) - Children's Choir in Residence *

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- Visiting Chamber Ensemble

Facilities

Edward Johnson Building – Home of the Faculty of Music since 1962, the Edward Johnson Building houses many offices and classrooms, as well as two floors of practice rooms, two large rehearsal rooms, the Faculty of Music Library, the University of Toronto Electronic Music Studio (UTEMS), a theatre for large ensemble performances (MacMillan Theatre) and a smaller recital hall (Walter Hall), and named for the Guelph-born operatic tenor, former board chair of the Royal Conservatory of Music, and General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera (1935-1950), Edward Johnson. MacMillan Theatre – This 815-seat hall was designed for the production of operas and large ensemble concerts and named after former dean,

. World-renowned for its excellent acoustics. Walter Hall – Commemorating

, Director of the Faculty from 1952-1968, Walter Hall was designed for chamber concerts and recitals. The house seats 490. The hall also contains a two-manual tracker-action Casavant organ. Library – A part of the University of Toronto Library System, it is the largest music research collection in Canada. It contains over 300,000 printed materials, 180,000 recordings in the Sniderman Recordings Archive, 2,500 volumes in the Olnick Rare Book Room, and 3,500 titles in the Performance Collection. Electroacoustic Studio – The University of Toronto Electronic Music Studio opened in 1959. Originally located in a house on Division Street, it was moved to the Edward Johnson Building in 1963.

Degrees and programs

Undergraduate studies

Bachelor of Music in Performance (four-year program)

In the classical stream, major instruments include those in the woodwind, brass and strings families, as well as percussion, piano, voice, guitar, harp, organ, accordion and historical instruments. In the jazz program, major instruments include double bass, guitar, drums, piano, trumpet, trombone, saxophone and voice.

Bachelor of Music (four-year program)

Options for major include: Comprehensive, Composition, History and Theory, Music Education, and Concurrent Teacher Education (five-year program in partnership with

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Advanced Certificate in Performance (one-year program)

This is a one-year program of intensive full-time study, open to woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, piano, voice and accordion. Students enrolling in this program have the option of specializing in Baroque music, utilizing period instruments in conjunction with Tafelmusik.

Artist Diploma (3-year program)

This program is similar to the Bachelor of Music in Performance, but without academic-subject requirements. This is not open to students with a Bachelor of Music or a Bachelor of Music in Performance from the Faculty of Music.

Diploma in Operatic Performance (2- or 3-year program)

Three streams are available in this program – one for singers (2 or 3 years), one for operatic repetiteurs (2 years) and one for operatic stage directors (2 years).

Graduate studies

Music performance and composition programs

Programs include: MMus in Composition, in Music Technology and Digital Media, in Instrumental (solo piano, woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings), in Collaborative Piano, in Conducting, in Jazz Performance, in Opera, in Piano Pedagogy, in Voice and in Vocal Pedagogy; and DMA in Performance and in Composition.

Music program

Programs include: MA and PhD in Music Education, Musicology, Theory, Performance and Ethnomusicology.

Performance Ensembles

In addition to large ensembles offered at the Faculty, there are various chamber music courses and collaborative piano courses. Most of these courses involve weekly masterclasses. There are also several world music ensemble courses offered, such as Japanese taiko drumming, African drumming and dancing, Latin-American percussion, Klezmer, tabla, Balinese Gamelan, Korean ensemble and steel pan.

Large ensembles

* University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra (UTSO) – conducted by Uri Mayer * University of Toronto Wind Ensemble – conducted by Dr. Gillian MacKay * University of Toronto Wind Symphony – conducted by Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds * University of Toronto MacMillan Singers – conducted by Dr. Jamie Hillman * University of Toronto Soprano/Alto Chorus – conducted by Dr. Elaine Choi * University of Toronto Women's Chamber Choir – conducted by Dr. Lori Dolloff * University of Toronto Tenor/Bass Chorus – conducted by Thomas Burton * University of Toronto Jazz Orchestras – conducted by Jim Lewis * University of Toronto Vocal Jazz Ensemble – conducted by Christine Duncan * University of Toronto Guitar Orchestra - conducted by Rob MacDonald * Contemporary Music Ensemble (gamUT) – directed by Wallace Halladay * University of Toronto Percussion Ensemble – conducted by Beverley Johnston * Early Music Ensembles – conducted by Ivars Taurins * Schola Cantorum - conducted by

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Annual events

New Music Festival - Each year, the Faculty of Music hosts the University of Toronto New Music Festival at the end of January. The festival plays host to at least one distinguished guest in composition.

Notable people

Past deans

1918-1927 Augustus Stephen Vogt 1927-1952

1952-1968

(Director) 1953-1970

(Dean) 1970-1977 John Beckwith 1977-1984

1984-1990 Carl Morey 1990-1995 Paul Pedersen 1995-1996 Robert Falck (Acting Dean) 1996-2004 David Beach 2004-2007 Gage Averill 2007-2010 Russell Hartenberger 2011–2021 Don McLean 2021-present Ellie Hisama

Notable faculty (past and present)

Jacques Abram Jacques Abram (August 6, 1915 – October 5, 1998), born Jack Gregory Abram, an American classical pianist, was born in Lufkin, Texas and died in Tampa, Florida. Abram began improvising at age 3 and performing in public at age 6. As a youth ...

- pianist * Robert Aitken - composer, flautist *

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- conductor, composer, pianist * John Beckwith - composer, writer, broadcaster, pianist *

Boris Berlin Boris Berlin (27 May 1907 – 24 March 2001) was a Canadian pianist, music educator, arranger, and composer of Russian birth. He is primarily remembered for his work within the field of piano pedagogy, having published an extensive amount of mate ...

- pianist *

Denis Brott Denis Brott , SMOM (born December 9, 1950) is a Canadian cellist, music teacher, conductor and founder and artistic director of thMontreal Chamber Music Festival

- cellist *

Walter Buczynski Walter Joseph Buczynski (born 17 December 1933) is a Canadians, Canadian composer, music educator, and pianist.

- composer, pianist *

Chan Ka Nin Chan Ka Nin (born 3 December 1949) is a Canadian composer and music educator of Chinese descent. He became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1971. He has been commissioned to write works for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the CBC Radio O ...

- composer *

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 ...

- violinist * Lorand Fenyves - violinist *

Harry Freedman Harry Freedman (''Henryk Frydmann''), (April 5, 1922 – September 16, 2005) was a Canadians, Canadian composer, English hornist, and music educator of Polish birth. He wrote a significant amount of symphony, symphonic works, including the scores ...

- composer, English hornist *

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- conductor *

Christos Hatzis Christos Hatzis ( el, Χρήστος Χατζής; born 1953) is a Juno Award-winning Greek-Canadian composer. Many of his compositions are performed internationally, and he is a professor at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. Early ...

- composer *

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- composer, conductor *

Pierre Hétu Pierre Hétu (April 22, 1936 in Montreal – December 3, 1998 in Montreal) was a conductor and pianist. He studied music from 1955–57 at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal with Germaine Malépart (piano) and at the ...

- conductor, pianist * Jamie Hillman - choral conductor *

Derek Holman Derek Holman, (16 May 1931 – 20 May 2019) was a choral conductor, organist and composer. Life and work Born at Illogan, Cornwall, UK, Holman attended the Royal Academy of Music from 1948 to 1952 and studied with Sir William McKie, E ...

- choral conductor, organist, composer *

Sandra Horst Sandra Horst is a Canadian pianist, vocal coach, and choral conductor. She is the chorus master at the Canadian Opera Company. She was profiled in the July 2009 issue of ''Opera News''. She graduated with honors from Wilfrid Laurier University wi ...

- pianist, vocal coach, choral conductor *

Jacques Israelievitch Jacques Israelievitch, CM (May 6, 1948 – September 5, 2015) was a French violinist, and one of Canada's foremost chamber musicians. Born in Cannes, France, at 11 years old he was the youngest graduate in the history of the Le Mans Conservatory. ...

- violinist * Kelly Jefferson - jazz saxophonist * Richard Johnston - composer *

Norbert Kraft Norbert Kraft (born 21 August 1950) is a Canadian guitarist, music teacher, producer and arranger. Life Born in Linz, Austria, Kraft's family emigrated to Canada in 1954. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music at Toronto with Carl van Feggel ...

- guitarist *

Antonín Kubálek Antonín Kubálek (November 8, 1935January 18, 2011) was a Czech-Canadian classical pianist. Life and career Kubálek was born in Libkovice, Most District, Czechoslovakia and studied in Prague with Czech pianist František Maxián. He emigrated ...

- pianist *

Gary Kulesha Gary Kulesha (born 22 August 1954) is a Canadian composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. Since 1995, he has been Composer Advisor to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has been Composer-in-Residence with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (198 ...

- composer *

Larysa Kuzmenko Larysa Kuzmenko (born 1956) is a Juno Awards-nominated Canadian composer and pianist based in Toronto, Ontario. She currently teaches on the music faculties of The Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto. Early life Kuzmenko wa ...

- composer, pianist *

- conductor * John McKay - pianist *

Albert Pratz Albert Pratz (13 May 1914 – 28 March 1995) was a Canadian violinist, conductor, composer, and music educator. He was awarded the Canadian Centennial Medal in 1967. His compositional output was modest and consists of only instrumental works. ...

- violinist, conductor, composer * Godfrey Ridout - composer, conductor * Eugene Rittich - horn *

Shauna Rolston Shauna Rolston (born 31 January 1967 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian cellist. Rolston was a cello child prodigy and attended the Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland at age fourteen. She studied with Pierre Fournier, and later at the Britten- ...

- cellist * Chase Sanborn - jazz trumpet *

Ezra Schabas Ezra Schabas, (April 24, 1924 – October 12, 2020) was a Canadian musician, educator and author. He was active in Canada's musical life beginning in 1952, when he emigrated from Cleveland with his family. During his time in Canada, he was a lead ...

* Leo Smith - composer *

John Weinzweig John Jacob Weinzweig, (March 11, 1913 – August 24, 2006) was a Canadian composer of classical music. Weinzweig was born in Toronto. He went to Harbord Collegiate Institute, and studied music at the university. In 1937, he left for the United St ...

- composer *

Carol Welsman Carol Welsman (born September 29, 1960)"Carol Welsman." ''Gale Biography in Context''. Detroit: Gale, 2004. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 2018-03-25. is a Canadian jazzy pianist who accompanies her own easy listening,conversati ...

- jazz vocalist and pianist *

S. Drummond Wolff Stanley Drummond Wolff (4 February 1916 – 9 April 2004) was an English organist, choirmaster, composer, and music educator who was primarily active in North America. His compositional output primarily consists of anthems for choir and works for ...

- organist, choirmaster, composer *

John Wyre John Harvey Wyre (17 May 1941 – 31 October 2006) was a United States, U.S.-born Canadians, Canadian percussionist, composer, and music educator. He worked as percussionist with a number of important orchestras in North America, notably serving f ...

- percussionist, composer *

David Zafer David Zafer (April 2, 1934 – April 20, 2019) was a Canadian violinist and pedagogue. He was born in London, England, and moved to Canada in 1947. Background David Zafer studied with Elie Spivak and Albert Pratz at The Royal Conservatory of Mu ...

- violinist

Notable alumni

Composers

Kristi Allik Kristi Allik (born 6 February 1952) is a Canadians, Canadian music educator and composer. Biography Born Kristi Anne Allik on 6 February 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and received a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, a Master o ...

Wayne Barlow Wayne Brewster Barlow (b. Elyria, Ohio, September 6, 1912; d. Rochester, NY, December 17, 1996) was an American composer of classical music. He was also a professor of music, organist, and choir director. Life and career Barlow received bachelo ...

* John Beckwith *

Norma Beecroft Norma Marian Beecroft (born 11 April 1934) is a Canadian composer, producer, broadcaster, and arts administrator. A member of the Canadian League of Composers and an associate of the Canadian Music Centre, she twice won the Canada Council's ...

* Michael Bussiere *

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 Beckwi ...

F. R. C. Clarke Frederick Robert Charles Clarke, known largely by his initials F. R. C. Clarke (August 7, 1931 – November 18, 2009) was a Canadian musician and composer who spent most of his musical career in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Clarke was born in Van ...

Mychael Danna Mychael Danna (born September 20, 1958) is a Canadian composer of film and television film score, scores. He won both the Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe and Academy Awards, Oscar for Academy Award for Best Original Score, Best Original Score f ...

* Omar Daniel *

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Leila Fletcher Leila Fletcher (August 12, 1899 – April 9, 1988) was a Canadian pianist, composer, publisher, music editor and educator. Early years She was born in Hamilton, Ontario. Her parents provided her piano lessons from a local teacher. After high sch ...

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, he ...

* Srul Irving Glick - composer * David Grimes *

Kelsey Jones Herbert Kelsey Jones (June 17, 1922 – October 10, 2004) was a Canadians, Canadian composer, pianist, harpsichordist, and music teacher. Early life Jones was born in South Norwalk, Norwalk, Connecticut, Norwalk, Connecticut; he grew up in Portlan ...

- composer, pianist *

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- composer, pianist *

Serouj Kradjian Serouj Kradjian (born in 1973) is a Canadian Grammy-nominated and Juno-winning pianist and composer. Early life and education Born in 1973, at fourteen earned a scholarship to study in Vienna, and was gaining accolades by the age of seven. He lat ...

- composer, pianist *

Veronika Krausas Veronika Judita Krausas (born 1963) is a Canadians, Canadian composer who lives and works in the United States. Biography She was born in Sydney, Sydney, Australia but grew up in Canada after the age of four. Her diplomas in music education and p ...

Bruce Mather Bruce Mather (born May 9, 1939) is a Canadians, Canadian composer, pianist, and writer who is particularly known for his contributions to contemporary classical music. One of the most notable composers of microtonal music, he was awarded the Jule ...

- composer, pianist * James Montgomery * Éric Morin *

Owen Pallett Michael James Owen Pallett (born September 7, 1979) is a Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist. Under their erstwhile moniker of Final Fantasy, Pallett won the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the album ''He Poos Clouds''. Pallet ...

- composer, violinist *

Donald Patriquin Donald Patriquin (born October 21, 1938 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian composer, organist, and choral conductor. Known internationally for choral and instrumental arrangements of folk music, Patriquin was a member of the Faculty of Music of Mc ...

- composer, organist, choir conductor * Paul Pedersen * Bob Pritchard *

Imant Raminsh Imant Karlis Raminsh ( Latvian: Imants Kārlis Ramiņš, born 18 September 1943) is a Canadian composer of Latvian descent, best known for his choral compositions. He resides in Coldstream, British Columbia. Early life and education Born ...

- composer, violinist, conductor * John Rea *

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- composer *

Clark Ross Clark Winslow Ross is a Canadian composer, guitarist, and music educator of Venezuelan birth. A composer of mainly works for orchestra and chamber music, he has won first prize in composition competitions held by the Hamilton Philharmonic (1993, ...

- composer, guitarist *

Terry Rusling Terry Rusling (April 2, 1931 – November 27, 1974) was a Canadian electronic music composer, who used graphic notation. Some of his works were used to accompany radio and television broadcasts. Introduction to electronic composition Terry ...

- electronic composer * David Squires *

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- Composer, music educator * Peter Tahourdin * Sandy Thorburn - composer, theatre director * Kevin Turcotte - trumpet player *

* Alfred Whitehead - composer, organist, choral conductor * Charles Wilson - composer, choral conductor * Chan Wing-wah - conductor, composer

Conductors

* Nathan Brock - conductor * Petar Dundjerski - flautist, conductor *

Victor Feldbrill Victor Feldbrill, (April 4, 1924 – June 17, 2020) was a Canadian conductor and violinist. Early life and education Feldbrill was born in Toronto,James Gayfer James McDonald Gayfer (26 March 1916 – 7 April 1997) was a Canadian bandmaster, clarinetist, composer, conductor, organist, military officer, and music educator. His compositional output encompasses several orchestral works, including two ...

- bandmaster, clarinettist, composer *

Graham George Graham Elias George (11 April 1912 – 9 December 1993) was a Canadian composer, music theorist, organist, choir conductor, and music educator of English birth. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, his compositional output consists larg ...

- composer, organist, choirmaster *

Elmer Iseler Elmer Walter Iseler, (October 14, 1927 – April 3, 1998) was a Canadian choir conductor and choral editor. He was the conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and founder of the Festival Singers of Canada and the Elmer Iseler Singers. Edu ...

- choir conductor * Brian Jackson - conductor *

Janko Kastelic Janko Kastelic (born 10 January 1969) is a Canada, Canadian–Slovenes, Slovene conducting, conductor who was from September 2008 until June 2011 the music director for the Opera House of Maribor, Slovenia. Biography Born in Ljubljana, capital ...

- conductor * Julian Kuerti - conductor * Richard Lee - violinist, conductor * Leon Major - opera and theatre director * Evan Mitchell - conductor *

Glenn Price Dr. Glenn D. Price is a Canadian conductor who is the Director of Performing and Visual Arts at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he currently conducts the Symphony Orchestra and Wind Orchestra. He was formerly the Director o ...

- conductor * Wayne Strongman - conductor, Founding Managing Artistic Director, Tapestry New Opera

Instrumentalists

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- clarinettist *

David Bourque David Bourque is a Canadian musician, was a member of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1983 to 2011. He played clarinet and bass clarinet in the TSO, and he has played on numerous film soundtracks. Bourque teaches in higher education at the Un ...

- clarinettist *

Liona Boyd Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd, (born 11 July 1949) is a classical guitarist often referred to as the First Lady of the Guitar. Music career Early years Boyd was born in London and grew up in Toronto. Her father grew up in Bilbao, Spain, and her ...

- guitarist *

David Braid David Braid (born 25 March 1975 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian composer and pianist specializing in jazz. Biography Canadian composer and jazz pianist, David Braid, is "considered one of his country's true renaissance men when it comes to m ...

- jazz pianist, composer * Howard Brown - pianist * Jarred Dunn - pianist * David J. Elliott - trombonist, Professor of Music and Music Education, New York University * Mark Fewer - violinist; Associate Professor, Schulich School of Music, McGill University *

Jonathan Freeman-Attwood Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE is the 14th Principal of the Royal Academy of Music in London; he was appointed in 2008. Alongside his commitment to education, he is a writer, recording producer, broadc ...

- trumpet, Principal of the

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...

in London * Jeffrey McFadden - guitarist * Attila Fias - jazz pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist * Timothy Phelan - guitarist * Walter Prystawski - violinist *

Erika Raum Erika Raum is a Canadian violinist. Biography Raum began playing professionally at age 12. She took first place at the 1992 Joseph Szigeti International Violin Competition in Budapest as well as the award for best interpretation of a Mozart co ...

- violinist *

Yaroslav Senyshyn Yaroslav Senyshyn, also known as Slava, is a Canadian pianist, author, and professor of philosophy, music aesthetics, and moral education at Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Education. Education Senyshyn was one of two pupils of Antonina Ya ...

- pianist; Professor, Simon Fraser University *

Peter Elyakim Taussig Peter Elyakim Taussig (born 1944) is a Czechoslovak-Israeli-Canadian-American author, composer, pianist, and video and performance artist. Concert pianist and recording artist Peter Elyakim Taussig was born in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, and gr ...

- pianist, composer * Fergus McWilliam - horn player, with Berlin Philharmonic * Carolyn Gadiel Warner - violinist, pianist with the Cleveland Orchestra

Musicologists and others

* Gregory G. Butler - Professor Emeritus (musicology), University of British Columbia * Eric Chafe - Victor and Gwendolyn Beinfield Professor of Music, Brandeis University * Beverley Diamond - Canada Research Chair in Traditional Music, Ethnomusicology, Professor at Memorial University *

Cliff Eisen Cliff Eisen (born 21 January 1952 in Toronto) is a Canadian musicologist and a Mozart expert. He was based in the Department of Music at King's College London. He studied at the University of Toronto and at Cornell University, and has taught at the ...

- Associate Editor, New Köchel Catalogue, King's College London *

- Principal,

in London * Helmut Kallmann - Canadian Music historian *

Simon Morrison Simon Morrison is a scholar and writer specializing in 20th-century music, particularly Russian, Soviet, and French music, with special interests in dance, cinema, aesthetics, and historically informed performance based on primary sources. He has ...

- Professor of Music, Princeton *

Paolo Pietropaolo Paolo Pietropaolo is a Canadian radio host, producer, writer and musician based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Since January 2012, he has been the host of ''In Concert'', a weekend classical music program on CBC Music.

- music journalist and CBC Radio broadcaster * Alison Pybus - Vice-President, Vocal Division, IMG Artists, New York * Peter Simon - President, Royal Conservatory of Music

Vocalists

Russell Braun Russell Braun (born 19 July 1965) is a Canadian operatic lyric baritone and Juno Award winner. Much sought-after as a soloist and for opera roles, Russell Braun performs regularly at the Metropolitan Opera, the Salzburg Festival, the Lyric ...

- baritone *

Measha Brueggergosman Measha Brueggergosman (née Gosman; June 28, 1977) is a Canadian soprano who performs both as an opera singer and concert artist. She has performed internationally and won numerous awards. Her recordings of both classical and popular music ha ...

- soprano * Ariana Chris - mezzo-soprano * Sally Dibblee - soprano * John Fanning - baritone * Barbara Fris - soprano *

Barbara Hannigan Barbara Hannigan (born 8 May 1971) is a Canadian soprano and Conducting, conductor, known for her performances of Contemporary classical music, contemporary opera. Education Hannigan's initial musical education came from music teachers in her ...

- soprano * Rosemarie Landry - soprano * Ermanno Mauro - tenor * Mary Morrison - soprano *

Patricia O'Callaghan Patricia Mary O'Callaghan (born October 2, 1970) is a classically trained Canadian singer. She is a soprano who has built an international reputation as a performer of contemporary opera, early 20th-century cabaret music and the songs of Leonard Co ...

- soprano * Mark Pedrotti - baritone *

Adrianne Pieczonka Adrianne Pieczonka, OC ( ; born March 2, 1963) is a Canadian operatic soprano singer. Life and career Pieczonka was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 19 ...

- soprano *

Brett Polegato Brett Polegato (born 1968 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) is an operatic baritone. History He performed in concert at ''Dido and Æneas'', de Purcell : the 6 of September 1995, Royal Albert Hall, Proms 59 (BBC). With Brett Polegato (Aeneas) ...

- baritone *

David Pomeroy David Pomeroy (born 11 September 1973) is a Canadian operatic tenor. Early life and musical training David Pomeroy was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Pomeroy credits his grandfather, Dr. Ignatius Rumboldt (a 1975 Order of ...

- tenor *

Teresa Stratas Teresa Stratas (born May 26, 1938) is a retired operatic soprano from Canada of Greek descent. She is especially well known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's ''Lulu''. Early life and career Stratas was born Anastasia Stratakis to ...

- soprano *

Jon Vickers Jonathan Stewart Vickers, (October 29, 1926 – July 10, 2015), known professionally as Jon Vickers, was a Canadian heldentenor. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was the sixth in a family of eight children. In 1950, he was awarded a s ...

- heldentenor * Emily d'Angelo - mezzo-soprano

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Music schools in Canada Educational institutions established in 1844 1844 establishments in Canada

Historical timeline

Research and collaborations

Research institutes

Artists in residence

Facilities

Degrees and programs

Undergraduate studies

Bachelor of Music in Performance (four-year program)

Bachelor of Music (four-year program)

Advanced Certificate in Performance (one-year program)

Artist Diploma (3-year program)

Diploma in Operatic Performance (2- or 3-year program)

Graduate studies

Music performance and composition programs

Music program

Performance Ensembles

Large ensembles

Annual events

Notable people

Past deans

Notable faculty (past and present)

Notable alumni

Composers

Conductors

Instrumentalists

Musicologists and others

Vocalists

See also

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