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News
Congratulations to Duo Concertante (Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves) on taking home the 2026 East Coast Music Award for Classical Release of the Year for their album Maier, Franck, Schumann: Sonatas for Violin & Piano!
The School of Music would also like to congratulate alumna Jing Xia and alumnus Steve Cowan!
Jing Xia’s group, XIA-3, took home the 2026 ECMA Award for Global Music Release of the Year.
Steve Cowan's duo with Adam Cicchillitti won Instrumental Release of the Year for their album Lyrique.
Dean of the School of Music Dr. Karen Bulmer, along with Dr. Dylan Rook Maddix, Assistant Professor in Instrumental Conducting and Community Engagement, Kellie Walsh, alumnus of the School of Music and Artistic Director of Shallaway Youth Choir, and second-year clarinetist Lucas Upward were recent guests of CBC’s The Signal with Adam Walsh.
They discussed the significance of our milestone 50th year as a School and how we are working to keep music at the forefront of the cultural landscape of this province.
Listen to their conversation at CBC News Radio.
“With JADE, we're using technology to kind of get to the humanness of what we do by asking a question — if the electro signals in my brain were to make music all by themselves, what would that sound like?”
Dr. Andrew Staniland recently sat down with CBC News to discuss how he created his album The Laws of Nature, nominated for a 2026 JUNO Award, using brainwaves from dancers in Kitttiwake Ballet.
Read about this project on CBC News, or watch the video segment below.