Three Moments from Spring 2021
Learning to live with the pandemic
Faculty of Music
What Is Music When Almost Everything Can Be Music?
Prof. Eliot Britton tests the limits of what it means to be a composer in the 21st century
Guitar Hero
Liona Boyd talks about her new memoir and album, her 5 million YouTube hits, and her pen pal, Prince Philip
The Singer of “Senthoora”
This U of T music grad achieved YouTube fame by giving Indian classical songs a Western twist. Next up: a world tour
Music to the Ears
Margaret Lam’s company aims to reduce ticket prices for concertgoers
The Sweet Sound of Inspiration
An encounter with one of opera’s greats helped this alum succeed
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Soldiers’ Tower carillon creates a unique U of T soundscape
Campus Reflections
A Faculty of Music alum reimagines an iconic view of U of T
Drumming Up Support
Music grad Beverley Johnston honours her late father with a fellowship for percussion students
Following Two Dreams
A unique scholarship enabled Meghan Moore to combine her passions for music and science
Yes, You can Sing!
Mark Daboll's PleaseJudgeMe.com website helps people improve their voice
A Fine Set of Pipes
Being hired as the first female organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England was music to Rachel Mahon’s ears.
Singing It for Themselves
Erin Bardua and Maureen Batt founded an opera company that’s not highbrow or high-cost, but simply fun
Perfect Harmony
For Brian Finley and Donna Bennett, it was a match made in music.
Pipe Dreams
Sarah Svendsen and Rachel Mahon are proving that organ music isn’t just for Dracula lovers
Towers of Song
A U of T music grad runs an innovative program to bring affordable music lessons to Regent Park youth
Music From the Heart
Two U of T alumni make their debut performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Can Radiohead Be Jazz?
Toronto Jazz Festival’s Josh Grossman wants audiences to open their ears to something new
Perfect Harmony
A new U of T research centre will investigate the curative power of music
From Stage to Screen
Measha Brueggergosman hits gold with a new album, a TV show and an opera
Grace Under Pressure
A U of T grad student and alumnus created music for the launch of the Boundless campaign in just three weeks
Alive and Awake
Singer Amy Sky returns with a message
Rob Ford, the Opera
In which God may or may not be Margaret Atwood
Green Keys
Frank Horvat plays piano in the dark to raise awareness of environmental issues
“You Are Your Own Microphone”
For talented young opera singers, a four-week program in Italy is music to the ears
U of T Nabs Record Number of Juno Nominations
University members accrue 15 nods in seven categories
A Grand Gesture
New scholarship will support students of classical piano
A Night at the Opera
Faculty of Music's wardrobe room houses over 50 period dresses
Experiments with Violin
Faculty of Music graduate, Owen Pallett, composes new rules for classical music
School of Jazz
For U of T Music students, it's all about the passion and the desire to play
Songs of Love and Haiti
15-CD project captures sounds of Caribbean nation
Let’s Do the Time Warp
Music teachers rely on traditional songs, old-fashioned rehearsals, prof says
Sound Thinking
Sam Sniderman's gift will preserve music for future generations
Erika Raum
Violinist records, performs and teaches
Barbara Hannigan
This soprano is leading an opera renaissance that combines literature, film and performance art
Lina Allemano
Music grad is rapidly establishing herself as one of Canada's top young trumpeters
Medieval Melodies
Finding the sound of lost medieval music
The Tenor Returns
Renowned singer Ben Heppner teaches a master class at U of T
The Melody Lingers On
Jazz scholarship will assist a first-year student in the Faculty of Music
The Beat Goes On
A West African drumming class inspired Kathy Armstrong to make a career out of it
Tuning in to the Past
Faculty of Music library acquires first tune book in Upper Canada
Music Mavens
Measha Brueggergosman, Russell Braun, Amber Meredith, James Rolfe, Patricia O'Callaghan and Adam Goddard
Musical Chairs
Event raises funds for the purchase of 30 to 35 ergonomic chairs
Remembering Lois Marshall
Chair in voice studies established in Marshall's memory