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Tuning into Tomorrow

AI can help musicians compose and create new sounds. Is it just another music-making tool – or something else? Read More

Darren Hamilton in a blue patterned, long-sleeved shirt, seated in front of a piano, smiling and looking off camera

Spreading the Gospel

A Juno Award-winning teacher wants all his students to feel there is a place for them in music Read More

Prof. Mark V. Campbell with a beige background and red lighting

Charting Hip Hop’s Course

Professor Mark V. Campbell grew up during the early years of rap music. Now, he is helping preserve Canadian hip-hop culture for future generations Read More

Black and white photo of Eliot Britton sitting in a music studio behind glass that is reflecting rod-like shapes

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 Read More

Illustration of a singer that looks like a robot

Alexa, Compose Me a Song

So far, machines are not very good at creating original art, such as pop tunes and short stories. Could it be they’re missing something uniquely human? Read More

Illustration of a woman playing the piano in the middle of a pool of water.

In Playing Music, A Cure for the Blues

During one of life’s darker moments, I found purpose in learning something new Read More

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Music of the Heart

The Syed siblings use their voices to build a stronger Canada Read More

Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam in Indian garb, standing on a stage in front of closed curtains.

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 Read More

Photo of Sebastian Brown with sunglasses and a cigar in mouth, playing piano on the street, and onlookers at a picnic bench

Sebastian Brown’s Sidewalk Saloon

U of T alum pushes his piano two kilometres to play ragtime on Toronto’s streets Read More

Views from UTSC

Does Drake go to U of T Scarborough? This Instagrammer imagines that he does Read More

Flamenco Dancer

At a crossroads between academia and the life of a dancer, Evelyne Benaïs-Lemelin chose her passion Read More

36 Amazing Facts about U of T

A celebration of unique, extraordinary and record-breaking feats and factoids from the university’s 187-year history Read More

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Singing It for Themselves

Erin Bardua and Maureen Batt founded an opera company that’s not highbrow or high-cost, but simply fun Read More

Into the Wilderness

Animals in Canada – and how they live, mate and die – inspire an indie concept album by a U of T biologist and friends Read More

Onoscatopoeia

Hart House’s choir members only use one instrument: their voices Read More

Song and Dance

At Derrick Fung’s site, fans buy more than music – they buy musical experiences Read More

Perfect Harmony

For Brian Finley and Donna Bennett, it was a match made in music. Read More

U of T grad Richard Marsella, executive director of the Regent Park School of Music. Photo by Air'leth Aqdhfin

Towers of Song

A U of T music grad runs an innovative program to bring affordable music lessons to Regent Park youth Read More

K-Pop

Will "Gangnam Style" open the doors for other South Korean artists? Read More

Josh Grossman, dressed in a black suit and shirt and brown shoes, sits with his legs crossed in a metal chair, holding a trumpet. Sheets of music scores are scattered on the floor by his feet.

Can Radiohead Be Jazz?

Toronto Jazz Festival’s Josh Grossman wants audiences to open their ears to something new Read More

Close-up of Murray Foster in a black button-up shirt, with his hands palms down in front of him, positioned above and below his face

60 Seconds with Murray Foster

A Cocksure Lad Read More

Kevin Lau sitting at a black grand piano in Hart House’s Music Room with Aaron Tsang and Prof. Gillian MacKay standing on either side.

Grace Under Pressure

A U of T grad student and alumnus created music for the launch of the Boundless campaign in just three weeks Read More

Rob Ford, the Opera

In which God may or may not be Margaret Atwood Read More

Ode to Joy

Master’s student Eric Wan helped develop software that allows anyone, including people with severe physical disabilities, to make music Read More

Green Keys

Frank Horvat plays piano in the dark to raise awareness of environmental issues Read More

Angela Cox-Daly and Ross Daly

Performing duo met as teens at the Royal Conservatory Read More

Redemption Songs

U of T's Gospel Choir gives the closing performance at the Toronto Jazz Festival Read More

Brad Tapson, in a T-shirt and shorts, is standing behind Melanie Moore with his arms around her on a beach

Melanie Moore and Brad Tapson

"Sometimes Brad plays his guitar, I play the piano and we sing together. I swear, we’ll wind up being the von Trapp family someday." Read More

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Battle on Vimy Ridge and Other Stories

What a bullet-scarred book and eight other intriguing objects tell us about U of T Read More

Headz over Heels for Hip Hop

Student club Hip Hop Headz is devoted to all aspects of hip hop culture Read More

A Grand Gesture

New scholarship will support students of classical piano Read More

School of Jazz

For U of T Music students, it's all about the passion and the desire to play Read More

Outdoor shot of Ember Swift in a winter coat, looking to the right

Stranger Music

Two alumni push musical boundaries Read More

The Call of the Drum

A percussion student’s fascination leads to a lifelong connection with Ghana – and a mission to bring its musical traditions to Canada Read More

Music Mavens

Measha Brueggergosman, Russell Braun, Amber Meredith, James Rolfe, Patricia O'Callaghan and Adam Goddard Read More

Musical Chairs

Event raises funds for the purchase of 30 to 35 ergonomic chairs Read More

Remembering Lois Marshall

Chair in voice studies established in Marshall's memory Read More