Music Composition

Students in the Composition Area receive private instruction from some of Canada's most accomplished composers whose works appear on dozens of recordings and are performed frequently throughout the world. Students also benefit from the yearly international new music festivals co-sponsored by the Schulich School of Music, namely, MusiMarch and Montreal Nouvelles Musiques (MNM). Another initiative is the student composer-in-residence program where young composers write new music for various Faculty ensembles performing in high-profile concerts. These works have been the source of numerous prizes and awards won by student composers. Other opportunities exist for students to hear their writing projects: readings by the McGill Symphony Orchestra of exercises from the Advanced Orchestration course; studio and concert presentations of recent accomplishments from the Digital Composition Studios; and, lastly, ensemble music of all varieties in formal concert performances given by the Contemporary Music Ensemble (CME).

Field of study: Music Theory and Composition