2020
Ansari: Music research pivots amidst the pandemic
December 2, 2020
Emily Abrams Ansari, Assistant Dean of Research, discusses the challenges and opportunities associated with conducting research during the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent article.
Jonathan De Souza wins SMT Emerging Scholar Book Award
November 18, 2020
Music Theory professor Jonathan De Souza has won the Society for Music Theory's 2020 Emerging Scholar Book Award for his 2017 book Music at Hand: Instruments, Bodies, and Cognition.
Patrick Schmidt edits MEJ Special Issue
November 18, 2020
Music Education professor Patrick Schmidt guest edited a recent special issue of the Music Educators Journal.
Pop Music Professors Publish Monographs
November 17, 2020
Two professors in Popular Music Studies have recently published books about music production.
Five Western Music students and faculty present at AMS/SMT Virtual 2020
October 29, 2020
The Don Wright Faculty of Music will be well represented at the virtual joint meeting of the American Musicological Society (AMS) and the Society for Music Theory.
Composition professor Omar Daniel releases a new CD
October 9, 2020
A new CD of chamber music by Western University faculty member and composer Omar Daniel, has been released.
Lecturer Bob Wiseman releases new "Music Lessons" book
July 23, 2020
Bob Wiseman’s new book Music Lessons is "instruction for the soul" according to The Globe and Mail.Ansari: Music helps us remember who we are and how we belong during difficult and traumatic times
May 7, 2020
Emily Abrams Ansari, Associate Professor of Music History, explores our music listening habits during COVID-19 times in a recent article.
James Grier named Guggenheim Fellow
April 13, 2020
Musicologist James Grier has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship – one of just seven Canadians among 173 global scholars, writers and artists.
Jonathan De Souza named Faculty Scholar
April 8, 2020
Music Theory professor Jonathan De Souza was named as Faculty Scholar by Western University. Western selected 16 Faculty Scholars this year to recognize their significant achievements in teaching or research.
Composition professor Omar Daniel premieres a new work at the Don Wright Faculty of Music
March 6, 2020
The world premiere of a composition by Western University faculty member Omar Daniel was performed during a Fridays at 12:30 lunchtime concert.
Kate Helsen interviewed by Radio Western about her research on AI and Medieval Chant
February 19, 2020
Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Kate Helsen speaks on a wide range of topics surrounding her work.
Professor Robert Toft featured in Western News about his performance practice research
February 10, 2020
Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Robert Toft translates classical music of the 16th to 19th centuries, into today’s sound, based on a careful study of original context.
Music hosts Western University's first Research-Creation Showcase event
January 21, 2020
Professors Robert Toft and Sharon Wei featured at inaugural Research-Creation Showcase event.
Professors Sharon Wei and Angela Park's Ensemble Made In Canada "Mosaïque" CD praised by the CBC
January 15, 2020
CBC calls Ensemble Made In Canada's "The Mosaïque Project" one of "10 upcoming Canadian classical albums to get excited about."
