/ en /news/15-reasons-watch-junos-year <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">16 reasons to watch the Junos this year</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-02-04T11:13:56-05:00" title="Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 11:13" class="datetime">Thu, 02/04/2016 - 11:13</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Faculty of Music student Dinuk Wijeratne is one of three U of T composers nominated for Classical Composition of the Year (photo by Michelle Doucette)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/jessica-lewis" hreflang="en">Jessica Lewis</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Jessica Lewis</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/top-stories" hreflang="en">Top Stories</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/music" hreflang="en">Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/junos" hreflang="en">Junos</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-music" hreflang="en">Faculty of Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/awards" hreflang="en">Awards</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">43 Faculty of Music alumni, students and faculty from U of T nominated in 8 categories</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Forty-three University of Toronto musicians, from jazz to classical to world music, have received 16&nbsp;Juno nominations.</p> <p>Three U of T composers – one student and two alumni – have Classical Composition of the Year-nominated pieces. <strong>Dinuk Wijeratne</strong>, a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate,<strong> John Burge </strong>(MMus 1984, BMus 1983) and <strong>Jordan Pal </strong>(DMA 2011) join only two other candidates in this category.</p> <p>The Classical Album of the Year categories – Solo or Chamber Ensemble and Vocal or Choral Performance – are also strong with U of T alumni, such as the Cecilia String Quartet (currently the Faculty of Music’s Ensemble-in-Residence and performing a student-composed piece<a href="https://music.utoronto.ca/concerts-events.php?eid=607"> tomorrow at noon</a>). The Aradia Ensemble worked with soprano <strong>Claire de Sévigné</strong> (MMus 2011) on <em>Vivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 4.</em></p> <p>“I am so excited to be nominated,” says de Sévigné. “I initially signed on to this album as a passion project since I wasn’t sure I could do Vivaldi’s music justice at the time. But I was encouraged to make the music my own. I am so proud to say that I was included in this project with a wonderful group of Canadian musicians.”</p> <p>Five nominations are in jazz categories – Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Jazz Album of the Year: Solo and Jazz Album of the Year: Group – including recent alumna <strong>Tara Kannangara</strong>&nbsp;(pictured below in a photo by Vanessa Paxton)&nbsp;nominated for her vocal album <strong>Some Version of the Truth.</strong></p> <p>“The nomination was a complete surprise, definitely unexpected as we are just emerging on to the Canadian Jazz scene,” says Kannangara,&nbsp;who graduated in 2013. “That being said, I'm very proud of the work that my group put into the album; it was a true labour of love. I'm thrilled that our hard work is being recognized, and I'm happy that the Junos took a chance on us.”</p> <p><img alt="photo of Tara" src="/sites/default/files/2016-02-04-junos-tara.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 380px; margin: 10px 20px;"></p> <p>The Afiara Quartet’s album<em> Spin Cycle</em>, nominated for Instrumental Album of the Year, features compositions by three alumni and Wijeratne, including the piece nominated for Composition of the Year, while the Lemon Bucket Orkestra (with two alumni) were nominated for World Music Album of the Year with <em>Moorka</em>.</p> <p>As well, another&nbsp;of the pieces nominated for Best Classical Composition, <em>Centennials</em> by Michael Oesterle, was commissioned and recorded by the Gryphon Trio, which includes Professor <strong>James Parker</strong>, Rupert E. Edwards Chair in Piano and Associate Professor <strong>Annalee Patipatanakoon</strong></p> <p>“It’s inspiring to see the continued presence of U of T Music’s faculty, students and alumni in the Juno nominations,” says Dean <strong>Don McLean</strong>. “The Faculty continues to be an engine for the creative arts culture in Canada. It’s a testimony to the excellence of teaching and training for professional musicians that the Faculty is known for.”</p> <p><strong>Listen to Wijeratne's composition:</strong></p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/230786491&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true" width="100%"></iframe>&nbsp;<br> The 2016 Juno Awards will broadcast on Sunday, April 3 in Calgary. Here is the full list of nominees:</p> <h2><strong>Vocal Jazz Album of the Year</strong></h2> <p>1. <em>Clear Day</em> – Emilie Claire Barlow – Members <strong>Jon Maharaj</strong>, bass (BMusPerf 2003), <strong>Chris Donnelly</strong>, piano (MMus 2007, BMusPerf 2005), <strong>Kelly Jefferson</strong>, tenor saxophone (faculty), <strong>Jason Logue</strong>, trumpet (faculty), <strong>Kevin Turcotte</strong>, trumpet (faculty), <strong>Terry Promane</strong>, trombone (faculty) and <strong>Kelsey Grant</strong>, trombone (faculty)</p> <p>2. <em>Some Version of the Truth</em> – <strong>Tara Kannangara</strong>, trumpet and vocals (BMusPerf&nbsp;2013) with members <strong>Colin Story</strong>, guitar (BMusPerf 2010), <strong>Chris Pruden</strong>, piano (BMusPerf 2010) and <strong>Mackenzie Longpre</strong>, drums (BMusPerf 2010)</p> <h2><strong>Jazz Album of the Year: Solo</strong></h2> <p>3. <em>Duets</em> – <strong>Tara Davidson</strong>, alto and soprano saxes (BMusPerf 2002), with members <strong>Trevor Hogg</strong>, tenor saxophone (BMusPerf 1998), <strong>David Occhipinti</strong>, guitar (instructor), <strong>David Braid </strong>(BMusPerf 1998, faculty), <strong>Mike Murley</strong> (faculty) and <strong>Andrew Downing</strong>, acoustic bass and cello (MMus 2008, BMusPerf 1996)</p> <p>4. <a href="http://www.jerrygranelli.com/site/what-i-hear-now/"><em>What I Hear Now</em></a>&nbsp;– Jerry Granelli trio&nbsp;featuring Lecturer&nbsp;<strong>Mike Murley</strong>, tenor saxophone, and DMA candidate <strong>Dani Oore</strong>, tenor and soprano.</p> <h2><strong>Jazz Album of the Year: Group</strong></h2> <p>5. <em>Forest Grove</em> – Allison Au Quartet – <strong>John Maharaj</strong>, bassist (BMusPErf 2003)</p> <p>6. <em>Sheer Tyranny of Will </em>– Peripheral Vision –<strong> Don Scott</strong>, guitar (BMusPerf 2001), <strong>Michael Herring </strong>(BMusPerf 2000), <strong>Trevor Hogg</strong>, tenor saxophone (BMusPerf 1998)</p> <h2><strong>Instrumental Album Of The Year</strong></h2> <p>7. <em>Spin Cycle</em> – The Afiara Quartet – Features compositions by <strong>Kevin Lau</strong> (DMus 2012, MMus 2007, BMus 2005), <strong>Laura Sgroi</strong> (DMA 2014, MMus 2010, BMus 2008), <strong>Rob Teehan</strong> (BMusPerf 2005) and <strong>Dinuk Wijeratne</strong> (current DMA student)<br> &nbsp;</p> <h2><strong>Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble</strong></h2> <p>8. <em>Mendelssohn: Op. 44 nos. 1,2</em> – Cecilia String Quartet – Members <strong>Min-Jeong Koh</strong> (DMA 2014, BMusPerf 2007), <strong>Sarah Nematallah</strong> (MA Music 2013, BMusPerf 2006), <strong>Caitlin Boyle</strong> (DMA 2015)</p> <p>9. <em>Chamber World by Jerzy Fitelberg </em>– ARC Ensemble – Members <strong>Marie Berard</strong> (ArtDip 1983 and faculty),<strong> Steven Dann</strong> (BMusPerf 1977), <strong>Erika Raum</strong> (BMusPerf 1993 and faculty), <strong>Joaquin Valdepenas </strong>(faculty), <strong>Dianne Werner </strong>(BMusPerf 1979)</p> <h2><strong>Classical Album Of The Year: Vocal Or Choral Performance</strong></h2> <p>10. <em>Vivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 4</em> – <strong>Claire de Sévigné</strong> (MMus 2011), <strong>Maria Soulis</strong> (BMus 1986), and Aradia Ensemble members <strong>Nadina Mackie Jackson</strong> (faculty), <strong>Ed Reifel </strong>(DMA 2011), <strong>Paul Zevenhuizens</strong> (BMusPerf 1984), <strong>Paul Jenkins</strong> (MMus 1988, BMusPerf 1986) and <strong>Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith</strong> (BMus 2004)</p> <p>11. <em>Sacred Reflections of Canada </em>– A Canadian Mass – Canadian Chamber Choir – <strong>Jeff Reilly</strong>, producer (BMusPerf 1983)</p> <p>12. <em>Peter-Anthony Togni: Responsio</em> – <strong>Jeff Reilly</strong> (BMusPerf 1983) with <strong>Andrea Ludwig</strong> (OpDip 2001)</p> <h2><strong>Classical Composition Of The Year&nbsp;</strong></h2> <p>13. <em>Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems </em>– <strong>Dinuk Wijeratne</strong> (current DMA student)</p> <p>14. <em>Piano Quartet </em>– <strong>John Burge</strong> (MMus 1984, BMus 1983)&nbsp;</p> <p>15.<em> The Afar </em>– <strong>Jordan Pal</strong> (DMA 2011)</p> <h2><strong>World Music Album Of The Year</strong></h2> <p>16. <a href="https://lemonbucketorkestra.bandcamp.com/album/moorka"><em>Moorka</em> – Lemon Bucket Orkestra </a>– Members <strong>Mike Romaniak</strong>, sopilka (BMus 2011), <strong>John David William</strong>, clarinet (BMusPerf 2008)</p> <p><em>Jessica Lewis is a writer with the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto</em></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-picpath field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">picpath</div> <div class="field__item">sites/default/files/2016-02-04-Dinuk-Wijeratne.jpg</div> </div> Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:13:56 +0000 sgupta 7630 at /news/juno-nominations-u-t-jazz-classical-world-and-indie-rock-artists <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Juno nominations for U of T’s jazz, classical, world and indie-rock artists</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2014-02-10T06:38:48-05:00" title="Monday, February 10, 2014 - 06:38" class="datetime">Mon, 02/10/2014 - 06:38</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Faculty of Music alumnus Owen Pallet (photo by djenvert via Flickr)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/brianna-goldberg" hreflang="en">Brianna Goldberg</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Brianna Goldberg</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/top-stories" hreflang="en">Top Stories</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/music" hreflang="en">Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/junos" hreflang="en">Junos</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/awards" hreflang="en">Awards</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">Includes multiple big-ticket nods for Oscar-nominee Owen Pallett’s work with Arcade Fire </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>University of Toronto musicians – from faculty to alumni – who are breaking new ground across a range of genres have racked up 11 Juno nominations this year.</p> <p>Their nominations appear in major categories such as “Album of the Year,” “Single of the Year” and specialized categories such as Alternative, Classical, World and Jazz.</p> <p>“The Rex Hotel Orchestra is my dream team, made up of players I consider to be the perfect choice for each position,” said U of T jazz faculty member <strong>John MacLeod</strong>, leader of John MacLeod &amp; His Rex Hotel Orchestra. The group received a nomination for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year with <em>Our Second Set</em>.</p> <p>“We don't need to win awards for me to be proud of these guys, I feel that way every time I hear them play.”</p> <p>MacLeod’s ensemble comprises several jazz faculty and alumni including <strong>Terry Promane</strong>, <strong>Mike Murley</strong>, <strong>David Braid</strong> and more (Full list of U of T nominees follows below); the majority of members of Carn Davidson 9, nominated for the Traditional Jazz Album of the Year, are also U of T faculty and alumni, including <strong>William Carn</strong>, <strong>Tara Davidson</strong> and <strong>Kelly Jefferson</strong>.</p> <p>Rounding out the category is faculty member and alumna <strong>Sienna Dahlen</strong>’s nomination for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year with collaborator Mike Rud for <em>Notes on Montreal</em>, a musical rendering of the works of Mordecai Richler, Michel Tremblay, Gabrielle Roy and others.</p> <p>“I feel very blessed to live in a city where there is such an amazing pool of jazz talent, thanks in no small measure to enlightened jazz programs like that at U of T,” said MacLeod.</p> <p>Several of the ‘big ticket’ nominations, including Album of the Year, Single of the Year, and Alternative Album of the Year, were announced for Arcade Fire, which includes U of T Music composition alumnus and current Oscar nominee <strong>Owen Pallett</strong>.<a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/oscar-nomination-alumnus-owen-pallett-chamber-pop-violin-prodigy"><em> (Read about Owen Pallett’s Oscar nomination)</em></a></p> <p>“Owen's innovative cross-over from classical training to indie performance to film composition reflects an important directional trend showing where music studies are taking our creative entrepreneurial graduates,” said <strong>Don McLean</strong>, dean of the Faculty of Music, upon news of Pallett’s Academy Award nomination.</p> <p>"Owen was an extraordinary student with a remarkable background," said <strong>Gary Kulesha</strong>, an award-winning composer and one of Pallett's teachers at U of T. "His interests ranged everywhere. He was talented and focused, and never failed to challenge ideas if he had questions.”</p> <p>“I am not at all surprised he has done well."</p> <p>U of T’s Classical artists were also recognized widely with Juno nominations. Composer <strong>Serouj Kradjian</strong> and soprano <strong>Isabel Bayrakdarian</strong>, both alumni, were nominated for Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance with <em>Ravel, Sayat-Nova &amp; Kradjian: Troubadour &amp; the Nightingale</em>.</p> <p>Composer <strong>Norbert Palej</strong>, Music faculty and coordinator of the U of T New Music Festival, was nominated for Classical Album of the Year alongside alumna and soprano <strong>Shannon Mercer</strong> and others for the Group of 27’s recording <em>Berlioz: Les nuits d'été – Palej: The Poet &amp; the War, Rorate Coeli</em>.</p> <p>"What an honour to receive this nomination!” said Palej. “Congratulations to the fantastic Shannon Mercer, Eric Paetkau and the Group of 27 on this accolade for their beautiful performances of my music."</p> <p>Bassoon faculty <strong>Nadina Mackie Jackson</strong> was recognized as part of the Group of 27’s recording of the Canadian Concerto Project, which was nominated for Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble or Soloist with Large Ensemble Accompaniment.</p> <p>Also nominated in this category was Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, U of T’s Baroque Orchestra in Residence. Tafelmusik was nominated for the album House of Dreams, accompanied in live performance with an innovative multimedia production of the same name.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6kk5-1orkjE" width="640"></iframe></p> <p>Alumni <strong>Mike Romaniak</strong>, <strong>Karl Silveira</strong> and <strong>Rob Teehan</strong>, members of the Lemon Bucket Orkestra, were nominated with the group’s album <em>Lume, Lume</em> for World Music Album of the Year.</p> <p>The 2014 Juno Awards broadcast will air Sunday, March 30 on CTV from Winnipeg’s MTS Centre.&nbsp;</p> <p class="rtecenter">______________________________________________________________________________</p> <div> <strong>Faculty of Music musicians nominated for 2014 Juno Awards</strong></div> <div> Congratulations to the alumni, faculty members and ensemble of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music who are nominated for this year’s Juno Awards.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <strong>ALBUM OF THE YEAR, SINGLE OF THE YEAR, ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR</strong></div> <div> <em>Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Merge)</em></div> <div> Composer Owen Pallett (alumnus), who receives an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score for his work on the film, Her, with Arcade Fire’s Will Butler, wrote orchestral arrangements and performed on the indie band’s album, Reflektor, which is nominated for Single of the Year, Album of the Year, and Alternative Album of the Year.&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <strong>VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR</strong><br> <em>Sienna Dahlen (jazz faculty &amp; alumna) – Notes on Montreal (Independent)</em></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <strong>TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR</strong></div> <div> <em>Carn Davidson 9 – Nine (Addo)</em><br> William Carn, trombone - jazz faculty, alumnus<br> Tara Davidson, saxophone - alumna<br> Andrew Downing, bass - jazz faculty, alumnus<br> Kelly Jefferson, saxophone - jazz faculty<br> Kevin Turcotte, trumpet - alumnus<br> Jason Logue, trumpet - jazz faculty, alumnus<br> Terry Promane, trombone - jazz faculty, alumnus</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <em>John MacLeod &amp; His Rex Hotel Orchestra – Our Second Set (Exquisite)</em><br> John MacLeod, trumpet – jazz faculty<br> Jason Logue, trumpet - jazz faculty &amp; alumnus<br> Terry Promane, trombone - jazz faculty &amp; alumnus<br> Andy Ballantyne, saxophone&nbsp; - alumnus<br> John Johnson, saxophone - jazz faculty<br> Mike Murley, saxophone - jazz faculty<br> Mike Malone, trumpet - alumnus<br> Jim Vivian, bass - jazz faculty<br> David Braid, piano - jazz faculty &amp; alumnus<br> Brian O'Kane, trumpet - alumnus</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <strong>CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOISTS WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT</strong></div> <div> <em>Nadina Mackie Jackson (bassoon faculty), Guy Few and Group of 27 – Canadian Concerto Project (MSR*Independent)</em></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <em>Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Baroque Orchestra in Residence) – House of Dreams (Naxos)</em></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <strong>CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE</strong><br> <em>Composer Norbert Palej (faculty and coordinator of the U of T New Music Festival), soprano Shannon Mercer (alumna), Group of 27 – Berlioz: Les nuits d’ete – Palej: The Poet and the War, and Rorate Coeli (Centaur*Naxos)</em></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <em>Composer Serouj Kradjian (alumnus), soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian (UofT alumna) - Ravel, Sayat-Nova &amp; Kradjian: Troubadour &amp; the Nightingale (MCO)</em></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <strong>WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR</strong></div> <div> <em>Alumni <strong>Mike Romaniak</strong>, <strong>Karl Silveira</strong> and <strong>Rob Teehan</strong>,&nbsp;members of the Lemon Bucket Orkestra - Lume, Lume&nbsp;</em></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-picpath field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">picpath</div> <div class="field__item">sites/default/files/2014-02-10-Owen-Pallett.jpg</div> </div> Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:38:48 +0000 sgupta 5869 at