Schulich School of Music Concert Halls
Tanna Schulich Hall: seats 170, 2 pianos, projector
Redpath Hall: seats 300, 1 piano
Clara Lichtenstein Hall: seats 50, 2 pianos, projector
Elizabeth Wirth Music Building Lobby: 50 seats, 100 capacity, 1 piano
Promotion: All Schulich concerts and series (over 700 events) are promoted by our Communications team, on multiple platforms. Organizers are encouraged to take an active role in sharing and promoting their concert for the most successful event!
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Schulich in Concert
Halls: Tanna Schulich Hall, Redpath Hall
Description: Afternoon and evening concerts featuring guest performers, Schulich School of Music Faculty, and collaborations with student ensembles
Production Information: (due 4 weeks prior to event)
- Two-hour dress rehearsals available day of (by default) or in advance (upon request and depending on hall availability)
- Recorded by the Schulich sound recording department
- Jazz Area: Live Sound Technician (LSN) by default, dress rehearsals day of ideal
Frequency: Between 8 and 10 concerts a year.
Intermezzo
Halls: Tanna Schulich Hall, Clara Lichtenstein Hall, Redpath Hall
Description: Free lunch-time performance featuring unique and different instrument groupings; this series targets the McGill community and the Montreal downtown community, great as a recruitment tool for prospective students
Production Information: (due 4 weeks prior to event)
- 50-minute concert at lunch time (12:00 p.m.)
- One-hour dress rehearsals available day of (by default) or in advance (upon request and depending on hall availability)
- One-touch video or audio recording
Frequency: 6 concerts a year
Musical 5 à 7
Hall: Elizabeth Wirth Music Building Lobby
Description: Small group or ensemble (1-10 musicians) performance during happy hour
Production Information: (due 4 weeks prior to event)
- 60-minute concert beginning at 5:30 p.m. (Cash bar opens to the public at 5:00 p.m.)
- Sound-check in Wirth Lobby from 4:00 p.m.; additional time available for warm up in Tanna Hall
- Best for small acoustic groups with limited use of live sound, electronics, and amplification
- Green room in Tanna Schulich Hall
Frequency: Between 6 to 8 concerts a year
Words and Music
Halls: Tanna Schulich Hall, Redpath Hall
Description: An audience glimpse into the research process that accompanies music-making. Presentations can feature a single performer/researcher but can also be opportunities for collaborations between Research and Performance colleagues.
Production Information: (due 4 weeks prior to event)
- Ninety-minute dress rehearsal available day of (by default) or in advance (upon request and depending on hall availability)
- One-touch video or audio recording
Frequency: Between 3 to 6 concerts a year
Schulich @ Bon-Pasteur
Hall: Théâtre P. Desmarais, Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) (seats 200)
Description: Featuring Schulich student and faculty collaborations only
Production Information: (due 4 weeks prior to event)
- Sunday afternoon and Wednesday evening concerts
- 1 piano, 1 harpsichord
- Dates are limited and offered by the Chapelle; selection of this venue does not guarantee that you will have it
- Concert produced by the Chapelle historique du Bon Pasteur, information is required one month in advance
- Dress rehearsal is the day of the concert by default or day before pending availability
- Event liaison to coordinate logistics on behalf of Schulich
Frequency: Between 4 to 6 concerts a year
Admission: Free with Access Pass, not ticketed through the Schulich School of Music. Up to 6 guest passes available for each performance.
Research Alive
Hall: Tanna Schulich Hall
Proposal Form: 2025-2026 Research Alive Proposal Form
Description and Call for proposals from Stephen McAdams
This is a call for proposals for the 10th season of Research Alive @ Schulich. The aim of the Research Alive series is to bring alive the research in music theory, music history and musicology, and music education, as well as the many faces of musical science and engineering that make up the music technology and sound recording areas. But even in the case of performance and composition, much research goes on behind the scenes that leads to the final product, and this research process can also be revealed in this series. Each event is given by a member of the School to bring to light their research, amply illustrated with live musical examples (when possible), and ending with a small live performance to tie it all together (video recordings can be used, although live is preferred). All of the events are webcast, recorded and edited to be presented on the Schulich School’s YouTube channel.
Faculty members and student prize winners* previously presenting in this series include:
- 2015-16: Patrick Hansen, Peter Schubert, Stephen McAdams/Alain Cazes, George Massenburg
- 2016-17: Jason Noble/Steve Cowan*, Robert Hasegawa, Jean-Michel Pilc, Aiyun Huang
- 2017-18: Vanessa Blais-Tremblay*, Lisa Barg, Denys Bouliane, Jaqueline Leclair
- 2018-19: John Rea, Lena Heng*, Edward Klorman/Nicole Biamonte, Martha de Francisco
- 2019-20: Hannah Darroch*, Hester Bell Jordan*, Linda Pearse/Karin Cuellar Rendon*, Rémic Bolduc/Jean-Michel Pilc/Kevin Dean, Chip Whitesell
- 2020-21: Shanti Nachtergaele*, Jon Wild, Chris Paul Harman, Laura Andriani
- 2021-22: Stephen McAdams/Guillaume Bourgogne, Tong Wang*, Chelsea Komschlies*,
- 2022-23: Theodora Nestorova*, Megan Batty*, Julie Cumming/Ichiro Fujinaga/Ann Marie Holland, Imri Talgam
- 2023-24: pause
- 2024-25: Frédéricka Petit-Homme, Ninad Puranik*, Ben Duinker, Ellis Reyes*
If you have some research that you think could be framed in such a way as to be fun, informative and artistically and scientifically exhilarating, please send us a short description with a rough outline of your topic, how you would illustrate it musically, what musicians you would need, and what piece you would end with. If it could be conceived as a pre-concert talk in collaboration with one of our fine ensembles, all the better.
Proposals can be submit though the 2025-2026 Research Alive Proposal Form and are due by 15 February 2025 and will be examined by the Concert Committee. We look forward to your exciting proposals for the 2025-2026 season.
Help us give a public face to the research in and on music that we do in the Schulich School of Music.