University of Toronto Faculty of Music

Our quintessential Thursdays at Noon series returns with a bang for 2024–25!! Broaden your horizons with our diverse offerings—whether its shō-accordion explorations, new music, old favourites, or small jazz ensembles—our talented students, faculty, and visitors are looking forward to bringing you the music. ✨

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HAVEN: Storytelling through Poetry and Music
Lindsay Kesselman, soprano;
Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet;
Midori Koga, piano

🗓️ Thu, Sep 19
⏰ 12:10pm
📍 Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park

Event page: https://music.utoronto.ca/event/thursdays-noon-midori-koga-haven-trio-storytelling-through-music-and-poetry

The Thursdays at Noon series is made possible in part by the Jay Telfer Forum Endowment Fund.

U of T Music is more than just performance, learn about new ideas in music research and study from leading scholars here, and guests like Yale Professor Brian Kane who presented at the inaugural Neville Austin Graduate Colloquium–titled “Birmingham and the Voice of Al Hibbler”, taking place last Thursday, September 12. 
 
The Neville Austin Graduate Colloquium Series is made possible in part by a generous gift from Neville Austin.
 
Did you know? Colloquium /kə-ˈlō-kwē-əm/: a usually academic meeting at which specialists deliver addresses on a topic or on related topics and then answer questions relating to them. (Merriam-Webster)

Join us in congratulating Sandra Horst for being named one of Ruby Award recipients! 👏👏👏

https://operacanada.ca/the-rubies-2/rubies-2024/

2024–25 Season of Events officially began today with Voice Studies at the University of Toronto Welcome & Musical Offering 🎵🎶

How have your first few days of classes been everyone? 🥰🫶

First of this semester: Dr. Aiyun Huang, Percussion Professor and Area Headat University of Toronto Faculty of Music, was recently named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada! Join us in congratulating Dr. Huang!! 🥳🥳🥳

Join us in congratulating our alumna (Mus.Bac.Perf 2024) for being one of the (EMF)’s 2024 Concerto Competition winners! (View the last image to see all winners-photo credit: )

Sarah will perform Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie with the EMF Young Artists Orchestra and conductor José-Luis Novo on this Thursday, July 25, at 8 pm in Dana Auditorium at Guilford College.

If you happen to be in the Greensboro, NC area – be sure to check it out!

Did you know that you can join a choir or an ensemble at , perform, and earn academic credit? 👀🎶 our choirs and ensembles are recruiting!

Head to uoft.me/MUS120 to learn more about audition requirements and apply by Thursday, August 1! 🎵😎

Tag or share this with a friend who sings or plays an instrument! 🤗🙌

After being inducted into the Percussive Arts Society ( ) Hall of Fame in May 2024, our percussion faculty member Berverly Johnston received another huge honour of being named an Officer of the Order of Canada. Join us in congratulating her for such great news!

Visit https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-june-2024 or click on our link in bio to view the official full announcement.

Photos by Bo Huang ( ).

performing at this weekend!! 🎵🎶

📆 Sunday, June 30
⏰ 4pm
📍 TD Main Stage–OLG Grove
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION

Tag or share this with a friend you’d want to go and enjoy some music with this Sunday! 🙂

Visit torontojazz.com/june-30-2024 (also linked in our bio) for more info



Photo credits: Mike Hwang & Tam Nguyen 📸

Established in 2005, the William and Phyllis Waters Graduating Award created by Dr. William Waters and the Tecumseh Sherman Rogers Graduating Award created by Dr. John B. Lawson are, at $25,000 each, the largest awards given by the Faculty of Music. The competitive application process is open to graduating students who are Ontario residents and includes a student submission outlining future plans and how the award will assist with career development, and letters of recommendation from faculty members.

Yuchen shared “Some favourite memories at the Faculty of Music include performing in studio recitals and the Japanese Taiko Drumming Ensemble, premiering a friend’s composition at the Student Composers Concert, presenting at the Undergraduate Research Showcase, and studying while observing squirrels on Philosopher’s Walk. The freedom and flexibility to shape my academic path and research, along with the guidance and support from faculty members and my friends, has been truly invaluable in my journey of growth, both academically and personally.”

Steven shared “My favourite memories at the University of Toronto came from working with fellow performance and music technology students in the Electronic Music Studio to put together some increasingly wacky performances and compositional experiments. These included hooking up house plants to wires to transform them into playable percussion instruments, and the development of a dynamic light sensor instrument attachment which measures changes in light colour/hue in a performance space, and affects changes in the sound and timbre of the instrument performing in that space. Curating the electroacoustic concert ConcertZero in McMillian Threatre was another highlight of mine at the University of Toronto. Development of this concert involved working with a wide range of individuals across the faculty’s performance and facilities staff, as well as outside organizations such as the Canadian Electroacoustic Community and fellow music technology students. What followed was an hour-long presentation of some incredible electroacoustic and video art pieces from UofT students and emerging electroacoustic composers from across the country, bringing together members of the electroacoustic music community in Toronto, and positioning the University of Toronto as a viable electroacoustic music venue in the city of Toronto going forward.”

Congratulations to all Graduating Award recipients and congratulations to Class of 2024!

Hugeee congratulations, Class of 2024!! 🎓🎶

We–your friends, your families, your profs, all staff and faculty–are sooooo proud of you!! ❤️ Can’t wait to see what you will be up to soon, so let’s stay in close touch!! 🤩

Also, if you’re posting anything , tag us , let’s repost everything! 🎵🥰

Canadian violinist Jennifer Duke Martyn enjoys a busy career as performer, teacher, and researcher. She holds degrees in violin performance from the University of Toronto (BMus, DMA), and Mannes College (MMus) in New York City. Dr. Martyn’s performance career has taken her across Canada, as well as to Europe and Asia. She has performed with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kingston, Ottawa, Niagara, and Windsor Symphonies, l’Ensemble Prisme, Duo Felice, and the Talisker Players, including two programs in their acclaimed Journeys in Words and Music chamber music series. She has served as guest concertmaster with several orchestras, including the North York Concert Orchestra, the Talisker Players, and the Arcady Ensemble orchestra. A sought-after teacher and adjudicator, Martyn especially loves to work with children. She currently teaches with the North York Suzuki School of Music, and directs the children’s choirs at Metropolitan and Kingston Road United Churches in Toronto.

In her research at the University of Toronto, Dr. Martyn focused on the life and career of the nineteenth-century Swedish violinist and composer Amanda Maier and received numerous awards for her work, including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship and the Palmeson Graduate Fellowship in Violin. She has presented lecture-recitals about her research in Ottawa, Toronto, and Calgary, and in 2017 performed the Canadian premiere of Amanda Maier’s 1891 piano quartet. Dr. Martyn has contributed to the Library of Congress Performing Arts blog “In the Muse” and in 2024 she was interviewed about Amanda Maier on the BBC Radio 3 programme “Composer of the Week.”

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Canadian violinist Jennifer Martyn enjoys a busy career as performer, teacher, and researcher. She holds degrees in violin performance from the University of Toronto (BMus, DMA), and Mannes College (MMus) in New York City. Dr. Martyn’s performance career has taken her across Canada, as well as to Europe and Asia. She has performed with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kingston, Ottawa, Niagara, and Windsor Symphonies, l’Ensemble Prisme, Duo Felice, and the Talisker Players, including two programs in their acclaimed Journeys in Words and Music chamber music series. She has served as guest concertmaster with several orchestras, including the North York Concert Orchestra, the Talisker Players, and the Arcady Ensemble orchestra. A sought-after teacher and adjudicator, Martyn especially loves to work with children. She currently teaches with the North York Suzuki School of Music, and directs the children’s choirs at Metropolitan and Kingston Road United Churches in Toronto.

In her research at the University of Toronto, Dr. Martyn focused on the life and career of the nineteenth-century Swedish violinist and composer Amanda Maier and received numerous awards for her work, including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship and the Palmeson Graduate Fellowship in Violin. She has presented lecture-recitals about her research in Ottawa, Toronto, and Calgary, and in 2017 performed the Canadian premiere of Amanda Maier’s 1891 piano quartet. Dr. Martyn has contributed to the Library of Congress Performing Arts blog “In the Muse” and in 2024 she was interviewed about Amanda Maier on the BBC Radio 3 programme “Composer of the Week.”

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these “Composer of the Week” episodes on BBC Radio 3 through this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Canadian violinist Jennifer Martyn enjoys a busy career as performer, teacher, and researcher. She holds degrees in violin performance from the University of Toronto (BMus, DMA), and Mannes College (MMus) in New York City. Dr. Martyn’s performance career has taken her across Canada, as well as to Europe and Asia. She has performed with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kingston, Ottawa, Niagara, and Windsor Symphonies, l’Ensemble Prisme, Duo Felice, and the Talisker Players, including two programs in their acclaimed Journeys in Words and Music chamber music series. She has served as guest concertmaster with several orchestras, including the North York Concert Orchestra, the Talisker Players, and the Arcady Ensemble orchestra. A sought-after teacher and adjudicator, Martyn especially loves to work with children. She currently teaches with the North York Suzuki School of Music, and directs the children’s choirs at Metropolitan and Kingston Road United Churches in Toronto.

In her research at the University of Toronto, Dr. Martyn focused on the life and career of the nineteenth-century Swedish violinist and composer Amanda Maier and received numerous awards for her work, including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship and the Palmeson Graduate Fellowship in Violin. She has presented lecture-recitals about her research in Ottawa, Toronto, and Calgary, and in 2017 performed the Canadian premiere of Amanda Maier’s 1891 piano quartet. Dr. Martyn has contributed to the Library of Congress Performing Arts blog “In the Muse” and in 2024 she was interviewed about Amanda Maier on the BBC Radio 3 programme “Composer of the Week.”

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this Feature Friday post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these “Composer of the Week” episodes on BBC Radio 3 through this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this Feature Friday post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these “Composer of the Week” episodes on BBC Radio 3 through this link (or via our link in bio): http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this feature post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these “Composer of the Week” episodes on BBC Radio 3 through this link (or via our link in bio): http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this Feature Friday post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these “Composer of the Week” episodes on BBC Radio 3 through this link (or via our link in bio): http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this Feature Friday post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these “Composer of the Week” episodes on BBC Radio 3 through this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this Feature Friday post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these “Composer of the Week” episodes on BBC Radio 3 here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this Feature Friday post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these “Composer of the Week” episodes on BBC Radio 3 through this link (or via our link in bio):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this Feature Friday post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these “Composer of the Week” episodes on BBC Radio 3 through this link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this Feature Friday post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to her BBC Radio 3 “Composer of the Week” episodes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Jennifer shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this Feature Friday post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these BBC Radio 3 “Composer of the Week” episodes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

Jennifer Duke Martyn shared about her experience at the Faculty of Music: “I loved working with all of my violin teachers: Annalee Patipatanakoon, Mark Fewer, and the late Yehonatan Berick, as well as my amazing doctoral supervisor Ryan McClelland. I really enjoyed doing research in the library and playing detective with the help of the librarians. I found great support and friendship in the violin performance class in my undergrad, and I really enjoyed the DMA String Literature course. A highlight was getting to play as concertmaster with the UTSO in Brahms’ second symphony just before I graduated.”

To add another happy note onto this Feature Friday post, Dr. Martyn also recently won a tenure-track section violin position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra! Join us in congratulating her for this next chapter of her musical journey!

Listen to these BBC Radio 3 "Composer of the Week" episodes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cotw

An exciting announcement to start this new week off right! The Faculty of Music is thrilled to announce the commissioning of a new opera, Fall River, the legend of Lizzie Borden by composer Cecilia Livingston for University of Toronto Opera .

Read our full press release here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1knugg9cNDbmFvL-c3MYcFXbguK_wLkTZ/view?usp=sharing

Have a lovely week ahead everyone!



Photo credits:
First and last photos: Daniel Denino
Fifth slide: Tyler Greenleaf

to a busy Winter 2024 semester full of events from performances, concerts, to research showcases, screenings, a book launch party, a retirement reception, and so many more! 🥰 Can you recognize which event each photo is from? And how many familiar faces can you spot? 👀

Spring weather is treating us well, but we miss your presence and melodies in the hallways a whole lot. Leave a comment and let us know what you’re up to this Summer? 🤗