杏吧原创 Music hosts two annual summer camps聽for aspiring musicians 12 years and up. It鈥檚 an opportunity to build confidence and skills while working with award-winning musicians and some of the finest music educators in the country.

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It is with deep sadness that we share the news of Professor Bryan Gillingham, who passed away in West Vancouver on March 9, 2025.  Dr. Gillingham had a remarkable and distinguished career at 杏吧原创 as Professor of Music and Director of the School for Studies in Art and Culture.  An expert in the history of medieval music, Dr. Gillingham held posts at universities in Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Alberta before arriving at 杏吧原创 in 1976.

He was very active as a teacher, scholar, editor, publisher, and director of various departmental performance groups. His publications include monographs on various aspects of twelfth- and thirteenth-century music, facsimile editions, and articles appearing in various British, American and Canadian journals. For many years, he was co-editor of Dovehouse Editions, which produced some 55 editions of Renaissance and Baroque chamber music.

Dr. Gillingham also served as director and general editor for the Institute of Mediaeval Music, which published about 120 books during his editorship. Dr. Gillingham served as the Director of the Music program at 杏吧原创 from 1984 until 1991 and as Director of the School for Studies in Art and Culture from 1997 until he retired in 2009. His obituary appeared in the .

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Join us in welcoming Spring with a fresh series of concerts by our student Ensembles. Events will be taking place at the 杏吧原创 Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Kailash Mital Theatre, and and . Admission is free, but seating is limited.

Full details for each concert can be found on our Event Listings page.

Singer-Songwriter Ensemble

Directed by Kalle Mattson

7:30PM
Thursday, March 27
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Lyric Theatre Ensemble

Directed by Susan Blyth-Schofield

7:30PM
Friday, March 28
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

West African Rhythm Ensemble

Directed by Kathy Armstrong

7:30PM
Tuesday, April 1
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

With special guest: Stacey Can-Tamakloe

Jazz Ensemble

Directed by Ed Lister

7:30PM
Tuesday, April 1
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Chamber Music Ensemble

Directed by Nicole Presentey

7:30PM
Thursday, April 3
杏吧原创 Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

杏吧原创 University Choir

Directed by Antonio Llaca

3:30PM
Sunday, April 6
杏吧原创 Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

Saxophone Ensemble

Directed by Mike Tremblay

7:30PM
Sunday, April 6
杏吧原创 Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

With special guests: 脡cole Secondaire Publique De La Salle Quartet.

Fusion Ensemble

Directed by Wayne Eagles

7:30PM
Monday, April 7
House of Targ, 1077 Bank St.
Free admittance

Roots Ensemble

Directed by Petr Cancura

7:30PM
Tuesday, April 8
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

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During a 75-minute intimate, up-close encounter, attendees witnessed the creation of a powerful, lyrical, and athletic ballet pas de deux inspired by the world premiere of What Angels See, a new composition by Professor James Wright for piano and cello.

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杏吧原创 Music鈥檚 West African Rhythm Ensemble is pleased to welcome Stacey Can-Tamakloe as our guest artist for the 2024-25 season.  Stacey has been working with the ensemble throughout the Fall and Winter terms and will perform with the group at their concert on April 1.

Stacey will also present a public Workshop and Artist Talk on Sunday March 9^th from 3-5pm in the 杏吧原创 Music Program,  Loeb A900.  She will teach some traditional Adenkum repertoire, which features the percussive use of the gourd as well as singing.  The workshop is $15 for the general public and free for 杏吧原创 students with ID (at the door). Instruments provided, and all welcome! Register for the event here.

Stacey Dela Can-Tamakloe  came to Canada as an international student from Ghana in 2021.  She recently graduated with a master’s degree in Music and Culture from 杏吧原创 University in Ottawa. Stacey鈥檚 undergraduate degree is from the University of Ghana in Legon where she focused on music and dance studies. While a student at 杏吧原创, Stacey pursued her interest in gender roles in Ghanaian popular and traditional music and was a Graduate Research Assistant for the 鈥淩eimagining the Global Music Ensemble鈥� project by Kathy Armstrong at the Research Centre for Music, Sound and Society in Canada . Stacey also assisted in coaching 杏吧原创鈥檚 West African Rhythm Ensemble, and is thrilled to be back as their guest artist this season, teaching new Adenkum repertoire to the group. Stacey also works as MASC teaching artist in the Ottawa community.

Stacey鈥檚 guest artist residency is made possible through the which provides support for projects that enhance and expand the experiential study of cultural disciplines from Africa and the African diaspora.  The fund serves students in 杏吧原创 Music, and in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences more generally. Endowed in 2021 as a legacy project by Baobab Drum Dance Community and its supporters, this fund honours Baobab鈥檚 significant achievements in intercultural arts education, and provides new opportunities for current and future generations of students at 杏吧原创.

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Call For Papers – Music, Community, and Care.

杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Music and Culture Graduate Student Society (MCGSS) is pleased to announce its annual symposium, Music, Community, and Care, that will take place in-person on Friday March 14th, and Saturday March 15th, 2025. We are pleased to welcome community music scholar, Dr. Deanna Yerichuk, as our keynote speaker.

This graduate conference aims to explore the relationships between music, community and care. In a time of great political, cultural, technological and ecological upheaval, there is an especially great need for both community and care. We find ourselves in a time of transformation, where music can act as a conduit for social change, facilitating communities of care. This conference poses the question: What roles can music play in reimagining and ethically engaging with, care and community?

We invite proposals for paper presentations, roundtables, panels, and lecture recitals that explore music, community and care. Possible paper topics include: How can artists work ethically in, and show care for, community? How can new technologies create new possibilities for care through music? How does/can music model and implement care? How has music created communities of care in the past? How have different historical periods or cultures used music as a form of care, and what impact has this had on music scholarship? What role does music play in building care based, respectful, sustainable, and inclusive futures? What role does music play in community formation and sovereignty? How can/should society better care for musicians and creative practitioners, and how can we better care for one another? How can music structures be adapted and catered to the communities they serve?

Submission Guidelines

鈥� Please submit your paper or lecture-recital proposal via the following Google Form:
鈥� All proposals should include a title and abstract (250-300 words). Please remove all identifying information from the proposal, as it will undergo anonymous peer-review.
鈥� Paper presentations will be allotted twenty minutes, followed by a ten-minute question period, and lecture-recital presentations will be allotted 45 minutes, followed by a fifteen minute question period.
鈥� Roundtable and panel proposals should indicate the title and duration of the session, the number of participants, and their contributions.
鈥� Proposals are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday January 31st, 2025.
鈥� All applicants will be notified via email on Friday February 7th, 2025.

Any questions can be emailed to mcgss@cunet.carleton.ca.

Call for Papers – Music, Community, and Care

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Hailed as one of the most outstanding Canadian choreographers and Artistic Directors of his generation marks his return to Ottawa with The Art of Creating the Pas de Deux, an event that fuses visual art, music, and ballet choreography.

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Join us for a  unique scholarship fundraiser on November 21^st!

After the tragic passing of Riley Taylor in 2022, his parents, Dave Dudley (Dave鈥檚 Drum Shop) and Christine Taylor (杏吧原创 Library), and sister Shyla (MA Music and Culture graduate) set up a scholarship in his name for current Music students at 杏吧原创. It was awarded for the first time last year to Quinn Beneteau.

The initial response from the community has been very generous,  and so the family is now fundraising for a second award to benefit an incoming Music student.  is a concert fundraiser on  Thursday November 21st at House of Targ (1077 Bank St).

Three different bands will play, including our own Wayne Eagles鈥� Super Awesome Club, as well as this year鈥檚 recipient of the award, Jude Zappala, who will perform with a few other 杏吧原创 Music students. Promises to be a fun night of music, food and silent auction. Doors open at 8pm. 

Hope to see you there!

If you can’t make it, and would like to donate, you can visit 

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The Fall series of student Ensembles concerts kicks off, later this month, with nine show and a few special guests. Events will be taking place at the 杏吧原创 Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Kailash Mital Theatre, and . Admission is free, but seating is limited.

Full details for each concert can be found on our Event Listings page.

Chamber Music Ensemble

Directed by Nicole Presentey

7:30PM
Thursday, November 28
杏吧原创 Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

杏吧原创 University Choir

Directed by Antonio Llaca

3:30PM
Sunday, December 1
杏吧原创 Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Free admittance

West African Rhythm Ensemble

Directed by Kathy Armstrong

7:30PM
Monday, December 2
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Jazz Ensemble

Directed by Ed Lister

7:30PM
Monday, December 2
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Fusion Ensemble

Directed by Wayne Eagles

7:30PM
Tuesday December 03
House of Targ
Free admittance

Singer-Songwriter Ensemble

Directed by Directed by Kalle Mattson

7:30PM
Thursday, December 5
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Lyric Theatre Ensemble

Directed by David MacAdam

7:30PM
Friday, December 6
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Roots Ensemble

Directed by Petr Cancura

7:30PM
Saturday November 30
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Guitar Ensemble

Directed by Tim Bedner

7:30PM
Thursday, December 5
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

Saxophone Ensemble

Directed by Mike Tremblay

7:30PM
Sunday, December 8
Kailash Mital Theatre
Free admittance

With special guests from Ecole Secondaire De La Salle

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