The York University Singers, an ensemble comprised of students and alumni from York’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), took the stage at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
AMPD is once again making its mark on Canada’s biggest night in music. The 2025 Juno Award nominations have been announced, and several outstanding AMPD faculty and alumni have been recognized across multiple genres.
York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) has received renewed funding for an additional three years for the Nick Nurse Foundation Summer Jazz & Groove Lab.
Collaborating with Glee, Nelly Furtado, Disney and the United Nations is like hitting the jackpot in the entertainment world. Yet, Darnell Thomas (BFA ’11, MA ’12), a versatile singer-songwriter, educator, producer and musical theatre director.
This fall marks a significant milestone for York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) as it marks 20 years of gospel music education at the university. The roots of gospel music at York can be traced back to the late 1990s when a student-run choir called “Vessels of Honour” began rehearsing […]
Rob Bowman, a Grammy Award-winning ethnomusicologist and professor at York University’s School of Arts, Media, Performance, and Design (AMPD), recently took on a role as a co-executive producer on HBO documentary series Stax: Soulsville USA. The series chronicles the musicians, songwriters and producers who created the signature Stax sound in 1960s Memphis.
The York University Research Awards Celebration recognizes the outstanding achievements of York’s esteemed faculty members. Six AMPD researchers have been recognized in the 2024 ceremony.
The Ella Fitzgerald Foundation has generously renewed its endowment to the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) with an additional $20,000 for the prestigious Ella Fitzgerald Scholarship. This scholarship is open to AMPD students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, creativity and financial need. "We deeply appreciate the ongoing support for our students […]
Dulce Martinez, a fourth-year Music student at York University, has recently been honoured with two distinguished awards: the Dean’s Leadership Award and the 2024 Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award. These accolades recognize Dulce's exemplary leadership, dedication, and contributions to both the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) and the broader university […]
Every year, the QS World University Rankings by Subject identifies the world's strongest universities in 55 individual subject areas, grouped into five subject areas: Arts and Humanities; Engineering and Technology; Life Sciences and Medicine; Natural Sciences; and Social Sciences and Management. In the 2024 publication of the rankings, York University experienced notable changes in its […]