Q&A with Dave Douglas
Douglas led masterclasses at York University for instrumentalists and coached small jazz ensembles. The residency was made possible by the Oscar Peterson endowment at York University, which also supports the Oscar Peterson Scholarship in Jazz Performance, an annual entrance scholarship that provides up to $40,000 over four years to an incoming music student. Our Jazz professor Sundar Viswanathan sat down with Dave Douglas for an interview.
Professor Stephanie Martin to receive the AMPD Research Award
An important story of Canadian history and tragedy that was retold through an opera written by Stephanie Martin, associate professor of music at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD), will be the subject of a special lecture on March 11 at York University.
Black History Month event features spoken word poetry, gospel music
As part of Black History Month, York University invited members of the public to learn more about the origins of gospel music at the concert on Wednesday. The event, entitled Word, Sound, Power: Black Artistic Expression, was hosted by the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora, which is currently held by York University professor Carl James.
York music instructor Anthony Michelli recognized as Gretsch company’s Featured Spotlight Artist
Gretsch artist since 2017, Canadian-born and internationally-respected professional Anthony Michelli has fostered a creative and successful career in the music industry as a drum set performer, post-secondary educator, and sound recording producer.
Ray Williams Wins Emmy
Contract faculty member Ray Williams was recently honoured at the 2019 Engineering Emmy Awards. The Emmy was awarded to Williams and his team for their program FabFilter Pro-Q 3.
Your Favourite Posts from AMPD this Year
It's the end of 2019, a momentous year for AMPD. As we amp up for a new decade ahead, we want to celebrate the moments that you appreciated most on our social media feeds this past year.
Welcome from the Dean
The history and foundation of the AMPD community is what propels us forward, emboldening us to pose new questions, devise new methods, and test new limits. This spirit of experimentation and improvisation found throughout our faculty is the difference between keeping up with today and leading the way into tomorrow.
Nine faculty members join AMPD
Nine new faculty members will join the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD): Shital Desai, Tammer El-Sheikh, Jennifer Jimenez, Susan Lee, Aaron Kelly, Gavin McDonald, Yifat Shaik, Ingrid Veninger and Holly Ward.
“Welcoming new colleagues is always a pleasure, and these new faculty members bring exciting new dimensions to programs throughout AMPD,” said Sarah Bay-Cheng, dean of AMPD. “Their diverse talents, experience, and dedication to teaching will support our students to develop their own visions and skills as they prepare them to transform our world.”
