Featured News & Events

As the 2025 year comes to a close, we’re highlighting alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) who continue to make an impact across creative industries.

AMPD Music alumna Alokananda Dasgupta (BFA ’09) is the award-winning composer behind scores for major Netflix and Amazon Prime projects like 'Sacred Games', 'Khauf' and 'Jubilee'.

With his new album, Associate Professor Noam Lemish continues to build on his cross-cultural exploration of jazz, with some help from a friend and fellow AMPD professor.

Jaasmaan Singh, a third-year Music student at York University, was nominated for a Canadian Screen Music Award (CASMA) in the category of Best Original Main Title Theme Music.

York University has awarded more than $223,000 through its Black Research Seed Fund to support early-stage projects led by Black scholars. Among the nine recipients are three AMPD faculty members whose work challenges systemic barriers and expands approaches to knowledge creation.

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.