May
3
Q&A: Award-winning Jazz Pianist and Conservatory Alumna Laila Biali
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Award-winning jazz pianist, singer, and Conservatory alumna Laila Biali has toured with Sting and performed in some of the world’s greatest performance venues, including Tokyo’s Cotton Club and Carnegie Hall...

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Apr
22
Jan Lisiecki Releases Album Recorded in Koerner Hall
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Ten hours and 343 takes. That is the estimate given by Jan Lisiecki when asked how much time he spent recording his latest album in Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory.

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Apr
5
Award-Winning US Teacher: Conservatory Curriculum Keeps Parents Involved
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Bob Pajer is a music teacher in Snoqualmie, Washington, and a Founding Teacher of The Royal Conservatory Music Development Program. Earlier this year he won a national teaching prize from the Music Teachers...

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Mar
27
Awards and Acclaim for Glenn Gould School and Academy Students
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It’s been an amazing month for the talented students of The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School and Young Artists Academy!  Our students won international awards, took the Kiwanis Festival by storm...

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Mar
22
100 Blog Posts Later, The Best of The Royal Conservatory Blogs
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It’s official—The Royal Conservatory’s News & Features blog has as many posts as a symphony orchestra has musicians! You are reading our 100th blog post, and we achieved this goal only one year and...

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Mar
1
Q&A with JUNO-nominated Student Jan Lisiecki
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In the past four months, Glenn Gould School student Jan Lisiecki debuted with the New York Philharmonic, recorded his second album for Deutsche Grammophon, and earned his first JUNO nomination

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Feb
22
Conservatory Connection for Nearly 80% of 2013 Juno Awards Nominations
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Nearly 80% of the 2013 Juno Awards’ 42 categories feature nominations for an artist or group with a Royal Conservatory connection.

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Feb
14
The Glenn Gould School and Young Artists Academy Valentine’s Day Mixtape
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You can pop some truffles or pop some champagne, but nothing sets the mood like music on Valentine’s Day. For February 14th, we asked students at The Royal Conservatory’s Young Artists Academy and Glenn...

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Feb
12
Commander Chris Hadfield On Music Education Aboard International Space Station
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The Royal Conservatory has boldly gone where few have gone before: Outer space. Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield, currently orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station on a mission for NASA,...

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Feb
8
Conservatory Experts Discuss Glenn Gould at the Grammys (Part III)
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Nearly 31 years after his death, the eminent and enigmatic pianist, composer, writer, and broadcaster Glenn Gould will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 55th GRAMMYs in Los Angeles on Sunday, February...

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