CBC Music released its '30 under 30' classical musicians list today and one of the musicians on the list calls Edmonton home. Meijun Chen is a clarinetist and conductor, who’s highly active in the Canadian music scene.
Conductor and clarinettist Meijun Chen (DMus, Nov. 2025) has been named to CBC Music's annual classical "30 under 30" list, celebrating the achievements of Canada's emerging classical musicians.
Music PhD student Simone Willmann has received the prestigious George Proctor Prize for the best graduate student paper at the Canadian University Music Society (MusCan) Annual Conference 2025.
Department of Music professor William Northlich (performing as BlipVert) has been awarded Second Prize in the 2024 Musicworks Electronic Music Competition for "Topaz 0.3nyV".
Scott Smallwood shares “The Way In”, a computer game that uses tracks recorded in a giant water tank to create an atmospheric experience for players.
In his new book, "Music in Orbit: Satellite Radio in the Streaming Space Age", Brian Fauteux explores how, well before subscriptions became the norm for streaming media, satellite radio companies Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Radio convinced radio listeners to become radio subscribers at the turn of the new millennium.
"Edmonton’s John Tessier is the tenor lead in a part that requires a very high tenor who can float the top notes with apparent ease but also project into a large auditorium. In these vocal requirements, there are few tenors better than John Tessier . . . "
Innovative mix of technology and music aims to raise awareness of the condition and a groundbreaking treatment.
Michael Massey (B. Mus. 1967) shares his 70-year journey of becoming one of Canada’s most influential classical music artists.
Professor Michael Frishkopf wanted to give students a room that “puts a lid on distraction, helps with mental health, and reduces anxiety and stress.”
Through spoken word and improvisational music, The Bellow Project delivered emotionally-charged themes of identity, belonging, and decolonization.
Professor Brian Fauteux, while speaking on the impact of CKUA in the Folio article, says that "[CKUA offers] rich context while refusing to bow to the constraints of the top-40 mainstream, providing an eclectic mix unmatched in Canada."