Archives: Music

Archives: Music

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Juno award-winning percussionist to give intimate fundraising concert series in treehouse

Carleton University music professor Jesse Stewart is planning to give a series of intimate solo percussion concerts in a most unlikely venue—a treehouse that he built in Ottawa. Nestled in the... More

Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2012 in FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Music Feed for all posts filed under Music

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Video – Carleton grad plays the Iranian kamancheh

Kayhan Kalhor, a graduate of the Carleton music program, is considered one of the world’s best on the Iranian kamancheh. Watch Kalhor give a beautiful and introspective performance to... More

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012 in FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Music Feed for all posts filed under Music

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Carleton Music Professor Jesse Stewart Nominated for Juno

By Caitlin Kealey Carleton Professor Jesse Stewart has been nominated for a Juno for Instrumental Album of the Year. As one third of the group Stretch Orchestra, Stewart is a professor in... More

Posted on Monday, February 13th, 2012 in FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Music Feed for all posts filed under Music

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Carleton Pianist Featured in Ottawa Chamber Society Series

By Nick Ward Being in the spotlight is nothing new for 4th year Music student and Classical Pianist Suren Barry.  Barry was only 11 years old when he was first introduced to the Ottawa community as... More

Posted on Monday, November 14th, 2011 in FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Music Feed for all posts filed under Music

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Bennell and Wright nominated for Ottawa’s Top Educator Awards

FASS professors were among six nominees from Carleton for Capital Educators Awards. The annual event is organized by the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI). Craig Bennell, director of... More

Posted on Monday, May 30th, 2011 in FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Music Feed for all posts filed under Music, Psychology Feed for all posts filed under Psychology, SSAC Feed for all posts filed under SSAC

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Dropping Anchors

By Nicole Findlay Imagine combining the musical stylings of Wilco, Radiohead, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen, and you have just imagined the sound of Kalle Mattson. Out of Sault Ste.... More

Posted on Monday, May 2nd, 2011 in FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Music Feed for all posts filed under Music, SSAC Feed for all posts filed under SSAC

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Music studies to benefit from Jacob Siskind’s Collection of Sound Recordings

The remarkable collection of Jacob Siskind, renowned music critic and journalist, has found a new home. His estate has awarded the collection to Carleton’s MacOdrum Library, which will allow the... More

Posted on Monday, February 7th, 2011 in FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Music Feed for all posts filed under Music, SSAC Feed for all posts filed under SSAC

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CBC TV covers fortepiano fundraiser

Ottawa residents got a sneak peek at the 240 year old fortepiano when CBC TV covered ”For heaven’s sake! Let’s fix this fortepiano” fundraiser. James Wright, Alexis Luko and... More

Posted on Monday, October 25th, 2010 in FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Music Feed for all posts filed under Music, SSAC Feed for all posts filed under SSAC, This is Your BA Feed for all posts filed under This is Your BA

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Tuning up antique ivories

by Nicole Findlay Students and faculty of the School for Studies in Art and Culture’s music program are hosting a fundraiser to dust off an instrument tucked away since the 70s. The fortepiano... More

Posted on Monday, October 4th, 2010 in FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Music Feed for all posts filed under Music, SSAC Feed for all posts filed under SSAC, This is Your BA Feed for all posts filed under This is Your BA, Twitter Feed for all posts filed under Twitter

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All that jazz… camp

James Wright is preparing to jazz up the Carleton campus. In August, he and fellow music professor and musician, Mike Tremblay are hosting the university’s first jazz camp for budding and... More

Posted on Thursday, July 8th, 2010 in FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Music Feed for all posts filed under Music, SSAC Feed for all posts filed under SSAC, Twitter Feed for all posts filed under Twitter