Schulich Kudos for 2026!
This year Schulich alumni and faculty have been honoured in the 68th Grammy Awards, the 77th Emmy Awards, and the 29th Annual Prix Opus! Several alumni also received nominations for the 55th JUNO Awards, held on March 28, 2026. Congratulations to all the awardees and nominees!
The Grammy Awards honours outstanding achievements in the music industry, recognizing artists, producers, and professionals across various music genres. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in the music industry worldwide.
The Emmy Awards are the highlight of the television industry鈥檚 calendar. In addition to awarding screen stars, the event honours music technicians, composers, and performers for their contributions to the industry.
The Prix Opus was created in 1996 by the Conseil qu茅b茅cois de la musique (CQM) to highlight the excellence, vitality, and diversity of Qu茅bec鈥檚 thriving music scene and to celebrate artists within the community. The awards highlight outstanding achievements in concert music, compositions, productions, and recordings.
The JUNO Awards celebrates the best in Canadian music in over 50 diverse categories. Founded by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), the JUNOS have been shining the spotlight on local and international talent for over five decades.
For a complete list of nominees and prize winners visit , , , and .
Read below for a snapshot of Schulich faculty and alumni who were among the incredible prize-winners and nominees:
Grammy Awards | 馃帀Winner
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Nick Squire, recording engineer (MMus 鈥�08)
ALBUM: Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos; Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Orchestral Performance
Nick Squire, recording engineer (MMus 鈥�08)
PERFORMANCE: Messiaen: Turangal卯la-Symphonie; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Emmy Awards | 馃帀Winners
Entertainment / Audio Recording, Mixing, and Design
Brian Losch, recording engineer (MMus鈥�10) and Doyuen Ko, recording engineer (MMus鈥�08, PhD鈥�16)
PERFORMANCE: Requiem for Colour: A Journey Through Lament and Joy
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Prix Opus | 馃帀 Winners
Musiques Classique, Romantique, Postromantique
Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano (BMus'11), Andrew Wan, violon (Associate Prof.)
ALBUM: Sonates de Brahms
Concert de l鈥檃nn茅e - Musiques actuelle, 茅lectroacoustique
Paramirabo (Jeffrey Stonehouse, flute (MMus鈥�11), Krystina Marcoux, percussion (MMus鈥�13)
PERFORMANCE: Totem Paramirabo (includes work by Zosha di Castri, composer (BMus'07))
Concert de l鈥檃nn茅e - Musiques jazz
Marianne Trudel, jazz piano (BMus'01)
CONCERT: Marianne Trudel joue Ant么nio Carlos Jobim
Album de l'ann茅e - Musiques m茅di茅vales, de la Renaissance, baroque
Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, violin (MMus'18, BMus'14, LMus'17, MMus'19)
ALBUM: Obsession
Album de l'ann茅e - Musiques classique, romantique, postromantique
Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano
ALBUM: 脡chos : Chopin, Granados & Alb茅niz
Album de l'ann茅e - R茅pertoires multiples
collectif9 (TJ Skinner, violin (MMus'15, DMus'20), Scott Chancey, viola (BMus'15), Andrea Stewart, cello (MMus'09, ArtDip'11, DMus'15)
ALBUM: 搁颈迟耻忙濒蝉 (includes a work by Nicole Liz茅e, composer (MMus鈥�01))
Album de l鈥檃nn茅e - Impulsions anciennes, classiques, romantiques, modernes, postmodernes
Francis Choini猫re, conductor (BMus鈥�19, MMus鈥�21)
ALBUM : Requiem de Fran莽ois Dompierre with Orchestre FILMharmonique, Ensemble ArtChoral
Prix sp茅cial - Interpr猫te de l'ann茅e
Quasar quatuor de saxophones (Marie-Chantal Leclair, saxophone (Assistant Prof.)
Prix sp茅cial - Rayonnement hors Qu茅bec
Elinor Frey, cello (DMus'12)
We also want to congratulate the Graham Sommer Competition along with the composer and artists for their first award nomination!
Cr茅ation de l鈥檃nn茅e
Philippe Macnab-S茅guin, composer (BMus'15, MMus'17, DMus'24), Graham Sommer Competition (producer), Paramirabo (Jeffrey Stonehouse, flute, Krystina Marcoux, percussion)
WORK: It Was Inside You All Along
JUNO Awards | 馃弳 Nominees
Classical Album of the Year (Solo Artist)
Haitham Haidar, tenor (MMus鈥�17)
ALBUM: Zaytoun
Leaf Music (Jeremy VanSlyke, recording engineer (BMus'11, MMus'13)
ALBUM: Awake and Dreaming
Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, violin
ALBUM: Obsession
Classical Album of the Year (Small Ensemble)
CC Duo (Adam Cicchillitti, guitar (BMus鈥�10, DMus鈥�23) and Steve Cowan, guitar (DMus鈥�19)) and collectif9 (TJ Skinner, violin, Scott Chancey, viola, Andrea Stewart, cello) with Leaf Music (Jeremy VanSlyke, recording engineer)
ALBUM: Re/String
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Caity Gyorgy, jazz voice (MMus'22)
ALBUM: Caity Gyorgy with Strings
Classical Composition of the Year
Nicole Liz茅e, composer
WORK: Music for Body-Without-Organs
