Monday, April 7, 2025

Bryan Gillingham (1944-2025)

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of Professor Bryan Gillingham, who passed away in West Vancouver on March 9, 2025.  Dr. Gillingham had a remarkable and distinguished career at Carleton as Professor of Music and Director of the School for Studies in Art and Culture.  An expert in the history... More

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Spring 2025 Ensembles Concerts

Join us in welcoming Spring with a fresh series of concerts by our student Ensembles. Events will be taking place at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Kailash Mital Theatre, and House of Targ and Red Bird. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Full details for each concert can be found on our Event Listings... More

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

The Art of Creating the Pas de Deux

During a 75-minute intimate, up-close encounter, attendees witnessed the creation of a powerful, lyrical, and athletic ballet pas de deux inspired by the world premiere of What Angels See, a new composition by Professor James Wright for piano and... More

Thursday, February 6, 2025

West African Rhythm Ensemble Welcomes Stacey Can-Tamakloe

Carleton Music’s West African Rhythm Ensemble is pleased to welcome Stacey Can-Tamakloe as our guest artist for the 2024-25 season.  Stacey has been working with the ensemble throughout the Fall and Winter terms and will perform with the group at their concert on April 1. Stacey will also present a public Workshop and Artist... More

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Call For Papers – Music, Community, and Care

Call For Papers - Music, Community, and Care. Carleton University’s Music and Culture Graduate Student Society (MCGSS) is pleased to announce its annual symposium, Music, Community, and Care, that will take place in-person on Friday March 14th, and Saturday March 15th, 2025. We are pleased to welcome community music scholar, Dr. Deanna Yerichuk,... More

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Behind the Curtain with the Art of Creating the Pas de Deux

Hailed as one of the most outstanding Canadian choreographers and Artistic Directors of his generation, Jean Grande-Maitre marks his return to Ottawa with The Art of Creating the Pas de Deux, an event that fuses visual art, music, and ballet... More

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

The Riley Taylor Memorial Award Concert

Join us for a  unique scholarship fundraiser on November 21st! After the tragic passing of Riley Taylor in 2022, his parents, Dave Dudley (Dave’s Drum Shop) and Christine Taylor (Carleton Library), and sister Shyla (MA Music and Culture graduate) set up a scholarship in his name for current Music students at Carleton. It was awarded... More

Monday, November 4, 2024

Fall 2024 Ensembles Concerts

The Fall series of student Ensembles concerts kicks off, later this month, with nine show and a few special guests. Events will be taking place at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Kailash Mital Theatre, and House of Targ. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Full details for each concert can be found on our... More

Monday, July 22, 2024

Cultural and Musical Exchanges with Mexico

Article courtesy of Nathaniel Whelan (Carleton International) On July 11, 2024, Carleton University was honoured to welcome an esteemed delegation from the Embassy of Mexico, including His Excellency Ambassador Carlos Manuel Joaquín González, to mark 80 years of diplomatic relations between our two countries. Other representatives included... More

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Music and Culture Grad Student Society Symposium: Music, Sound and Liminality

Join us on March 15-16, for the MCGSS symposium. This year's theme is Music, Sound and Liminality, with a keynote talk by Dr. Katherine Meizel (Bowling Green State... More

Friday, February 23, 2024

Drumming Workshop and Artist Talk with Dominic Donor

Carleton Music’s West African Rhythm Ensemble is pleased to welcome visiting guest artist Dominic Donkorwho is working with the ensemble throughout the Winter term and will perform at their concert on April 9. Donkor will also present a public hand drumming Workshop and Artist Talk on Sunday March 24th from 3-5pm in the Carleton... More

Monday, January 29, 2024

Artist in Residence 2024: Olivia Shortt

Artist Residencies are programs that provide guest artists with a period of reflection, research, collaboration, presentation and/or production. Around the world, a wide variety of Artist In-Residence programs are sponsored by universities, museums, galleries, theatres, government agencies and festivals, where artists, curators, and all manner of... More

Friday, January 12, 2024

Race and Representation in the Arts Course Covers New Ground

A new interdisciplinary course, co-taught by School for Studies in Art and Culture Professors Malini Guha (Film Studies), Gül Kale (Art and Architectural History), and Kathy Armstrong (Music) aims to equip students with the skills to examine representation in the arts and to influence positive change in their future career... More

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Teaching Improvisation in the Music Lesson

Music educator and violinist Laura Nerenberg will be giving a highly interactive, online, non-credit course, especially designed for classical music... More

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Choir Director Antonio Llaca Awarded a Future Learning Innovation Fellowship

Congratulations to our talented Director of Choral Activities Antonio Llaca, who is one of the recipients of the Future Learning Innovation Fellowship, a program designed to assist faculty and instructors in exploring and implementing new and innovative teaching and learning... More

Monday, November 20, 2023

Ottawa Rocker who Died of Opioid Overdose Honoured with Scholarship

Riley Taylor Memorial Award will go to a music student studying percussion or... More

Friday, November 17, 2023

Fall 2023 Ensembles Concerts

Carleton Music is pleased to announce our Fall concert series, featuring nine student Ensembles. Join us for events taking place at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Kailash Mital Theatre and House of Targ. Admission to the Fall series is free, but seating is limited. Full details for each concert can be found on our Event Listings page.... More

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

The 68th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology

Carleton University is co-hosting and co-sponsoring, with Canadian Museum of History and Queen’s University, the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology, taking place in Ottawa from October 18-22, 2023. The Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) is an academic society whose members engage with the study of music in communities... More

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Music Care Conference Registration Now Open

Carleton Music is proud to be a partner for the Music Care Conference, held on Friday October 27that Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. This annual national event brings together community members who are interested in music and care. This educational and inspirational conference identifies and integrates common themes and issues using music... More

Friday, September 1, 2023

Soundscapes of Ghana: Student Audio Reflections

In May of 2023, twelve students from Carleton’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences embarked on a trip to Ghana, West Africa to study "Urban and Rural Music in Community." Taught by Kathy Armstrong, Instructor in School for Studies in Art and Culture: Music, this experiential course was offered by the Institute of African... More

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Guitar Ensemble

Directed by Tim Bedner DAY & TIME: Thursdays 2:30-5:30PM LOCATION: Loeb Building FALL TERM ONLY The Carleton Guitar Ensemble will emphasize and help students develop skills in ensemble playing, music reading, comping and improvisation through standard and contemporary music idioms like Rock, Swing, Bebop, Modal, Fusion and Classical music.... More

Monday, July 10, 2023

Composer and Carleton Music Artist in Residence, Hooshyar Khayam, Fuses East and West in his Music

"Hooshyar Khayam says it was pure chance that when he left Tehran, the capital of Iran, in early 2020, he relocated to Ottawa. Now he’s looking to stay. Khayam, a 45-year-old internationally acclaimed composer, pianist and conductor, said a relative by marriage lived here. He says because of that connection, he, his wife and... More

Saturday, May 27, 2023

Practicum Stories: Creating Careers in Art and Culture

The path to building a career in the dynamic, ever-changing arts world isn’t always a straight line. That’s why the School for Studies in Art and Culture (SSAC) at Carleton offers practicum programs to help students on their journeys from the classroom to their future careers in the cultural sector. SSAC’s practicum programs give... More

Friday, May 12, 2023

Carleton Goes to Ghana!

Twelve students from Carleton’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences have embarked on a trip to Ghana, West Africa this month to study Urban and Rural Music in Community. This course is led by Kathy Armstrong, an Instructor in Music, who is cross-appointed to the Institute for African Studies (IAS), which facilitates these experiential... More

Friday, March 31, 2023

Research Residency With Gayle Young, Sarah Albu, Luisa Santacesaria, & Valentina Bertolani

During a 10-day research residency, singer Sarah Albu, pianist Luisa Santacesaria, and musicologist Valentina Bertolani will work together with composer Gayle Young to explore how to preserve her musical practices. There will be three free, interactive public workshops, and everybody is invited to participate: APRIL 15, 1-4pm, CARLETON DOMINION... More

Monday, March 27, 2023

The Minôjitonigewin Scholarship

The Minôjitonigewin Scholarship is awarded annually on the recommendation of the Director of the School for Studies in Art and Culture to an outstanding full-time undergraduate student who is entering or proceeding from one year to another in any program of study within the School. Programs of study include: Art History, History and Theory... More

Monday, March 27, 2023

The Rawlson King and Linda Grussani Scholarship for Indigenous, Black, and Other Racialized Students

The Rawlson King and Linda Grussani Scholarship for Indigenous, Black, and Other Racialized Students is awarded annually on the recommendation of the Director of the School for Studies in Art and Culture to outstanding full-time students who are Indigenous, Black or a member of another racialized group and who are proceeding from one year... More

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Dr. Hooshyar Khayam presents the 2023 Artist in Residence concert

Carleton Music is delighted to present a concert entitled “Coming Home: The Music of J.S. Bach and Hooshyar Khayam, featuring our 2023 Artist in Residence, pianist, composer, conductor, and producer, Hooshyar Khayam. Joining Dr. Khayam for this performance will be Ottawa-based cellist, composer, and international touring musician, Raphael... More

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Alumna Angelique Francis Wins Juno Award

Congratulations to Carleton Music alumna Angelique Francis, whose album Long River was named "Blues Album of the Year" at the 2023 Juno Awards this past... More

Monday, March 13, 2023

Winter 2023 Ensembles Concerts

Carleton Music welcomes Spring with a diverse schedule of live performances, taking place at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Kailash Mital Theatre and House of Targ. Join us for nine events, showcasing eleven groups of musicians. Admission to the Spring series is free, but seating is limited. Most concerts will also be live streamed live... More

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Listening Café 2: Listening to the Climate Emergency through The Tar Sands Songbook

What role can listening play in addressing the climate emergency? Violist, composer, ethnomusicologist, and climate activist Tanya Kalmanovitch presents a performance of her documentary theatre piece The Tar Sands Songbook,addressing the complexities of life, culture, and oil-economics in her hometown of Fort McMurray. Through text, ethnographic... More

Monday, February 6, 2023

Workshop with Michael B MacDonald

Michael B. MacDonald is a super creative ethnographic filmmaker who has developed a collaborative technique he calls cine-ethnomusicology. He’s going to be on campus Friday, February 17 to give a talk on his great new book CineWorlding: Scenes of Cinematic Research-Creation. He’s also agreed to give a free workshop on his filmmaking methods.... More

Friday, February 3, 2023

Azonto Dance Workshop with Benedictus Mattson

Jump to Registration | Contact Information The Baobab Collaborative Arts Fund is pleased to announce its inaugural project with visiting guest artist Benedictus Mattson, an African Popular Dance Specialist. Mattson will be in residence with Carleton Music’s West African Rhythm Ensemble throughout the Winter term and perform at their concert on... More

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Fall 2022 Ensembles Concerts

Carleton Music welcomes the community back for another season of live performances. Join us for seven events, showcasing ten Ensembles, streaming live from the Kailash Mital Theatre and the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. Admission to the Fall series is free, but seating is limited. All concerts will also be live streamed live on our YouTube... More

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Join us at the Carleton Fall Open House

Thinking about studying music at Carleton? Visit us at the on-campus Open House on Saturday, October 22! The uniquely inclusive Music programs provide rich opportunities to study a wide variety of music traditions and prepare for careers in many different creative industries! Learn more about our degree programs, tell us about your interests,... More

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