Roman Borys was awarded the degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa, at the 9:30 a.m. ceremony on Friday, June 12 “in recognition of his outstanding achievements as a musician of international renown, an educator and a leader in bringing together some of Canada’s most talented artists to perform on the international stage.”
Over the course of two decades, cellist and producer Roman Borys has distinguished himself as one of Canada’s leading artistic voices. As a founding member of the two-time Juno Award-winning Gryphon Trio, he has released 16 acclaimed records on the Analekta and Naxos labels, toured internationally since 1993, and broken new artistic ground through cross genre collaborations and multimedia performances. Most recently, the Gryphon Trio was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts’ Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts.
As the Artistic Director of the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, he oversees all aspects of programming its summer Chamberfest, one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world, and its fall-winter concert series.
Mr. Borys teaches at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music alongside his Gryphon Trio colleagues – violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon and pianist Jamie Parker.