Department of Music: Committees and Meeting Schedules

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2024-2025 Department Council

Location: Arts Senate Chamber
Monthly on the first Wednesday

Wednesday, September 3, 2024 - 10:00 - 12:00
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 16:00 – 18:00
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 16:00 – 18:00 (QAR meeting in place of Council)
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 16:00 – 18:00
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 16:00 – 18:00
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 16:00 – 18:00
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 16:00 – 18:00
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - 16:00 – 18:00
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 10:00 – 12:00

Full Voting Membership of Department Council:
William Street, Chair
All Continuing Members of Faculty
Lucinda Johnston, Music Librarian
All full-time lecturers and full-time contract instructors
Postdoctoral Fellows, Canada Research Chairs, etc.
MSA Representative: Amelia Mcleod
GMSA Representative: Alexis Baril
ATS Instructor Representative, Academic Area: (TBA)
ATS Instructor Representative, Performance Area: Daryl Price


2024-2025 Department of Music Committees

Graduate Committee

Monthly on the third Wednesday
Location: ART 4-03

Michael Frishkopf, Committee Chair
Jacques Després
Fabio Morabito
Maryam Moshaver
Scott Smallwood
Timothy Shantz
Guillaume Tardif 
GMSA Representative: Alexis Baril

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 18 December 2024⋅ 16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 15 January 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 19 February 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 19 March 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 16 April 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 21 May 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00

Undergraduate Committee

Monthly on the third Wednesday
Location: FAB 3-56

Brian Fauteux, Committee Chair
Angela Schroeder 
Mark Hannesson 

Julia Byl
John Tessier
Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp
Zhenni Li-Cohen
MSA Representative: Amelia Mcleod

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 18 December 2024⋅ 16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 15 January 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 19 February 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 19 March 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 16 April 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 21 May 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00


Area Coordination and Meetings:

These two meeting groups exist to enable the discussion of issues to particular areas of the department and to formulate proposals. Their decisions or recommendations should be forwarded to the appropriate department standing committee (Graduate or Undergraduate). Additional meetings may be called by the area convener.

Academic and Composition Area Meeting Group

Monthly on the second Wednesday

Julia Byl (Converner)
Brian Fauteux
Maryam Moshaver
Mark Hannesson
Scott Smallwood
Michael Frishkopf
Fabio Morabito
Patrick Nickleson
Andriy Talpash
Adam Robertson

Wednesday, 11 September 2024⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 9 October 2024⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 13 November 2024⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 11 December 2024⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 8 January 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 12 February 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 12 March 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 9 April 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 14 May 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00 

Performance Area Meeting Group

Monthly on the second Wednesday

Miriam Khalil (Convener)
Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp
Jacques Després
John Tessier
Timothy Shantz
Bill Street
Angela Schroeder
Guillaume Tardif 
Allison Balcetis
Zhenni Li-Cohen
Robert Uchida

Wednesday, 11 September 2024⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 9 October 2024⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 13 November 2024⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 11 December 2024⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 8 January 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 12 February 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 12 March 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 9 April 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday, 14 May 2025⋅16:00 – 17:00


Sub-Area Conveners:

Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp (Chamber Music)
Jacques Després (Keyboard)
Michael Frishkopf (Ethnomusicology, Musicology, and World Music Ensembles)
Maryam Moshaver (Theory and Aural Skills)
Timothy Shantz (Choral Conducting)
Allison Balcetis (Wind/Percussion)
Scott Smallwood (Composition)
Robert Uchida (Strings)
John Tessier (Voice)

Student Advising:

B.Mus., B.Mus./B.Ed.
Angela Schroeder, Director of Undergraduate Programs
Stephen Tchir, Undergraduate Advisor
Caitlin Wells, Undergraduate Advisor

M.Mus., D.Mus., M.A., Ph.D.
Michael Frishkopf, Director of Graduate Programs

B.A. Major/Minor in Music
Angela Schroeder, Director of Undergraduate Programs

B.A. Honors
Brian Fauteux, Honors Advisor


Other Committees:

Scholarship Committee
John Tessier (Committee Chair)
Angela Schroeder
Jacques Després
Guillaume Tardif 
Andriy Talpash
Adam Robertson
Zhenni Li-Cohen

Chair's Executive Committee
William Street, Chair
Michael Frishkopf, Director of Graduate Programs
Angela Schroeder, Director of Undergraduate Programs

President's Fund Committee
William Street, Chair
Allison Balcetis
Julia Byl
Michael Frishkopf
Fabio Morabito
Patrick Nickleson
Miriam Khalil
Elizabeth Ludwig

 

FEC Advisory Committee 2022-2023
Assistant Professor Representative - Fabio Morabito
Associate Professor Representative - Tim Shantz
Full Professor Representative - TBA

 

Affiliated Centres and Institutes
Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology - Michael Frishkopf, Director and Academic Curator; Julia Byl, Associate Director
Sound Studies Institute - Scott Smallwood, Director