Ran Jiang (Shannon MacDonald) Like most musicians, Ran Jiang never used to question how musical instruments are designed for people with two hands, 10 toes and above-average dexter …
Don Wright Faculty of Music
Don Wright Faculty of Music develops talent in High School Vocal Competition
Students grow vocal skills through musical kinship and personal feedback
Western music grad Jeff Toyne wins Emmy
Composer wins top TV award for title theme song on ‘Palm Royale’
In photos: Around the world with Western
Student trips and field research took Western community members all over the globe this summer
Two recent Western grads make CBC Music’s ‘30 under 30’ list
Percussionist Andrew Busch, choral conductor and tenor Matthew Boutda recognized among ‘Canada’s hottest young classical musicians’
Toy Story: Western musicology researcher explores sounds of childhood in the 1950s
Playthings of the past help PhD candidate Ala Krivov provide cultural context to Cold War era
Music graduate overcomes rare disease and finds love in the process
Ryan Breen’s support system helped him persevere through his illness to graduation
This grad is on fire. John Yun on Alicia Keys’ Broadway musical team
Associate music director of Hell’s Kitchen calls Western ‘jump-off point’ of success
Western partners with Vancouver Recital Society, bringing renowned, rising artists to London
Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska and pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin perform April 14
Six new Canada Research Chairs named at Western
Research by new CRCs spans engineering, health sciences, music and science
Musical gallery weaves science and art in a symphony of tornadoes
Student composers create a world where tornadoes sing and science plays music
Western Award of Excellence winners help others succeed
Employees honoured for demonstrating integrity, respect and commitment to service
Western faculty, grads earn national, provincial and municipal honours
Order of Canada, Order of Ontario and Mayor’s honourees announced