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with Megan Phillips, BMus’05, wrote the cult musical comedy People Suck, which returns to the Toronto stage July 2-13, 2025 after two acclaimed productions in Australia. The play is directed by Jessica Sherman, BMus’02.
was appointed as a Senior Fellow at University of Toronto’s Massey College.
was awarded the University of Toronto Faculty of Music’s Teaching Award. The award recognizes excellence, commitment and innovation in teaching, as well as the recipient’s role in enhancing the student experience.
graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2024 with a master of education in education policy and analysis.
has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Liszt Society as editor of the ALS Newsletter. Other ALS activities have included artistic director of the 2018 Liszt Festival and a jurist for the 2021 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition.
John Holland, Artist Diploma’01, MMus’04, Artist Diploma’01, MMus’04
published The Lost Tradition of Dvo≈ôák’s Operas: Myth, Music, and Nationalism in October 2023. The book examines Antonín Dvo≈ôák’s operas and vindicates and validates him as an often-overlooked opera composer. This research began at Western.
was hired as an assistant professor of instrumental music education at the University of Saskatchewan.
and Thomas Wong had a private wedding in August 2021 and renewed their vows with family and friends in August 2022.
won the prestigious MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award in 2022. Read more here.