The Glenn Gould School
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The Glenn Gould
School is a centre for the training of professional musician
s in performance at post-secondary and post-bachelor levels. It was named for the celebrated pianist, who was born in Toronto
and lived most of his life in the city.
Founded by The Royal Conservatory of Music
in Toronto
in 1997, The Glenn Gould School has extremely competitive entry requirements, with a limited enrollment of 130, for personal, individualised attention. The faculty consists of world-renowned performers, teachers and scholars, each bringing expertise and knowledge of the highest standards to Glenn Gould students. The benefits of such small enrollment means that students receive more private lesson time than at most other music schools: 1.5 hours per week. Despite its recent conception, The Glenn Gould School is an internationally acclaimed school, staging more than 150 master classes each year and 80 to 100 annual performance opportunities at famous Toronto venues such as Roy Thomson Hall
, Glenn Gould Studio, Massey Hall
, the Four Seasons Centre
and the Toronto Centre for the Arts.
The school has also implemented many enrichment programmes, designed to integrate its students into Canada
's leading performing arts organizations, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
and the Canadian Opera Company
Ensemble Studio Program. The Glenn Gould School is not just famous for its name, but for its innovative approach to music education, the unique atmosphere it promotes between its students, and the combination of tradition and modernity, which ensures that its graduates will make a significant contribution to world-wide music.
The school recognises that its graduates will enter into a world where technique is not enough, but that entrepreneurial savvy, commercial appeal and incomparable spirit is all part of gaining a top musical position in such a global marketplace. Alumni include Isabel Bayrakdarian
, David Jalbert, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Dean of The Glenn Gould School is James Anagnoson.
Glenn Gould
Glenn Herbert Gould was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century. He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach...
School is a centre for the training of professional musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s in performance at post-secondary and post-bachelor levels. It was named for the celebrated pianist, who was born in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and lived most of his life in the city.
Founded by The Royal Conservatory of Music
Royal Conservatory of Music
The Royal Conservatory of Music is a music school and performance venue in Toronto, Canada. Other uses of the term include:*The Madrid Royal Conservatory, Spain*The Royal Academy of Music, London, United Kingdom...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in 1997, The Glenn Gould School has extremely competitive entry requirements, with a limited enrollment of 130, for personal, individualised attention. The faculty consists of world-renowned performers, teachers and scholars, each bringing expertise and knowledge of the highest standards to Glenn Gould students. The benefits of such small enrollment means that students receive more private lesson time than at most other music schools: 1.5 hours per week. Despite its recent conception, The Glenn Gould School is an internationally acclaimed school, staging more than 150 master classes each year and 80 to 100 annual performance opportunities at famous Toronto venues such as Roy Thomson Hall
Roy Thomson Hall
Roy Thomson Hall is a concert hall located at 60 Simcoe Street in Toronto, Ontario. It is the home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Opened in 1982, its circular architectural design exhibits a sloping and curvilinear glass exterior. It was designed by Canadian...
, Glenn Gould Studio, Massey Hall
Massey Hall
Massey Hall is a venerable performing arts theatre in the Garden District of downtown Toronto. The theatre originally was designed to seat 3,500 patrons but, after extensive renovations in the 1940s, now seats up to 2,765....
, the Four Seasons Centre
Four Seasons Centre
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a 2,071-seat theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which had its grand opening Wednesday, June 14, 2006. The first actual performance however, commenced in September 2006 with the first Canadian production of Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen...
and the Toronto Centre for the Arts.
The school has also implemented many enrichment programmes, designed to integrate its students into Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's leading performing arts organizations, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario.-History:The TSO was founded in 1922 as the New Symphony Orchestra, and gave its first concert at Massey Hall in April 1923. The orchestra changed its name to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1927. The TSO...
and the Canadian Opera Company
Canadian Opera Company
The Canadian Opera Company is an opera company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest opera company in Canada and the third largest producer of opera in North America. The COC performs in its own opera house, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.-History:For 40 years until...
Ensemble Studio Program. The Glenn Gould School is not just famous for its name, but for its innovative approach to music education, the unique atmosphere it promotes between its students, and the combination of tradition and modernity, which ensures that its graduates will make a significant contribution to world-wide music.
The school recognises that its graduates will enter into a world where technique is not enough, but that entrepreneurial savvy, commercial appeal and incomparable spirit is all part of gaining a top musical position in such a global marketplace. Alumni include Isabel Bayrakdarian
Isabel Bayrakdarian
Isabel Bayrakdarian is a Grammy Award-nominated Armenian Canadian opera singer.-Early life:Born in Lebanon in 1974, she moved to Canada as a teenager. Bayrakdarian graduated in 1997 from the University of Toronto with an honours B.A.Sc...
, David Jalbert, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Dean of The Glenn Gould School is James Anagnoson.