Andr茅 J. Roy
Associate Professor, Area Coordinator (Strings)
Viola/String Quartet/Orchestral Studies
Creator, General and Artistic Director of MISQA (成人VR视频 International String Quartet Academy), Prof. Andr茅 J. Roy teaches viola, chamber music and orchestral studies at the Schulich School of Music of 成人VR视频 where he also served as Chair of the Department of Performance.聽 Author of 鈥淪tring Quartet Technique鈥�, a book on intonation and coordination exercises for string quartet training, Prof. Roy was also the recipient of 成人VR视频鈥檚 President鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2008.
Upon graduation from the Curtis Institute, he is named 1st Assistant Solo Viola of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Three times recipient of the Canada Council of the Arts, his concerts took him through Canada, United States, Europe, South America聽and Asia.
A devoted and sought after viola teacher, his students have won positions in orchestras around the world, many of which are title chairs positions:聽Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Principal, Associate & Section) / Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Principal & Associate) / Quebec Symphony Orchestra (Principal & Section) / Les Violons du Roy (Principal) / Calgary Symphony Orchestra (Associate) / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Associate)/ Finnish National Opera Orchestra (Principal) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra / Opera National Romania Lasi / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Helsinki Symphony Orchestra / National Arts Center Orchestra / Orquestra Sinf么nica do Estado de S茫o Paulo / Edmonton Symphony Orchestra / Philadephia Orchestra / Orchestre M茅tropolitain Montr茅al / Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra / National Ballet Orchestra / Canadian Opera Company / La Scala Opera di Milano / Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra / Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Lucerne Chamber Orchestra / Orchestra Valladolid Castilla y Le贸n.
Prof. Roy's students have matriculated at most major schools including聽the Curtis Institute of Music, Mozarteum, Yale University, Juilliard School, Conservatoire National Sup茅rieur de Musique de Paris, New England Conservatory, Colburn School of Music, Rice University, Manhattan School of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana University, Glenn Gould School of music.
As a chamber music pedagogue, Prof. Roy has trained and mentored many young string quartets that have been laureates of several international competitions: Katarina Quartet, Grand Prize Fischoff 2025, 1st Prize Saint Paul Competition 2024 / Milton String Quartet, Grand Prize Fischoff 2017/聽Calidore String Quartet, 1st Prize M-Prize 2016 /聽Quatuor Van Kuijk, 1st Prize Wigmore聽London 2015 /聽Cecilia String Quartet, 1st Prize Banff 2010 &聽SACEM Prize Bordeaux 2010 /聽Schulich String Quartet, Bronze Medal Fischoff 2007 /聽Lloyd Carr-Harris String Quartet, Grand Prize Fischoff 2005.
Prof. Roy regularly give classes at many other institutions including the Colburn School of Music, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the University of Toronto and the University of Stuttgart and at several festivals and programs including the International Viola Congress, Aldeburgh Music Festival, CasalMaggiore International Festival, Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute, Toronto Summer Music Academy, Morningside Music Bridge and at the Orford Arts Center.
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Cr茅ateur, Directeur G茅n茅ral et Artistique de MISQA (Acad茅mie Internationale de Quatuors 脿 Cordes de 成人VR视频), Prof. Andr茅 J. Roy enseigne l鈥檃lto, la Musique de Chambre ainsi que les 茅tudes orchestrales聽 脿 l鈥櫭塩ole de Musique Schulich de l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频 o霉 il a 茅galement servi en tant que Chaire du D茅partement d鈥橧nterpr茅tation.聽 Auteur de 鈥� Technique du Quatuor 脿 Cordes鈥�, un livre d鈥檈xercices d鈥檌ntonation et de coordination pour l鈥檃pprentissage du quatuor 脿 cordes, le Professeur Roy a 茅galement re莽u le Prix du Recteur pour l鈥橢xcellence en Enseignement en 2008.
Au terme de ses 茅tudes de l鈥橧nstitut Curtis, Andr茅 Roy est nomm茅聽 premier assistant solo de l鈥橭rchestre聽 Symphonique de Montr茅al. R茅cipiendaires de plusieurs prix et trois fois boursier du Conseil des Arts du Canada, ses prestations l鈥檕nt men茅s 脿 travers le Canada, les Etats-Unis,聽l鈥橢urope, l'Am茅rique du Sud et l'Asie.
P茅dagogue d茅vou茅, ses 茅l猫ves occupent des postes dans plusieurs orchestres 脿 travers le monde, plusieurs 茅tant des postes de solistes:聽Orchestre Symphonique de Montr茅al (Premier Alto, Associ茅, Assistant et section) / Orchestre Symphonique de Toronto (Premier Alto et Associ茅) / Les Violons du Roy (Premier Alto)聽/ Orchestre Symphonique de Qu茅bec (Premier Alto et section) / Orchestre Symphonique de Calgary (Associ茅 Solo) / Orchestre Philharmonique de New York / Orchestre Philharmonique de Buffalo (Associ茅 Solo) / Orchestre de l'Op茅ra national de Finlande聽(Premier Alto) / Orchestre Symphonique de Londres / Op茅ra National Romania Lasi / Orchestre Symphonique de Boston / Orchestre Symphonique d'Helsinki / Orchestre du Centre National des Arts / Orchestre Symphonique de l鈥櫭塼at de S茫o Paulo/ Orchestre Symphonique d鈥橢dmonton / Orchestre M茅tropolitain Montr茅al / Orchestre Symphonique de Winnipeg / Orchestre du Ballet National Ballet / Compagnie d鈥橭p茅ra Canadienne / Op茅ra La Scala de Milan / Orchestre Symphonique de Philadephie / Orchestre Symphonique de Saskatoon / Orchestre Symphonique de Lahti / Orchestre de Chambre de Lucerne / Orchestre Valladolid Castilla y Le贸n.
Les 茅tudiants du Professeur Roy聽ont poursuivis leurs 茅tudes dans la plupart des grandes 茅coles, notamment l'Institut de Musique Curtis, le Mozarteum, l'Universit茅 Yale, l'脡cole de Musique聽Juilliard, le Conservatoire National Sup茅rieur de Musique de Paris, le Conservatoire New England, l'脡cole de Musique聽Colburn, l'Universit茅聽Rice, l'脡cole de Musique Manhattan, l'institut de Musique Cleveland, l'Universit茅聽Indiana, l'脡cole de Musique聽Glenn Gould.
Prof. Roy a 茅galement form茅 plusieurs quatuors 脿 cordes, laur茅ats de nombreuses comp茅titions internationales:聽Quatuor Katarina, Grand Prix, Fischoff 2025, 1er Prix, Saint Paul Competition 2024 / Quatuor Milton, Grand Prix,聽Fischoff 2017 / Quatuor Calidore, 1er Prix M-Prize 2016 / Quatuor Van Kuijk, 1er Prix Wigmore聽Londres 2015 / Quatuor Cecilia, 1er Prix Banff 2010 & Prix聽SACEM Bordeaux 2010 / Quatuor Schulich, M茅daille de Bronze Fischoff 2007 / Quatuor Lloyd Carr-Harris, Grand Prix Fischoff 2005.
Prof. Roy donne r茅guli猫rement des classes au sein d鈥檌nstitutions telles l鈥櫭塩ole Colburn, le Conservatoire Royal de Toronto, l鈥橴niversit茅 de Toronto, l鈥橴niversit茅 de Stuttgart et 脿 plusieurs festivals et programmes incluant le Congr猫s International d鈥橝lto, le Festival D鈥橝ldeburgh, le Festival International de CasalMaggiore, le聽 Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute, le Toronto Summer Music, Morningside Music Bridge ainsi qu鈥檃u Centre d鈥橝rts Orford.
