Alumni and Faculty Win 10 Prizes at 2019 Juno Awards
Alumni and Faculty Win 10 Prizes at 2019 Juno Awards
Published on March 18, 2019
Arkells at 2019 Juno Awards (CBC Music)
Alumni and faculty of The Royal Conservatory of Music won 10 prizes at the 2019 Juno Awards. The prestigious prizes, the most high-profile awards in the Canadian music industry, were given out at ceremonies in London, Ontario on March 16, and 17, 2019.
This year’s winners were particularly diverse, representing a wide range of musical genres. Beloved band
Arkells won prizes for Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year. Also among the Conservatory-connected winners were
Laila Biali (Jazz Vocal Album of the Year),
Gordon Grdina (Instrumental Album of the Year),
Mike Milosh (Album Artwork of the Year), (Traditional Roots Album of the Year), and
Splash’N Boots (Children’s Album of the Year).
Laila Biali cradling her 2019 Juno Award
Alumni and faculty swept the classical categories. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, which counts many alumni among its members, won the award for Classical Album of the Year: Large Recording for its critically acclaimed recording of the works of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Among the featured artists is oboist and faculty member Sarah Jeffrey. Other classical winners included Barbara Hannigan (Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral) and the Gryphon Trio (Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber).
Alumnus and Honorary Fellow David Foster received the special 2019 Humanitarian. The legendary producer, composer, and arranger received the prize in recognition of more than 30 years of philanthropy through The David Foster Foundation. The foundation raises awareness about organ donation and provides financial support to Canadian families in need of life-saving transplants.
In his heartfelt introduction to Foster, Michael Bublé declared: “David is a reminder to all of that we can – and should – raise our game, look into our own hearts, and leave here thinking about what else we can do.”
This year, artists and groups with a connection to The Royal Conservatory were
nominated for more than Juno Awards. The full list of nominees and winners (in boldface) appears below.
Allison Au Quartet (Allison Au, alumna)
Jazz Album of the Year: Group
Andrew Rathburn Large Ensemble
Jazz Album of the Year: Group
Arkells (Mike De Angelis, Nick Dika, and Dan Griffin, alumni)
Album Artwork of the Year
Group of the Year
Rock Album of the Year
The Barr Brothers (Andres Vial, alumnus)
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Beppie (Stephanie Nhan, alumna)
Children’s Album of the Year
Laila Biali
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year (two nominations)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Jeremy Epp, alumnus)
Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble (with James Ehnes)
Warren Dean Flandez
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
David Foster
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
The Fretless (Trent Freeman and Brent Plotnick, alumni)
Instrumental Album of the Year
Gordon Grdina
Instrumental Album of the Year
Gryphon Trio
Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber
Barbara Hannigan
Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral
Angela Hewitt
Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber
Tim Hicks
Country Album of the Year
Vincent Ho
Classical Composition of the Year
KEN Mode
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
Miriam Khalil
Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral
Kobra and the Lotus (Brittany Bullen and Josio Kulakowski, alumni)
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
Diana Krall
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Manic Drive (Shawn Cavallo, alumnus)
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Metric (Emily Haines, alumna)
Group of the Year
Monster Truck (Jon Harvey, alumnus)
Rock Album of the Year
Jess Moskaluke
Country Album of the Year
National Arts Centre Orchestra (many alumni)
Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble
Patricia O’Callaghan
Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (Kent Nagano, alumnus)
Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral
Diana Panton
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Meghan Patrick
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Country Album of the Year
Pharis and Jason Romero
Traditional Roots Album of the Year
Jodi Proznick
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Blake Pouliot
Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber
Rhye (Mike Milosh, alumnus)
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Album Artwork of the Year
Bekah Simms
Classical Composition of the Year
Splash’N Boots
Children’s Album of the Year
Three Days Grace
Album of the Year
Rock Album of the Year
Thunder Bay Symphony (many alumni)
Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble
Tim Neufeld & The Glory Boys (Jon Mushaluk, alumus)
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Tokyo Police Club (Greg Alsop, alumnus)
Alternative Album of the Year
Toninato / Thiessen (Jennifer Thiessen, alumna)
Instrumental Album of the Year
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (many alumni and faculty among its members)
Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble
The Wailin’ Jennys (Annabel Chvostek and Ruth Moody, alumnae)
Traditional Roots Album of the Year
Andrew Wan
Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber
Greg Wells
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Whitehorse (Melissa McLelland, alumna)
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Charlotte Day Wilson
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year