André J.Roy
Creator, General and Artistic Director of MISQA (McGill International String Quartet Academy), Prof. André J. Roy teaches viola, chamber music and orchestral studies at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University where he also served as Chair of the Department of Performance.
Author of “String Quartet Technique”, a book on intonation and coordination exercises for string quartet training, Prof. Roy was also the recipient of McGill’s President’s 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 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 (see list in TEACHING).
Prof. Roy's students have matriculated at most major schools including the Curtis Institute of Music, Mozarteum, Yale University, Juilliard School, Conservatoire National Supérieur 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 (see list in TEACHING). My students have also been succesful in securing academic positions (see list in TEACHING).
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.
