In honor of the many lasting contributions John Grew has made to McGill University in Montreal, a fund has been established by his friends and colleagues to provide financial support for organ and harpsichord students at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University.
John Grew arrived at McGill University in 1971. A leading figure among Canadian organists, he is currently professor emeritus at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University. During his time at McGill, Grew helped transform the early music program into the largest of its kind in Canada, trained many of Canada’s leading organists and harpsichordists, and served as dean from 1991 to 1996. He is also founder and artistic director of both the McGill Summer Organ Academy and the Canadian International Organ Competition (www.ciocm.org).
In 2005, he received the Distinguished Teaching Award from McGill University in recognition of his outstanding achievements. The Royal Canadian College of Organists made him an Honourary Fellow in 2011. In 2012 he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his efforts as founder of the Musique Royale Early Music Festival in his native Nova Scotia. Musique Royale has just celebrated its 30th anniversary and Grew continues his work as artistic advisor. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2015.
Contributions can be given online at www.mcgill.ca/seedsofchange/project/john-grew-fund-schulich-school-music; or phone (514/398-8153); or mailed to University Advancement, Schulich School of Music, 555 Sherbrooke St West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E3, Canada.
