From the Dean’s Office

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I invite you to explore this website and learn about the outstanding contributions of our students, faculty, and staff. As the largest music program among Canadian universities, the Faculty of Music offers a comprehensive range of degree options at undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as hundreds of concerts, lectures, masterclasses, and other events open to the public every year. I hope that you can join our community at an in-person event, or virtually via a livestreamed event, and experience the development of the future of music in Canada. 

– Ryan McClelland

Dean and Professor of Music Theory

Dean's Office

Welcome to the Faculty of Music from the Dean's Office! Please connect with us via dean.music@utoronto.ca and we will respond directly or redirect your inquiry. You may also reach out to a specific member of the Dean's Office:

  • Dean: Professor Ryan McClelland
  • Director, Office of the Dean: Hillary Barron
  • Chief Administrative Officer: Cristina Huerta
  • Executive Assistant to the Dean and Office Coordinator: Elizabeth Fernandes
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Professor
Music Theory
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Chief Administrative Officer
Director, Office of the Dean
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Executive Assistant to the Dean and Office Coordinator

Associate Deans

The Faculty of Music has four Associate Deans:

  • Academic and Student Affairs: Professor Daphne Tan
  • Graduate Education: Professor Robin Elliott
  • Research: Professor Nasim Niknafs
  • Performance and Public Events: Professor Lorna MacDonald
Daphne Tan
Associate Professor
Music Theory
Robin Elliott
Professor
Musicology
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Associate Professor
Music Education
Lorna MacDonald
Professor, Voice
Voice Studies

Have a question?

Contact the Dean's Office in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.