Galea on tenure track at BU
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This article was published 05/04/2022 (1437 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
After joining Brandon University’s School of Music last fall as an assistant professor, musician Marika Galea has already been appointed to a tenure-track position.
BU officials made this news public Tuesday in a press release, which gave Galea the opportunity to thank university staff for giving her this pathway to a promotion and academic job security.
“I am thankful for the warm welcome I’ve received at the School of Music,” she said.
“My first year has been an opportunity for deep empathy and learning about how best to work together as our community continues to navigate the pandemic.”
Throughout the last winter and fall semester, Galea has been teaching at the School of Music’s department of jazz and contemporary popular music while also conducting lessons at the Eckhardt-Gramatté Conservatory.
This isn’t the musician’s first time taking on a teaching position either, since she previously lent her expertise and experience to pupils at McGill University, the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival and the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Outside of the classroom, Galea has volunteered to help revive the Brandon Jazz Festival in 2023, since the event has been cancelled for three years straight due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Her work in the classroom is just as impressive as her work on the bandstand,” BU dean of music Greg Gatien said in Tuesday’s news release. “We’re so looking forward to her contributions to our programs for many years to come.”
Before arriving at BU, Galea was already a renowned artist who uses her music to explore the space between improvised jazz, narrative songwriting and hypnotic soundscapes.
Because of her work, Galea was named CBC Music’s “35 best Canadian jazz artists under 35” in 2017, and has collaborated on projects that have won or been nominated for Juno, Golden Globe, Academy and Polaris awards.
“I am keen to continue pursuing my research as a producer, composer and performer while refining the School of Music’s offerings in order to provide the best possible performance, inquiry and conflict resolution skills training,” she said on Tuesday. “I am encouraged in the knowledge that my colleagues are equally committed to student success and excellence in research.”
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