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CONTACT:
Ellen Schantz at eschantz@northwestern.edu
FOR RELEASE: October 29, 2009
PDF Version of this Statement
Nemmers and Lane Prize Winners
on Campus in November
EVANSTON -- The Bienen School of Music will host several winners
of its $50,000 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance and
$100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition during
the month of November. Public events are offered in conjunction
with each visit.
Pianist Stephen Hough, 2008 recipient of the
Lane Prize, will be in residence November 9-11. His activities
will include two master classes for Bienen piano students and
ensembles. Composer John Adams, inaugural
winner of the Nemmers Prize in Composition, will discuss the
genesis of his opera Dr. Atomic.on November 12. The
2008 winner of the Nemmers Prize, Kaija Saariaho, will
be on campus November 17 to 20. Highlighting her visit
will be an all-Saariaho concert on November 19 presented by the
International Contemporary Ensemble at the Museum of Contemporary
Art, 220 East Chicago Avenue in Chicago. Tickets are required
for the latter event. For information, call the Museum
at (312) 280-2660 or visit the
MCA page for tickets.
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, November 10 |
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
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“Deconstructing the Piano Sound”
Stephen Hough with guests Tali Mahanor and Roy F.
Kehl
Pick-Staiger Rehearsal Room
Why is a Steinway different than a Bösendorfer? What
does the Capo d'Astro bar do to a piano's sound? These
questions and more will be answered by internationally
acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough. Guests Tali Mahanor, one
of the world's foremost piano tuners and voicers, and Roy
F. Kehl, an expert on piano history, assist in the presentation.
Together they lead a discussion of the mechanics, voicing,
regulation, and history of the piano. The class will include
hands-on demonstrations to give students an in-depth look
at how the piano really works.
Internet broadcast
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7:00 - 9:00 p.m . |
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Piano Master Class with Stephen Hough
Bienen
School piano students and small ensembles
Pick-Staiger Concert
Hall Stage |
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Wednesday, November 11 |
7:00 - 9:00 p.m . |
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Piano Master Class with Stephen
Hough
Bienen School piano students and small ensembles
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Stage |
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Thursday, November 12 |
10:00 - 11:50 a.m. |
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“The Genesis of Dr. Atomic” with
John Adams
Regenstein Hall,
Room 011
Adams will discuss the creative process surrounding the
composition of his opera Dr. Atomic.
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Wednesday, November 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Open rehearsal for all-Saariaho concert with ICE
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue,
Chicago, IL
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Thursday, November 19 |
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
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Open dress rehearsal with ICE and Kaija Saariaho
Museum
of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL
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7:30 p.m. |
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All-Saariaho concert with ICE
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue,
Chicago, IL
Tickets: $25/student rate $10; go to tinyurl.com/mca-kaija
- Terrestre (2002) for flute, harp, percussion,
violin, cello
- Six Japanese Gardens (1994) for percussion with
electronics
- Lichtbogen (1986) for flute, percussion, harp,
piano and strings w/electronics
- Solar (1992) for chamber orchestra with electronics
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