| Founded |
1895 |
| Location |
Twelve miles north of downtown Chicago |
| Deans |
| Peter Christian Lutkin |
(1895-1928) |
| Carl Milton Beecher |
(1928-51) |
| George Howerton |
(1951-71) |
| Thomas W. Miller |
(1971-89) |
| Bernard J. Dobroski |
(1990-2003) |
| Toni-Marie Montgomery |
(2003-Present) |
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| Faculty |
125 (full and part-time) |
| Students |
410 undergraduate; 240 graduate |
| Distinguished Alumni |
eighth blackbird, contemporary ensemble
Nancy Gustafson, soprano
Howard Hanson, composer; director, Eastman School of Music
Sheldon Harnick, lyricist
Howard Reich, arts writer, Chicago Tribune
Ned Rorem, composer
Joseph Schwantner, composer
Augusta Read Thomas, composer
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| Regular Degree Programs |
Undergraduate and graduate programs in performance and academics, leading to the BM, BA, MM, DM, PhD, or the Certificate in Performance |
| Special Degree Programs |
Five-year undergraduate double degrees
- Music and Engineering (BS/BMus; BS/BAMus)
- Music and Liberal Arts (BA/BMus)
- Music and Journalism (BMus/MSJ or BAMus/MSJ) [On hold for revision
during 2007-08 academic year]
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| Ensembles |
Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra
Philharmonia
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Symphonic Band
Concert Band
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band
Wildcat Marching Band
Wildcat Pep Band
Contemporary Music Ensemble
Early Music Ensemble
Guitar Ensemble
University Chorale
University Singers
University Chorus
University Women's Chorus
Chapel Choir
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| Fraternal and Professional Music Organizations |
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Sigma Alpha Iota
Pi Kappa Lambda
American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
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| Concerts |
More than 400 annually |
| Professional Series |
Segovia Classical Guitar Series
Winter Chamber Music Festival
Spring festival |
| Recent Guests |
Ellie Ameling, soprano
Julianne Baird, soprano
Regina Resnik, mezzo-soprano
Renata Scotto, soprano
Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano
Leon Fleisher, piano
Lynn Harrell, cello
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Julius Rudel, conductor
Janos Starker, cello
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| Prizes |
Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition
Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance
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| Recordings |
Music From Northwestern series
- Wildcat Marching Band: Wildcat Band Fire Up!
- NU Symphony Orchestra/Ribeiro: Rachmaninioff/Szyumanowski
- Cheng/Kwak: PIano Duo
- Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Through Countless Halls of Air
- Williams/Burritt/Covert: The Goddess Trilogy
- Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Paynter Conducts Arnold
- Klecka: Klecka Plays Broege and Karlins
- Bro/Spina/Street: Nostalgie - A Karlins Retrospective
- Spina: Piano Music by Karlins, Lombardo and Stout
- Waller & Maxwell Guitar Duo: Grand Potpourri
Northwestern Symphony Orchestra on Warner
- Butler/Geyer/Hunsberger: Carmen Fantasia
Symphonic Wind Ensemble on Summit
- A tribute to John Paynter - Heroes, Dreams and Icons
- Winds of Nagaul (Oppens)
- Contemporaries
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Facilities |
| Music Administration Building |
- Administrative offices; voice and piano programs; music studies programs,
classrooms.
- Built 1871
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| Regenstein Music Hall |
- 200 seat recital hall; 3 rehearsal halls, 2 classrooms; studios and
practice rooms
- Built 1977
- Architect: Larry Kirkegaard
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| Pick-Staiger Concert Hall |
- 1,003 seat auditorium, office-studies/rehearsal room
- Built 1975
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| Lutkin Hall |
- 403 seat recital hall
- Built 1941
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| Beehive |
- Soundproof doors unique for their time
- Built 1915
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| Music Library |
- Holds over 300,000 cataloged items
- Known internationally for its post-1945 music
- Special collections include the John Cage Collection, Fritz Reiner
Library, Moldenhauer Archives, ONCE Archives, Ricordi Collection
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