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Woodwinds
Faculty |
Degrees Available
- Bachelor of Music in Performance
- Master of Music in Performance
- Master of Music in Performance and Literature
- Certificate in Performance
- Doctor of Music in Performance
About the Woodwinds Program
The wind program of Northwestern University has a long and distinguished
history. Since its beginnings in the 1950s, the program focal
point has been an outstanding faculty, many of whom have
also been affiliated with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Each
member is dedicated not only to the development of each student,
but also to post-graduation success. Graduates of the
program can be found in the New York Philharmonic, the Boston,
San Francisco and Chicago Symphonies, and the Cleveland Orchestra,
as well as in orchestras worldwide and in important positions
in higher education.
Hallmarks of the wind program are the nurturing of the unique
talents and abilities of each student and a great deal of individual
attention. Students are offered as complete an experience
as possible, achieved through ensemble performance, instruction
in the intricacies of each instrument, and valuable information
about the complexities of a career in music. Students also
benefit from Northwestern’s close proximity to the city
of Chicago. Visiting artists frequently come to campus, offering
master classes and other instruction, and the myriad of performances
by the Chicago Symphony, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Ravinia
Festival and other outstanding organizations create learning
opportunities outside the classroom.
With a decades-long affiliation with Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
the vast resources of a major research university, and an outstanding
placement record, the wind program offers opportunities that
are unmatched.
All DM students receive the equivalent of full tuition funding.
Program Curriculum
Students may pursue the bachelor and master of music degrees,
the certificate in performance, and the doctor of music degree. They
receive an education targeted toward a variety of career areas,
including an orchestral career, a career in teaching, and other
options. In addition to weekly private lessons, there are weekly
studio classes that provide students with opportunities to perform
with and for their colleagues, to learn in a group setting about
the fundamentals of their instruments, about varied options in
the music business, and from guest artists.
Each studio also offers classes on various auxiliary instruments,
something that is highly valuable with regard to future career
development. Samplings are as follows:
- Flute Studio - piccolo and baroque
flute
- Oboe Studio - English horn study and reed
making
- Clarinet - bass clarinet, orchestral excerpts,
reed making
- Bassoon - Reed making, instrument
repair and maintenance
- Saxophone - work on all saxophones, technique
classes
Open to all students are classes and seminars in Alexander technique
and many other less traditional and non-music aspects of building
a career.
Ensembles
Ensemble participation is an integral part of the wind experience
at Northwestern. The
ensembles comprise the Symphony Orchestra,
Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and the Contemporary
Music Ensemble. All
wind students audition for entrance each quarter. Every
attempt is made to rotate each student through the various groups
for a complete ensemble experience.
Chamber Music
The faculty believes that participation in chamber music is
key to success on one’s instrument. They and many outstanding
area musicians serve as coaches for woodwind quintets, other
wind combinations, and mixed ensembles including piano and strings.
Guest
Master Classes
Northwestern frequently hosts distinguished artists who offer
master classes for students. Recent guests have included
oboists Robert Sheena and Nicholas Daniel; clarinetists Eddie
Daniels and Karl Leister; bassoonist Milan Turkovic; and saxophonist
Claude Delangle. There is also an active program of two-way broadcast
master classes, whereby students receive instruction from master
teachers in other locations.
Distinguished Alumni
Flute
- Louise Dixon, Chicago Symphony
- Zart Dombourian-Eby, Seattle Symphony
- Barbara Leibundguth, Minnesota Orchestra
- Linda Lukas, San Francisco Symphony
Oboe
- Michael Henoch, Chicago Symphony
- Robert Sheena, Boston Symphony
- Sherry Sylar, New York Philharmonic
- Russ Deluna, San Francisco
Symphony
Clarinet
- Mark Nuccio, New York Philharmonic
- Craig Nordstrom, Boston Symphony
- Linnea Nereim, Cleveland Orchestra
- Gregory Smith, Chicago Symphony
Bassoon
- Jonathan Sherwin, Cleveland Orchestra
- Wilbur Simpson, Chicago Symphony (deceased)
- Chris Marshall, Minnesota Orchestra
- Felicia Foland, St. Louis Symphony
Saxophone
- Debra Richtmeyer, University of Illinois
- David Sanborn, international
performing and recording artist
- John Sampen, Bowling Green State
University, Ohio
- Kyle Horch, Royal College of Music, London,
England
Contact for further information:
Woodwinds Faculty
J. Lawrie Bloom
Assistant Professor, Clarinet
l-bloom@northwestern.edu - 847-491-7228
MMus, Arizona State University
Recent Activity
Solo bass clarinet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1980-present). Artistic codirector of Eastern Shore Chamber Music Festival in St. Michael's, Maryland. Former member, Vancouver, Phoenix, and Cincinnati Symphonies and Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra.
Steven Cohen
Associate Professor, Clarinet
stevecohen@northwestern.edu - 847-491-4776
BM, Oberlin College
Recent Activity
Co-Coordinator, winds and percussion program. Former principal clarinetist
and featured soloist with New Orleans Symphony, later known as Louisiana Philharmonic
Orchestra. Member, Brevard Music Center Orchestra. Tours with the Texas Opera
Theater and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. Regularly performs each summer
as principal clarinet at the Brevard Music Center. Solo recitals throughout
the U.S., Europe and Korea. Guest artist, Seoul Philharmonic Clarinet Festival
and Idaho/Montana Clarinet Symposium. Former member, Timm Wind Quintet. Studied
with Loren Kitt, Larry McDonald, Karl Leister, and Robert Marcellus. Former
faculty, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Louisiana State University,
Loyola (LA) University and Tulane University. Artist/clinician for Buffet clarinets.
Legere reed artist. Written articles for Clarinet magazine. 
Richard Graef
Associate Professor, Flute
r-graef@northwestern.edu - 847-491-4775
MMus, Indiana University
Assistant principal flute, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1968-present). Specialist in baroque flutes and baroque repertoire. Flutist with Chicago Pro Musica, which received a 1985 Grammy Award for best new classical artists. Studies at Oberlin Conservatory and the Mozarteum Academy of Music, Salzburg. 
Leslie Grimm
Lecturer, Clarinet
l-grimm@northwestern.edu - 847-491-7228
MMus, Northwestern University
Performs regularly with Chicago, Milwaukee, and Grant Park Symphony Orchestras as well as Lyric Opera of Chicago, Symphony II, Ravinia Festival Orchestra, and Chicago Sinfonietta. Active studio musician for radio and television commercials. Recordings on Teldec, Koss, Centaur, and Pro-Arte.
Frederick Hemke
Louis and Elsie Snydacker Eckstein Professor of Music, Saxophone
f-hemke@northwestern.edu - 847-491-7228
AMusD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Premier Prix du Saxophone, Conservatoire
National Supérieur de Musique, Paris, as student of Marcel Mule. Internationally
recognized adjudicator, master teacher, and soloist. Active recitalist and performer
with orchestras and wind ensembles worldwide. Recordings with Chicago Symphony
Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, Stockholm Philharmonic, Eastman Wind Ensemble, and
Contemporary Chamber Players as well as solo albums. Editor of music for saxophone solo
and ensembles; author of many articles and educational materials. Consultant to the
Selmer Corporation, La Voz Corporation, Southern Music Company. Listed in Who's
Who in America, Who's Who in American Music, International Who's Who of
Music and Musicians, New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Baker's
Biographical Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Encyclopédie de la Musique
Francois Michel, editor). Kappa Kappa Psi -- Distinguished Service to Music Award. His
students teach and perform in major teaching and performing positions throughout the
world. 
Michael Henoch
Associate Professor, Oboe
m-henoch@northwestern.edu -
847-491-7228
MMus, Northwestern University
Assistant principal oboe, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1972-present). Artistic
codirector and oboist, Chicago Chamber Musicians. Participant, Marlboro Music
Festival, Carmel Bach Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, Peninsula
Music Festival. Soloist with conductors Daniel Barenboim, Sir Georg Solti,
David Zinman, Alexander Schneider. Artistic collaborations with Pierre Boulez,
Christoph Eschenbach, Claude Frank, Garrick Ohlsson, Arlene Auger, Maxim Vengerov.
Numerous recordings, recitals, and international tours.
Scott Hostetler
Lecturer, Oboe
s-hostetler@northwestern.edu -
847-491-4781
BM, Cleveland Institute of Music
Member, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Formerly principal oboist and
artist-in-residence of the Kalamazoo (MI) Symphony Orchestra.
Performed with the Michigan Opera Theatre, the Florida Orchestra,
and the Cleveland Orchestra during its 1999 European tour. Principal
oboist of the Kokomo Symphony Orchestra. At age 16, was invited to perform
the Mozart Quartet for Oboe and Strings with members of the Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra.
 Lewis Kirk
Lecturer, Bassoon
l-kirk@northwestern.edu - 847-491-7228
BM, Manhattan School of Music
Bassoonist and contrabassoonist with the orchestras of the Lyric Opera of
Chicago and the Santa Fe Opera. Former member, Städtischen Orchester of Bremerhaven, Germany, and the New Orleans Symphony. Frequently performs with Bach Week in Evanston, Fulcrum Point, the Champagne Players, Music of the Baroque, the Chicago Philharmonic and Concertante di Chicago. Guest appearances with the Chicago Symphony, CUBE, and the Contemporary Chamber Players. Studied with Crawford Best, Phillip Kolker, Stephen Maxym, Louis Skinner and Darlene Jussilla. 
Walfrid Kujala
Professor, Flute
w-kujala@northwestern.edu - 847-491-7228
MMus, Eastman School of Music
Recent Activity
Flutist and principal piccolo, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1954-2001). Contributing editor, Flute Talk. Former member, Rochester Philharmonic, and former principal flutist, Grant Park Symphony. Past president, National Flute Association. Recipient, NFA Lifetime Achievement Award and School of Music Exemplar in Teaching Award. Recitals and master classes throughout the United States and Canada. 
Christopher Millard
Lecturer, Bassoon
c-millard@northwestern.edu - 847-491-3241
Curtis Institute
Principal bassoon of the National Arts Centre Orchestra since 2004 and for
29 years of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the CBC Radio Orchestra simultaneously.
Has appeared at festivals throughout Canada as well as with the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center, Santa Fe Chamber Music, Chamber Music Northwest,
the Marlboro Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival and the World Orchestra
for Peace. Long-time faculty member of the National Youth Orchestra, University
of British Columbia, the University of Ottawa and the Domaine Forget. Numerous
recordings on the Summit and CBC labels, including a 2004 Juno award winner
featuring the Hetu Bassoon Concerto.
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Grover Schiltz
Lecturer, Oboe/English Horn
g-schiltz@northwestern.edu - 847-295-2415
BMus, University of Michigan
Forty-four year member, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, oboe and English horn. Former member, Grant Park Symphony, Lyric Opera Orchestra, Kansas City Philharmonic. Performed with CSO winds, City Musick baroque orchestra, Basically Bach and many other chamber music ensembles in Chicago. Active in performance on baroque and classical instruments.
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