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The Symphony Orchestra with combined choirs performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
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Named one of the most impressive performance spaces in Chicago, the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall features excellent acoustics and views.
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The Ryan Center for the Musical Arts sit at the southeast corner of campus, adjacent to the Bienen School's other music facilities.
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Opened in 2015, the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts features three state-of-the-art performances venues.
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March 31, 2020
Social distancing and shelter-at-home requirements have curtailed spring’s in-person music, art and theater offerings, but Northwestern and Chicago audiences have a wide variety of options to enjoy Northwestern University’s vibrant arts scene from their living rooms.
Cellist Sihao He selected as Bowers Program Artist
March 30, 2020
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) has selected Sihao He (MM18), a doctoral cello student of Hans Jørgen Jensen, as one of five artists for the Bowers Program.
Alumnus Nicholas Swett named Gates Cambridge Scholar
March 5, 2020
Bienen School alumnus Nicholas Swett has been awarded a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship for his doctoral studies in music at the University of Cambridge.
Strauss’ ‘Die Fledermaus’ is a comic operetta for our time
February 19, 2020
“Die Fledermaus” runs Feb. 27 to March 1 at Cahn Auditorium. Bienen Director of Opera Joachim Schamberger directs and guest artist John Baril will conduct the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra.
Symphonic Band selected to perform at CBDNA divisional conference
February 18, 2020
The Northwestern University Symphonic Band will perform at the North Central Division Conference of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) on Saturday, February 22.
Bienen School presents Strauss’ sparkling musical cocktail ‘Die Fledermaus’
January 30, 2020
The Bienen School of Music presents Johann Strauss’ high-spirited operetta of frivolity, festivities and a practical joke gone awry, “Die Fledermaus,” from Feb. 27 to March 1 in Cahn Auditorium.