FACULTY NEWS
Donald Nally’s The Crossing has been nominated for a Grammy Award for the third consecutive year.
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Spektral Quartet, featuring two Bienen School alumni, received a Grammy Award nomination.
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Alumnus Brannon Cho won first prize in the Paulo International Cello Competition.
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Jennifer Higdon completed her first Nemmers Prize residency at the Bienen School.
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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts
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.
Learn MoreA "Fitbit" for your vocal cords
January 15, 2019
Bienen School of Music lecturer Theresa Brancaccio discusses her Singer Savvy app – a vocal fatigue tracking system – on the Northwestern Digital Learning Podcast.
Symphony Orchestra plays monumental Russian works Jan. 31
January 8, 2019
The Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra presents two large-scale works by Russian composers Jan. 31: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor (“Pathétique”) and Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”.
2019 Grammy Nominees include Bienen School faculty, alumni
December 10, 2018
Bienen faculty member Donald Nally, alumni Doyle Armbrust and Russell Rolen (of Spektral Quartet) and alumna Katrina Lenk have been nominated for 2019 Grammy Awards.
Gryphon Trio and Catalyst Quartet debut in Winter Chamber Music Festival
November 19, 2018
The 2019 Winter Chamber Music Festival will feature the festival debuts of the Gryphon Trio and Catalyst Quartet.
Mark Nuccio joins Bienen School clarinet faculty
November 16, 2018
Mark Nuccio, principal clarinet of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, will join the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music faculty in fall 2019 as lecturer of clarinet.
Bienen School of Music presents 2018 winter holiday concerts
November 1, 2018
A variety of jazz, orchestral, vocal and chamber music offerings will celebrate the holiday season at the Bienen School.