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Nov 2, 2024 7:30pm
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Nov 3, 2024 3:00pm
Galvin Recital Hall
Nov 3, 2024 5:00pm
Alice Millar Chapel
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Welcome
Discover the Bienen School of Music.
Events
Fall 2024 events are now on sale.
Leadership
Dean Jonathan Bailey Holland shares his journey to Northwestern.
Ryan Opera Theater
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts
The Ryan Center for the Musical Arts sits at the southeast corner of campus, adjacent to the Bienen School's other music facilities.
Named one of the most impressive performance spaces in Chicago, the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall features excellent acoustics and views.
Opened in 2015, the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts features three state-of-the-art performances venues.
October 22, 2024
Audiences were "educated and entertained" by Christine Goerke in the recent Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class.
This fall, the Bienen School is offering a trio of free choral concerts at the historic Alice Millar Chapel, blending time-honored traditions with modern relevance.
October 1, 2024
A comic tale of youthful liberation and a master class led by soprano Christine Goerke open the Bienen School's 2024-25 opera season.
June 12, 2024
Bienen School alumnus and former professor of trumpet Charlie Geyer ’66 died June 11 at age 79.
May 16, 2024
Olivia Moyana Pierce will address the Bienen School of Music class of 2024 as student speaker during convocation.
May 15, 2024
Internationally renowned saxophonist and Bienen School of Music alumnus David Sanborn died Sunday, May 12, 2024, at age 78.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Baroque Music Ensemble