The first classes to be held in Northwestern University’s new Music and Communication Building will begin Monday (March 30) for music students, while the formal opening of the building will take place this fall.
Continue reading on Northwestern NowAssociate Dean Machado Announces Retirement
May 24, 2023
René E. Machado, associate dean for administration, finance, and planning since 2001, will retire from the Bienen School at the conclusion of the 2022–23 academic year.
Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall named most impressive new Chicago concert facility
December 27, 2015
In his list of the best and worst of 2015 in Chicago classical music, the Chicago Tribune’s John von Rhein named Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall the most impressive new Chicago concert facility.
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts Earns LEED Gold
October 20, 2015
The Ryan Center has been certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold for New Construction (v2.2) by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Northwestern's music building in harmony with lakefront
October 12, 2015
Blair Kamin, architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune, recently reviewed the Bienen School’s new Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts.
The Dover Quartet presents first concert in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall
October 8, 2015
The Dover Quartet made their much-anticipated debut as the Bienen School’s quartet-in-residence with a concert Wednesday, October 7, in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, featuring works by Mozart, Dutilleux, and Schumann.