The world premiere of a commissioned work by David Lang, a performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony at the Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago’s Millennium Park, and a three-day Horn Festival will be performed in honor of the Bienen School’s new Ryan Center for the Musical Arts.
Continue reading on Northwestern NowTwo students among DownBeat award winners
May 18, 2021
Bienen School of Music jazz students Albert Kuo and Darsan Swaroop Bellie are among the winners of DownBeat magazine’s 44th Annual Student Music Awards.
Sherman Irby joins Victor Goines and jazz students for ‘Journey Through Swing’
March 18, 2019
The Bienen School will welcome Jazz at Lincoln Center saxophonist Sherman Irby for a concert April 20.
‘Crescent City’ recognized among best jazz performances of 2016
December 27, 2016
The Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra’s April 1 rendition of “Crescent City” was named one of the best jazz performances of 2016 by Chicago Tribune critic Howard Reich.
Opening Year Celebration Events
June 13, 2016
Throughout the 2015–16 academic year, special events celebrated the Bienen School of Music’s new Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, commemorating the transformative time in the school’s history.
Join Northwestern’s Arts Circle Celebration
May 18, 2016
Free June 4 daylong Arts Circle Celebration to feature dance, music, demos, exhibits and more.