The creators of “Choral” – an installation combining art, architecture and technology – are composer Jay Alan Yim, an associate professor of composition and music technology at the Bienen School of Music, and 3D/video artist Marlena Novak (’83 MFA Weinberg). The multidimensional installation is on display at 150 Media Stream through Sept. 30.
Continue reading on Northwestern NowJay Alan Yim's music gives voice to coral reefs in crisis
August 26, 2019
Bienen School hosts fifth biennial new music conference April 21-23
March 21, 2023
For the first time in five years, the Institute for New Music hosts its biennial Northwestern University New Music Conference (NUNC! 5) in person from Friday, April 21 to Sunday, April 23.
“Choral” reef project by Northwestern artists featured at Chicago’s Art on theMART
April 22, 2022
Choral, an audio/visual projection by two Northwestern artists that imagines coral reefs as the metaphorical “voice” of climate change, is being presented to the public this spring as part of Chicago’s Art on theMART program.
Chicago’s Ear Taxi Festival to showcase Bienen School prominently
September 9, 2021
More than 100 alumni, faculty, and current students of the Bienen School of Music will participate in Chicago’s Ear Taxi Festival September 15 through October 4.
Yi-Ting Lu wins Nief-Norf International Call for Scores
March 23, 2021
Nief-Norf Summer Festival has named Bienen School doctoral student Yi-Ting Lu a winner of its 2020 International Call for Scores.
Jay Alan Yim's music gives voice to coral reefs in crisis
August 26, 2019
The creators of “Choral” – an installation combining art, architecture and technology – are composer Jay Alan Yim, an associate professor of composition and music technology at the Bienen School of Music, and 3D/video artist Marlena Novak (’83 MFA Weinberg).
Composition student receives Presidential Fellowship
May 1, 2019
Luis Fernando Amaya, a doctoral candidate in composition and music technology, has been named a Northwestern University Presidential Fellow – the most prestigious fellowship awarded to graduate students by Northwestern University
Bienen Professor Hans Thomalla Named Guggenheim Fellow
April 7, 2017
Hans Thomalla, associate professor of composition and music technology, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to support the development of his third opera, “Dark Spring.”
Ear Taxi Festival to showcase Bienen faculty, students and alumni
September 13, 2016
The inaugural Ear Taxi Festival, an upcoming celebration of contemporary classical music in Chicago, will include two Bienen School new music ensembles among its diverse lineup of performers.
New Music Thrives at Northwestern
June 1, 2016
The Institute for New Music held its second new-music conference November 6–8. NUNC! 2 brought together composers, performers, theorists, and musicologists specializing in new music.
Join Northwestern’s Arts Circle Celebration
May 18, 2016
Free June 4 daylong Arts Circle Celebration to feature dance, music, demos, exhibits and more.