MusicNOW: Steve Reich's 80th Birthday Celebration
Students from two Bienen School ensembles – the Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble and Contemporary Music Ensemble – will perform Steve Reich’s Proverb in an upcoming MusicNOW concert commemorating the composer’s 80th birthday.
Bienen School of Music Presents Four Holiday Concerts
Duke Ellington’s jazz arrangement of the Tchaikovsky classic, “Nutcracker Suite,” and historically authentic performances of Handel’s “Messiah” as well as choral and orchestral seasonal favorites are all part of the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music holiday celebration.
Northwestern University Music in November
A performance by classical guitarist Marcin Dylla and a vocal master class led by mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard will open two year-long concert series as part of a busy November events calendar from the Bienen School of Music.
Dover Quartet opens second season as quartet-in-residence
The Dover Quartet launched its second year as the Bienen School’s Quartet-in-Residence on October 18 with a program inspired by the quartet’s recently-released album “Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart.”
Master classes highlight opera season
Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music announces its 2016-2017 opera season, featuring Northwestern University Opera Theater performances and the return of the Robert M. and Maya L. Tichio Vocal Master Class Series.
Award-winning guitarists to perform classical music at Bienen
World-renowned guitarists will bring fresh perspective to timeless classics with the Segovia Classical Guitar Series, presented by Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music and the Chicago Classical Guitar Society.
Award-Winning Dover Quartet to Bring Mozart Alive
The Dover Quartet, 2013 winner of the Banff International String Quartet Competition, brings the music of Mozart to life as it opens its second year as Quartet-in-Residence at Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music.
Skyline Piano Artist Series this fall at Northwestern
Gilles Vonsattel, Jonathan Biss, Jorge Federico Osorio, Sergei Babayan and Emanuel Ax will be featured in the second season of the Skyline Piano Artist Series, presented by Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music.
Ear Taxi Festival to showcase Bienen faculty, students and alumni
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.
Mulcahy to premiere ‘Five Hallucinations’ with CSO October 6
Bienen School professor of trombone Michael Mulcahy will premiere Australian composer Carl Vine's Five Hallucinations for Trombone and Orchestra on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 8 p.m. with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Gaffigan.
Mostly Mozart Festival features two Bienen faculty members in ‘Seven Responses’
Donald Nally, John W. Beattie Chair of Music, led his professional chamber choir The Crossing, along with the International Contemporary Ensemble and Quicksilver, in a performance of Seven Responses on August 21 as part of the Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival.
The Dover Quartet completes first residency year at Bienen School
The Dover Quartet concluded its first year in a three-year residency at the Bienen School with a series of events at Northwestern during the spring quarter. In addition to performing in the Mary B.