Bienen School Presents Spring Celebration Events
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.
Marilyn Horne leads vocal master class
Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne led a vocal master class at the Bienen School of Music on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts.
Northwestern Presents Array of Guest Artists This Spring
Upcoming programs will feature prize-winning pianist Andrew Tyson; the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition winning Dover Quartet; Metropolitan Opera tenor Matthew Polenzani; and classical guitarist Alvaro Pierri.
Helen Callus named Professor of Viola
Helen Callus, hailed as “one of the world’s greatest violists” (American Record Guide) and “a violist of the highest caliber” (Strings magazine), has been appointed Professor of Viola at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University.
Northwestern to Present Spring Opera/Vocal Master Classes
Carlisle Floyd’s “Susannah” will be presented for the first time on the Northwestern University Opera Theater stage by the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music this spring.
Bienen School to Host Spring Faculty Recitals
Chicago Symphony Orchestra flutist Jennifer Gunn, soprano and Cedille recording artist Patrice Michaels, and cellist Anthony Elliott are among the guest artists who will be joining Northwestern University music faculty recitalists this spring.
Alex Mincek joins composition faculty
Alex Mincek has been appointed assistant professor in the composition and music technology program at the Bienen School of Music, effective September 1, 2016.
Branford Marsalis to Perform With Bienen School Jazz Orchestra
World-renowned jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis will join clarinetist Victor Goines and the Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra on stage to launch the spring jazz season on the Evanston campus.
NU Opera Theater presents Mozart's ‘Le nozze di Figaro’
Northwestern University Opera Theater delighted audiences with “Le nozze di Figaro” – Mozart’s classic comic tale of love, intrigue, morals, and mischief – from February 25-28, 2016.
Ryan Dohoney receives curriculum development award
Ryan Dohoney, assistant professor of musicology at the Bienen School of Music, is one of two recipients of The Alumnae of Northwestern University Award for Curriculum Development.
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist, alumnus Sheldon Harnick still active in theater world at 91
With two Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and two Grammy’s later, Harnick, 91, continues to charge ahead as a lyricist in the musical theater world.
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble to perform at ACDA conference
The Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble will perform at the Palmer House Grand Ballroom on Thursday, February 25, as part of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Central Division Conference.