Ryan Center Dedicated September 24
Dean of the Bienen School of Music Toni-Marie Montgomery spoke as part of the dedication ceremony for Northwestern University’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts on September 24, 2015.
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts Dedicated
Heralded by trumpets and featuring a performance by music students, Northwestern University dedicated the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts yesterday (Sept. 24).
Northwestern University's New Ryan Center Brings Harmony to Bienen
Encased in glass and measuring approximately 155,000 square feet, Northwestern University’s $117 million Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, the new home of the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, has set sail along the Evanston lakefront.
Bienen Celebrates Ryan Center with Year of Music Events
The Midwest premiere of “Sila: The Breath of the World,” a work by John Luther Adams that was written to be performed outdoors, will kick off a yearlong series of public events to celebrate the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music’s new Patrick G. and Shirley W.
Music and Communication Building to be named for Patrick and Shirley Ryan
In recognition of the unprecedented generosity of Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan and their longtime support of the arts both at Northwestern and in the greater Chicago area, Northwestern University will name the recently opened music and communication building the Patrick G. and Shirley W.
Bienen faculty will perform with National Brass Ensemble September 20
Three brass faculty members from the Bienen School of Music will perform with the National Brass Ensemble in a special concert at Symphony Center on Sunday, September 20, 2015.
Bienen voice student fills lead role in Central City Opera’s ‘Man of La Mancha’
Alexander York, a master’s voice student of W. Stephen Smith, will replace baritone Robert Orth to perform the role of Don Quixote (Cervantes) in Central City Opera’s sold-out performance of Man of La Mancha on Tuesday, July 28, 2015.
Bidding fond farewell to NU's grand old music building
The Music Administration Building – a former women's college and dormitory built in 1874 and refashioned as the music school in 1940 – makes music no more.
Bienen School Purchases Yamaha Pianos for New Building
While the rest of the building becomes occupied this summer, soon students and faculty will return for fall quarter and finally get their hands on all the new pianos selected to fill the classrooms and rehearsal spaces of the state-of-the-art facility, including more than 110 Yamaha acoustic and
NU Honors Bienen alum Elizabeth Bennett with Distinguished Secondary Teacher Award
Bienen School alumna Elizabeth Bennett (04) and four other high school teachers who had “transformative effects” on the lives of graduating Northwestern seniors they once taught have received Northwestern University Distinguished Secondary Teacher Awards.
Bienen School Cellist Brannon Cho Progresses in Tchaikovsky Competition
Cellist Brannon Cho, a sophomore music performance major who is participating in the 15th International Tchaikovsky Competition this summer in Russia alongside a select group of the best young cellists in the world, is making headway.
Northwestern University Music In Summer 2015
Presented by Northwestern’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, evening and afternoon programs this summer will feature either faculty, guest artists or talented musicians enrolled in the Summer Session Guitar Workshop, Summer Voice Institute, Violin Institute or Oboe Workshop for p