David Lang’s ‘The Little Match Girl Passion’ to be Performed
A performance of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s “The Little Match Girl Passion,” the world premiere of Northwestern alumnus Joseph Schwantner’s “Chapel Music” and a collaboration with Germany’s Johann Sebastian Bach Music School Orchestra will brighten Northwestern University’s Evan
Established and Rising World Stars to Perform at Northwestern
Classical guitarists Zoran Dukic and Eliot Fisk, soprano Amanda Majeski, West African superstar Habib Koite, pianist Murray Perahia, and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato are among the guest artists who will appear on Northwestern University stages this winter.
Institute for New Music Pays Tribute to Ned Rorem
The Institute for New Music at the Bienen School of Music will present a two-day celebration of composer Ned Rorem’s 90th birthday October 10-11.
'Poppea' a Tale of Sex, Lies, Crime and Deception
A contemporary version of “L’incoronazione di Poppea” (“The Coronation of Poppea”) will be performed in Italian with English supertitles on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus this spring.
Galvin Foundation Makes $6 Million Gift to Northwestern
The Robert W. Galvin Foundation has made a $6 million gift in honor of Mary B. Galvin, a 1945 graduate of Northwestern University, in support of Northwestern’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music.
Musicology Professor Receives Inaugural Prize for Scholarly Article
Drew Edward Davies, associate professor of musicology at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music, is the recipient of the inaugural J.M. Thomson Prize for the best article by an early career scholar published in the journal Early Music in 2011.
Breaking Ground, Celebrating the Arts
Bracketed by trumpet fanfares, the groundbreaking ceremony for Northwestern University’s new Music and Communication Building took place today against a brilliant blue sky and aqua-colored lake with Chicago’s skyline beckoning in the distance.
Aaron Jay Kernis Awarded 2012 Nemmers Composition Prize
Aaron Jay Kernis has been named the 2012 winner of the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition.
Perahia Awarded $50,000 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance
Murray Perahia is the 2012 winner of the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance.
McClintock Gift Names Space in New Music Building
The Carol and David McClintock Choral and Recital Room has been named in the Bienen School of Music’s new building in honor of a $3 million gift from the Carol and David McClintock Trust.
Bienen School Early Music Festival Nov. 11 and 14
A Nov. 11 master class for early music vocalists and instrumentalists, a Nov. 14 pre-concert talk by a guest scholar, and a Nov. 14 performance of Monteverdi’s “Vespers” (1610) are all part of the 2010 Evelyn Dunbar Early Music Festival.
John Luther Adams Wins 2010 Nemmers Composition Prize
American composer John Luther Adams has been named winner of the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition.