Bienen School to Host Music Students from Havana
October 29, 2015
Music students from Northwestern University and the Universidad de las Artes, Cuba’s national conservatory of the arts, will soon have an opportunity to meet, greet and exchange ideas on the Evanston campus.
Taimur Sullivan’s PRISM Quartet in Running for Grammy Nominations
October 29, 2015
The PRISM Quartet, an ensemble that comprises Bienen School Associate Professor Taimur Sullivan and three other saxophonists, has received Grammy Award consideration for their recent recording “Heritage/Evolutions, Volume 1.”
Bienen School of Music Announces 2015-16 Opera Season Lineup
October 26, 2015
Three one-act operas -- each with a different view of love and marriage in America -- and master classes led by renowned vocalists, are among Northwestern University’s 2015-16 opera season highlights.
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts Earns LEED Gold
October 20, 2015
The Ryan Center has been certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold for New Construction (v2.2) by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Professors Thompson and Nally named John W. Beattie Chair of Music
October 20, 2015
Two distinguished Bienen School professors will serve as concurrent chairs
Brannon Cho Receives Second Prize in Naumburg Cello Competition
October 20, 2015
Cellist Brannon Cho, a junior music performance major in the Bienen School of Music, tied for second place in the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s 2015 International Cello Competition.
Northwestern Hosts Second New Music Conference Nov. 6 to 8
October 15, 2015
The Ensemble Dal Niente, a contemporary music collective, and Third Coast Percussion, a group that explores and expands the sonic possibilities of percussion, are among the guest ensembles participating in an early November new music conference on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus.
Songs by Heart
October 14, 2015
Nancy Gustafson hopes to improve the lives of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia through the power of music.
Northwestern's music building in harmony with lakefront
October 12, 2015
Blair Kamin, architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune, recently reviewed the Bienen School’s new Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts.
$5M to Fund Renowned Northwestern Piano Award In Perpetuity
October 8, 2015
A $5 million commitment from Northwestern University alumna Jean Gimbel Lane to the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music will ensure the perpetuity of a prestigious piano award named in her honor.
Bienen School Featured in WFMT Bach Keyboard Festival
October 8, 2015
This fall, Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music will play a key role in 98.7 WFMT’s 2015 Bach Keyboard Festival.
The Dover Quartet presents first concert in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall
October 8, 2015
The Dover Quartet made their much-anticipated debut as the Bienen School’s quartet-in-residence with a concert Wednesday, October 7, in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, featuring works by Mozart, Dutilleux, and Schumann.