Forst Quartet advances in St. Paul Competition
/sites/default/files/2023-03/20230321_forst_quartet.jpgForst Quartet, an ensemble of Bienen School of Music undergraduate students, has advanced to the finals of the 2023 St. Paul String Quartet Competition.
Students, Faculty Staying Together While Kept Apart
/sites/default/files/2020-04/20200410_Schamberger.jpgBienen faculty and students are embracing remote instruction: “Now is the time for us to respond with creativity and courage to a challenging situation.”
https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/2020/04/07/students-faculty-staying-together-…Two Bienen ensembles to compete in MTNA Finals
/sites/default/files/2020-01/20200109_MTNA_ensembles.jpgTwo Bienen School of Music student ensembles have advanced to the finals of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Chamber Music Competition.
VC INSIGHT – Preparing for a Recording
/sites/default/files/2018-09/20180719_preparing_recording.jpgPreparing for a Recording is Like Preparing for a Marathon: Bienen viola professor Helen Callus talks through the trials and tribulations of recording an album.
https://theviolinchannel.com/violist-helen-callus-trials-tribulations-recording…Helen Callus, hailed as “one of the world’s greatest violists” (American Record Guide), “a violist of the highest caliber” (Strings magazine), and “one of the foremost violis
Learn MoreNo music student should be ashamed of failure
Failure can be an essential step on the road to success, argues Northwestern University viola professor Helen Callus.
https://www.thestrad.com/debate/no-music-student-should-be-ashamed-of-failure/4…5 things you need to succeed as a musician
Northwestern University viola professor Helen Callus describes the combination of skills necessary to succeed as a musician - talent being just one in a mixture of abilities.
https://www.thestrad.com/5-things-you-need-to-succeed-as-a-musician/124.articleWinter chamber music festival hosts internationally acclaimed artists
/sites/default/files/2018-01/20161206_wcmf.jpgSeven-concert series features treasured classics and compelling new works
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2016/12/winter-chamber-music-festival-201…British chamber music rounds out Bienen’s December offerings
/sites/default/files/2018-01/20161122_british.jpgNew professor of viola makes Northwestern debut as Chamber Orchestra soloist
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2016/11/british-chamber-music-rounds-out-…Looking Beyond Just Scales & Etude Books
Violist Helen Callus talks through the importance of conceptual practice – of creating one’s own problem solving exercises beyond scales and etudes.
https://theviolinchannel.com/helen-callus-scales-etudes-blog/Helen Callus named Professor of Viola
/sites/default/files/2018-01/20160405_callus.jpgHelen 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.