Bienen alum nominated for Emmy

Alumnus Zach Robinson ’12 has received an Emmy nomination for outstanding music composition for a series (original dramatic score) for Cobra Kai.

Kelley Sheehan to join Bienen School faculty

Kelley Sheehan has been appointed assistant professor of composition and music technology at the Bienen School of Music.

Students’ music, channeled through the Mivos Quartet

Months of hard work and creativity culminated in a rare opportunity for a few music students when the internationally acclaimed Mivos Quartet brought their compositions to life on Feb. 20.

A New Chapter Begins

Dean Jonathan Bailey Holland discusses his journey to Northwestern and how his work as a composer informs his approach to administration.

Looking Back at 10 Years of the Institute for New Music

Hans Thomalla, director of the Institute for New Music, reflects on the first 10 years of the institute's impact on the Bienen School of Music and greater Northwestern communities.

Nov. 19 Bienen concert to feature US premiere of Thomalla work

The Bienen School of Music’s Contemporary Music Ensemble will present the US premiere of Harmoniemusik (full version) by Hans Thomalla on Friday, November 19, 2021.

William Bolcom Awarded 2021 Nemmers Prize in Music Composition

American composer William Bolcom has been awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition from the Bienen School of Music.

Alumna Katherine Young named Guggenheim Fellow

Bienen School of Music alumna Katherine Young ’17 DMA has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition.

Bienen School hosts fourth biennial new music conference virtually on April 24

The Institute for New Music at the Bienen School of Music will host its fourth biennial Northwestern University New-Music Conference (NUNC! 4) in a virtual format on Saturday, April 24.

Yi-Ting Lu wins Nief-Norf International Call for Scores

Nief-Norf Summer Festival has named Bienen School doctoral student Yi-Ting Lu a winner of its 2020 International Call for Scores.

Alumna Adrienne Taylor wins composition fellowship

Bienen School alumna Adrienne Taylor '06 MMus, a cellist and composer, has won a $25,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation’s Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund.

Jay Alan Yim's music gives voice to coral reefs in crisis

Bienen associate professor Jay Alan Yim and 3D/video artist Marlena Novak are the creators of “Choral” – an installation combining art, architecture and technology.

Composition student receives Presidential Fellowship

Luis Fernando Amaya, a doctoral candidate in composition and music technology, has been named a Northwestern University Presidential Fellow – the most prestigious fellowship awarded to graduate students by Northwestern University

Alan Stout (1932-2018)

The Bienen School remembers professor emeritus Alan Stout, who died February 1.

Mincek’s album named among best of 2017

Torrent, a portrait album by Bienen School assistant professor Alex Mincek, was named one of the 25 Best Classical Music Recordings of 2017 by the New York Times.

Composition & Music Technology

Bienen DMA student Daniel Dehaan named UChicago Field Fellow

Doctoral student Daniel Dehaan has been named a Field Fellow for 2016-17 by the University of Chicago.

Nemmers prize winner Steve Reich honored with Bienen concert

Steve Reich, winner of Northwestern University’s Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, will attend music rehearsals, discussions with students and faculty and a performance of his work when he visits the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music Feb. 7-9.

Esa-Pekka Salonen Wins $100,000 2014 Nemmers Composition prize

Finnish composer Esa-Pekka Salonen named winner of Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition.

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.

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.

Jay Alan Yim Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic

Thanks to a commission from the New York Philharmonic, a Northwestern professor of music composition will be composing a 20-minute piano concerto.

Kaija Saariaho Wins 2008 Nemmers Composition Prize

Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho is the 2008 winner of the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition.

Oliver Knussen Wins 2006 Nemmers Composition Prize

British composer Oliver Knussen is the 2006 winner of the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition.

Composer John Adams Awarded $100,000 Nemmers Prize

John Adams is the inaugural winner of the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition.