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Nov 21, 2024 4:00pm
McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Nov 21, 2024 7:30pm - Nov 24, 2024 3:00pm
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Nov 21, 2024 8:30pm
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Events
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Leadership
Dean Jonathan Bailey Holland shares his journey to Northwestern.
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Galvin Recital Hall
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts
The Ryan Center for the Musical Arts sits at the southeast corner of campus, adjacent to the Bienen School's other music facilities.
Named one of the most impressive performance spaces in Chicago, the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall features excellent acoustics and views.
Opened in 2015, the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts features three state-of-the-art performances venues.
November 11, 2024
Walfrid Kujala, professor emeritus of flute, who served on the Bienen School faculty for 50 years, died November 10 at age 99.
Professor emeritus Donald Nally has received his tenth Grammy nomination to date and several Bienen alumni are also among the 2025 nominees.
October 22, 2024
Audiences were "educated and entertained" by Christine Goerke in the recent Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class.
This fall, the Bienen School is offering a trio of free choral concerts at the historic Alice Millar Chapel, blending time-honored traditions with modern relevance.
October 1, 2024
A comic tale of youthful liberation and a master class led by soprano Christine Goerke open the Bienen School's 2024-25 opera season.
June 12, 2024
Bienen School alumnus and former professor of trumpet Charlie Geyer ’66 died June 11 at age 79.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble