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Apr 13, 2025 12:00pm
Galvin Recital Hall
Apr 13, 2025 6:00pm
Apr 14, 2025 7:30pm
McClintock Choral and Recital Room
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NUNC! 6
Northwestern's new music conference and festival returns April 25-27.
Events
Spring 2025 events are now on sale.
Music & Health
Researchers across Northwestern are examining the health benefits of singing.
Welcome
Discover the Bienen School of Music.
Pick-Staiger Concert 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.
April 11, 2025
Four Bienen School of Music students have been named 2025 fellows by the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.
April 9, 2025
Adam Unsworth has been appointed professor of horn at the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, effective September 1, 2025.
April 7, 2025
Kelley Sheehan has been appointed assistant professor of composition and music technology at the Bienen School of Music.
April 2, 2025
The Institute for New Music hosts its biennial Northwestern University New Music Conference (NUNC! 6) from Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27.
April 1, 2025
The Bienen School has appointed Ryan Dohoney to a new position as associate dean for faculty, effective September 1, 2025.
March 20, 2025
Cuban-American cellist and Bienen School of Music alumnus Tommy Mesa ’14 MMus has been awarded a $25,000 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Symphonic Wind Ensemble