Renowned music festival comes to Northwestern
March 1, 2024
The Gateways Music Festival, which connects and supports classical musicians of African descent, will launch a series of Chicago area performances at Northwestern.
‘Hänsel und Gretel’ among winter opera and vocal offerings
February 7, 2024
Northwestern University Opera Theater's production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” will delight audiences of all ages.
Bienen School warms up winter with a range of new music
January 25, 2024
This winter, the Institute for New Music presents a full slate of events featuring works by contemporary artists, including special guest performances and world premieres.
Northwestern Medical Orchestra Unites Feinberg and Bienen
January 17, 2024
The Northwestern Medical Orchestra is hitting a high note with continued growth among its musicians as well as its audience. Led by Bienen alumna Jennifer Huang, the ensemble recently performed a work by Dean Holland.
Winter Chamber Music Festival lineup includes Grammy Award-winning quartet
December 6, 2023
The 27th Winter Chamber Music Festival returns to Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music Jan. 5 to 21, 2024.
Two Bienen School faculty receive publication awards
November 14, 2023
Bienen professors Danuta Mirka and Daniel Shanahan of the music theory and cognition program have recently received major awards for their publications.
Bienen School alumni, faculty among 2024 Grammy Nominees
November 10, 2023
Several Bienen School of Music artists are among the 2024 Grammy Award nominees.
‘The Emperor of Atlantis’ gets a modern update
October 31, 2023
A new staging of a classic opera and a master class lead by Grammy Award-winning American soprano Christine Brewer are among the highlights of the fall voice and opera season at the Bienen School of Music.
Tania León at Northwestern
October 19, 2023
Nemmers Prize winner Tania León discussed her work with the Contemporary Music Ensemble in an episode of WTTW's "Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices."
Northwestern’s first woman director of bands to retire
October 5, 2023
Mallory Thompson, director of bands and John W. Beattie Chair of Music at the Bienen School of Music, will retire at the end of the 2023-24 academic year following a 28-year teaching and conducting career at Northwestern.
Discover fresh jazz listening experiences
September 29, 2023
Starting this fall, jazz music fans will have more than twice the number of opportunities to enjoy performances at Northwestern as the Bienen School of Music increases its jazz concert offerings from three per academic quarter to seven.
Dismantling the effects of colonialism in theatre
September 20, 2023
The Sawyer Seminar “On Decolonizing Theatre” is a multi-disciplinary series of public panel discussions that explore the theory and practice of decolonization through cultural production.