Opening Year Celebration Events
June 13, 2016
Throughout the 2015–16 academic year, special events celebrated the Bienen School of Music’s new Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, commemorating the transformative time in the school’s history.
BCE’s premiere of ‘Light Readings’ receives glowing reviews
June 8, 2016
The Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble’s (BCE) recent world premiere of “Light Readings,” a commissioned work by Samuel Adams, received stellar reviews from the Chicago Tribune.
Horn Symposium features workshops, public concerts
June 3, 2016
The Bienen School’s first-ever Horn Symposium will feature three days of workshops as well as two public concerts.
Steve Reich Awarded 2016 Nemmers Prize in Music Composition
June 1, 2016
Steve Reich, recently called “our greatest living composer” by The New York Times has been awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition from the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University.
New Music Thrives at Northwestern
June 1, 2016
The Institute for New Music held its second new-music conference November 6–8. NUNC! 2 brought together composers, performers, theorists, and musicologists specializing in new music.
Saxophonist Steven Banks and Kenari Quartet receive top M-Prize winds award
May 23, 2016
Steven Banks, a first-year master’s saxophone student of Taimur Sullivan, received first place with the Kenari Quartet at the inaugural M-Prize Competition at the University of Michigan.
Join Northwestern’s Arts Circle Celebration
May 18, 2016
Free June 4 daylong Arts Circle Celebration to feature dance, music, demos, exhibits and more.
Two Bienen School students receive Fulbright awards
May 5, 2016
Two graduate students from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to support research or study outside the United States.
Bienen pianist Dong-Wan Ha wins two European competitions
May 4, 2016
Pianist Dong-Wan Ha, a doctor of musical arts degree candidate at the Bienen School of Music, recently won two major piano competitions in Europe, receiving a total of €10,000 in awards.
Bienen student wins prestigious award for cello performance
May 4, 2016
In a cover of “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons, Bienen junior Wickliffe Simmons uses every possible sound he could make on his cello to recreate the harmonies, beats and subtle rushes in the song.
Matthew Polenzani leads vocal master class
May 2, 2016
Tenor Matthew Polenzani presented the final master class in the 2015-2016 Tichio Vocal Master Class Series on Sunday, May 1, in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall.
Alumnus Orbert Davis headlines A Day With Northwestern
April 28, 2016
The Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) held a sold-out program on April 9th featuring addresses from Orbert Davis, an Emmy Award-winning musician and co-founder, conductor and artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, and Howard Tullman, CEO of Chicago’s 1871 startup incubator.