David Lang’s ‘The Little Match Girl Passion’ to be Performed
January 17, 2014
A performance of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s “The Little Match Girl Passion,” the world premiere of Northwestern alumnus Joseph Schwantner’s “Chapel Music” and a collaboration with Germany’s Johann Sebastian Bach Music School Orchestra will brighten Northwestern University’s Evan
Established and Rising World Stars to Perform at Northwestern
January 15, 2014
Classical guitarists Zoran Dukic and Eliot Fisk, soprano Amanda Majeski, West African superstar Habib Koite, pianist Murray Perahia, and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato are among the guest artists who will appear on Northwestern University stages this winter.
'Poppea' a Tale of Sex, Lies, Crime and Deception
May 3, 2013
A contemporary version of “L’incoronazione di Poppea” (“The Coronation of Poppea”) will be performed in Italian with English supertitles on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus this spring.
Galvin Foundation Makes $6 Million Gift to Northwestern
April 4, 2013
The Robert W. Galvin Foundation has made a $6 million gift in honor of Mary B. Galvin, a 1945 graduate of Northwestern University, in support of Northwestern’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music.
Musicology Professor Receives Inaugural Prize for Scholarly Article
January 16, 2013
Drew Edward Davies, associate professor of musicology at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music, is the recipient of the inaugural J.M. Thomson Prize for the best article by an early career scholar published in the journal Early Music in 2011.
Breaking Ground, Celebrating the Arts
May 18, 2012
Bracketed by trumpet fanfares, the groundbreaking ceremony for Northwestern University’s new Music and Communication Building took place today against a brilliant blue sky and aqua-colored lake with Chicago’s skyline beckoning in the distance.
Aaron Jay Kernis Awarded 2012 Nemmers Composition Prize
May 7, 2012
Aaron Jay Kernis has been named the 2012 winner of the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition.
Perahia Awarded $50,000 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance
March 13, 2012
Murray Perahia is the 2012 winner of the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance.
McClintock Gift Names Space in New Music Building
October 25, 2011
The Carol and David McClintock Choral and Recital Room has been named in the Bienen School of Music’s new building in honor of a $3 million gift from the Carol and David McClintock Trust.
Hans Thomalla Receives 2011 Composer Prize
February 4, 2011
Hans Thomalla has received a Composer’s Prize for 2011 from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
Bienen School Early Music Festival Nov. 11 and 14
October 27, 2010
A Nov. 11 master class for early music vocalists and instrumentalists, a Nov. 14 pre-concert talk by a guest scholar, and a Nov. 14 performance of Monteverdi’s “Vespers” (1610) are all part of the 2010 Evelyn Dunbar Early Music Festival.
Hans Jørgen Jensen named Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence
May 13, 2010
Five Northwestern University faculty members each have been honored with a Charles Deering McCormick teaching award, the University's highest honor for teaching excellence.