Nemmers prize winner Steve Reich honored with Bienen concert
Steve Reich, winner of Northwestern University’s Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, will attend music rehearsals, discussions with students and faculty and a performance of his work when he visits the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music Feb. 7-9.
Xuesha Hu wins top prize in Bösendorfer competition
Master’s piano student Xuesha Hu won first prize in the Bösendorfer International Piano Competition.
Dunbar Festival Presents Handel’s Messiah
Two sold-out performances of Handel’s iconic Messiah marked the Bienen School of Music’s 2016 Evelyn Dunbar Memorial Early Music Festival.
‘Crescent City’ recognized among best jazz performances of 2016
The Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra’s April 1 rendition of “Crescent City” was named one of the best jazz performances of 2016 by Chicago Tribune critic Howard Reich.
Richard Enright (1923–2016)
Richard Enright, professor emeritus of church music and organ, died on December 23, 2016, at age 93.
5 things you need to succeed as a musician
Northwestern University viola professor Helen Callus describes the combination of skills necessary to succeed as a musician - talent being just one in a mixture of abilities.
Grammy nominees include Bienen School faculty, alumni
Two Bienen School of Music faculty members and several alumni have been nominated for 2017 Grammy Awards.
Winter chamber music festival hosts internationally acclaimed artists
Seven-concert series features treasured classics and compelling new works
British chamber music rounds out Bienen’s December offerings
New professor of viola makes Northwestern debut as Chamber Orchestra soloist
Looking Beyond Just Scales & Etude Books
Violist Helen Callus talks through the importance of conceptual practice – of creating one’s own problem solving exercises beyond scales and etudes.
MusicNOW: Steve Reich's 80th Birthday Celebration
Students from two Bienen School ensembles – the Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble and Contemporary Music Ensemble – will perform Steve Reich’s Proverb in an upcoming MusicNOW concert commemorating the composer’s 80th birthday.
Bienen School of Music Presents Four Holiday Concerts
Duke Ellington’s jazz arrangement of the Tchaikovsky classic, “Nutcracker Suite,” and historically authentic performances of Handel’s “Messiah” as well as choral and orchestral seasonal favorites are all part of the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music holiday celebration.