Northwestern to Build New Music Building
Northwestern University will construct a $90 million School of Music building on the lakefront of its Evanston campus, Northwestern President Henry S. Bienen announced today.
Stephen Hough Named Winner of 2008 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize
Stephen Hough is the 2008 winner of the $50,000 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance.
Dunbar Early Music Festival to Present Rare Piccinni Opera Nov. 17-18
The School of Music's Evelyn Dunbar Early Music Festival will present, as its centerpiece, Niccolò Piccinni's rarely performed opera La buona figliuola (“The Good Girl” or “La Cecchina”).
Oliver Knussen Wins 2006 Nemmers Composition Prize
British composer Oliver Knussen is the 2006 winner of the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition.
Richard Goode Awarded Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance
Richard Goode is the inaugural winner of the $50,000 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance.
Composer John Adams Awarded $100,000 Nemmers Prize
John Adams is the inaugural winner of the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition.