Dover Quartet’s Bienen School residency continues in the 2018-19 season
The award-winning Dover Quartet will return to Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, extending their residency into the 2018-2019 season.
Schamberger Brings Modern Themes to Opera Stage
Northwestern University Opera Theater’s most recent season demonstrated the breadth of human emotion under the creative leadership of Joachim Schamberger, Bienen School director of opera.
Nemmers Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon to visit Bienen School Oct. 15 to 20
The Bienen School of Music welcomes Jennifer Higdon, winner of the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, Oct. 15 to 20 for the first of two Nemmers Prize residencies.
2018-19 opera season and vocal master classes announced
Under Joachim Schamberger’s direction, the 2018-19 opera lineup will include Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” and Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress,” with a third production to be announced for May 2019.
Bienen School announces 26th annual Segovia Classical Guitar season
Series includes Grammy winner Paul O’Dette and the Chicago debut of Tengyue Zhang.
Trombone quartet wins international competition
The eNq, a Bienen School of Music trombone quartet, won first place in the 2018 International Trombone Association Quartet Competition.
Jane Chu Addresses Class of 2018
Jane Chu, former chairperson of the National Endowment of the Arts, delivered the Bienen School of Music’s 2018 convocation address on Saturday, June 23, 2018.
VC INSIGHT – Preparing for a Recording
Preparing for a Recording is Like Preparing for a Marathon: Bienen viola professor Helen Callus talks through the trials and tribulations of recording an album.
Voice student wins first prize in NATS auditions
Lucy Evans, a voice student of Karen Brunssen, won first place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) 2018 National Student Auditions, Lower College/Independent Studio Women category.
Alumna Katrina Lenk wins Tony for Best Actress in ‘The Band’s Visit’
Bienen graduate Katrina Lenk, who majored in viola and voice, won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical.
Danuta Mirka appointed to Bienen School faculty
Danuta Mirka has been appointed tenured professor of music theory and cognition in the Bienen School of Music, effective September 1, 2018.
Conducting alum named 2018 Solti Fellow
Roderick Cox, a 2011 graduate of the Bienen School and Associate Conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, has received the 2018 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award.