Fathers of Invention: Zappa and Varèse connection explored
The iconoclastic work of self-taught guitarist and composer Frank Zappa will be performed alongside the work of the innovative French-born composer Edgard Varèse, one of Zappa’s earliest musical influences, in a pair of Memorial Day weekend concerts presented by Northwestern Univer
'The Tender Land' closes Bienen Opera season
Aaron Copland’s Depression-era love story “The Tender Land” concludes the Northwestern University Opera Theater season at the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music.
Cheney Foundation Supports Dover Residency and Much More
The launch of an exciting three-year residency by the acclaimed Dover Quartet and the historic 20th anniversary of the school’s beloved Winter Chamber Music Festival are thanks to the Cheney Foundation's support.
Byros receives McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence Award
Vasili Byros, associate professor in music theory and cognition at the Bienen School of Music, has received the Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence award.
Claire Chase receives Avery Fisher Prize
Bienen School visiting artist Claire Chase has been awarded the $100,000 Avery Fisher Prize. She is the first flutist to receive the prize.
Jake Heggie presents vocal master class
Award-winning composer Jake Heggie presented the final Tichio Vocal Master Class of the 2016-2017 season on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall.
Bienen School of Music Hosts 2017 American Liszt Society Festival
Franz Liszt, the profoundly influential piano star of the Romantic movement, will be celebrated during the American Liszt Society’s premier annual event.
Jean Gimbel Lane Prize winner will play sold-out concert during first Bienen residency
Seven-time Grammy Award winning pianist Emanuel Ax begins the first of two residencies in May at Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music.
Diversity in music is focus of Northwestern TEDx talk
Steven Banks, a master’s saxophone student of Taimur Sullivan, will speak about diversity and inclusion in classical music at the upcoming TEDxNorthwesternU 2017 Conference.
Bienen students will compete in Queen Elisabeth competition
Two cello students from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University have been accepted into the inaugural Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition, which will take place in May in Brussels, Belgium.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble to perform at CBDNA conference
The Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform at the 39th national conference of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) on Saturday, March 18, 2017.
Dover Quartet Awarded Avery Fisher Career Grant
The Dover Quartet, the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music’s Quartet-in-Residence, has received a $25,000 Avery Fisher Career Grant.