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.
EunAe Lee to Perform in Cliburn International Piano Competition
EunAe Lee, a doctoral candidate at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, will perform in the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, which is widely recognized as one of the most important piano competitions in the world.
Bienen School alumni win Grammys
Third Coast Percussion won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for “Steve Reich” (Cedille Records).
Steve Reich completes first Nemmers Prize residency
Steve Reich’s first Bienen School residency as winner of the 2016 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition culminated February 9 in a sold-out concert in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, featuring performances by the Contemporary Music Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble.
Bienen DMA student Daniel Dehaan named UChicago Field Fellow
Doctoral student Daniel Dehaan has been named a Field Fellow for 2016-17 by the University of Chicago.
22nd annual Segovia Classical Guitar Series continues
A showcase of international guitar virtuosos will take center stage during Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music and the Chicago Classical Guitar Society’s 22nd annual Segovia Classical Guitar Series.
Second annual skyline series celebrates depth and breadth of the piano repertoire
The Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music’s second annual Skyline Piano Artist Series continues Feb. 3 with four exciting concerts by internationally acclaimed pianists, concluding May 3 with a sold-out performance by 2016 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize Winner Emanuel Ax.
No music student should be ashamed of failure
Failure can be an essential step on the road to success, argues Northwestern University viola professor Helen Callus.
Polenzani presents second master class at Northwestern
Award-winning tenor Matthew Polenzani led a Tichio Vocal Master Class on Jan. 18.
Children’s beliefs about talent influence music participation
Steven Demorest, a professor of music education, looked at the attitudes and beliefs that influence whether or not children choose to continue studying music and how those factors related to their actual singing ability.