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.
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.