New Music Thrives at Northwestern
The Institute for New Music held its second new-music conference November 6–8. NUNC! 2 brought together composers, performers, theorists, and musicologists specializing in new music.
Saxophonist Steven Banks and Kenari Quartet receive top M-Prize winds award
Steven Banks, a first-year master’s saxophone student of Taimur Sullivan, received first place with the Kenari Quartet at the inaugural M-Prize Competition at the University of Michigan.
Join Northwestern’s Arts Circle Celebration
Free June 4 daylong Arts Circle Celebration to feature dance, music, demos, exhibits and more.
Two Bienen School students receive Fulbright awards
Two graduate students from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to support research or study outside the United States.
Bienen pianist Dong-Wan Ha wins two European competitions
Pianist Dong-Wan Ha, a doctor of musical arts degree candidate at the Bienen School of Music, recently won two major piano competitions in Europe, receiving a total of €10,000 in awards.
Bienen student wins prestigious award for cello performance
In a cover of “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons, Bienen junior Wickliffe Simmons uses every possible sound he could make on his cello to recreate the harmonies, beats and subtle rushes in the song.
Matthew Polenzani leads vocal master class
Tenor Matthew Polenzani presented the final master class in the 2015-2016 Tichio Vocal Master Class Series on Sunday, May 1, in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall.
Alumnus Orbert Davis headlines A Day With Northwestern
The Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) held a sold-out program on April 9th featuring addresses from Orbert Davis, an Emmy Award-winning musician and co-founder, conductor and artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, and Howard Tullman, CEO of Chicago’s 1871 startup incubator.
Bienen School Hosts Spring Orchestra Concerts
The majestic sounds of classical and modern works for strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion will be performed by several student ensembles, including the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra and Philharmonia.
Director of orchestras conducts with connection to memory, emotion
More than three decades after accepting his job as Northwestern’s director of orchestras, Bienen Prof. Victor Yampolsky will lead his musicians in a performance this weekend that is a tribute to his teenage years.
Jazz piano student Julius Tucker receives Luminarts Fellowship
Julius Tucker, a senior jazz piano major, has been awarded a 2016 Luminarts Fellowship in jazz improvisation, along with $5,000, from the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.
Four Bienen students receive 2016 Luminarts Fellowships
Four Bienen School of Music students have been awarded 2016 Luminarts Fellowships in Classical Music, along with $5,000 each, from the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.