Songs by Heart
Nancy Gustafson hopes to improve the lives of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia through the power of music.
$5M to Fund Renowned Northwestern Piano Award In Perpetuity
A $5 million commitment from Northwestern University alumna Jean Gimbel Lane to the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music will ensure the perpetuity of a prestigious piano award named in her honor.
The Dover Quartet presents first concert in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall
The Dover Quartet made their much-anticipated debut as the Bienen School’s quartet-in-residence with a concert Wednesday, October 7, in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, featuring works by Mozart, Dutilleux, and Schumann.
Midwest Premiere of ‘Sila’ Captures the Forces of Nature
The 80 musicians arranged in a U formation on the south lawn of the stunning new glass-encased Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts exceeded expectations last weekend with their haunting performance of “Sila: the Breath of the World.”
Dover Quartet Begins Three-Year Bienen School Residency
The Dover Quartet, 2013 winner of the grand prize and all three special prizes in the Banff International String Quartet Competition, begins a three-year residency with Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music this fall, with the support of the Elizabet
Ryan Center Dedicated September 24
Dean of the Bienen School of Music Toni-Marie Montgomery spoke as part of the dedication ceremony for Northwestern University’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts on September 24, 2015.
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts Dedicated
Heralded by trumpets and featuring a performance by music students, Northwestern University dedicated the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts yesterday (Sept. 24).
Northwestern University's New Ryan Center Brings Harmony to Bienen
Encased in glass and measuring approximately 155,000 square feet, Northwestern University’s $117 million Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, the new home of the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, has set sail along the Evanston lakefront.
Bienen Celebrates Ryan Center with Year of Music Events
The Midwest premiere of “Sila: The Breath of the World,” a work by John Luther Adams that was written to be performed outdoors, will kick off a yearlong series of public events to celebrate the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music’s new Patrick G. and Shirley W.
Music and Communication Building to be named for Patrick and Shirley Ryan
In recognition of the unprecedented generosity of Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan and their longtime support of the arts both at Northwestern and in the greater Chicago area, Northwestern University will name the recently opened music and communication building the Patrick G. and Shirley W.
Bienen faculty will perform with National Brass Ensemble September 20
Three brass faculty members from the Bienen School of Music will perform with the National Brass Ensemble in a special concert at Symphony Center on Sunday, September 20, 2015.
Bienen voice student fills lead role in Central City Opera’s ‘Man of La Mancha’
Alexander York, a master’s voice student of W. Stephen Smith, will replace baritone Robert Orth to perform the role of Don Quixote (Cervantes) in Central City Opera’s sold-out performance of Man of La Mancha on Tuesday, July 28, 2015.