Theodore Karp (1926-2015)
Musicologist and Northwestern professor emeritus Theodore “Ted” Cyrus Karp died peacefully at his home on November 5, 2015. He was 89 years old.
Bienen School Hosts Inaugural Piano Artist Concert Series
World-renowned artists Ursula Oppens, Stephen Hough, Garrick Ohlsson, James Giles and the Cheng-Chow Trio, and important emerging artist Andrew Tyson are the key players in Northwestern University’s inaugural “Skyline Piano Artist Series,” premiering in mid-November.
Alumni named co-winners of Julius Herford Dissertation Prize
Bienen School alumni Thomas J. Tropp (G14) and Cory D. Wikan (G02) have been named co-winners of the 2014 Julius Herford Dissertation Prize from the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA).
Celebrated pianist to perform as part of Bienen’s music festival
Marilyn Nonken will play Morton Feldman’s 90-minute piece, “Triadic Memories,” at Northwestern’s Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall on Friday.
Bienen student places second in world-renowned cello competition
Bienen junior and cello performance major Brannon Cho tied for second place at the Naumburg International Cello Competition, one of the most prestigious cello competitions in the world.
Bienen School to Host Music Students from Havana
Music students from Northwestern University and the Universidad de las Artes, Cuba’s national conservatory of the arts, will soon have an opportunity to meet, greet and exchange ideas on the Evanston campus.
Taimur Sullivan’s PRISM Quartet in Running for Grammy Nominations
The PRISM Quartet, an ensemble that comprises Bienen School Associate Professor Taimur Sullivan and three other saxophonists, has received Grammy Award consideration for their recent recording “Heritage/Evolutions, Volume 1.”
Bienen School of Music Announces 2015-16 Opera Season Lineup
Three one-act operas -- each with a different view of love and marriage in America -- and master classes led by renowned vocalists, are among Northwestern University’s 2015-16 opera season highlights.
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts Earns LEED Gold
The Ryan Center has been certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold for New Construction (v2.2) by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Professors Thompson and Nally named John W. Beattie Chair of Music
Two distinguished Bienen School professors will serve as concurrent chairs
Brannon Cho Receives Second Prize in Naumburg Cello Competition
Cellist Brannon Cho, a junior music performance major in the Bienen School of Music, tied for second place in the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s 2015 International Cello Competition.
Northwestern Hosts Second New Music Conference Nov. 6 to 8
The Ensemble Dal Niente, a contemporary music collective, and Third Coast Percussion, a group that explores and expands the sonic possibilities of percussion, are among the guest ensembles participating in an early November new music conference on Northwestern University’s Evanston camp