NU stages acclaimed modern opera, ‘Dead Man Walking’
One of the most produced operas of recent years, Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking,” is coming to Northwestern.
Prize-Winning Pianist to Visit Bienen School of Music
Northwestern University will welcome world-renowned pianist and 2014 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance winner Garrick Ohlsson to campus for two master classes and a Q&A session.
A First for Chicago Audiences
The Bienen School of Music will produce the Chicago area’s first fully staged production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera Dead Man Walking.
Everyone Can Sing
Many universities have performance choirs, but the one at Morley College, an adult- education school in London, has an unusual caveat: It’s a chorus for people who can’t sing.
Bienen School Institute for New Music Hosts ICE
A concert combining the talents of the Contemporary Music Ensemble with the International Contemporary Ensemble and another program with flutist Claire Chase are among the diverse lineup of new music events at Northwestern University in winter 2015.
Northwestern University Celebrates Black History Month
The final performances of “Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine,” Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage’s social satire, and a jazz concert that celebrates the music of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, are just two of the Evanston campus events at Northwestern University celebrating
ICE Education Workshop Brings District Teachers to Bienen School
The week-long residency of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) at the Bienen School of Music’s Institute for New Music included a unique educational workshop for public school teachers on February 4, 2015.
Can't Sing? Keep At It
New research out of Northwestern University suggests that singing accurately is not so much a talent as a learned skill that can decline over time if not used.
Bienen Student Receives Top Award in National Composition Contest
Alex Temple, a doctoral student in composition at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, received an award of $2,500 in the 2015 American Composers Forum National Composition Contest.
Chicago-Area Premiere of ‘Dead Man Walking’
A vocal master class led by bass-baritone Eric Owens -- who has earned international acclaim as both an esteemed interpreter of classic works and a champion of new music -- and the Chicago-area premiere of Jake Heggie’s fully-staged opera, “Dead Man Walking,” are among two opera events that will
Segovia Classical Guitar Series Celebrates Global Artistry
Northwestern University’s 2014-15 Segovia Classical Guitar Series, which showcases some of the world’s top artists, honors Andres Segovia, who is considered to be one of the greatest classical guitarists of the 20th century.
Bienen School Winter Choral Concerts to Raise Voices in Song
The Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble, University Singers and a guest appearance by the early music ensemble Piffaro are among the groups who will lift their voices and their period instruments in song this winter at Northwestern University.