Northwestern Spring Choral Season Combines Ensembles
The Midwest premiere of “Lost Objects” by three Bang on a Can new music composers -- and the world premiere of “Canticle” by composer Imant Raminsh during a concert commemorating the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War -- are among the choral and collaborative perform
Donald Nally’s The Crossing receives top honors from Chorus America
Nally is only conductor to be recognized with award twice
Dover Quartet to Begin Three-Year Residency at Bienen School
The Dover Quartet -- a young American string ensemble that catapulted to international stardom after winning the grand prize plus all three special prizes at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition -- will be headed to Northwestern University this fall as “quar
Bienen Assistant Professor Ryan Dohoney receives ACLS fellowship
Ryan Dohoney, assistant professor of musicology in the Bienen School of Music, has been awarded a fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) for 2015, the organization announced recently.
Programming New Music: Strategies, Successes, Challenges
Flutist Claire Chase, the Institute for New Music’s Visiting Artist and executive director of ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble) will be the keynote speaker at Northwestern University’s “Programming New Music: Strategies, Successes, Challenges” symposium.
Northwestern’s new Music and Communication Building holds first classes
The first classes in Northwestern’s new Music and Communication Building were held Monday for music students, but the formal opening will not occur until Fall Quarter 2015.
Classes Start at New Music and Communication Building
The first classes to be held in Northwestern University’s new Music and Communication Building will begin Monday (March 30) for music students, while the formal opening of the building will take place this fall.
Bienen School to Present a Variety of New Music Programs
Performances by acoustic and electric cellist Maya Beiser, Wilco percussionist Glenn Kotche; flutist Claire Chase, pianist James Giles and two of the Bienen School’s new music ensembles will be among the artists who will push the boundaries of contemporary instrumental an
Sarah Bartolome appointed to Bienen School music education faculty
Sarah J. Bartolome, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of music education effective September 1, 2015.
Steinway selection: Bienen School faculty choose pianos for new music building
Bienen School piano faculty traveled to the Steinway & Sons factory in late January to select pianos for the new music building.
Bienen School of Music to Host Eclectic Lineup of Guest Artists
The Canadian Guitar Quartet, Israeli-born acoustic and electric cellist Maya Beiser and the Norwegian Brass Ensemble are among the array of guest artists from around the globe who will appear on Northwestern University stages this spring.
Bienen strings concert March 14 dedicated to memory of alumna Yoshimoto
The Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra will dedicate an upcoming concert to the memory of Caroline Yoshimoto, an alumna of the Bienen School of Music who passed away on February 26, 2015.