Two Bienen students awarded 2022 Luminarts Fellowships
March 18, 2022
Doctoral students Joseph Connor ’19 MMus (saxophone) and Qi Kong (piano) have been named 2022 Fellows in Classical Music by the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.
Bienen cellists to compete in 2022 Queen Elisabeth Competition
March 8, 2022
Four cellists from the Bienen School have been invited to participate in the second edition of the Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition this May in Brussels, Belgium.
David Bilger appointed Bienen School Professor of Trumpet
February 28, 2022
David Bilger has been appointed professor of trumpet at the Bienen School of Music, effective September 1, 2022.
Galvin Cello Quartet advances in Victor Elmaleh Competition
February 25, 2022
The Bienen School’s Galvin Cello Quartet has advanced to the semi-finals of the Concert Artists Guild’s 2022 Victor Elmaleh Competition.
Bienen School presents Midwest premiere of Jake Heggie opera Feb. 24-27
February 2, 2022
American composer Jake Heggie’s Faustian opera “If I Were You” will make its Midwest debut in Northwestern University Opera Theater’s Feb. 24-27 production at Cahn Auditorium.
Daniel Shanahan appointed to Bienen School faculty
January 18, 2022
Daniel Shanahan has been appointed tenured associate professor of music theory and cognition in the Bienen School of Music, effective September 1, 2022.
Linda Austern book wins Diana McVeagh Prize
November 24, 2021
Linda Austern, Bienen School professor of musicology, has been named the winner of the 2021 Diana McVeagh Prize for her most recent monograph.
Alumni, Faculty among 2022 Grammy Nominees
November 24, 2021
Professor Donald Nally has received a Grammy Award nomination for the sixth consecutive year. Several Northwestern alumni are also among this year’s Grammy nominees.
Julian Velasco wins Cedille Emerging Artist Competition
November 23, 2021
Saxophonist Julian Velasco ’20 MMus, an alumnus and current doctoral student of Taimur Sullivan, has been named the winner of Cedille Records’ Emerging Artist Competition.
Winter Chamber Music Festival celebrates 25th season with five award-winning ensembles
November 17, 2021
The Bienen School of Music welcomes guest artists back to the stage in Winter 2022, with the return of two popular concert series.
Bienen School celebrates the season with winter holiday concerts
November 4, 2021
Student ensembles from the Bienen School of Music will ring in the winter holiday season with two in-person concerts Dec. 4 and 5 on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus.
Nov. 19 Bienen concert to feature US premiere of Thomalla work
November 2, 2021
The Bienen School of Music’s Contemporary Music Ensemble will present the US premiere of Harmoniemusik (full version) by Hans Thomalla on Friday, November 19, 2021.