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Northwestern University Bienen School of Music (The Kennedy Center)

Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

The Northwestern University School of Music is one of the oldest degree-granting music institutions in the United States. Founded in 1895, the school combines conservatory-level training with the academic rigor of a world-class research university. Students are encouraged to grow as musicians, as scholars, and as individuals who will be productive citizens of the 21st century.Located 12 miles north of downtown Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, the School of Music campus is home to 575 undergraduate and graduate students and a distinguished faculty of 125, many of whom are members of the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestras. Students hail from all 50 states, with all entering freshman ranking in the top 10 percent of their high school class.

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Northwestern University Bienen School of Music 4/15/13: Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

Students play works by Paganini, Wieniawski, Copland, Ravel, Korngold, Gershwin, Zimbalist, Rachmaninoff, and Kreisler. Part of the Conservatory Project.

Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

Students play works by Paganini, Wieniawski, Copland, Ravel, Korngold, Gershwin, Zimbalist, Rachmaninoff, and Kreisler. Part of the Conservatory Project.
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music 2/20/12: Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

Students perform a brass recital featuring works by composers David Sampson, Verne Reynolds, John Stevens, and Jan Bach. Part of the Conservatory Project.

Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

Students perform a brass recital featuring works by composers David Sampson, Verne Reynolds, John Stevens, and Jan Bach. Part of the Conservatory Project.
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music 4/25/11: Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

Students play works by Liszt, Poulenc, Mozart, Offenbach, and others. Part of the Conservatory Project.

Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

Students play works by Liszt, Poulenc, Mozart, Offenbach, and others. Part of the Conservatory Project.
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music 3/8/10: Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

Students Nolan Pearson and Olga Ridgway, piano; Sean Patayanikorn, saxophone, Margaret Mascal, mezzo-soprano; Paul Jenkins, trombone; and Henry Wang, violin, perform works by Wieniawski, Hindemith, Verdi, Strauss, Rossé, and Schumann. Part of the Kennedy Center Conservatory Project.

Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

Students Nolan Pearson and Olga Ridgway, piano; Sean Patayanikorn, saxophone, Margaret Mascal, mezzo-soprano; Paul Jenkins, trombone; and Henry Wang, violin, perform works by Wieniawski, Hindemith, Verdi, Strauss, Rossé, and Schumann. Part of the Kennedy Center Conservatory Project.
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music 5/20/09: Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

Tenor Grant Knox, baritone Keven Keys, pianist Geraldine Ong, guitarist Molly Monarchy, and cellist Charlaine Prescott perform works by Bizet, Schubert, Stravinsky, Paganini and more. Part of the Kennedy Center Conservatory Project.

Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

Tenor Grant Knox, baritone Keven Keys, pianist Geraldine Ong, guitarist Molly Monarchy, and cellist Charlaine Prescott perform works by Bizet, Schubert, Stravinsky, Paganini and more. Part of the Kennedy Center Conservatory Project.
Northwestern University School of Music 5/19/08: Northwestern University School of Music

Students perform classical works by Tchaikovsky, André Jolivet, Franz Waxman, Henri Tomasi, and Chopin. Part of the Conservatory Project.

Northwestern University School of Music

Students perform classical works by Tchaikovsky, André Jolivet, Franz Waxman, Henri Tomasi, and Chopin. Part of the Conservatory Project.
Northwestern University School of Music 5/21/07: Northwestern University School of Music

Students perform classical works by Desenclos, Hindemith, Bloch, Demersseman, R. and J. Strauss, Bellini, and Donizetti. Part of the Conservatory Project.

Northwestern University School of Music

Students perform classical works by Desenclos, Hindemith, Bloch, Demersseman, R. and J. Strauss, Bellini, and Donizetti. Part of the Conservatory Project.
The Conservatory Project - Northwestern University School of Music 4/30/06: The Conservatory Project - Northwestern University School of Music

Northwestern University School of Music presents a concert of classical and contemporary works.

The Conservatory Project - Northwestern University School of Music

Northwestern University School of Music presents a concert of classical and contemporary works.
Conservatory Project: Northwestern University School of Music 5/23/05: Conservatory Project: Northwestern University School of Music

Conservatory Project: Northwestern University School of Music’s combination of outstanding musicianship, keen intelligence, and curiosity about the world produces a unique creative voice.

Conservatory Project: Northwestern University School of Music

Conservatory Project: Northwestern University School of Music’s combination of outstanding musicianship, keen intelligence, and curiosity about the world produces a unique creative voice.

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