Additional Resources
Artist's Official Website: http://music.northwestern.edu/indexf.html
Millennium Stage Home Page
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY BIENEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
About the Artist
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. In addition to the traditional bachelor of music, bachelor of arts in music, master of music, certificate in performance, doctor of music, and doctor of philosophy programs, the School of Music offers double degree programs that combine an undergraduate music degree with a degree in arts and sciences, engineering, or journalism. Each year the school presents more than 300 concerts, including three artist series: a winter chamber music festival, a spring festival devoted to a specific instrument family, and a classical guitar series. Performance opportunities for students include 16 major ensembles.
The school has achieved special stature in the area of contemporary music. The music library boasts the world’s largest collection of contemporary music scores, including John Cage’s manuscript collection. In 2003 the school established the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition, a $100,000 award of international scope that honors significant achievement in composition; the inaugural winner was John Adams. Some of the most celebrated composers of our time are School of Music alumni, including Ned Rorem, Joseph Schwantner, and Augusta Read Thomas. Other distinguished alumni are active throughout the world in performance, teaching, and arts administration.
Past Performances
May 20, 2009
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. IN THE TERRACE THEATER
May 19, 2008
Students perform classical works by Tchaikovsky, André Jolivet, Franz Waxman, Henri Tomasi, and Chopin. Part of the Conservatory Project. IN THE FAMILY THEATER
May 21, 2007
Students perform classical works by Desenclos, Hindemith, Bloch, Demersseman, R. and J. Strauss, Bellini, and Donizetti. Part of the Conservatory Project. In the Terrace Theater
April 30, 2006
Northwestern University School of Music presents a concert of classical and contemporary works. THE CONSERVATORY PROJECT IN THE TERRACE THEATER
May 23, 2005
Conservatory Project: Northwestern University School of Music’s combination of outstanding musicianship, keen intelligence, and curiosity about the world produces a unique creative voice.
