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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Homecoming week is filled with festivities planned by the University to prepare for the annual Homecoming game this year against Iowa.

Northwestern’s Homecoming Week has a lot in store for students and alumni

October 17, 2019

As midterm season rolls around, Homecoming offers a much-needed break. The week is filled with festivities planned by the University to prepare for the annual Homecoming game this year against Iowa. Homecoming...

Miller: The cost of private music lessons for non-majors

Miller: The cost of private music lessons for non-majors

October 6, 2019

Fourteen years ago, I hopped up on the splintered wooden bench of my grandfather’s Steinway grand piano and ran my tiny fingers over the ivory keys. I could barely plunk the middle C, my feet were far...

Frederick Hemke works with Eric Zheng, during a 2018 masterclass. The saxophone professor taught generations of students during his decades at Northwestern.

Students, faculty share memories of a legend

May 16, 2019

Chris Forbes performed the Dahl Concerto for Frederick Hemke during a masterclass in 2017. At one point, as the professor offered critique and suggestions for improvement, Forbes remembers Hemke standing...

Marc-André Hamelin was awarded the Bienen School of Music’s 2018 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance, which honors pianists who have achieved the highest levels of national and international recognition.

World-famous pianist Marc-André Hamelin performing sold-out concert

May 1, 2019

Last year, world-famous pianist Marc-André Hamelin was awarded the Bienen School of Music’s 2018 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance. This Friday, Hamelin will be coming to campus to make his...

Eric Zheng is one of 11 musicians to win the 2019 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition. To prepare for the competition, he spent over 20 hours a week perfecting saxophone sonatas.

NU saxophonist named a winner of the 2019 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition

April 9, 2019

After spending over 20 hours a week perfecting saxophone sonatas, Bienen dual-degree senior Eric Zheng has been selected as a winner of the 2019 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition. Zheng, a...

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