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

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Jonathan Bailey Holland named Bienen School of Music Dean

May 31, 2023

Jonathan Bailey Holland will serve as the dean of Bienen School of Music beginning Sept. 1, according to a Northwestern news release.  Holland, whose music has been commissioned by leading orchestras...

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Bienen awards Tania León the Nemmers Prize in Music Composition

February 21, 2023

Composer and conductor Tania León was awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition for her achievements and influence in classical composition, the University announced Tuesday.  León...

The award-winning Dover Quartet will start their three-year residency at the Bienen School of Music this fall, where the members will perform and teach master classes. The members of the quartet met when they were students at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

Dover Quartet prepares to join Bienen in the fall

April 22, 2015

A&E The Dover Quartet, which has performed in the Northwestern’s Winter Chamber Music Festival for the past two years, will return to campus this fall to begin a three­-year residency...

Bienen alumna Amanda Majeski just finished her run as Countess Almaviva in “La Nozze di Figaro” at The Metropolitan Opera House in New York. After initially trying out sports as a child, Majeski found her calling as a singer.

Bienen alumna wraps up season at Metropolitan Opera

January 22, 2015

When Amanda Majeski (Bienen '06) first came to Northwestern, she thought she might pursue a career in music education. Flash forward to this past December, and Majeski has wrapped up a performance run...

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