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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


The Bienen School of Music. Thompson made history as NU’s first woman director of bands in 1996.

Northwestern’s first female director of bands to step down after celebratory last year

October 5, 2023

Mallory Thompson will retire as the John W. Beattie Chair of Music at the Bienen School of Music, Northwestern announced Wednesday. In 1979, Thompson received an undergraduate degree in trumpet performance...

The Northshore Concert Band will open its 62nd season on Nov. 5 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The fall performance is titled “Star Wars: A New Hope.”

Northshore Concert Band opens season themed around ‘Star Wars’

November 1, 2017

A&E Clarinetist Laura Stibich had never been a “Star Wars” aficionado, so she didn’t know what to expect when Northshore Concert Band director Mallory Thompson announced its season would be...

The Northshore Concert Band plays in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The band will return to Pick-Staiger to perform pieces honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day and Earth Day this Sunday.

Northshore Concert Band to perform concert honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day, Earth Day

April 19, 2017

The Northshore Concert Band will perform a concert this Sunday to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day and Earth Day. The theme of the night is “Giving Voice to the Silenced.” The first half of the program...

Chris Martin

Northshore concert band celebrates 60th anniversary with world premiere

October 28, 2015

A&E Northshore Concert Band is kicking off its 60th anniversary season with a concert on Nov. 1 that includes both a world premiere of a piece and a “sibling rivalry” between two professional...

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