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

The Daily Northwestern


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Upcoming campus events this holiday season

December 1, 2021

The holiday season is in full swing at Northwestern. From student-hosted performances to universitywide events, here’s The Daily’s guide to holiday celebrations on campus this year.  Community...

The Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra stands following their performance of Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances.” NUSO returned from its 10-day Asia tour on Sunday.

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra returns from 10-day Asia tour

April 5, 2018

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra returned from its 10-day Asia tour on Sunday, which Prof. Victor Yampolsky, director of orchestras and the group’s conductor, described as “nothing short...

Northwestern Symphony Orchestra to tour Asia, marks first international tour in school history

December 23, 2017

Over spring break, Northwestern’s top orchestral students will go on a three-city tour of Asia to showcase their talents to an international audience, the University announced in a news release. The...

Contemporary Music Ensemble Co-Director Alan Pierson leads the ensemble in a rehearsal of “Ameriques” by Edgard Varese on Wednesday. The piece is written for an extremely large orchestra, with more than 115 musicians on stage.

Bienen ensembles combine for concert at Millennium Park

May 24, 2017

The annual Northwestern concert in Millennium Park is going to be a “huge surprise,” in the words of Maestro Victor Yampolsky. This year, Bienen’s Contemporary Music Ensemble and Northwestern...

Bienen Prof. Victor Yampolsky conducts the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra in preparation for its April 23 performance in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Yampolsky has been the director of orchestras since 1984.

Director of orchestras conducts with connection to memory, emotion

April 20, 2016

A&E More than three decades after accepting his job as Northwestern’s director of orchestras, Bienen Prof. Victor Yampolsky will lead his musicians in a performance this weekend that is a tribute...

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