Tim Robblee, conductor

Under new faculty conductor and Bienen School alumnus Tim Robblee, the ensemble presents an evening of music by some of today’s most important composers.

Tim Robblee, conductor

Under new faculty conductor and Bienen School alumnus Tim Robblee, the ensemble presents an evening of music by some of today’s most important composers.

She-e Wu, conductor

Experience the exciting rhythms of Northwestern’s Percussion Ensemble.

She-e Wu, conductor

Experience the exciting rhythms of Northwestern’s Percussion Ensemble.

Victor Goines, conductor

Influential American guitarist Wes Montgomery is considered one of the giants of jazz guitar.

Victor Goines, conductor

Influential American guitarist Wes Montgomery is considered one of the giants of jazz guitar.

Kay Kim, piano

Lynn Harrell’s presence is felt throughout the musical world as a consummate soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, conductor, and teacher. His work throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia has placed him in the highest echelon of today’s performing artists. A frequent guest of the world’s leading orchestras, Harrell regularly collaborates with such noted conductors as James Levine, Sir Neville Marriner, Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, André Previn, Sir Simon Rattle, Leonard Slatkin, Yuri Temirkanov, Michael Tilson Thomas, and David Zinman.

J. S. Bach, Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major

Ludwig van Beethoven, Variations on “Bei Mannern welche Liebe”

Robert Schumann, Adagio and Allegro

Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for eight cellos

Frédéric Chopin, Introduction and Polonaise Brillante

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Kay Kim, piano

Lynn Harrell’s presence is felt throughout the musical world as a consummate soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, conductor, and teacher. His work throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia has placed him in the ... more

Tim Robblee, conductor

Selections from the rich musical heritage of both North and South America, including Charles Ives’s Variations on America and Michael Gandolfi’s evocative Vientos y Tangos.

Tim Robblee, conductor

Selections from the rich musical heritage of both North and South America, including Charles Ives’s Variations on America and Michael Gandolfi’s evocative Vientos y Tangos.

Stephen Alltop, Elizabeth Buccheri, Alan Chow, and Hsiao-Ling Lin, piano; Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano; Steven Cohen, clarinet; Gail Williams, horn; Gerardo Ribeiro and Rodolfo Vieira, violin; Rami Solomonov, viola; Russell Rolen, cello

Robert Schumann, Märchenerzählungen, Frauenliebe und Leben, Adagio and Allegro, and Piano Quintet in E-flat Major

6:45 p.m., preconcert student performance of a Schumann string quartet

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Stephen Alltop, Elizabeth Buccheri, Alan Chow, and Hsiao-Ling Lin, piano; Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano; Steven Cohen, clarinet; Gail Williams, horn; Gerardo Ribeiro and Rodolfo Vieira, violin; Rami Solomonov, viola; Russell Rolen, cello<... more

Community Meeting Room, Main Library

A lecture on A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten will be presented by John Piepgras of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

Britten's score literally shimmers and breathes — capturing perfectly the ethos of an enchanted forest where magical things can and do happen (with a few dark undertones to keep things interesting)!

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Community Meeting Room, Main Library

A lecture on A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten will be presented by John Piepgras of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

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Victor Yampolsky, conductor; Anton Nel, piano; Daniel Myers, Joshua Paulus, Katherine Smith, and Gail Williams, horn

Robert Schumann, Konzertstück for Four Horns in F Major, Piano Concerto in A Minor, and Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, “Rhenish”

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Victor Yampolsky, conductor; Anton Nel, piano; Daniel Myers, Joshua Paulus, Katherine Smith, and Gail Williams, horn

Robert Schumann, Konzertstück for Four Horns in F Major, Piano Concerto in A Minor, and Symphony No. 3 in E-fla... more

Marcia Bosits, Alan Chow, Sergiy Komirenko, Toni-Marie Montgomery, and Sylvia Wang, piano; J. Lawrie Bloom, clarinet; Nathan Cole and Gerardo Ribeiro, violin; Li-Kuo Chang, viola; Kenneth Olsen and Brant Taylor, cello

Robert Schumann (arr. Claude Debussy), Etudes in Canonic Form

György Kurtág, Hommage a R. Sch.

Clara Schumann, Piano Trio in G Minor

Johannes Brahms, Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major

6:45 p.m., preconcert student recital: Schumann’s Carnaval played by 21 pianists

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Marcia Bosits, Alan Chow, Sergiy Komirenko, Toni-Marie Montgomery, and Sylvia Wang, piano; J. Lawrie Bloom, clarinet; Nathan Cole and Gerardo Ribeiro, violin; Li-Kuo Chang, viola; Kenneth Olsen and Brant Taylor, cello

Robert Schum... more

Victor Goines, conductor

A celebrated American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the Big Band era, Tommy Dorsey was renowned for leading his very popular band from the late 1930s into the 1950s.

Victor Goines, conductor

A celebrated American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the Big Band era, Tommy Dorsey was renowned for leading his very popular band from the late 1930s into the 1950s.

Mallory Thompson, conductor; Northshore Concert Band

The Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Northshore Concert Band join forces in a rare full-instrumentation performance of Florent Schmitt’s Dionysiaques, scored for a large French military band.

Eugène Bozza, Children’s Overture

Tielman Susato, selections from “The Danserye”

Arthur Bliss, Investiture Antiphonal Fanfare

Morten Lauridsen, O Magnum Mysterium

Florent Schmitt, Dionysiaques

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Mallory Thompson, conductor; Northshore Concert Band

The Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Northshore Concert Band join forces in a rare full-instrumentation performance of Florent Schmitt’s Dionysiaques, scored for a lar... more

Our Northwestern University Percussion Ensemble showcases the wonderful, wild, and melodic diversity of all things percussive in this fun and energetic concert.

Our Northwestern University Percussion Ensemble showcases the wonderful, wild, and melodic diversity of all things percussive in this fun and energetic concert.

Robert A. Harris, Stephen Alltop, Amy Weller, and Benjamin Raviera, conductors

Join us for the 25th annual concert featuring all of Northwestern’s choral ensembles: University Chorale, University Singers, the Alice Millar Chapel Choir, University Chorus, and University Women's Chorus.

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Robert A. Harris, Stephen Alltop, Amy Weller, and Benjamin Raviera, conductors

Join us for the 25th annual concert featuring all of Northwestern’s choral ensembles: University Chorale, University Singers, the Alice Millar Chapel... more

An Evening of Daring New Works

Two Shows Only!

Get a sneak peek at some of Chicago’s most exciting new works of circus art! This next installment of the Actors Gymnasium performance series focuses on the development of new acts. Professionals from the Chicagoland circus community will be featured as well as advanced students from The Actors Gymnasium’s own classes.

Tickets are $10 and are available through Brown Paper Tickets, or by calling 1-800-838-3006.
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An Evening of Daring New Works

Two Shows Only!

Get a sneak peek at some of Chicago’s most exciting new works of circus art! This next installment of the Actors Gymnasium performance series focuses on ... more

First Floor Gallery

Artist Nnenna Okore
Curated by Barbara Goldsmith and Chie Curley

 This Nigerian-born sculptor works with woven fiber and recycled materials. She is "intrigued by the ephemeral nature of objects and transient processes that occur over the passage of time." She continues, "The sculptural pieces created for this show broadly reference recycling, revitalization and redemption of form or materials that were once used differently."

Opening Artist Reception:
Sunday, September 19, 3pm-5pm at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
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First Floor Gallery

Artist Nnenna Okore
Curated by Barbara Goldsmith and Chie Curley

 This Nigerian-born sculptor works... more