Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & EcologyStarting March 29, 2024 Evanston Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology is a traveling exhibition that considers kinship, healing, and restorative interventions as artistic practices and strategies to foster a deeper consciousnes... | Visual Arts | March 2024 | 1711731600 |
Looking 101Starting March 29, 2024 Evanston The average museum visitor spends less than 30 seconds looking at a work of art. It usually takes us far less than that to draw conclusions about what we see; the human brain seems to perform this wo... | Visual Arts | March 2024 | 1711731600 |
Inescapable TruthsStarting April 3, 2024 Evanston This exhibit of artwork by artist Bradley McCallum is an attempt to reclaim the legacy of American freelance war correspondent James Foley and acknowledge the universal concerns of journalists who see... | Visual Arts | April 2024 | 1712120400 |
The 93rd Annual Waa-Mu Show: TAKEN AWAY, A Musical TrilogyStarting April 26, 2024 Evanston The 93rd Annual Waa-Mu show, Taken Away: A Musical Trilogy, is a unique presentation of three original short-form musicals, connected by the theme of loss and the poignant exploration of something bei... | Theatre and Dance | April 2024 | 1714177800 |
Kirstin Valdez Quade Reading: 16th Annual Writers Fest, presented by Northwestern Creative WritingStarting May 6, 2024 Evanston Please join us for the 16th annual Writers Festival, featuring renowned writers offering public readings! This year's featured writers are Stephanie Griest, Kirstin Valdez Quade, and Airea D. Matthews... | Literary Arts | May 2024 | 1715032800 |
Manic Pixie Dream Girls Aren't BlackStarting May 15, 2024 Evanston As a video game designer (well, almost!), Delilah has never had a problem with her untamed imagination. But when her boss suggests that the lead character in her latest video game is unrealistic and u... | Theatre and Dance | May 2024 | 1715819400 |
Mozart’s Così fan tutteStarting May 23, 2024 Evanston Joachim Schamberger, director; Benjamin Manis, conductor; Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra With Mozart’s memorable melodies and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s comedic libretto, Così fan tutte has become... | Music | May 2024 | 1716510600 |
Imagine That!Starting June 2, 2024 Evanston Devised by Ellie Levine, Northwestern Theatre students in Theatre 330, and Total Child pre-school class. Directed by Ellie Levine Music and Sound Design by Stephan Moore Set & Props by Jillian Gr... | Theatre and Dance | June 2024 | 1717344000 |
Seed Time: SILENT RUNNING (1972) on 35mmMarch 29, 2024 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston Seed Time: SILENT RUNNING (1972) on 35mm SILENT RUNNING (DOUGLAS TRUMBULL, 1972, 89 MINS, 35MM) RSVP Directed by visual effects master Douglas Trumbull (2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF ... | Film | March 2024 | 1711756800 |
Christopher Guzman, pianoMarch 29, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston A winner of top prizes in the Walter M. Naumburg Competition, the Seoul International Music Competition, and the Isang Yun Competition, Christopher Guzman has performed throughout Europe, North and So... | Music | March 2024 | 1711758600 |
Back to Bach: Part IMarch 31, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston Current and former students from the studio of Bienen associate professor of piano Sylvia Wang perform the first twelve of the Preludes and Fugues from J. S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2. ... | Music | March 2024 | 1711915200 |
Back to Bach: Part IIMarch 31, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Current and former students from the studio of Sylvia Wang present Preludes and Fugues 13 through 24 from J. S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, on two nestled “back to back” pianos. The Bach... | Music | March 2024 | 1711931400 |
Inescapable Truths Exhibit Opening EventApril 3, 2024 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston Please join Northwestern University Libraries, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing and Communications, Knight Lab, and the James W. Foley Foundation in kicking off the opening of ... | Visual Arts | April 2024 | 1712179800 |
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (2023)April 3, 2024 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston Asian Pop-Up Cinema: MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (2023) MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (LEE WON-HOI, 2023, 96 MIN, DCP, SOUTH KOREA) Please note early start time of 5:30 PM RSVP THROUGH ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA A ... | Film | April 2024 | 1712183400 |
Jamie Barton Vocal Master ClassApril 3, 2024 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston Part of the Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Series Yasuko Oura, piano “Barton’s mezzo has a juicy bite and a fierce chest register… and is probably still reverberating around the auditorium right now... | Music | April 2024 | 1712188800 |
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: DRIFTING FLOWERS, FLOWING DAYS (2022)April 4, 2024 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston Asian Pop-Up Cinema: DRIFTING FLOWERS, FLOWING DAYS (2022) Q&A with director Yutaka Tsunemachi and Columbia College Associate Professor Ron Falzone DRIFTING FLOWERS, FLOWING DAYS (Yutaka Tsunemachi, ... | Film | April 2024 | 1712269800 |
One Book One Northwestern "Crying in H Mart" inspired readingApril 5, 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Evanston The MFA in Prose and Poetry and MA in Writing Programs at SPS are pleased to present readings by current creative writing students Amanda Dee, Nicole Schnitzler, Jared Spitz, Sara Verstynen, and Laura... | Literary Arts | April 2024 | 1712358000 |
Guerrilla Television: FOUR MORE YEARS (1972)April 5, 2024 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston Guerrilla Television: FOUR MORE YEARS (1972) WITH VIDEOMAKER TOM WEINBERG AND PROFESSOR HEATHER HENDERSHOT OF NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDILL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM FOUR MO... | Film | April 2024 | 1712361600 |
New Music Student ShowcaseApril 5, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Bienen students perform contemporary music selections. | Music | April 2024 | 1712363400 |
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: SHANKAR'S FAIRIES (2021)April 10, 2024 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston Asian Pop-Up Cinema: SHANKAR'S FAIRIES (2021) With director Irfana Majumdar and Columbia College Associate Professor Ron Falzone SHANKAR’S FAIRIES (Irfana Majumdar, 2021, 93 MIN, DCP, India) Please n... | Film | April 2024 | 1712788200 |
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: THE COFFIN PAINTER (2021)April 11, 2024 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston Asian Pop-Up Cinema: THE COFFIN PAINTER (2021) THE COFFIN PAINTER (DA FEI, 2021, 95 MIN, DCP, CHINA) Please note early start time of 5:30 PM RSVP THROUGH ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA In his second feature ... | Film | April 2024 | 1712874600 |
SOLD OUT: Maria João Pires, pianoApril 12, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston This performance is SOLD OUT. Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series Winner of the 2023 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance "Sparkle as well as high seriousness" —The Guardian Born in 1944 in... | Music | April 2024 | 1712968200 |
SOLD OUT: Álvaro Pierri, guitarApril 13, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston This event has sold out. Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “Fluent technique, golden tone, and singing musicality” —Vancouver Sun A leading personality in the world of the guitar, Álvaro Pi... | Music | April 2024 | 1713054600 |
Art Talks! Looking 101April 14, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston Meet the Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at works on view in Looking 101. The average museum visitor spends less than 30 seconds looking at a work of art. It usuall... | Visual Arts | April 2024 | 1713121200 |
Gateways Chamber Players with Tai Murray and Phylicia RashadApril 15, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Gateways Music Festival In the opening performance of the Gateways Festival’s 2023-24 Chicago residency, the Gateways Chamber Players, featuring violinist Tai Murray and special guest narr... | Music | April 2024 | 1713227400 |
Jazz Small Ensembles: The Music of Jackie McLean and Thelonious MonkApril 15, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Derrick Gardner and Kevin Fort, conductors Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Jackie McLean began his career playing with numerous jazz luminaries at a young age, recording with Gene Ammons, Charle... | Music | April 2024 | 1713227400 |
Northwestern Concerto/Aria CompetitionApril 16, 2024 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston With a reputation for producing some of the world’s finest young instrumentalists and vocalists, the Bienen School of Music showcases top students in the final rounds of this year’s solo competition. | Music | April 2024 | 1713304800 |
Suzanne Scanlon ReadingApril 17, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston Suzanne Scanlon is the author of Committed (Vintage / Anchor Books), a critical memoir about women, reading, and mental illness. Scanlon’s previous books include Promising Young Women (Dorothy, 2012) ... | Literary Arts | April 2024 | 1713391200 |
Irreclaimable: Desert(ed) Lives and Labor Time in Post-Socialist Central AsiaApril 17, 2024 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston Irreclaimable: Desert(ed) Lives and Labor Time in Post-Socialist Central Asia Followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmaker Zhou Hao RSVP In the environmental science of arid and semi-arid regions, rec... | Film | April 2024 | 1713398400 |
Stewart GoodyearApril 17, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Gateways Music Festival Proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times and “one of the best pianists of his generation” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplish... | Music | April 2024 | 1713400200 |
Gallery Talk: “Crying in H Mart”April 18, 2024 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston One Book One Northwestern (OBON) is a university‐wide reading program that aims to engage the campus in a common conversation centered on a carefully chosen, thought-provoking book. The Block is proud... | Visual Arts | April 2024 | 1713461400 |
LA CHIMERA (2023)April 18, 2024 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Evanston LA CHIMERA (2023) LA CHIMERA (ALICE ROHRWACHER, 2023, 134 MIN, DCP, ITALY) Please note early start time of 6:30 PM RSVP “LA CHIMERA is a dreamlike descent into a majestically tattered world right be... | Film | April 2024 | 1713483000 |
Northwestern University Chamber OrchestraApril 18, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Benjamin Manis, conductor W. A. Mozart, Overture to Così fan tutte, K. 588 Louise Farrenc, Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 86 Excerpts from Così fan tutte featuring performers from the Northwestern Uni... | Music | April 2024 | 1713486600 |
THE BLACK STALLION (1979) with Professor Jacob SmithApril 19, 2024 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston THE BLACK STALLION (1979) Introduced by Jacob Smith, Professor, Sound Arts and Industries, Northwestern University THE BLACK STALLION (CARROL BALLARD, 1979, 118 MIN, DCP) RSVP “...the first hour of ... | Film | April 2024 | 1713571200 |
Symphonic Wind EnsembleApril 19, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Mallory Thompson, conductor The ensemble’s first concert of the spring quarter focuses on inspiration and dedication. A cherished cornerstone of the wind repertoire, the Robert Reynolds transcription ... | Music | April 2024 | 1713573000 |
Gallery Talk: Looking 101April 20, 2024 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston Explore works from the Block collection included in the teaching exhibition Looking 101 with Essi Rönkkö, Block Associate Curator of Collections and Academic Programming. This program offers a look at... | Visual Arts | April 2024 | 1713634200 |
Contemporary Music EnsembleApril 20, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Alan Pierson and Ben Bolter, conductors; Cassandra Miller, guest composer Cassandra Miller, O Zomer! (US premiere) Cassandra Miller, Perfect Offering Gérard Grisey, Partiels A new work by Mya Vandegri... | Music | April 2024 | 1713659400 |
Jazz Small Ensembles: The Music of Joshua Redman and Nat “King” ColeApril 22, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Joe Clark and Darius Hampton, conductors A virtuosic saxophonist as well as an excellent composer, Joshua Redman is among the most innovative and influential jazz artists of the present day. A 1991 wi... | Music | April 2024 | 1713832200 |
Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Frank Foster and The Loud MinorityApril 23, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Derrick Gardner, conductor Frank Benjamin Foster III was a skilled tenor and soprano saxophonist, a composer and arranger of the highest caliber, and, later in his career, a successful bandleader. Pri... | Music | April 2024 | 1713918600 |
The Moore Lecture Series presents Erika L. SanchezApril 25, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston The Moore Lecture Series aims to attract great writers to pass their knowledge and experience on to students, faculty, and the Northwestern community. This year's Moore lecturer is Erika L. Sanchez. E... | Literary Arts | April 2024 | 1714082400 |
Clarinet ShowcaseApril 26, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston First-year Bienen students present a program of music written and arranged to showcase the distinctive tonal colors of the clarinet. | Music | April 2024 | 1714177800 |
Graduate Research Conference presented by the Humanities Programs at SPSApril 27, 2024 All day, Evanston Join us for this year's Graduate Research Conference! We will have a wonderful lineup of students and alums who will present papers on a fascinating range of topics. The event is free and open to the ... | Humanities | April 2024 | 1714194000 |
Gallery Talk: "Actions for the Earth"April 27, 2024 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston Block gallery talks explore exhibitions by posing multidisciplinary questions and perspectives, led by faculty, staff, students, and community members across Northwestern and beyond. Join graduate stu... | Visual Arts | April 2024 | 1714239000 |
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra and ChoirsApril 27, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Donald Schleicher and Andrew Megill, conductors; Kylie Buckham and Calista Smith, soprano; Giada Barney, alto; Matthew Sink, tenor; Wesley Diener, baritone; Spencer Greene, bass The Northwestern Unive... | Music | April 2024 | 1714264200 |
Art Talks! A Little Truth: Fact and Fiction in Family PhotographyApril 28, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston Meet the Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at works on view in A Little Truth: Fact and Fiction in Family Photography. Block Museum Student Associates (BMSAs) are Nort... | Visual Arts | April 2024 | 1714330800 |
Symphonic BandApril 28, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston Shawn Vondran, conductor; Gail Williams, horn The Symphonic Band’s first performance of the spring quarter includes Sure-fire, a new concerto by Australian composer Catherine Likhuta, featuring facult... | Music | April 2024 | 1714334400 |
SOLD OUT: Gabriela Montero, pianoApril 28, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston This performance is SOLD OUT. Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “Montero’s playing had everything: crackling rhythmic brio, subtle shadings, steely power in climactic moments, soulful lyricism i... | Music | April 2024 | 1714350600 |
Erin Lesser, fluteMay 2, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Praised for her “spellbindingly beautiful” (Time Out New York) and “fresh and engaging” (New York Times) performances, Erin Lesser has collaborated with composers including Steve Reich, Marcos Balter,... | Music | May 2024 | 1714696200 |
Thaviu-Isaak Endowed Piano CompetitionMay 4, 2024 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston Featuring Northwestern piano students nominated by the Bienen School piano faculty, this annual competition was established by the late violin professor Samuel Thaviu and his wife, Elinor Thaviu, to h... | Music | May 2024 | 1714849200 |
Percussion EnsembleMay 4, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston She-e Wu, director An eclectic afternoon of rhythms. | Music | May 2024 | 1714852800 |
SOLD OUT: An Tran, guitarMay 4, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series This event has sold out. Hailed by The Boston Globe for his “subtle, graceful virtuosity,” An Tran continues to impress audiences with innate musicality and... | Music | May 2024 | 1714869000 |
Samuel and Elinor Thaviu String CompetitionMay 5, 2024 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston Featuring Northwestern string students nominated by the Bienen School string faculty, this annual competition was established by the late violin professor Samuel Thaviu and his wife, Elinor Thaviu. Th... | Music | May 2024 | 1714935600 |
Evening of BrassMay 7, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Gail Williams, director Music written and arranged for brass ensemble. | Music | May 2024 | 1715128200 |
Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble: Whisper Not—The Music of Benny GolsonMay 7, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Darius Hampton, conductor Known for his unique voice as both a saxophonist and composer, Benny Golson rose to prominence in the 1950s playing in the bands of such renowned artists as Lionel Hampton, D... | Music | May 2024 | 1715128200 |
Extending Care: A Conversation about Conservation and FuturityMay 8, 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Evanston The Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and materials science-related departments at Northwestern University to pursue objects-based and o... | Visual Arts | May 2024 | 1715209200 |
Film Talks - A Touring Program of Experimental Cinema (Program 2)May 10, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Evanston Film Talks - A Touring Program of Experimental Cinema With Book Editors and Program Curators Andrew Vallance and Simon Payne RSVP Program 1 of Film Talks will be hosted by the Film Studies Center at ... | Film | May 2024 | 1715385600 |
Three Great Beloved RomanticsMay 10, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano The 2023-24 season of Keyboard Conversations comes to a close with captivating music of Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Grieg. Keyboar... | Music | May 2024 | 1715387400 |
Art Talks! A Little Truth: Fact and Fiction in Family PhotographyMay 11, 2024 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston Meet the Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at works on view in A Little Truth: Fact and Fiction in Family Photography. Block Museum Student Associates (BMSAs) are No... | Visual Arts | May 2024 | 1715448600 |
Alice Millar Spring Festival Concert: Bach Festival CantatasMay 11, 2024 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston Stephen Alltop, conductor; Alice Millar Chapel Choir and soloists; Baroque Music Ensemble The Alice Millar Chapel Choir and Baroque Music Ensemble come together in two spectacular cantatas by Johann ... | Music | May 2024 | 1715472000 |
Guitar EnsembleMay 11, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Anne Waller, director Music for guitar soloists, small ensembles, and full ensemble. | Music | May 2024 | 1715473800 |
PhilharmoniaMay 12, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston Diego Hernandez, graduate conductor; Giang Vo and Jason Gluck, graduate assistant conductors Leroy Anderson, Fiddle-Faddle Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22 Aaron Copland, “Hoe... | Music | May 2024 | 1715544000 |
Jazz Small Ensembles: Composition 1503—Student OriginalsMay 13, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Joe Clark and Darius Hampton, conductors This program showcases the creativity of Bienen jazz studies students as they perform their new and original works. | Music | May 2024 | 1715646600 |
Ensemble LineaMay 14, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Founded in 1998 by pianist and conductor Jean-Philippe Wurtz, Ensemble Linea has garnered international acclaim, performing at music festivals throughout Europe and the US. The ensemble encourages and... | Music | May 2024 | 1715733000 |
Student Solo Percussion ConcertMay 15, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston An evening of solo performances by students from the Bienen percussion studio. | Music | May 2024 | 1715819400 |
Ensemble LineaMay 16, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston The ensemble presents new works by Bienen compositions students Yi-Ting Lu, Lisa Atkinson, Jasmine Thomasian, Wan Heo, Serge Wen, and Carlos Bandera. | Music | May 2024 | 1715905800 |
Contemporary Music EnsembleMay 17, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Alan Pierson and Ben Bolter, conductors; Steven Kazuo Takasugi, guest composer A new work by Casey Weisman James Tenney, ‘Scend for Scelsi Steven Kazuo Takasugi, Sideshow | Music | May 2024 | 1715992200 |
Bienen Harp Ensemble and Studio RecitalMay 19, 2024 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston Marguerite Lynn Williams, director An afternoon of solo and ensemble music for harp. | Music | May 2024 | 1716145200 |
Concert BandMay 19, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston Daniel J. Farris, conductor Talented students from across the Northwestern campus present a concert of band standards. | Music | May 2024 | 1716148800 |
Trombone ChoirMay 19, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Reed Capshaw, director Music written and arranged for trombones. | Music | May 2024 | 1716165000 |
Jazz Small Ensembles: Composition 1503—Student OriginalsMay 20, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Derrick Gardner and Kevin Fort, conductors A program featuring new and original compositions and arrangements by students in the Derrick Gardner and Kevin Fort ensembles. | Music | May 2024 | 1716251400 |
Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra: A Tribute to Chicago JazzMay 21, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Derrick Gardner, conductor The Chicago style of jazz has its origins in the Mississippi Delta and New Orleans “Dixieland” style pioneered by such musicians as King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, and Loui... | Music | May 2024 | 1716337800 |
Warnock Lecture Series: Rita Lucarelli (University of California, Berkeley): "Doorscapes and Guardians of the Underworld: a comparative visual approach to the imagery of the ancient Egyptian and Etruscan demons"May 22, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston Spring 2024 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History "Doorscapes and Guardians of the Underworld: a comparative visual approach to the imagery of the ancient Egyptian and Etruscan d... | Visual Arts | May 2024 | 1716415200 |
“Actions for the Earth” Gallery Talk with Climate Crisis + Media ArtsMay 23, 2024 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston Block gallery talks explore exhibitions by posing multidisciplinary questions and perspectives, led by faculty, staff, students, and community members across Northwestern and beyond. Join Michael M... | Visual Arts | May 2024 | 1716485400 |
Bienen Faculty and GuestsMay 26, 2024 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston Yuan-Qing Yu, violin; Kenneth Olsen, cello; Todd Levy, clarinet; Winston Choi and Christopher Guzman, piano Bienen faculty members Yuan-Qing Yu, Todd Levy, and Christopher Guzman, together with Yuan-... | Music | May 2024 | 1716750000 |
Symphonic Wind EnsembleMay 26, 2024 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston Mallory Thompson, conductor The ensemble’s final concert of the academic year celebrates the career and musical leadership of conductor Mallory Thompson, retiring from her Director of Bands position ... | Music | May 2024 | 1716760800 |
Northwestern Camerata: Burn Radiant LoveMay 26, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Victoria Marshall, conductor A recital for treble chorus fiery with love’s passion. Featured composers include Matthew Armstrong, Gwyneth Walker, Christine Donkin, Thomas Morley, and Frank Bridge. | Music | May 2024 | 1716769800 |
Symphonic Band: Through a Child’s EyesMay 31, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Shawn Vondran, conductor The Symphonic Band’s second spring-quarter performance highlights music celebrating the innocence and imagination of children. The program includes Percy Grainger’s joyous Ch... | Music | May 2024 | 1717201800 |
University Singers: In the Green GrassesMay 31, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston A. J. Keller, conductor; Charles Foster, piano Join University Singers in a delightful celebration of the return of spring, with musical selections focused on renewal and the rewards that the natural... | Music | May 2024 | 1717201800 |
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble and University Chorale: The Eternal SunJune 1, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston Andrew Megill and A. J. Keller, conductors; Charles Foster, piano This collaborative concert between two of the Bienen School’s flagship choral ensembles explores humanity’s relationship to the sun w... | Music | June 2024 | 1717272000 |
Northwestern University Symphony OrchestraJune 1, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Donald Schleicher, conductor Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 Aaron Copland, Third Symphony | Music | June 2024 | 1717288200 |
Two in a BarrelJune 2, 2024 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston Creators/Performers - Sarah Rose Graber & Ruxy Santir Directed by Tim Licata Originally produced by Scissor Kick Two lively quirky best friends, Riri and Moku, are confined to a barrel sitting ... | Theatre and Dance | June 2024 | 1717351200 |
The Battlefields of Clara Barton, an encore screeningJune 9, 2024 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston By Suzan Zeder and Jenn Hartmann Luck Directed by Rives Collins The Battlefields of Clara Barton is a modern folk/rock musical about the vibrant life of Clara Barton, a Civil War nurse, a political ac... | Theatre and Dance | June 2024 | 1717959600 |
Memory of Nature: Talk and Campus Landscape WalkJune 15, 2024 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston Memory of Nature, a site-specific artwork by the Indonesian artist Arahmaiani will be installed outside the Block’s entrance in April 2024. This garden of native plants and flowers changes each time i... | Visual Arts | June 2024 | 1718472600 |
The Ballad of Mu Lan, an encore screeningJune 29, 2024 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston written and directed by Alvin Chan When Mu Lan dresses up as a boy to take her father’s place in the army, she has lots to learn and lots to prove, but her biggest battle might be with her confidence.... | Theatre and Dance | June 2024 | 1719687600 |