Northwestern University Music in June

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Two horn concerts featuring works by Scriabin and Brahms and a recital by renowned Italian classical guitarist Oscar Ghiglia and the Waller and Maxwell Duo are among the June music events on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus. 

Presented by the University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, the upcoming programs also will feature an impressive lineup of music faculty and a Northwestern student ensemble.

Other highlights include a performance by the Bienen School Symphonic Band, two concerts featuring brass faculty members Gail Williams and Jonathan Boen, a vocal program devoted to excerpts from favorite operas, and a recital by Chicago Symphony Orchestra trombonist Michael Mulcahy, who also is a member of the Bienen School trombone faculty.

Four of the following seven June events are free.

MUSIC VENUES

All June programs listed below are open to the public. Bienen School music events take place on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus throughout the year at the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts’ Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, and David and Carol McClintock Choral and Recital Room, 70 Arts Circle Drive; Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive; Regenstein Hall’s Master Class Room, 60 Arts Circle Drive; or Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Road, as noted.

TICKETS 

The Bienen School Ticket Office is located at the southeast entrance of Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Concert ticket prices are offered at three levels: the first for the general public and the second for full-time students with IDs. Northwestern faculty and staff with a valid Wildcard receive a 15 percent discount off the general public ticket price.

For more information, contact the Bienen School of Music Concert Management Office at 847-491-5441 or visit concertsatbienen.org. To order tickets, call 847-467-4000 or visit concertsatbienen.org.

SERIES BROCHURES/FURTHER INFORMATION

For 2016-17 series brochures or further information, call 847-491-5441 or email requests to events.music@northwestern.edu. To join the Bienen School’s concerts and events list and receive a monthly events newsletter as well as special discount offers, send your email address to events.music@northwestern.edu.

JUNE 2016 MUSIC EVENTS

• Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The program will feature music for winds, brass and percussion conducted by Bienen School faculty member Shawn Vondran, associate director of bands. Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid IDs. 

• Horn Festival Concert, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 10, Ryan Center’s Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. This concert is part of the Peak Performance Horn Symposium. It will feature horn performances by Bienen School faculty members Gail Williams and Jonathan Boen, faculty violinist Blair Milton and pianists Craig Terry and Andrea Swan. The program will include Dukas’ “Villanelle,” selections from Scriabin’s 24 Preludes, Op. 11 and Brahms’ Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40. Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid IDs.  

• Oscar Ghiglia, Anne Waller and Mark Maxwell, guitar, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, Ryan Center’s Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. In the opening concert of the Bienen School’s Summer Guitar Workshop, guest artist Oscar Ghiglia, Bienen School faculty member Anne Waller, and DePaul University guitar studies coordinator Mark Maxwell will perform solos, duos and trios. Admission is free. 

• Horn Festival Concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. This concert also is part of the three-day Peak Performance Horn Symposium. It will feature horn players Gail Williams, Jonathan Boen and Sarah Willis and pianist Kay Kim, who will perform works for horn duos and trios. Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid IDs.

• Guitar Workshop Recital, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, Regenstein Hall, Master Class Room. This capstone concert features talented high school and college students performing classical guitar masterworks. Admission is free.

• Opera Scenes Gala, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 24, Ryan Center’s Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. This concert marks the culmination of the Bienen School’s Summer Voice Institute, a weeklong workshop focused on developing a well-rounded approach to vocal performance and pedagogy. The program will feature excerpts from favorite operas. It will be directed by the Bienen School’s W. Stephen Smith, professor of voice and opera, with staging and acting by Gene B. Roberts. Admission is free.

• Michael Mulcahy, trombone, noon, Sunday, June 26, Ryan Center’s Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. Bienen School faculty member Michael Mulcahy is a Chicago Symphony Orchestra trombonist and principal trombone of the Grand Teton Music Festival. He has served as principal trombone of the Cologne Radio, Melbourne and Tasmanian Symphony orchestras. He also is a member of the Chicago Chamber Musicians and Summit Brass and is active as a soloist, teacher, lecturer and clinician throughout the world. Mulcahy will be accompanied by pianist Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio. Admission is free.

For more information, call the Bienen School of Music Concert Management Office at 847- 491-5441 or visit concertsatbienen.org or Northwestern’s new Arts Circle website at www.artscircle.northwestern.edu. To order tickets, call the Bienen School Ticket Office at 847-467-4000 or visit concertsatbienen.org.