Northwestern extended a warm welcome to its newest batch of Wildcats as hopefuls across the country opened their acceptance letters Friday. Ay Taiwo, a high schooler from Fort Worth, Texas, is one of about 3,640 prospective Wildcats accepted this year. Taiwo said receiving the letter was a “crazy moment” for her. Taiwo opened her letter.
Cuban American composer and conductor Tania León has been awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition from the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University.
Composer and conductor Tania León was awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition for her achievements and influence in classical composition, the University announced Tuesday. León will lead two consecutive year-long residencies at the Bienen School of Music, starting Winter Quarter 2024. She will perform her music, teach lessons and seminars to.
A single note sets the tone as Galvin Recital Hall’s dim lights illuminated the stretched image of a puppet on screen. Singers wearing black breathed, “Don’t sound obvious” as percussionist Ron Wiltrout clashed with an accentuated beat. Ted Hearne’s “Sound from the Bench” is a five-act performance linking music to the legal proceedings surrounding corporate.
Muse etc. is new on the Northwestern music scene, but don’t count the group out. Formed last fall, the six-man, all-freshman pop-influenced jazz band is ready to leave its footprint on campus. Band member Alex Neuser said the group succeeds because it plays to each other’s strengths. While four of the six members are students.