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Anfare in Positions in Professional Orchestras SPRING 2013 ANFA RE F northwestern university Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music first chair A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN other music schools around the country of a $6 million gift from the Robert W. have begun to emulate our programs. Galvin Foundation to name the building’s On behalf of the Bienen School of Music, Our graduates also continue to achieve recital hall in honor of longtime arts I am pleased to present the first spring issue success through such traditional paths as patron and 1945 Northwestern graduate of Fanfare in positions in professional orchestras. Many Mary B. Galvin. more than a of them have greatly benefited from the This issue of Fanfare documents decade. To reflect school’s ongoing relationships with two how the school’s consistent pursuit of the many excit- of the nation’s top training orchestras, the its mission to educate the 21st century’s ing developments Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the New outstanding artist-scholars empowers stu- at the school, our World Symphony. dents to thrive in a wide range of directions. alumni magazine New developments on campus are But the stories presented here serve only has returned to providing our students with significant as brief chapters in the much larger story a biannual publi- professional advantages as well. Our opera of Bienen School success that is collectively cation schedule. program now offers voice students the authored every day by the school’s faculty, This issue celebrates the many diverse paths opportunity to perform with leading pro- students, and 9,000 alumni. I look forward to success that the Bienen School offers for fessional singers as mentors, and this year’s to many further exciting developments as musicians of the 21st century. productions of contemporary works have this story continues. As a top-ranked music school within given students the experience of working a leading research university, the Bienen with major operatic composers. Still in its Toni-Marie Montgomery School has long been a pioneer in develop- first year, the groundbreaking Institute for Dean ing dual-degree and double-major programs New Music brings composers and promi- that allow music students to specialize in a nent new-music scholars and performers to nonmusical area. Such academic credentials campus, providing students with invaluable equip the school’s graduates for a vastly involvement in this vital area. wider range of professional opportunities. Bienen School students of the near And—in the sincerest form of flattery— future will enjoy another immense educa- tional advantage with the opening of the school’s new state-of-the-art facility. We have particular cause for celebration in that regard with the announcement F ANFARE Spring 2013 Opus 48 Northwestern University 11 Bienen School of Music 4 Dean Toni-Marie Montgomery 16 Staff 14 Editors Will Kazmier, Kingsley Day Notes Editor Marck Bailey Designer Grace Delcano Photo Credits Jun Sung Ahn, Stephen Anzaldi, Marck Bailey, Matt Dine, P. Franke/Bariloche, LiveWellPhoto, Toni-Marie Montgomery, Laura Nielsen, Bruce Powell, Todd Rosenberg, Anneliese Sloves, the Stradivari Society, Dan Tufano, Christina Walker, Tarina Westlund, Erin Wigger Fanfare is the official magazine of Features Departments Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. DOUBLING UP ON EXCELLENCE FIRST CHAIR Innovative Degree Programs Help Students A Message from the Dean Address changes Explore Multiple Paths to Success .........6 Director of Development, Bienen School of Music, Northwestern NOTEWORTHY ......................2 University, 1800 Sheridan Road, LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD Evanston, Illinois 60208-1200 Opera Program’s New Vision Defined ON THE CONCERT STAGE ............21 by Director’s Wealth of Experience .......11 Other correspondence STUDENTS ........................22 Fanfare Editor, Bienen School of Music, A PASSION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Northwestern University, 711 Elgin Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-1800, New Recital Hall Named in Honor FACULTY..........................24 [email protected] of Mary B. Galvin ...................14 ALUMNI ..........................29 ©2013 Northwestern University THE NEXT STEP All rights reserved Training Orchestras Help Launch Careers ..16 Produced by University Relations DONORS ..........................35 4-13/9.5M/KD-GD/1483-1 Cover: A scene from the winter opera production of The Grapes of Wrath (photo by Todd Rosenberg) noteworthy New Ravinia Internship Program on a daily basis,” she says. Spending two weeks for the complexity of a large-scale organization in each of five departments—artist relations, like Ravinia,” says Mateja. “There are so many As part of its strategic plan initiative to development, communications, outreach, and different components involved in presenting enhance student training in music business, the summer conservatory program—Mateja its programming, and each one needs to be the Bienen School recently launched a new shadowed Ravinia personnel and completed managed at a high level for the festival to be internship program in partnership with the projects that helped advance major depart- successful.” Exposure to the variety of posi- Ravinia Festival. Intended for students inter- mental goals. Her responsibilities included tions at Ravinia also raised Mateja’s awareness ested in arts administration, the program reviewing contracts, maintaining relationships of the many available career paths for music provides participants with valuable real-world with trustees and visiting artists, developing students. “One of the most important lessons experience working in a major arts organiza- marketing materials, and participating in an I learned from working at Ravinia is that my tion while exploring a variety of potential El Sistema–based music education program background in music will prepare me for a career options. During fall quarter Paulina at an area elementary school. range of interesting jobs,” Mateja explains. Mateja, a dual-degree junior majoring in Engaging in this broad array of activities “Having a music degree opens up a lot of guitar performance and comparative literary proved educational on multiple levels. “The different possibilities.” studies, became the first student to complete internship provided me with an appreciation Currently offered exclusively during fall a 10-week Ravinia internship specifically quarter to correspond with Ravinia’s staff- designed for Bienen School undergraduates. “One of the most important ing needs, the internship program may be In exchange for one academic credit, Mateja lessons I learned from expanded to winter or spring quarter, depend- worked 10 hours per week at Ravinia and working at Ravinia is that ing on student interest. Mateja will further developed a broad understanding of its multi- my background in music explore her career options by continuing her faceted operations. will prepare me for a range work at Ravinia this summer. “I feel lucky to From Mateja’s perspective, the intern- of interesting jobs.” have participated in this internship and defi- ship was an unqualified success. “The program nitely want to return to Ravinia,” she says. —Paulina Mateja provided a great opportunity to learn how a “My only regret is that the program didn’t leading arts-presenting organization functions last as long as I would have liked. I would strongly recommend this program to any Bienen School student who is interested in arts administration as a possible career.” The Ravinia internship represents only one way the Bienen School is providing stu- dents with the business skills that are prov- ing increasingly valuable in today’s rapidly evolving economic and cultural climate. Last fall the school also initiated a new two- course sequence on music entrepreneurship. Maintaining the school’s emphasis on provid- ing students with practical business knowledge, the courses are taught by Gavin Chuck, who brings a wealth of professional experience to the classroom through his work as manager of the new-music ensemble Alarm Will Sound. In conjunction with these courses, the school is also offering a series of one-day career workshops led by arts professionals working at the intersection of music and business. Paulina Mateja 2 FANFARE So - Percussion at Pick-Staiger (above); violinist Graeme Jennings with composition students (right) Institute for New Music Holds among our creative and academic communi- “The event’s structure Successful Inaugural Event ties,” says Thomalla. “The inclusive nature of allowed us to work around the dialogue was extremely exciting and will A cornerstone of the Bienen School’s strate- the intellectual and disci- serve as a model for future institute events.” plinary boundaries that gic plan, the Institute for New Music held its The well-attended festival drew strong often separate performers, inaugural event last November: a three-day participation from the Bienen School commu- festival examining the music and artistic legacy nity and featured a stellar roster of guest composers, and scholars.” of John Cage. In keeping with one of the artists and scholars. Well-known Cage inter- —Hans Thomalla institute’s primary goals—to unite the school’s preters such as pianist Stephen Drury, So- music performance and music studies depart- Percussion, the experimental electronic group ments in a dialogue about 20th- and 21st- Loud Objects, composer and electronic artist Supported in part by a $1 million grant century art and popular music—the festival Cenk Ergün, and guitarist Grey Mcmurray from the Davee
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