The Evanston College for Ladies was a women's college in Evanston, Illinois between 1871 and 1873. Female students attended classes at Northwestern University , resided at the college, and attended supplemental courses such as fine arts, foreign language, and housekeeping. The mission of the Evanston College for Ladies was to give women access to Northwestern University similar to that which was granted to men. The college was merged with Northwestern University on June 25, 1873.
42-515: The Evanston College for Ladies had its inaugural class in the Fall of 1871, with 236 women enrolled as students. The new school aimed to provide women with the same advantages neighboring Northwestern University did to its male students, while also providing a home where the women's health, morals, and behavior would be attended to by female staff. It replaced the Northwestern Female College as
84-612: A 400-seat recital hall. Designed by Chicago-based architectural firm Goettsch Partners, the music building is situated on the lakefront, connected to Regenstein Hall of Music. The Ryan Center houses teaching studios, faculty and administrative offices, 10 classrooms, 99 practice rooms, and three performance spaces: the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, the David and Carol McClintock Choral and Recital Room, and
126-446: A college preparatory program open to both boys and girls. The courses offered fine arts, foreign language, kindergarten teaching, and housekeeping classes. Students also had the option of pursuing a Baccalaureate of Arts through the college’s "Historical and Aesthetic Course of Study," which consisted mainly of history and foreign language courses. According to Northwestern University's student newspaper, The Tripod, officers in charge of
168-486: A dual-degree undergraduate program in liberal arts, journalism, engineering, communication, or education and social policy in conjunction with those respective university schools. The Bienen School has approximately 125 faculty members, 400 undergraduate students, and 200 graduate students. The Bienen School of Music is one of the oldest degree-granting music schools in the United States. Its beginnings date to 1873, when
210-402: A notably all-female administration, given that the mission of the institution was "promoting education for girls that was directed and controlled by women." The leadership team was made up of Frances E. Willard: college president, Elizabeth M. Greenleaf: president of the board, Mary F. Haven: treasurer, and Anna S. Marcy: recording secretary. The college was very proud of its all-women faculty, and
252-523: A renovation plan for the southeast corner of the campus. Construction began in June 2012. The new building, named after donors Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan, opened in Fall 2015. The building unites all music faculty and departments in a common location for the first time since the early 1970s and includes classrooms, teaching labs, teaching studios, practice rooms, student lounges, a choral rehearsal room and library, an opera rehearsal room and black box theater, and
294-466: A wing in this building, was controversially closed in 2003. Regenstein Hall of Music was built in 1977. This building sits on the "Lakefill" and overlooks Lake Michigan . It houses studios for the instrumental and conducting programs, practice rooms, a rehearsal room, and a recital hall. In February 2008, the University announced that a new $ 105 million five-story building was to be erected as part of
336-472: Is a former student or a graduate of an educational institution (school, college, university). According to the United States Department of Education , the term alumnae is used in conjunction with either women's colleges or a female group of students. The term alumni is used in conjunction with either men's colleges , a male group of students, or a mixed group of students: In accordance with
378-745: Is focused heavily on string quartets and other chamber ensembles and has featured artists including the Dover Quartet, Pinchas Zukerman , Simone Lamsma, and the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio . In fall 2003, the Bienen School of Music established the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, a biennial award honoring classical music composers of outstanding achievement. Nominations are solicited worldwide and
420-493: Is not synonymous with "graduates": people can be alumni without graduating, e.g. Burt Reynolds was an alumnus of Florida State University but did not graduate. The term is sometimes used to refer to former employees, former members of an organization, former contributors, or former inmates. The Latin noun alumnus means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from the Latin verb alere "to nourish". Separate, but from
462-475: Is sometimes limited just to graduates rather than all alumni, e.g. at Harvard University . Universities with validation agreements may limit some alumni benefits to graduates who studied at that university rather than at validated institutions. In British English , the terms " old boy " or "old girl" are often preferred for a former pupil of a primary or secondary school, while universities refer to their former students as alumni. Some universities, including
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#1732855347863504-581: Is the director of orchestras, Donald Nally is the director of choral organizations, and Mallory Thompson is the director of bands. The Bienen School of Music currently hosts four professional guest artist subscription series. Established in 1993, the Segovia Classical Guitar Series brings artists and young rising stars, including winners of the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition, to Chicago's North Shore. Recently,
546-867: The Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music ) is the music and performance arts school of Northwestern University . It is located on Northwestern University 's campus in Evanston, Illinois , United States. The school was previously known as the Northwestern University School of Music from 1895 until September 2008, when it was renamed to honor retiring University president Henry Bienen and his wife, Leigh Buchanan Bienen. The Bienen School offers performance degrees in all orchestral instruments, piano, guitar, voice, jazz studies, and conducting, as well as academic degrees in composition, musicology, music history, music education, and music theory and cognition. It offers
588-540: The University of Cambridge , the University of California, San Francisco and Yale University , include former postdoctoral researchers as alumni, in recognition of the trainee status of such positions. Others, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , consider them 'associate alumni', without full access to alumni benefits. Bienen School of Music The Bienen School of Music (formally
630-487: The "Beehive" practice facility was constructed, and the first honorary doctor of music degree was awarded in 1915 to Frederick Stock , conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra . Lutkin was succeeded in 1928 by Carl Beecher, who had earned the school's first bachelor's degree. Music education professor John W. Beattie was appointed the school's third dean in 1936. During his administration, the graduate program
672-499: The 1871 graduating class was the first of its kind to receive diplomas from women and to hear the baccalaureate address given by a woman. Before becoming an internationally-known suffragist and reformer, Frances E. Willard was a schoolteacher. Being appointed the first president of the Evanston College for Ladies in 1871 was the start to Willard’s rise out of the inconspicuousness of her former occupations. Due to her leadership of
714-410: The Evanston College for Ladies was to provide a supplement to women’s enrollment at Northwestern University . Young women at the college received lodging and supervision from staff who lived in the facility. Students typically enrolled in classical and scientific courses at Northwestern University and received supplemental education from the Evanston College for Ladies. The institution also operated
756-1022: The Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, Northwestern University administers four other Nemmers prizes: the Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics , the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics , the Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science, and the Nemmers Prize in Earth Sciences. Past winners include: In 2005, the Bienen School of Music established the biennial Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance to honor pianists who have achieved
798-575: The Northwestern Female College and the Evanston College for Ladies were incorporated into the Northwestern University Woman's College. This new institution established the Conservatory of Music, and in 1891, Peter Christian Lutkin was named its director. In 1895, it became the School of Music, with Lutkin serving as its first dean. During Lutkin's 33-year tenure, a new music building opened,
840-737: The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts; appointed the Dover Quartet as the school's quartet-in-residence; and secured funding for a tour to Asia in 2018 by the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra. Since September 1, 2023, Jonathan Bailey Holland, alumnus of the Curtis Institute of Music and Harvard University and previous chair of the music department at Carnegie Mellon University , has been
882-626: The Shirley Welsh Ryan Opera Theater. The design features a limestone base supporting a primarily glass exterior. Designed by Edward D. Dart and dedicated in 1975, the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall 's 1,000-seat venue is the main performance space not only for the Bienen School but for the university as a whole. Founded in 1945, the Northwestern University Music Library occupies the second floor of
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#1732855347863924-597: The building was left vacant as the Bienen School of Music was moved to a new campus building. Alumnus Alumni ( sg. : alumnus ( MASC ) or alumna ( FEM )) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums ( sg. : alum ) or alumns ( sg. : alumn ) as gender-neutral alternatives. The word comes from Latin , meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from alere "to nourish". The term
966-436: The college chapel. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 devastated the Evanston College for Ladies due to the fact that the donors, who had pledged money to pay off the debts acquired by the college’s expansion, could no longer pay. As a result, the Evanston College for Ladies ceded its property and management to Northwestern University in 1873. Northwestern assumed the college’s debts and also promised to include at least five women in
1008-456: The college, Willard received increasing recognition within the community. In Willard’s journal, she highlights several teachers who she appointed posts to in the Evanston College for Ladies. Emma B. White was given an honorary diploma from the college and also served as the secretary to the College Board of Trustees. Hannah Maria Pettingill was hired by Willard to be an art teacher in 1871, and
1050-434: The curriculum strove to furnish interesting and profitable lectures every week for the students of The Evanston College for Ladies, on topics ranging from dress to health. As part of their curriculum, residents of the college attended lectures on health and hygiene from a female physician, and attended church every Sunday. Every Friday afternoon, young men and women from Evanston and Chicago attended lectures of various topics in
1092-866: The dean of the Bienen School of Music. The Bienen School of Music offers 15 academic majors in six degree programs. The Bienen School offers programs in the following areas of study: The Bienen School of Music currently sponsors 20 ensembles: the Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Baroque Music Ensemble, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Contemporary Music Ensemble, Philharmonia, Concert Band, Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Small Ensembles, University Chorale, University Singers, Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble, Alice Millar Chapel Choir, Northwestern Camerata, Brass Choir, Cello Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Guitar Ensemble. Some ensembles are open to music majors only. In addition, students can form chamber music groups of their own. Victor Yampolsky
1134-439: The highest levels of national and international recognition. Winners receive a $ 50,000 cash award and spend two to three non-consecutive weeks in residence at the Bienen School of Music, interacting with students and faculty. As part of one of the residency weeks, winners offer a public performance. Past winners include: In its earlier Days, the Bienen School of Music was housed in two buildings. The Music Administration Building
1176-418: The main function was to provide meals, housing, and supervision to Northwestern’s female students. In 1892, the faculty of Northwestern proposed changing the title from "Women’s College" to "Women’s Hall". In 1901, the building finally became known as Willard Hall, and is still named that to this date. In 1940, Willard Hall was transformed into a music administration building for Northwestern University. In 2015,
1218-412: The many inscriptions about alumni, Boswell concluded that it referred to exposed children who were taken into a household where they were "regarded as somewhere between an heir and a slave, partaking in different ways of both categories." Despite the warmth of feelings between the parent and child, "an alumnus might be treated both as a beloved child and as a household servant." An alumnus or alumna
1260-753: The option "alumn" and "alumns" are also used in some institutions in Australia, Europe and the UK. The words "alum/alums" and "alumn/alumns" (pronounced with a silent "n") are both pronounced with the accent on the second syllable (al-UM), as opposed to the chemical compound alum and its plural, "alums" (pron. AL-um). Many universities have alumni offices that coordinate fundraising and offer benefits to registered alumni. Alumni reunions are popular events at many institutions. These may be organized by alumni offices or by alumni associations , and are often social occasions for fundraising . Full membership of alumni associations
1302-521: The primary institution for the education of women in Evanston. The transition between the two colleges was smooth, and the charter was transferred to the Evanston College for Ladies at the final commencement for the previous school. Alumnae were accepted by the new college, and plans were made for the building that housed the Northwestern Female College to be rented to the Evanston College for Ladies until their own facilities were constructed. Frances Willard
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1344-450: The rules of grammar governing the inflexion of nouns in the Romance languages , the masculine plural alumni is correctly used for groups composed of both sexes: the alumni of Princeton University . The term is sometimes informally shortened to "alum" (optional plural "alums"). This is increasingly being used more formally as a gender-neutral alternative. However, and for this latter purpose,
1386-431: The same root, is the adjective almus "nourishing", found in the phrase alma mater , a title for a person's home university. In Latin, alumnus is a legal term ( Roman law ) to describe a child placed in fosterage . According to John Boswell , the word "is nowhere defined in relation to status, privilege, or obligation." Citing the research of Henri Leclercq , Teresa Nani , and Beryl Rawson , who studied
1428-677: The school's sixth dean in 1990. His term expanded the course offerings for non-majors and community engagement programs. Toni-Marie Montgomery served as dean from 2003 to 2023. Under her leadership the school has established two international awards, the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance and the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition ; established the Institute for New Music; provided all doctor of musical arts candidates with full-tuition scholarships; opened
1470-1044: The series has welcomed classical guitarists Eduardo Fernandez , Ekachai Jearakul , lutenist Paul O'Dette , the Assad Brothers , and Raphaella Smits, among others. The Skyline Piano Artist Series was established in 2015 to bring pianists from around the world to perform in the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. Recently, the series has hosted Jonathan Biss , Emanuel Ax , Sergei Babayan , Jorge Federico Osorio, Maria João Pires , and 2017 and 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition winners Yekwon Sunwoo and Yunchan Lim . The Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Series debuted in 2014 and has featured such vocalists as Renée Fleming , Isabel Leonard , Marilyn Horne , Matthew Polenzani , and composer Jake Heggie . The series allows Bienen School voice and opera program students to perform for and be coached by opera professionals. The Winter Chamber Music Festival hosts guest artists and Bienen School faculty for three weekends each January. This series
1512-557: The success of this event, and other efforts to secure funding for the new college, the Chicago Fire of 1871 caused significant financial suffering for many of the donors and new sources of funding had to be sought out. This time, the call was answered by Stephen Lunt, who donated $ 50,000, from the proceeds of the sale of land in Rogers Park , towards the construction of the new building. The newly-established Evanston College for Ladies had
1554-464: The university’s board of trustees. The Evanston College for Ladies was then known as the Women’s College of Northwestern University. Frances E. Willard, who was the president of The Evanston College for Ladies, became the dean of women as well as professor of aesthetics at Northwestern. The Women’s College of Northwestern University continued to offer fine arts and college preparatory programs, but
1596-413: The winner is determined by a three-member selection committee, comprising individuals of widely recognized stature in the music community. The prize includes a cash award of $ 100,000 and a performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra . The recipient is expected to participate in two to three nonconsecutive weeks of residency at the Bienen School of Music interacting with students and faculty. In addition to
1638-495: Was also mentioned in Willard’s journal. Ada Frances Brigham was a student of Willard’s in the Northwestern Female College, and later became a professor at Evanston College for Ladies. Willard wrote in her journal about spending time with Brigham in Evanston. Katharine Jackson, Willard’s longtime friend, became a professor of French and literature at the college in 1871. She lived next door to Willard her whole life. The main purpose for
1680-421: Was chosen as the new president of the college, and fundraising for the new college began, with the most prominent costs being those associated with the construction of the new building. A large celebration was held on July 4, 1871, titled a "Ladies’ Fourth of July," in order to fundraise a portion of these costs. The day included baseball games, comedy, a parade, and laying the cornerstone of the new edifice. Despite
1722-578: Was designed by Gurdon P. Randall and built in 1873 as the Women's College of Northwestern University. In 1901 it was named for Frances E. Willard , and served as a women's dormitory. It became the home of the Northwestern School of Music in 1940, and was renovated in 1988. Vocal studies, piano, and composition departments were housed in this building, in addition to administrative offices and academic classrooms. The organ department, which formerly occupied
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1764-482: Was expanded and Lutkin Hall constructed in 1941. George Howerton assumed the deanship in 1951. Under his leadership, the school established an opera program, began a series of guest artist master classes, and increased the music library's holdings. He was succeeded in 1971 by Thomas Miller, whose tenure brought revisions to the undergraduate curriculum as well as the opening of Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in 1975 and Regenstein Hall of Music in 1977. Bernard J. Dobroski became
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