Bienen School of Music

Henry and Leigh Bienen
School of Music
Established1895
Parent institution
Northwestern University
DeanJonathan Bailey Holland
Academic staff
125
Undergraduates425
Location, ,
U.S.

42°03′02″N 87°40′50″W / 42.050556°N 87.680556°W / 42.050556; -87.680556
CampusSuburban
Websitemusic.northwestern.edu

The Bienen School of Music (formally 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Henry S. Bienen – President Emeritus – Biography". Northwestern University. September 2009.
  2. ^ Reich, Howard (May 14, 2008). "Northwestern music school to get new name, more funds - Newspapers.com". Chicago Tribune. pp. 2–3. Retrieved July 19, 2018.