New Music Facilities

http://www.music.northwestern.edu/about/facilities/index.html

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts - the new home of Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music - opened in 2016 and is a beautiful lakeside treasure. My favorite space is one of the recital halls that seats 400 and features a 40-foot glass wall with views of Lake Michigan and Chicago. “Undulating walls of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, covered with a thin layer of African moabi wood, provide optimal acoustics, and the hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and video equipment for recording.” Due to its prow-like shape, the students refer to it as the S.S. Bienen.