UNW Music

Congratulations, graduates! We are so proud of you! May God bless you in your next steps.

Yesterday Carter Lambert celebrated the culmination of his Songwriting minor with a showcase featuring five songs from musicals he is developing. Congratulations to Carter, teacher Dr. Josh Bauder, and the many musicians who performed in the showcase! Carter is graduating this week with a Theatre major.

Music Education major Marie Johnson spent part of her student teaching semester at the International Christian School of Budapest!

What a joy it was to have alumna Alisha Korpi (Flute Performance, 2020) perform a recital today! This recital was presented as an opportunity to fulfill a milestone that was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alisha performed works by J.S. Bach, Franz Doppler, Ian Clarke, Claude Bolling, and one of her own compositions, and was joined by collaborative musicians Sonja Grimes, Patrick Adkins, and Sharla Jost, piano; Jay Corkran, drums; Jeremiah Roby, bass; and Lilia Smith, cello. While a student at Northwestern, Alisha was a student of Michele Frisch and Karen Baumgartner.

Join us on Tuesday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. as the winners of the 2025-2026 UNW Concerto-Aria competition appear as featured soloists with the UNW Orchestra! Pianist Cora Tsang will perform the first movement of Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, op. 26 in C Major and soprano Allison Dzioba will perform "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" (The Doll Song) from Les contes d'Hoffman by Jaques Offenbach. The Orchestra will also perform La Vie Parisienne Overture on the Themes of Offenbach arranged by Dorati and Elmer Bernstein's music from the film To Kill a Mockingbird. Tickets are available at unwtickets.com or at the UNW Ticket Office.

Join the Northwestern Choir at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sioux Falls, SD on Sunday, May 17 at 7:30PM for an inspiring program featuring J.S. Bach's motet BWV 228, Jesu, Meine Freude. Additional selections by Rosephanye Powell, Timothy Takach, Craig Courtney, Rollo Dillworth, Dan Forrest, and others round out the program centered on the core beliefs of the Christian faith, in celebration of the 1700-year anniversary of the Nicene Creed. Tickets: https://cathedralsacredartsseries.ticketspice.com/the-university-of-northwestern-choir

Northwestern Choir - Sacred Arts Series concert THIS Sunday, May 3, 4:00pm at Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina - 6901 Normandale Blvd. Edina, 55435. "I Believe!" celebrating the Nicene Creed 1700-year anniversary. FREE concert. Donations gratefully accepted to defray tour costs! Sacred music by J.S. Bach, Forrest, Powell, Courtney, Takach, Dilworth, Forsberg, Osiek, Smallwood, Ames and organ works of David N. Johnson, J.S. Bach, Gerald Near and William Mathias, played by Dr. Ju Young Lee, guest artist.

Congratulations to Benjamin Walker and teacher Colin Woelfle on today's excellent senior saxophone recital! Collaborative pianist Sonja Grimes and saxophone quartet members Ashley Moen, Logan Gibson, and Elizabeth Simon assisted with a program including works of Handel (arr. Mule), Couf, Noda, Bozza, Bencriscutto, Albéniz (arr. Mule), and Harlow. The quartet was coached by Dr. Cassandra Bechard.