All About Pick
Under About Us on the left, select from information about Pick's mission, its history, the Concert Office hours and departments, rental and student recital information, or details about employment with Pick.
General Info
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall is located on the shore of Lake Michigan on Northwestern University's Evanston campus. The concert hall, which opened in October 1975, was made possible by generous gifts from Albert Pick, Jr. and Charles G. Staiger, who dedicated the edifice to their wives Corinne Frada Pick and Pauline Pick-Staiger.
Since its inception the hall has functioned as both a classroom and performance facility for School of Music performing ensembles, Music/Theater productions, faculty recitals, festivals and professional guest artists. A typical season of programming includes Orchestral, Choral, Opera, Chamber, Jazz, Contemporary, Brass, and Percussion concerts as well as solo recitals, lectures, master classes, and other related events.
Pick-Staiger annually hosts the Winter Chamber Music Festival, the Segovia Classical Guitar Series (in cooperation with the Chicago Classical Guitar Society), a three-production Opera Series, the Kids Fare children's concert series, a varying-themed Spring Festival featuring a host of notable guest artists, and pianist Jeffrey Siegel's four-concert Keyboard Conversations® Series. More information can be found on our website's series page.
Pick-Staiger's diverse programming is designed to showcase the developing talent of School of Music students; to promote interaction among faculty members, students, and professional artists; and to provide affordable cultural presentations to the community at large.
Pick-Staiger is also home to professional performance organizations such as Chicago Chamber Musicians, Chicago Philharmonic, Northshore Concert Band, Evanston Symphony Orchestra, and others who rent facilities from the School of Music.
