Upcoming Webcasts

Part of the Davee Distance Learning Initiative

Webcast programming is subject to change. Check this website regularly for updates.   

Our fall quarter webcasts have concluded, but check this page regularly for updates on our winter quarter webcast schedule. You can also watch excerpts from select webcast performances in our video library.

Want to watch one of our webcasts?

Download the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player, then visit our Flash Player page approximately 10 minutes prior to the concert to view the live webcast feed.  If you do not see any activity on the Flash Player screen, refresh the Flash Player page periodically until the live footage is available. 

For those institutions who have access to Internet2, you can view the high bandwidth mpeg2 multicast feed using VLC player or by using an mpeg2 decoder.

The multicast IP being used for the testing is 233.0.103.110, port 1234. (To open a network stream in VLC, hit Control + N or Apple + N. In the UDP/RTP Multicast section, enter the address above and click "OK stream.")

For questions about the Flash player, or the mpeg2 multicast feed, please contact Michael Curtis at m-curtis@northwestern.edu. All other questions about our webcast events should be directed to pick-staiger@northwestern.edu.

Reaching music lovers online

With the aid of the World Wide Web and Internet2, the Northwestern University School of Music has big plans for sharing with the world live interactive video master classes, concert broadcasts, and special events.

Live master classes broadcast via Internet2 in spring 2007 were widely viewed and well received. Featuring internationally acclaimed pianist Richard Goode, the inaugural winner of the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance, and former Berlin Philharmonic principal clarinetist Karl Leister, the classes were also made available via RealPlayer as live webcasts for anyone with Internet access. Since that time, our live webcasts have included such events as the Princeton Laptop Orchestra, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, and a master class with clarinetist Philippe Cuper.

Additionally, events will be recorded and later made available in streaming form in the Streaming Library section of our site. Specific information about content and events will be announced on this website and the School of Music’s website.