Upcoming Webcasts, Fall 2008
Guarneri String Quartet Master Class: Sunday, December 7, 10 a.m CST
A Conversation with the Guarneri String Quartet: Sunday, December 7, 1 p.m. CST
These programs are made possible by The Davee Foundation.
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 our Pick-Staiger website and the School of Music’s website.
Want to watch one of our webcasts?
The latest version of Real Player and a good broadband connection of at least 768Kbps download speed are required for optimum viewing. Note: we recommend wired network connections to ensure the best possible results. If you wish to test your computer's compatibility with RealPlayer prior to any of our webcasts, you may access our live Real stream.
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. You may check your Internet2 connection during an eight-hour test window, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST, exactly one week prior to each webcast. The test dates for our fall season are October 6, October 17, November 1, November 3, and November 30.
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 using Real 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 nusmweb@northwestern.edu.