Concerts at Bienen

06/17/2026

Enjoy a few highlights from the Bienen School of Music Convocation. Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

06/15/2026

Researchers and scholars will come together this July on Northwestern's Evanston campus to share the latest findings on how we experience and understand music. See below for schedule and registration details.

SMPC 2026Evanston, IllinoisJuly 22-24, 2026 Please note: The program will run from 9am on Wednesday July 22 until 5pm on Friday July 24.RegistrationPlease register at the following link. The registration rates are listed below, and the deadline for early registration rates is June 26th.In-person...

06/11/2026

Congratulations, Class of 2026! 💜🎉 See below for a link to the Bienen School of Music Convocation live stream.

06/08/2026

The Jazz Small Ensembles gave their last concert of the year with "New Beginnings—Student Originals." Led by Darius Hampton and Joe Clark, students premiered fresh new compositions and arrangements.

06/05/2026

On May 31, Northwestern Camerata performed sacred and secular songs of hope, light and comfort by composers ranging from Giovanni Battista Pergolesi to Craig Hella Johnson and Caroline Shaw.

06/04/2026

On May 30, the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra performed three sweeping pieces. Concerto competition winner Hiu Sing Fan joined the orchestra for Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47. Other works included Wagner’s Prelude to Act III from “Lohengrin” and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103.

06/02/2026

Take a closer look at our Contemporary Music Ensemble's collaboration with special guest alumnus and narrator James Soto in Frederic Rzewski's "Coming Together," a searing examination of the injustices of incarceration. Institute for New Music

05/28/2026

Earlier this month, the Millar Choir and Baroque Music Ensemble teamed up for a Spring Festival Concert featuring selections by Vivaldi, Monteverdi, and Handel.

05/26/2026

Love's glimmer comes face to face with the shadows of the past as Northwestern Opera Theatre presents Puccini's "La rondine," May 28-31.
📷: Todd Rosenberg and Willa Stivers
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05/26/2026

The Contemporary Music Ensemble's concert on May 23 premiered compositions by Bienen students Matthew Huang Mailman and Jianing Yang, alongside compositions by Elijah Daniel Smith and Bienen professor Kelley Sheehan. Very special guest James Soto narrated Frederic Rzewski's "Coming Together," a powerful indictment of the prison system.
Institute for New Music