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The Bienen School of Music hosts over 300 performances a year, by world-renowned guest artists, distinguished faculty, and talented students.

On May 31, Northwestern Camerata performed sacred and secular songs of hope, light and comfort by composers ranging from...
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.

On May 30, the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra performed three sweeping pieces. Concerto competition winner H...
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

Earlier this month, the Millar Choir and Baroque Music Ensemble teamed up for a Spring Festival Concert featuring select...
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.

Love's glimmer comes face to face with the shadows of the past as Northwestern Opera Theatre presents Puccini's "La rond...
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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The Contemporary Music Ensemble's concert on May 23 premiered compositions by Bienen students Matthew Huang Mailman and ...
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.
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With two world premiere compositions and musical portraits both "Coming Together" and "splitting to collapse," the Conte...
05/21/2026

With two world premiere compositions and musical portraits both "Coming Together" and "splitting to collapse," the Contemporary Music Ensemble's May 23 concert promises a powerful evening of music. Join us for selections by Elijah Daniel Smith, Matthew Huang Mailman, and Jianing Yang, as well as Composition and Music Technology assistant professor Kelley Sheehan's work meant to evoke an inevitable end. The concert's centerpiece, Frederic Rzewski's "Coming Together," features Samuel Melville's poetic and unflinching commentary on his life in prison—narrated by special guest and Northwestern alumnus James Soto, who earned his degree after 42 years of wrongful incarceration.
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This Friday, Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents an evening of musical storytelling centering aroun...
05/20/2026

This Friday, Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents an evening of musical storytelling centering around "Yes Day!," a world premiere by student composer Tanner Carlson-Huber in partnership with The Sing Me a Story Foundation, which takes stories written by kids in need and pairs them with composers who transform them into songs. "Yes Day!," written and illustrated by Riley and Reese Frano for their brother Bodie, tells the Frano family's story of a fun day out, a challenging cancer diagnosis, a powerful community fundraiser, and a joyful step towards healing.

Don't miss this imaginative and heartwarming world premiere: http://spr.ly/6182B861wG

Daniel Farris conducted his final concert after 26 years at Northwestern as the Director of Athletic Bands and conductor...
05/19/2026

Daniel Farris conducted his final concert after 26 years at Northwestern as the Director of Athletic Bands and conductor of Concert Band. In celebration, talented students from across campus performed works by Eric Whitacre, Percy Grainger, Alfred Reed, and more, with a surprise appearance by the Northwestern University "Wildcat" Marching Band.

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