Presenting numerous events over the course of each academic year—including the biennial NUNC! conference and festival, residencies by visiting ensembles and composers, and workshops, lectures, and master classes—the Institute for New Music encompasses all the Bienen School of Music’s contemporary music activities.
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Bienen Ensembles Bienen Ensembles
May 24, 2025 7:30pm
Galvin Recital Hall
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Faculty
Alex Mincek
Alex Mincek is director of the Institute for New Music at Northwestern University.
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Ben Bolter is co-director of the Contemporary Music Ensemble. He is also associate director of the Institute for New Music at the Bienen School.
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Alan Pierson is co-director of the Contemporary Music Ensemble. He is the artistic director and conductor of the ensemble Alarm Will Sound.
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