The Bienen School of Music welcomes Jennifer Higdon, winner of the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, Oct. 15 to 20 for the first of two Nemmers Prize residencies.
Continue reading on Northwestern NowNemmers Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon to visit Bienen School Oct. 15 to 20
October 1, 2018

Tania León at Northwestern
October 19, 2023
Nemmers Prize winner Tania León discussed her work with the Contemporary Music Ensemble in an episode of WTTW's "Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices."
Looking Back at 10 Years of the Institute for New Music
May 19, 2023
Hans Thomalla, director of the Institute for New Music, reflects on the first 10 years of the institute's impact on the Bienen School of Music and greater Northwestern communities.
Tania León Awarded 2023 Nemmers Prize in Music Composition
February 21, 2023
Cuban American composer and conductor Tania León has been awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition from the Bienen School of Music.
Bienen ensembles perform works by Nemmers Prize winner William Bolcom
April 5, 2022
This April, the Bienen School of Music will feature three performances of works by William Bolcom, the 2021 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition winner.
William Bolcom Awarded 2021 Nemmers Prize in Music Composition
July 26, 2021
American composer William Bolcom has been awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition from the Bienen School of Music.