After a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, composer Christopher Cerrone’s work for choir and orchestra, “The Last Message Received,” will see its world premiere at the Bienen School of Music on Saturday, April 30.
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April 12, 2022

Northwestern faculty, alumnus among 2023 Grammy winners
February 6, 2023
Donald Nally, director of choral organizations at the Bienen School of Music, has won his third Grammy Award to date for best choral performance with The Crossing.
Bienen School announces new music concerts for winter and spring
January 23, 2023
Ted Hearne’s SCOTUS-inflected choral cantata “Sound from the Bench” and NUNC! 5 are among the winter and spring offerings at the Institute for New Music at the Bienen School of Music.
2023 Grammy nominees include Northwestern alumni, faculty
November 16, 2022
Northwestern faculty and alumni are well represented among this year's Grammy Award nominees. The Crossing, Dover Quartet, Third Coast Percussion, and Brian d'Arcy James all received nominations.
World premiere by Christopher Cerrone captures messages of loss and hope
April 12, 2022
After a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, composer Christopher Cerrone’s work for choir and orchestra, “The Last Message Received,” will see its world premiere at the Bienen School of Music on Saturday, April 30.
Dunbar Early Music Festival Explores Bach
March 22, 2022
The 2022 Evelyn Dunbar Memorial Early Music Festival followed the compositional road to Johann Sebastian Bach.
Bienen School presents Midwest premiere of Jake Heggie opera Feb. 24-27
February 2, 2022
American composer Jake Heggie’s Faustian opera “If I Were You” will make its Midwest debut in Northwestern University Opera Theater’s Feb. 24-27 production at Cahn Auditorium.
Alumni, Faculty among 2022 Grammy Nominees
November 24, 2021
Professor Donald Nally has received a Grammy Award nomination for the sixth consecutive year. Several Northwestern alumni are also among this year’s Grammy nominees.
Chicago’s Ear Taxi Festival to showcase Bienen School prominently
September 9, 2021
More than 100 alumni, faculty, and current students of the Bienen School of Music will participate in Chicago’s Ear Taxi Festival September 15 through October 4.
Bienen School presents live, in-person “Eclipse” world premiere April 25-26
April 28, 2021
The Bienen School of Music presented its first live, in-person performances since March 2020 with the world premiere of Eclipse, a work designed to be performed in a socially distanced setting under a full moon.
Alumni Spotlight: Kate Lee
March 12, 2021
Kate Lee ‘17 was named the Illinois State Board of Education’s 2021 Outstanding Early Career Educator of the year. Learn more in this Alumni Spotlight.