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Convocation

Bienen School of Music faculty members share a heartfelt message with the Class of 2020.

The Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble performs an arrangement of Northwestern's "Alma Mater." This video premiered during the 2020 Virtual Convocation.

Bienen School of Music alumnus Howard Reich (77), a longtime music and arts columnist for the Chicago Tribune, delivered the Bienen School’s convocation address on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 9 a.m.

Jane Chu, former chairperson of the National Endowment of the Arts, delivered the Bienen School of Music’s 2018 convocation address on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.

Jake Heggie presented the Bienen School of Music’s convocation address to graduating students on June 17, 2017, in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.

Carl Alexander ’17 MMus performs the national anthem at the University's June 16, 2017 commencement ceremony at Ryan Field in Evanston.

Composer Tod Machover addresses the class of 2016 at the Bienen School of Music convocation June 18. Machover has been called a “musical visionary” by The New York Times, “a Renaissance man for the 22nd century” by The Guardian (London),

Renowned opera singer Denyce Graves-Montgomery presented this address at the Bienen School of Music’s convocation on Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.