Davee Media Library
New Music
Shawn Vondran leads the Northwestern University Symphonic Band in a performance of Aaron Perrine’s Only Light.
The Contemporary Music Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble present one of Steve Reich’s most iconic works, Music for 18 Musicians.
Steve Reich, winner of the 2016 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, discusses his first Bienen School residency with conductor Alan Pierson.
The Contemporary Music Ensemble performs Alex Mincek’s Chamber Concerto, conducted by CME co-director Ben Bolter. Mincek is a member of the Bienen School’s composition faculty.
Alan Pierson conducts the Contemporary Music Ensemble in a performance of Andrew Norman’s Try.
Conducted by Alan Pierson and Ben Bolter, this performance by the Contemporary Music Ensemble features Anton Webern’s Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op.
The Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble, University Chorale, and Anima: Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus joins forces for this concert conducted by Donald Nally.
A total of 80 student musicians joined forces to present the Midwest premiere of “Sila: The Breath of the World” by John Luther Adams.