When the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed Florence Price’s Symphony No. 1 in E minor in 1933, she became the first Black woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Though she is foundational...

The Bienen School of Music launched a three-part Black Composer Showcase series featuring student performances as well as presentations on the works and composers by faculty, students and guests. The...

A&E Bienen alumna Madison Leonard is living proof that the third time really is the charm. On April 29, Leonard (Bienen ’16) was named one of five winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council...

A&E After trying the piano, cello and guitar as a child, Bienen graduate student Madison Leonard decided to use a different medium to create music in college — her voice. Leonard graduated with...