Composer Presentation: George Lewis
When:
Sunday, April 27, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, McClintock Choral and Recital Room, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Free
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Part of NUNC! 6: the Northwestern University New-Music Conference
Composer, musicologist, and trombonist George Lewis is the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music and Area Chair in Composition at Columbia University. He currently serves as artistic director of the International Contemporary Ensemble. Lewis is the recipient of a Doris Duke Artist Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. A Yamaha Artist, he is widely regarded as a pioneer in the creation of computer programs that improvise in concert with human musicians.