Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra and Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble: Serenade to Music
When:
Sunday, March 15, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
Where: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
events.music@northwestern.edu
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Andrew Megill, guest conductor
Music for chamber choir and orchestra, including a ravishing setting of Shakespeare by Ralph Vaughan Williams, the energetic Psalm 115 by Felix Mendelssohn, and one of Haydn’s most beloved choral masterpieces, the Lord Nelson Mass, which features trumpet fanfares and a virtuosic soprano solo.
Joseph Haydn, Missa in angustiis (Mass for troubled times)
Felix Mendelssohn, Psalm 115 (“Nicht unserm Namen, Herr”), Op. 31
Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr. Roy Douglas), Serenade to Music