When:
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
All day
Contact:
Michaela Marchi
(847) 491-4133
michaela.marchi@northwestern.edu
Group: Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
Category: Multicultural & Diversity
Raven Chacon is a composer, performer and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. As a solo artist, Chacon has exhibited, performed, or had works performed at LACMA, The Renaissance Society, San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, and Haus der Kulturen der Welt, among others. Since 2004, he has mentored over 300 high school Native composers in the writing of new string quartets for the Native American Composer Apprenticeship Project.
We are so excited to co-sponsor this residency program with the Bienen School of Music’s Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Center for Native Futures. Stay tuned for more details about a welcome breakfast and a concert performance on March 7!
When:
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
All day
Contact:
Michaela Marchi
(847) 491-4133
michaela.marchi@northwestern.edu
Group: Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
Category: Multicultural & Diversity
Raven Chacon is a composer, performer and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. As a solo artist, Chacon has exhibited, performed, or had works performed at LACMA, The Renaissance Society, San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, and Haus der Kulturen der Welt, among others. Since 2004, he has mentored over 300 high school Native composers in the writing of new string quartets for the Native American Composer Apprenticeship Project.
We are so excited to co-sponsor this residency program with the Bienen School of Music’s Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Center for Native Futures. Stay tuned for more details about a welcome breakfast and a concert performance on March 7!
When:
Thursday, March 5, 2026
All day
Contact:
Michaela Marchi
(847) 491-4133
michaela.marchi@northwestern.edu
Group: Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
Category: Multicultural & Diversity
Raven Chacon is a composer, performer and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. As a solo artist, Chacon has exhibited, performed, or had works performed at LACMA, The Renaissance Society, San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, and Haus der Kulturen der Welt, among others. Since 2004, he has mentored over 300 high school Native composers in the writing of new string quartets for the Native American Composer Apprenticeship Project.
We are so excited to co-sponsor this residency program with the Bienen School of Music’s Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Center for Native Futures. Stay tuned for more details about a welcome breakfast and a concert performance on March 7!
When:
Friday, March 6, 2026
All day
Contact:
Michaela Marchi
(847) 491-4133
michaela.marchi@northwestern.edu
Group: Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
Category: Multicultural & Diversity
Raven Chacon is a composer, performer and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. As a solo artist, Chacon has exhibited, performed, or had works performed at LACMA, The Renaissance Society, San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, and Haus der Kulturen der Welt, among others. Since 2004, he has mentored over 300 high school Native composers in the writing of new string quartets for the Native American Composer Apprenticeship Project.
We are so excited to co-sponsor this residency program with the Bienen School of Music’s Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Center for Native Futures. Stay tuned for more details about a welcome breakfast and a concert performance on March 7!
When:
Saturday, March 7, 2026
All day
Contact:
Michaela Marchi
(847) 491-4133
michaela.marchi@northwestern.edu
Group: Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
Category: Multicultural & Diversity
Raven Chacon is a composer, performer and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. As a solo artist, Chacon has exhibited, performed, or had works performed at LACMA, The Renaissance Society, San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, and Haus der Kulturen der Welt, among others. Since 2004, he has mentored over 300 high school Native composers in the writing of new string quartets for the Native American Composer Apprenticeship Project.
We are so excited to co-sponsor this residency program with the Bienen School of Music’s Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Center for Native Futures. Stay tuned for more details about a welcome breakfast and a concert performance on March 7!