Alexander Reinagle: Composing a Nation
Presented by Other Minds, with the Center for Contemporary Music, Northeastern University, and Mills Performing Arts,
Tickets: $23.18-$65.87, Free with a Northeastern ID, Registration Required,
Celebrate the American semiquincentennial at this concert featuring the work of the federalist era’s Alexander Reinagle (1756–1809), friend of C.P.E. Bach, and George Washington’s favorite composer.
Alexander Reinagle was born in Edinburgh and emigrated to America in 1786. He soon established himself as Philadelphia’s most renowned musician, and after George Washington heard him at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Washington engaged him to give piano lessons to Martha’s granddaughter, Nelly Custis. Nelly was ten when she began her instruction in 1789, and within a few years, Reinagle had completed several large Sonatas for the piano which are today known as the Philadelphia Sonatas. Although they were not published till long after his death, he performed them frequently at public concerts, and today they…
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Monday, July 20, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
M14-202 Music Building Littlefield Concert Hall, M14-Lobby Music Building.
Summer Graduate Open House
You’re invited to join Northeastern University on our Oakland campus this fall. Exploring Professional Pathways in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics on Monday, July 27, from 5pm to 6:30pm PT. This event is designed to help admitted students in the associated programs to get to know our campus, faculty, and discover potential professional pathways post-graduation.
Monday, July 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
M28-101 Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Alumnae House, M28-103 Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Alumnae House, M28-PATIO Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Alumnae House.