Rockefeller Chapel is the spiritual and ceremonial center of the University of Chicago.
05/28/2026
AOC and David Axelrod were in the house with !
Earlier this month, the Institute of Politics welcomed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Rockefeller for a conversation with David Axelrod on engaging young people in democracy and healing toxic politics.
Head over to to re-watch the full event livestream.
05/22/2026
Our final Tea and Pipes of the academic year is on Tuesday!
Hear University Organist Thomas Weisflog and guests play a mixture of Baroque, Romantic, and contemporary music on the E.M. Skinner organ. Tea served from 3:45 PM, the music begins at 4 PM.
May 26 / 4 PM / Rockefeller Chapel. Free admission.
05/19/2026
The Lion and the Lute: Music at the Court of Leo X🦁
In honor of the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a sacred concert at Rockefeller Chapel this Friday, May 22. The Schola Antiqua will sing the magnificent choral music of one of the pope’s Leonine forebearers, Pope Leo X, the great patron of the arts.
Friday, May 22 at Rockefeller Chapel:
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Pre-Show Conversation with Michael Anderson, Ada Palmer, and Fr. Nathan Ford, SJC
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Concert
Learn more and register at: lumenchristi.org/concert
05/18/2026
The closed their Spring Concert with Ode to Joy — a tribute to Barbara Schubert, who celebrated 50 years at the helm of the University Symphony Orchestra this past weekend!
Want to learn more about the carillon? Join us on May 16 for Bells of Spring: Community Day!
05/04/2026
Happy May!🌷 Check out events happening this month at Rockefeller Chapel! Visit our website for more details.
*Note that the Goro Nakagawa Concert will be held in Bond Chapel, not Rockefeller Chapel
04/14/2026
Join us in welcoming back Joey Brink, our sixth University Carillonist, for a performance this Sunday, April 19th at 5pm. 🔔🎶 We hope to see you there! Admission is free for all.
04/12/2026
Join the Rockefeller Chapel Choir, directed by James Kallembach, for a choral evensong this Thursday (4/16) at 7:30PM 🎶
This event is free for all and there will be a reception for students and musicians to follow. We hope to see you there!
04/02/2026
Happy April! 🌸 Check out events happening this month at Rockefeller Chapel! Visit our website for more details.
*Note that the April 8th Zen Meditation will be held in Bond Chapel, not Rockefeller Chapel
03/31/2026
Our Easter Sunday Service (4/5 at 11AM) will feature festive anthems and hymns with brass, timpani, and choir, including Lift Up Your Heads of Matthias and Ain’a That Good News arranged by William Dawson.
Join us for an Easter Egg Hunt immediately following the service! 🌷🪺All families are invited to participate. Please meet by the east entrance of the building, and we will begin the hunt together on the southeast corner of the lawn.