Rami Levin received her B.A. from Yale University, an M.A. in composition from the University of California, San Diego, and a Ph.D. in composition from the University of Chicago. Her works include pieces for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments. They have been performed in the U.S., Britain, Canada, Spain, Norway, Italy, and the Slovak Republic. Her Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra was recorded by clarinetist Richard Stoltzman and the Slovak Radio Orchestra. Levin has received consecutive annual awards from ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) since 1994. She has been active in the Chicago music scene both as a composer, and as the founding director of Lake Forest Lyrica, a series of chamber music concerts performed by some of the finest ensembles in Chicago, at Lake Forest College. Levin served as Chair of the Department of Music at Lake Forest College from 1994 to 2005 and is now Professor of Music. The recipient of a Fulbright lecture/research award, she spent a semester teaching and composing at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2008. She is currently the Founding Director of the Center for Chicago Programs, Associate Dean of Faculty, Director of Internships, and Composer-in-Residence at Lake Forest College.