As a collaborative pianist, Jennifer McCabe has worked with organizations and performed at
venues such as The Kennedy Center, DePaul University, Northwestern University, Music
Institute of Chicago, Wheaton College, The Musical Offering, North Park University, Opera on
Tap, Merit School of Music, NATS, Music Institute of Chicago, Royal George Theater and
ChiArts. She enjoys working with the wonderful artists of Chicago with a special emphasis on
vocal repertoire, classical and musical theater. Many of her collaborators are with Chicago-area
university faculty as well as Lyric Opera and Grant Park chorus members. She has been the
pianist for several world premiere performances of choral and operatic works.
She was previously managing director and board member of Opera on Tap Chicago and faculty
representative on the board of The Musical Offering. She has played master classes for Renee
Fleming, Ramsey Lewis, Elizabeth Futral, Jane Bunnell, and Michael Ehrman. She has
performed with Nisanne Howell, former violinist with the CSO. An in-demand private piano
teacher and music director for over 25 years, Jennifer has also studied voice, acting, writing,
clarinet, saxophone, steel pan, organ, guitar, piano tuning, and composition.
Jennifer was the recipient of “Best of Chicago 2019” for Harmony Piano Studio and was a
Sycamore Music Boosters Legacy Award Recipient in 2020 when she was inducted into the
Music Hall of Fame at Sycamore High School for her lifetime contributions to music. Jennifer
has been an active worship musician for over 25 years and is currently a choir director and
music assistant at All Saints Parish in Morton Grove and Niles. Jennifer is a 1995 graduate of
Northern Illinois University where she majored in piano (B.A.) and continued her education with
graduate studies at NIU and MTSU in piano performance and education