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NIU’s Avalon String Quartet earned the praise of New York Times music reviewer Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, who enjoyed the group’s new CD, titled “Illuminations.” In the Sept. 2 edition of the “Classical Playlist,” the critic calls the new CD a “deeply satisfying recording.” “The Avalon String Quartet, playing with great warmth and tenderness, appears to...

NIU’s Avalon String Quartet will continue its fall season at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The program includes Brahms’ String Quartet No. 3 Op. 67 in Bb Major, the Debussy String Quartet Op. 10 in G Minor and the Garrop String Quartet No. 4, “Illuminations.” The concert is free...

NIU’s Avalon String Quartet will begin its fall season at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. The quartet will perform the Schumann String Quartet Op. 41 No 3 in A Major and the Brahms String Quartet No 2 in A Minor. The concert is free...

Tony Devroye, associate professor of viola at the NIU School of Music and violist of the famed Avalon String Quartet, has been named the new artistic director of Rush Hour Concerts. Rush Hour Concerts, a 15-year-old organization, brings high-quality classical music to the public for free in its weekly summer concert series at St. James...

NIU’s Avalon Quartet will join the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and its acclaimed Austrian Music Director David Danzmayr to present “A Premieres Project: Zemlinsky and Schuller.” The concert begins at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive in Chicago. Featuring the United States premiere of Alexander Zemlinsky’s...

NIU’s Avalon String Quartet will continue its season at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The quartet will perform the Mozart String Quartet K 589 in Bb, Bartok’s String Quartet No. 3 and Schubert’s String Quartet in G Major D887. The concert is free and open to the public. Members of...

The NIU School of Music’s 2013-2014 Faculty Recital Series will open with music for viola and piano at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, in the Recital Hall of the Music Building. Anthony Devroye, NIU associate professor and violist of the Avalon String Quartet, will collaborate with pianist Daniel Schlosberg, artist-in-residence at the University of Notre...

NIU’s Avalon String Quartet will welcome the renowned Chicago Chamber Musicians to join forces for a performance of Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring.” The free concert begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at NIU. Founded in 1986, the Chicago Chamber Musicians is one of the nation’s most highly regarded...

An outstanding group of chamber musicians, led by one of the world’s foremost violinists, will perform a special guest artist recital at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in the Recital Hall of the NIU Music Building. Admission is free. The Steans Music Institute at Ravinia, celebrating its 25th anniversary this summer, has been a breeding...

The NIU Community School of the Arts will welcome a guest residency with Emily Ellsworth, choir director of the world-famous children’s choir Anima in Glen Ellyn. Two free events featuring Ellsworth are open to the public and are scheduled in Room 171 of the NIU Music Building. Wednesday, April 18. Ellsworth is the guest conductor...

NIU’s Avalon String Quartet will continue its complete Beethoven cycle at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The Avalon will perform Quartets Op. 130 and Op. 131. The concert is free and open to the public, and the auditorium is accessible to all. For those unable to attend, this concert...

THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED. Call (815) 753-1546 or email lslater@niu.edu for more information. NIU’s Avalon String Quartet will continue its complete Beethoven cycle at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The Avalon will perform Beethoven Quartets Op. 18 No. 6 and Op. 133 Grosse Fugue....