After years of deterioration and a dubious two-decade reign atop NIU’s capital budget request list, the Stevens Building is drawing nearer to its long-awaited transformation.
Construction will begin after Jan. 1, 2014, following an environmental survey planned for early in the fall and the letting of bids in October.
First, though, the two departments that call...
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Two NIU students have won prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Grants to teach in Southeast Asia.
SarahEmily Lekberg, an Indianapolis native who will earn her master’s degree from NIU in world music this summer, will begin a 10-month teaching assignment in August at a university in Vietnam. Matthew Ropp, a graduating senior from Oswego majoring in...
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The CSA Children’s Choir performs an original work composed for the group at the spring concert Wednesday, May 15.
The concert begins at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall in the Music Building at Northern Illinois University. It is free and open to the public.
The commissioned work is called “I’m Nobody. Who are you?” and is based on...
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NIU’s Community School of the Arts will hold auditions at 4 p.m. Monday, May 13, for the CSJazz Band and 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, for the CSA Sinfonia and two summer camps.
Auditions must be scheduled ahead of time.
High school jazz students are invited to audition for CSJazz Band, a top regional jazz big...
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NIU trombone studio teacher Jeremy Moeller and trumpet professor Mark Ponzo will present an evening of trombone/trumpet music at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in the Music Building’s Recital Hall.
They will perform pieces by Charles Godfrey, E. Damare, J. Casterede, Eric Ewazen, Arthur Pryor and Herbert Clarke. They will be accompanied by NIU School...
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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 ensembles. Its...
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The NIU Community School of the Arts has announced its spring recital and concert schedule.
Soloists and ensemble performances are featured in May on the stage of the Recital Hall and Concert Hall in the Music Building at Northern Illinois University.
Most performances end with a reception. All are free and open to the public.
As many as...
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The CSA Steelband will perform at 8 p.m. Monday, May 6, in the Recital Hall of the NIU Music Building.
This free event is open to the public. The group will perform a variety of tunes that members have been rehearsing during the semester.
Acclaimed musician and teacher Yuko Asada directs the ensemble.
Pieces to be performed are “Redemption...
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The Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance will present a dance concert that demonstrates how dance has changed over time.
“Evolution of Ballet,” scheduled from Thursday, April 25, through Sunday, April 28, is the final production the School’s 2012-2013 theater season and the final show in the Stevens Building before it is vacated...
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Director Rodrigo Villanueva and the NIU Jazz Lab Band will perform their last concert of the spring semester at 8 p.m. Monday, April 22, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the Music Building.
The band will perform an eclectic and dazzling program featuring two of the top jazz trombonists in the Chicago area: NIU’s...
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