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Six talented young musicians – recipients of talent scholarship awarded by the NIU Community School of the Arts – will perform Saturday, Feb. 27, on campus. The annual Honors Recital begins at 1:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Music Building at NIU. The concert is free and open to the public, and the...
Dan Lopatka
Making it as a musician can be tough, no matter how talented. But some NIU musicians have used their resources and skills to find a niche in the television market. Dan Lopatka, Carol Kalvonjian and Mel Washington are talented Chicago-area music graduates from NIU who are often on set together to perform on the TV show...
NIU’s Martin Ott organ: Opus 17, 1983
The NIU School of Music will host an “Organ Extravaganza” this spring, beginning this month and continuing with three concerts in April. Matthew Doran will perform Samuel Barber’s “Tocatta Festiva” with the NIU Philharmonic at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. Organ recitals resume in April: Monday, April 4 Joshua Ring, Performer’s Certificate Recital 6:30 p.m....
Steven Song
Violinist Steven Song, winner of the CSA Sinfonia 2015 Concerto Competition, joins the CSA Youth Sinfonia at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, to perform Violin Concerto in D Minor by Jean Sibelius. The concert inside the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building is free and open to the public. The auditorium is...
Cor Cantiamo, a professional ensemble in residence in the NIU School of Music, will travel to Woodstock to collaborate Sunday, Feb. 21, with the choral students from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools as a part of Cor Cantiamo’s Masterworks Project. “Working with Dr. Johnson and Cor Cantiamo is a new experience for the students...
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Cor Cantiamo has received a $15,000 grant from the Douglas C. and Lynn M. Roberts Family Foundation in support of its latest commissioning project, “The Seven Heavens,” a musical biography of the author C.S. Lewis “The Seven Heavens” commission will be a collaborative effort between critically acclaimed British composer James Whitbourn and Cor Cantiamo, directed...
“Psallite” CD cover
Cor Cantiamo, a professional choir in residence at NIU conducted by School of Music professor Eric Johnson, will release its second recording Friday, March 11. “Psallite,” co-produced with the SDG Music Foundation (previously Soli Deo Gloria) and linked to its SDG Psalms Project, offers a feast of wonderful singing that embodies the penitential, celebratory and...
Members of the Harmelodics a cappella group rehearse for the ICCA quarterfinals.
Chances are nearly pitch perfect that some NIU students will advance to the Varsity Vocals International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) quarterfinals after Saturday’s competition. After all, 35 Huskie singers will perform. NIU is home to three a cappella groups: The Huskie Hunks, NIU Northern Sound, and Harmelodics. All have been invited to compete...
Marquis Hill
Since 1938, the Pump Room has been a home for fine food, music and celebrities, including its most famous regular, Frank Sinatra. PUBLIC Chicago now invites the local community with warmth to celebrate the rich history and bright future of jazz in a place where it has already thrived. Jazz at The Pump Room will...
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NIU’s Community School of the Arts is offering lessons this spring in guitar and piano. To learn more, or to register, call (815) 753-1450. Jaina Krueger teaches the group piano lessons to students ages 13 to adults. The classes meet Mondays from Jan. 25 through April 18 with no class March 14. Square One Piano:...
Abu Bah, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, has been selected as the recipient of NIU’s 2015 Outstanding International Educator Award. The announcement was made during the annual International Recognition Reception, one of many events on campus marking International Education Week. International Education Week is sponsored by the Division of International Affairs. The...
Members of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, now in its 39th season, plans to delight concert-goers once again with their annual Holiday Pops Concert: Winter Wonderland. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. The KSO will play music of the holiday season, including...
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