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NIU New Music Festival poster
The fifth NIU New Music Festival offers something for everyone. This year features guest artist ensemble the nief-norf Project, founded by NIU alumni Andy Bliss (2004) and Kerry O’Brien (2006). They are joined by incredibly talented colleague ensemble members Erin Walker Bliss, percussion; Ashley Walters, cello; and Christopher Adler, piano and composition. Adler’s music will...
Photo of a flute placed on sheet music
The NIU School of Music will host a concert of music by NIU student and faculty composers at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in the Recital Hall of the Music Building. The concert is free and open to public, and the building is accessible to all. This diverse program will feature instrumental and vocal music...
Poster of the third NIU New Music Festival: Fall 2012
The NIU School of Music’s New Music Ensemble, under the direction of Gregory Beyer, has announced its third annual New Music Festival. Scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 6, and Wednesday, Nov. 7, this year’s celebration will spotlight music of would-be centenarian composer, John Cage (1912-1992), perhaps America’s most widely recognized avant-garde composer and thinker of the 20th...
Greg Beyer
Greg Beyer, professor of percussion in the NIU School of Music, is a core member of noted Chicago-based new music ensemble Dal Niente. Dal Niente was awarded the coveted Kranichsteiner Prize at this year’s International MusikFereinkurse Darmstadt (IMD). Among the  two week-long activities were a rehearsal with renowned composer Brian Ferneyhough and a very successful...