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 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 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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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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Broadway star and NIU alumna Melissa Dye is the guest artist Sunday, April 28, when the NIU School of Music presents “Broadway Dreams.”
The spring concert, which features the Concert Choir and the University Chorus, begins at 3 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the Music Building.
On the program: a variety of Broadway...
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Lee Kesselman brings his talents as a composer, choral conductor and speaker Saturday, April 20, to Northern Illinois University.
Kesselman leads a workshop as part of the Working With Children’s Voices series from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room 171 of the Music Building.
The workshop is free and open to the public. Funding was provided...
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The NIU School of Music will host its fourth annual World Music Festival, Musical Encounters, from Tuesday, April 9, through Sunday, April 14.
As usual, this week-long event will consist of concerts and lectures featuring various world music styles and cultural dialogues in music.
Essam Rafea, an artist-in-residence, renowned Middle Eastern oudist, composer and music educator...
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