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While the main focus was on Chicago’s homegrown talent Chance the Rapper winning big, two additional Illinoisans were winners at the Grammys last night. Dan Nichols, head of recording services in the NIU School of Music, and Matt Ponio, both won a Grammy Award last night for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for engineering Third...
When Third Coast Percussion’s latest album “Third Coast Percussion – Steve Reich” was nominated for a Grammy award, NIU had reason to celebrate. NIU School of Music alumnus and faculty member Dan Nichols (B.A. ’05, M.M. ’08) is the recording engineer and alumnus Matt Ponio (M.M. ’15) is the assistant engineer on the album that...
When it comes to percussion, Liam Teague doesn’t just talk the talk, he gets his groove on. The internationally acclaimed steelpan musician and professor of music at Northern Illinois University will perform at a Faculty Recital on Nov. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the School of Music’s Recital Hall. “The steelpan (often called the steel...
The Percussion Ensemble Costa Rica (Ensamble de Percusión Costa Rica) will present a concert at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. The concert is free, open to the public and accessible to all. The repertoire of the concert is made up of compositions written for the ensemble by renowned...
Cor Cantiamo, a professional chamber choir in residence at the NIU School of Music, will present the world premiere performance of The Seven Heavens, composed by Grammy-nominated British composer James Whitbourn on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m., in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at NIU. This 30-minute multi-movement work is a musical biography of...
Cor Cantiamo, a professional chamber choir in residence at the NIU School of Music, is excited to announce that the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund has awarded a $7,500 grant to our organization. This fund is set up to provide assistance to further music education, music appreciation, and performance and has been awarded to us...
  NIU’s quartet-in-residence, Avalon String Quartet, will perform the works of Joseph Hayden, Alberto Ginastera, and Benjamin Britten, 8 p.m., Sept. 20. The free concert will be held at the Recital Hall, Northern Illinois University, School of Music, 550 Lucinda Ave, DeKalb. “It’s a wildly contrasting program, full of color and intensity,” said Anthony Devroye,...
Two Northern Illinois University music professors just received news that is music to their ears: They have been awarded prestigious grants to create distinctive new works for the small ensemble projects they lead. Greg Beyer and Geof Bradfield, both associate professors at NIU’s School of Music, have been awarded Chamber Music America grants: Beyer received...
Jui-Ching Wang, an associate professor of world music and music education in the NIU School of Music, has been awarded a U.S. Fulbright Senior Scholar Award for 2016-17 to Indonesia. This award will enable her to carry out a research project in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Wang will spend 10 months studying traditional Javanese children’s singing games,...
Cheng Hou Lee
For musicians, perfecting their craft is a lifelong symphony. Those best prepared to hit the right notes are dedicated, lifelong learners. Cheng-Hou Lee, associate professor in the NIU School of Music, sets the stage for his students’ success. “I tailor what I tell each student. I try to find the most efficient way for them...
Paul Kassel
Paul Kassel, professor of theatre arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will become dean of the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts. Members of the NIU Board of Trustees endorsed his appointment April 14 following a national search. Kassel begins work July 1 in DeKalb. NIU Executive Vice President...
The New NIU Jazz Ensemble
The New NIU Jazz Ensemble, formerly known as the NIU Jazz Lab Band, directed by Rodrigo Villanueva, is booked to perform this week at the House Café in DeKalb and next week at the legendary Jazz Showcase in Chicago. Shows at the House, 263 E. Lincoln Hwy., are scheduled for 8 and 9:30 p.m. Thursday,...
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