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Northern Illinois University’s Graduate Percussion Quartet (NIUGPQ) is currently performing at the International Festival of Percussion Ensembles in San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday – Friday, June 19 – 23. The performance was made possible by an invitation from NIU Professor Emeritus Robert Chappell. Under Chappell’s direction, the NIU Percussion Ensemble first performed at the festival...
NIU Director of Percussion Studies Dr. Gregory Beyer and Projecto Arcomusical (made up of NIU percussion alumni and graduate students) participated and were recognized at the SAVVY Arts Venture Challenge and Chamber Music Competition held at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, on June 3-5. The SAVVY Arts Venture Challenge is the world’s...
The NIU Guitar Ensembles, directed by Fareed Haque, will hold a free concert recital that is open to all on Saturday, April 22, at 5 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Haque is a widely known professor of guitar and jazz for the School of Music and was voted “Best World Guitarist 2009” by Guitar Player...
NIU’s Cliff Alexis is retiring, and he’s going out on a high note. The longtime co-director of the world-renowned NIU Steelband – and master of the art of building steel drums – will be feted during a concert in his honor beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 30, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The...
NIU’s 2017 World Music Festival “Roots & Blossoms” is approaching. The NIU Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, directed by Omar al Musfi will kick off this year’s festival at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the NIU School of Music Recital Hall. Guest soloist Rabie Azar (violin) will join the musicians as they perform a wide...
The NIU School of Music is pleased to announce a concert of music by NIU student & faculty composers on Monday, April 3, at 8 p.m. in the Music Building Recital Hall. The public is cordially invited, and admission is free. This diverse program will feature music by undergraduate student composers Sam Doran, Will Kirby,...
The NIU Jazz Ensemble is wrapping up a busy year with the release of a new CD that is already garnering international acclaim. The new CD, entitled “Footprints,” was recorded live at NIU last April. The NIU Jazz Ensemble has nine musicians, all of whom are undergraduate students. Postproduction work was done by two NIU...
WNIU 90.5 FM is pleased to present the world-renowned Avalon String Quartet. Quartet-in-residence at Northern Illinois University School of Music, Avalon has established itself as one of the country’s leading chamber music ensembles. WNIU is proud to feature the Avalon String Quartet from NIU’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall on Monday, Feb. 20. This broadcast is...
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...
The NIU Community School of the Arts (CSA) is pleased to announce the schedule for fall recitals and concerts. Solo and ensemble performances are featured in December on the Recital Hall and Concert Hall stages in the Music Building. All CSA concerts and recitals are free and open to the public. On Saturday, Dec. 3,...
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...
At the annual NIU Suzuki Workshop on Saturday, Nov. 5, guest Suzuki teachers from Ohio, Illinois, Connecticut and Maryland will visit and work with NIU Suzuki strings students, as well as students from Suzuki programs throughout Northern Illinois. Classes such as “Music Mind Games,” and group classes for guitar and violin will take place throughout...
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