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The NIU Community School of the Arts has announced its spring 2015 recital and concert schedule. Solo and ensemble performances are featured in late April and May on the stage of the Recital Hall and Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building. Most performances end with a reception. All recitals and concerts are free and open...
Alexis Lamb and Greg Beyer
Music education and percussion performance major Alexis Lamb will present “MeiaMeia,” an NIU Honors capstone recital, with Projecto Arcomusical at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 24. Friday’s performance takes place in the Recital Hall of the NIU Music Building, which is accessible to all. The music is a cycle of 12 berimbau chamber works, six composed...
Rick Springfield
Hey, Rick Springfield fans! The NIU Convocation Center wants to offer all “working class dogs” a little relief from the stress of filing taxes with a Rock’n Tax Day deal. For one day only – Wednesday, April 15 – fans can purchase tickers priced at only $15 to see the Grammy Award-winning pop star appear Friday,...
Sounds of Austronesia
Founders Memorial Library presents “Sounds of Austronesia: Boat lutes, Zithers, and Bamboo Nose Flutes of Maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and Oceania” through April 30. Austronesia is a region of the world based predominately on a linguistic and cultural framework. Encompassing much of maritime Southeast Asia and the Indian and Pacific oceans, the Austronesian diaspora is...
2015 World Music Symposium: From the Exotic to the Global
The NIU Music Building will resonate with the sounds from around the world this week when the “2015 World Music Symposium: From the Exotic to the Global” takes place today through Saturday, April 11. Nearly 100 music educators, ethnomusicologists, composers, performers and interdisciplinary scholars from around the world will converge at the School of Music...
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Join the NIU School of Music as students and faculty take the stage during the annual Composers Concert on Wednesday, April 15, at 8 p.m. in the Music Building Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Most of the works performed during the concert will be played for the first time in front of...
The nationally renowned NIU Jazz Ensemble will welcome back a familiar face for their annual spring concert. Under the direction of director Reggie Thomas, the Jazz Ensemble will perform with NIU alumnus and award-winning trumpeter and composer Marquis Hill Thursday, April 16, at 8 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. The concert is free and open to...
The NIU School of Music is home to some of the most unique instruments from around the world, and Associate Professor Greg Beyer has taken it upon himself to bring prominence to one of those instruments through contemporary music. “What we’re doing with the berimbau is unique,” he said. “There are a few other berimbau ensembles—in Brazil...
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The NIU Percussion Ensemble will perform an energetic program of both new and classic works for percussion, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, featuring several student chamber ensembles and guest artist Jeremy Muller. Known for showcasing compositions and musical genres from around the world, the NIU Percussion Ensemble will do just that with this program...
ARTigras
Art is in the air – and on the ground – thanks to ARTigras, the inaugural celebration of the arts taking place Saturday, May 2. New, cool stuff: ARTigras Workshop Wednesdays are scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. April 15, 22 and 29 in Room 213 of the Visual Arts Building and are open to...
The NIU Steelband often conjures up fast-paced rhythmic songs that make the audience want to dance. “While what we do is extremely demanding and requires a great deal of discipline, dedication and practice, we also encourage an atmosphere of fun,” said Liam Teague, co-director of the ban with Cliff Alexis. “So it is quite common...
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Admit it: You’ve always wanted to be in a parade. You’ve wanted to be silly, dress up and decorate your dog. Or your bike. Or your best friend. Or yourself. Those opportunities, complete with the chance to show off your creative alter ego, will come Saturday, May 2, at the first Artigras celebration. Sponsored by...
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