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Transformation Through Rhythm: Supporting Music Therapy Around the World
The DeKalb High School Percussion Ensemble, the DeKalb County Hospice and the world music program at NIU are hosting a benefit concert, “Transformation Through Rhythm,” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 26, in the auditorium at DeKalb High School. DeKalb County Hospice hopes to raise awareness of both the local and global need for music therapy,...
Manel Porta (on screen) teaches a lesson to recent NIU School of Music alumna Katelyn Kozinski via Internet 2.
NIU’s School of Music continues to provide a unique learning opportunity for its students. Third-year tuba performance major Kurt Bonamer recently had the opportunity to receive a private lesson from Dennis Askew, a professor in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Bonamer took the lesson in...
Northern PACT open mic night
The Northern PACT OPEN Mic Night talent show will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 1, inside Room 100 of the Visual Arts Building. The event is organized as part of Northern PACT week, which runs from Monday, Feb. 27, through Thursday, March 1. OPEN Mic Night is open to all students,...
Robert Chappell
Before he retires this year, NIU music professor Robert Chappell will put together one more recital that promises to be funny, sentimental and, as usual, unforgettably entertaining. All of his past recitals have been special, but this one will be over the top without being over the top. He wants it to reflect his work,...
Genevieve Smelser
The CSA Sinfonia will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. The concert is free and open to the public, and the auditorium is accessible to all. Performing at Wednesday’s concert is concerto competition winner Genevieve Smelser, who will play the “Concerto for Violin”...
Somonauk artist Anna Kennedy and her daughter, Sophie, show the painted violin created for Performathon.
The NIU Music Building will resound with music and excitement Saturday, March 10, as the NIU Community School of the Arts presents its 10th Performathon. All funds raised are used for arts scholarships for young people in the community. Featuring around 75 musicians of all ages, the Performathon is the community school’s major fundraising event....
Katelyn Kozinski
The NIU Philharmonic, under the direction of Lucia Matos, will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Winners of the School of Music Concerto Competition will be featured. Program highlights include: Soprano Moonja Jeong singing “E strano! … Sempre libera” from LaTraviata; Violinist Katelyn Kozinski playing the...
Brian Torosian
The NIU School of Music will welcome guest guitarist Brian Torosian to campus Sunday, Feb. 26, for a 5 p.m. performance in the Recital Hall. Torosian, an active soloist and chamber musician on guitar, lute and mandolin, is best known for his work with 19th century guitarist and composer J. K. Mertz. Concert performances include...
Ron Carter
Jazz stands among America’s greatest art forms, boasting roots in the African-American culture and a foundation in the African tradition. So says Ron Carter, director of jazz studies in the NIU School of Music. Carter, who was named an NIU Board of Trustees Professor in 2009, will host a Board of Trustees Professor Seminar at...
Sever Tipei
NIU’s School of Music will host a concert of music by Sever Tipei at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Music Building Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public, and the recital hall is accessible to all. Born in 1943 in Bucharest, Romania, Tipei immigrated to the United States in...
Avalon Quartet
NIU’s Avalon String Quartet will continue its complete Beethoven cycle at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The Avalon will perform Quartets Op. 18 No. 4, Op. 74 and Op. 132. The concert is free and open to the public, and the auditorium is accessible to all. For those unable...
Daughtry is set to showcase lead singer and band namesake Chris Daughtry’s emotionally resonant voice and knack for relentless melodic hooks at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, inside the NIU Convocation Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Special guests will be announced later. Tickets for Daughtry go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27....
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