Tag: piano
Six talented young musicians will perform at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, during the annual Honors Recital at Northern Illinois University. They are the recipients of talent scholarships awarded by the NIU Community School of the Arts after a rigorous audition held in early January. Each student receives a prize of $250. One hundred and...
Group piano is a fun way to learn to play the instrument and meet other musicians. This spring, the NIU Community School of the Arts offers group piano classes for both adults and children. Group Piano for Adults is for ages 18 and older and taught for two levels of players. Level 1 is for beginners. Level 2...
This summer saw several changes to the piano inventory at the NIU School of Music. One of the finest changes arrived in the form of a Hamburg Steinway Model C, which became available in Chicago in July. The piano faculty went to try it and quickly fell in love with the instrument. Carla W. Montgomery,...
This summer has seen several changes to the piano inventory at the NIU School of Music. Piano faculty have added Grotrian and Hamburg Steinway semi-concert grand pianos to the Recital Hall. They also retired a well-worn Yamaha upright and replaced it with a new Schimmel upright. The Schimmel and Grotrian both hail from Braunsweig, Germany....
Registration is open at the NIU Community School of the Arts. Programming in fall includes classes and ensembles, as well as traditional and Suzuki music lessons. NIU staff and students receive free tuition for a popular art class that meets for six Saturdays, beginning Sept. 22. Another art class is Creating Comics, taught on Thursdays beginning...
The NIU School of Music will host guest pianists Amy Williams and Jacob Greenberg in concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall located of the Music Building. All are welcome to attend the free performance. The auditorium is accessible to all. The program will feature music from the “Dancing...
The NIU School of Music will host a concert of new music for piano featuring NIU alum Mabel Kwan. Her performance will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in the Music Building Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public, and the hall is accessible to all. Kwan’s program will...
The NIU Community School of the Arts, sponsored by the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will offer several classes this fall in art and music. Teachers are faculty and students in the NIU schools of Music and Art. Need scholarships are available for those 18 and younger; the application deadline is Monday, Aug. 29....
NIU’s Community School of the Arts is offering several classes in art and music this fall. Start your pre-school child on the path of musical knowledge with Musical Tales, a new class offered this fall. The class combines a story with musical activities and meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evenings beginning Sept. 14. Musical Tales...
