Third annual CVPA Convocation set for February 18
Once again this winter, the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Northern Illinois University is hosting an NIU Arts Convocation to celebrate the great work of students in the schools, Monday, February 18. The evening showcases performances by students in the...
Season’s Greetings from the College of Visual and Performing Arts
Season's greetings from everyone in the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts, including the School of Art and Design, School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance, Community School of the Arts and the NIU Art Museum. https://youtu.be/a3-POyLS1PM You can make a...
Congratulations to the 2018 Student Holiday Card Contest winners
Three students from the School of Art and Design were the finalists in this year's Student Holiday Card Contest. The winners were selected by NIU President Lisa Freeman to "showcase the incredible talent that NIU students possess." The artists behind the winning...
Art and Design’s Sinclair Bell to lecture at Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago
Sinclair Bell, Assistant Professor of Art History will present the lecture, "Spectacles of Death: Gladiatorial Combats and Naval Battles in the Roman Arena," at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, Tuesday, January 8 at 6 p.m. The lecture is open to the public...
School of Music’s Tom Bough to present at the world’s largest band and orchestra clinic
NIU School of Music faculty member Tom Bough has been chosen to present at the 72nd annual Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago. It is the largest band and orchestra clinic in the world. Bough is the director of athletic bands...
New album featuring the Avalon String Quartet released December 7
A new album featuring NIU's artists in residence, the Avalon String Quartet, was released December 7. "Matthew Quayle, String Quartets Nos. 1-3" is available on Naxos Records. “I am delighted to share the Avalon Quartet’s powerful rendition of my three string...
Value of versatile design skills a key message at 2018 Seek Conference
Advice, inspiration and humor were in large supply as a group of about 190, including 45 current NIU School of Art and Design students and a large number of young alumni attended the 2018 Seek Conference, November 12 at Morningstar in Chicago. Attendees were treated...
From NIU to Hollywood: Music alumnus and film composer Jermaine Stegall
How do you compose a theme for a Star Wars project and make it "sound like Star Wars" without using any of John Williams' iconic score? That's a challenge NIU School of Music alumnus Jermaine Stegall took head on when charged with creating music for Lucasfilm's...
Order your tickets for Sunday’s 21st Annual Choral Holiday Concert
Avoid the line at the ticket table and order your tickets for Sunday's always-popular 21st Annual Choral Holiday Concert. The concert begins at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and can be purchased at...
Theatre and Dance presents “The Marriage of Bette and Boo”
The School of Theatre and Dance at NIU presents The Marriage of Bette and Boo with performances nightly at 7:30 p.m. from Wednesday, November 28 through Saturday, December 1, and 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2. The Marriage of Bette and...
School of Music hosts Orchestra Conducting Workshop, Dec. 3-5
Join NIU School of Music Director of Orchestra and Opera Danko Drusko and ten conductors from around the United States and other countries as they work with the members of the NIU Philharmonic in a two day Orchestra Conducting Workshop, December 3-5. There are two...
Wind Ensemble concert, Nov. 27 cancelled
The Wind Ensemble Concert, scheduled for Tuesday, November 27 at 8 p.m. in the NIU Music Building has been cancelled.
NIU students to perform Kennedy Center number at this fall’s dance concert, Nov. 15-18
Dance students at NIU will be performing the number that took them all the way to the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. This year's Fall Dance Concert features “ENUF,” the award-winning original dance created by professor Paula Frasz that the School of Theatre and...
NIU School of Music Faculty present a ‘musical evening with commentary’
The School of Music is presenting a unique night of music and history with the faculty recital "Doves, Love, Sorrow and Destiny: A musical evening with commentary." This is a program of works originally for voice or clarinet with orchestra that will be performed on...
School of Art and Design hosts High School Art Invitational and workshops
The School of Art and Design hosts their annual High School Invitational November 9-16 in Jack Arends Hall. The High School Invitational exhibition features work by high school students from northern Illinois. The exhibition is partially underwritten by Blick Art...
NIU Opera Theatre presents An Evening of Opera Scenes
Opera Theatre at Northern Illinois University will be presenting an evening of scenes from famous operas on both Tuesday, November 13 and Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall in the Music Building. Performances include: Wolfgang Mozart The Marriage...
NIU Philharmonic presents works of Bernstein, Haydn, Berlioz and more, Nov. 14
Join the NIU Philharmonic in concert, Wednesday, November 14 at 8 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students and are available online or at the door. The Philharmonic will present: Joseph Haydn, Armida Overture Hector Berlioz,...
Winter Horn Fest 2019 coming up on February 8
High school horn players are invited to Winter Horn Fest 2019, Friday, February 8 at the NIU School of Music. This day-long event offers programming focused on high school horn players and will address challenges, issues, and concerns that are specific to intermediate...
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