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Music’s Robert Chappell to be honored by Percussive Arts Society
Robert Chappell, distinguished teaching professor emeritus in the School of Music, is being honored by the Percussive Arts Society with their Lifetime Achievement in Education Award at their national convention in Indianapolis November 11-14.
NIU steelpan alumnus performs for King Charles and Queen Camilla
The famed NIU Steelpan program does more than provide crowd-pleasing concerts every semester. The program has a world-wide reach from the students who earn degrees and the impact that they make after graduation. Khan Cordice, a 2015 alumnus of the NIU School of...
School of Music alumna Kara Eubanks to perform at NIU
The NIU Community School of the Arts presents University of Oregon pro tempore instructor of violin and NIU alumna Kara Eubanks, and NIU professor emeritus, pianist William Koehler performing works by Mozart, Ponce, Fritz Kreisler and more, Sunday, November 8 at 3...
Liam Teague to perform a benefit recital for the NIU Steelband Program, “The Magic of the Steelpan,” Nov. 6
Liam Teague’s faculty recital is an all-star affair, and fittingly, a fundraiser for the NIU Steelpan Program. Teague, professor of music, director of steelpan studies and NIU Distinguished Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor, has enlisted the help of friends...
Add your support to the Olmec Heads Experience at NIU
The Olmec Heads Experience: Help Us Create a Monumental Experience for NIU Students! This fall, something monumental arrived at Northern Illinois University: "The Olmec Heads Experience brings 25 monumental, artist-designed sculptures to NIU, transforming our campus...
Theatre and Dance graduate design project chosen for 2027 Prague Quadrennial
A project in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance developed by students in the Master of Fine Arts Design and Technology program, with the mentorship of Professors Sahin Sahinoglu and Alex Gelman has been selected for inclusion in the United States Emerging Exhibit at...
Andrew Kinsey found support for his education in surprising places
Andrew Kinsey graduated from NIU in 2025 with a degree in music education and percussion performance, and he did it debt-free. Kinsey, of Bartlett, Illinois, chose music education because he wants to help others foster a fun and healthy connection to music, in the way...
14th New Music Festival features Pulitzer Prize winning composer Melinda Wagner and flutist Emma Hospelhorn
The NIU New Music Festival celebrates its fourteenth edition with two evenings of music October 26-27. The festival events will take place in the School of Music’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at 7 p.m. each night. Tickets are available online at...
Tricky Triumphal Arches is the topic of the next Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History lecture, Oct. 13
The NIU School of Art and Design’s Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History lecture series presents Professor Kimberly Cassibry, art and architectural historian and assistant professor at Wellesley College’s presentation, Tricky Triumphal Arches - A Roman...
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