School of Music Concert and Recital programs
Featured Events
Programs
NIU Percussion Ensemble – April 6, 2025, 1 p.m.
Ensemble Recital Series NIU Percussion Ensemble Spring 2025 Gregory Beyer and Ben Wahlund, Directors Sunday, April 6, 20251 pmBoutell Memorial Concert Hall Program Mako (2021) Susan K. Powell (b. 1971) Gainsborough mvt. 3 (1965) Thomas Gauger (b. 1935) Pac-Man...
Cello Studio Recital – April 1, 2025, 7 pm
Ensemble Recital Series Cello Studio Recital Tuesday, April 1, 20257 p.m.NIU Recital Hall Program Variations on a New World Blaise Déjardin Andante Cantabile Piotr Ilich TchaikovskyArr. by Orfeo Mandozzi Lament (in memory of Matthew Shepard, 1998) Anne Wilson...
Ryan Jensen: Senior Vocal Recital – March 30, 2025, 7 p.m.
Student Recital Series Ryan Jensen: Senior Vocal Recital Accompanied by Chang XuFeaturing Sarah Calgaro Sunday, March 30, 20257 p.m.NIU Recital Hall Program Quia fecit mihi magna From Magnificat Bach (1685-1750) Deh vieni alla finestra From Don Giovanni...
Laura Snowden – International Guitar Series – March 29, 2025, 5 pm
Laura Snowden International Guitar Series Saturday, March 29, 20255 p.m.NIU Recital Hall Program Black is the ColourLes Barricades Mystérieuses Trad arr. Laura SnowdenFrançois Couperin (1668-1733) Adagio and Fugue from Violin SonataNo. 1 in G minor, BWV...
NIU Opera Theatre presents Nina, o sia La pazza per amore, March 28 and 30
Vocal Arts Series NIU Opera Theatre presentsNina, o sia La pazza per amore (Nina, or Madly in Love) Friday, March 28, 7 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 3 p.m. Boutell Memorial Concert Hall Program Nina, o sia La pazza per amore (Nina, or Madly in Love) Music by Giovanni...
Avalon String Quartet – March 27, 2025, 7 p.m.
Faculty Recital Series Avalon String Quartet with guest faculty, David Charles Tay, tenor Avalon String Quartet Blaise Magnière, violinRichard O. Ryan Endowed Chair in Violin Marie Wang, violin Anthony Devroye, viola Cheng-Hou Lee, cello Thursday, March 27,...
andPlay Duo – March 18, 2025, 8 p.m.
Guest Artist Series andPlay Duo Tuesday, March 18, 20258 p.m.Boutell Memorial Concert Hall Program dormant gardens i. (2022) Maya Bennardo drift (2024) Emily Praetorius letters to my future self (2018) Leah Asher Together (2024) Julie Herndon andPlay is...
Tickets
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Upcoming Events
The NIU College of Visual and Performing arts puts on more than 200 live performances and exhibitions every year. See what’s coming up next in the School of Music, School of Art and Design, School of Theatre and Dance and the NIU Art Museum.