Concert Program

From the Exotic to the Global Concert Series

The Third Space
2025 NIU World Music Festival

Thursday, April 10
8 pm
Recital Hall

Program

Rainbow Dance	Traditional Chinese Tune arr. Wei Yang
Wei Yang*, pipa Zih-Cian Yu, cello
‘isaceqalj	Wen Ping Cheah
Chih-I Hsiao+, erhu Suwan Choi, janggu Wei Yang, pipa Zih-Cian Yu, cello
Le corps á corps	George Aperghis
Ethan Cowburn, zarb
Chimhyang-moo	Byungki Hwang
Hyunchae Kim+, Yulim Lee+, Jiwon Yoo+, gayageum, Jiyeon Won+, janggu
Turceasca
Gabriel Roethle & Keira Specht, violin Henry Harris, bass
Samai Nahawand Talking…Outside of the Box	Rawhi Al Khamach Group Improvisation
Jacob Kukielka & Gabriel Roethle, violin Chloe McKendry, viola Fernando Marroquin Mendoza, oboe Ethan Cowburn, riq Issam Rafea+, oud
Oro seco and Oro cantado for the “three warriors”	Traditional Afro-Cuban
Connor Butler, okokolo and coro Evan Miller, itotele (oro cantado) and coro Gregory Beyer, itotele (oro seco) and akpwon Jean-Christophe Leroy, iyá and coro

* NIU faculty + Guest instructor and performer

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