Concert Program
Guest Artist Series
Escape Ten
Annie Stevens and Andrea Venet, percussion
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
6:30 pm
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall
Concert Program
Program
| Perenniality | Austin Kleck (b. 2000) |
| Dialogue in Discourse (world premiere) | Zach Miller (b. 1999) |
| Magic Time | Russell Hartenberger (b. 1944) |
| Escape Ten, soloists, accompanied by NIU Graduate Percussion Group: Evan Miller and Jonathan Lucke, marimba and cymbals Jacob Morgan and John Wolff, vibraphone and gongs Connor Butler, glockenspiel, cajón, and gongs |
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| Intermission | |
| Tides of Elysian | Andrea Venet (b. 1983) |
| Away Without Fleas (world premiere) | Brant Blackard (b. 1990) |
| Clear Midnight | Michael Burritt (b. 1962) |
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