Concert Program

NIU Concert Band Festival

NIU Wind Ensemble 

Tom Bough, Conductor
Rodney Dorsey, Guest Conductor
Thomas Snydacker, Alto Saxophone
Alex Harrington, Graduate Student Guest Conductor

Friday, February 27, 2026
1:25 p.m.
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall

Tikal Josh Rodriguez (b. 1962)
La Procession due Rocio Joaquina Turina (1882-1949), arr. Reed
Rodney Dorsey, guest conductor
Burn, for Solo Alto Saxophone and Band Thomas Bough (b. 1968)
Thomas Snydacker, alto saxophone
Unidad en Ritmo Michele Fernandez

Tickets

Tickets for School of Music concerts are available online only. There are prices for adults, seniors, faculty and staff and non-NIU students. NIU students are admitted free of charge to all performances with pre-reserved tickets. Most recitals are not ticketed.

Livestream

Most NIU concerts and recitals are available to watch on our livestream.

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.