The NIU School of Music is partnering with the non-profit organization, the Rockley Family Foundation to offer musical...
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The big noise from the Bronx
This article originally appeared in a 2014 edition of Northern Now. by Mark McGowan They called it “Jazz Alley” – four...
Ron Modell leaves an incredible legacy that includes founding one of the nation’s finest jazz programs
Ron Modell, the founder of NIU's world renowned jazz program passed away, Tuesday, June 10 at his DeKalb home. An...
NIU spring Steelband concert features special guests and recurring favorites
The Northern Illinois University Steelband program presents its spring 2024 concert on Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. (CST). The event will be held at Boutell Memorial Concert Hallin NIU's Music Building and will feature the world renowned NIU Steelband (Liam Teague,...
Traveling Exhibition from University of Illinois Springfield on Lincoln’s Legacies Comes to NIU Art Museum
The NIU Art Museum will host “Making Our History – Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies,” a traveling exhibition from the University of Illinois Springfield set to open Tuesday, March 26. There will be a public opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4 with an...
STEM Cafe on theatrical special effects to feature School of Theatre and Dance’s Tracy Nunnally
As you watch a live performance, every minute of entertainment represents hours of work behind the scenes by entertainment engineers. Technical directors and designers use mathematics, engineering and artistry to keep performers and audiences safe while producing...
NIU students join Friends of the NIU Art Museum on Chicago museum bus trip
Two dozen Northern Illinois University students from the Fine Art House dorm and Art History Department joined over 30 members of the Friends of the NIU Art Museum on a recent bus trip to Chicago. “Celebrating Women Artists” took participants to see the monumental...
Ron Carter leaves a legacy as a distinguished educator and musician
Ron Carter, professor emeritus in the NIU School of Music, directed the NIU Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Studies program for 23 years, passed away, February 24. During his time at NIU, Carter helped grow and diversify the Jazz Studies program and earn its ranking as...
Follow the live stream of the NIU Concert Band Festival, Feb. 23
The Northern Illinois University Concert Band Festival hosted by the Phantom Regiment Friday, February 23 in the Music Building at NIU. A live stream of the event is available at niu.edu/music/performances. Performances begin at 9 a.m. Phantom Regiment has hosted a...
Master storyteller Rob Caskie to share his craft on campus, March 7
Embark on an unforgettable journey with South Africa's famed storyteller, Rob Caskie, as he vividly brings to life the extraordinary saga of Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, and learn how he has built a 24-year professional career out of storytelling as he...
Theatre and Dance hosts Ukrainian Play Reading project for third straight year
For the third year, the NIU School of Theatre and Dance is participating in the Ukrainian Play Reading Project. On Saturday, February 24 they will host a live reading of "Bad Roads" by Natal'ya Vorozhbit, in the O'Connell Theatre in NIU's Stevens Building from noon to...
School of Theatre and Dance presents “Witch”
Witch, the story of a devil arriving in a small English village to bargain for souls only to find that the toughest adversary is a woman cast out as a "witch," is the second show of the spring in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance. Based on a 400 year old play, "The...