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Upcoming Winds concert featured on WREX-TV
On Friday night, April 17 at 7 p.m. the combined NIU Wind Ensemble and NIU Wind Symphony will perform in concert in...
Sinclair Bell named 2026 Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor
Whether it’s expertise on Roman chariot racing and spectacle of the circus in ancient Rome, serving as research...
Sonic Tapestry: Global Traditions and Cultural Crossroads – 2026 NIU World Music Festival
The NIU School of Music is proud to present the 2026 World Music Festival, a five-day immersive journey through the sounds, traditions, and contemporary innovations of global music. Running from April 7-11, the festival will transform the NIU campus into a vibrant...
NIU Center for Southeast Asian Studies hosting free viewing of the documentary “Loot: A Story of Crime and Redemption”
The NIU Center for Southeast Asian Studies is hosting a free viewing of the documentary Loot: A Story of Crime and Redemption, Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb. A daring look at the underbelly of the global art market, LOOT...
NIU Faculty Composers’ Concert features world premiere
The NIU Composers' Concert, Wednesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. in the NIU Recital Hall features the world premiere of David Maki's "Letters From Norman" for bass-baritone and piano. The text is drawn from letters written by David's uncle Norman Maki during World War II....
NIU Opera Theatre features “Iphigénia en Aulide” March 27 and 29
The Northern Illinois University School of Music presents its annual spring opera, Christoph Willibald Gluck's Iphigénia en Aulide with performances at 7 p.m., Friday, March 27 and 3 p.m., Sunday, March 29 in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building....
Theatre and Dance presents Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors”
One of Shakespeare's earliest and most loved works, The Comedy of Errors, opens Friday, March 27 in the Black Box Theatre in NIU's Stevens Building at 7:30 p.m. The final play, and second to last production, of the School of Theatre and Dance's 2025-2026 production...
NIU Jazz Combo Day sees record attendance
NIU hosted its annual Jazz Comb Day in the School of Music, Tuesday, March 17. The event features high school jazz combos from around the region. This year's showed the largest turnout in the history of the event, which included Kamyrn Cederholm, a senior at South...
Huskie Spotlight: Alma Perrote, Music Education and Steelpan Performance
Alma Perotte, who is majoring in music education and steelpan performance in the School of Music is the subject of a Huskie Spotlight. Alma says she knew as a child growing up in Belize City, Belize that she wanted music to be an essential part of her life. When I was...
Music Education alumna Hayley Gotzsche wins Golden Apple Award
Hayley Gotzsche decided at a very young age that being a music teacher would be a great job. "I've always loved music," she said. "Music has always been a source of joy and an expression of confidence. It was just natural to go into it. I love to get to bring those...
Kelly Gross named Illinois Higher Education Art Educator of the Year
Kelly Gross, Ph.D., assistant professor of art and design education in the NIU School of Art and Design has been named the 2025-2026 Higher Education Art Educator of the Year by the Illinois Art Education Association (IAEA). Gross was honored at their annual...