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NIU Concert Choir and NIU Black Choir to perform at Mavis Staples concert, Feb. 3

The NIU Concert Choir and NIU Black Choir will have the unique and exciting opportunity to perform on the same stage as music legend Mavis Staples as part of her concert, February 3 at 8 p.m. at DeKalb's Egyptian Theatre. A limited number of free tickets are available...

NIU hosts visiting lecture on “Defining Tunes of the Chinese Diaspora”

The NIU School of Music and World Music Club are two of the sponsors of an NIU Asian American Lecture Series presentation on "Defining Tunes of the Chinese Diaspora" by Dr. Nancy Yunhwa Rao, Professor of Music, Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University....

Avalon String Quartet Jan. 27 performance features a world premiere by Stacy Garrop

Avalon String Quartet, ensemble-in-residence in the Northern Illinois University School of Music's January 27 performance (7 p.m., Recital Hall) will feature music by Joseph Haydn and Johannes Brahms, and the world premiere of a piece for string quartet and narrator...

School of Music hosting reception at IMEC, January 27

Join the NIU School of Music for a reception at the Illinois Music Education Conference  (IMEC), Friday, January 27 in the Cheminee Ballroom of the Pere Marquette Hotel in Peoria from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The NIU Jazztet will perform at the reception and there will...
Art From Home: Chizuko Yoshida

Art From Home: Chizuko Yoshida

In this ongoing series, Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum will discuss pieces in his personal art collection.   See all of the Art From Home videos.

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Huskie Spotlight – Kelly Langenberg, School of Music

Huskie Spotlight – Kelly Langenberg, School of Music

Kelly Langenberg Applied Artist in the School of Music What year did you start working at NIU? 2016. Where is your hometown? Where do you live now? I grew up in an idyllic rural community near New Philadelphia, Ohio. I currently live in Elgin. Where did you attend...

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Huskie Spotlight – Jui-Ching Wang, School of Music

Huskie Spotlight – Jui-Ching Wang, School of Music

Jui-Ching Wang Associate Professor of World Music What year did you start working at NIU? I started working at NIU in 2004 when I was still an ABD (all but dissertation). Where is your hometown? Where do you live now? I grew up in a small town nearby Hsinchu City in...

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Art From Home: Karl Blossfeldt

Art From Home: Karl Blossfeldt

In this ongoing series, Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum will discuss pieces in his personal art collection. This installment is on work from Karl Blossfeldt. See all of the Art From Home videos.

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