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Chinese Music Ensemble featured in NPR story about Lunar New Year

Jui-Ching Wang, professor of music and NIU coordinator of Asian studies was interviewed as part of a story by the University of Illinois' NPR affiliate, WILL-AM about the role music plays in the celebration of Lunar New Year in Chinese society. She discussed the...

NIU Wind Ensemble presents Music of Black Composers Showcase, Jan. 28

The NIU Wind Ensemble will present a special Music of Black Composers showcase concert, Tuesday, January 28 at 7 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Tickets are available at go.niu.edu/arts-tickets. NIU students are admitted free of charge with a reserved ticket....

Celebration commemorates 50 years since a key point in Huskie Marching Band history

For Dave Johnson and a large number of former NIU marching band members, 2024 marks a significant milestone. Formed in 1899, the Huskie Marching Band is one of the oldest university bands in the nation. Fans are familiar with the high quality of the music and...

NIU Percussion Ensemble presents Huskie Sound Garden during Homecoming week

Huskie Sound Garden - a featured event of Northern Illinois University's 117th Homecoming Celebration Tuesday, October 15, 4 p.m to 5 p.m.  Huskie Sound Garden  Martin Luther King Jr. Commons and surrounding areas Wednesday, October 9, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Open...
Steelpan Workshop open house, Sept. 27

Steelpan Workshop open house, Sept. 27

Join us at the grand opening of the newly constructed, on-campus steelpan workshop! The workshop has a new home in the NIU Buildings Services West facility at 1615 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. An open house will be held, Friday, September 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. The open...

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Huskie Marching Band set for trip to perform at Notre Dame

Huskie Marching Band set for trip to perform at Notre Dame

On Saturday when NIU (1-0) heads to South Bend, Indiana, for the first time ever, to take on the third ranked team in the nation in Notre Dame (1-0), the Huskie football team won't be the only NIU students performing at historic Notre Dame Stadium. The Pride of the...

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Music’s Bobby Broom to host a new jazz program on WNIJ 89.5

Music’s Bobby Broom to host a new jazz program on WNIJ 89.5

Beginning in June 2024, NIU Associate Professor of Jazz Guitar and Jazz Studies Bobby Broom will host a new original program, Jazz Spectrum, on WNIJ 89.5. Broom is a jazz guitarist and associate professor of jazz guitar and jazz studies in NIU’s College of Visual and...

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Commencement profile: Chih-I Hsiao, Master of Music

Commencement profile: Chih-I Hsiao, Master of Music

The renowned World Music program at NIU is what drew Chih-I Hsaio to DeKalb after earning his degree in Music Theory of Taiwanese traditional music at the Taipei National University of the Arts. He chose to earn a Master of Music in World Music at NIU. "I have had a...

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