Daniel Chukwunyem, a master of music student in the NIU School of Music won the Advanced Classical TBB Voice Category...
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John Paul named interim director of NIU School of Music
John F. Paul, DM, an educator, musician and composer with more than 30 years of teaching experience and nearly 25...
Ethan Cowburn, ’25 honored by online Thai music competition
Ethan Cowburn, who earned his master of music in 2025 from the NIU School of Music was awarded the Special Prize and...
Gabriel Wade, ’24 advances to finals of Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition
Gabriel Wade, who earned his Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the NIU School of Music in 2024 is one of three finalists in the 2026 Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition at the International Trumpet Guild's 50th Anniversary Conference at the Eastman School of...
Arman Sangalang, ’22 earns Luminarts Jazz Fellowship
Arman Sangalang, a 2022 graduate of the NIU School of Music with a master of music in jazz studies has earned a prestigious Luminarts Fellowship in Jazz Improvisation. Sangalang won the fellowship finals, May 7 at The Union League of Chicago. Annually, the Luminarts...
Commencement Profile: Connor Butler, MM Percussion Performance
Connor Butler earned his master of music in percussion performance last weekend, and was featured in a video that ran during ceremony. Get to know Connor by watching his video profile. https://youtu.be/iI2_8fxHVcc
Music’s Pharez Whitted inducted into Indianapolis Jazz Foundation Hall of Fame
Pharez Whitted, instructor of trumpet in the NIU School of Music's Jazz Studies program is one of the newest inductees into the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation Hall of Fame. Whitted is also director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Jazz Orchestra, coordinates the...
Luminarts Jazz Improvisation fellowship finalists include NIU Music alumni Gabriel Wade and Arman Sangalang
NIU School of Music jazz alumni Arman Sangalang and Gabriel Wade are finalists for Luminarts Jazz Improvisation Fellowships. Luminarts Cultural Foundation was founded in 1949 by members of the Union Club of Chicago to strengthen the cultural community of Chicago by...
Music alumna Alexis Lamb appointed to EMU faculty
Alexis C. Lamb, who earned her bachelor of music degrees at NIU in music education and percussion performance has been appointed assistant professor of music theory at Eastern Michigan University starting in August. Lamb also performed with Projecto Arcomusical, the...
Geof Bradfield featured in two upcoming major Chicago jazz events
Geof Bradfield, professor of jazz saxophone and jazz studies in the NIU School of Music will be featured as part of two upcoming major Chicago jazz events. First off, on April 28, his Geof Bradfield Sextet will perform at Chicago's Logan Center for the Arts (915 E....
“Air Trio” winners of Chamber Ensemble Competition featured on WNIU, April 20
The winners of this year's NIU School of Chamber Ensemble Competition will appear tonight at 7 p.m. on NPR's WNIU (90.5 FM). The performance will also be live streamed at wniu.org. "Air Trio" made up of three saxophonists, Ben Sanchez, Teddy Malamis and Daniël Smith...
NIU Jazz Ensemble at historic Jazz Showcase
The NIU Jazz Ensemble were featured at the historic The Jazz Showcase, 806 South Plymouth in Chicago on March 31. Rodrigo Villanueva Conroy, director of the Jazz Ensemble said, "The show was an incredible experience for our students, and was a very successful...