The Northern Illinois University Foundation's annual holiday e-card featured four special guests this year. The NIU...
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Commencement profile: Sid Smith IV, School of Music
Sid Smith IV, who earned his Master of Music in jazz studies from the NIU School of Music in December was featured...
Avalon String Quartet and NIU School of Music announce return of Graduate String Quartet in Residence
The Avalon String Quartet and the Northern Illinois University School of Music are excited to relaunch the Graduate...
May 1 NIU Philharmonic concert a tribute to Jan Bach
The Northern Illinois University Philharmonic Orchestra is dedicating their upcoming concert to Dr. Jan Bach, an award-winning composer, musician and educator who passed away in 2020. The concert is Sunday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the...
School of Music’s Liam Teague selected as 2022 NIU Board of Trustees Professor
Liam Teague, Professor of Music and Head of Steelpan Studies in the School of Music has added to his impressive list of accomplishments with his selection as a 2022 Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees Professor. Liam Teague has been selected as a 2022...
Celebrate Thai New year with NIU
As part of NIU's World Music Festival you can celebrate Thai New Year with the NIU School of Music. On Thursday, April 14, the Music Building will be the site of a Songkran Thai New Year Celebration hosted by the NIU Thai Language Program and the NIU Thai Music...
Malika Green, ’05, M.M. ’07, Forges Passion for Jewelry-Making Into Business
Malika Green has always been an artistic soul, and her passion for creating has manifested itself in several ways and stages throughout her life. Growing up in Maryland in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., Green was always an introvert, but she never shied away from...
World Music Festival features six free concerts over five nights
The annual World Music Festival in the NIU School of Music features six concerts between April 11 and 16. All concerts are free to attend. Monday, April 11 Japanese Taiko Concert Boutell Memorial Concert Hall 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 Chinese Music Concert Recital...
Steelband concert features guest artists, new songs, old favorites and more
The annual spring concert of the NIU Steelband, All-University Steelband, and CSA Steelband features guest vocalists, musicians, the DeKalb High School Steelband, the DeKalb High School Treble Symphonic Choir, Banda NIU, Dance Dimensions Company and more. The concert...
School of Music online merchandise shop taking orders through April 22
The NIU School of Music will offer a variety of branded items like t-shirts, sweatshirts, polos, quarter zips, hats, water bottles, sweatpants and more, through an online merchandise store at: niumusic.itemorder.com. The temporary site will be live until April 22, and...
Music alum Matt Novack composes music for new Netflix series
Matt Novack, a 2002 graduate of the NIU School of Music with a degree in music composition, served as the music composer for the new Netflix series Murderville. Murderville is a comedy starring Will Arnett with improvised elements, including a new guest star homicide...
School of Music’s Gregory Beyer releases third album with non-profit organization, Arcomusical
NIU School of Music Professor Gregory Beyer, Director of Percussion Studies in the School of Music, is the artistic director of Arcomusical, a DeKalb-based non-profit with a mission to spread the joy of the berimbau Afro-Brazilian musical bow. Since 2016, the...