Bobby Broom, associate professor of jazz guitar and jazz studies was featured as one of "Chicago's Very Own" on WGN-TV...
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Illinois Brass Band to perform at NIU, Nov. 13
The Illinois Brass Band, a group made up of 30 volunteer musicians dedicated to bringing British-style brass band...
NIU Hosts Summit on Urban Music Education, Oct. 28-29
The Northern Illinois University School of Music is hosting a Summit on Urban Music Education, Friday, October 28 and...
Artistry unleashed: School of Music’s David Maki shares his appreciation for the NIU experience
For School of Music professor David Maki, it’s all about NIU students. David Maki “My favorite memories at NIU continue to be centered on watching students succeed on multiple levels,” shares Maki. “Everything from watching a struggling student finally master a...
Andrew Glendening selected as new director of the School of Music
Andrew Glendening, currently the dean of the School of Music and professor of music at University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif., has been selected as the next director of the School of Music at Northern Illinois University. Glendening will begin his new post on...
The saga of Jean Sibelius/Gregory Barrett’s “En Saga”
Gregory Barrett, Professor of Clarinet in the School of Music was chosen to judge at the National Music Competition of Slovenia in March. Barrett was also in Europe to attend two performances of his arrangement, "Jean Sibelius/Gregory Barrett En Saga Septet." The...
School of Music’s Mathias Tacke spent his spring break in Germany
Mathias Tacke, Professor of Violin and former second violinist in the world renowned Vermeer Quartet, made the most of NIU's recent spring break. He returned to his native Germany where he taught chamber music master classes for a week at the Convocational College...
Maestro Murry Sidlin, the man behind The Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
On Sunday, April 28, the NIU School of Music will mount a production of The Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, featuring the NIU Concert Choir, the NIU Philharmonic, Cor Cantiamo, Voices in Harmony, and the McHenry County College Chamber Choir. The performance will be...
NIU Opera Presents: The Pirates of Penzance, March 29 and 31
Northern Illinois University Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, Friday, March 29, at 8 p.m, and Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building on the main campus. Tickets are available online or at the...
School of Music to present Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, April 28
The Northern Illinois University School of Music will present Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín in concert, Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, in the Music Building on the main campus. Tickets are on sale online now at $10 for adults and $5...
NIU Jazz students and faculty present Chick Corea’s Three Quartets
Chick Corea's Three Quartets will be performed as a NIU Jazz Faculty/Student Engagement, Tuesday, March 26 at 8 p.m. in the Music Building Recital Hall on the main campus. Performers include students Franchesca Romero on piano and Eli Wynn on tenor saxophone, with...
Projeto Arcomusical announces three concerts to back release of new album
Projeto Arcomusical, a percussion sextet playing Afro-Brazilian berimbau musical bows, is celebrating the release of their second album "Spinning in the Wheel" with three concerts in March. Arcomusical will perform the new album in its entirety March 7 at the...