Congratulations to all of the new alumni of the College of Visual and Performing Arts who graduated last weekend. One...
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Liam Teague honored with Key to the City of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Liam Teague, NIU Board of Trustees professor, presidential research, scholarship and artistry professor and head of...
NIU Philharmonic Orchestra to perform “Oratorio Without Words: Edward Elgar and Alice Mary Smith” Nov. 21
The Northern Illinois University Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Wilbur Lin, assistant professor of music at NIU,...
School of Music’s Willie Pickens remembered as mentor to generations of jazz students
Willie Pickens, Applied Artist in the NIU School of Music, passed away in New York City on December 12. He was 86. Pickens taught jazz piano and jazz studies at NIU. Over the years, he was an important influence on many students who went on to become successful...
School of Music hosts Winter Horn Fest, Feb. 2
The Northern Illinois School of Music presents the 2018 Winter Horn Fest Friday, February 2, in the Music Building on the main campus. This day-long event offers programming focused on high school horn players and will address challenges, issues, and concerns that...
NIU School of Music at JEN – Dallas 2018
The Northern Illinois School of Music will be well represented at the Jazz Education Network's annual conference in Dallas, Tex., in January. NIU Music faculty are serving as clinicians at several sessions, and the NIU Jazz Ensemble "Supersax Project" is performing....
New Music Festival organizers receive kudos from Augusta Read Thomas
Augusta Read Thomas, Founder and Director of Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition at The University of Chicago was a guest of the Seventh Annual New Music Festival at NIU. Thomas is one of the most revered and honored composers of of this era. She gave a...
Jazz Ensemble packs a lifetime of experiences into 10 days in Mexico
Ten days, 10 students, seven performances in seven different venues, three master classes, leading a jam session at an international music festival and a lifetime of experiences. That's what the NIU Jazz Ensemble encountered on a whirlwind tour of Mexico...
Watch: School of Music’s Yuko Asada featured on Japanese TV show
Ever wonder what specific parts of NIU look like to the world? The TV show Gutto Chikyubin features stories that connect Japanese parents with children who live outside of Japan, and a recent episode features Yuko Asada, NIU Musical Instrument Technician, who, along...
Nov 19 NIU Steelband performance highlighted by book signing
For more than 40 years, Northern Illinois University has been home to the world-famous NIU Steelband, and they will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 19 in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building. Northern Illinois University Press has released a...
Music alum continues the legacy of “The Baker’s Dozen”
For School of Music alum Scott McCullagh, the decision to set up a scholarship was equal parts honoring his past and securing the future. McCullagh was part of a unique experiment in curriculum development at NIU when he arrived on campus in the fall of 1966. "I was...
Why wait until December to carol?
The NIU School of Music's Concert Choir got everyone in the holiday spirit with a little caroling. The holiday was Halloween. Here they are paying a visit to Dean Paul Kassel's office in the Music Building. Pardon the shaky video, but enjoy the...