Music Archives

Avalon String Quartet to premiere a commissioned work based on Seven Ages of Man

The Avalon String Quartet, artists in residence at the NIU School of Music will perform an original composition based on one of Shakespeare's most famous speeches. Seven Ages of Man will be premiere, Wednesday, September 7 at 7 p.m. in the NIU Music Building Recital...
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The Big Sing featuring NIU and local high school choirs returns to the Egyptian Theatre

An exciting choral concert that includes performances by professional, collegiate, and high school choirs  returns to the Egyptian Theatre for a second straight year, Sunday, September 18 at 3 p.m. “The Big Sing” brings together the finest choral ensembles in DeKalb...
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Banda NIU receives grant from the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation

Banda NIU, an ensemble in the NIU School of Music that honors the tradition of the great Bandas of the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, has received a program grant of nearly $5,000 from the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation to support music education outreach activities...
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Google Doodle on steelpan has NIU tie-in

It's probably not a surprise that when you see an example of steelpan in popular culture that there's a tie-in to the NIU School of Music's Steelpan Studies program. Not only does NIU boast the oldest university steelband in the nation, but there has been an...
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