The album More Amor, a tribute to Wes Montgomery by the Chicago Jazz Orchestra and featuring Bobby Broom, reached...
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Commencement profile – Jalen Charles, Master of Music
Congratulations to all of the spring 2025 College of Visual and Performing Arts graduates! Jalen Charles, who earned...
Commencement profile – Chanel Antoshin, Music Education and Flute Performance
Congratulations to all of the 2025 spring graduates from the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts. The School of...
At the intersection of art and engineering in the Senior Design Program
While the disciplines of art and engineering are not always thought to converge, they quite often do. In fact, art converges with many industries and careers that many might not realize. “Art applies to many fields, such as architecture, landscape architecture,...
Congratulations to all of our Spring 2022 graduates
Congratulations to all of the students in the NIU School of Art and Design, School of Music and School of Theatre and Dance who earned their undergraduate and graduate degrees last weekend. Nina Caliendo received her bachelor's degree in music education, and was...
School of Music’s Gregory Beyer and percussion alumni featured on PBS’s “Now Hear This”
Gregory Beyer, Professor and Director of Percussion Studies in the NIU School of Music and percussion alumni Ethan Martin and Noel Streacker were recently featured on PBS' "Now Hear This." The three are part of Arcomusical, made up of Beyer and NIU Percussion 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...
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...