For Dave Johnson and a large number of former NIU marching band members, 2024 marks a significant milestone. Formed in...
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NIU Percussion Ensemble presents Huskie Sound Garden during Homecoming week
Huskie Sound Garden - a featured event of Northern Illinois University's 117th Homecoming Celebration Tuesday, October...
NIU Philharmonic presents ¡Vamos! a Latino American Heritage Concert, Sept. 27
The NIU Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off the fall concert schedule with ¡Vamos! a Latino Heritage Month Concert. The...
Commencement profile: Jaron Woodsley, Steel Pan Studies
Jason Woodsley, a December graduate of the NIU School of Music was featured in this video profile that ran during the ceremony. Congratulations to Jaron and to all of our newest alumni. https://youtu.be/4B6ZZGnmfpo
Thousands Strong kickoff featured several CVPA students
NIU's annual Thousands Strong day of giving got off to a great start on Wednesday night thanks to the hard work and talents of several students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The kickoff show was hosted by Kate Drury, a BFA acting candidate and dance...
David Maki, ’89, One of the Thousands Strong
When David Maki, ’89, sets off for a day’s work as NIU's School of Music’s coordinator of music theory and composition, he knows it will be filled with beautiful melodies. Teaching music theory and aural skills classes, as well as private composition lessons, a...
Second annual Thousands Strong event begins Nov. 10 at 5:30 pm
Thousands Strong is an opportunity for alumni and friends to engage with NIU in an exciting, virtual initiative that will increase and expand alumni pride and engagement, and celebrate the impact of philanthropy at Northern Illinois University. This year, this day of...
125th Anniversary event: Celebration Showcase of Southeast Asian Performing Arts
Don't forget the NIU 12th Anniversary event: Celebration Showcase of Southeast Asian Performing Arts, Friday, November 5 at 7 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building on the NIU main campus.
Concerto Competition Final Round – November 6
A long running tradition continues when the NIU School of Music holds the final round of its annual Concerto Competition, Saturday, November 6 in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Performances start at 4 p.m. Admission is free of charge. Here are the performers and...
NIU Steelpan students crowdfunding receives attention in Trinidad and Tobago
A crowdfunding campaign supported by the NIU School of Music and the NIU Foundation to help support the expenses of three NIU Steelpan Studies graduate studies from Trinidad and Tobago was recently featured in their home country's largest newspaper, The Guardian....
From wayang to gamelan, NIU presents a Showcase of Southeast Asian Performing Arts, Nov. 5
Ever since last spring’s pandemic shutdown, NIU Center for Southeast Asian Studies associate Jui-Ching Wang, professor of world music, looked forward to rescheduling what was going to be a showcase of Southeast Asian performing arts to celebrate NIU’s 125th...
AAPI Faculty and Staff reception to follow Classical Guitar recital by An Tran, Nov. 16
Immediately following a faculty recital, Tuesday, November 16, by the NIU School of Music's internationally acclaimed classical guitarist An Tran, an AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) faculty and staff reception will be held in the lobby of the Boutell...