Music News Archives

Join us at the grand opening of the newly constructed, on-campus steelpan workshop! The workshop has a new home in the NIU Buildings Services West facility at 1615 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. An open house will be held, Friday, September 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. The open...

Avalon String Quartet, NIU’s quartet-in-residence in the Northern Illinois University School of Music will feature a special performance, Dvořak’s Vision For America, Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m., at PianoForte, 1335 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Dvořak’s Vision...

On Saturday when NIU (1-0) heads to South Bend, Indiana, for the first time ever, to take on the third ranked team in the nation in Notre Dame (1-0), the Huskie football team won't be the only NIU students performing at historic Notre Dame Stadium. The Pride of the...

Geof Bradfield, professor of jazz studies and jazz performance in the NIU School of Music's new recording, "Colossal Abundance" will be released on Calligram Records, September 6. The recording features a 12-piece ensemble features a stellar lineup including Dana...