For more than 40 years the world renowned duo of trombonist Christian Lindberg and pianist Roland Pöntinen have...
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NIU Jazztet featured on this year’s NIU Foundation Holiday Card
The Northern Illinois University Foundation's annual holiday e-card featured four special guests this year. The NIU...
Commencement profile: Sid Smith IV, School of Music
Sid Smith IV, who earned his Master of Music in jazz studies from the NIU School of Music in December was featured...
Five faculty earn rank of full professor in School of Music
Five faculty members in the NIU School of Music have earned the rank of professor. JeongSoo Kim, Jui-Ching Wang and Marie Wang are the first females to earn promotion to full professor since Edna Williams became Professor of Voice in 1987. JeongSoo Kim is Professor of...
School of Music Convocation to feature world premiere of the film “If You Didn’t Laugh”, Sept. 10
An upcoming NIU School of Music convocation will feature the world-premiere of Kenneth McQueenie's film, "If You Didn't Laugh" inspired by the music of John Kenny. Both McQueenie and Kenny will join the convocation's live stream for a question and answer session,...
Music’s Benjamin Firer named Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony
Benjamin Firer, a visiting assistant professor who directs the NIU Philharmonic and teaches music theory, orchestration and orchestral literature in the NIU School of Music, has been named the Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony for the 2020-2021 season....
Music’s Gregory Beyer excited to be part of the Grossman Ensemble’s first album
The Grossman Ensemble, a "supergroup" made up of 13 contemporary music specialists in residence at the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition, has released their first album, "Fountain of Time." Gregory Beyer, professor of music and director of percussion studies...
NIU Steelpan and Percussion studios present an online Welcome Back concert, Sept. 1
Your wait for live music to enjoy from the NIU School of Music is over. Join the NIU Steelpan Studio and NIU Percussion Studio and friends as they present an online Welcome Back concert, Tuesday, September 1, live streamed on the NIU School of Music website. The...
School of Music faculty statement
In June, as a way of response to and support of, the Black Lives Matter movement, an ad hoc group of faculty in the NIU School of Music began collaborating to craft a statement with the objective that it would direct a path forward for the school, its students,...
Scott Metlicka joins faculty of School of Music to teach flute
Scott Metlicka, a 1993 graduate of NIU, has returned to his alma mater to join the faculty of the School of Music to teach flute. Metlicka is an accomplished performer and educator with prior teaching experience at NIU. In 2010 he served as a sabbatical replacement in...
Guitarist An Tran joins School of Music faculty
An Tran, an international soloist with roots in world music has joined the NIU School of Music's faculty to teach classical guitar. Tran is an internationally acclaimed Vietnamese classical guitarist who has won more than 13 international competitions and awards....
