Critically acclaimed, award-winning composer Shawn E. Okpebholo is working with the NIU School of Music for the world...
Music News Archives
Enjoy upcoming performances by the School of Music in Chicago
NIU's Golden Hour Showcase series opens Oct. 12 at the Epiphany Center for the Arts Join the Northern Illinois...
CVPA Day at Sat., Sept. 23 home football game
NIU Vice President/Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean Frazier has invited all of the students in the College of...
Grad profiles – Jorge Brito
The spring class of 2020 hasn't had a traditional conclusion to their studies, but they do have a lot of great stories. Over the summer months we'll be profiling some of them. Jorge Brito Degree earned - Bachelor of Music, Emphasis in Music Education Minor in Spanish...
Grad Profiles – Robyn Clarke
The spring class of 2020 hasn't had a traditional conclusion to their studies, but they do have a lot of great stories. Over the summer months we'll be profiling some of them. Robyn Clarke Bachelor of Music, Music Education Hometown - Joliet, IL Transfer from: Joliet...
World Music Showcase goes virtual
NIU School of Music graduate students in the Analytical Techniques in World Music course were set to present pieces as part of NIU's annual World Music Festival. But with all concerts postponed due stay at home restrictions caused by the coronavirus, their...
School of Music’s Mary Lynn Doherty wins Outstanding Mentor Award
Mary Lynn Doherty, associate professor of music and coordinator of music education in the NIU School of Music has been selected as an Outstanding Mentor by the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. The award recognizes individuals who have shown exceptional...
Huskie Spotlight – Kelly Langenberg, School of Music
Kelly Langenberg Applied Artist in the School of Music What year did you start working at NIU? 2016. Where is your hometown? Where do you live now? I grew up in an idyllic rural community near New Philadelphia, Ohio. I currently live in Elgin. Where did you attend...
Huskie Spotlight – Jui-Ching Wang, School of Music
Jui-Ching Wang Associate Professor of World Music What year did you start working at NIU? I started working at NIU in 2004 when I was still an ABD (all but dissertation). Where is your hometown? Where do you live now? I grew up in a small town nearby Hsinchu City in...
NIU Community School of the Arts Offers Online Music Lessons This Summer
The NIU Community School of the Arts offers online private music lessons on a wide variety of instruments beginning in June. NIU music students and faculty teach private online lessons, as well as experienced community-based artists and music educators. Teachers...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Thai Music Ensemble
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Liam Teague and special guests
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...