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Banda NIU receives grant from the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation

Banda NIU, an ensemble in the NIU School of Music that honors the tradition of the great Bandas of the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, has received a program grant of nearly $5,000 from the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation to support music education outreach activities...

Google Doodle on steelpan has NIU tie-in

It's probably not a surprise that when you see an example of steelpan in popular culture that there's a tie-in to the NIU School of Music's Steelpan Studies program. Not only does NIU boast the oldest university steelband in the nation, but there has been an...

Five NIU music students selected for the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy

Five students from the NIU School of Music have been selected as one of just four combo/small ensemble groups from around the nation to participate in this year's Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy in Aspen, Colorado. The NIU combo is named Northern Collective and is made up...

Support NIU during Huskies United June 22-23

Show your support for Northern Illinois University by making a donation during this year's Huskies United, June 22-23. Want to learn more? Check out this video hosted by Kate Drury, a BFA Acting candidate in our very own School of Theatre and Dance....
NIU hosts eighth NIU New Music Festival Nov. 5-8

NIU hosts eighth NIU New Music Festival Nov. 5-8

The NIU School of Music presents the eighth NIU New Music Festival, November 5-8, featuring five concerts over four nights. The event brings together NIU students and faculty performers along with renowned performers like: Libby Larsen, one of America's most prolific...

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Fall NIU Steelband concert is a tribute to Al O’Connor

Fall NIU Steelband concert is a tribute to Al O’Connor

The NIU Steelband presents its fall 2019 concert Sunday, November 17, at 3 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building on Northern Illinois University's main campus in DeKalb. The program will also feature the NIU...

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Buy your music and theater tickets through the NIU app

Buy your music and theater tickets through the NIU app

Purchasing tickets to events in the College of Visual and Performing Arts has never been hard, but now it's even easier.  In addition to buying them online or at the box office, you can now purchase tickets to School of Music concerts and performances in the School of...

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