Music News Archives

Bobby Broom featured on VOA’s “Jazz From the Heart of America”

Bobby Broom, associate professor of jazz guitar and jazz studies in the NIU School of Music was recently featured on Voice of America's series, "Jazz From the Heart of America." "Jazz From the Heart of America" is a weekly show that offers the best in jazz, present...

Brass Quintet to compete in national competition

NIU's Graduate Brass Quintet has been selected to compete in the first-ever National Brass Quintet Competition at the Texas State University campus in San Marcos, Texas, April 14-15. They are one of only nine collegiate brass quintets selected from all over the...

Moe Lincoln has two NIU degrees and a limitless career as Kingsley

When Moe Lincoln finds something she wants to do she makes it her own. Whether it's her signature sound performing as the artist Kingsley, her signature look (think very regal and very purple), or her signature lipstick collection through Event Cosmetics, no detail is...

Jazz at the Egyptian to feature NIU Jazz Orchestra and local high school jazz bands

You can enjoy some of the NIU Jazz Orchestra's songs from their set at the 2023 Jack Rudin Jazz Championships at Lincoln Center when they perform as part of the annual Jazz at the Egyptian, Saturday February 4. Jazz at the Egyptian features the NIU Jazz Orchestra,...
Huskie Spotlight – Jui-Ching Wang, School of Music

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...

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NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Thai Music Ensemble

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...

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NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Liam Teague and special guests

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...

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NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Chris Scanlon, Rio Brass

NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Chris Scanlon, Rio Brass

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...

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NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Rick LoPresto

NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Rick LoPresto

School of Music alumnus Rick LoPresto, who teaches instrumental music at Bernotas Middle School in Crystal Lake, Ill. and directs the Seventh Grade Band, Jazz Lab Band and Jazz Ensemble, is part of a group of music educators who have created a virtual jazz ensemble to...

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