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The 2025-2026 Production Series of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance concludes with the annual Spring Dance Concert. The dance concert features a variety of works choreographed by faculty members Marc Macaranas, Michel Rodriguez Cintra and Richard Grund, as well as...

Geof Bradfield, professor of jazz saxophone and jazz studies in the NIU School of Music will be featured as part of two upcoming major Chicago jazz events. First off, on April 28, his Geof Bradfield Sextet will perform at Chicago's Logan Center for the Arts (915 E....

The winners of this year's NIU School of Chamber Ensemble Competition will appear tonight at 7 p.m. on NPR's WNIU (90.5 FM). The performance will also be live streamed at wniu.org. "Air Trio" made up of three saxophonists, Ben Sanchez, Teddy Malamis and Daniël Smith...

The NIU Jazz Ensemble were featured at the historic The Jazz Showcase, 806 South Plymouth in Chicago on March 31.     Rodrigo Villanueva Conroy, director of the Jazz Ensemble said, "The show was an incredible experience for our students, and was a very successful...