Rosemary McClure is a junior jazz performance major from St. Charles. She appreciates the collaborative spirit that...
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Huskie Spotlight: Daniel Chukwunyem, Master of Music
Daniel Chukwunyem enjoys being at NIU and appreciates the diversity of the campus. "I love the community. It is quite...
Huskie Spotlight: Teddy Malamis, Music Education
Teddy Malamis, a senior music education major from Naperville, is the subject of a Huskie Spotlight. Malamis says, "I...
Art and Design’s B.A. and B.S. Art Exhibition, “Great Ideas of Humanity” runs through April 17
The capstone exhibition of students earning their bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degrees in the NIU School of Art and Design runs from April 7-17 in the Jack Olson Gallery on the main floor of Jack Arends Hall. Titled, Great Ideas of Humanity, the show's...
Overcon Duo wins annual School of Music Chamber Ensemble Competition
The Annual NIU School of Music Chamber Ensemble Competition was held, Saturday, April 5 in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Ten ensembles competed and the overall winner was the Overcon Duo of Reilly Farrell on violin and Ben Gilbert on violoncello. Three other groups...
World Music celebrates 50th anniversary with week-long festival and symposium
One of the most iconic programs at Northern Illinois University is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The School of Music boasts one of the most diverse, comprehensive and accomplished world music programs in the nation, and a week long celebration kicks off...
BFA/MFA Actor Showcase on campus, April 1 and 2
The Meisner-based, classically trained actors of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance present contemporary scenes and monologues in this free showcase. Performances will be held in the Corner Theatre in the NIU Stevens Building, Tuesday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 2...
NIU CVPA to present live staged reading of Waiting For Godot, March 19
Forty years ago four Miami University of Ohio acting students performed in a production of Waiting For Godot. Four decades later, those performers are reuniting for lived stage readings of the play Wednesday, March 19 at Northern Illinois University and Monday, April...
NIU Art Museum Announces upcoming exhibitions opening March 19
While so much has seemed unknown for so many of late, the NIU Art Museum took a stab at a mysterious suite of exhibitions. “Windows to the Subconscious” is a juried exhibition exploring the meaning of dreams. It features the work of 13 artists selected from applicants...
US Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus to perform at School of Music, April 6
The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus will perform a free concert, Sunday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building. The theme of the concert is Sea to Shining Sea. The United States Army Field Band from...
Chicago-based playwright Ike Holter’s “Prowess” opens in School of Theatre and Dance, Feb. 28
Prowess, written by award winning Chicago-based playwright Ike Holter opens Friday, February 28 in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance's Sally Stevens Players Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Prowess is a play inspired by superheroes, where a group of average citizens in Chicago...
Theatre and Dance presents a Ukrainian Reading Project event, Feb. 23
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance is once again participating in the Ukrainian Reading Project, with a reading of Green Channels, Sunday, February 23 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the O'Connell Theatre in the NIU Stevens Building (200 University Circle, DeKalb.) There...