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April 9 – The Sounds of Mexico
World Music Festival Concert Series The Sounds of Mexico Banda and Mariachi Joint Concert Mariachi NIU, Jose-Antonio Ozuna, directorBanda NIU, Roberto De Leon, director WithSon Jarocho NIUMariachi Los Pumas, Jovita Idár Elementary SchoolMariachi AguilasBallet...
April 8 – Music of East Asia
World Music Festival Concert Series Music of East Asia Korean Drumming Ensemble, Suwan Choi, directorChinese Music Ensemble, Wei Yang and Jui-Ching Wang, directors Special Guest PerformersHong Da Chin, diziAmely Zhou, erhuDi Zhang, yangquin andTaylor Atkins, Jodeen...
April 7 – A Concert of Thai and Lao Music
World Music Festival Concert Series A Concert of Thai and Lao Music สงกรานต์ ๒๕๖๙ Songkran 2026 Thai/Lao Music EnsembleProf. Chamni Sripraram, directorPatcharita Pankaew, graduate assistant director Tuesday, April 7, 20267 pmRecital Hall ...
April 4 – Chamber Ensemble Competition
Ensemble Recital Series 2026 NIU School of MusicChamber Ensemble Competition Saturday, April 4, 20262 pmBoutell Memorial Concert Hall Jury - Paul Bauer and Weiwen Ma Program 2 p.m. Quartetto MisteriosoKeira Specht, violinChristian Balgeman, violinTim...
April 4 – Spencer Mackey, Graduate Trombone Recital
Student Recital Series Spencer Mackey, Graduate Trombone Recital Saturday, April 4, 20267 pmRecital Hall AccompanistElizabeth Vaughan Special guestsViolins - Javier Polania, Athina Vrettou, Sally Waterhouse, Jordan WeissViolas - Trevor Bitner, Jacob SeabrookCellos -...
April 1 – “We Speak Etruscan” – Faculty Recital – Zachary Good and Thomas Snydacker
Faculty Recital Series "We Speak Etruscan" Zachary Good, clarinetsThomas Snydacker, saxophones Wednesda, April 1, 20268 pmRecital Hall Program Paroxysms (2026, World Premiere) Brian Penkrot Cavort (2024) Carolyn O'Brien ...inland waters ascending...
March 30 – Symposium Recital
Symposium Recital Monday, March 30 20265 pmNIU Music Library Program Langsamer Satz for String Quartet Anton Webern (1883-1945) Heron String QuartetAthina Vrettou and Jordan Weiss, violinsTrevor Bitner, violaRenee Edson, Cello Shimmering Waters...
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Upcoming Events
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