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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...
March 29 – Kenneth Ryan, Senior Tuba Recital
Student Recital Series Kenneth Ryan, Senior Tuba Recital Sunday, March 29, 20267 pmRecital Hall AccompanistSteve SquierChristopher Avila Special guestsThe Low Blow Quartet - Colin Davidenko, Hailey Feddersen, Kenneth Ryan, Zach Cooper Program Sonata in GI....
March 28 – Evan Miller, Graduate Percussion Recital
Student Recital Series Evan Miller, Graduate Percussion Recital Saturday, March 28, 202611 amRecital Hall Program American Accents Vanessa Lann (b. 1968) Emma Cho, percussion Vanessa Lann, a Dutch-American composer, frequently experiments with how she...
NIU Opera Theatre presents Iphigénie en Aulide
Vocal Arts Series NIU Opera Theatre presentsIphigénie en Aulide Friday, March 27, 7 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 3 p.m. Boutell Memorial Concert Hall Program Iphigénie en Aulide Christoph Wllibald Gluck (1714-1787)English libretto by John Troutbeck There...
March 25 – NIU Faculty Composers’ Concert
Faculty Concert Series NIU Faculty Composers' Concert Wednesday, March 25, 20267:00 p.m.Recital Hall David Maki, piano A retirement gift for our revered NIU colleague Harold Kafer, Gig Harbor is named after the scenic Pacific Northwest town he and his wife...
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Upcoming Events
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