School of Music Concert and Recital programs
Featured Events
Programs
May 3 – Graduate String Quartets in Residence – World Premiere Event
NIU Graduate String QuartetsWorld Premiere - "Rebound" by Kenji Bunch Sunday, May 3, 20262:00 p.m.Recital Hall Dákiti QuartetJavier Polania Cleves, violinSally Waterhouse, violinJacob Seabrook, violaSofia Vrettou, cello Heron QuartetAthina Vrettou, violinJordan Weiss,...
April 29 – NIU Philharmonic
Large Ensemble Concert Series NIU Philharmonic Maria Kurochkina, Conductor Wednesday, April 29, 20267:00 p.m.Boutell Memorial Concert Hall Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Composed in the summer of 1880 in Bad Ischl, Austria, Brahms’s Tragic...
April 29 – School of Music Honors Convocation
2026 School of Music Honors Convocation Thursday, April 29, 202611:00 a.m.Boutell Memorial Concert Hall Program Woodwind Area Wind Quintet, Op. 43 I. Allegro ben moderato Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Silent MechanismKaelyn Witt,...
April 28 – Avalon String Quartet
Faculty Recital Series Avalon String Quartet Blaise Magnière, violinRichard O. Ryan Endowed Chair in Violin Marie Wang, violin Anthony Devroye, viola Cheng-Hou Lee, cello Tuesday, April 28, 20267 p.m.NIU Recital Hall Program Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703...
April 27 – Tanner Jackson, Graduate Bass Trombone Recital
Student Recital Series Tanner Jackson, Graduate Bass Trombone Recital Monday, April 27, 20267 pmRecital Hall Special GuestsProf. Steven Squires, pianoSpencer Mackey, tromboneIsabella Rodriguez, tromboneDeaglan Sullivan, tromboneJayvan Washington, tromboneCameron...
April 26 – NIU Percussion Ensemble Spring 2026 Live Recording Recording Session
Ensemble Concert Series NIU Percussion EnsembleSpring 2026 Live Recording Session Gregory Beyer and Ben Wahlund, Directors Sunday, April 26, 20267:00 pmBoutell Memorial Concert Hall Program Sculpture 3 Rüdiger Pawassar (b. 1964) Aestus Ethan Booher (b....
April 26 – NIU Concert Choir and University Chorus
Large Ensemble Concert Series NIU Choral Concert NIU Concert ChoirNIU University Chorus Eric Johnson, director, NIU Concert ChoirMary Lynn Doherty, director, University Chorus April 26, 2026 3 p.m.Boutell Memorial Concert Hall Program NIU Concert Choir ...
April 26 – Tiajuana Hernandez, Graduate Steelpan Recital
Student Recital Series Tiajuana Hernandez, Graduate Steelpan Recital Sunday, April 26, 202611 amRecital Hall Special GuestsKeon Baptiste, tenor steelpanKayla Lockhart, voiceMaggie Garner, voiceSegun Owele, voiceDaniel Chukwunyem, voiceDanny Clements, fluteMiles...
April 23 – NIU Jazz Orchestra
Ensemble Concert Series NIU Jazz Orchestra Dr. Roosevelt Griffin III, Jazz Orchestra Director Thursday, April 23, 20267:00 pmBoutell Memorial Concert Hall Program The Neighbor from Naylor Bryan Carter Shiney Stockings Frank Foster Featuring: Isaiah...
April 23 – Gabriel Roethle, Graduate World Music Recital
Student Recital Series Gabriel Roethle, Graduate World Music Recital Thursday, April 23, 20265 pmRecital Hall Special GuestsHong-da Chin,Oskar KautPatcharita PankaewOlive WynnKacee DugasDylan Donnelly Program asap manis Gabriel Roethle (b. 2001)...
Tickets
Tickets for School of Music concerts are available online only. There are prices for adults, seniors, faculty and staff and non-NIU students. NIU students are admitted free of charge to all performances with pre-reserved tickets. Most recitals are not ticketed.
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Upcoming Events
The NIU College of Visual and Performing arts puts on more than 200 live performances and exhibitions every year. See what’s coming up next in the School of Music, School of Art and Design, School of Theatre and Dance and the NIU Art Museum.