School of Music Concert and Recital programs
Featured Events
Programs
April 12 – NIU Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert
Ensemble Concert Series NIU Percussion Ensemble Gregory Beyer and Ben Wahlund, DirectorsMichel Rodriguez-Cintra, Afro-Cuban Dance Instructor Spring ConcertSunday, April 12, 20263:00 pmBoutell Memorial Concert Hall Program marramahatta (World Premiere)...
April 11 – Sonic Tapestry: Global Traditions and Cultural Crossroads
World Music Festival Concert Series Sonic Tapestry: Global Traditions and Cultural Crossroads Jui-Ching Wang, director Saturday, April 11, 20263 pmBoutell Memorial Concert Hall Program Korean PungmulGilnori PangutSeoljangguKorean Drumming...
April 10 – Sounds of Crossing Borders – Pt . 2 – Arcomusical: the berimbau in motion
World Music Festival Concert Series Sounds of Crossing Borders Part Two Arcomusical: the berimbau in motion Friday, April 10, 20268 pmRecital Hall Program Berimbau Duo no. 5, 'Alexis’ (2013) Gregory Beyer (b. 1973) John Wolff...
April 10 – Sounds of Crossing Borders Pt. 1 – featuring Hong-Da Chin, composer and dizi performer
World Music Festival Concert Series Sounds of Crossing Borders Part One Featuring Hong-Da Chin, composer and dizi performer Friday, April 10, 20267 pmRecital Hall Program Three Personalities for erhu and dizi Amely Zhou, erhuHong Da-Chin,...
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...
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.