School of Music Concert and Recital programs

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Programs

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...

March 22 – Breanna Negele, Senior Flute Recital

Student Recital Series Breanna Negele, Senior Flute Recital Sunday, March 22, 202610 amRecital Hall AccompanistsScott Metlicka, pianoFaith Negele, clarinetDenise Williams, pianoJovana Cortez, fluteVicky Gonzalez, alto flute  Program Sonata in G Major     I....

March 21 – Connor Butler, Graduate Percussion Recital

Student Recital Series Connor Butler, Graduate Percussion Recital  Saturday, March 21, 202611 amRecital Hall  Program Without a Murmur Chad Floyd (b. 1977) Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) arr. Amy Xin Yin (b. 1995) i don't know who she is, but she loves me Hannah C....

March 17 – EmVi Nullas Legaspi, Senior Voice Recital

Student Recital Series EmVi Nullas Legaspi, Senior Voice Recital Tuesday, March 17, 20268 pmRecital Hall AccompanistYuxi Qiu, piano Special guestsKaytlynn MillerNIU Huskie Hunks  Program O Del Mio Dolce Ador Christopher Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) Malia Francesco...

March 6 – Composition Club

Recital Series Composition Club An interdisciplinary concert between the Composition Club and The Writers' Den Friday, March 6, 20267 pmRecital Hall  Program Electric Eulogy Text by Angela BlanksonComposed by Kayla Bivin The Chosen One Text by David...

March 4 – NIU Wind Symphony

Large Ensemble Concert Series NIU Wind Symphony Thomas Bough, ConductorAlex Harrington, Graduate Assistant Wednesday, March 4, 20267:00 p.m.Boutell Memorial Concert Hall  Alex Harrington, Graduate Assistant Vasily Kalinnikov’s Symphony No. 1 was originally...

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.