NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Huskie Spotlight

Meet some of our great students and faculty.
Evan Jacobson, ’23, Master of Music

Evan Jacobson, ’23, Master of Music

Music Huskie Spotlight Huskie Spotlight: Evan Jacobson, '23, Master of MusicWhat did you want to be when you were growing up? I come from a musical family and my parents encouraged me to be active in school music programs from a young age.  Music was always just the...

Chanel Antoshin, ’25, Music Education

Chanel Antoshin, ’25, Music Education

Music Huskie Spotlight Huskie Spotlight: Chanel Antoshin, Music Education, '25What did you want to be when you were growing up? I dreamed about be an elementary school teacher. I always played "teacher" with family and friends which shows as I am now a music educator...

Jennifer Estrada, Music Education, ’22

Jennifer Estrada, Music Education, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Jennifer Estrada, Music Education, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up I wanted to become a famous singer or actress. In elementary school, I was in choir all five years then joined band in fifth...

Dayoung Park, Cello Performance, ’22

Dayoung Park, Cello Performance, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Dayoung Park, Cello Performance, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was growing up, I’ve always wanted to become a musician because I liked how music can express one’s feelings. As I first started...

Meredith Vandre, Music Education, ’22

Meredith Vandre, Music Education, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Meredith Vandre, Music Education, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was growing up I changed what I wanted to be fairly frequently. I wanted to be all of the things kids usually say: teacher, actress,...

Calvin Chao, Music Education, ’22

Calvin Chao, Music Education, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Calvin Chao, Music Education, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up?  When I was really young, I wanted to work in computer science. While I've chosen to attend college for a different reason, I still am interested...

Chris Groth, Music Education, ’22

Chris Groth, Music Education, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Chris Groth, Music Education, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up, music was always one of my passions. When I started trumpet in seventh grade, I immediately fell in love with it. While I did not...

Heewon Cha, Master of Music ’22

Heewon Cha, Master of Music ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Heewon Cha, Master of Music, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? My childhood dream was to be a pianist, especially a Collaborative Pianist for an instrumental ensemble or choir rather than a Concert Pianist. I...

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