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Huskie Spotlight: Kacee Dugas, M.M. World Music and Cello Performance

Kacee Dugas is pursuing her master of music in world music performance and cello performance. She is also teaching MUHL 222: World Music and Cultures. "I'm learning a lot as a dual student/teacher, and I love getting to share what I'm studying." Read Kacee's entire...

Gabriel Wade, ’24 advances to finals of Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition

Gabriel Wade, who earned his Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the NIU School of Music in 2024 is one of three finalists in the 2026 Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition at the International Trumpet Guild's 50th Anniversary Conference at the Eastman School of...

Commencement Profile: Skye McCord, BS Anthropology and Art History

Skye McCord, who earned their BS in anthropology and art history was profiled in a video that ran during commencement ceremonies last weekend. Skye will be attending Cornell University in the fall to study archaeology. Meet Skye. https://youtu.be/7JAV8YKB2uk

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Apply by October 28 to audition for CSA Sinfonia Concerto Competition 2022

Sep 23, 2022 | Community School of the Arts, xCVPA, xFeatured

The Community School of the Arts at Northern Illinois University invites musicians eighteen years old and younger to audition in the annual CSA Sinfonia Concerto Competition. Applications must be received by October 28. Auditions are scheduled in the Recital Hall of...

School of Theatre and Dance 2022-2023 performance season

Sep 22, 2022 | Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Dance News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The NIU School of Theatre and Dance 2022-2023 season features daring new works, familiar favorites and the always crowd-pleasing fall and spring dance concerts. The season opens Friday, September 23 with Melancholy Play. Three performance spaces will be utilized in...

NIU School of Art and Design’s Jack Olson Gallery hosts “Meeting of Makers: Merging of Space”

Sep 22, 2022 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The Jack Olson Gallery of the NIU School of Art and Design is home to the exhibition "Meeting of Makers: Merging of Space" from August 29 through October 27. It is an invitational exhibition of artist printmakers with interest in installation. Works by Laura Berman,...

NIU Large Ensemble Concerts for Fall

Sep 22, 2022 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

There is something for music lovers of all kinds at the NIU School of Music this fall. The School of Music has talented ensembles in jazz, winds, orchestra, percussion, choral, world music and our famous NIU Steelband for you to choose from. Tickets are only $5 for...

NIU’s Yuko Asada featured in new “Women in Pan” web series

Sep 21, 2022 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Yuko Asada, Musical Instrument Technician and Director of the CSA Steelband in the NIU School of Music is one of four pioneers of steelpan highlighted in the 10-episode web series "Women of Pan." A new episode premieres each Friday, and the the first two installments...

NIU School of Theatre and Dance opens new season with Melancholy Play

Sep 20, 2022 | Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Dance News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance will open their 2022-2023 performance season with Melancholy Play in the Stevens Building's Black Box Theatre. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, 24, 29 and 30, and 2 p.m. matinees on Sept....

Alumni band members invited back for two special performance celebrations

Sep 20, 2022 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

As part of our 115th Homecoming festivities, the Huskie Marching Band invites all alumni back to campus to participate in two special performance celebrations. In addition to Saturday's annual Fill the Field event at Huskie Stadium, all School of Music and Huskie...

NIU Art Museum hosts virtual talks with internationally acclaimed historian Leonard S. Marcus

Sep 7, 2022 | NIU Art Museum, xArtMuseumNews, xCVPA, xFeatured

The Northern Illinois University Art Museum is pleased to present three virtual lectures related to their Children’s Illustrated Literature Suite by internationally acclaimed historian on children’s books, Leonard S. Marcus. Marcus served as a co-curator for the...

Avalon String Quartet to premiere a commissioned work based on Seven Ages of Man

Sep 1, 2022 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The Avalon String Quartet, artists in residence at the NIU School of Music will perform an original composition based on one of Shakespeare's most famous speeches. Seven Ages of Man will be premiere, Wednesday, September 7 at 7 p.m. in the NIU Music Building Recital...