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Huskie Spotlight: Alma Perrote, Music Education and Steelpan Performance

Alma Perotte, who is majoring in music education and steelpan performance in the School of Music is the subject of a Huskie Spotlight. Alma says she knew as a child growing up in Belize City, Belize that she wanted music to be an essential part of her life. When I was...

Music Education alumna Hayley Gotzsche wins Golden Apple Award

Hayley Gotzsche decided at a very young age that being a music teacher would be a great job. "I've always loved music," she said. "Music has always been a source of joy and an expression of confidence. It was just natural to go into it. I love to get to bring those...

Kelly Gross named Illinois Higher Education Art Educator of the Year

Kelly Gross, Ph.D., assistant professor of art and design education in the NIU School of Art and Design has been named the 2025-2026 Higher Education Art Educator of the Year by the Illinois Art Education Association (IAEA). Gross was honored at their annual...

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Apply by October 21 to audition for CSA Sinfonia Concerto Competition 2019

Sep 20, 2019 | 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. Audition applications must be received by October 21. Auditions are scheduled in the...

“The Destruction of Memory” film first up in the Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History Series

Sep 13, 2019 | Art and Design, Art History, xArt and Design News, xFeatured

The Destruction of Memory, an 85-minute documentary on the increase in the destruction of culture and artifacts, kicks off the 2019-2020 Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History Series. The film will be shown, free of charge and open to the public, Tuesday,...

Tips on how to successfully photograph the first Friday the 13th full moon in 19 years

Sep 11, 2019 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xFeatured

A rare confluence of events will occur this week when not only will we see the first Friday the 13th full moon in the Central Time Zone since 2000, it's also what's known as a "harvest moon" because it's the full moon closest to the September 23rd autumnal equinox....

Theatre and Dance’s Studio Series begins with Something, Like Happiness

Sep 10, 2019 | Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Dance News, xFeatured

The 2019-2020 NIU School of Theatre and Dance's Studio Series kicks off, Thursday, September 13, with a new, developmental production. It is a new and moving work by playwright Caridad Svich titled, Something, Like Happiness. The description of the work on The New...

NIU honors world-renowned cellist and former faculty member Raya Garbousova, Sept. 25

Sep 10, 2019 | Music, Music News, xFeatured

On what would have been her 110th birthday, the Northern Illinois University Libraries and the Friends of the NIU Libraries are hosting an event to celebrate and honor the life of world-renowned cellist and former NIU faculty member, Raya Garbousova, and her...

NIU’s Anthony Devroye and Notre Dame’s Daniel Schlosberg present “Viola Century” at NIU, Sept. 24

Sep 5, 2019 | Music, Music News, xFeatured

Anthony Devroye, professor of viola at the NIU School of Music, and guest pianist Daniel Schlosberg, from the University of Notre Dame, present a recital titled “Viola Century,” Tuesday, September 24, at 8 p.m. in the NIU Recital Hall. The program features three...

‘Our Lives in Letters’ brings letters from World War II, and their writers, to life

Aug 26, 2019 | Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Dance News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Northern Illinois University will be the home for a one-night performance of an original work created using actual letters between soldiers and loved ones during World War II. Our Lives in Letters: A World War II Perspective will be performed in the Carl Sandburg...

NIU alumnus dances his way to principal acting role and cast album

Aug 23, 2019 | Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Dance News, xCVPA, xFeatured

James Monroe Števko, Chicago native and graduate of NIU's School of Theatre and Dance, is a featured principal on the upcoming original cast album of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish. He originated the role of Mendl, under the direction of Tony, Oscar and Golden Globe...

CVPA welcomes students, faculty and staff back with Sundaes on Saturday

Aug 8, 2019 | CVPA, Music News, Theatre and Dance News, xArt and Design News, xFeatured

Summer is winding down, and there's no surer sign of it than the announcement of Sundaes on Saturday, the fourth annual welcome back event in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Join fellow CVPA students, faculty and staff for free ice cream, music, prizes and...