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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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Sculpture, found percussion, and composition meet in The Himmelfarb Project

Nov 14, 2019 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Earlier this fall, a group of School of Music faculty and students traveled to Spring Green, Wisc. to experience an exciting collaboration between percussion performers, composers, and the celebrated American visual artist John Himmelfarb. The students and faculty...

Join us for School of Music holiday concerts

Nov 13, 2019 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Celebrate the holidays with the NIU School of Music at a pair of annual holiday musical celebrations this December. First up is the NIU Jazz Orchestra's Swingin' in the Holidays, Sunday, December 1 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building...

Students invited to participate in annual contest to design the official NIU holiday card

Nov 11, 2019 | CVPA, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

NIU President Lisa C. Freeman invites all students to participate in the 2019 #HuskiePride Holiday Card Contest. Take advantage of the opportunity to be one of three artists who have their work featured on the official NIU president’s electronic holiday card....

NIU dance students present “Your Excellency” in the NIU Art Museum galleries

Nov 1, 2019 | NIU Art Museum, xCVPA, xFeatured

In conjunction with the NIU Art Museum exhibition, Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts, NIU School of Theatre and Dance students perform Your Excellency, at the NIU Art Museum, Sunday, November 10 at 1 p.m., Tuesday, November 12 at 12:30 p.m. and...

MFA first year graduate exhibition runs through November 7

Oct 31, 2019 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

"Prologue" an exhibition of first-year Master in Fine Arts students from the NIU School of Art and Design runs through Thursday, November 7 in Gallery 215 located at 215 North Fourth Street in DeKalb. There is an opening reception, Thursday, October 31 form 5 p.m. to...

For one night, the NIU Jazz Orchestra turns the Altgeld Hall auditorium into a swing jazz dance club

Oct 31, 2019 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

For one night only, the iconic Altgeld Hall Auditorium on the NIU Campus will be transformed into a jazz dance club as the NIU Jazz Orchestra presents a Swing Dance, Sunday, November 10 at 6 p.m. Everyone's invited to join the Jazz Orchestra for a one-of-a-kind...

Art and Design Education hosts lecturer Ami Kantawala on Reframing the Past: The Writing of History

Oct 29, 2019 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The School of Art and Design's Art and Design Education program presents a lecture on historical inquiry in art education by author and scholar Ami Kantawala, Monday, November 4 at 5 p.m. in Jack Arends Hall room 110. The lecture is open to the public and free of...

Cor Cantiamo’s 10th anniversary season opens with a world premiere

Oct 28, 2019 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Concert features world premiere of a piece composed by Libby Larsen, and accompanying art exhibition by Heriberto Ponce Cor Cantiamo, the choral Ensemble-in-Residence at Northern Illinois University opens its 10th anniversary concert season with a world premiere of...

NIU hosts eighth NIU New Music Festival Nov. 5-8

Oct 25, 2019 | Music, Music News, xFeatured

The NIU School of Music presents the eighth NIU New Music Festival, November 5-8, featuring five concerts over four nights. The event brings together NIU students and faculty performers along with renowned performers like: Libby Larsen, one of America's most prolific...