The NIU New Music Festival celebrates its eleventh year with three consecutive evenings of music November 1, 2, and 3, 2023. The evening programs begin at 7PM and tickets are available through the NIU CVPA Digital Box Office. This milestone event will feature:

Three concerts of music for choir, mixed chamber groups, solo instrumentalists, and electroacoustic works
guest artists John Lane and Allen Otte performing their work “The Innocents”
performances and compositions by NIU Faculty Christopher Scanlon, Mark Snyder, Thomas Snydacker, David Maki, Silas Huff, and Ben Wahlund
NIU student performers Ethan Cowburn, Jacob Parra, Christopher Mendez, Rhiannon Duvall Robinson, Joe Beribak, Savion Nicholls, and Tzu-Yun Chiu
NIU student ensembles including the NIU Chamber Choir

Schedule

November 1, 2023

The festival kicks off with a 7:00 PM program in the Music Building Recital Hall featuring music by NIU faculty and student composers and performers, including Ben Wahlund’s open duration piece for percussion entitled “Justice Not Charity.”

November 2, 2023

John Lane and Allen Otte will offer a talk on their piece “The Innocents” during the 11:00AM All-School Convocation in the NIU School of Music Concert Hall. This presentation will feature segments of music from their works as well as a discussion of the wrongful imprisonments that inspired the piece.

the festival’s second concert held in the Concert Hall will feature the compositions and performances by NIU faculty and students, as well as an 80th birthday celebration of Morten Lauridsen by the NIU Concert Choir.

November 3, 2023

7:00 PM : the composition department will offer its composition seminar in Music Building Room 202 featuring both John Lane and Allen Otte.

The 11th Anniversary NIU New Music Festival will close with a full performance of “The Innocents” by John Lane and Allen Otte in the Recital Hall.

The NIU School of Music is proud and excited to share this week of important, contemporary works with you.

Questions or comments can be directed to Interim Festival Director Dr. Brian Penkrot by email, [email protected].

For in person tickets, please visit: https://niumusic.universitytic 

As always, NIU concert performances are broadcast through our School of Music Livestream:https://www.niu.edu/music/perf

Date : November 1 - 3, 2023

Location : Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - 132 Music Building, DeKalb, IL 60115, United States

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