Visual and Performing Arts - NMU Events and Announcements

Visual and Performing Arts

Senior Secondary Music Education major Aubrey Svoboda will be performing her senior recital on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Join us in Reynolds Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate her musical journey!

Visual and Performing Arts

NMU's Open Mind Ensemble will have their Fall 2024 concert on November 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Reynolds Recital Hall. Join us for a fun evening of experimental music! Admission is free for everyone.

About OM Ensemble:
Under the direction of Patrick Booth, OM (Open Mind) New Music Ensemble presents non-traditional experimental music performances.  The OM Ensemble’s adventurous programming offers listeners and performers a unique music experience. Performances feature conventional and unconventional composition techniques, improvisation, and interdisciplinary collaborations with visual artists, dancers, poets, etc.

Visual and Performing Arts

The Marquette Choral Society will be performing in Reynolds Recital Hall on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, 2024. Sunday's concert will begin at 3:00 p.m.

To learn more about Marquette Choral Society, visit their website here.

Visual and Performing Arts

The Marquette Choral Society will be performing in Reynolds Recital Hall on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, 2024. 

To learn more about Marquette Choral Society, visit their website here.

Visual and Performing Arts

Join us on Friday, November 1, 2024, at 7:30 PM at Reynolds Recital Hall for a performance by the Zodiac Trio, one of today’s premier clarinet-violin-piano ensembles. Known for their energetic and virtuosic concerts, the Zodiac Trio presents a unique blend of masterpieces, hidden gems, and captivating arrangements, along with occasional solo and duo performances.

You can learn more about the Zodiac Trio here. 

Visual and Performing Arts

The NMU Jazz Ensembles will present their second concert of the fall season on December 4th at 7:30 PM in Reynolds Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

Visual and Performing Arts

Join us on Thursday, November 21, 2024, for the NMU Orchestra's second concert of the fall season. The performance will take place at Reynolds Recital Hall and begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

Visual and Performing Arts

The NMU Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Professor James A. Strain, will present its annual fall semester concert on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., in Reynolds Recital Hall. The concert will be performed on standard percussion instruments such as marimbas, xylophones, bells, vibraphones, drums, cymbals, gongs, chimes and various ethnic instruments. The music will include a variety of musical styles, such as improvisatory African xylophone music, jazz, classical music transcriptions and arrangements of both Renaissance and twentieth century vocal music for marimba ensemble. In addition, several students will perform short percussion solos and small chamber ensemble music. There is no admission charge, and the concert will be live-streamed by the NMU School of Music, Theater, and Dance Broadcasting Network (subscription required), which can be found at https://smtdbroadcasting.nmu.edu.

Visual and Performing Arts

NMU's University Choir and Arts Chorale will perform their first concert of the 2024-2025 academic year on Sunday, October 20, 2024. The concert will take place in Reynolds Recital Hall and begins at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

Visual and Performing Arts

The NMU Orchestra will present a concert entitled: String Masterworks: A tour through music history featuring works that contributed to the development of the String Orchestra. Individual movements from notable works will include the music of Corelli, Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Grieg, Tchaikovsky and more. Introductions about each composer and the time period of the piece will be provided by Marquette Regional History Museum historians. The concert will be conducted by substitute orchestra director, Janis Shier Peterson. Admission is free.