Student Recital #2
Visual and Performing Arts
NMU Music Majors perform one to two pieces on their instrument of focus for the recital requirement of their major.
NMU Music Majors perform one to two pieces on their instrument of focus for the recital requirement of their major.
By popular demand, the Beaumier Heritage Concert Series will be bringing the Scottish folk-rock group, Skerryvore, back to Northern Michigan University. Skerryvore will be playing Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Forest Roberts Theatre. This concert is also part of the annual Winter Roots Festival, which is co-sponsored by the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center, Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival, and the Ore Dock Brewing Company. Tickets for the concert are available at the Berry Center ticket office or online at nmu.universitytickets.com.
Ticket prices: General Public - $20 advance/$22 door; NMU Students and under 18 - $10 advance/$12 door.
What is Skerryvore? They’re like no one else. Epic of melody, intimate of feeling, and plugged into the roots of Scotland but blasting out to the world.
Three-time winners of Scotland’s ‘Live Act of the Year’ award, Skerryvore have evolved from their humble beginnings to become one of the country’s leading forces in a thriving live music scene. At the forefront of a movement that has reinvented and reignited a traditional Scottish scene for a modern, multicultural audience, the band has brought their high-energy performances to audiences across the globe. From their early days in Scottish West Coast halls and bars to festival crowds in the USA, Canada, Australia, and throughout the UK and Europe, Skerryvore’s wide range of influences and talent produce a musically expansive, immersive yet intimate set that excites and captivates audiences.
With a mix of bagpipes, fiddles, accordions, and whistles, alongside guitar and vocals, underpinned by driving bass, drums, and keys, Skerryvore represents the best in contemporary Scottish traditional music. Their now 7 studio albums demonstrate the wide range of influences the individual musicians bring to the mix – a unique fusion of folk, trad, pop, and rock.
Three singles from the latest album ‘Tempus’, released in April 2023, all featured on the BBC Radio 2 new music playlist, and the album went to number 1 in both the Official Scottish Album and UK Folk Albums charts and entered the top 40 in the Official UK Charts. Skerryvore took their Tempus Tour to audiences across the UK, Europe, and the USA, with their unique fusion appealing to a wider mix of age groups and tastes.
“Skerryvore have crafted a world beating fusion, which takes pride in their heritage and above all else is a pure joy to listen to.” – Folk Radio UK
“The highest rated show we have ever had on our post-concert surveys… people LOVED the show.” – Anchorage Concert Association, ALASKA
“Such a fresh, real, new sound… I love it” – Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 UK
“Skerryvore has evolved to become one of Scotland’s greatest musical exports.” – Wickham Festival, ENGLAND
NMU Music Majors perform one to two pieces on their instrument of focus for the recital requirement of their major.
Join us in Reynolds Recital Hall on Sunday, April 21 for the final NMU Choral Concert of the season!
The concert begins at 3:00 p.m. and admission is free for everyone.
The NMU University Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Barbara Rhyneer, performs in Reynolds Recital Hall on Wednesday, April 17. Join us at 7:30 p.m. for a wonderful orchestral concert.
Admission is free for everyone!
NMU's Open Mind Improvisational Ensemble performs in Reynolds Recital Hall on Tuesday, April 16! Under the direction of Patrick Booth, OM (Open Mind) New Music Ensemble presents non-traditional experimental music performances. To learn more about OM Ensemble or any of our other music ensembles, visit the Music Ensembles page on the Department of Music website.
NMU Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble return to Reynolds Recital Hall for their second concert of Winter '24 on Sunday, April 14. The concert begins at 3:00 p.m. and admission is free for everyone.
We hope you join us for some lovely Sunday afternoon live music!
The NMU Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Professor James A. Strain, will present its annual winter semester concert on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., in Reynolds Recital Hall. The concert will be performed on standard percussion instruments such as drums, cymbals, gongs, marimbas, xylophones, bells, vibraphones, chimes and timpani, with one piece using only clapped hands! The music will include a variety of musical styles, such as contemporary chamber music, Japanese Taiko, and African drumming, as well as classical transcriptions of music from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” and Rossini’s Overture to “Italian in Algiers.” In addition, several students will perform short percussion solos. 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.
Join us in NMU's Reynolds Recital Hall on Friday, April 5 for the closing concert of NMU's Jazz Festival! Both performances (April 4 & April 5) will showcase NMU students, faculty, and guest clinicians. Learn more about NMU's Jazz Fest here
This year's festival will feature jazz pianist and composer Ellen Rowe, who is currently the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan. We are very happy that she will be joining us for this year's event - please visit her website (www.ellenrowe.com) to learn more about her recent projects!
The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Ticketing information can be found below.
Join us in NMU's Reynolds Recital Hall on Thursday, April 4 for the opening concert of NMU's Jazz Festival! Both performances (April 4 & April 5) will showcase NMU students, faculty, and guest clinicians. Learn more about NMU's Jazz Fest here.
This year's festival will feature jazz pianist and composer Ellen Rowe, who is currently the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan. We are very happy that she will be joining us for this year's event - please visit her website (www.ellenrowe.com) to learn more about her recent projects!
The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Ticketing information can be found below.