Join us at Reynolds recital hall November 16th at 7:30 p.m. to enjoy the second Jazz concert of the season!
The Music Department welcomes Mimmi Fulmer, a opera singer, and Craig Randal Johnson, pianist and conductor, perform a wide variety of songs from Finland, Sweden, and Denmark on November 11th. This event is being presented through a collaboration between the Siril Endowment for the Musical Arts and the Finlandia Foundation National - Lake Superior Chapter. Ticket cost for general admission $12, Youth (18 and under) and NMU students - Free
The NMU Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Professor James A. Strain, will present
its annual fall semester concert on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 3:00 p.m., live at Reynolds
Recital Hall, with the concert also virtually streamed via subscription through the School of
Music, Theater and Dance Broadcast Network. The concert will be performed on standard
percussion instruments such as drums, cymbals, gongs, marimbas, xylophones, bells,
vibraphones, chimes and timpani, as well as a few unusual instruments, such as air raid sirens, a
lion’s roar, and anvils. The music will include a variety of musical styles, including one of the
first compositions written for percussion ensemble, Ionisation, by Edgard Varese. Other
compositions include an arrangement of the ever-popular Fiddle Faddle by Leroy Anderson, an
African Xylophone improvisation, and a medley of video game themes performed on
Boomwhackers. In addition to the ensemble music, several students will also be performing
solos on marimba or xylophone and a duet for flute and marimba.
The NMU Department of Music is hosting their annual Choral Invitational! Come and hear performances from Gwinn, Calumet and Ishpeming schools. The NMU Arts Chorale will also perform. All choirs will combine in the cumulative performance conducting by Clinician, Dr. Donna Poirier. This concert is free and open to the public.
Join the NMU Symphony Orchestra and the NMU University Choir and Arts Chorale for the Midwestern Premiere of THE UNARMED CHILD. Michael Bussewitz-Quarm, composer, will be here to speak about her work and the relevance to our society. THE UNARMED CHILD is a "song cycle" based on texts written by Shantel Sellers, Adrian Dunn, Christina Rossetti and others. Please join us for this important work on Sunday, October 16 at 3pm. This concert is free and open to the public.
Rescheduled from last winter, Memphis Symphony Orchestra acting principal flutist Adam Sadberry will be accompanied by award winning pianist Wynona Wang will be joining us this October 17th for his concert on "Togetherness." Together, they will illustrate connection, embodying how music and life reflect each other, and the foundational quality of sharing. This is a ticketed event; general admission is $12 and NMU students and youth are free! Please see the ticket link below to purchase tickets!
Come down to Reynolds Recital Hall October 5th at 7:30 p.m. to hear the first hints of jazz this 2022-23 school year, directed for the first time by our very own Patrick Booth! "Swing" by to show your support!
Join us for the Closing Concert of the 2022 NMU Jazz Festival! This concert will feature the NMU Jazz Ensembles and clinician Mike Tomaro, tickets are $12 for General Admission and Free for Students! You can buy your tickets now at https://nmu.universitytickets.com/ Masks are required for attendance.
Join us Thursday, April 21st for the NMU Choirs Concert featuring the Arts Chorale and University Choir! Their final performance of the semester is at 7:30 p.m. in Reynolds Recital Hall. Masks are required for attendance and admission is free!
Join us Tuesday, April 19th at 7:30 p.m. as the NMU Orchestra takes the stage for their concert of the semester! Admission is free.
The Northern Michigan University Orchestra will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19 in Reynolds Recital Hall. The concert features guest artist Craig Randal Johnson performing the “Piano Concerto in A Minor” by Edvard Grieg. This event is free and open to the public.
Johnson is professional bassist, conductor and pianist who has performed across the United States as Finlandia Foundation "Performer of the Year." He was recently decorated as Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland by the Ambassador of Finland to the United States, honored for his contributions to Finnish culture as a conductor and pianist. Johnson is artistic director of the Minnehaha Repertory Orchestra in Minnesota. Previously he has conducted the Florida Symphony, Rome Festival Orchestra, Opera at the Pine Mountain Music Festival, and the Osnabrücker Sinfoniker, among others.
The NMU Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Barbara Rhyneer, will also be performing "Adagietto" from “Symphony No. 5” by Gustav Mahler and "March to the Scaffold" from “Symphonie Fantastique” by Hector Berlioz.
For more information, visit nmu.edu/events/nmu-orchestra-concert.