Department of Music - NMU Events and Announcements

Department of Music

Senior music program student John Fatla will perform his senior recital on Thursday, November 14. Join us at Reynolds Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate his musical and educational journey!

Department of Music

Join us in Reynolds Recital Hall 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 10 to celebrate senior percussionists Darren Hicks and Quinten Mosher for their senior recital! This concert is in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor's in Secondary Music Education program and will feature several different percussion pieces as well as feature some other students and faculty.

We hope to see you there!

Department of Music

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024 NMU will host a performance by the Superior String Alliance Chamber Players. Performers will include Adam Hall (cello), Dr. Theresa Camilli (piano), and Danielle Simandl (violin). The performance will take place at NMU’s Reynolds Recital Hall at noon on November 19. NMU students, staff, faculty and members of the Marquette community can pop-in for one piece during the noon hour or stay for the entire concert.  Adam, Theresa, and Danielle will perform Lucio Amanti's Jazz Suite, Leonard Bernstein's Three Meditations from Mass, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite No. 1.  Admission is free. More info can be found at superiorstringalliance.org.
 

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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!

Department of Music

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.

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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.

Department of Music

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.

Department of Music

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. 

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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.

Department of Music

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.