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NMU Orchestra is back for their second concert of the semester on Thursday, November 30, but this time with the NMU Jazz Band! Our outstanding NMU Orchestra and NMU Jazz Band perform in Reynolds Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free!

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Jazz returns to Reynolds Recital Hall--this time from the NMU Jazz Combos! This concert takes place on Wednesday, November 29 at 7:30 p.m. and is free for everyone.

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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 4, 2023 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. The music will include a variety of musical styles, such as Hip-Hop, World Beat, and classical transcriptions of music from Tchaikovsky’s suite from The Nutcracker and Symphony No. 4, Khachaturian’s Sabre Dance, and William Byrds’ Ave Verum Corpus. There is no admission charge, and the concert will also 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.

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NMU Department of Music presents the NMU Orchestra in their first concert of the semester. Come watch their performance in Reynolds Recital Hall on Tuesday, October 24. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free!

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NMU Department of Music presents the NMU Jazz Ensembles in their first concert of the fall semester! Join us in Reynolds Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. for performances from the NMU Jazz Band and Jazz Combo. Admission is free and open to the public.

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AUDITIONS are Wednesday, Jan. 18th from 4:00-7:00pm at the Reynolds Recital Hall. The NMU orchestra is open to all NMU students, staff, high school students, and community members with a background in performance. Auditions are primarily for Dr. Rhyneer to make informed seating arrangements, and to personally connect with you and to retrieve contact information.

Sign up for an audition time on the bulletin board across from Thomas Fine Arts room 102; You can also show up backstage anytime between 4-7pm on the 18th- and we will fit you in.

· Prepare: 1) 60 second solo or etude which displays your ability, 2) a  4 bar excerpt on the TFA bulletin board

· Submit: a personnel form (on the TFA bulletin board), or fill one out at the audition

REGISTER: Everyone is asked to register for the class:

· MU116 for .5 credit 

· MU116A for 0 credit (if you are at your credit limit) Please email Dr. Rhyneer to get added

SCHEDULE: Rehearsals take place 5:00-6:50 Mondays and Wednesdays during the NMU semester (no rehearsals 3/6 and 3/8) at the Reynolds Recital Hall. The first meeting will be Monday, January 23rd.

CONCERTS:

• Wednesday, March 1st 6:30pm; Children’s Concert-featuring the Children’s Museum celebrity auction winner, conductor Sonia Stucco, Reynolds Recital Hall
• Wednesday, April 26th 7:30pm; Final Concert- featuring Danzon No. 2 by Marquez (pending rental availability), Reynolds Recital Hall

LOCKERS/PRACTICE ROOMS: TFA 1A

· Sign out a locker for your instrument at the Music Department Office TFA (Thomas Fine Arts) room 102 

· First come, first serve practice rooms are available to non-majors on floor 1A

Please contact Dr. Barbara Rhyneer should you have questions regarding the orchestra or auditions! 

I look forward to seeing everyone! -Dr. Rhyneer

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The NMU orchestra is open to all NMU students, staff, high school students, and community members interested in performing in an orchestra setting. Sign up for an audition spot on the bulletin board across the hall rom Thomas Fine Arts room 102. Auditions take place 3:15-6:30pm at the Reynolds Recital Hall on August 30th. We are especially in need of violinists so pass the word!

· Prepare: 60-90 second solo or etude which displays your ability, and a 2 octave chromatic scale. There may also be sight-reading.

REGISTER: Everyone is asked to register for the course:

· MU116 for .5 credit

· MU116A for 0 credit (if you are at your credit limit) Please email Dr. Rhyneer

SCHEDULE: Rehearsals take place 4:00-5:50 Tuesdays and Thursdays during the NMU semester at the Reynolds Recital Hall. The first meeting (or rehearsal) will be Thursday, September 1 at 4:00.

CONCERTS:

· Sat., September 17th, 7:30; Perform w/Finnish folk group Kardenmimitt 

· Sun., October 16th 3:00; NMU Choir and Orchestra perform “The Unarmed Child” by Michael Bussewitz-Quarm

· Wed. October 19th 7:00pm Strings Only; Big String Concert at Marquette Senior High School

· Wednesday, December 1st, 7:30pm, Final Festive Concert featuring student conductors 

LOCKERS/PRACTICE ROOMS: TFA 1A

· Sign out a locker for your instrument at the Music Department Office TFA (Thomas Fine Arts) room 102 (during 1st week)

· First come, first serve practice rooms are available to non-music majors on floor 1A

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Coming to Reynolds Recital Hall this month is NMUs very own trombone choir! Headed by our director of bands, Dr. Stephen Grugin, listeners can look forward to hearing all sorts of brass madness!

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Join us at Reynolds Recital Hall for a night of music!

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On April 6th, some of Marquette's Superior String Alliance players are coming together on the Reynolds Recital Hall stage! Members include Danielle Simandl, Ria Hodgson, Eric Marta, Adam Hall, and NMU strings and orchestra professor, Barbara Rhyneer. Come down to Reynolds on Thursday, April 6th, to hear some beautiful chamber strings music!

This event is free and open to the public.