Department of Music - NMU Events and Announcements

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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Experience The Trouble Notes as they blend traditional folk, gritty punk rock, and tribal dance music in a captivating performance on October 4, 2024, at 7:30 PM in Reynolds Recital Hall. Their global travels have infused their music with diverse influences you won't want to miss!

Find out more about this exciting group at: thetroublenotes.com

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Join us in welcoming the NMU Jazz Ensembles back to Reynolds Recital Hall for their first concert of the season. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free for everyone.

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NMU Piano students will share a 30-minute concert of inspiring music. Choose a comfy auditorium seat, or bring a blanket to relax on the stage as the students perform their favorite pieces! Catch a couple of pieces or stay for the entirety.

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Join us in Reynolds Recital Hall on Thursday, April 25th for a concert from NMU's Low Brass Ensembles! As the title suggests, this concert will feature music from some of our low brass instrument players. This concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free for everyone.

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NMU senior Jon Schertz will perform his senior recital on March 29 at 1:00 p.m. in Reynolds Recital Hall!

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music Education requirements.