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Enjoy February Performances

Don't miss some of the great music department performances coming up in February. From student recitals to a University Choir and Madrigal Singers concert, February offers a range of musical entertainment. To see all of the events in February and throughout the semester, visit the upcoming performances site.

News and Information

2013 NMU Jazz Festival Information

The 17th annual NMU Jazz Festival will take place on the NMU campus on April 11-12, 2013. The featured artists for this year's event will be saxophonist Jim Snidero and vocalist Kathy Kosins. As always, high school and middle school big bands and combos from throughout the region are invited to participate in performances and clinics on Friday, April 12. Please click HERE for more detailed information and registration materials.

Daniel Lessner

Daniel Lessner Piano Master Class and Recital

Los Angeles pianist Daniel Lessner gave a master class for NMU students and local pianists on Friday, Oct. 19 in the Reynolds Recital Hall. On Sunday, Oct. 21, Mr. Lessner played a virtuoso solo recital in the Reynolds recital Hall. The program featured Bach's towering Goldberg Variations, pieces by Chopin and Rachmaninoff,and Prokofiev's Sonata in Bb, Opus 83. Proceeds from the recital benefited music department scholarships.

Mu Beta Psi

Learn about Mu Beta Psi

Pictured is the NMU chapter of Mu Beta Psi photographed in the Reynolds Recital Hall. Mu Beta Psi is a national music fraternity that provides services to musical organizations on their respective campuses. Learn more

Entrance Auditions
Audition dates for students entering NMU in the fall of 2013 are listed below: February 16, 2013 March 23, 2013 Click here for more information and to register for an audition. Poster for high school music educators.

Entrance Auditions

Audition dates for students entering NMU in the fall of 2013 are listed below:

February 16, 2013
March 23, 2013

Click here for more information and to register for an audition.

Poster for high school music educators.

Strain to Author Dictionary
James A. Strain, professor of percussion at NMU, has signed an agreement with Scarecrow Press to author the Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist, a comprehensive dictionary of terms, instruments, performance practice, and significant people related to world-wide percussion traditions. Learn more

Community Calendars
The NMU Music Department works closely with many arts and culture organizations in the thriving Upper Peninsula arts community. Check out some of the following: Northern Nights Performing Arts Series Marquette Symphony Orchestra Pine Mountain Music Festival Superior String Alliance Lake Superior Community Partnership calendar Marquette Arts and Culture calendar Marquette Area Blues Society NMU campus-wide calendar

Community Calendars

The NMU Music Department works closely with many arts and culture organizations in the thriving Upper Peninsula arts community. Check out some of the following: