Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:00 p.m.

Northern Illinois University is home to one of the few Steelpan major instruments of choice. The NIU Steelband is an ensemble of 35 students on various drums and pans with a broad repertoire. Created in 1973, it was the first active steelband formed in an American university, and has performed throughout the United States and around the world. It will be a true percussion event!

 

Thursday, May 24, 7:00 p.m.

Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, the University of Dubuque choirs were founded in the early 1920s and have grown to be the prominent college choirs in the region. Both the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers perform a variety of repertoire including classical works from the Renaissance to the most recent composition, as well as spirituals, gospel-style music, and folk songs. The power of this choir is something that should not be missed.