NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University and Natchitoches communities are invited to sing with NSU’s Cane River Singers for the 2025-2026 season. Cane River Singers is the university’s non-auditioned symphonic chorus open to students, faculty, staff and community members.
Conducted by Dr. Shane Thomas, NSU’s director of choral activities, this season will […]
NATCHITOCHES — The NSU Music Academy is accepting students for the Fall 2025 semester.
The NSU Music Academy provides private lessons in piano, guitar, percussion and voice for students ages six and up on the campus of Northwestern State University. Directed by NSU faculty Dr. Francis Yang and Dr. John Price, the […]
NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Summer Dinner Theatre will present “I Love You to Death: A Speakeasy Mystery” June 17-21 and June 24-28 at The Venue on Front Street located at 530 Front Street In Natchitoches. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and the show starts at 6 p.m.
Tickets are available at […]
NATCHITOCHES – A Summer Rock Camp will be held at Northwestern State University on June 23-27 from 8 a.m. until noon in the Fine Arts Annex. The fee for the camp is $180, which is due when camp contracts come out.
Those in the camp can sing, learn to play instruments such as […]
NATCHITOCHES – Twenty-nine Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance students or recent alumni are performing across the country in professional theatre and dance jobs this summer. The students are working in 16 different companies or facilities in 12 states in a variety of performing, technical and business-related roles.
“NSU students are talented, professional, […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University has added four members to its Hall of Fame for the 2024-25 year. The newest members are Ryan Glorioso and Robert Larrivière of New Orleans, Mark Minton of Bossier City and Gretchen Murchison […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Music will sponsor Music Jam 2025, a summer music camp, on June 2-6 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Performing Arts Complex.
The camp is for children age 5-11. Those attending will take part in singing, playing instruments, music games, composing and crafts.
The […]
NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Percussion Studio and the Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band will conclude their Alumni Weekend with a concert on Sunday, May 4 at 2 p.m. in Magale Recital. The NSU Percussion Ensemble and Steel PanDEMONium Band will open the concert before more than 60 alumni take the stage and perform together […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Steel Bands will host the Fifth Annual Steel Band Workshop on Friday, May 2. The workshop will be from 2 – 4 p.m. in the William Brent Band Room in the New Fine Arts Building. The concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Fleur de Lis Stage […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra will perform on Tuesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Tickets are $16.50 if purchased online at https://nnssla.org/ticket-sales or $15 at the door.
Dr. Douglas Bakenhus is musical director of the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra. Syll-Young Olson is assistant director and Sofiko […]
