NATCHITOCHES – The Three Reeds Duo will perform a virtual concert Wednesday, June 24 at 4 p.m. The concert can be viewed at leahforsythmusic.com/three-reeds-duo.
The chamber ensemble includes Leah Forsyth on oboe and Paul Forsyth on saxophone. They will be joined by pianist Chialing Hsieh. The Three Reeds Duo was selected to perform at the […]
NATCHITOCHES – The 2020-21 members of the Demon Dazzlers at Northwestern State University have been selected. The Demon Dazzlers serve as the official dance line for Northwestern State.
Sarah Talbot of Baton Rouge is the group’s captain while Ashley Henry of Slidell is co-captain, JirNeicia Ward of Bossier City is lieutenant and Mallory Martinez of Jennings […]
NATCHITOCHES – Students and faculty Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts were awarded a Bronze Telly Award in the Non-Broadcast Educational Institution category for a March 19 NSU-TV Newscast.
The Telly awards are an international competition which hold a similar level of prestige as regional Emmy Awards. The awards are judged […]
NATCHITOCHES – The COVID-19 virus caused the cancellation of a number of music camps at Northwestern State University this summer, but NSU’s music faculty found new ways to reach out to high school students.
Thirty-two students from throughout Louisiana, Texas and Florida have been taking part in online music lessons with 11 music faculty. Each of […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Associate Professor of Art History Phyllis Lear and NSU alumna Hannah Fulton recently saw a three-year graphic design project move toward its final step.
Lear and Fulton worked as graphic designers on a Comprehensive, Conservation, & Management Plan for the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP). The plan was recently approved by […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Assistant Professor of Theatre Dr. Richard St. Peter delivered a lecture on Shakespeare to group of 100 faculty and students in Baghdad, Iraq, through distance learning this week.
St. Peter arranged his Iraqi lecture through Dr. Mohammed Nasser Hassoon who he met when while participating in the Fulbright Program in Romania. Hassoon […]
NATCHITOCHES – An ensemble led by Northwestern State University alumnus Jim Gist has been selected to participate in one of the largest band and orchestra conferences in the country.
The North Forney (Texas) High School Percussion Ensemble has been invited to perform at The 74th Midwest Clinic, an international band and orchestra conference on December 16-19 […]
NATCHITOCHES – Students in the vocal studio of Dr. Grace Edgar, assistant professor of musical theater at Northwestern State University, and in the musical theatre performance class will live stream a performance full of laughter, love and inspiration beginning at 2 p.m. Friday, May 1.
Viewers are invited to watch the live performance at https://youtu.be/heYg-iJbmU8.
“From […]
NATCHITOCHES – Seven faculty in the Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University have been able enhance the programs national and international profile due to private financial support provided to the School.
A $1 million endowed chair along with six $100,000 endowed professorships have allowed […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University will host its annual SaxFest on Sunday March 15.
The event will include master classes for high school and collegiate saxophone players beginning at 11:30 a.m., a Legere Reed Clinic and Sax Choir reading session. The highlight will be a 4 p.m. […]
