NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Director of Bands Dr. Jeffrey C. Mathews will be among those attending a White House ceremony Thursday at 6 p.m. honoring the nation’s military bands.
President Donald J. Trump will award The National Medal of Arts, our nation’s highest award to artists, to “The Musicians of the US Military.” Chairmen of […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Percussion Ensemble won the Concert Chamber Percussion Ensemble Competition held at the Percussive Arts Society International Competition (PASIC) in Indianapolis.
The NSU ensemble is under the direction of Ken Green and Dr. Oliver Molina. They performed “Waiting to Exhale” (2019) by Peter Naughton and “Ojo” by Joe Moore.
“I am so proud of my students […]
NATCHITOCHES – A reception in honor of an art exhibition by Northwestern State University graduate student Hillary Frazier of Shreveport will be held on Friday, Nov. 15 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. in Gallery 2 of the Fine Arts Annex. Admission is free and open to the public.
According to Frazier, the exhibit explores the human […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Wind Symphony will perform in concert on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. The ensemble is conducted by Director of Bands Dr. Jeffrey Mathews.
The featured soloist is soprano D’Nissa Hester, an instructor of voice at NSU. Hester is […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Horn Choir will perform in concert on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. The ensemble is conducted by Professor of Horn Dr. Christine Coreil.
The group will perform the “Finale” from “The Firebird” by Stravinsky, “Espana” by Chabrier, the Sousa march […]
NATCHITOCHES – Lafayette High was named Grand Champion of the 31st annual Classic on the Cane Marching Contest held in Turpin Stadium at Northwestern State University. More than 5,000 spectators watched 33 high school bands from Louisiana and Texas take part in the day-long competition, which was livestreamed at banddirector.com. The event was sponsored by […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern Theatre and Dance will perform “Songs for a New World” Nov. 6-10 and 13-16 in Theatre West. Performance time is 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 6-9 and 13-16 with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on Nov. 10. Tickets are $15 and $12 for students and senior citizens. Northwestern State, BPCC@NSU and Louisiana School […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Jazz Orchestra will perform on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open the public. NSU Associate Professor of Trumpet Galindo Rodriguez will conduct the orchestra.
The Jazz Orchestra will play “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got That Swing) by […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Chamber Choir will perform at the National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference on Nov. 7-9 at the University of Maryland.
NSU’s Chamber Choir conducted by Dr. Nicholaus Cummins was one of 12 ensembles from around the country selected to perform for college/university and choral professionals from around the country. More than 80 […]
NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Percussion Ensemble will perform on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. Ken Green and Oliver Molina direct the ensemble.
The concert will include two premieres of student compositions, “Storm Cycles” by Steven Wimberley, a senior music major from Pineville and […]
