NATCHITOCHES – Six members of Northwestern State University’s music faculty and one graduate student will be representing the Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at the annual Louisiana Music Educators Association Conference on Jan. 16-19 in New Orleans.
Director of Orchestras and Professor of Music Dr. Douglas Bakenhus, Assistant Professor of Music […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band has named its drum majors for the 2025-26 academic year. The Fall 2025 leaders are Head Drum Major Mason Windham of Texarkana, Texas, and Assistant Drum Majors Jarrett Thomisee of West Monroe, Timothy Pursell of Warrensburg, Missouri, and Rhyan Bowen of Delcambre.
Director of […]
NATCHITOCHES — Jolie González-Masmela will never forget the first time she conducted an orchestra. It made her realize she wanted to be a conductor. González-Masmela is working to make that ambition happen.
González-Masmela, a native of Colombia, earned her master’s in music from Northwestern State University in 2018. She is a doctoral student […]
December 4, 2024
NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Jazz Combos will present their annual Jazz for Pups concert on Monday, Dec 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. A live stream of the concert will be available at capa.nsula.edu/livestream.
The concert is a Christmas-themed benefit performance in partnership with Friends All United for Natchitoches […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Chamber Choir will present a candlelight service of “Lessons and Carols” Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at 145 Church St. in Natchitoches. Admission is free and open to the public. Dr. Shane Thomas will conduct the Chamber Choir. This […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University will present the 36th Annual Christmas Gala on December 4-5 at 7 p.m. and December 6 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Tickets are $15. NSU, BPCC@NSU and LSMSA students are admitted free with a […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Opera Theater Ensemble will present Johannes Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” on Nov. 15-16 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is $5. NSU, BPCC@NSU and Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts students will be admitted free with a current student I.D.
“Die Fledermaus” is […]
NATCHITOCHES — Northwestern State University Associate Professor of Art Corbin Covher will be sharing an art project he helped develop, “Collaborative Art the Game,” three times over the next two weeks.
The game will be played at Wellness Fest which is on Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band will host the 35th annual Classic on the Cane Marching Contest on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Turpin Stadium. The competition begins at 10 a.m. The Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band will perform at 4:30 p.m. The Awards Ceremony is at 4:45 p.m. Tickets are […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Jazz Orchestra will present a concert on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. A live stream of the concert will be available at nsula.edu/capa/capalivestream. Associate Professor of Music Galindo Rodriguez will conduct the orchestra.
Trombonist […]
