Performing Arts, Music and Theatre

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 7:30 pm

From the studio of Tyler Hendrickson, music student Andrew Acosta will offer a viola recital with faculty artist Dyan Meyer, piano. This event is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 7:30 pm

From the studio of Randy Grabowski, music student Megan Bennett will offer a trumpet recital with faculty artist Sean Botkin, piano. This event is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 8:00 pm

The UNITUBA Ensemble, from the tuba/euphonium studio at UNI, will offer a spring recital under the direction of faculty artist Brett Copeland. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 10:00 am

Best Suited for Grades: PK-5
Duration: Approximately 1 hour
Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Science, Arts, Character
Study Guide: Access the complimentary teacher's guide HERE.

This beautiful warming winter's tale brings the story of a bother of a boy, a mithered mother and a grand old brass band of a grandad. All set in the village of knitters with fingers flicking, needles clicking and where every new jumper tells a tale!

Inspired by the famous Aesop fable the wonderful play has a gifted ensemble of actor musicians who play the endearing characters, the hilarious sheep and perhaps a scary wolf or two!

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 12:30 pm

Best Suited for Grades: PK-5
Duration: Approximately 1 hour
Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Science, Arts, Character
Study Guide: Access the complimentary teacher's guide HERE.

This beautiful warming winter's tale brings the story of a bother of a boy, a mithered mother and a grand old brass band of a grandad. All set in the village of knitters with fingers flicking, needles clicking and where every new jumper tells a tale!

Inspired by the famous Aesop fable the wonderful play has a gifted ensemble of actor musicians who play the endearing characters, the hilarious sheep and perhaps a scary wolf or two!

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 6:00 pm

Faculty artist Alexander Pershounin will present a double bass recital with repertoire and collaborators to be announced. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 8:00 pm

Visiting artist Evan Chapman will present a percussion recital. Chapman is a successful performer and multimedia artist-producer, a founding member of percussion rock band Square Peg Round Hole and co-founder and owner of Four/Ten Media. This event is free and open to the public.

Friday, March 22, 2024 - 6:00 pm

This recital will feature the UNI percussion studio performing works by guest artist Evan Chapman. This event is free and open to the public.

Friday, March 22, 2024 - 7:30 pm

This event has been cancelled. 

Friday, March 22, 2024 - 8:00 pm

Students and faculty from the UNI Voice Division will offer a spring concert. This event is free and open to the public.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 - 7:00 pm

We Will Rock You, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We are the Champions and the legendary Bohemian Rhapsody, are songs that just scratch the surface of Queen’s legacy. There was only one Freddie Mercury. His unique vocals have made it near impossible to perform his music as he did. Finally, we are able to present Marc Martel and One Vision of Queen performing Freddie’s music as it should be. Legendary Queen drummer Roger Taylor remarked to the Daily Record: “That voice. You listen, close your eyes and you think it’s Freddie. It’s really uncanny.” You may have already heard Marc as he performed vocals on the Bohemian Rhapsody, the recent Queen/Freddie Mercury biopic.

Sunday, March 24, 2024 - 12:00 pm

UNI faculty artists Anthony Williams and Brett Copeland will host this hands-on workshop for low brass players, featuring guest artists. For more information or to register, visit https://music.uni.edu/lowbrass

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 7:30 pm

This event is open to all treble-voiced singers in grades 6-9. Students will have sectionals and rehearsals on the concert repertoire, have a voice masterclass with one of UNI's voice faculty, have the opportunity to work with members of the UNI Cecilians, and all events will culminate in a performance in the Gallagher Bluedorn. To register, visit https://music.uni.edu/middle-school-treble-festival.

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 7:30 pm

From the studio of Christopher Merz, music student Simon White will offer a saxophone and jazz pedagogy recital with collaborators to be announced. This event is free and open to the public.

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 8:00 pm

Faculty artist Matthew Andreini will present a percussion recital with repertoire and collaborators to be announced. This event is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 6:00 pm

Coordinated by the UNI School of Music Peer Educators, visiting artist Dr. Julia Bullard will lead an Alexander Technique workshop. This event is free and open to UNI students and faculty.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 7:30 pm

Visiting artists New Third Stream Saxophone Quartet will offer a recital. The Quartet was formed in the interest of combining the rhythmic and improvisatory language of contemporary jazz with elements of modern chamber composition. The saxophonists in the quartet are all accomplished jazz and classical saxophonists, and performances focus on achieving the same level of precision and communication that can be found in traditional saxophone quartets. This event is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 6:00 pm

Visiting artist Daniel Adam Maltz will offer a fortepiano recital. Maltz is a fortepianist based in Vienna, Austria. He offers over 50 tour dates worldwide per year and specializes in Wiener Klassik (Viennese Classicism) — especially the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven — performed on the Viennese fortepianos of their time. This event is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 8:00 pm

From the studio of Ann Bradfield, music student Logan Neifert will offer a saxophone recital with faculty artist Sean Botkin, piano. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

See regional authors and share your own work. 7:00: creative writing open mic.  7:30: featured reading by J. D. Schraffenberger 

Schraffenberger is the author of the recent poetry chapbook, American Sad (Main Street Rag), which Dan O’Brien describes as “deeply moving, unnerving, provocative, darkly comic, and thoroughly recognizable.” His other poetry collections include The Waxen Poor and Saint Joe’s Passion. Schraffenberger is an editor of the North American Review and a professor of English at the University of Northern Iowa.

Can’t make it in person? Register for a Zoom link for the 7:30 featured readings at https://uni.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpduysrT0uG9St_jVB6kUNS-C5XWvjP6DH