The NIU Philharmonic is back for another performance season with a new conductor at the helm.

The new NIU Philharmonic Director, Lucia Matos, was the orchestra director at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh from 2003 to 2008. Matos is also the music director of the Opera Workshop.

Before coming to the United States, Matos was an assistant director for two Brazillian professional orchestras, according to a press release. Additionally, she performed with the Czech Philharmonic Chamger Orcestra on a commercially distributed album in 2007.

The Philharmonic will give its Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at the NIU Music Building at 8 p.m. tonight.

The Philharmonic will be performing works including Tchiakovsky’s “Symphony No. 4” and Beethoven’s “Coriolan Overture” at the concert.