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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Trombonists of the NIU Wind Ensemble follow director Tom Bough’s conducting of Josh Rodriguez’s “Ballenas” on Tuesday in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building. The ensemble performed six pieces, one of which was the collegiate premiere of “The Sacred Cloth” composed by Onsby Rose. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Whale song to Washington March: NIU Wind Ensemble delivers dramatic performance

By Cayden Wells, Lifestyle Writer | October 1, 2025

Imagine the mournful, metallic cry of a whale echoing through the hall. Or the sound of a century-old classic march filling the air with powerful brass-fueled energy.  This was the sound of the NIU Wind Ensemble’s latest performance Tuesday night,...

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